Mr. President, as we have watched the debate the last 6 days on the financial regulation reform bill, I thought it would be interesting just to raise a few questions. The Congress--both the House and the Senate--created what was called the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Sanders). Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to have my letter to Mr. McConnell, dated April 28, 2010, concerning BBG nominations printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows…

On April 22, a new EPA lead-based paint rule went into effect that has caused all kinds of serious problems, not just in my State of Oklahoma but throughout the country. My office has received an incredible number of calls and e-mails from…

Mr. President, with all of the trauma that is going on right now with the oilspill and all of the other problems that are out there and, of course, the bill under consideration, I ask unanimous consent that I be recognized as in morning…

Mr. President, as the co-chairman of the U.S. Senate Taiwan Caucus, I ask for unanimous consent to have printed in the Record the speech of Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou, delivered, via video conference, before the faculty and students at…

Madam President, our Nation has been at war for nearly a decade now in Afghanistan and nearly as long in Iraq and we owe a huge debt of gratitude to the men and women who have fought on the front lines as well as to their families who have…

That is my amendment as well. Thank you. Yesterday we defeated, by a vote of 51 to 46, actually smart financial management that would have paid for all the costs for the next 60 days for the unemployment insurance. What we were doing was…

Madam President, I appreciate Senator Reid working with us. We are going to try to work through the amendments we have left today and hopefully get this taken care of tonight. Our intent has not been to slow down but to pay for this. I…

I send to the desk a modification of the pending amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator has the right to modify his amendment at this time. The amendment is so modified. The amendment, as modified, is as follows: At the end of the…

Mr. President, if anybody has been watching the Senate today, there was a point of order made that the spending we are going to pass to pay for unemployment insurance extension benefits and benefits for health insurance for those people…

I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To pay for the full cost of extending additional…

Here is a fairly painless way--just more efficient management of the money we have--of paying for this needed program without charging it to the children. We don't have to go to the bond market to borrow more. We don't have to incur an…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 3723, as Modified

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 3726 to Amendment No. 3721 (Purpose: To pay for the full cost of extending…

Mr. President, I thank my colleague for giving me a short time to deal with these two amendments. I have an amendment at the desk that I call up. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read as…

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 printed in today's Record under ``Text of Amendments.'') Amendment…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the pending amendment be set aside and my next amendment be called up. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read as…