Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Florida for his very considered and thoughtful conclusion in deciding to vote for this legislation. I deeply appreciate that very much. He is a wonderful member of the committee. Mr. President, I…

Mr. President, I yield 7 minutes to the Senator from Florida, a very valued member of the Finance Committee.

Madam President, I yield 6\1/2\ minutes to the Senator from Wisconsin. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Wisconsin.

I assume they do not want to use those 25 seconds, hearing no objection. Madam President, we have several speakers. We are waiting for Senator Shaheen, Senator Feingold, Senator Sanders, Senator Nelson, and Senator McCaskill. I do not see…

Madam President, has the time on the Republican side expired? The PRESIDING OFFICER. There are 25 seconds remaining.

Madam President, might I ask the Senator from South Dakota if he could identify his two amendments for the sake of clarity?

Madam President, I now ask for 1 hour of debate evenly divided, a half hour on the Republican side and a half hour on the majority side. I ask unanimous consent that we proceed in that respect. I note that the next half hour will be under…

Madam President, I do not think I have much time remaining--3 minutes. Thank you very much. The Senator from Maine raised the issue of Medicare solvency. I want to remind my colleagues that health care reform extends the solvency of the…

Madam President, first, I thank the Senator from Connecticut for his very thoughtful endorsement of this legislation. He is one of the more thoughtful Members of this Chamber, and I want to very much compliment him on his process and his…

Madam President, I yield 10 minutes to the Senator from Virginia, Mr. Webb. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Virginia.

I yield to the Senator from Michigan for a request. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Michigan Request for Committees to Meet