Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Senator Udall of New Mexico be authorized to sign the enrollment of H.R. 5128. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong opposition to H.R. 4213, a misguided bill masquerading as tax relief. Instead of creating jobs, this bill will cost jobs. Instead of providing much needed certainty…

Mr. President, following leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business, with Senators allowed to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. There will be no rollcall votes today. Our next vote will be a week from Monday…

On rollcall No. 321, had I been present, I would have voted ``nay.'' The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Slaughter). The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore…

Mr. President, under a previous order, there will be a series of votes at 5:30 p.m. on the confirmation and nomination of three district court judges on the Monday we get back. ____________________

Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 12:11 p.m., adjourned until Monday, June 7, 2010, at 2…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn under the provisions of H. Con. Res. 282 until 2 p.m. on Monday, June 7; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings…

I would like the agreement to indicate if someone speaks against the DeMint amendment, that he be entitled to equal time in opposition thereto. I further ask unanimous consent there be no amendment in order to the DeMint motion to suspend…

Madam President, following any leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of H.R. 4899, which is the emergency supplemental appropriations bill. There will be up to 20 minutes for debate prior to a series of votes. In the first…

Madam President, President Obama has articulated a sound strategy for surging our force in Afghanistan, a well-defined mission to enable them to succeed, and a clear plan to begin to bring those troops home starting next July. His plan…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent it be in order for Senator DeMint to be recognized. That has already happened so we don't have to worry about that because he was recognized, because he has already moved to suspend Senate rule XXII…

Madam President, a community in Kansas still shakes 1 year after the brazen murder of one of its own. This weekend will mark the first anniversary of Dr. George Tiller's death. He was gunned down in front of his Wichita church the day…

Madam President, I will yield a few minutes to my friend from Florida to introduce the guest Chaplain. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Florida is recognized. ____________________

Mr. President, if I can just say, before anyone says anything, if we complete this, these will be all of the votes for the evening and the week. We are waiting for the House to do action on the extenders package, a jobs bill. The latest…

Mr. President, pending what the House does, there will be some unanimous consent requests offered on both sides as I understand. But everyone should be aware of that later this evening maybe. I do not have anyone here to speak on the…

Mr. President, in 1935, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the Rural Electrification Act to bring electricity to the sparsely-populated rural areas of our vast Nation. Today, with advances in renewable energy from the sun, the…

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. 3439 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

Mr. President, the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs has received requests from Federal and State government entities seeking access to records that the subcmmittee…