scarlet willa wyden, brightest red hair on the planet, she is going to be able to enjoy some special places because of the work that senator boxer has done. and she has protected those special places while at the same time defying most of what the political observers thought was possible by teaming up with senator inhofe on infrastructure projects that have paid off so tremendously in terms of jobs and quality of life. so it's possible to do this right, but this drought provision doesn't do it. i'm very hopeful that the work my colleagues have done will be supported here in the senate, and i want to thank my colleague for our years and years of friendship, and i yield. mrs. boxer: well, i thank my friend so much. how much time remains for us? the presiding officer: 20 minutes. mrs. boxer: i'm going to speak just a little while, then i will yield time and reserve the balance. i want to say to senator wyden, thank you for your words. i also wanted to explain why i felt it was important to take this time at this late hour, we're all exhausted, because we must make this case. and i'll te