Joseph T. Burns: “That is correct. This directs the Census Bureau to take a study and get the true impact of how counting illegal aliens…”

The Senator is correct. The Bureau of Land Management currently does not have the mechanism in place to implement a pilot project like this. However, there are entities in the private sector that have a well-established history of…

I am very supportive of the Senator from Nebraska on this issue. I wish we could have gotten a vote and not have to deal with a point of order. I don't think the fires we have had in Montana and the dry weather we have had in Montana yield…

It is my understanding, Mr. President, that the administration's budget requested $9.4 million to deal with phase-1 improvements to the water and wastewater systems at Lake Mead.

Well, let me assure the minority leader that we will look for ways to help fund this long overdue maintenance of Lake Mead's water and wastewater systems. One option we can consider is to find funding for the failing wastewater system this…