Unless we act, those people who represent a culture... will be wiped out.

America needs to lead the way on issues like this.

I strongly support an open Internet where blocking, throttling, and paid prioritization are banned.

I do believe that a legislative solution is the most prudent and practical way forward.

Democrats on this committee, as you would recall, who drafted the Affordable Care Act, envisioned a no-wrong-door policy.

We said in the beginning, years ago when we passed the Affordable Care Act, and we continue to say today, it is not perfect, but we are going to continue until it reaches perfection.

Mr. President, let me modify my request. I ask unanimous consent for 2 additional minutes on both sides. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I thank my colleague from Nevada and say to him generally that we tried to put everything in the managers' amendment that we could, and the threshold was that we had to have total agreement. I know my colleague understands…

Mr. President, in order to place the bill on the calendar under the provisions of rule XIV, I object to further proceedings. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The bill will be placed on the calendar.

Mr. President, in just shy of 25 minutes, the Senate will have a procedural vote on the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015. The committee worked diligently for most of this year in a bipartisan way to achieve a balance of great…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent for 2 additional minutes before we move to the cloture vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I thank my colleagues for allowing me the time. Very quickly, it was said that this bill will not prevent and would not have prevented the attacks that took place at American companies. It is, in fact, right. The vice chair…

Mr. President, I wish to say to my colleagues that there is 10 minutes of debate in between these votes, so those Members who have conversations, I wish they would take them off the floor. If they are not going to have conversations, stay…

May I modify my request further? My unanimous consent would grant me 2 additional minutes and would grant the vice chair 2 minutes 45 seconds.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that each side be given 2 additional minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Mr. McCAIN. I am about to object. Let's get going here.

Mr. President, I think everybody would like to vote, but I will say one last thing to my colleagues. Any company in America--any company in America--that chooses not to participate, doesn't have to. If for some reason they find there is…

Mr. Speaker, each year since 1960, the third week in October has been proclaimed National Forest Products Week. It is a week in which we celebrate all of the ways that paper and wood products enhance our daily lives. This industry is…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. These are crucial bills. They make significant progress on two important issues: addressing our fiscal crisis in a responsible manner and the education of our next generation. We…