Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from…

Mr. President, Senators should expect a rollcall vote at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow in relation to the Nelson of Florida amendment No. 34 to the FAA authorization bill. That will be the only vote of the day. ____________________

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the HELP Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. 248 and that the bill be referred to the Committee on Finance. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Merkley). Without objection, it is so…

Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:02 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, February 8, 2011, at…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, February 8; that following the prayer and the pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the…

Mr. President, I would like to speak this morning in support of amendment No. 32. This amendment introduces new language to section 320 of the Federal Aviation Administration's authorization bill concerning unmanned aerial systems. It has…

Madam President, I also rise today to congratulate the Senator from West Virginia on his speech and welcome him to the Senate and express pleasure in working together. I want to echo the comments of Senator Lamar Alexander, the good…

Mr. President, today, when our country faces enormous challenges--both domestic and international--we have an opportunity to recognize President Ronald Reagan on the 100th anniversary of his birth. Today--when we need big doses of optimism…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. McCaskill). Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Madam President, it is my great honor to speak on the floor for the first time as a Senator. I am truly humbled by this auspicious occasion and the enormous privilege to serve the greatest people in America--the people of West Virginia…

Mr. President, I was unable to vote today because of a family emergency. I want to be clear that if I were present in the Chamber, I would have voted in favor of Senator Sheldon Whitehouse's amendment No. 8 to provide penalties for…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the joint resolution be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the joint resolution was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S.J. Res. 5 Resolved by…

I thank the Chair. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Kentucky. Amendment No. 21

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Webb). Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 27

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that amendment No. 27, offered by the Senator from Oregon, Mr. Wyden, be added to the list of pending amendments. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the…

Mr. President, we are sitting here, and what is good is we are not doing health care amendments. What is bad is we are not doing any amendments. The Republicans have proffered a number of amendments. We need to do them by pairs so we can…

Mr. President, I understand the Senator from Oklahoma has a particularly difficult scheduling problem right now and for most of the afternoon. So putting his amendments in and talking about them, whatever he wishes to do, is important to…

Madam President, you have just heard a classic Joe Manchin speech. It truly is. It is full of optimism, strength, common purpose, no problem cannot be solved, and the desire for bipartisan cooperation. If anybody can bring our two sides…