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today, as I mentioned earlier, the Senate did complete action on and overwhelmingly pass the Commerce-Justice- Science appropriations bill. Upon completion of the Commerce-Science- Justice appropriations bill, we began consideration of the…
I will be running through a lot of business which reflects a tremendous amount of work over the last several hours, the last several days, much of it in response directly to the natural disaster of Katrina and its aftermath. There are a…
on Saturday, the Nation will observe the 218th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution. In previous years, September 17 has been designated ``Citizenship Day''--a day on which all Americans were encouraged to pay special…
in a few moments, we will return to the consideration of the Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations bill. We are very close to an agreement which will allow us to finish that bill at an early hour today. The two managers have worked…
on a separate issue, I want to take the opportunity to mention a meeting I am honored to be hosting later today with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, who is visiting our country and who will be here with us in the U.S. Capitol. He has…
this afternoon, the Senate passed the Commerce, Justice, and Science appropriations bill with overwhelming bipartisan support. I want to thank my colleagues for their tremendous work on this legislation. This appropriations bill funds…
as I mentioned a few moments ago, we will begin voting sometime around 10:45 or 11. The plans are being finalized, and we will be back with a more specific announcement as to when that time will be as we address the amendments…
in a very few seconds we will proceed to passage of the CJS bill. I congratulate the two managers for the outstanding job they have done, Senators Shelby and Mikulski. They patiently stayed on the floor day and night working through the…
Again, Mr. President, this is one of several bills we are addressing tonight that reflect the Senate's response to those who have been adversely affected by this disaster. The bill we passed was specifically related to Pell grants, giving…
today following the time for the leaders, we will have a 60-minute period for morning business. Following that time, which will end at approximately 10:45 or so, we will return to the consideration of the Commerce-Justice-Science…
in a few minutes we will begin voting. As most people know, we are on a very important piece of legislation, the Commerce-Science-Justice appropriations bill. We have been on it for several days. As I look through the amendments coming…
the Senate will return to the Commerce- Justice-Science appropriations bill, and we expect to complete our work on this bill tomorrow. The managers are working on several of the pending amendments and may be able to accept some of those…
later today, several of our Senate colleagues and I will have the honor of hosting interim Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and members of his cabinet in the U.S. Capitol. President Talabani was elected in April of this year. Since then, we…
I, too, commend the President for his quick action on a waiver for FEMA. I as well believe the President should consider waiving this cost-sharing requirement for as long as necessary for entities and areas in Louisiana where it is…
this National Flood Insurance Enhanced Borrowing Authority Act of 2005 is another example of the bills we are bringing to the Senate floor and working on in a bipartisan way because we are addressing quickly, responsively, and aggressively…
under the order just entered, our next vote will be at 12:30 tomorrow on the pending disapproval resolution. Prior to that vote, we will resume consideration of the Commerce-Justice- Science appropriations bill. We will be working in the…
I am pleased to report that hour by hour, day by day, we are making steady progress in the rescue and recovery efforts in response to the natural disaster witnessed now a week and a half ago. As I speak, there are 20,000 Active military…
today we are resuming consideration of the Commerce-Science-Justice appropriations bill. Last night, we reached agreement to limit amendments to that bill. That agreement will allow us to finish this appropriations bill early next week. We…
I yield myself time as necessary for my statement. Mr. President, we do turn to the second supplemental--the second supplemental in a week and a half--to address the natural disaster we have watched unfold, and that has literally unfolded…
We will be very brief. I appreciate the consideration of the distinguished Senator from California. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 3673, the supplemental…
I ask the unanimous consent request as propounded follow the completion of the statement by the Senator from California and the Senator from Texas. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Thune). Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from…
Very briefly, Mr. President, this supplemental will be the last vote of the evening and for the week. We will be here tomorrow to continue business on Commerce-Justice-Science. Amendments can be offered either tonight or tomorrow. There…
just a short while ago, the Senate proceeded as a body to the U.S. Supreme Court to pay final respect to the late Chief Justice William Rehnquist. We continue this morning with tributes to the Chief Justice. Senators will be able to come…
last Saturday, in the wake of one terrible loss, our Nation suffered another loss, a quiet loss but one that was also deeply felt across the land. We learned that William H. Rehnquist, the 16th Chief Justice of the United States, had…
tomorrow the Senate will turn to the Commerce, Justice, Science appropriations bill. The managers will be ready to go through amendments and expedite consideration of this important bill. I encourage our colleagues who may have amendments…
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