Mr. President, on behalf of the leader, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

Mr. President, as I had said earlier, I intended to make some comments following the speech by Senator Casey on my 10,000th vote. I have since deferred to Senators Menendez and Lautenberg. I intend to get to that speech. I will make some…

Mr. President, as I commented a few moments ago, I thanked Senator Casey for the comments he made about my 10,000th vote and said that I would be speaking at the conclusion. But I yielded to the Senator from New Jersey because my speech…

Mr. President, I come to the point where no other Senator is seeking recognition, and we are through expediting the work of the clerks, so I am going to make a statement reflecting on my 10,000th vote. The circumstances are somewhat…

Mr. President, I thank my distinguished colleague Senator Casey for those very generous remarks. He and I have worked together for the past 3 years plus, but beyond that we have worked during his tenure as a statewide officeholder, as…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m. Tuesday, January 26; that following the prayer and the pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning…

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 8:28 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, January 26, 2010, at 10 a.m…

I thank the distinguished Senator from Illinois for those kind remarks. We have worked together very harmoniously. On occasions where we voted differently, it was always in the spirit of collegiality. One personal note. He and I are…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read three times, passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and that any statements relating to the bill be printed in the Record…

Mr. President, on behalf of the leader, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. 2950. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. 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, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and that any statements relating to the resolution…

Let me conclude this part of my remarks by speaking for a couple minutes about what we have done in this past year: The Recovery and Reinvestment Act, known by--as many things are here--the acronym AARA, the American Recovery and…

I thank the gentleman for that statement and his leadership on this issue. Mr. Chairman, I would like to yield the balance of my time to the gentleman from New Jersey, Chris Smith, our Pro-Life Caucus Chair, a wonderful eloquent voice for…

I thank the gentleman. I yield to the gentleman from Alabama, Parker Griffith, another pro-life supporter.

I thank the gentleman from Louisiana for that very informative and important statement. He is a great leader here in Congress. At this time I want to turn to another leader in Congress. I yield to the gentleman from Ohio, Mr. Jim Jordan.

I want to thank the gentlelady for her eloquent words. At this time, I yield to the gentleman from Louisiana, Joseph Cao.

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 economy

Mr. President, I rise tonight for two purposes. One is to talk about the state of our economy, the challenges we face but also the obligations we have to address those challenges, and, secondly, to speak for a couple minutes tonight about…