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I suggest the absence of a quorum. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum…
Mr. President, this has been cleared by my counterpart, Senator McConnell. Therefore, I ask unanimous consent the order of Wednesday, June 29, with respect to the Finance Committee meeting today be vitiated. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro…
Mr. President, this weekend we will celebrate Independence Day and 235 years of this country's very proud history. This Nation was founded on the notion of liberty and justice for all. As we celebrate, we should remember that the pursuit…
Mr. President, following any leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until noon. The first hour will be under the control of the majority, and Republicans will control the second hour. Following morning business…
I served with Tom Lantos in the House of Representatives. He was one of the finest orators I have ever heard. He was an academic. He had a Ph.D. in economics. He was a wonderful Member of Congress. He was a survivor of the Holocaust, as…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that my name be added as a cosponsor of this important resolution. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Madam President, often very good ideas, no matter how important, take time to ripen. Even when they are ripe they need dedicated advocates to make them a reality. Let me give one example. President Harry Truman once said: Millions of our…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Finance Committee be authorized to meet at 10 a.m. during tomorrow's session of the Senate, Thursday, June 30, and they be permitted to meet beyond the 2-hour limit set forth under rule XXVI. The…
Mr. President, 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 7:57 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, June 30, 2011, at…
Mr. President, there will be at least one rollcall vote tomorrow at 2 p.m. on the confirmation of GEN David Petraeus to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. ____________________
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that at noon Thursday, June 30, the Senate proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 197; there be 2 hours of debate equally divided in the usual form; that upon the use or yielding back…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res…
Mr. President, I may not have the opportunity tomorrow to speak on this nomination of David Petraeus. In the last 50 years, he is the most noted soldier that we have had in the U.S. military. This man could retire and go off into the…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 222. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 222)…
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 any statements relating to the matter be…
Madam President, after leader remarks, the Senate will be in morning business for 1 hour. The Republicans will control the first half and the majority the final half. Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of S…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 220. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 220) expressing…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 221. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 221)…