I thank the Chair. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Indiana. ____________________

I appreciate the opportunity to share some remarks, and I appreciate the eloquence of my friend and colleague from West Virginia on the issue he just mentioned. The committee did reduce almost by half the amount that contractors could…

I wish to take a moment to do something special. This week, the Senate community will say goodbye to Marcus Peacock, my staff director on the Senate Budget committee. During his tenure with the committee, he has been a constant warrior for…

one of the things I have found intriguing, and was glad to hear, was the bill sponsors of S. 744--the comprehensive immigration bill--indicated they had a plan that would move us to a more merit-based system of immigration. They made that…

Would the Senator yield for a question? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from New York controls the floor.

I would note that Senator Grassley just offered in a few minutes to commence voting on two amendments in the normal way we proceed. I think that was a very reasonable request. We have to be careful. These amendments represent important…

I thank the Chair. Our law enforcement officers are frustrated. We have three major law enforcement groups, including Border Patrol, which was given considerable funding after the failure of the 2006 and 2007 comprehensive immigration…

I send to the desk a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration in the House. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 255 Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives request the Senate to return…

I yield to Senator Cornyn such time as he would consume. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Texas.

Senator Cornyn indicated that the bill fails with regard to enforcement and enforcement at the border. I could not agree more. In 2007, Senator Cornyn spent a lot of time working on this bill. He proposed an amendment then that would have…

we have before us a 1,000-page bill that is extremely difficult to read and to understand. We are being asked to vote on it, and Majority Leader Reid indicated that he wants a list of amendments, and presumably no more would be agreed to…

I wish to express my appreciation to the Senator from Texas. He is a superb member of the Judiciary Committee. He offered an amendment to this effect in the committee. I thought it should have passed. It would have helped with a flawed…