Mr. President, I would like to state to the manager of the bill, if I could ask a question of Senator Dodd, one of Senator Reid's right-hand lieutenants asked me to ask for an additional 5 minutes on both the Corker and Carper amendments…

I ask unanimous consent that both on the Corker amendment and the amendment I have offered, we have an additional 5 minutes for a total of 20 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, let me start off by thanking Senator Corker for all the time and energy he and Courtney and others on his staff have put into this issue, both in committee and as we come to the floor. Last week, Senator Corker and I and…

Mr. President, let me try to be clear on one point, as we come to the close of this discussion. For States or their national banks, under what is proposed and what would occur under our amendment, if a State AG wants to try to enforce a…

Mr. President, how much time do I have remaining? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator has 3 minutes 27 seconds.

Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 4071. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Delaware [Mr. Carper], for himself, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Warner, proposes an…

It is out there. I thank my colleague. I want to take a minute or two to have us step back and think about how we got into this mess with the housing bubble and all that literally led us almost to the brink of disaster in this country…

Madam President, while the Senator from Georgia is still on the Senate floor, I want to say it is great to have him back. He has been back for a couple of weeks, but he had some pretty serious health challenges and it is good to see him…

Mr. President, I rise today to introduce two pieces of legislation that I believe will help the Federal Government cut its energy bill, save taxpayers' money and benefit the environment. Today is Earth Day, when people are thinking about…

Senator McCain, along with Senator Brown, spent a lot of time in uniform. I know our Senators felt a special pride in our troops who are serving over there. They are serving with troops from 40 other countries, and not all countries send…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to engage in a colloquy with Senator Ensign and Senator Scott Brown. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Trip to Afghanistan and Pakistan

Mr. President, last week was the second of 2 weeks of the Easter recess. A number of us took that opportunity to travel to places around the world where our Nation is involved and has great interests. Senator Ensign, Senator Scott Brown…

Mr. President, if I may respond, the Senator summed it up very nicely. One of the things Senator Ensign and I and our colleagues discussed with President Karzai and with the military leadership of that country and the civilian leadership…

I see Senator McCain is on the floor, and if I am reading his body language right, it looks like he wants to say something about our visit to Afghanistan and to Pakistan last week. I don't know if he wants to be a part of this colloquy or…

Mr. President, if I can reclaim my time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Delaware.

Let me just close it down for our side. I say to Senator Brown, it was a great opportunity to travel with him and get to know him and to learn. I thank him so much for being a great part of our team. I also thank Wendy Anderson, who helped…

Mr. President, today, as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security, I introduce the Census Oversight Efficiency and Management Reform Act of 2010…

Mr. President, we are in full mode on health care reform. I am going to stick to that subject this afternoon. I have heard my colleagues say a couple of things I am going to emphasize, but I am going to have a different take on some of…