Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak therein up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:51 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, July 31, 2012, at 10 a.m.

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 31; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning…

Madam President, I rise today because there was an obvious omission in the Olympic opening ceremony on Friday. Forty years after 11 Israeli Olympians and a German police officer were murdered in the 1972 Munich games, the London games…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion, to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to S. Res. 533 submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res…

Madam President, I understand there are two bills at the desk, and I ask for their first reading en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bills by title for the first time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S…

Take a look at this. Take a look at the regulatory red tape that's strangling America's small businesses, our job creators. Every time I travel up and down the Ohio River, businesses, both large and small, tell me that new regulations and…

I thank the gentleman. How much more time would you like? I thank you sincerely. The New England Fuel Institute published a list of 100 studies--100 studies, my friends--showing the impact of commodity speculation. This is entitled…

I just want to say to my friend that if the Commodity Futures Trading Commission isn't really sure of the impact of speculation, I have 100 different studies here--100. And if you would like, if you have a budget for copy, we'll be glad to…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 3, line 18, strike ``or (d)'' and insert ``(d), or (e)''. Page 5, after line 7, insert the following…

I offer a sensible amendment to improve this bill. My amendment exempts from the moratorium any significant regulatory action that is specifically aimed at limiting speculation in the oil markets. Now, think of a gas pump this way: if you…

On a day Congress will decide whether to audit the Fed, The Washington Post reports that the New York Fed ``did not communicate in key meetings with top regulators that British bank Barclays had admitted to Fed staffers that it was rigging…

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 Ohio will be postponed. Amendment No. 4 Offered by Mr. Welch The Acting CHAIR. It is now in…

Thank you very much, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Issa, and Members of the House. I've read this bill. There is something about it that we really need to understand, and that is that we just got through having a debate about the Federal Reserve. One…

Could I ask how much time I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman has 2 minutes and 45 seconds remaining.

I would also like to include in the record of this debate an article from Bloomberg News that talks about how secret Fed loans gave banks billions that were undisclosed to Congress. [From: Bloomberg Markets Magazine, Nov. 27, 2011] Secret…

I would like to include in the record of this debate an article about the Fed's policy model sacrificing its maximum employment mandate and targeting 5 to 6 percent as unemployment. Speech by Janet L. Yellen, Vice Chair, Board of Governors…