Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 136 submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The assistant legislative clerk…

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent the Senate recess until 10 a.m. tomorrow. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:10 p.m., recessed until Thursday, April 7, 2011, at 10 a.m…

Madam President, I rise to speak about the issue of Wall Street reform, which I know is near and dear to the Senator from New York, who represents Wall Street. I do believe what Congress achieved last year on Wall Street reform was wise…

It is great that we have this chance to be on the floor today to really address one of the most important job- creating pieces of legislation we have brought to the floor, and that is this legislation today. For the climate change…

I now yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the former chairman, the gentleman from Texas, Joe Barton.

My colleague just said the only way is to reduce demand. Well, that is not the only way. Republicans continue to move on all-of-the-above energy strategies that increase supply. You know what happens when you increase supply? You increase…

Mr. President, three years ago, a mentally disturbed gunman walked into a campus lecture hall at Northern Illinois University and shot 22 students, killing 5 of them. Northern Illinois University is not the first college to experience this…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill by printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 749 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

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. 750 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

I ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid on the table with no intervening action or debate, and any statements be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

Mr. President, we continue to work to complete action on the small business bill. We also hope to deal with the continuing resolution by the end of the week. Senators will be notified when votes are scheduled. ____________________

How much time do I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Illinois has 3\1/2\ minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Massachusetts has 2 minutes remaining.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 134, introduced earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The assistant legislative clerk read…

They had $17 billion in profits and a 4-percent profit margin. That sounds like a lot and it is, but not compared to the big banks. JPMorgan Chase, one of the largest issuers of debit cards, had $17.4 billion in profits last year. That is…

I would like to thank my colleague from Kentucky for the time, and I appreciate this opportunity to really talk about this. I rise reluctantly to oppose my friend from Houston. I know she has a lot of her constituents who work in the…

I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the chairman of the Energy and Air Quality Committee, the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Whitfield). {time} 1730

I yield myself the balance of my time. Madam Chairman, just to put things back on the table, H.R. 910 completely preserves the car rule under the EPA, emissions standards for passenger cars and trucks for model years 2012 to 2016. We had…

I ask unanimous consent to be recognized in morning business. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________