Mr. President, I rise this evening to urge my colleagues to support the energy legislation we hope to bring to the floor this week. We are still working through some of the possible amendments on that, as well. This is good legislation…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. 211. None of the funds made available…

It is with a heavy heart that I stand before you today to honor the life of Dr. Jerry Umanos, the father-in- law of my former staff member, Krista Umanos, and the father of her husband, Ben. Dr. Umanos was killed at the CURE International…

I want to thank Chairman Culberson and Ranking Member Bishop for their hard work and dedication to ensure that we have a great bill for our vets and men and women in uniform, but also for their tenacity. I want to thank Chairman Culberson…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 4, line 19, insert after the dollar amount the following: ``(reduced by $20,000,000)(increased by…

Mr. President, there will be six rollcall votes starting at 11 a.m. tomorrow. ____________________

I ask for its second reading and object to my own request. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The bill will be read for a second time on the next legislative day. ____________________

Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:09 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, April 29, 2014, at 10…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 29, 2014; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of…

Mr. President, I rise to discuss partly the state of our economy but more precisely the state of our workers. Working Americans are in some sense being attacked from both ends. We have seen an orchestrated attempt to cut safety net…

Mr. President, I understand that S. 2262, introduced earlier today by Senators Shaheen, Portman, and others is at the desk, and I ask for its first reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the title of the bill for the first…

Mr. President, today I wish to honor Columbus State Community College in recognition of its 50th anniversary and the opportunities it has provided to students throughout Ohio. On September 30, 1963, Columbus State was founded in the…

I wish to speak as if in morning business. The DATA Act Mr. President, I was not able to be here earlier on the Senate floor when my colleague Senator Warner got unanimous consent to pass the DATA Act. This is the Digital Accountability…

Mr. President, I rise today to honor 393 high school seniors in eight northeast Ohio counties for their commendable decision to enlist in the United States Armed Forces. Of these 393 seniors from 129 high schools in 106 towns and cities…

With the tragic shooting at Fort Hood this past week, our country has once again been ravaged by the convergence of mental instability and gun rampages. As President Obama did today, let us honor those lost to this terrible…

Mr. President, today I wish to honor the 10th anniversary of the Martin de Porres Center in Columbus, OH. Named after the Dominican Saint Martin de Porres, and sponsored by the Dominican Sisters of Peace, the center was founded in 2004 as…

In this House, we take the constitutional power of the purse very seriously. We also take the future of young Americans very seriously, and we take the notion of leaving something better for the next generation very seriously. Again, this…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Micah Murphy, a Navy fellow assigned to the office of Senator McCain, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the 113th Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…