Madam President, may I inquire how much more time there is on our side? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Three-and-a-half minutes.

I thank the Chair. I assure my colleagues, I will not use the full hour, which I am sure is good news. Mr. President, I oppose the ratification of the New START treaty for the reasons many of my colleagues have articulated and to which I…

Mr. President, may I inquire, is there any time limitation on Senators at this point? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senate is operating postcloture, and each Senator has up to 1 hour.

Mr. President, I would like to briefly join my colleagues in explaining some of my concerns, first of all, about the process by which we are taking up something as important as a treaty with regard to nuclear arms. Of course, this is the…

Mr. President, this week, the U.S. Senate took an important vote to prevent the largest tax increase in American history--and help get America's job creators off the sidelines. I voted for this bill for one simple reason: raising taxes…

Mr. President, I would note, as others have noted, that the treaty completely excludes consideration of a limitation on tactical nuclear weapons, even though Russia possesses a significant superiority in terms of numbers over the United…

Mr. President, I join my colleagues in appreciation and admiration of Senator Bob Bennett. Senator Bennett understood the perspectives of America's small business owners. After all, he was one of them. As CEO of Franklin Quest, Bob grew…

Mr. President, I rise today to discuss the upcoming cloture vote on the motion to proceed to the DREAM Act. I have great sympathy for students brought to the United States at a very young age who have no moral culpability for being in this…

Mr. President, I intend to defer to Senator Harkin for I understand 15 minutes. I wish to offer a brief unanimous-consent request that following Senator Harkin's speech for up to 15 minutes I be recognized for 5 minutes, and that any…

Mr. President, this past summer the people of Alaska lost one of its favorite sons, and many of us in the U.S. Senate lost one of our mentors and friends. His name was Senator Ted Stevens. By the time I took my seat in this Chamber…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Bennet). Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Mr. President, I want to briefly draw attention to a resolution that the conference of Republican Senators and Senators- elect adopted yesterday, one that I think fits the times we are living in, one which has seen historic levels of…