Mr. President, I rise today to introduce the Education for All Act in order to preserve educational and economic opportunities for all Americans. The U.S. Department of Education is proposing new ``gainful employment'' rules that would…

Mr. President, I come here today on behalf of myself and my colleague, Senator Crapo, from Idaho to introduce the State Wolf Management Act. This act as drawn is aimed at some particular issues we have in Idaho with the management of…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Franken). Without objection, it is so ordered. (The remarks of Mr. Risch pertaining to the introduction of S. 3825 are…

Mr. President, I rise today to acknowledge the centennial of the town of Springfield in my home State of Idaho. On September 13, 1910, the County Commission of Bingham County approved a plat plan for the town-site of Springfield. It was an…

Mr. President, I also rise to discuss President Obama's nomination of Elena Kagan, Solicitor General, to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. I agree very strongly with the remarks made by my colleague who has just indicated there is a strong…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the quorum calls be equally divided between both sides. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I thank my colleague, Senator Barrasso. You were cheating, looking at my notes over my shoulder. A well made point. I come at this whole proposition from a little different way than perhaps a lot of my colleagues do. All of this debate has…

Mr. President, I rise today to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of Bayview, Idaho, a beautiful little hamlet on the shores of Lake Pend Oreille in north Idaho. On May 29, 2010, the residents of Bayview will gather to dedicate the…

Thank you very much, Mr. President. This amendment includes Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as part of the Federal budget as long as either of these two institutions is under conservatorship or receivership. I wish to thank Senators Gregg…

Reserving the right to object, I do not have any problem with the substance, but I know Senator DeMint has serious issues with it. We would like to have an opportunity to talk with him. I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING…

Mr. President, pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and section 4(g)(3)of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, I move to waive all applicable sections of those acts and applicable budget resolutions for…

I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. Is there objection to the original request of the Senator from Connecticut? Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the amendment. The bill clerk read as follows: The…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment and call up the Crapo amendment No. 4020. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The amendment is printed in the Record of Thursday, May 13, 2010.)

Mr. President, as the Senator from Connecticut indicated-- and I appreciate his kind remarks--we have had several votes on the GSE issue. Remarkably, this Senate continues to refuse to deal with Fannie and Freddie, the core issue of the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To improve the credit risk retention…

Mr. President, I appreciate the chairman's remarks and willingness to work on this amendment. We are both trying to get at the same thing. I believe we can work out the questions with regard to the language so we can move forward in a…

Mr. President, this is a second-degree amendment to the Landrieu-Isakson amendment. It is not a competing amendment; it is an amendment to add additional provisions. I support the material in the Landrieu-Isakson amendment, which deals…