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Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for yielding me the time. Thank you for your leadership on our committee as we work toward better solutions for a modernized financial regulatory structure. Last year, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer…

Madam President, I want to reiterate something the leader has said and what the Senator from New Mexico said; that is, the vast importance of this bill. I have said many times on this floor there are 11 million people who work for the…

Mr. President, it is with great pride that I come to the floor today to discuss legislation that I am introducing to name the Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Martinsburg, WV, in honor of a dear friend, W. Craig Broadwater…

Madam President, I yield time to the distinguished Senator from Ohio. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Ohio.

Mr. President, I have comments of my own, but I will yield to the Senator from Maryland. He has been down here waiting. He is interesting, provocative, thoughtful, and always right. I yield to him such time as he may feel comfortable with…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that at 10:20 a.m., the Senate proceed to the consideration of the pending Nelson of Florida amendment No. 34; that there be 10 minutes of debate equally divided between Senator Nelson of Florida and…

Mr. President, today, along with my colleague Senator Snowe of Maine, I am introducing legislation to exempt universal service contributions and the universal service support programs from what is commonly referred to as the Antideficiency…

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

Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Diana Saldana, of Texas, to…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that all time be yielded back so we can proceed to our votes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Under the previous order, all time having been yielded back, the nomination of…

Mr. President, in that we have a short reception at 4:30 and then we are going to judges, I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

Mr. President, I wish to respond to the most interesting facts pointed out by the Senator from Arizona and also the collective bargaining matter. Senator Nelson is here with a particularly good amendment. Before we get to the 4:30 hour, at…

I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To amend title 1 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment so I may call up, on behalf of Senator Leahy, amendment No. 50, which is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will…

Yes, from me. Yes, it is at 10:20 a.m. on Tuesday. I ask unanimous consent that it be at 10:20 a.m. on Tuesday, February 8, that the Senate proceed to it and then the rest of the request be the order. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there…

Mr. President, I thank the good Senator from Maryland for his remarks. I am sure, as I call on my vice chairman, Senator Hutchison will have remarks she will want to make. I simply wish to catch us up to where we are. This is the Federal…