Dr. King's profoundly just and moral letter from the Birmingham jail continued: There comes a time when the cup of endurance runs over, and men are no longer willing to be plunged into the abyss of despair. I hope, sirs, you can understand…

this Saturday, March 2, the great State of Texas celebrates the 183rd anniversary of its independence from Mexico. Texas became a free republic--for 9 years our own nation--and soon after became one of these United States. As is tradition…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. 183rd Anniversary of Texas's Independence From Mexico

Under the previous order, the Senate stands in recess until 2:15 p.m. Thereupon, the Senate, at 12:45 p.m., recessed until 2:15 p.m. and reassembled when called to order by the Presiding Officer (Mrs. Capito). ____________________

I rise to strongly support the Senator from Alaska and the Senator from Louisiana and the Senator from Mississippi. We should pay our Coast Guard. It is not right that we aren't paying the Coast Guard. Right now, every other military…

So if the Democrats had not objected and it had passed and the House had passed it and sent it to the President, could we get the men and women of the Coast Guard paid right now, today, and get that passed into law?

So the only thing that is necessary to pass a clean bill, paying the salaries of every man and women in the Coast Guard, is for the Democratic Senators to withdraw their objection; is that correct?

there is an old saying in Texas among Texas trial lawyers. If you have the facts, you bang the facts. If you have the law, you bang the law. If you don't have either one, you bang the table. We have seen a whole lot of table banging right…

Did the bill that Senator Kennedy brought forward do anything--anything else--beyond simply paying the men and women of the Coast Guard?

I rise today to give tribute to a great American, a great Texan, and a 32-year veteran of this institution who has dedicated her career to serving the needs of her fellow citizens. Her name is Joyce Sibley. She has led my team of…

I thank my friend, the senior Senator from Florida, for his leadership and congratulate him on our success in bringing this body together and getting this bill passed. I hope the House will join us and pass it into law later today. Mr…

for over half a century, the United States has been the global leader in space. In that time, we have not only watched as NASA has sent humans farther than they had ever gone before, but we have also witnessed a new and growing commercial…