Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet, during the session of the Senate, to conduct a hearing entitled ``The State of the American Child'' on June 8, 2010…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on June 8, 2010, at 10 a.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on June 8, 2010, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. near east…

That is why I particularly want to thank our colleagues, Senator Menendez and Senator Nelson, for bringing forward legislation.

The truth of this matter is that such an event was entirely conceivable.

I agree with Senator Lautenberg that we need to put a moratorium on drilling until we are sure we have in place a regulatory structure that will protect the public as far as any future problems are concerned.

You also need to hold BP responsible, as they said they would be, but to make sure that they are full held accountable for all the damages that are caused to small businesses that have been disadvantaged or put out of business, to…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to have the following statement by Patrick Corvington, chief executive officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service, printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was…

I thank the chairman for yielding. I want to thank Chairman Levin. Chairman Levin has worked, along with his staff, Janice Mays, the staff director and other members of an extraordinary staff, around the clock. And I am sure Mr. Camp would…

I thank the Speaker for yielding. I have the honor of representing Herb in the Congress of the United States. He was born in Aquasco in April of 1936. In my view, he's a young man. For those of you who are much younger, I want you to know…

Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act. Over the course of our nation's history, one of our greatest strengths has been our ability to innovate. We have led the world in scientific discovery…

Mr. Speaker, this bill supports the efforts of American entrepreneurs and of American businesses to create jobs here at home, and at the same time, it closes down perverse tax loopholes that encourage big corporations to ship American jobs…

Madam President, later we will be taking up an amendment I filed to the supplemental appropriations bill--amendment No. 4191-- and at that time, with an agreement that is reached by all sides, I will not be asking for a vote on that…

I didn't quote Mr. Powell. I referred to him. Mr. McKEON. I reserve the balance of my time.

I smile only because that rhetoric was the same rhetoric that was used in 1946. Mr. McKEON. Well, I'm sorry. I have not read that. And I'm not quoting from that same rhetoric. And as Colin Powell said, it is not the same. In fact, this is…

I thank my friend for yielding, and I agree with my friend. As a matter of fact, I talked to Bob Gates today, and I talked to him 2 weeks ago about this issue. I was concerned about this issue and shared his view that we certainly ought to…

I thank the chairman for yielding. I want to thank the chairman, who is one of the giants on behalf of national security, military defense, quality of life for our troops, who for decades has been one of the outstanding spokespersons for…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I want to thank especially Chairman Skelton and the House Armed Services Committee for their leadership on this issue and for their continued commitment to what it takes for our servicemembers and their…