I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded…

Mr. President, before I yield all time back on our side, I have listened to the entirety of this debate. It seems to me it has been fairly clear that on one side the government regulates and messes things up, and on the other side things…

Mr. President, I thank the distinguished Senator for her remarks and actually fully agree with them in that mobile is kind of left alone, and it should not be because it is everything that is happening in the future. But it is a step, and…

Mr. President, how much time remains on this side? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator has 18 minutes under his control.

And both Senator Cantwell and Senator Mark Udall want to speak. I don't want to take their time, so at this point I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk proceeded to call the…

Mr. President, I would like to respond to some things, but I understand we only have 42 minutes remaining. The PRESIDING OFFICER. That is correct.

Mr. President, to be sure, there are those who disagree with the FCC's open Internet rules, and there is an avenue for these complaints. It is called the judicial system. Some are using it. Two companies have filed lawsuit claiming that…

I note the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded…

Mr. President, I rise this evening to join my colleague from Rhode Island and those who have come to the floor throughout the day today, to join them in strong opposition to the efforts by Senator Paul to nullify the Environmental…

Madam President, I rise in opposition to S.J. Res. 6. This resolution would basically roll back the FCC's compromise over what we have all been debating: net neutrality. This is a subject area I have more than a passing interest in. It is…

Mr. President, I rise today to continue an initiative that was actually started by the Presiding Officer's predecessor, Senator Kaufman, whereby on a fairly regular basis I try to come down and recognize the service of one of our…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Manchin.) Without objection, it is so ordered. Cloture Motion The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been…

Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum, and I ask unanimous consent that the time under the quorum call be equally charged. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk…

As we approach the impending Veterans Day next week, I think it's important that we pause for a moment as a country and reflect on the contributions that these veterans have done, veterans who served us since the early part of last…

Bipartisanship is not dead. There are policies grounded in common sense that lawmakers on both sides of the aisle can agree upon. I'm proud to be part of a group of lawmakers, Democrat and Republican, who are fighting to complete the Lewis…

Mr. President, I come to the floor this morning to speak to the legislation that is pending before us, S. 1769, the Rebuild America Jobs Act. This legislation, in fact, would put literally millions of Americans back to work rebuilding our…

Well, with a national government seemingly incapable of confronting a mountain range of debt and a national media preoccupied with politics, I have to tell you, Mr. Speaker, as I travel across the State of Indiana, one thing is clear: In…

Mr. President, we have had a lot of conversation today. We all agree we need infrastructure. On both sides of the aisle we have had a good conversation. I have said before, a road is not a Democratic or Republican road, a bridge is not a…