I think one of the most important functions of our Committee is to oversee what is happening on the enforcement of our laws.

We need to get beyond just the current way that it is reported.

Unless we have good statistics, we cannot plan how to deal with this.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 10 minutes in morning business. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

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Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from California.

Mr. President, while speaking in support of Solicitor General Elena Kagan, I quoted from a letter received from former Solicitors General in support of Solicitor General Kagan for the position of Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. It…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Amy diRusso, an APSA legislative fellow in my office from the CIA, be accorded floor privileges during the debate on Elena Kagan to be a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. The…