I would just ask for a moment to conclude here. Why am I bringing this up about the Davis-Besse nuclear power plant? Some people would say: Why shouldn't you give FirstEnergy the benefit of the doubt? This is a company that 10 years ago…

I ask the Chair if it would be possible for me to have unanimous consent to yield the remainder of my time to the gentleman from Minnesota. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Unanimous consent is not required. Under the Speaker's announced policy of…

I'm going to shortly yield and ask unanimous consent that the gentleman from Minnesota would be able to have the balance of the time.

I thank the Speaker. I spoke here a minute ago on the floor of the House concerning my deep and abiding concern about a nuclear power plant in the State of Ohio called the Davis-Besse nuclear power plant. This power plant, from the time it…

FirstEnergy, which operates the Davis- Besse nuclear power plant, has consistently misrepresented to the public structural defects in the building that shields its reactor. Their latest fable is that cracks in the circumference of the…

I appreciate the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of H.R. 4480, the Domestic Energy and Jobs Act. This bill comes at a critical time as consumers, farmers, and small businesses are facing high fuel prices and…

Mr. President, for many Ohio children, schools have let out for the year, and summer vacation is just beginning. During the school year, in my State--a State of about 11 million people--840,000 Ohio children receive some nutrition…

Today I rise in strong support of H.R. 4480, the Domestic Energy and Jobs Act. This important legislation begins to put in place a true all-of-the-above energy plan, a type of plan that has been missing since this President came into…

Today I rise in support of the Amodei amendment that would ensure that the Secretary of the Interior does not combine the two agencies with competing missions into the same agency. Late last year, the Secretary of the Interior tried to…

Mr. President, Congress has provided an average of $400 million for farm bills in the rural development title. The bill we are considering includes no funding at all. My fiscally responsible amendment funds rural business development…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To strengthen rural communities and foster the…

Mr. President, I call up my amendment No. 2445. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Ohio [Mr. Brown] proposes an amendment numbered 2445.

I thank the gentlelady from Tennessee for yielding. I also want to thank her for organizing this Special Order this evening on such an important issue. None of us knows for sure what the United States Supreme Court is going to do in the…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business for up to 5 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Celebrating Juneteenth Independence Day

Madam President, I rise today in support of a resolution I am cosponsoring to commemorate Juneteenth Independence Day. In just 2 weeks, Americans will gather, of course, as we know, to celebrate the Fourth of July, but it is important to…

Mr. President, the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012, which the Presiding Officer from New Jersey just spoke of, in my State called the farm bill, represents the most significant reform of U.S. agriculture in decades. It is…

Mr. President, we continue to work on an agreement on amendments to the farm bill. We hope such an agreement can be reached. Votes are possible during tomorrow's session, and we will notify Senators when they are scheduled…

Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:03 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, June 14, 2012, at 9:30 a.m.