Well, I appreciate my friend for yielding, but I want to follow up on that very point. We're told that there is going to be a financial ``reform'' bill that sounds more like a financial ``deform'' bill. All these reforms end up being…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To make appropriations to improve border security…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Ramona L. McGee on my staff be granted floor privileges for the remainder of this session. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Madam President, this has been cleared by the majority bill manager, by Senator Inouye and his staff, I believe. Certainly the ranking member has no objection. I didn't know I had to clear amendments with all 100 Members of the Senate…

Madam President, I once more ask unanimous consent to call up my amendment No. 4202, as modified, for consideration, and I ask that the pending amendment be set aside for that purpose. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?

At this time, I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment, and I call up my amendment No. 4202, as modified, and ask for its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent, I believe with the approval of the bill managers, to call up my amendment No. 4202, as modified, and ask for its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?

Reserving the right to object, I would propound a slight modification and ask to be recognized for purposes of offering an amendment following the Senator from Arizona. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the modification?

Madam President, as you have heard, the President came to speak to Republicans at lunch. We have talked about a lot of issues, including immigration reform and the like. Subsequent to that meeting, we were informed by e-mail that the…

Responding to my colleague through the Chair, we were told that it would take $3.1 billion in rescission authority to come up with the $2 billion that would pay for the various provisions of the bill. I would be happy to explain that…

Madam President, I yield the floor at this time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from New Jersey is recognized. Amendment No. 4175

The recent explosion of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico has raised legitimate concerns regarding safety and environmental standards of deepwater, offshore drilling. My thoughts and prayers go out to the families that…

Lawmen sometimes give their lives in the line of duty while protecting the rest of us. Houston, Texas, Police Officer Eydelmen Mani was one of those brave men. On May 19, 2010, he gave his life assisting fellow police officers in chasing a…

Today I sent, along with Representative Scalise of Louisiana, a letter to the United States Army Corps of Engineers supporting Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal's request for an emergency permit to dredge and build sand barrier islands. The…

The Washington Post Company is trying to sell Newsweek because the magazine is losing money, according to news reports. In response, The Weekly Standard wrote that ``not only has Newsweek suffered from its online competition, it seems to…

I was pleased to hear that Petty Officer Second Class Matthew McCabe was acquitted of all charges against him in relation to the capture and detention of Ahmed Hashim Abed, a conspirator in the 2004 murder of four U.S. contractors in…

Mr. President, I would like to speak for a couple of minutes--I know the time at 4:45 is otherwise obligated; I will be briefer than that--about President Calderon's visit to the United States, his joint session speech to Congress, and a…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Border Security