Madam President, it is with pride that I bring to the attention of my colleagues a recent series of programs conducted in Downing Grove, IL, relating to medical care for our servicemembers. The programs were sponsored by the Dupage Medical…

Madam President, under an agreement reached earlier tonight, at 12 noon the Senate will proceed to vote on the confirmation of the nomination of Lael Brainard to be Under Secretary of the Treasury. ____________________

Madam 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 6:45 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, April 20, 2010, at…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 20; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and that any statements relating to the bill be printed in the…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Veterans' Affairs Committee be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4360 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 489, which was submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The legislative…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the concurrent resolution be agreed to, and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H. Con. Res 243, which is at the desk and just received from the House. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The…

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) and the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin) are necessarily absent.

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that any recess, adjournment, or period of morning business count postcloture; that following a period of morning business on Tuesday, April 20, the Senate resume executive session, and that the…

In response through the Chair to the Senator from Florida, after the Senate in the HELP Committee adopted 150 Republican amendments to the health care bill, every single Republican on the committee voted against it. And you know what…

I can say, to my knowledge, 6, 8 months--maybe longer-- this has been in the process. It passed over in the House of Representatives. It came over here, and I know it has been under active consideration. We did have health care reform…

I agree with the Senator from North Dakota. I would say to those Senators who have holds on nominees: Come to the floor and explain to the American people why you believe these people should not be serving in our government. If you think…

I thank the chairman of the Finance Committee. This is the Executive Calendar. It contains the names of the nominations the President of the United States has sent to the Senate for confirmation. It is an orderly process, a historic…

I ask unanimous consent to speak for 10 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I announce that the Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson) and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner) are necessarily absent. I further announce that, if present and voting, the Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson) would vote ``yea.'' The yeas and…