Today we mourn as a nation with Newtown, Connecticut, and the Sandy Hook Elementary community. My thoughts and prayers go out to the victims of this horrendous tragedy and their families. On Friday, 27 people, including children, had their…

Mr. President, there are few times in the history of this institution when one Senator, a singularly iconic leader, comes along and reminds us of what it means to be a U.S. Senator and what it means to represent the very best of what this…

Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it adjourn under the provisions of S. Res. 624, as a further mark of respect to the late Senator Daniel K. Inouye of Hawaii, following…

Mr. President, I see the Senator from Alaska is ready to speak. I have been asked to do some wrapup items, if she would indulge us. ____________________

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, December 19, 2012; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date…

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 relating to the measure be printed in the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 624 submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The assistant legislative clerk…

I ask unanimous consent that the concurrent resolution be agreed to and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The concurrent…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Con. Res. 64 submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent resolution by title. The assistant legislative…

I ask unanimous consent that the concurrent resolution be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements related to the measure be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Con. Res. 63 submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent resolution by title. The assistant legislative clerk read as…

Mr. President, I rise to respond to some of the comments I heard from my colleagues with reference to the Hurricane Sandy emergency supplemental. Hopefully I can give all of our colleagues--who will be casting a vote here at some point--an…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak for 5 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I rise today for the people of New Jersey whose lives have been turned upside down by Superstorm Sandy. I rise for families and small businesses still trying to recover, for homeowners in Little Ferry, shopkeepers in…

Mr. President, I rise with a heavy heart at the senseless tragedy in Newtown, CT, that took place this Friday. We are all shaken from that day, and we ask ourselves: Why? How could this happen in America? We grope for answers and I hope we…

Mr. President, on October 29, one of the largest Atlantic hurricanes on record slammed into the Jersey shore. At the same time, a winter storm system hit New Jersey from the west, creating a superstorm that did unprecedented damage to my…

I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on the previous question. The message from my constituents and from the American people is loud and clear, and that's to extend the middle class tax cuts now. Republicans are simply holding hostage tax…

I thank my colleague, the ranking member from California (Mr. Waxman). Congress gave the FDA the responsibility of deciding whether specific types of inhalers containing ozone-depleting substances are essential uses and need to remain on…