Mr. President, the contentions made by the Senator are absolutely wrong. We had a hearing on this. We explored it in our committee. Instead of the 1,200 e-mails they cite, we are talking about that over a 3\1/2\-year period there were 35…

Then I ask for 1 minute following the Senator from Florida. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the request of the Senator from Florida? Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Florida is recognized.

Mr. President, is there a unanimous consent request pending? The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is a unanimous consent request pending. The Senator from Florida has asked unanimous consent for a minute to read a letter with regard to the…

Mr. President, I will take a few minutes to talk about the President's nominee for Secretary of Labor Tom Perez. I have already spoken about Mr. Perez over the last few weeks. I will not repeat everything I said, but it is important for my…

We should be pleased that our country has made advances in race relations since the Voting Rights Act was passed.

Madam President, during the debate over the budget, Dr. Coburn and I offered an amendment to create a separate and independent inspector general within the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. We introduced this amendment because, thanks…

I appreciate that. I have a question for any of the panelists on high-frequency trading.

I guess there is more red tape to this than I thought.

Taxpayers deserve to know where their hard-earned dollars are going.

Every one of us, I do not care what our political alliances are, we should be totally opposed to suppressing votes.

Many people believe that Section 2 is the heart of the Voting Rights Act, unlike Section 5 that prohibits voter discrimination nationwide.

The Voting Rights Act guarantees the fundamental right to vote for all qualified voters, regardless of race or language.

The law was necessary to address a shameful history.

I thank the gentleman from Texas for pulling this together and for yielding. I recognize the admonishment from the Speaker. I don't think, though, that we are constrained from raising objection when the President of the United States…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Nate Converse, Max Ernst, and Trent Blomberg of my staff be granted floor privileges for the duration of today's session. ____________________

Mr. President, I wish to take the floor to talk about these critical nominations the Senate is currently considering. In all of the talk about these nominations, about the politics of recess appointments and everything, one thing that has…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 15, 2013, at 3 p.m. to conduct a hearing entitled ``Strategic Sourcing…

Mr. President, I have some comments and statements to make regarding filibuster reform and nominees. I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed to speak for up to 30 minutes. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so…