Mr. President, I rise today to speak in support of the nominations of John Lee and Jay Tharp to serve on the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. I have listened carefully to the statement made by the ranking Republican on…

I want to thank Mr. Langevin, the other cochair of the Cybersecurity Caucus, for all of his work. I want to thank Ranking Member Johnson for her work, Chairman Hall, and especially Mr. McCaul for coming together on this bill. We started…

House Republicans have demonstrated their complete disregard and contempt for women's health and the plight of students by forcing a choice between the elimination of funding for the Prevention and Public Health Find or relief for students…

I'd like to yield to the gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. Langevin) 5 minutes. (Mr. LANGEVIN asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Just myself. I am ready to close. Mr. McCAUL. Then I reserve the balance of my time.

Unfortunately, my amendments, together with all other privacy amendments, will not be considered today. {time} 1300 I urge my colleagues to join me in opposing this rule and the underlying bill. We can and we will have the opportunity to…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise today to oppose the rule and the underlying bill, despite my genuine concern for cybersecurity. I believe that despite some positive changes by the chairman and ranking member it still fails to…

According to a recent survey, 24 people every minute become victims of rape, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner in the United States. That means that just in the time it takes me to finish this statement, dozens will…

I come to the floor again, as I have in the past 2 years, to talk about the location of high-level nuclear waste around this country and compare and contrast it with where we have high-level nuclear waste, mostly spent nuclear fuel, but…

I thank the ranking member and the chairman for your hard work on the issue and the members on the committee. This is very important. It goes beyond partisanship. This is about national security. The idea of cyberattacks, it's not…

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 April 25, 2012, at 9:30 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs' Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 25, 2012…

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 on April 25, 2012, at 10 a.m. in SH 216. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session on April 25, 2012 in room 138 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building, beginning at 9:30 am. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Rules and Administration be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 25, 2012, at 9:30 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 25, 2012, at 9:30 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 Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 25, 2012, at 10 a.m., in room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled…

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 April 25, 2012, at 9 a.m. in room SR 328A of the Russell Senate Office Building…