Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that an intern in Senator Bingaman's office, Trey Debrine, be granted floor privileges during today's business. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet, during the session of the Senate, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Health Reform and Health Insurance Premiums…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on August 2, 2011, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Environment and Public Works and the Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on August 2, 2011, at 10 a.m. in Dirksen…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on August 2, 2011, at 10 a.m. to conduct a committee hearing entitled ``Housing Finance…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on August 2, 2011. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

Mr. President, I rise today to introduce the Three Kids Mine Reclamation Act of 2011. My legislation transfers approximately 900 acres of federal land to the city of Henderson to facilitate the remediation and redevelopment of a dangerous…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to consideration of H. Con. Res. 70, the concurrent resolution be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any…

I appreciate the kind words that my counterpart, Senator McConnell, has stated. I have gotten to know him and Speaker Boehner a lot better this past month or two, especially the Speaker. Even though I disagree vehemently with the direction…

I thank the chairman of the Budget Committee, who is the Senate's expert on such matters. Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, over the past few weeks, Congress has been engaged in a very important debate. It may have been messy, it might have…

Mr. President, I would like to engage in a colloquy with my colleague the chairman of the Budget Committee, Senator Conrad, who worked with me as we drafted the joint committee language in this bill. The compromise we are voting on today…

Mr. President, I would like to engage in a colloquy with my friend the Republican leader, with whom I worked in drafting the provisions of this bill creating a joint committee to address deficit reduction. We wrote a number of deadlines in…

Madam President, Senator McConnell and I have completed our statements. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Tennessee.

Madam President, as provided under the previous order, I now move to concur in the House amendment to S. 365. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The motion is pending.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that from Tuesday, August 2, through Tuesday, September 6, the majority leader and Senator Rockefeller be authorized to sign duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that we proceed to a period of morning business until 4 p.m. today, with Senators permitted to speak up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, the eyes of the American people and the world have been watching Washington very closely this past week. While they witnessed a lot of political wrangling, they also saw Congress make some historically important decisions…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the following Environment and Public Works bills, en bloc: Calender No. 72, S. 710; and Calendar No. 117, S. 1302. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.