I will be happy to yield to my friend from Alabama and my friend from Connecticut, but I want to say a few words first. I too have great respect for my friend Senator Shelby. He and I were neighbors in the Longworth Building many years ago…

Mr. President, I now ask unanimous consent the motion to proceed to S. 3217 be agreed to; and that once the bill is reported tonight, the Senate then proceed to a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up…

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 President, I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum call be rescinded.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

Today I join with people across the country to commemorate Workers' Memorial Day, honoring workers killed, injured, or harmed at work. Unfortunately, workers in Nevada are all too aware of the dangers they face in the workplace. A number…

Madam President, I enter a motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the motion to proceed. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The motion is entered. The Senator from New Jersey.

Mr. President, I can remember as a boy we moved from Searchlight, and my dad got a job in Henderson, where I was going to high school, and we rented a home there. We had a TV set, the first TV set. I can remember way back then my mother…

Mr. President, I wish to say a few words about one of the Senate's most senior Members but one of the newest on this side of the aisle. I have known Senator Arlen Specter for many years. I have worked with him, learned from him, and…

Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Rhode Island. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Rhode Island is recognized.

Mr. President, I am sorry I did not have a chance to tell the Republican leader, but I think he understands we have the opportunity to have a vote today. I think we will have it at 4:30 today. Mr. McCONNELL. Yes, that is fine.

Later today the House will consider legislation to stop the automatic pay raise for Members of Congress during this fiscal year. I am proud to be a cosponsor of this bill because I believe strongly that Members of Congress should not…

So I ask unanimous consent that today, when the Senate resumes consideration of the motion to proceed to S. 3217, all time until 12:30 p.m. and from 2:15 to 4:30 p.m. be equally divided and controlled between the leaders or their…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that following a period of morning business tomorrow, Wednesday, April 28, the Senate resume the motion to proceed to S. 3217, with the time until 12:20 p.m. equally divided and controlled between the…

Mr. President, 60 miles outside Las Vegas is a rural community called Pahrump. It originally had a series of artesian wells, had lots of water, and for many years they farmed cotton. But it has now become a retirement and business…

Mr. President, today following leader remarks, there will be a period of morning business for 1 hour. During that period of time Senators will be permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The first 30 minutes will be controlled…

Mr. President, part of our required reading, as I was going through college, was to read George Orwell's book, ``1984,'' which was looking into the future. Of course, looking at 1984 now, it is looking in the rearview mirror. But when I…

Mr. President, I offer a cloture motion which is at the desk, and I ask it be reported. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The legislative clerk…

Mr. President, I express my appreciation to the Senator from Minnesota for allowing my interruption. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Minnesota retains the floor.

Madam President, I enter a motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the motion to proceed. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The motion is entered. The Senator from Alaska is recognized.