Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs' Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia be authorized to meet during the…

Mr. President, I yield 5 minutes to the Senator from Oregon. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Oregon is recognized.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 27, 2010, at 2:30 p.m. in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building. The…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 27, 2010, at 3 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Committee on…

Mr. President, Senator Harkin has a technical amendment, and I ask that the amendment be considered agreed to; the bill, as amended, be read a third time, passed, and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table; that any statements…

Mr. President, I thank the leader for yielding. First, all votes cast in this body are important, but it is rare that a single vote can so unmistakably reveal whose side you are on. Make no mistake about it, with today's vote, we are…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the cloture vote scheduled to occur at 2:45 p.m. today be delayed to occur at 3 p.m., with the time division as previously ordered and under the same conditions and limitations. The PRESIDING…

I thank my colleague once again for his outstanding pointed words--right on the money--and we will hear the end of this debate after we close. ____________________

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the HELP Committee be discharged of H.R. 5610, the Independent Living Centers Technical Adjustment Act, and that the Senate then proceed to its consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife of the Commitee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 27, 2010, at 2:30 p.m. in room 406 of the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 27, 2010, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. subcomittee…

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 July 27, 2010, at 10 a.m. to conduct a hearing entitled ``Deepwater Drilling…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 27, 2010, at 2:30 p.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to conduct a hearing…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 27, 2010, at 3 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 27, 2010, 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 Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 27, 2010, at 9:30 a.m., to hold a hearing entitled ``Perspectives on Reconciliation Options in…

If I might add to that, I think also--and history will show--that it was a partnership with big interests. It was with Big Oil, with big banks and with the big insurance industry. In the beginning stages of the Bush Presidency, we saw some…

When you talk about the $11.5 trillion deficit, when the Bush administration ended is when I arrived in Washington as a freshman, several months ago now, in my first term. I distinctly recall that economists of all stripes, from far right…