Mr. President, reserving the right to object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Illinois.

Then I yield the floor. Since I see no Republican seeking time in morning business, I ask unanimous consent to speak for 3 additional minutes, and to extend the same 3 minutes on the Republican side, if they care to use it. The ACTING…

Mr. President, I am going to make a unanimous-consent request, I notify my colleague from Louisiana. This unanimous-consent request will extend and reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program, the reason he came to the floor. It…

And I will object at the end of this reservation. We had an opportunity to pass flood insurance last week, and not a single Senator from Senator Vitter's side of the aisle would vote for the package because it provided unemployment…

Mr. President, I want some clarification because I thought I heard the Senator say something. Is the Senator saying that if we offer a separate measure on the floor which reauthorizes the National Flood Insurance Program--and let's add in…

Madam President, how much time is remaining in morning business on our side? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. There is 9\1/2\ minutes remaining.

Mr. President, one of the greatest assets in my part of the world would be Lake Michigan. If you ask the people of Chicago: What do you think is the greatest thing about the city of Chicago, in a recent survey they overwhelmingly responded…

I announce that the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell), the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley), the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski), the…

Madam President, Members of the Senate are coming to the floor today from both sides of the aisle to acknowledge a moment in our history: the passing of Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia. Senator Byrd was the longest serving Senator in the…

Madam President, first, I wish to thank the Senator from Montana for allowing me to make some brief remarks, and then I will turn to him. I join my colleague, Senator Burris, in asking my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to vote in…

Today the Supreme Court affirmed sensible restrictions on gun ownership are constitutional. When the Supreme Court struck down Chicago's gun ban earlier today, it reiterated that communities can keep guns away from schools and out of the…

To my colleagues, I appreciate their ability to pronounce names they're not necessarily so familiar with so well, and I appreciate those who cosponsored this legislation. About 3 weeks ago, several hundred brave Chicago Blackhawk hockey…

Madam President, very shortly, we are going to be voting on a judicial nomination. I come before this body to bring my thoughts on that action. As a lawyer, as a former attorney general for the State of Illinois, I consider it a great…

Mr. President, early this morning, our country lost an icon and a national treasure. Our friend and colleague, Senator Robert C. Byrd, became a legend in his own time. And in many ways, he came to embody the institution of the Senate. As a…

I, first of all, want to thank the gentlewoman from the District of Columbia for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise to support the United States Secret Service Uniform Division Modernization Act, but I also rise today to congratulate the…

I thank the ranking member for yielding. I also want to thank my colleague, Rob Andrews, because we wrote the first version of this legislation in 2005. It has been 5 years of work. I want to commend the chairman for bringing it to the…

I announce that the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Byrd) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 99, nays 0, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No…

Reserving the right to object, Madam President, for 8 weeks Senator Baucus and Senator Reid have negotiated with Republicans in an attempt to pass this important jobs bill. They have been asked to make the package smaller, which they did…