I would suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll.

Mr. President, it is an honor to stand here today in support of one of the most historic pieces of conservation legislation in decades--some are saying 50 years. The Great American Outdoors Act will have a lasting impact on generations to…

Madam President, this month will forever mark a historic moment for conservation across this Nation when the U.S. Senate votes on one of the most important conservation bills in decades. The Great American Outdoors Act isn't just about…

Mr. President, today we have the opportunity to make history in the U.S. Senate. Together, we can move forward with passing one of the most important conservation bills in decades. In fact, standing here today, I can tell you something…

Mr. President, Americans want their privacy protected. For far too long, the Patriot Act and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, commonly referred to as FISA, have been used to trample the civil liberties of American citizens. For…

Mr. President, this amendment is about protecting American privacy, about making sure that Government is not intruding on our most private data. It is about respecting the Constitution and the Fourth Amendment. The Wyden-Daines amendment…

Senator Graham, thank you for joining me here tonight. I wish the C-SPAN camera, for a moment, could pan this Chamber. It is empty. There are three Senators in this Chamber right now. Senator Rounds is the Presiding Officer from South…

There has been plenty of time to negotiate, Senator Graham. There have been good faith negotiations on both sides, and there has been shuttle diplomacy going on between both sides. There has been a lot of give and get. We are at a point…

So their first choice is, Would you please help me keep my job. For whatever reason, if we can't do that, there will be the unemployment insurance. I will tell you that Montanans don't want a handout, but it is there if they need it…

It more than doubles what they would otherwise receive in the State of Montana in unemployment benefits. By the way, this unemployment insurance backstop that is part of this rescue package is not what Montanans are after. They want their…

He wouldn't have to lay them off today. In fact, he continues to write that they just canceled conferences in the last week that total $848,000. This is a big deal in Montana. In fact, another small business owner in Montana let us know…

This is a moment in which I am just bringing the frustration and the fear that I hear in the voices of Montanans who are asking: What in the world is going on back in Washington, DC? We have a package. As you can see, what happened today…