Madam President, I wish to stand and second the remarks made by the Senator from Maryland, Ms. Mikulski, related to the Ayotte amendment. I think it is important for us to reflect on recent history. It was last week that Umar Farouk…

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 ``The Recession and Older Americans: Where Do We Go…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on October 18, 2011, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Banning Tobacco Products

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 October 18, 2011, at 10 a.m. to conduct a hearing entitled ``Ten Years After…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on October 18, 2011, 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 Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on October 18, 2011, at 10 a.m. in Dirksen 406 to conduct a hearing entitled, ``A Review of…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on October 18, 2011, at 10 a.m., in room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The…

I announce that the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Conrad) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Casey). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 44, nays 55, as follows…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on October 17, 2011, at 10 a.m. to conduct a hearing entitled ``The Small Business Jobs…

I announce that the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Conrad) is necessarily absent. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 99, nays 0, as follows…

Mr. President, tomorrow night we expect 15 million Americans--including a lot of children--to tune in to watch the first game of the World Series. It is a big deal for a lot of people and a lot of families. We watch our heroes in the…

Is it not true that the majority leader came to the floor on the pending legislation, the appropriations bills, and invited Members on both sides to bring their amendments to the floor, call their amendments for a vote, that some 10 or 11…

I say to the majority leader, since I have listened to the colloquy by my Republican colleagues just a few minutes ago, and it related to the detainee policy, which is one of the controversial issues in the Defense authorization bill, I am…

Mr. President, I wish to thank my colleague from New Jersey for this amendment. It is an amendment that is critically important to New Jersey, to Alaska, and to the State of Illinois because the Menendez-Casey amendment in my State means…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to speak following the remarks of the Senator from New Jersey. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation be authorized to meet during the…

I announce that the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar), the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Udall), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Webb), and the…