Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 21, 2011, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a hearing entitled…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 21, 2011, at 10 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 21, 2011 at 10 a.m., in room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the committee on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 21, 2011, in room SDG-50 in the Dirksen Senate Office Building beginning at 10 a.m. The…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights, be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on September 21, 2011, at 2 p.m., in…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism, be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on September 21, 2011, at 11 a.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Nationals Parks be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 21, 2011, at 2:30 p.m., in room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING…

Madam President, I suggest the absence of a quorum. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Utah.

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that all time in a quorum call be divided equally. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Let me go through, by way of summary, what this depicts. First of all, it is a document that has three columns; first is the ``Estimated Total Workers Certified Under New Provisions,'' meaning the changes made to TAA as a result of the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 21, 2011, at 10 a.m. in room 406 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 21, at 10 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on…

Madam President, I wish to address some of the points raised by our colleague from Arizona--just a couple areas; one is the question of the impact of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Program, which has been enhanced by way of the Recovery…

Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend each American who celebrated Constitution Day, which was last Saturday, September 17. Over the past few decades, many Americans have expressed disgust with our out-of-control reach of government and…

I would hope that as well, we might add a very strong component on small and MWBEs.

I would argue that DHS needs to be higher because we are not a military, that we buy heavy equipment...

I always say this. I think the Chairman has heard me say this, that terrorism is becoming franchised.

How do we get the mind-set to be more energetic on really aggressively looking at small businesses?