Arlen Specter: “I would, again, on the condition that I don't lose my right to the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Martinez). Without…”

Congressional legislation 'doesn't amount to anything if the president can say, 'My constitutional authority supersedes the statute.'

We are trying to make sure that we have maximum impact in the places that could use the money the most.

Well, you are the Senate. You decide how to proceed.

The reason we serve is to ensure that our children and our children's children inherit the same great country that we received from those who went before us.