I would say that the statement that support for the Voting Rights Act has been bipartisan is absolutely true.

I believe you said that this legislation is not designed just to overturn legislatively the Shelby County decision; it goes much farther.

this bill imposes a presumption of guilt, and the jurisdiction affected would have to come into court and disprove this presumption.

the suggestion made in this legislation is we need to presume that four States that would be covered by the formula are guilty until they can prove their innocence.

It is tough to make predictions, especially about the future.

how much time remains in the allocation of this side's time? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Republicans have 8 minutes remaining.

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn), the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran), the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Johanns), the Senator from Kansas…

Now this border between Iran and Syria has basically been wiped away. We see all of these places where the ISIS, a horrific terrorist group that is even worse than Al Qaeda, has basically taken charge. So this is what happens with a…

I know we perhaps have another Member coming to speak. Would the Chair please advise me after I have used 5 minutes of that 8 minutes? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Chair will do that.

I wish to talk about the intersection of national security and our mounting debt. Over the last 5 years, President Obama has had multiple occasions to embrace real structural entitlement reform that would help solve our long-term debt…

I thank the Senator and look forward to that. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Montana is recognized.

if I may respond to the distinguished Senator's question. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection.