mr. kirk: mr. president, i would call up my first-degree amendment. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the amendment. the clerk: the senator from illinois, mr. kirk, proposes amendment number 2764 to amendment number 2763. at the appropriate place, in title 4, insert the following -- mr. kirk: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent we dispense with further reading of the amendment. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: well, amazingly enough, our colleagues across the aisle just voted to proceed to an individual appropriations bill. we've been trying to do this for months. finally they approved going to an appropriations bill. this shouldn't be breaking news. goodness gracious! but it is newsworthy because of what's been going on around here for the last few months, because democrats have repeatedly blocked the senate from even debating individual appropriations bills. they've never had a good excuse, of course, and the excuses kept changing as each

mr. kirk: mr. president, the ranking member and i have a small package of amendments that have been cleared by both sides. i would ask unanimous consent that the following amendments be called up and reported by number to the senate for a vote on the amendments en bloc: shaheen 2772, heller 2766. the presiding officer: is there objection? hearing none, so ordered. the clerk will report the amendments by number. the clerk: the senator from illinois mr. kirk, proposes amendment numbered 277 -- shaheen 2772, and heller amendment number 2766. the presiding officer: question occurs on the amendments en bloc. if there is no further debate, all those in favor say aye. those opposed nay. the amendments are adopted. mr. kirk: mr. president, ask unanimous consent that the senate be with a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. blumenthal: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from connecticut. m

mr. kirk: madam president, i ask unanimous consent to vitiate the quorum call. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. kirk: madam president, the ranking member and i have a package of amendments that have been cleared by both sides. i ask unanimous consent that when the senate resume resumes consideration of h.r. 2029 that the following amendments be called up and reported by number for the senate to vote en bloc. it's moran 2774, murkowski 2775, murkowski 2776, and the blumenthal 2779. blumenthal 2781, and toomey 2785. sullivan 2786, sullivan 27 l 87, collins 2788 and cornyn 2789. bennet 2795. durbin 2794, boxer 2798. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. under the previous order, the question occurs on the motion to concur in the house amendment to s. 1356. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: psh(hjñ ment. vote: this is a test. millions of american families who are now subject to being torn apart. a

. - well, i'm asking ambassador kirk. mr. ambassador, why is she wrong and you're right? - the opinions expressed by ron kirk are not those of the hilary clinton for president campaign. - well, let me put it - - and i have contributed to the secretary clinton. - i was going to bring that up. - i differred with her. i will do everything i can to prove this agreement worthy of that gold standard that secretary clinton gave. but what i can tell you, look, at least for me, my decision to support somebody is not because they agree with ron kirk on everything. but i've traveled and i've worked with her. i tell people what i find fascinating about the debate and about hilary, nobody's questioning her competence, nobody. but because we know her so well, now we want to pick her apart. well, i don't like her shoes or pantsuit. but last night people got to see her heart. - last night, as we sit here, was the democratic debate. all we're doing is looking at their character, and we have no idea if they can do this job. this is the toughest job in the world. it is brutally more difficul

mr. paris. your money's safe." >> narrator: by february 2006, kirk wright will flee atlanta. when "american greed" returns, with the feds on his trail, will wright take the money and run, or will he take a permanent vacation? >> he was calling us from a cellphone that was non-traceable, throwaway-able, but still saying, "well, i'm not on the run. i don't have anything to hide. i'm just being careful of my i don't have anything to hide. i'm just being careful of my movements. >> narrator: in january 2006, international management associates of atlanta still looks like a good investment. its manager, kirk wright, claims the company has more than $150 million under management. that month, retired businessman allan ehrlich follows up on a tip to check i.m.a. out. >> i read all the paperwork, i called people for references, and everything checked. >> narrator: unfortunately, his million is the last money invested with i.m.a. in atlanta, everything is about to go down the drain. investors who want payments are getting the runaround. >> throughout the month of january, unfortunately

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mr. tester: thank you, madam president. senator kirk, it will be sometime before he gets here, so i do want to give my remarks for the purpose of other folks that would like it talk to this bill. madam president, i rise today along with senator kirk to usher the legislation through this chamber, the v.a.-milcon aeption pros bill legislation, through this chamber as quickly as possible. i do want to thank senator kick for his work on this bill. as i said last week when we began debating the v.a.-mill appropriations bill, this legislation has huge significance. it marks a good-faith effort on behalf of this body to move forward with appropriations bills that responsibly invest in our national security, our comirks aneconomy,and our count. i also think of all the appropriations bills to move forward, it's right and just that a bill to honor our commitment to in our nation's veterans be the first one to break the gridlock. the realize that the v.a.-milcon aeptiov.a.-milconappropriationsl that i come out of committee fell far short. now that

mr. dalton trumbo bryan: yes? >> i will see you in washington. enjoy your picnic. let's go, boys. charile: we saw in the trailer, it is kirk douglas.ryan: kirk douglas, yeah. in relief, kirk douglas did a very heroic thing, much like the parallels of spartacus, where a man stands up for what is right, and by doing so others will stand with him. it is a noble thing, and kirk, who risked a lot, because he put his own money and is reputation at risk. charile: and a lot of lives were destroyed. bryan: he could have been ostracized easily if it did not work. at one point he just felt that it was not right. it was not fair. he would not be who he thought he was as a man, i'm talking allowed, aas, if he different name, a phony name, to ," of all things -- how can you allow a hidden name to be on that movie? for those vegetables he said no, dalton trumbo's name is going to be honest, and it was the first time in 15 years that dalton trumbo saw his first -- real name on a screen. kirk: so many parts that i played, i think of "spartacus," this fight for freedom, and he is saying i am free, but i know nothing -- i want to read. i want to know

mr. dalton trumbo? yes. see you in washington. enjoy your picnic. let's go, boys. >> rose: we saw in the trailer trailer. >> in real life kirk douglas did a very heroic thing, much like the parallels of spartacus where a man stands up for what is right and, by doing so, others will stand with him. and it's a noble thing. and kirk, who risked a lot because he put his own money and reputation at risk. >> rose: and a lot of lives were financially destroyed by -- >> he could have been ostracized easily if it didn't work, but at one point he just felt that it wasn't right, it wasn't fair, and he wouldn't be who he thought he was as a man -- i'm talking about kirk douglas -- if he allowed a different name, a phony name to be on spartacus, of all things. how can you allow, you know, a hidden name to be on that movie? >> rose: for those principles. for those principles. and he said, no dalton trumbo's name is going to be on it. it was the first time in 13 years dalton trumbo saw his real name on a screen. >> rose: look at. this here it is. >> when i think of all the movies i've done, so many of the characters that i've played, it's like a part of me. when i

mr. robert burton. robert: thank you for the intro. we saw the last time that the skins faced an undefeated team. but a little confidence booster for kirk cousins leading up to sunday. he was named the nfc offensive player of the week. twice this season he received honor. he has 20 of 25 passing. 25 yards in the win over the saints. is this the guy now in washington? are we talking long-term? today he is focused on the game. if you didn't see this last night you missed one for the ages. this will be talked about for years. this was a knockdown and a dragout. maryland beat georgetown 75-71 in an historic battle. >> what a game. first, i want to praise the fans. the fans were phenomenal. >> i don't think anything to be competitive. >> this is a game we will be talking about for a while. this was cool. i don't think we could have wrote a better script. georgetown would like to change the outcome. the way it was played at high level and the great atmosphere. went down to the wire. terrific. >> as bad as i feel right now, in the long run, this will help us out. but i do think it is important for the sport. doing this for the good of the coll

murkowski, kirk, scott, hatch, roberts, cassidy, murray, mikulski, sanders, casey, franken, bennet, whitehouse, baldwin, murphy, and warren. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: pursuant to the previous order, the ask that the senate proceed to the consideration of h.r. 2577. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate will proceed to the consideration of h.r. 2577, which the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 138, h.r. 258 77, an act making appropriations for the departments of transportation and housing and urban development and so forth and for other purposes. ms. collins: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator maine. ms. collins: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported amendment be withdrawn. the presiding officer: is there objection? a senator: reserving the right to object. i understand we're moving to consideration of the transportation and h.u.d. appropriations bill. is that correct, mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator is correct. mr. wicker: and reserving the right to object just for point of clarification, i am under the assumption th

mr. kirk: mr. president, i come to the floor to urge support of the senate for the 2016 v.a. milcon appropriations bill. this year's bill's funding for our veterans was $65 billion. it is now $71.2 billion. that's a $6.2 billion increase over last year. the president requested $70.1 billion for f.y. 2016. this provides $1.1 billion more than the president's request for this upcoming legislation. last week, we agreed to debate this bill by an overwhelming vote of 93-0. if we have record funding to fix the disability of backlog at the v.a. in this bill. there are new protections for whistle-blowers and doctors and nurses who are protected when there was patient abuse. this bill protects the protectors of our veterans. with that, i yield back. thank you. mr. kirk: i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. roberts: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from kansas. mr. roberts: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent to proceed for five minutes as if we are in morning business. the presiding officer: the se

mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that the brown amendment 2801 be called up and agreed to, the kirk amendment number 2764 be withdrawn, and the senate vote on the kirk amendment number 2763, as amended. further, that following the disposition of the kirk amendment number 2763, the bill, as amended, be read a third time and the senate vote on passage of h.r. 20729, as amended. -- h.r. 2029, as amended. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. the clerk will report the brown amendment. the clerk: the senator from kentucky, mr. mcconnell, proposes amendment numbered 28 2801. the presiding officer: under the previous order, amendment 2801 is agreed to. under the previous order, amendment number 2764 is withdrawn and the question occurs on the substitute, as amended. mr. cornyn: mr. president? mr. president? mr. tester: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from montana. mr. tester: i want to urge my colleagues to vote for this military construction-v.a. bill before us. thank yous are in order. i want to thank to the chairman, senator kirk, and his staff,

bill to work with senator kirk and senator tester to get in the queue for floor consideration. mr. cornyn: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from texas. mr. cornyn: madam president, two weeks ago the senate was unable to proceed to consider a very important piece of legislation called the stop sanctuary policies and protect americans act. the goal of this legislation is to protect our communities from criminals who violate our laws and who pose a danger to those communities, often minority communities themselves. the aim of this legislation is to restore law and order across the country by holding those accountable who are defying federal law and refusing to cooperate with the federal government when it comes to communicating the status of people who are illegally present in the country who've committed other, more serious crimes 6 and refusing to honor federal detainers. as we discussed the need for this bill, several of my colleagues have highlighted the importance of this issue, but unfortunately we lost that vote because only 54 senators voted to proceed to th