debt service with our current $18 trillion in debt will exceed total defense spending or total domestic discretionary spending in 10 years, and that is not a good business plan for our country.

I would like to make sure that we deal in a perfect world with currency manipulation, but currency manipulation to one could appear as monetary policy to another.

One of the things that has been absent from this discussion today has been... our work and need to still address our own fiscal policies.

I do think I want to make a brief comment on Senator Wyden's comment. We'll have a spirited debate, I think, on that FISA issue.

Clearly, with 400 banks failing, we still have to deal with safety and soundness.

I thank the Senator for his comments. We might agree or disagree on the role the President has played, but that still doesn't beg the fact that we need to continue our efforts in this body and in the body down the hall. ____________________

First, Mr. President, I commend my good friend, the Senator from Indiana, for his good work on laying out, with the Senator from Oregon, one approach on reforming the Tax Code and his willingness to look at this issue of our national debt…

I come to the floor to continue a tradition that was begun by my esteemed former colleague, the former Senator from Delaware, Ted Kaufman. Senator Kaufman would come to this floor from time to time to celebrate members of the Federal…

the subject of our debate today is that it is wholly inappropriate that at this moment in time some in Congress are deciding that they are going to hold hostage Homeland Security funding unless they get 100 percent of what they want. I…

I agree with the Senator from Maine, and I would urge a voice vote as well.

the debt has to be dealt with because it is unsustainable.

I do believe absolutely what this country desperately needs is all in this together.

I actually would wager you, Mr. Chairman, that as different the views could be from the three panelists, that they could actually come up with a coherent plan

as a Governor, as well, Governor Engler, and we worked together on things, we balanced our budget

I think it was irresponsible not to put on some kind of tax specifically dedicated to that war.

I know a number of my colleagues are going to want to talk about our friend Mark Begich. When we came to the Senate--I see a number of folks here--we came in 2008. I see a lot of other Members who are newer Members as well. I think when…

I wish to follow the comments of my friend, the Senator from Indiana, although I do think the Record should be corrected. I would say to my colleague I have also dealt with the Senator from Louisiana a number of times on a number of…

I wanted to rise very briefly because I know Senator Chambliss is about to give his farewell speech. I commend my dear good friend the Senator from Georgia for his service. I am going to stay through his speech, but I know there will be…

I further ask unanimous consent that the Warner substitute amendment to S. 1000, which is at the desk, be agreed to; the bills, as amended, if amended, be read a third time and passed en bloc; and the motions to reconsider be considered…

It is great to be here with my friend Rob Portman, and echoing what you have both said on the DATA Act...

I thank the Senator from Alaska for his comments and I will be happy to take the Senator and his whole family out to the bay again. I thank the Senator from Louisiana and the Senator from Alaska for working together. That is the way this…

I ask unanimous consent that the time in any quorum calls be charged equally to both sides. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

in a moment I am going to be asking a unanimous consent request on some legislation that combines some work I have been doing and work the ranking member of the EPW Committee, my friend, the Senator from Alaska, has been doing. I want to…

I applaud you on moving forward in that area.

I hope you will take a look at that as well.