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Mr. President, first let me say to my colleague, Senator Casey, his comments about the nearly unspeakable tragedy that has occurred in Haiti strike all of us in a very poignant way. I have been to Haiti. It is one of the poorest regions in…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary Committee be discharged from further consideration of S.J. Res. 25 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 392 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 adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:11 p.m., adjourned until Friday, January 22, 2010, at…
Mr. President, I rise to briefly explain why I am going to vote against the nomination of Mr. Ben Bernanke as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board. Mr. Bernanke has been serving as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board. I will be the…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the joint resolution be read a third time and passed, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and that any statements…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening actions or debate, and that any statements related to the resolution…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 391 which was submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res…
Mr. President, for the information of Senators, there will be no rollcall votes during tomorrow's session of the Senate. ____________________
Mr. President, I have come to the floor to discuss an amendment I am offering with Senator Gregg to create a bipartisan fiscal task force. The task force would be designed to develop a bipartisan legislative package to address the Nation's…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that further 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.'')
I thank my colleagues for this opportunity to present our amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Arizona. Amendment No. 3301
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Franken). Without objection, it is so ordered.
Mr. President, I call up the Conrad-Gregg amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to setting aside the pending amendment? Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator…
I yield the floor. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Illinois is recognized.