My understanding from the sponsors--Senators Coburn and McCaskill is they are not yet ready. In other words, we have been talking with them. I have already indicated to Senator Coburn that I would be a cosponsor of his proposal. We now…

Mr. President, let me speak very briefly on secret holds and then make a unanimous-consent request. I express again my appreciation to the distinguished Senator from Iowa, Mr. Grassley. He very often seems too logical for some of these…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 25, 2010, at 2:15 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet, during the session of the Senate, to conduct a hearing entitled ``ESEA Reauthorization: Early Childhood Education''…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Rules and Administration be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 25, 2010, at 10 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. select…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Airland of the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 25, 2010, at 9 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats of Capabilities of the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 25, 2010, at 2 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Personnel of the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 25, 2010, at 5 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support of the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 25, 2010, at 10:30 a.m. The PRESIDING…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces of the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 25, 2010, at 3:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate to conduct a hearing on May 25, 2010, at 10 a.m., in room SR-325 of the Russell Senate Office…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 25, 2010, at 10 a.m., in room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 25, 2010, at 9:30 a.m. to conduct a hearing entitled ``The Role of Strategic Arms Control in a…

Mr. President, I rise today to discuss the Comprehensive Problem Gambling Act, a bill I introduced just moments ago with Senator Mike Johanns. This bill would establish and implement programs targeted at preventing, treating, and…

Mr. President, I rise today to propose legislation to address the problem of medical debt and credit scores. While historic health reform legislation enacted this year sets us on a path towards ending the crushing problem of Americans who…

If we talk about national security and intersecting those who do harm, the first thing we ought to talk about in this Congress at this time is where's the budget. As the budget chairman has said, if you can't budget, you can't govern. That…

Mr. President, it is obvious that in no other part of the American economy do we have people betting against their own product while selling it to the American people. You do not see Apple creating the iPod in the hope that sales will be…

Mr. President, I rise to talk about a bipartisan amendment I have spent many weeks working on with Senator Brown of Massachusetts. It is an amendment dealing with a very crucial issue--a major gap in our system of financial regulation. It…