Mr. President, as I start my comments on the land title legislation before us, I would be remiss if I did not mention the incredible work our chair Mary Landrieu has done on this legislation. As we just heard from the tribute to her…

Madam President, I thank Senator Grassley for allowing me this time to talk about my cousin, Mark Udall. First, let me say to Senator Bennet, I know that Mark feels he could not have had a better partner, a better friend, and someone to…

Mr. President, I just want to rise, similar to others in our class, and many other Senators have risen, to talk a little bit about Mark Begich and his service to Alaska and praise him for his service, because I think he has been--since I…

Mr. President, our Nation and Indonesia enjoy a strong relationship, reflected in the U.S.-Indonesia Comprehensive Partnership of 2010. This partnership is robust and growing. It serves both of our countries for bilateral, regional, and…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Deepa Ghosh, a foreign affairs fellow in my office, and Kaveh Sadeghzadeh, a natural resources fellow, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

Mr. President, torture is wrong, it is un-American, and it doesn't work. Recognizing these important realities, the President signed an Executive order in January of 2009 that limited interrogations by any American personnel to the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Senator Levin be permitted to follow my remarks and speak for up to 10 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I would really encourage you to do that. And I appreciate that you're trying to answer. And I want to make sure that, with my limited time, I get as much out as possible.

Given our large Hispanic population, which continues to be a real challenge across the country, can--Ms. Tavenner, can you talk to me a little bit about what you're doing better about outreach and transparency and communication, education.

And I also want to thank you for tackling a very difficult challenge often in this committee.

I think there should be geographic limitation. I do not think we should allow the administration to go into Libya or a number of other countries surrounding this area.

That should be in the resolution. It should be strong. And if you want to have boots on the ground, you should come back to the Congress in order to continue with a war with American troops on the ground.

One of the biggest questions with all wars is how do you pay for them, and up until Iraq and Afghanistan, the generation that fought a war paid for the war.

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to yield back all time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, all time is yielded back. Pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the Senate the pending cloture motion, which the clerk will…

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

I appreciate both the leadership of the chairman and the ranking member to assure that we get feedback.

And I share many of my colleagues' concerns that we should be doing the very best to protect information.

I think that there isn't anyone in this committee or anyone in Congress or the public that doesn't think that more should be done.