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 Power of Pensions: Building a Strong Middle…

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 July 12, 2011, at 10 a.m. in Dirksen 406 to conduct a hearing entitled, ``Oversight Hearing…

I thank the distinguished sponsor and would preface my comments by saying I am strongly in support of Congresswoman Biggert's superb piece of legislation. However, I rise today in opposition to this amendment offered by Representative…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak for 2 minutes as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Veterans Affairs and Military Construction Appropriations

As Secretary Geithner has observed, failure to raise the debt ceiling would have catastrophic economic consequences that would last for decades. This view was shared by former Treasury Secretary Paulson, who says that inaction is simply…

Mr. President, I urge Members of this body to support cloture on taking up the debate on the veterans and military affairs appropriations bill for next fiscal year. Chairman Johnson and I have put together a completely bipartisan bill…

On rollcall No. 533, the rule on H. Res. 340 appears to contain amendments which could be adverse to economic interests in the State of Illinois, subject to further study. The rule is traditionally a procedural, partisan matter…

I would like to ask Subcommittee Chairman Young if he would enter into a colloquy regarding the Department of Defense's future plans for data storage. {time} 1950

Thank you. As the chairman is aware and as you are aware, the Department of Defense has many cybersecurity goals and challenges. With the daily reports on cyberattacks and intrusions, I feel that Congress needs to express its concerns…

I want to thank Chairman Young and Ranking Member Dicks for their commitment to the troops and national security, and I know Mr. Dicks is especially concerned about cybersecurity. With that, I yield back the balance of my time. Amendment…

Mr. President, pending is S. 1323, which is the sense-of- the-Senate resolution. For those who follow the Senate, this is not a law. It will not be a law, if passed. It is merely an expression of sentiment by the Senate on an issue. It can…

I announce that the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy), and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) are necessarily absent.

Mr. President, if it meets with the approval of the Senator from Tennessee in leadership on the Republican side, I suggest we yield back all time, and I ask unanimous consent to proceed to the vote. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act…

Let's think about something very quickly. What is the most basic job that we can do--in the House of Representatives or in the Senate of the United States--in government? One of the most basic jobs we do is to pass a budget; to figure out…

There is no bigger supporter, I don't think, in this body of the Air Force than me. I am an Air National Guard pilot. I have been an Air National Guard pilot for awhile now, and continue to be even during my service in Congress. But part…

I would like to thank the gentlemen for accepting the amendment. Mr. Chair, I rise today in support of the Bass-Maloney Amendment, which cuts funding to subcontractors in the U.S. Defense Department. This amendment would prevent funding…

Mr. President, we have just learned that Ahmed Abdulkadir Warsame was arrested by the U.S. military in April. This news has just come to us, learning that this man who fought for no country and wore no uniform and under an international…