This amendment directs the Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, or CAPE, in its next report to Congress to do two things: First, the amendment asks the CAPE to assess whether and to what extent program cost estimators for major defense…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Amendment No. 9 offered by Mr. Quigley: Page 17, after line 8, insert the following: (c) Assessment of…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Amendment No. 8 offered by Mr. Quigley: Page 7, line 4, insert after ``sustainment'' the following: ``and…

Renae Ogletree dedicated her life to fighting for others. She fought for equality in the GLBT community. She fought for equality for everyone. She fought to bring people together around issues of diversity, development, and health care…

Madam President, we just witnessed a few moments ago the third attempt to try to do something about financial reform legislation in this body, and for the third time, it went down. I am an old baseball player. I played a lot of baseball in…

I take this opportunity to pay tribute to one of the most accomplished, most engaged, and most effective social workers that this country has ever known, Dr. Dorothy Height. Following in the footsteps and tradition of Mary McLeod Bethune…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 28, 2010, at 2:30…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet during the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate to conduct a hearing on April 28, 2010, at 2:30 p.m., in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Personnel of the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 28, 2010, at 10 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate to conduct a hearing entitled ``ESEA Reauthorization: Standards and Assessments'' on…

Madam President, I wish to ask through the Chair again-- first, I wish to give credit where it is due. The original amendment we talked about that protects military families was offered by Senator Jim Talent of Missouri, and I supported it…

I would like to ask the Senator from Vermont, through the Chair, about another issue in this bill relative to the interest rates that are being charged across America. I would like to ask the Senator from Vermont if he would tell me his…

Madam President, I would ask the Senator from Vermont through the Chair, as informative and as entertaining as our presentations are on the floor, the fact is, 98 chairs are empty on the Senate floor, chairs that could be filled with…

Mr. President, in about 1 hour, the Senate will convene for a vote. It is one of the few times this week that the Senate comes together. Those who are following our proceedings will see Senators from all over the United States gather on…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that following the Senator from the Louisiana I be recognized for 15 minutes in morning business. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I thank the Senator from Vermont for yielding for questions. I yield the floor and unless someone----

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 28, 2010, at 2:30 p.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing…