Kay Bailey Hutchison: “There is a naturally occurring oil seepage into the Gulf of Mexico.”

I rise today to talk about the need to address entitlement reform as part of the impending fiscal cliff. I am not just going to talk about the macro issue, I am going to talk about specifics on a way that we can at least do one entitlement…

I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Texas.

I know there are those on my side who would also like to have a conference to talk about this. Could we have an indication as to the timeframe of the vote?

I rise today to address this Chamber for possibly the last time as the senior Senator from the great State of Texas. I have to say it is an ironic note that if I had given my farewell address last week, there would have been so much joy in…