Max Baucus

I ask unanimous consent to speak for a minute on this motion. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Montana is recognized.

I ask unanimous consent to have a memorial to the extraordinary life and service of Jerry Hildebrand printed in the Congressional Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Excerpts…

It confirms that the United States is a nation that honors its commitments to all its citizens, including those who belong to Tribal Nations.

The bill ratifies the water rights compact with the Blackfeet Nation.

I do not think the measure of a civilization is how tall its buildings of concrete are but rather how well its people have learned to relate to their environment and fellow man.

This bill speaks to both lessons.

Water is critical for the variety of land uses that occur on the reservation: farming, ranching, timber, oil and gas development, and tourism.

The bill is the right thing to do because it is the product of a complex negotiation to fulfill a trust responsibility that the United States has to the Blackfeet Nation.

Water is the foundation of life for every community, but particularly in rural communities.

This bill is the right thing to do. It will create jobs in Blackfeet Reservation and it will improve reservation infrastructure for generations to come.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 740

I would like to speak against the amendment offered by the Senator from Arizona, Mr. McCain, amendment No. 740. This Chamber approved three free-trade agreements last week and did so with overwhelming support. But for many, that support…

a Native American expression on the circle of life offers insight into a life well-lived: If you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that, when you die, the world cries and you rejoice. On Sunday, the world cried…

One of the reasons there is so much flooding, it is not just rainfall and snow pack.

I almost gave up the ghost, just gave up. I have been trying for 20 years, 30 years, along with other Senators in North Dakota and South Dakota.

I back then during that period, would like to see the manual changed to protect upstream recreation.

I am serious, both of us, you can't beat something with nothing.

I have for years, years, worked very hard, tried very hard to convince the Army Corps of Engineers that they should change their master manual in the other direction.

I urge you to go back and reconsider. Because prior to 2008, the Corps did pay for certification.

Take the Mississippi River. We took away two-thirds of nature's floodplains.

We just have to find some--we can't stonewall.

You have no idea how hard they pushed, and you have no idea how hard it was for us in upstream States to save, save some of the water in the Missouri River.

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The question is on the passage of H.R. 3080. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk called the roll.

the English poet, Thomas Gray, once said: ``Commerce changes the fate and genius of nations.'' The United States has always understood that commerce improves our fate and sharpens our genius. We know opening the channels of commerce…

we are now on the Colombia Free Trade Agreement. I am not going to take a lot of time. I think most Senators know how they are going to vote. Let me say I have visited Colombia. I am extremely impressed with the progress Colombia has made…