Mr. President, I am sometimes a patient person. I am really doing my best to be patient. I am going into this with good faith, as I hope my Republican colleagues are. We have not gotten a lot done. The issue we are working on is very…

Mr. President, I note the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant bill clerk called the roll, and the following Senators entered the Chamber and answered to their names. [Quorum No. 3 Leg.]…

Mr. President, for all the Senators here, we may have 141 amendments, but this is not the first time we have had 141 amendments on a bill. I have looked at a catalog of the amendments, and a lot are on the same subject. What we are trying…

Mr. President, if I may talk to the two managers through the Chair, I know how important everyone thinks their amendment is. But you can have half an hour on each side, an hour for an amendment. Someone can say quite a bit in 5 minutes. I…

Mr. President, I enter a motion to instruct the Sergeant at Arms to request the presence of absent Senators. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the…

Mr. President, following leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of S. 3217, which is the Wall Street reform legislation. The time until 10 a.m. will be for debate with respect to the Tester-Hutchison amendment dealing with…

Yes, debate only, and the same on Monday. Mr. McCONNELL. I want to echo the comments of the majority leader with regard to getting amendments prepared. It is to our advantage to have amendment votes. We are going to work hard to get them…

Mr. President, I rise today to acknowledge an important achievement for Nevada's Cold War veterans and their families. These individuals served their country at the Nevada Test Site, where over one thousand nuclear weapons detonations took…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll.

Mr. President, I will say a few words about the first vote we are going to have today. I am very happy I had the opportunity and the privilege to nominate Gloria Navarro to be a Federal judge for the District of Nevada. What a wonderful…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to use my leader time right now. First, I want to express my appreciation to Senators Warner and Corker for working to improve this bill. They are very fine Senators. My friend, the Senator from…

Mr. President, the manager of the Wall Street reform bill-- at least most of it--is the chairman of the Banking Committee, Senator Dodd. As I reflect on what we have been through with him in this Congress, it is really incredible. We…

Mr. President, following leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the Wall Street reform bill. ____________________

Today, I join with people across the country to celebrate National Teacher Week, which recognizes the exemplary and important work that teachers do in classrooms every day. Research has shown that a good teacher is one of the most…

Mr. President, I rise today to introduce the Sloan Hills Withdrawal Act of 2010. Over the past year, I have been contacted by thousands of people in southern Nevada who have voiced serious concerns about a proposed aggregate mining…

Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:10 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, May 5, 2010…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 5; that following the prayer and the pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to S. Res. 513. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 513) designating…