Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 932 and all nominations on the Secretary's desk in the Coast Guard and NOAA; that the nominations be confirmed en bloc, and the motions…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 2 p.m. Monday, June 14; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 550 submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The assistant legislative clerk…

Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:05 p.m., adjourned until Monday, June 14, 2010…

As a reminder, there will be no rollcall votes during Monday's session. However, the bill manager will be here in the Chamber of the Senate to continue working through amendments on the extenders bill. The next rollcall votes will occur…

This is a piece of a wing strut of a Russian bomber. We didn't shoot it down. We cut the wing off. I happen to have a piece of it. This was happening because our colleagues, Senators Nunn and Lugar, put together a program by which we…

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

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Rockefeller substitute amendment which is at the desk be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be read a third time, the bill be passed, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 211, H.R. 3360. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A…

What is your most immediate and urgent concern as you turn your attention to running this agency?

I think you have a set of credentials that is sorely needed at TSA.

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Islands of Secrecy

Madam President, this week there was a full-page advertisement in the magazine Politico. It was actually a letter to me, an open letter to Senator Byron Dorgan, and then it says: ``Setting the Record Straight About the Cayman Islands.'' It…

I'd like to ask if you might--from the standpoint of transportation--give us your estimate of, What are the lists of soft targets that concern you?

The question is how much. And can we do the job that's necessary for screening, while... reducing the inconvenience?

Mr. President, this is the Statement of Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation for S. 3473. This statement has been prepared pursuant to section 4 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-139), and is being submitted for…

I propose $10 billion, which is a bit more than the first quarter profits of BP, $6 billion or $7 billion, be put in a Gulf coast recovery fund that is run by a master who would be selected and perhaps a counselor from BP so you would have…

There are people now who are sitting on an empty dock in a small town on the coast who own a boat, a fishing boat that is not being used, and they have got to make a payment at the end of the month.