Mr. President, how many minutes are remaining on our side? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. There is 48\1/2\ minutes remaining.

Mr. President, I yield 10 minutes off the resolution to my friend and colleague, Senator Mikulski, the chair of the Appropriations Committee. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Maryland.

It is ironic; this reminds me of our church. Every now and then our minister is going full steam and preaching to our congregation. He says: I know I am preaching to the choir, but even choirs need to be preached to. In this case, the…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the many life achievements of the Honorable Loretta L. Wootten, one of Delaware's most devoted public servants. This March as we celebrate the remarkable contributions women have made throughout our…

I thank the Senator for his comments and for his leadership in the Budget Committee and his hard work in the Chamber over many years. The budget we are bringing forward to this floor today is one that invests in growing the American…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to enter into a colloquy for up to 30 minutes with Senators from California, New York, Illinois, and Maryland. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, at its heart a budget is a statement of values. Last week I joined with my colleagues on the Budget Committee to pass a budget resolution firmly rooted in our values. With appreciation to the chairmanship of Chairman Patty…

I thank my good friend from California and the other members of the Budget Committee who have worked so hard to pull together this proposal, this package, this budget resolution that comes to the Senate floor today. I think this is a great…

Yesterday, vice president Joe Biden said no one's constitutional right to own guns will be impacted by taking that weapon and others like it off the streets.

Three months ago, a deranged man walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School with a weapon of war. That's what he walked in with, with a weapon of war. And that weapon of war has no place on American streets and taking it off America's…

Three months ago, a deranged man walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School with a weapon of war. That's what he walked in with, with a weapon of war. And that weapon of war has no place on American streets, and taking it off America's…

We have passed in the Senate and we expect the House to adopt today a budget resolution that carries through the end of September.

The threat is too great and the consequences of inaction are too severe to do nothing.

I love to do customer calls, and my guess is Dr. Coburn and Senator Pryor also do this back home.

the overall management of the Department remains on GAO's high-risk list.

This is really actually very helpful information in terms of us passing a comprehensive immigration reform bill that actually tries to strengthen further our border security.

We work on a lot is trying to develop bipartisan support for a comprehensive deficit reduction plan.

I just urge the administration to fill the vacancies quickly and the Senate in a judicious manner