Mr. President, I note that we faced a long discussion about a bill that was just passed out of the Armed Services Committee. I, unfortunately, felt compelled to oppose it, but I appreciate working with the Senator from Illinois as we…

Mr. Chairman, I appreciate and respect the debate that's going on today, and I want to thank the Rules Committee for making in order an amendment to this bill. Mr. Chairman, currently private health care providers are treating brain injury…

Mr. President, Americans cherish and respect their military. They support and celebrate those who wear the uniform and serve our Nation. When our Nation is at war, they understand that this obligation of support deepens. Indeed, just…

I now ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Alabama [Mr…

Mr. President, I won't discuss any further the amendment I am going to call up. It was offered by Senator McCaskill and me 2 or 3 weeks ago. We reached as high as 59 votes for it, one short of passage. It is an amendment that would put a…

Mr. President, when our colleagues arrive, I will be pleased to yield the floor to them, but I will be offering, after 3 o'clock, along with Senator Claire McCaskill, my Democratic colleague from Missouri, an amendment we voted on before…

I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The amendment is printed in today's Record under ``Text of Amendments.'')

Mr. President, I am here to raise a budget point of order. The substitute and the underlying bill came to the floor spending money the Banking Committee did not have in its 302(a) budget allocation. It has exceeded the budget allocation…

I raise a point of order under section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act, which prohibits the consideration of legislation that exceeds an authorizing committee's 302(a) allocation. The substitute, as amended, provides for net…

Mr. President, I rise today to address some very important concerns that arise in my mind in the evaluation of the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, START, that was submitted yesterday to the Senate for advice and consent to…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent--I think this has been discussed on both sides--that we have up to 30 minutes equally divided on this amendment before the vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?