ms. baldwin: thank you, mr. chairman. i have two. my final two. i'll try to get it into -- both of them into three minutes. how's that? the first one is baldwin amendment regarding n.i.h. and biomedical research. i'm very concerned that budget cuts that are mandated by the budget control act and further cuts that we have before us in the budget resolution mark continue to put biomedical research at risk. a concern i know that many of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle share. these policies are particularly devastating for our nation's young researchers who are increasingly discouraged from entering the field altogether and some are actually leaving the country to pursue their research. indeed n.i.h. director dr. collins, cautioned that we are putting an entire generation of scientists at risk. so, i ask my colleagues to support this amendment, to help ensure that our country really remains at the forefront of innovation of biomedical innovation, and also by supporting the next generation of innovative researchers. mr. chairman my second amend

ms. baldwin: aye. mr. kaine: aye. mr. king: aye. mr. enzi: no. the clerk: the ayes are 10, the nays are 12. mr. enzi: the next is the stabenow amendment on oil spills. ms. stabenow: this is really a taxpayer amendment to say, if you have an oil spill, some tar sands, that the oil companies should be paying for that. the cleanup. the oil spill liability trust fund should have those types of spills covered by companies paying into it. we permanently extend the tax and eliminate tax benefits that apply when there's a settlement or a judgment because of oil spills and there's punitive damages. if somebody is found to be reckless, the taxpayer should not pick up the tab. i would ask for a yes vote. mr. enzi: i would ask for a no vote. this is overly prescriptive and it's an issue that needs to be deliberated at length in the finance committee and i know that senator wyden has been here to hear the discussion on it and so i'm sure that it will be. i don't think it's the intent of anybody to give people a special tax break on fines or penalties. so i'd r

ms. baldwin. mr. kane. esther king. mr. chairman. chairman enzi: are there any wishing to change their vote? seeing none, please report the vote. clerk: mr. chairman, the yeas are 18, the nays are four. chairman enzi: we have a vote on the side-by-side. i request a rollcall vote. clerk: mr. grassley. mr. sessions. mr. crapo. mr. graham. mr. portman. esther to me. ms. ayotte. mr. corker. mr. perdue. mr. sanders. mr. wyden. ms. stabenow. mr. white house. mr. warner. mr. merkley. ms. baldwin. mr. kane. mr. king. mr. chairman. chairman enzi: >> aye. clerk: the yeas are 12, the nays are 10. chairman enzi: next is the sessions amendment on welfare. not sure if there's a side-by-side. sen. sessions: colleagues, i believe we are spending an extraordinary amount on welfare and reform. we can do good things for poor people and help them better with the $1 trillion we are spending. $750 billion a year on this program that doesn't include medicaid, but medicaid is designed for low income people in real poverty. i think we need to help those peop

ms. baldwin: i ask unanimous consent the reading be dispensed with. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the amendment by number. the clerk: proposed amendment number 432. the presiding officer: the senator from wisconsin. ms. barehand: my amendment would create a free community college program making a bold investment in our nation's students, its work force and the future of our economy. it pays for this investment in a balanced way. ms. baldwin: my amendment would actually reduce the deficit by enacting the buffet rule, asking millionaires and billionaires to pay their fair share of taxes while giving our students a fair shot at the opportunities a higher education brings. i believe every student in america deserves a fair shot at an affordable education and education should be a path to the middle class not a path into debt. inspired by programs in tennessee and chicago this spring president obama proposed a program that would allow students to attend community college for two years at no cost. this will give students who are willing to wor

ms. baldwin: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from wisconsin. ms. baldwin: mr. president my amendment would create a free community college program making a bold investment in our nation's students, its work force and the future of our economy. it pays for this investment in a balanced way and my amendment would actually reduce the deficit by enacting the buffett rule asking millionaires and billionaires to pay their fair share of taxes while giving our students a fair shot at the opportunities a higher education brings. inspired by programs in tennessee and chicago this spring president obama proposed a program that would allow students to attend community college for two years at no cost. this was a bold step, and passing my amendment will show that congress is ready to act to give every student a fair shot at an affordable education. voting for this amendment means you believe that a college education should be a path to the middle class and not a path into debt. i would urge all of my colleagues to vote yes on the baldwin-schumer-sanders-stabenow amendment t

ms. baldwin: and for highlighting some of those threats in my home state of wisconsin. mr. president, let there be no doubt that global climate change is real. it is a fact. the question is not whether it's happening but rather how we are going to address it. are we going to do all that we can to leave the next generation a safer and healthier world? as my friend from rhode island just noted, climate change will be costly to our economy and to our very way of life, and the longer we wait to act the more costly these impacts will be. throughout our history the state of wisconsin has been a proud home to environmental leaders who have worked to pass on a stronger environment to future generations. aldo leopold john muir and senator gaylord nelson, the founder of earth day and the namesake for the nelson institute at the university of wisconsin that my colleague from rhode island just mentioned in his remarks. and as a representative of our great state, it is one of my top priorities to follow in this legacy and to preserve our natural resources and quality of life for future

ms. lani guinier. my hobby has been reading for 47 years and i am 60. james baldwinng that is faced can be changed. but nothing can be changed until it is faced. and i am a alcoholic. when i really face my alcoholism where was able to get sober. i have been sober since 1986. and every day i let myself know that i am an alcoholic. i faced it. and what i want to say to make my comments shorter is it was written in the united independent context a text book for thought, speech and accent for victims of racism and white supremacy and he said in the book do you understand the concept and the dynamic of racism in this country? everything else will only confuse you. and i am a firm believer of that. what i want to ask her is shouldn't we put the names racism on the actions and the laws that they are passing and make it daily part of the speech because it does affect every area of our life and our ancestor's life. >> guest: first thing is congratulations. he has been sober since 1986 and that is hard to do and i am proud of him for that. i'll also like his idea of naming wha