Mr. President, it gives me great pleasure to join with my colleagues today and honor a native Kansan who, 52 years ago, committed an act of courage that was the basis for inspiring many civil rights movements throughout our country, the…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the rule, not just for what's in it but for what's not in it. This rule will allow a vote on three separate pieces of legislation, none of which will allow the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 442, H.R. 5481, a bill to give subpoena power to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oilspill and Offshore…

Mr. President, I think we should have as many eyes looking into this issue as possible, and as a member of the Energy Committee I supported the Barrasso amendment. But the issue before us today right now is that we already have a…

The BP oilspill was an unprecedented disaster--lives were lost, and the gulf region will suffer the environmental and economic consequences for years to come. We cannot turn back the clock and stop what happened. But we can prevent future…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record, the following letter to Secretary Sebelius which discusses my thoughts on the interim final rule, ``Rule'', regarding grandfathered plans--75 Fed. Reg. 34538--as part of…

Mr. President, for a variety of reasons, turnover in the Senate has been more rapid recently than at almost any other time in our history. For some of us, the turnover has been the result of elections. For some, it has been the result of…

Absolutely. I appreciate the Senator from North Dakota pointing this out, and also pointing out what has been a bipartisan history in the past when we have dealt with these kinds of disasters and tragedies in the country, that this used to…

Mr. President, it is with a heavy heart that I rise today to pay tribute to the life and sacrifice of MSG Jared Van Aalst, a native of Laconia, NH. Jared was killed on August 4 while stationed in Kunduz Province, Afghanistan. He was…

Mr. President, I rise today to honor the life of SGT Marvin Ray Calhoun, Jr. of the U.S. Army and Elkhart, IN. Sergeant Calhoun was assigned to the Army's Bravo Company, 5th Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne…

Mr. President, I thank you for allowing me to speak on this important legislation, the Guardians of Freedom Act of 2010, that will make the Chief of the National Guard Bureau a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. As the former Governor of…

Mr. President, the Senator from West Virginia wishes to continue as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, today, as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security, I offer a piece of legislation, along with my distinguished colleagues Senators…

Mr. President, I rise today to introduce the Monongahela Conservation Legacy Act of 2010. This important piece of legislation sets aside 6,042 acres of the Monongahela National Forest on North Fork Mountain in Grant County, WV, to be…

Mr. President, first, I wish to reemphasize how much I respect Senator Enzi, the senior Senator from Wyoming, and the fact that he is quite right about the MINER Act and what took place after Sago, which was another rural spot in West…

Mr. President, in the Senate, the core job, obviously, of any Senator is to do all we can every day to help our constituents. It has been such an honor for this Senator to stand with our newest Senator from West Virginia, Carte Goodwin…

Mr. President, I yield the floor, and I note the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business for up to 15 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The remarks of Mr. Brownback are printed in today's Record under ``Morning Business.'')