the reason I am so insistent is, No. 1, the decorum of the Senate; and No. 2, this is a dangerous precedent. If this point of order is sustained, it will mean $3.4 billion of urgent disaster relief in this supplemental has to be offset in…

pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, I move to waive the applicable section of that act, and I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Is there a sufficient second…

pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, I move to waive the critical sections of that act, and I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. Under…

I know the hour is late and there are Members who want to go home. We have been through an emotional roller coaster here in the Senate, as has the Nation. One week ago we saw this terrible, horrific shooting in Connecticut. While the…

I understand the Senator from Pennsylvania wishes to speak. I just need to essentially object to his point of order. I do this because although I know he is indeed well intentioned--Mr. President, the Senate is not in order. This is an…

I want them to more than be quiet. We are talking about a precedent in the Senate, so I would like, please, if Senators could take their conversations either in the back or off the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Yes. OK. If Senators could…

what is the pending business before the Senate? The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Sanders.) The pending business is H.R. 1.

I rise and ask unanimous consent to speak for 3 minutes as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Appropriations Committee Chairmanship

I just wanted to come to the floor--I know other Senators are speaking--to say to the rest of my colleagues and to many people who have expressed interest, the Democratic caucus has just confirmed me to be the full chair of the U.S. Senate…

I thank the Senators from New England, and I am happy to answer the question and join here with my fellow coastal Senators. First, I would like to respond in my official responsibility in the Senate, which is to chair the Subcommittee on…

I would like to compliment the Senator from Montana on his deeply moving and so personal reminiscences. It was both touching and manly. Thank you very much. It was inspirational. Hurricane Sandy Madam President, I come to the floor--and I…

Yes, the Senator is exactly right. And it happened under both Democratic and Republican Senates. So this has been declared under President Bill Clinton, and we worked with his Secretaries of Commerce. This was done under George Bush, and…

may I draw the distinction between a fishery disaster and an earmark? Because there is an undercurrent here from the amendment of the Senator from Oklahoma, who has said on many occasions that he has been the defendant of the taxpayer…

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

But what I am wanting to say to the Senator from Oklahoma is that my subcommittee deals with coastal impact, so the issue the Senator wishes to raise is with the Subcommittee on Homeland Security. If it dealt with my part of the bill, I…

I have a section of this bill, and I wonder if that amendment is relevant to my bill, and I would extend some courtesy.

I too rise to pay tribute to the great Senator Daniel Inouye. First, I want to express my deep and most heartfelt condolences to Senator Inouye's family, his wife Irene, his daughter Jennifer, his son Ken, Ken's wife Jessica, and their…

I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Cantwell). Without objection, it is so ordered. Newtown, Connecticut Tragedy

I rise to speak as the chair of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science, to talk about the aspects of my bill, the parts of my bill that are in the supplemental. But before I do, I want to join with other Americans in extending…

yesterday I had the honor of addressing the full Senate to pay a more amplified tribute to the gentlelady from Maine. I will miss her dearly and deeply. We have served both in the House and the Senate together. We have done real good…

I wish to take a few minutes to speak about another sad situation in the State of Maryland. Today we got the terrible, sad news that it looks as though Bethlehem Steel, our biggest, largest, most famous steelyard, is going to close, and it…

I rise to comment about some wonderful men in the Senate who are retiring on both sides of the aisle. Earlier today I spoke about my deep affection and sorry-to-see-go friends Olympia Snowe and Kay Bailey Hutchison, but I want to rise as…

I rise during this morning business hour to speak--particularly during this time of tension as we are looking at the fiscal cliff--to really use a few minutes to pay a tribute to two wonderful, outstanding Senators with whom I have served…

I rise to introduce legislation to rename the section of the tax code that is currently known as the ``Spousal IRA'' so that it carries the name of its champion--my friend and colleague from Texas--Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison. Senator…

We had heroic people.