I have said over and over again that it is the soft underbelly of our Nation's immigration system because it offers the citizens of 36 nations to visit the United States for tourism or business for 90 days or less without a visa.

Some have estimated that as much as 40 percent of the undocumented population is visa overstays.

But my understanding is that this bill would not put China into the Visa Waiver Program.

I think it is. He is doing a good job, actually, by building food zones in those southern Afghan areas to replace the poppy and needs help in doing more of it.

Madam Speaker, I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 310, noes 80, answered ``present'' 4, not voting 37…

We have to stop paying that price before we pay a huge price with another successful attack by terrorists.

The Nation is still at risk.

We have spent hundreds of millions of dollars, and it is still in limbo.

The Coast Guard does all that we ask of them to do. However, we cannot continue to stretch the service and assume that it will never break or that gaps will not open in our maritime security.

It is just a very expensive and disappointing operation.

We are equally grateful to the chairman and the other members of this subcommittee and staff, for their continuing efforts in funding critically needed operations and maintenance funding of all our Nation's ports both large and small…

Madam President, I wish to explain my opposition to H.R. 3606, a bill that would undermine regulation of our financial markets and leave investors vulnerable to fraud. The underlying spirit of this legislation is one that I support…

Mr. President, you know very well, because you are such a leader on the issue of jobs for America, that the Senate passed a very important bill last week. It is called MAP 21, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century. What it did was…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 22, 2012, at 10:15 a.m., in room SD 406 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 22, 2012. at 10 a.m. in room 432 of the Russell Senate Office building to…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 22, 2012. at 2:15 p.m. in room 628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 22, 2012. at 2:15 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection it is so ordered. committee on…

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 ``Stay-at-Work and Back-to-Work Strategies: Lessons…