I have 7 requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following…

I ask unanimous consent that Steven Davies, a Coast Guard fellow, and Paul Bankston, a military fellow in the office of Senator Thad Cochran, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the year. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

I think there is, kind of, unanimity on this Committee, when we had a hearing on this for air passenger and air cargo screening.

I don't care whose role it is, but it's going to be something that's going to have to be addressed.

we like to do this because on mornings like this, when we are supposed to be going back and forth between Democrats and Republicans, that is the proper way to do it, and this locks it in. It is really interesting because I have been…

There is an old document nobody reads anymore, and it is called the Constitution. If you look at that, it talks about what we are supposed to be doing here. The priorities are defending America and then they called it--transportation…

I ask unanimous consent that after my remarks, the Senator from Rhode Island, Mr. Whitehouse, be recognized, and after that, the Senator from Arizona be recognized. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I authored Section 3134, creating an innovative program for lakes within Oklahoma and elsewhere in America.

I ask unanimous consent that we proceed to the 1:45 p.m. vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the Counts nomination?

for about 20 years now, I have viewed the development and deployment of a layered ballistic missile defense shield as probably singularly the most vital thing we could be doing around here. People are aware of that now. Adversaries, like…

I can't think of any place else in government where you have to ask permission to let the private sector pay for something.

Thank you, Chairman.