Madam President, following leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to a period of morning business for 1 hour, with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each, with the Republicans controlling the first 30 minutes and the…

I ask unanimous consent that the Foreign Relations Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Con. Res. 54. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the concurrent resolution by title…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that we proceed to a period of morning business with Senators allowed to speak for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Mr. President, tomorrow the Senate will resume consideration of the Federal Aviation Administration legislation. There will be no rollcall votes tomorrow. Senators should expect the next vote to begin at or about 5:30 p.m. on Monday, March…

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 7:43 p.m., adjourned until Friday, March 19, 2010, at 9:30…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motion to reconsider be laid on the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res. 462) was agreed to…

Mr. President, I now ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 9:30 a.m. on Friday, March 19; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning…

I thank my friend for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 4825. I commend my colleague from Arizona for bringing this legislation to the floor. Our $12 trillion debt will burden future generations, and this legislation…

Mr. President, the oath shall now be administered by the Presiding Officer to all Senators. This is an appropriate time for any Senator who has cause to be excused from service in this impeachment to make that fact known. If there is no…

Mr. President, at this time the oath should be administered in conformance with article I, section 3, clause 6 of the Constitution of the United States and the Senate's impeachment rules. I move that the Senator from Kentucky, Mr…

Well, thank you very much. And thank you for your leadership on this issue and for organizing tonight's discussion about something that is so important. Nevada has had the fastest growing senior population in the country for the last…

Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote by which the resolution was agreed to. Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. ____________________

Mr. President, any Senator who was not in the Senate Chamber at the time the oath was administered to the other Senators will make that fact known to the Chair so that the oath may be administered as soon as possible to that Senator. The…

Mr. President, on behalf of myself and the distinguished Republican leader, Mr. McCONNELL, I send to the desk a resolution that provides for the issuance of a summons to Judge G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., for Judge Porteous's answer to the…

Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote by which the resolution was agreed to. Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I move to lay the motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. ____________________

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Secretary inform the House of Representatives that the Senate is ready to receive the managers appointed by the House for the purpose of exhibiting Articles of Impeachment against G. Thomas…

Mr. President, following leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the House message to H.R. 2847, the HIRE Act. There will be 10 minutes for debate, equally divided and controlled between Senators Gregg and Schumer or their…

Mr. President, in accordance with the resolution on the appointment of an impeachment trial committee, I recommend to the Chair the appointment of Senators McCaskill, as chair, Klobuchar, Whitehouse, Udall of New Mexico, Shaheen, and…