Mr. President, I rise to speak on the pending legislation, which is called the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010. Sometimes it is spoken of as the tax extenders bill. But in reality it is a deficit-extending bill. The…

Mr. President, it is telling and it is also disappointing that the Senate earlier today rejected the Thune alternative, which I cosponsored. The reason I say it is telling and disappointing is because the Senator from South Dakota offered…

Mr. President, parliamentary inquiry: My understanding is that the Senator from Montana was yielding back. I was willing to yield back my time and ask for a vote as soon as it can be conveniently arranged.

Mr. President, how much time do I have remaining? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Five minutes twenty seconds.

Mr. President, I urge my colleagues to support the Cornyn amendment. This is a transparency amendment. It just gives the American people and Congress the information we need in order to make a determination of whether Third World countries…

Mr. President, I will respond briefly. The reason why we require, in my amendment, the President of the United States to make the report on the risks to our national security and our financial system is because only the President can…

Mr. President, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the pending legislation before the Senate will add $80 billion to the Federal deficit. The Treasury Department, in a report to Congress last week, projects that by…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment and call up my amendment No. 4302. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The assistant editor of the Daily Digest read…

Madam President, I won't detain the Senate long, but I did want to call up this important amendment early on in considering this underlying legislation. This amendment would improve transparency in reporting of foreign holdings of our…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 4302 to Amendment No. 4301

I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To increase transparency regarding debt instruments of the United…

All the boots on the ground that we need to make our border security efforts credible. I yield the floor. Exhibit 1 SOUTHWEST BORDER OTM APPREHENSIONS BY CITIZENSHIP--FY2009 AND FY2010TD THROUGH APRIL 30 [Data includes Deportable Aliens…