Thanks to an amendment by Senators Sherrod Brown, Bennet, Franken and Mikulski, the Bureau will include a Private Education Loan Ombudsman.

I want our Pell Grants to be used properly. And I want to be a good fiscal steward. So this actually enrages me.

So there is no bigger champion of Pell Grants than me.

Why aren't the good actors working here helping us weed out the bad actors and help the industry improve itself?

Mr. Speaker, this Monday, Memorial Day, will give citizens from around the country the opportunity to come together and remember those who have laid down their lives in defense of our freedom. The debt we owe our Nation's servicemembers…

I thank the ranking member and the chairman for their work on this important piece of legislation. In this en bloc amendment, I have an amendment that identified by DOD some important goals in maintaining the operational force of our…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 9:30 a.m. on Friday, May 27, for a pro forma session only, with no business conducted; that when the Senate adjourns on Friday, May…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 56, H.R. 754. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 754) to…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the HELP Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 172 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that on Monday, June 6, 2011, at 4:30 p.m., the Senate proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 118; that there be 1 hour for debate equally divided in the usual form prior to the cloture…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Senator Cardin be added as a cosponsor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I would first like to thank the Senator from Oklahoma, Mr. Coburn, for allowing me to take a few minutes to speak about something very important in my State--the fact that tomorrow would be Hubert Humphrey's 100th birthday…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and the Senate proceed to a vote on passage of the bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The question is on the third reading of the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table and that any statements relating to the bill be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations: Calendar Nos. 49, 97, 106, 107, 111, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139…

Mr. President, I understand that S. 1125, introduced earlier today by Senator Leahy, is at the desk. I ask for its first reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The bill clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 1125) to improve…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 31, S. 627. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 627) to establish…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported amendments be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be read a third time and passed, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and…