if we are truly committed to lowering the cost of health care in our country, we need to invest in medical research that has the potential to combat life-threatening and chronic diseases. Stem cell research shows tremendous promise…

The Senator from Illinois and I are about the same age. Do you remember as a boy being worried about polio?

And do you remember the relief that was given to us as boys, young boys, when a cure was found? They could give us a shot. We knew we wouldn't go into an iron lung or have a hump on our back like my friend Elwin, whom I love almost like an…

I have another letter from Yerington, NV. Here is what it says: I am asking you again to do your best for my son and the millions of others who need a cure for diabetes. . . . My son was in the hospital yesterday. . . .I can't tell you how…

every question the distinguished Senator from Kentucky asked indicates how important it is to have a full, complete process here in the Senate about campaign finance. Every question he asks is more complicated than the last. Him asking me…

I have been in the Senate a couple of decades, and I have grown very fond of many people. There is no one in the Senate for whom I don't have high affection. But I have to say at the top of the list is a person whom I revere, a man by the…

just one final comment. I believe that if 527s are doing things that are wrong, maybe we need to take a look at 527s but in conjunction with all the rest of the things that happen in campaign finance. I have no problem with that-- but not…

I apologize, through the Chair, to my friend. I do not know what Colorado II is. Is that what you said? Mr. McCONNELL. What the Supreme Court held in Colorado II was that the prohibition on parties spending above what we call the…

I would be happy to. Mr. McCONNELL. I would like to ask my good friend, the Democratic leader, if his concern here is that the House bill overruled what we call the Colorado II decision in the Supreme Court, which basically would allow…

I will use leader time, then, Mr. President. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator may use his leader time. Mr. McCAIN. Reserving the right to object, why can't we go on with the next vote, the regular order, I ask the distinguished…

yesterday marked another day of peaceful, dignified rallies all over the country in support of comprehensive immigration reform. In fact, in Los Angeles, at the direction and suggestion of Cardinal Mahoney, many people stayed at work and…

I personally believe very, very fervently that they have helped picture this issue in the minds of the American people in a positive fashion.

I see my two colleagues in the Chamber, the distinguished Senators from Tennessee and Louisiana, and I see my friend from New Mexico here. I have a statement to give. It will take a few minutes to complete. I apologize, but that is what I…

I can wait and do my speech after that, if that would be OK with my colleagues. It is just a matter of trying to be nice to people. So I ask unanimous consent that the Senator from New Mexico be recognized--or the Senator from Tennessee be…

Just out of curiosity, I know on some of your trips you have taken to care for the poor in these countries, you have done a lot of surgery and other things. Have you done any in this area?

T. Byers of Sparks, NV, was killed in Iraq on July 23, 2003, when his convoy hit an explosive device. He was 25 years old. William Salazar of Las Vegas, 26 years old, was killed in Iraq on October 15, 2004, in enemy action. John Lukac of…

there will be time, of course, for debate prior to the vote; is that right? The PRESIDING OFFICER. This unanimous consent agreement supersedes that agreement.

I think prior to this vote, we should have time to talk about it. The hour is set aside for morning business?

And following that, Senator Kennedy be recognized for 30 minutes. So Senator Inouye and Senator Stevens for 10 minutes each. So after 15 minutes, I will speak, and then it will be Senator Inouye and Senator Stevens, and then following that…

So what the Senator from Washington has asked is that following my statement, the Senator from Massachusetts be recognized for 30 minutes. My statement is going to take a little bit of time, and if there is a Republican speaker who wants…

That we go into a 5-minute quorum call, after which Senator Cochran would be recognized. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator can seek consent for the Senator to be recognized after the quorum call has been called off. He cannot limit the…

Would the Chair rule on the unanimous consent request? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Would the Senator restate the request?

I ask permission to propound a unanimous consent request. May I propound a unanimous consent request? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

Is the Senator's understanding the same as mine, that no matter how he tried to do all the different proposals which he has made he is not being allowed a vote by the majority? Is that your understanding?

the Senator from Oregon has clearly established that he will not get a vote on this most important amendment. I am disappointed. There are many disappointed Senators. I am sure there are millions of disappointed Americans. There are a…