Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 18, 2012, at 9:30 a.m. to conduct a hearing entitled ``Show Me the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the following staff of the Finance Committee be allowed on the Senate floor for the remainder of the 112th Congress: Avital Barnea, Amanda Bartmann, Harun Dogo, Farrah Freis, Neil Pinney, and…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 18, 2012, at 9:30 a.m., in room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law, be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on July 18, 2012, at 2:30 p.m., in room SD-226 of the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs' Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security be authorized to…

Mr. President, for the last hour my friends on the Republican side of the aisle have had the floor, and they have presented their point of view. I would like to--and I am joined by the Senator from Vermont--I would like to spend a few…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 18, 2012, at…

Mr. President, I have a unanimous consent request that when the colloquy is finished with the five Republican Senators on the floor, I be recognized. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Texas.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special Committee on Aging be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 18, 2012, at 2 p.m., in room 216 of the Hart Senate Office Building to conduct a hearing entitled…

Madam President, there is an old adage that sunlight is the best disinfectant. The reason it is an old adage is it is true. That is why I introduced the Financial Disclosure to Reduce Tax Haven Abuse Act of 2012. I introduced this months…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session on July 18, 2012. The Committee will meet in room 418 of the Senate Russell Office Building, beginning at 10 a.m. The…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Financial Disclosure to Reduce Tax Haven Abuse Act of 2012

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on July 18, 2012, at 10 a.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 18, 2012 at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Committee on…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Illinois will be postponed. The Clerk will read. The Clerk read as follows: Completion of…

I have an amendment at the desk, Mr. Chairman. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 24, line 14, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $988,000,000)''. Page 25…

I join my colleague from Illinois to offer a bipartisan commonsense amendment to the Department of Defense appropriations bill. Our amendment cuts $988 million from the bill, which the committee added but the Navy did not request, for a…

I ask unanimous consent 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 be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER…