Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that on Thursday, February 4, after the opening of the Senate and the Senate proceeds to executive session and resumes consideration of Calendar No. 474, the nomination of Patricia Smith to be…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 405 submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The assistant legislative clerk…

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 President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.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

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements related to the resolution be printed in the…

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

Mr. President, tomorrow the Senate will resume consideration of the Smith nomination. I hope we will be able to yield back some of the postcloture debate time so we may proceed to a vote on confirmation at a reasonable time. Upon…

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 6:51 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, February 2, 2010, at…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Pennsylvania is recognized. (The remarks of Mr. Casey pertaining to the introduction of S…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.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

Mr. President, I rise tonight to speak of what I believe is the central concern of the American people right now, and that is the issue of jobs or in many cases the lack of a job. We have seen it in so many ways. We have seen it in our own…

I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 394 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will…

I think experience is a very important factor, you've demonstrated that.

We confirm people that are human beings--that have a point of view--and know how to argue and battle and be advocates.

We're also grateful for your willingness to serve.

Mr. President, I have decided to oppose the renomination of Chairman Ben Bernanke. I do so with reluctance because I admire his record of academic and professional achievements. My sense of admiration and the fact that I like him has to be…

Mr. Speaker, we know that the best way to prevent an attack on U.S. soil is to ensure that terrorists are stopped before they reach our shores. Unfortunately, we failed to do so on Christmas Day and al Qaeda came close to significant…

The United Nations has the credibility and capacity to perform this role.

I called on the Secretary of Homeland Security to grant 18 months of Temporary Protective Status for Haitian immigrants.