I certainly also applaud the Senator from Tennessee. He worked hand in glove with Senator Bingaman, Senator Kennedy, Senator Inouye. I think it is appropriate to send a bouquet to my friend, the distinguished junior Senator from Nevada…

The way this bill was managed has been exemplary, and I speak for all of us in extending my appreciation to you and your partner in this very important committee, Senator Baucus, for the work you have done.

last November, there was a call across this country that culminated in the November election. It was a call for a change in the way Congress does its business. We had nine new Democratic Senators. During the campaign, they called for…

As we speak, there are meetings going on to see if we can resolve this matter in a manner that is acceptable to Republicans and Democrats in the Senate, and of course then we have to also be concerned about the House. Senator McConnell and…

I have 22 different tribal organizations in the State of Nevada. You say ``rationing'' health care. I think that is even being too generous because there is no health care rationed, in many instances, in Nevada. We have gone from having…

small rural water systems are facing compliance deadlines, and need assistance without burdensome matching funding requirements. The Small Community Drinking Water Funding Act that I am introducing today with Senators Ensign, Boxer…

last week was a very productive week for the Senate and the American people. With Democrats and Republicans working together, the Senate was able to pass the conference report implementing the 9/11 Commission recommendations. Also, we…

our roles were reversed too many years ago when I had his job and he had my job, and it was a very difficult time. Even everything being in order, to move these appropriations bills is hard, and then anybody can offer anything on them. The…

due to the good work of my friend from Mississippi and others, on both sides, here is what we are going to do. There has been a point of order raised against the Dorgan amendment, and that has been sustained. So that amendment will fall…

that is why I said I think we are kind of in a twilight zone here. The Chair is not partisan. The Parliamentarians who serve at our pleasure, Democrats and Republicans, are not partisan. They go by the rules and the precedents set in this…

I told them about my experience serving in the Congress. I have served in the House, and I have served in the Senate. It is not like when I practiced law. When I practiced law, you put everything in writing. We do not do that in the…

I would be happy to do that for my distinguished friend, the senior Senator from the State of West Virginia, of the West Virginia hills. We have four things to do for sure: the bill we are on now, this appropriations bill, children's…

That is a really good example to set for the other people offering amendments. I would also say, as I said on the Senate floor this morning, there is an extremely important congressional delegation that is scheduled to be in Greenland this…

I wish a number of things. One of the things I wish is that we could legislate the way I remember the Senate legislating. There have been editorials written, there was a cartoon this morning in the Washington Post, about all the many…

I yesterday asked by unanimous consent that we adopt the Wounded Warrior legislation that was brought to the Senate during the Defense authorization bill in a form of a bipartisan amendment. A number of Senators worked very hard. Senator…

I say to my friend, I hope it doesn't violate any of the ethics rules, but somebody sent me a box of onions, and my wife and I ate all we could and we gave some to our daughter. They were really quite good.

also, Senator Chambliss is a reasonable man. You never know, he might wake up some morning and say maybe we should help those onion farmers out in Nevada.

I appreciate the vote turning out the way it did. First of all, I want the record to clearly reflect that the author of this legislation, my friend from South Carolina, Lindsay Graham, offered it because he thought it was the right thing…

I will make a commitment without any qualification that I will do whatever I can to make sure that is part of the farm bill. I will talk with Senator Harkin, that is sure, the chairman of the committee. It is important we do this, and the…

We need to complete the work on the Homeland Security appropriations bill, which is so important, with the 9/11 recommendations to become effective soon, and we have the National Intelligence Estimate report just rendered which indicates…

I spoke to Josh Bolton earlier today about the appropriations bills. Of course, it would be great if we could have an overall scheme as to how we can complete them. In the meantime, if we can get them done, we should proceed through these…

we have not been able to clear the Wounded Warrior legislation. It is my understanding the minority is looking at that again tonight. Hopefully, we can get it done tomorrow. When I come in in the morning, when the Senate convenes, I am…

I remember it for a number of reasons, not the least of which, when I attended law school, I went to law school during the daytime and worked a full-time swing shift, a night shift, as a Capitol police officer. My service as a Capitol…

Before I leave the podium, I wish to say a couple words about another important piece of legislation. Earlier this year, Americans were shocked by reports of the crisis at Walter Reed and other armed services medical facilities. It wasn't…

Benjamin Franklin said: Genius without education is like silver in the mine. What he was saying is that silver still in the rock, in the ore, is worthless until it is mined, taken out of the rock. It is the same with education. Genius…