On rollcall No. 453, had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.'' ____________________

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 588. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The assistant editor of the Daily Digest read as follows: A…

On rollcall No. 452, had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.'' ____________________

Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:57 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, July 21…

Thank you very much for recognizing me. And thank you, Congresswoman Fudge, for bringing this issue to the attention of the country. We certainly need to be talking about it, and I appreciate bringing the Nevada perspective to the…

Mr. President, when millions of Americans lost their jobs, they did not just lose a place to go to work in the morning; they lost their incomes, their savings, and their retirement security. They lost their tuition payments. Many lost…

Mr. President, I object to any further proceedings on this legislation at this time. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection is heard. The bill will be placed on the calendar. ____________________

Mr. President, I am of the belief that H.R. 5712 is due for a second reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the title of the bill for the second time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 5712) to…

Mr. President, following any leader remarks, there will be a period of morning business until 3 p.m., with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of the small…

Madam President, every Thursday Senator Ensign and I greet people from Nevada. We had a lot of them today. I was late getting here. I am sorry to have missed the prayer. But I will read the prayer and recognize what Senator Kyl said about…

Madam President, S. 3588 is at the desk and due for a second reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the bill for the second time. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 3588) to limit the…

Madam President, following leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R. 4173, which is the Wall Street reform legislation. At about 11 a.m. this morning, the Senate will proceed to a…

Madam President, the Wall Street earthquake that sent shock waves around the world has not hit anywhere as hard as it hit Nevada. You can draw a straight line from unchecked greed on Wall Street to the collapse of the housing market on…

Mr. President, I have been conferring off and on throughout the day with the Republican leader. There will be no more votes today following final passage. That will be the last vote today. We are going to swear in the new Senator from West…

I object to any further proceedings with respect to this bill. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection is heard. The bill will be placed on the calendar. ____________________

I object to any further proceedings at this time. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection is heard. The bill will be placed on the calendar. ____________________

I understand H.R. 5618 is due for a second reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the bill for the second time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 5618) to continue Federal unemployment programs.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 3586 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…