Mr. President, I have sought recognition to introduce legislation to make it a Federal offense to intimidate or threaten a witness in a State court proceeding. This legislation I believe to be necessary based upon some very disastrous…

Madam President, I rise for two purposes this morning. The first is to speak about a native of Scranton, PA, who died serving our country in Afghanistan. LCpl Larry M. Johnson, just 19 years old, lost his life in the service to his country…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The remarks of Mr. Specter pertaining to the introduction of S. 3017 are located in…

Mr. President, I rise today to discuss the Gettysburg Coin Act, which I was proud to introduce with Senator Specter. This legislation commemorates one of the most significant events in our Nation's history. The Gettysburg Coin Act would…

Mr. President, the Vice President said that recent years have seen a slow but steady decline in support for our nuclear stockpile and infrastructure and for our highly trained nuclear workforce. The four national security statesmen I…

Mr. President, I rise tonight to express support for the Obama administration's efforts on nuclear nonproliferation. We know-- and I believe this is a consensus in our country--that nuclear terrorism poses the most serious threat to our…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Nuclear Nonproliferation

The one that focused on his family begins with this line, speaking of Larry Johnson's family: Johanna Johnson thought she would die first, not any of her four kids. This is what Larry's mom is quoted as saying in the second line of the…

Last week marked 1 year since the passage of the $862 billion so-called stimulus bill, a bill that was supposed to keep unemployment below 8 percent, a bill that was supposed to boost the economy and private sector job creation, a bill…

Mr. President, I yield the floor and suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

Mr. President, I rise today in support of a resolution honoring the lifetime achievements of C. DeLores Tucker. Along with her family and many friends with us today in Washington, we pay tribute to her life of service and courageous…

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

I thank the Chair. (The remarks of Mr. Casey pertaining to the submission of S. Res. 418 are located in today's Record under ``Submission of Concurrent and Senate Resolutions.'')

Mr. President, I ask consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Pennsylvania is recognized.

I first got to know Jack as a freshman legislator in the Pennsylvania House of 1973-1974, where he and I served together until he was elected to Congress in 1974. We were both Vietnam veterans--the only two in the State house, so we had…

I thank my good friend, Mr. Kanjorski, for yielding and this opportunity to take time to remember and to recognize the life and the public service of Congressman John Murtha. As a freshman, and being here 14 months, I had the opportunity…

Mr. President, today, I have sought recognition to offer legislation supporting the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. This legislation will serve to commemorate three historic events in our country: the 1863 Invasion of…

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a Lutheran pastor executed for his efforts in the Nazi resistance during World War II, once said, ``the ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children.'' These are timeless words…