I rise today to speak about legislation I am introducing. I am pleased to introduce this legislation, along with 43 cosponsors, making that 44 Members of the Senate sponsoring legislation to improve the Keystone XL project. This…

I rise to submit to the Senate a budget scorekeeping report. The report, which covers fiscal year 2012, was prepared by the Congressional Budget Office pursuant to Section 308(b) and in aid of Section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of…

in listening to some of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle--both in speeches here and in press statements they have made--I repeatedly hear them saying we have not had a budget for 1,000 days. That is just wrong. That is…

The current budget process is simply not working.

I yield back all time on our side. The PRESIDING OFFICER. All time has expired. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of John M. Gerrard, of Nebraska, to be United States District Judge for the District of…

I now believe the time for biennial budgeting has come.

I rise to offer for the record the Budget Committee's official scoring of H.R. 2055, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012, and H.R. 3672, the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2012. H.R. 2055 includes the conference report to…

I ask unanimous consent that Russell Evenmo, an intern in my office, be permitted floor privileges for today. It is his last day and I wish to get him on the floor, if I could. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

I previously filed committee allocations and budgetary aggregates pursuant to section 106 of the Budget Control Act of 2011. Today, I am further adjusting some of those levels, specifically the allocation to the Committee on Appropriations…

I rise to speak on the subject of the Keystone Pipeline. I am pleased to follow my esteemed colleague from the great State of Texas. I think it is only appropriate that I follow him, both because I agree absolutely with his remarks and I…

If I could just say to my colleague, Canada is going to develop this resource. This oil is going to go somewhere. It is absolutely in our national interest for that oil to come to our country. If the language is, as the Senator represents…

I thank the Chair and I thank my colleagues. This is what JPMorgan Chase has said on expiring payroll tax cut and emergency unemployment benefits: For 2012, the more important issue is what happens to expiring stimulus measures…

I ask unanimous consent the period for morning business be extended until 7:30 p.m., with Senators permitted to speak up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator…

I want to publicly acknowledge the dramatic improvement in operations.

I wish to begin by thanking my esteemed colleague from the great State of North Dakota. I appreciate very much his support for this important project as he has again expressed. This is something we worked on for a great length of time. It…

I have some sympathy for the position I hear the Senator enunciating--that the issue of the pipeline ought not to be the thing that prevents us from moving forward. I personally think the pipeline is absolutely in the national interest. It…

I wanted to come to the floor to discuss the question of extending the payroll tax cut, dealing with unemployment insurance, dealing with compensation for doctors who treat Medicare patients, and also addressing the question of the…

I ask unanimous consent for an additional 3 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.