we are currently talking to some other Senators about the water resources bill, so I will have more to say about that later. In the meantime, I will go on to other business. ____________________

in a few moments, we will be doing a unanimous consent request on water resources development as well as stem cells. Before doing that, I turn to my colleague, the Senator from Oklahoma.

all that to say that we will be on stem cells on Monday and Tuesday with the 3:45 time period beginning three consecutive votes. The times that we just locked in are to have some order to the debate back and forth so people will know…

I further ask that the Chair be authorized to appoint conferees on the part of the Senate with a ratio of 11 to 9, the full membership of the HELP Committee. There being no objection, the Chair appointed Mr. Enzi, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Frist, Mr…

we have one matter of business that we are working on now. That is Water Resources Development. There has been objection to the unanimous consent that I propounded earlier by the Democratic leader. We are working very hard to work out that…

today marks a significant milestone for Iraq--and for coalition forces. According to Ambassador Khalilzad, Muthanna will become the first province in which civilian Iraqis take charge of Iraqi security forces in that province. For the…

this morning, we will start with 1 hour of morning business. At approximately 10:40 a.m., we will resume work on the Homeland Security appropriations measure. Yesterday, we disposed of seven amendments, and there are two amendments…

yesterday a series of eight explosions struck the heart of Mumbai, India, during the evening rush-hour commute. At least 180 innocent civilians were killed and more than 700 were injured in the blast. On behalf of this Senate and the…

today we have the first 30 minutes of the session set aside for a period of morning business. Following that time, we will return to the consideration of the Homeland Security appropriations bill. As I announced yesterday, we will finish…

I know the Democratic leader has other statements to make. I think the signal that we are both sending is that this is significant legislation. It will directly impact families all over the United States of America. It is an obvious need…

It is my intention, as it is worded in here, that the two of us will agree upon a time. It is my intention after getting over this first hurdle to do this in the not too distant future before we leave.

We will. Mr. President, I would like to comment a little bit on the approach and the rationale behind these bills which have been a long time in coming. This is a very similar to the approach that we tried about a year ago, but because of…

this morning, we have set aside 2 hours of morning business in 30-minute increments. At the conclusion of morning business, we will begin the U.S.-Oman free trade agreement, which has a 20-hour debate limitation. However, we are expecting…

I also said at the time that policymakers and the public must often reassess the research, this new research, this evolving research and the circumstances under which it is conducted. As I said then--and I believe now--we must do all we…

I will take a few moments to address legislation to create a national sex offender registry and to protect our children from sexual predators. On May 4, the Senate unanimously passed S. 1086, the Sex Offender Registration and Notification…

as our colleagues know, there will be no further votes today and no rollcall votes today. We will be in session a bit longer as we finish the business over the course of the next little bit. When I close, I will have more to say about the…

today Hank Paulson was confirmed by the Senate to be Secretary of the Treasury. I commend Chairman Grassley and Senator Baucus for expediting this important Cabinet position and I, once again, wish through this body to thank Hank Paulson…

just briefly, on our side, because I can tell there is some confusion as to the order, I have Senator Bunning for 10 minutes, Senator Allard for 7 minutes, Senator Warner for 7 minutes, and Senator Thune for 5 minutes. The PRESIDING…

S. Res. 522, which was just adopted, celebrates the 150th anniversary of the cities of Bristol, TN, and Bristol, VA. Throughout the year, the people of Bristol have celebrated this anniversary, and the adoption of this resolution coincides…

in a few moments we will be voting on the two amendments, which really follows the good debate we have had since yesterday when we began debate on this flag protection amendment. As I promised early in the year, I brought this joint…

tomorrow the Finance Committee is expected to report the Oman Free Trade Agreement. That trade agreement is privileged, and we expect to turn to that as soon as it is made available. We hope we do not have to use all of the time allowed…

this bill, H.R. 5403, the adoption bill, is a bill that is aimed at improving protection for children. It holds States accountable for the safe and timely placement of children across State lines. I am gratified we have passed this bill…

on Monday, the Senate will begin consideration of the flag resolution. There will be no votes during Monday's session, but Senators are encouraged to come to the floor to speak. The next rollcall vote will occur on Tuesday, and Members…

we return to session today for a period of morning business to allow Senators to introduce legislation and to make remarks. We will have a relatively short session today, I expect. When we finish, we will adjourn until Monday. On Monday…

this morning we will be resuming debate on a couple of pending amendments to the Defense authorization bill. Under the agreement, we will have 60 minutes of debate and closing remarks in relation to the Levin amendment and the Kerry…