I find myself in support of the Byrd amendment. The reason I wanted a recorded vote is because we need to send a strong signal to the other body, when this bill goes to conference, that we cannot destroy the Aviation Loan Guarantee…

If there are complaints about specific items in this bill, offer an amendment to get rid of them. Don't come here and carp and complain about it. If they don't like the suggestion of Senator McConnell to have moneys for training…

The answer is no. I speak from pretty good information: I bet the minority leader, the Republican leader, wants the bill passed. His President wants the bill passed. A few people are stopping us. We were told they want to slow down the…

my amendment simply requires the U.S. Department of Agriculture to take action on a recently enacted farm bill conservation provision. The conservation provision is important. It is already in the farm bill. I am simply asking that they do…

I will sit down very shortly. My friend from Texas is one of the smartest people in the Senate. He is an academic, he has a Ph.D., taught in college, and I certainly have every respect for not only his academic brilliance but also his…

We as Senators have so many opportunities to meet people--but I have to say I had such a warm feeling today when I was able to meet four of the code talkers, the wind talkers, the Navajo who were so instrumental in our victorious efforts…

we have heard for weeks, if not months, how important this legislation is. This is an emergency bill, an emergency supplemental. It deals with terrorism. The title of the bill is the supplemental appropriations act for further recovery…

I saw the pictures of this very young man who I knew as a boy, as an athlete. I am glad he is home. The Presiding Officer proudly wears his marine pin. He has written a book about the Marines. I mentioned briefly, I attended a reception…

Concerning this very important legislation, we need to move to it, as we will, and also move through it as quickly as we can. This week sometime we will also be able to deliberate on S. 625, the Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act, which…

I personally appreciate what you, the Presiding Officer, have done for the people of the State of Nevada, bringing to their attention the problems we have with drug costs and the importance of having a Medicare benefit.

It is my understanding--I want to know if the Senator agrees with me--that 60 percent of the people who draw minimum wage are women, and 40 percent of those women, that is the only money they get for them and their families; is that true?

the Senate has been able to accomplish a great deal this week. The two managers of the trade bill worked very hard. This has been a complicated bill with very technical issues. The Presiding Officer, of course, is a member of the Finance…

I rise today for myself and Mr. Cochran to introduce the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Act, which will advance our knowledge of this serious health condition and our ability to treat people suffering from it. Crohn's disease and ulcerative…

I listened to the Senator speak yesterday, and I heard one of the Senators on the other side of the aisle ask, Why doesn't the marketplace control this? Why don't we make it $1 million an hour? Does the Senator respond the same way I do…

I say to Senators, this is not something Senator Baucus has gone around lobbying, suddenly making these nongermane or raise points of order because of the budget. This is something that has been done by the Parliamentarian. As the Senator…

The Senator from California understands that last year at this time we had a $4.7 trillion surplus projected over the next 10 years. Today, 1 year later, we are spending Social Security money surpluses, Medicare money. The surplus is gone…

If I could interrupt the Senator, I talk to the women about afterschool programs. They are desperate for more afterschool programs because that is when kids get into trouble. We are desperate for afterschool programs. The Senator is…

Also, before the Senator leaves the floor, I would like to say that I am a great fan of public radio. I cannot listen to it as much as I would like. But every morning when I go running, I have my little radio and I listen to public radio…

I want the Senator to know how much I appreciate and how much the people appreciate her advocacy on environmental issues. I know the famous Erin Brockovich was from California. I think the Senator from California is the Erin Brockovich of…

That beautiful Sparks Marina was cleaned up without a single penny of taxpayers' money. It was paid for by the polluters who were forced into cleaning that up when it was declared a Superfund site because had they not come forward and then…

I cannot say enough: I support what you want 105 percent. You have made a case so clear that I cannot imagine that people would in any way want to stop these steelworkers from getting what they are entitled to--what I believe they are…

we worked hard today. There were some good debates. There are Senators who have a lot of amendments they say they want to offer, and we need to move on those as quickly as we can. We ask Senators to be aware of what is going on in the…

I believe we should act on this matter. I have told my friend, the Senator from Iowa, we are not going to do anything as long as he is on the floor. But I would say, through him to my friend from Texas, my dear friend, Senator Gramm, that…

As we proceed through this trade legislation, we should have more debates such as we had this morning. We should vote as soon as we have had debate. Of course, a motion to table can be offered at any time. It is high time we did this on…

for all of us who work here on a daily basis, we congratulate Mary Anne Moore Clarkson who, last night had a baby weighing more than 10 pounds. Mary Anne is here every day. We are excited for her and her husband. Some of us know she is…