I thank my good friend for yielding me this time. Neither he nor I need hair spray, and so we can approach that matter with some serenity. But I want to say here, I yield to no one in this Chamber over what has been done or what I have…

I wish to take a moment to thank our distinguished colleague and my dear friend for his wonderful service. We serve on three committees together. It has been my honor to serve on the committee Senator Conrad chairs, the Budget Committee…

I appreciate my friend from Utah for yielding. I'm glad we could keep this photograph up. Here is how I got involved and engaged in this. It's very personal. Actually, the man who took this photograph, David de Young, is a constituent and…

Is it also correct, basically, if we had voted, we would have guaranteed we would not place the country again in a situation of defaulting on our bills; that we would send a message that we can work together--the fact that we were willing…

Will my colleague, the distinguished assistant majority leader, yield for a question?

Madam President, I rise today to once again speak about the fact that in July, July 25 of this year, the Senate passed a middle-class tax cut bill guaranteeing that the first $250,000 dollars of income any American has would be exempted…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Michigan. ____________________

Ladies and gentlemen, H.R. 6620 is a commonsense bill that will ensure the continued safety of our Presidents after they leave the White House by extending the ability of the Secret Service to protect former Presidents; and I'm proud to…

To our colleagues, this measure before us now, H.R. 6605, is a noncontroversial bill that makes a single technical correction to the U.S. Code. Under the Government Performance and Results Modernization Act of 2010, the Department of…

I yield such time as she may consume to the gentlelady from Texas, a senior member of Judiciary, Ms. Sheila Jackson Lee.

Before I yield to the distinguished gentlelady from Texas, I would like to observe the great relationship that has been formed on Judiciary between myself and the distinguished gentleman from San Antonio, Texas. For 4 years he was the…

We have no further requests for time, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. President, I rise to bring attention to a critically important piece of legislation the Senate has passed and the House needs to pass immediately. It passed the Senate with bipartisan support. There are those on both sides of the aisle…

Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Akaka). The Senator from Virginia.

The time has come for Congress to enact comprehensive tax reform and to reduce Federal spending in order to create jobs and boost the economy. Our Nation is facing significant challenges--a weak economy, record deficits, and a Federal…

No one's worked harder on this issue than Mr. Gutierrez, the gentleman from Illinois; and I am pleased to yield him 3 minutes.

I now yield 5 minutes to a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).

I'm pleased to yield 30 seconds to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Lofgren).