mikulski: mr. president, i would like to commend the senator from new jersey for this amendment. i think it's common sense and i think it accomplishes so many objectives. number one, it helps people with real problems be able to get back on their feet, maintain homeownership and get our economy going and put people to work. i know that the gentleman from new jersey and others here support an infrastructure. we want to build roads and bridges. i'd like to take broadband to every part of america. we also need to look at home building. mine has come to a screeching halt, even in a robust community -- a robust state like maryland. and everybody i talk to in the maryland business community that says unless you crack the housing situation, you can't crack the economic situation. by having access to the american dream, which is now becoming an american nightmare, this american dream created jobs, whether the people who built them, the real estate developers who developed them, the people like senator isak

>> a special honor for senator barbara mikulski today. we'll tell you all about that. >> and new security measures in place for tomorrow's ravens game. "11 news saturday morning" starts right now. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] >> welcome to "11 news saturday morning." i'm lisa robinson. >> and i'm jennifer franciotti. we'll get to our top stories in just a minute. first to turn oun the temperatures, lowell. >> yeah, you know, fall is here. and unfortunately the cooler temperatures are here with some wetness. >> of course because we live in seattle now, not baltimore. >> and we had record amounts of rainfall in september, which i'll talk about in my forecast. unfortunately, i know folks like the cooler weather, which is great, but when you mix the rain in with it, it can make it miserable, especially when you have problems with arthritis and my grains. it is no good. h.d. doppler showing rain through the eastern shore about an hour ago, and spotty showers to the west of baltimore. unfortunately, we will see on an

all began for women, seneca falls, n.y., the site of the first women's rights convention, barbara mikulski embrace history and made it. inducted into the national women's hall of fame. >> i am reminded once again of the founders of our revolution, and i believe it beats in the heart of every single person here, every woman, and every man, just the way that it did in 1848. >> barbara mikulski was honored as a political trailblazer and chosen for work for women, students, and veterans. >> i had big dreams to work in the community, but never anything quite as sycophant as this honor. >> senator barbara mikulski joins the likes of a million earhart,. ubman, peter orsz-- harriet tu, eleanor roosevelt. until this weekend, absent from scotte hall was coretta king. >> many women were not in the hall of fame that i felt should have been. i decided i would go home and nominates them. >> dr. bernice king accepted the posthumous honors for her mother. >> let me thank the young lady that the nominated my mother -- miss kelly mccoy. >> it is an incredible honor to be here and to sit with dr. king. >> 11

the same can be said of barbara mikulski.first field of democratic united states senator, she spearheaded legislated in jet is that approval of our lives from lost promoting equal care for women to better care for servicemen and women an equal access to quality education. she truly believes in the dignity of every life and has been an advocate in the best sense of the word. from our early days as a community organizer 2 city council and finally to congress, it can be easy to forget the trailblazer she is. in a town full of by, call for members like johnny unitas and cal ripken, it is time to add another to the list, senator barbara mikulski. our congratulations and heartfio

senate to the national women's hall of fame, barbara mikulski nakse makes history. >> barbara mikulskir was there. >> this year's living inductees include an equal rights champion, a pioneering chemist, and the first woman to enter the boston marathon. all who say they share the notion of impossibilities. here's barbara mikulski's speech. >> so many of us on this stage, and certainly for myself, came out of the fact that what we knew was when people told us, no, you can't do this. why are you doing this? you are just going to cause trouble? why don't you stay home? why don't you shut-up? why don't you sit down? well, you know what, it just did not work out that way. they laughed at us and made fun of us. but you know what, in america when you become a protester, when you become a dissident, they send you to congress. they do not put you in jail. [applause] we need to organize for ourselves here for women that are powerless around the world. that's what being here means. >> senator mikulski was joined by staff, fans from baltimore, and her sister fran. but on a big night like this, she

it is time to add another hall of famer to the list, senator barbara mikulski. congratulations and heul

mikulski: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senior senator from maryland. ms. mikulski: i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: mr. cardin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from maryland. mr. cardin: i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be dispensed with. officer without objection. mr. cardin: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the privileges of the floor be granted to the following member of the senator from oregon's staff, elizabeth heightsman, during the pendency. pending business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. cardin: mr. president, i've -- i know the senator from missouri is here i'm going to make a unanimous consent request that i anticipate he will object to. i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nomination, calendar number 11 2k-rbg that the fume nation be confidence, the motion to reconsider be laid on the

it is induction weekend before maryland's barbara mikulski. and kate amara, in for deborah uighur, who is traveling on assignment with the senator, and was there and she received that honor tonight. it is or big story. leading inductees include an equal rights champion, a pioneering chemist, and the first woman to enter the boston marathon. here is part of senator mikulski's induction speech. >> for many of us up on the stage and certainly for myself, it came out of the fact that what we knew was when people told us know. you cannot do this. why are you doing this? you are just going to cause trouble. why don't you stay home. why don't you shut up? why don't you sit down? you know what? it just did not work out that way. they laughed at us. they made fun of us, but in america, when you become a protester, when you become a dissident, they send to congress. they don't put you in jail. [applause] we need to organize for ourselves here and for the powerless around the world. >> senator mikulski was joined by staff, friends from baltimore, and her

senator mikulski -- senator mikulski has been a steadfast supporter of the girl scout program. talk show host rawls -- ron smith announced today that he had pancreatic cancer. it is a disease that has drawn lots of attention after the death of apple visionary steve jobs. he said he is going to stay on the air as long as possible. >> usually geared to policy and politics, the ron smith show started with something much more personal. >> friday morning at 7:30, i've got a call from my beloved friend, dr. bill howard who said to me that the cat scan shows that you have a tumor on your pancreas. here is what i was told by doctors who might trust not to be bsing me. this is stage for pancreatic cancer. and that this is very much worth fighting, that we will do chemo treatment and have quite a bit of success. so i could have many months ahead. >> is often without symptoms until later stages as it was in his case. >> i started feeling unwell. just vaguely. feelings of migrating pains in the middle of my body. >> you said that you lost your drive. >> i did. for reasons that i could not

. >> on this monumental a kinsman, senator barbara mikulski's only regret is her parents are not here aboutfrom baltimore santhink home runs, but it really was a powerful impact. i was touched. >> senator barbara mikulski is among 11 inductees including posthumous honors for billie holiday. the senator was honored by a constituent and shut -- chosen by a national panel. >> she was chosen for her work on behalf of americans everywhere -- her work on behalf of veterans, health care, education. she is tenacious. >> her achievements will be honored at the national women's hall of fame in seneca falls where women like rosa parks and helen keller are honored for their valuable and indoor in contributions. >> i could not have -- indoor in contributions. >> i could not have anticipated it. i've never had anything significant as this honor. >> seneca falls is believed to be the inspiration for the town in frank capra's classic "it's a wonderful life." that is the conclusion barbara mikulski is reaching, it has been a wonderful life. >> deborah weiner will have reports throughout the weekend in

. >> barbara mikulski joins an elite company of trailblazers. how she was honored. >> several early-warning accents to watch for and some delays starting to fall into place. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. >> thank you for joining us this morning. i had to put the heat on yesterday. >> temperatures are in the 40 + right now. take the light jacket with you. mostly cloudy is our forecast for today. a chance for some off and on light rain showers. high temperature only 54. the average height is 71. i have much better news in the seven-day forecast -- the average height is 71. >> an employee of a tire shop faces arson charges. >> kim dacey joins us live with some new details on a crime that allegedly started with a fight inside the shop. >> all that is left is a bulldozer. the entire building is gone. sources say there was a fight among employees just minutes before the fire started. one of them is facing charges. it wa

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mikulski: mr. president, it's an interesting bill on the floor, it's three bills, ities agriculture appropriations, commerce, justice and science, and the transportation-housing bill. our colleague, senator herb kohl of wisconsin, spent a good part of yesterday managing the bill. he chairs the agricultural subcommittee, and i'm doing it today. senator kohl was tied up on other matters, and he asked me to ensure that his statements in opposition to the crapo amendment number 814 and the moran 815 were presented to the senate. and i said that i would. i ask unanimous consent that senator kohl's remarks be included in the record. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. mikulski: and he was adamant in his opposition to the moran amendment providing $8 million for the watershed rehab program. while he's not opposed to the watershed rehab program, he wanted to make it clear we had to make very difficult decisions. he does not support senator moran's amendment, as it would offset funding for the dep

mikulski: mr.president, i want to compliment all senators in the way they've worked cooperatively on the expeditious way of moving these three very important appropriations subcommittee. every senator who has had an amendment has worked with us constructively, either to modify them, to comply with what the leadership wanted to move the bill. i want to compliment the managers on the other side of the bill for also moving the bill, and i think it shows that we can govern ourselves. mr. president, this is the first time in a couple of years we're actually following a regular order on due deliberations of our appropriations bills. it's very important that we do this, not only to meet our fiscal responsibility of funding annual appropriations, that is actually putting money in the federal checkbook. we have followed a regular order by each subcommittee holding rigorous hearings, doing due diligence in terms of oversight, being quiet guardians of the purse and now if anyone watched us over the last coupl

alex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. >> senator mikulski says she's confident, the $500 million willurvive in congress next week. >>> we are following breaking news. a hazmat situation in baltimore county. captain mike perry above it with are in. >> we're just east of towson and the hillendale area, in the 6800 block of barnett road. fire officials called here shortly after 4:00 this afternoon. apparently a woman inside of a duplex here found a mysterious or suspicious white powder inside. she called for fire department officials. they sent a full hazmat assignment, along with police. they do have the road block here in the 6800 block. we do see that the house currently is open and anyone inside has been evacuated. there are no reports of injuries at this time. and what the white powder exactly is, has not been determined at this time. back to you. >> definitely a strange report. thank you. we'll continue to follow it. >>> sunshine here across northern maryland. a little rain southeast of us. looks like we'll have more rain coming in during the overnight. 58 now. no wind at all. the

. >> on this monumental occasion, senator mikulski is only regret is that her parents are not here to witness this milestone. >> we think about swatting home lines. it really was a very powerful impact. i was touched. >> the senator is among 11 inductees this year including coretta scott king and billie holiday. the senator was nominated by her constituents and chosen by a panel of judges. >> she was chosen because of her work on behalf of americans everywhere. her push for health care. educational efforts. she really is tenacious on behalf of her constituents and people across the country. >> her achievements were be honored at the national woman's hall of fame in seneca falls where women like rosa parks and helen keller are honored for their contributions to the country. >> i could not have anticipated it. i had big dreams to do service and worked in the community. i never thought of anything quite as significant as this honor. >> seneca falls is the inspiration for the town in the classic "it's a wonderful life." she is reaching that conclusion this weekend for her that it has been

mikulski: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from maryland. ms. mikulski: mr. president, i'm pleased to repor present toe united states the fiscal year 2012 bill to fund the c.j.s. appropriations. that's the department of commerce, justice, and our science agencies. i want to thank leader reid and minority leader mcconnell for bringing the c.j.s. bill to the floor so that we senators have an opportunity to discuss and vote on this important legislation. the c.j.s. bill is the product of bipartisan cooperation. i stand here today with my ranking member, my colleague, my partner on this bill, senator kay bailey hutchison. at the outset, i want to thank her and her excellent staff for working hand in hand to advance the cause and the goals that we believe in: creating jobs, making sure that our streets and our neighborhoods are safe, a understand at the same time funding innovation and technology so that america continues to be an exceptional nation. we've worked together, and i'm going to thank her for her support and her cooperation. this fiscal year c.j.s. tota

barbara mikulski is among those who voted against the change. new for you this morning, shocking revelations of the a suicide pack involving bernie madoff the man convicted of running the biggest multibillion dollar ponzi scheme in history. karen travers has details. >> reporter: on christmas eve 2008, bernie and ruth madoff decided they had enough. two weeks earlier bernie was arrested and charged with running a multibillion dollar ponzi scheme that bilked more than 10,000 investors. according to a new interview ruth madoff did with cbs news "60 minutes" she and her husband tried to kill themself the night before christmas in their new york penthouse apartment. >> we decide to kill -- decided to kill ourselves because it was so horrendous what was happening. we had terrible phone calls, hate mail. just beyond anything. and i said i can't -- i just can't go on anymore. >> reporter: ruth told cbs she and her husband of 50 years decided together to swallow pills but it was not enough. we took pills and woke up the next day. it was very impulsive a

amendment saying it would hold the boys back by forcing them out of mainstream classrooms and senator mikulski voted no against the measure. >>> it might cost more to flush. the state is considering double and tripling the cost to flush. we pay $30 a year to the bay restoration fund and the monies pay for sewage treatment plans and septic systems. a task force is thinking of having us pay $90 by 2015. >>> 5:06. consumer alert. wegmans for calling 5,000 pounds are-- recalling 5,000 pounds ofturkish pine nuts. they were sold in bulk between july 1st and october 18th. here in maryland as well aspens vain yarks virginia, new jersey and -- new york, virginia, new skersy. >>> did you get a flu shot? it is less effective than what was thought. >>> and look at this in the heart of autumn. it may look pretty because it is causing a lot of headaches this morning. we will tell you all about that when "good morning maryland" continues on this thursday, october 27th. >>> now "good morning maryland." >>> it's more like christmas than halloween in denver a snowstorm left 140,000 people without power most are

senator mikulski is among those who voted no. >>> now, maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weatherate. >> good morning, everyone. to get you started on this thursday, yes, we are dealing with rain across the area. so as you head out and about, make sure to pack your patience as you get on the roadways. let's check out maryland's most powerful radar because you can see we are dealing with light to moderate rein across the area. the -- rein across the area. the mod -- rain across the area. you zoom in and you can see heavier rain now pushing in across owings mill and along i- 695 as of now around pikesville as well. so, if you are going that way, keep it slow on the roadways. looking at some more moderate rain around bel air. more of the same to jaretsville and kingville and we are dealing with more showers around galena millington and chestertown and also in cecilton. that's what you are dealing with on roadways. take it slowly because the showers will be off and on as we go through the remainder -- remainder of today. >> reporter: we have

at a ribbon cutting at the science center, barbara mikulski is bowing a fight. >> it will put in $500 million to put the telescope into space. >> reporter: or at least keep it alive. three nobel peace prize winners supported the telescope. with the web, it can see further out and further back in time to the edges of the big bang. >> we hope to push back the last couple billions of years and learn how the universe was operating. >> reporter: it won't see in colors the way we do, but in infrared light. >> into places that the hubble can't see like the dusty regions. it will allow us to explore planets and stars. >> reporter: provided, it gets off earth. >> senator mikulski is confident this is going to survive the vote in congress next week. >> with the noble prize winner endorsing it, it has a good chance. >>> we'll have the five-day forecast coming up when we return. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> temperatures are bottoming out today. the forecast with the winter storm warning in effect through 6:00 and a winter storm advisory in effect as well. that's from north east maryland from the 95 stretch

. >> a rare honor for barbara mikulski. she is inducted into the women's hall of fame. >> a daring stunt on a cliff in china. >> that's what i did last weekend. cloudy and cold again today. re.get down from their we have if you promise for your morning commute. >> a man charged with arson in a tire shop in north baltimore. i'm kim dacey live with that story. >> the supreme court starts a new session today. some of the big cases on the docket. >> the ravens defense grounds the new york jets. renewed concerns about the offense. >> we of turned the page on september, but can we turn the page on the clouds and the rain? [captioning made possible by constellation energy group]

senator barbara mikulski said she secured the money for other projects. the goal is to replace the aging systems making certain rescue missions easier. she says it means more jobs and maryland. >> the coast guard motto is always prepared. that means that all of our ships need to be fit for duty. >> the coast guard employees sick about military personnel and more than 500 civilian workers. >> to lead, an all-out manhunt in northern texas. >> police say a serial rapist is targeting alumni from a college sorority. >> developments on the campaign trail. we take a look at presidential candidate rick carey's new tax plan and whether it will be able to boost his ranking in the polls. >> the search for a missing kansas city baby is entering its fourth week. lisa's parents live together, but she's still married to another man. tonight we are hearing from him for the first time. shawn bradley has a 5-year-old son with his estranged wife, deborah, but says she has always been a good mom. after an exhaustive search of the urban house, experts say there are signs that

> there is $5 million in the federal budget to fully fund the telescope project, senator barbara mikulskiaid. that is good news for maryland. >> it will be operated by the space telescope science institute, which is headquartered at johns hopkins. >> the replica will be leading the like -- the science center, but the sites exhibit is here to stay. the real james west telescope will be launching in 2013. >> here's a look at what is coming up at 6:00 p.m. >> former governor bob ehrlich is called as a defense witness in the political corruption trial of senator ulysses currie. you do not want to miss what he had to say. >> the jury makes a decision in the walter bishop jr. murder for hire trial. >> and the search continues for the van involved

mikulski: i oppose the mccain amendment and oppose o.m.b.'s recommendations. the trade adjustment assistance is an effective and modest program. it's only $15.8 million. the average grant is $75,000. from 2006-2010, it's helped over 830 firms essentially creating or retaining about 50,000 jobs. i urge the defeat of the mccain amendment. the presiding officer: is there further debate? if not, the question is on the amendment. is there a sufficient second? there is. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: the presiding officer: any senators wishing to vote or change their vote? if not, on this, the ayes are 44, the nays are 55. the amendment is not agreed to. a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from wisconsin. mr. kohl: i ask unanimous consent the four amendments listed in the previous order and the following amendments of senator coburn, number 791 and number 792, be the only amendments in order to be offered this evening. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. a senator: mr. president. the presiding

but at a ribbon cutting at maryland science center, senator barbara mikulski is vowing a fight. >> thatput in $500 million to put the james went telescope into space. >> reporter: or at least keep it alive. three nobel prize winners included theirs. the doctor studied exploding stars with the hubble space telescope. with the web, he could fee farther out and further back in time to the edges of the big bang. >> and we hope to push back that last couple billion years and learn how the universe was operating in its earliest times. >> reporter: the web won't see in colors the way we do. instead, it will see in infrared light, revealing. >> dusty regions around where planets are forming. it also allows for planets in nearby stars. >> provided it gets off early. alex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. >> senator mcculskey says she's confident, the $500 million for the telescope will survive a vote in congress next week. >>> things are changing out there today. >> we've got changes coming. we have chilly air after the rain tomorrow. tomorrow is not going to be a chilly day. had a little rain. bu

it's cosponsored by senators crapo, risch, snowe, ayotte, wyden, johanns, nelson of nebraska, mikulski and hoeven. mr. president, earlier this year the u.s. department of agriculture proposed a rule that would limit servings of a certain category of vegetables that includes white potatoes, corn, peas, and lima beans. it would limit them to a total of one cup per week in the national school lunch program. the proposed rule would also ban this category of vegetables altogether from the school breakfast program. our bipartisan amendment would prevent the department of agriculture from moving forward with this arbitrary limitation. i'm concerned that the proposed rule would impose significant costs on schools and would limit the flexibility that they need to serve nutritious, affordable meals to their students. now, for those who are less familiar with this issue, let me give my colleagues some background. current law already requires the school lunch and breakfast programs to follow the most recent dietary guidelines for americans. last year, the usda released the newest guidelines that c

. >> senator barbara mikulski said there are $500 million in the budget to fully fun the telescope. > is to be assembled at goddard, in greenbelt maryland. it will be operated by the space telescope. >> the replica will be leaving the science center. the inside exhibit is here to stay. the real james webb telescope will be launching in 201 . >> b.g.e. thinks you can cut your heating bill by 5%. the factors that could save you money next in consumer alert. >> i'm rob roblin. if you are convicted of drunk driving in the state of maryland you may have to blow into one of these to start your car. that story coming up. >> first a programming note for you. harford county executive david craig will be on later this morning. if you have a question, e-mail your questions to sundayquestions@www.wbaltv.com. >> b.g.e. is predicting natural gas customers will pay 30% less to heat their homes this weekend. numbers coming in at an estimated $556 this year compared to 584 in 2010. they expect a drop this year because this winter is supposed to be less severe and demand for natural gas is expect to be

chairman. >> senator mikulski? >> first of all i would like to support the blumenthal a minute.and i have some in my own state of johns hopkins run something called the senate which talented youth. when i asked them to come in what other federal programs that help gifted and talented youth, quite frankly they are a left a population. there is the javits program. it is enormously modest and it is a stereotype that is a bias against the gifted and talented. there's a bias that believes that smart kids are rich kids, that smart kids don't come from barry jokes. that they don't come from neighborhoods like mine where they filmed the film the wire. somehow another we've gotten away from believing that the intelligence and talent is randomly distributed through our population. and that many teachers are better prepared serving children who are underachieving than children with enormous potential. and what we're asking for a thing, and we have senator grassley who is also taken an interest in this, the chairman has been very good at including some the things called the talent act. what

. >> senator mccull ski -- barbara mikulski. >> senator murray. >> no by proxy. >> senator casey. senator hagan. no by proxy. >> senator franken. >> no. >> senator whitehouse. >> no. >> senator bloom that you will. >> senator alexander. >> no. >> senator burr. >> aye by proxy. >> senator isakson. >> no. >> no paul. >> aye. >> senator hatch. senator mccain. senator roberts. senator -- >> no. >> chairman harkin. >> chairman harkin. >> no. >> 17 nays, 3 ayes. >> the amendment is not greed to. >> senator hagan. >> senator sanders. i recognize senator sanders. title 1, right? >> yes, this is sanders k title 1. >> the senator is recognized for amendment 1. >> this is a pretty simple modest amendment which i hope is not too controversial. i think everybody in the congress is deeply concerned about the high level of dropouts that we see in our school systems. approximately 30% of our children drop out. among african-american kids, unbelievably that number is 50%. kids were dropping out. in latino kids, the number is higher than that. and i know that in this bill there are various tools th

blumenthal, senator durbin, senator gind, senator kerry, senator lautenberg, senator levin, senator mikulskiy demonstrating illegal behavior. former department of homeland security secretary michael chertoff stated in response to a question about the december, 2001, bomb attempt by richard reid is that the problem is the profile that many people think they have of what a terrorist is doesn't fit the reality, and in fact one of the things the enemy does is to deliberately recruit people who are western in background or in appearance so that it can slip by people who might be stereotyping. racial profiling diverts scarce resources from real law enforcement. in my own state of maryland in the 1990's, the aclu brought a class-action suit against the maryland state police for illegally targeting african-american motorists for stops and searches along maryland's highways. the parties ultimately entered into a federal court consent decree in 2003 in which they made a joint statement that emphasized in part the need to treat motorists of all races with respect, dignity and fairness under the law is

mikulski: i rise to comment on tax reform texas' amendment. -- the gentleman from texas' amendment. mr. chairman, i am the chair of the subcommittee on commerce, justice, and science and fund the bureau of alcohol and firearms. i'm going to comment on the amendment. before i comment on the amendment explicitly i'd like to compliment the gentleman from texas, one, raising the issue on the floor, second, his fierce defense of the border, our southwest border, and his devotion to federal law enforcement and always being concerned when we send them in harm's way and where we in any way could have contributed to either their injury or their death. so i think -- you know, i just compliment you on that. my ranking member, senator kay bailey hutchison, also from texas has spoken eloquently, diligently and unflinchingly about the need that we have to be serious about what's happening on the southwest border. i say this to you, that for those of us who are concerned about our country, we support the efforts to control our border and the growing violence that's occurring there. i believe that

mikulski: thank you very much, mr. president.se a pend -- oppose a pending amendment, the amendment offered by the senator from arizona, senator mccain, that is amendment number 740. mr. president, this amendment would eliminate any funding under the economic development administration for trade adjustments assistance. trade adjustment assistance under the economic development administration is $15.8 million. this amendment would stop a.d.a. from implementing the t.a.a. for something called the firms program which was just reauthorized last week by the senate. the trade adjustment assistance for firms is the only program specifically designed to help small manufacturers hurt by import competition. let me emphasize, it's the little guys. it's the machine tool shop, it's the small to medium sized business that we go hoorah-hoorah for in the senate all of the time. but when it comes to helping them when they were hurt by trade imports or their intellectual property has been stolen, we're not going to give them help. i oppose this am

senator murkowski -- mikulski an had two e already hearings about the block grants. when we talk about it two or three years where we have lapsed on no child left behind, that is my comparison to the child development block grants. i will be happy to work with you and take information we have learned at those hearings as we move toward what i hope is a reauthorization of that program of this congress. >> amendment on title i? >> this is on all titles? it is all titles and it is amendment number 2. i think we can do it shortly because most of what i have said before about no child left behind it will stand that i said this previously. i want to ask unanimous consent to change the last five words on it. this says anything in no child left behind that imposes a man that -- a mandate for schools shall -- and i would like to strike the last five words -- say shall henceforth be voluntary. >> say that again. >> after the word "shall," say "henceforth be voluntary." >> "henceforth be voluntary"? >> yes. >> without objection, the senator can modify his a minute. >> i would l

mikulski: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from maryland. the senate is not in order. the senator from maryland. ms. mikulski: mr. president, i along with the chairman of the subcommittee on agriculture, we oppose this amendment -- excuse me. i oppose this amendment. and let me tell you why i oppose it. firs it's a budget buster. to enforce this will take enormous amounts of resources. you cannot be sure that that drug coming from canada is not a counterfeit, lethal death drug. you don't have any enforcement procedures in here, you don't have the money to enforce it. and we have a history of phony drugs coming in through rogue web sites, through counterfeit countries. if you want-to-a drug that's been made in a country that we view as predators towards the united states, when you take your coumadin, when you want your wife to take her breast cancer drug, when your daughter make take that birth control bill, then you want the vitter amendment. but if you want safety, defeat the amen

miss mikulski: mr. president point of personal privilege. could we call the roll faster. mr. reid: mr. president? mr. president? mr. president? mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: reid: i ask unanimous consent the call of the quorum be terminated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask for the yeas and nays on the gillibrand amendment. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: is there anyone wishing to vote or change their vote? hearing none the yeas are 58. the nays are 41. the amendment is agreed to. mr. reid: madam president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: we would be much more efficient here. we have ten-minute votes. it's very, very difficult -- the presiding officer: the senate please be in order. mr. reid: it's very difficult for those that are doing the work for us to determine who's voting which way to hear us, people moving around. i think it would be to everyone's advantage if we all sit d