Mr. President, tomorrow the managers of the bill will continue to work with the leadership on an agreement to dispose of the pending amendments. Senators will be notified when any votes are scheduled. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any statements relating to the measure be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 2; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning…

Mr. President, I ask to speak as in morning business, ask unanimous consent to do that. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Honoring our Armed Forces

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Environment and Public Works be discharged from further consideration of S. 188, and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection…

Mr. President, I rise tonight to speak about the conflict in Afghanistan from one perspective; that is, of those who have given their lives in the service of our country. I do so, knowing we have a lot of work to do this year, to debate…

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 7:33 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, February 2, 2011, at 10 a.m.

We will be watching it very closely, because, after $58 billion, we were told that Iraqi oil would fund the full costs of our invasion.

the Vice President and the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Michael Corbin, have described and characterized our civilian mission in Iraq as the largest since the Marshall Plan.

What are we doing so that people who want to return to their original communities can do so safely?

the longer this issue is left outstanding, a de facto situation exists that makes it almost impossible for people to be able to return to their communities.

I strongly support the relocation of Iraqis who have assisted the United States, here in America, who are at risk in their own country.

Mr. Speaker, this week, January 23 to 29, is National School Choice Week. Earlier this week in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, students, parents, and legislators from both parties and varying walks of life, from across the commonwealth, gather…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today with a heavy heart to remember and honor Corporal Eric M. Torbert, Jr., of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. On December 18, 2010, Eric was killed by an explosion while conducting combat operations in the Helmand Province…

Mr. Speaker, on an early morning last month, over 70 Christians in Iran were suddenly arrested and detained by the Iranian authorities. As these Iranian Christians were taken to a notorious Tehran prison, one married couple was forced to…

Madam Speaker, tonight we will hear about the State of the Union. I hope we hear the sometimes painful truth about the State of the Union: more jobs lost in the last couple of years and we need to do something about that. But the answer is…

If we don't fix the comprehensive aspect of it, if we don't regularize individuals, are we going to be here in 2025?

So you need more resources to answer the call of those who say the employer enforcement is a good thing.