Angie Craig

We recognize the need for a fence. We recognize the need for border security. But as we speak, American agriculture is losing somewhere between $1 billion and $5 billion at the farm gate because our southern border is closing. We have…

Just because gas prices are falling at this moment, we should not walk away from an opportunity to continue to build reserves and known reserves in the gulf and other areas, for the U.S. Geological Survey says it is phenomenally plentiful…

I began to work with American agriculture and specifically western growers in the Pacific Northwest and in the Senator's State of California starting in about 1999 when they came to me and recognized, as they now clearly know, that they…

on September 30, will once again observe National Public Lands Day. For the 13th straight year, thousands of citizens across the country help clean up public parks, rivers, lakes, forests, rangelands, and beaches. These volunteers will hit…

My original cosponsor, Senator Kennedy, is in the Chamber. He and I worked collectively on the issue of a guest worker program for this country that would create a legality, a transparency, and a reasonableness to the management of it in a…

in my capacity as a Senator and chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, I rise this evening to pay tribute to two men who were bookends of what has been termed the ``greatest generation,'' those Americans who served in World…

the reality is very simple and very obvious. It is all at the pump, and the American consumer, I hope, has awakened to the reality of what a difference a day makes in the price of gas and the impact on their family budget and their…

So that Navy vessel never has to pull into a port anywhere in the world to refuel itself. It is totally independent. It can travel the world. It can go into the Indian Ocean where it would be very difficult to refuel a diesel-powered…

I believe when there was a clear and clean vote on AgJOBS alone there were 53 who voted for it that day and there were 4 absent who would have voted for it. I believe there are between 58 and 60 votes for the AgJOBS provision and bill the…

If the Senator will yield, she makes a tremendously important point. The original AgJOBS bill that brought the vote I just spoke to is not the bill before us now. The amendments that the Senator has brought and the amendment that I…

I voted this morning to move this bill forward because I believe it is important for the American people to understand that we are very serious about border control. If this bill serves that purpose, then that is a step in the right…

I rise today to recognize Gary Stevens, an accomplished Hall of Fame jockey and Idaho native. Gary retired in 2005 from an impressive career in horse racing that includes several victories in each leg of the Triple Crown, as well as…

the current standard in polygraph use is woefully inadequate. Last year's Defense appropriations bill included funding for a project that would improve the use of polygraphs within the Department of Defense. The project will ultimately…

I engage my colleague the distinguished chairman of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee in a short colloquy to clarify the intended use of funds provided in the fiscal year 2007 Department of Defense appropriations bills.

the Senator from Mississippi counseled me to stay calm. I am a reasonably calm guy. I don't get too excited about much of anything--at least that is what my wife would suggest. But let me tell you something that happened to me last night…

by unanimous consent I understand the Senator from New York has reserved the time coming up. I visited with him. He needed to attend a meeting, so I ask unanimous consent I be allowed to proceed, to be followed by Senator Schumer. The…

today I rise to remember the 3-year anniversary of the death of two, brave fallen firefighters. July 22, 2003, will be a day that is always remembered in the hearts of the family and friends of Jeff Allen of Salmon, ID, and Shane Heath of…

this is not a curious amendment. It has nothing to do with the Superdome in New Orleans at the time of Katrina, because if law enforcement people were standing at the door and they said you could not enter with a legal or illegal firearm…

I regret that I will not be able to vote on the nomination of Andrew Guilford. I have been called back to Idaho because of a family emergency. Had I been present to vote, I would have voted in his favor. It is my understanding that there…

I quote: Hawaii illustrates the Nation's revolutionary message of equality of opportunity for all, regardless of background, color, or religion. This is the promise of Hawaii, a promise for the entire Nation and, indeed, the world, that…

I rise to comment on legislation introduced yesterday, S. 3122, the Patriot Loan Act of 2006. It is called the Patriot Loan Act for that is who the legislation is intended to benefit, patriot citizen-soldiers who are called from their…

I once again stand in opposition to a Chambliss amendment, and I do so not with any great pride--frankly, with disappointment--because I went to the Senator to see if we could work out a few differences. But it was obvious that the Senator…

if the Senator now plans to close, I don't believe we have anything else to say on this issue, and I yield back the remainder for his closing statement. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Georgia is recognized for 1 minute 20 seconds.

first, how much time remains for the proponents of the bill? The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is 1 minute and 20 seconds remaining.

I ask that I be yielded up to 10 minutes of the 20 minutes, and I be notified when my 10 minutes is expired.