I send to the desk a motion to instruct conferees. I am offering this motion on behalf of Senator Murray. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to setting aside the pending motion? Without objection, the clerk will report the motion…

I yield to the Senator from Massachusetts. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Massachusetts.

I yield time to the Senator from Ohio, Mr. Brown. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Ohio is recognized.

I send to the desk my motion to instruct conferees. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Vermont [Mr. Sanders] moves that the managers on the part of the Senate at the…

as I mentioned earlier, I happen to believe the Republican budget we will be discussing today moves us in exactly the wrong direction. At a time when the middle class is in decline and the gap between the very rich and everybody else is…

As I was saying, huge tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires and then increased taxes for low-income and working people. This is moving the country in exactly the wrong direction. Today, our side of the aisle brought forth 10…

let me just pick up on a couple of the points my friend from Wyoming, Senator Enzi, made. The Republicans often say, and Senator Enzi said it now, that Democrats cut $714 billion from Medicare. To the best of my knowledge, not one penny…

let me applaud Senator Enzi and his staff for their very hard work. I certainly agree with Senator Enzi that we need a government that is accountable, that we need to get rid of waste in government, and that we need to get rid of…

I will be back on the floor dealing with the budget as the ranking member, but I am happy to yield the floor at this point. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority whip. ____________________

as I have indicated on many occasions, I think this Republican budget is, frankly, a disaster. It causes severe harm for some of the most vulnerable people in this country. It throws 27 million people off of health insurance. It forces…

I ask unanimous consent for one more minute. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Imagine having a hulking mass of radioactivity in Southern Vermont deteriorating for 60 years. Nobody I know in Vermont wants that to happen.

The people of the State, whether it's my State of Vermont or any other State with a plant being decommissioned--should have the right to have a place at the table.

The fact that licensees like Entergy could adopt a decommissioning plan that ignores the interests and needs of Vermonters and leaves the State with no recourse is fundamentally unfair and unreasonable.

There are very serious concerns about nuclear power: concerns with the safety aspects, and concerns about how the nuclear industry's reliance on Federal subsidies hides the true costs of nuclear power.

A nation will not survive morally or economically when so few have so much and so many have so little.

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

--to cause an international panic. I urge colleagues to oppose this amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to Lee amendment No. 855.

Frankly, I don't quite understand this amendment. This is what it says: This amendment would ``establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund'' to reaffirm that States can raise minimum wage while providing tax relief and eliminating excessive…

This amendment establishes a deficit-neutral fund to prevent the U.S. Postal Service from---- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate will be in order.

This deficit-neutral reserve fund would prevent the Postal Service from shutting down 82 processing plants in 37 States. It would restore delivery standards which have been slowed down and protect rural postal services. The Postal Service…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas 59, nays 41, as…

Has the 10-minute limit expired? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair is advised that it has.

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk called the roll.

This is truly a remarkable amendment because it runs directly in opposition to everything the Republicans have been talking about. They say we have to cut Medicare and Medicaid and education because of the terrible deficit. Do you know why…