Reserving the right to object, and I am not inclined to object, what is the request? Thirty minutes instead of five minutes? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Thirty minutes equally divided. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

Is debate on the Sessions amendment now available? The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is 5 minutes of debate in order on the Sessions amendment, followed by a vote. Who yields time? The Senator from Alabama.

Mr. President, what is the business before the Senate? The PRESIDING OFFICER. We are now supposed to turn to the Sessions amendment.

Mr. President, in view of the fierce urgency of now, there is harm already being levied upon these communities, commercial fishermen, tourism, and others, and because $75 million is less than 1 day of BP profits, I ask unanimous consent…

Mr. President, I rise to discuss legislation I have offered with some of my colleagues here: The Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act. It is legislation that would make absolutely certain big oil polluters pay for oilspills and the consequences…

It seems to me it's a common industry practice we've got to review.

I think it's pretty reasonable to understand that $75 million is not going to reach the amount that is going to be conducted in damages here.

I appreciate your litany of what you're attempting to do, but one seems more incredible than the other.

So we have multiple redundancies. It's not just a singular thing that's going to work to create the safety. Multiple redundancies.

Why would this rig not require the oversight and regulation mandated under our country's most important environmental legislation?

What I see is a company not prepared to address a worst case scenario, but a company that is flailing around trying whatever they think of next.