Mr. President, I am pleased to offer today, with my colleagues from Pennsylvania, Senator Toomey and Senator Casey, this amendment. As many of you know, the spread of Asian carp poses a threat to the Great Lakes' ecosystem. Because of the…

I ask for the yeas and nays on the Brown amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the amendment of the Senator from Ohio, Mr. Brown. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The clerk will call…

I thank the Senator from California, the chair of the committee who has done an extraordinary job with Senator Vitter on this bill. I ask unanimous consent to call up amendment No. 813. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read three times and passed; that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

Madam President, I understand there is a bill at the desk. I ask for its first reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bill by title for the first time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 888) to provide end…

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 6:50 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at 9:30 a.m…

Senators should gather in the Senate Chamber at 10 a.m. tomorrow to proceed as a body to the House for the joint meeting of Congress. There will be three rollcall votes at 2 o'clock in relation to amendments to WRDA. ____________________

Madam President, this past week we observed in this country Workers Memorial Day--when we pause and remember those Americans who lost their lives on the job. For generations hard-working people have left their homes every morning or for…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 8; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I would like to take a little time to discuss a portion of the Affordable Care Act known as the Independent Payment Advisory Board. As you look at this chart, it's one of the agencies that has been…

Just in closing, I would just like to reiterate the importance of decisions being able to be made between a doctor and a patient, because that's what we expect, and that's what Americans deserve in their health care system.

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of H.R. 1071, which was received from the House and is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk…

I now ask for a second reading and, in order to place the bill on the calendar under the provisions of rule XIV, I object to my own request. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection having been heard, the bill will receive a second reading on the…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary Committee be discharged from further consideration of and the Senate now proceed to S. Res. 127. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 130, which was submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as…

Madam President, I ask the President of the Senate be authorized to appoint a committee on the part of the Senate to join a like committee on the part of the House of Representatives to escort Her Excellency Park Geun-hye, the President of…