This organization likewise has written in strong support of the committee's storm water provision. They also cite the undisputed fact that polluted storm water from impervious surfaces such as roads is a leading reason why nearly 40…

I have always admired the Senator for so many reasons. I really regret to be out here so forcefully taking him on with his arm in a sling.

Will the Senator yield? If the Senator is reading from the same statistics, give the full information. The Senator said to our distinguished Presiding officer of Minnesota that indeed $17 million would be taken out of the asphalt and…

The Senator is ever so generous. Let's give him a full minute. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Colorado.

I misunderstood. I thought the senior Senator from Massachusetts and his colleague from Indiana had adequate opportunity to speak. I am perfectly willing to ask for 15 minutes equally divided between the senior Senator from Massachusetts…

first, I commend Senators Kennedy and Bayh. They have really fought the battle through the years, and it has been since fiscal year 2003 we have been dealing with the need for the uparmor. As my colleague from Alaska said, and I add this…

Will the Chair kindly repeat that? The PRESIDING OFFICER. There are 2 minutes evenly divided prior to the vote on the Bayh amendment.

I ask Senator Collins be added to those as cosponsor, and that the list remain open because we have received a lot of calls from people who want to support this amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

So as a former Secretary of the Navy myself, I feel very strongly. I do not know of any Senator who stood on this floor more times to defend the Department of the Navy--I say with a sense of humility--than I. But I believe this time the…

might I inquire as to the total time remaining under my control? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Virginia has 7 minutes remaining and the Senator from Alaska has 5 minutes remaining.

I say to Senator Nelson and my colleagues, it is clear this decision to take the Kennedy and put it in a situation where it is going into mothballs was made in the final hours of the budget process. It was driven by the budget. The Chief…

We failed to achieve an agreement. So can I reinstate the original request, 15 minutes to each side--it is now less the amount of time consumed by both sides--so the Senate can get on with its business? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there…

can I inquire of the time remaining under my control? My understanding is there were 15 minutes to Senator Stevens and 15 minutes given to my side. The PRESIDING OFFICER. It is the opinion of the chair that agreement on time was never…

I say to my good friend the funds needed, to the extent funds are needed, to keep this ship in an operational status are in the 2005 budget. The only reason we had to make reference with the sentence ``of the amount appropriated for the…

I think, in the interest of moving this along, that we adhere to the request there be 15 minutes to each side. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I am perfectly agreeable to an equal division of the time. If the Senator needs 15, we have had the opportunity, Senator Nelson, myself, and others, and I believe the Presiding Officer may wish to speak, and Senator Allen. So that is…

The Senator has read from a transcript. We have had a discussion about it. Wouldn't you say that the Chief of Naval Operations expressed a different view at a different time?

I wonder if the time is appropriate for the Senator from Florida and me to ask for the yeas and nays on this amendment? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The yeas and nays were…

the two Senators from Virginia accept the challenge of the Senator from Maryland to a cookoff on crabcakes. Before we started this, the Senator talked about her mother's formula. We have ours.

Do I not have a bit of time on mine? On behalf of my colleague from Virginia, I ask unanimous consent that he proceed for 2 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Virginia.

as a cosponsor, I would like to have 2 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Texas.

I think the Senator is asking that he be recognized at the conclusion of the introduction of this amendment. Senator Nelson and I will be brief to accommodate our colleagues. Mr. President, this amendment ensures that all necessary repair…

I send amendment No. 499 to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Virginia [Mr. Warner], for himself, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Allen, Mr. Talent, Ms. Collins, and…

I am joined by the distinguished Senator from Florida, Mr. Nelson, Senator Allen, Senator Martinez, Senator Talent, and Senator Collins. I am prepared to give my statement in support. I see the Senator from Vermont.

I will offer an amendment to H.R. 1268 which would require the Department of Defense to submit a report to Congress by July 15, 2005, on the Government's processes and policies for disposal of property at military installations proposed to…