Madam President, I ask if the Senator from the State of Washington would grant me 30 seconds to say one thing.

Madam President, yesterday Senator Hutchison raised a very good point about slots. Slots are kind of the hidden problem in the FAA bill. What I think I would like to put forward--and I wish she were here to hear me--is that I recognize the…

Mr. President, I reluctantly suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to be added as a cosponsor to this superb amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I have some notes, but the distinguished Senator from Rhode Island has exhausted my brilliant notes in his own speech. Just let it be said that it is an extraordinarily dangerous situation, this whole concept of stronger lasers, more…

I ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res. 30) was agreed to. The…

I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration en bloc of the following resolutions which were submitted earlier today: S. Res. 36, S. Res. 37, S. Res. 38, S. Res. 39, and S. Res. 40. There being no objection…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Judiciary Committee be discharged from further consideration and the Senate now proceed to consideration of S. Res. 30. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will…

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 6:58 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, February 3, 2011, at…

Mr. President, Senators should expect rollcall votes to occur throughout the day in relation to amendments to the FAA authorization bill. Senators will be notified when votes are scheduled. ____________________

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to a period of debate only on the FAA authorization bill for the purposes of opening remarks from the chairman--that being me-- and ranking member--that being Senator…

Madam President, I wish to thank the majority leader for bringing this bill to the floor so promptly--the first bill of this year, the 112th Congress. The Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act reauthorizes the Federal…

I will not be too long. As it happens, on the poll, over a period of months and months, people saw this thing happening, and they didn't like it. People lined up on one side or the other--mostly one side--and they didn't like it. It turns…

Mr. President, that was a magnificent speech. For the information of all Senators, there will be no rollcall votes this evening. I will continue to work with my ranking member, Senator Hutchison, and the leadership on both sides of the…

I thank the Senator. Our economy has begun to slowly turn around, and the demand for air travel has slowly begun to grow. Airlines have cautiously increased capacity. If we act now, we can be prepared to meet the challenges of adding…

Mr. President, today--February 1--is the 110th birthday of Frank Buckles, the longest surviving veteran of World War I. It is also the day that I am proud to introduce a bipartisan bill to recognize the extraordinary efforts of 4 million…

Mr. President, today is the 110th birthday of Frank Buckles, the longest surviving American veteran of the First World War. Frank Buckles is a wonderful man who still lives on his farm in West Virginia thanks to the extraordinary care…

Madam President, I don't see any other folks who want to speak on the FAA bill for the moment or on much else for the moment. I will suggest the absence of a quorum but not yet. I am hoping Senator Baucus and Senator Hatch will come down…