Mr. President, I stand to join in with the voices we have already heard from, including Senator Murphy of Connecticut and Senator Portman of Ohio--bipartisan, of course--who have stood in support of the unanimous consent request of Senator…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Transportation Funding

Mr. President, I have come to the floor--I don't come to the floor every day, but every day that I come here you are presiding. Either I am coming here more often than I thought or you are presiding more than most people do. Maybe you just…

Yes, I would, thanks in no small part to you, I say to Senator Hatch, and to Senator Flake, who insisted both last Congress and this Congress that we put everything on the table and invite all stakeholders to come forward and share their…

Mr. President, I thank Senator Hatch for his leadership on this important issue. As the Senator from Utah has mentioned, trade secrets are the only form of intellectual property not protected from theft under Federal civil law, which is…

I thank Senator Hatch for the opportunity to go into more detail about this terrific bipartisan, bicameral Defend Trade Secrets Act. It is actually relatively simple. It creates a Federal private right of action for misappropriation of…

Absolutely, Senator Hatch, I do. I think when you talk about an important issue such as trade secret theft, which poses such a great threat to American innovation, economic growth, and competitiveness, it really is past time that we act on…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Dan Podair, a legal fellow in my office, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the day. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Yes, it is, I say to Senator Hatch. After all that work together, all that consultation, when we introduced this bill last Congress, we wanted to make sure the ex parte provision couldn't be used for abuse, so we required that the party…

Mr. President, I thank my colleague from Wisconsin, Senator Baldwin, for her hard work on manufacturing and for her deep and broad experience in what it takes for manufacturing to continue to grow in the State of Wisconsin, in the State of…

Mr. President, I am pleased to follow my colleague and friend from Missouri. I just want to mention--although I didn't come to the floor to talk about what we are doing for veterans, let me take a minute or two to talk about what we are…

Mr. President, it is with a heavy heart that today I rise to honor a friend and a true force for good in my home State of Delaware who recently passed away but whose impact will be felt for many years to come. He was, first and foremost, a…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Remembering James H. Gilliam, Sr.

Mr. President, I rise today to join my colleagues in marking National Manufacturing Day, which will be celebrated across the country tomorrow. The simple fact is that manufacturing has been and continues to be a vital part of our economy…

Mr. President, before I proceed to the consideration of a colloquy with my colleague from Wisconsin, I just wanted to take a moment. My colleague from Wisconsin brought to my attention that there are news reports that have just come out of…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Shooting at Umpqua Community College

Mr. President, confirmation and expiration are issues before us today. As we have heard from the Member from New Hampshire, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on which we both serve, months ago considered the nomination of Gayle Smith…

If I could respond to my friend, I have a friend who-- when you ask him ``How are you doing?'' he says ``Compared to what?'' And when we talk about the legislation initially introduced by Senator Lautenberg, Senator Vitter, and now…