Mr. President, I rise to talk a little bit about the conversation we just had on the floor. There is no question that in the State of Tennessee and all across our country, I think the biggest item on anybody's mind is our economy and…

Mr. President, my understanding is that unanimous consent would be very unlikely considering the fact there are a number of folks who actually do not want to see these trade agreements pass. The evidence is, if we were to get on the jobs…

Mr. President, it is my understanding that--first of all, I think most people in this body know it has been 995 days, and the free-trade agreements are just now coming to the floor. I had a very good conversation today with the majority…

Mr. President, I thank the leader for taking the time to explain from his perspective what has happened. I guess what I want to understand is, when amendments are offered, why don't we just go ahead and vote on them? If it is standard…

Mr. President, thank you for recognizing me. I really do not want to speak. Here is what I want to happen. I think Members on both sides of the aisle believe this institution has degraded into a place that is no longer a place of any…

First of all, I thank the leader for taking the time to explain from his perspective. Here is what I don't understand. We had a cloture motion to proceed on Monday. It is Thursday night. We have had no votes on anything other than a…

Mr. President, I wish to vitiate the quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?

I respect the gentleman from Kentucky greatly and appreciate his remarks, but I would say if his position is there's no harm, no foul, if there's no harm, no foul and it's duplicative, then there's no reason not to adopt it in case he's…

My amendment simply requires--it's a very simple amendment--that the Environmental Protection Agency administrator consider the potential reductions in the number of illness-related absences from work when establishing a compliance date…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Tennessee will be postponed. Amendment No. 5 Offered by Mr. Keating

It is rare that I am down here on the floor with the senior Senator from Tennessee, but it is always a pleasure. I certainly appreciate his great leadership and especially today. I enjoyed all of his comments. But his comments about the…

I am here today to say that Senator Bennet from Colorado and myself are introducing a bill that mirrors what has been introduced in the House by Representative Cooper from Tennessee and Paul Ryan from Wisconsin. I have tremendous faith in…

Mr. President, while we are issuing compliments, I want to say that all of us want to see to it that Medicare is here for future generations. That will take sound judgment. We have a select committee that is working on, hopefully, the…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Ross of Florida). The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 6, line 11, strike ``and'' after the semicolon. Page 6, line 12, strike…

I do. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is recognized under the motion to proceed.

Mr. President, I rise to speak about the bill that is about to come before us--the China currency manipulation bill, as many are calling it. I want to speak about this bill because I think it is poor public policy. I know back home in all…

Mr. President, I actually am here to speak on another topic, but I was glad to hear the comments of the Senator from Illinois. I will say in general that I think consumers across our country are beginning to see the first of many…

Today, I would like to thank my colleagues in the LGBT Equality Caucus, Leader Pelosi, Congresswoman Baldwin, Congressman Frank, everyone today as we celebrate the end of a discriminatory era against gay and lesbian servicemembers in…