Mr. President, I rise to speak about S. 729, known as the DREAM Act. This is bipartisan immigration legislation that I have introduced with Republican Senator Dick Lugar of Indiana. Immigration is a controversial issue, but I hope there is…

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

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 8:34 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, August 5, 2010, at…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak on the time allotted to Senator Murray, which I understand is 30 minutes of the hour before the vote; is that true? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. That is correct. Without objection, the…

Mr. President, summer is ending and the school year is going to begin in a few weeks in many States. But as students prepare for the school year, many wonder what the school and classroom will look like. Parents are reading news reports…

Mr. President, I wish to thank the Senator from Minnesota. I certainly concur with his conclusion. We serve on the Judiciary Committee together. We both heard the testimony of Elena Kagan as well as had a chance to ask her questions and…

Mr. President, I say to those who will be critical of the remarks I am about to make, this is not from some French Socialist journal; this is not from some left-leaning magazine; this is a news story in the Wall Street Journal this morning…

Mr. President, I rise today to introduce the Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act. This is a bill--previously introduced in the House of Representatives on a bipartisan basis--that would extend the important protections of the Family and…

During rollcall vote No. 512 on H.R. 3534 (motion to recommit), I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay.'' The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the passage of the bill. The question was taken; and…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. If you're Peyton Manning, the football great for the Indianapolis Colts, and you come to the line of scrimmage, you have the right to do an audible call at the line of scrimmage. I mean, Peyton's a…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, in his opening remarks, the chairman said that there was no excuse to vote ``no'' on this bill. Well, I want us to revisit that assertion because I think there might be. I think the excuse…

I see the Senator from Florida is here, but I wanted to ask a question through the Chair. Is it my understanding that we have been debating this small business bill, which has come out of the committee the Senator from Louisiana chairs…

The Senator from Louisiana argued that farmers are small businesspeople too. So it is not unreasonable to include it. But we decided, in an effort to get a bipartisan agreement on the bill, that we would remove the section they objected…

I announce that the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) is necessarily absent.

Our committee can do great work when we work together. This is not one of our finest times--a new mandatory entitlement program at $7.2 billion. There is $130 million in the fund right now. The President asked for $150 million. This is, on…

In the Illinois that I come from there is no excuse to vote against this bill. Of critical importance to Chicago and Illinois is the extension of key safety net programs, including the TANF Emergency Fund. The TANF Emergency Fund has…

With that, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Deutch) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 5156, as amended. The…

It is my honor and privilege to yield 3 minutes to the dean of the House and the chairman emeritus of the Energy and Commerce Committee, my dear friend Mr. Dingell. (Mr. DINGELL asked and was given permission to revise and extend his…