for the past month we have debated how best to keep America safe. On one point I know all of our colleagues agree is that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed should be brought to justice. He should be prosecuted for masterminding the mass murders of…

6 years ago, my great-nephew had some peanut butter. He was 13 months old. For most 13-month-old children, this wouldn't be an issue. But for McClain Portis, it was. You see, unbeknownst to him or his parents at the time, McClain is…

for 5 years we have been a nation at war. It is a war unlike any we have ever before fought. It is an ideological war against radicals and zealots. We are fighting a different kind of enemy--an enemy who seeks to destroy our values, to…

I rise to speak about the use of ultrasound imaging by emergency physicians. October 2006 marks the 10-year anniversary of the establishment of the American College of Emergency Physicians, ACEP, Section of Emergency Ultrasound, which…

like all of my colleagues in this body, I recognize that our immigration system needs vast improvements. While we have spent a great deal of time discussing immigration over the past year, it appears unlikely that this body will pass…

The reason I am turning around is, as the Democratic leader said, people have been working very aggressively since the agreement was reached. And every change, we have really tried to go to both sides--to the House, to the Senate, to the…

that is exactly where we are. I think the good news is both sides recognize this is a very important issue before this body and before the American people and that we have had a lot of work on this bill to where I think--speaking of the…

I just went through a host of issues that we need to consider over the course of this week and our intention to complete our work by Friday or Saturday. It is going to take cooperation, and everybody is working together, as the Democratic…

Tomorrow, Saturday September 23--the first day of the month of Tishri on the Hebrew Calendar--Jewish people all over the world will celebrate the holiday of Rosh Hashana. On the 10th of Tishri, October 2 on the Gregorian calendar, will…

in May of this year, this body passed comprehensive immigration reform. We are a nation of immigrants, but we are also a nation of laws. We must honor both of those heritages. Accordingly, we pursued in this body a four-pronged approach to…

the legislation that leaves this Senate floor absolutely must achieve two goals: first, preserve the intelligence programs that we know have saved American lives; second, protect classified information from terrorists who could exploit it…

today we passed the Oman Free Trade bill by a vote of 63 to 31. I am pleased that we were finally able to proceed to a vote on the confirmation of a very important nomination, and that is the nomination of Alice Fisher to be an Assistant…

Today, following the opening remarks of the two leaders, we will have a 30-minute period of morning business. Following that time, we will return to the United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement for closing remarks. The agreement provides…

tomorrow we will make final remarks on the Oman free-trade bill. The vote on passage of this bill will be at noon tomorrow. This is the first vote of the week. Tomorrow afternoon, at 2:15, we will take up the nomination of Alice Fisher to…

we will be closing down shortly, but I have a few items of business, and I have had a chance to talk to the Democratic leader about this next item. Mr. President, I now proceed to Calendar No. 615, H.R. 6061. I send a cloture motion to the…

yesterday, September 17, marked the 219th anniversary of one of the most significant events in U.S. history. On September 17, 1787, 219 years ago, 39 brave men signed the U.S. Constitution. We are all familiar with the Preamble of the…

last week we passed the Port Security Improvement Act. Indeed, that means we are one step closer to plugging the hole in our port security. We are one step closer to securing America's more than 300 maritime ports of entry. That is…

we are back this afternoon to return to the consideration of the United States-Oman trade agreement. Last week, we reached an agreement for debate on this past Friday and today, with the vote occurring tomorrow. On Tuesday, there will be…

for this month's session of 4 weeks on the floor of the Senate prior to our recess for the elections, we have focused and will continue to focus on the safety and security of the American people. There are a lot of issues that need to be…

I have 10 unanimous consent requests for committees to meet. They have the approval of the leaders. I ask unanimous consent that these requests be agreed to and printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?

one cold May morning earlier this year, a Border Patrol agent found the body of a 3-year-old boy in a blue windbreaker, his arms crossed. He had died trying to cross our southern border, the youngest victim our borders have claimed this…

for decades, healthcare analysts and industry experts have wondered whether healthcare should consume 16 percent of our Nation's economic output, as it currently does. By virtually any measure, we spend more on healthcare than any other…

right on top of the 10 requests is the unanimous consent request that the Armed Services Committee be authorized to meet during the session. For the information of our colleagues, there had been an objection earlier today. I talked to the…

this morning, following a brief period of morning business, we will resume consideration of the port security bill, with an hour of debate equally divided, followed by a vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the bill. That cloture vote…

may I have the attention of the Senate. On rollcall vote No. 244, the distinguished Senator from Montana and the current ranking member of the Finance Committee, Senator Max Baucus, cast his 10,000th vote in this Chamber. Senator Baucus…