Mr. President, I also want to join Senator Reid in acknowledging the cosponsors of this resolution, and I am sure this list will grow as our colleagues come forward and ask to be added, but I thank Senator Johanns for joining me in this…

Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Maryland. She is of proud Polish heritage. When she spoke of her grandmother coming to Fells Point in Baltimore, I couldn't help but think of my grandmother coming to that same place, 99 years go…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 479, submitted earlier today. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The assistant…

Madam President, pending before the Senate is the question of whether we are going to extend unemployment compensation to the unemployed across our Nation. It is an issue which recurs in the Senate with some frequency, and it baffles me…

I stand here today to join my Polish American constituents, the Polish nation, and the world in mourning those who perished in this weekend's tragic plane crash. The crash that killed President Lech Kaczynski of Poland, his First Lady, and…

During the recess, I spent 3 nights with residents of the Seventh Congressional District at three town hall meetings in Oak Park, Illinois; River Forest, Illinois; Forest Park, Illinois, and last evening, Westchester. Overwhelmingly, all…

I want to thank the gentlewoman from California for yielding time. Mr. Speaker, I rise to express strong support for H. Res. 1222, supporting the goals and ideals of National Library Week. The science fiction novelist Frank Herbert stated…

I announce that the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) are necessarily absent.

Mr. President, I join my colleagues in expressing my sorrow to the families of West Virginia for the coal miners who were lost in that disaster. Illinois is a coal mining State. Throughout our history we have had terrible mine disasters…

Mr. President, I have spoken with Senator Coburn, and he and I reached an agreement about which I will propound a unanimous consent request. I ask unanimous consent that the time between 8:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. be evenly divided between…

I announce that the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Byrd), the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray), and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) are necessarily absent.

Then at 9:30 p.m., there may be some procedural issues unrelated to the substantive issue which we will be discussing between 8:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., but that has to be worked out between both sides. To initiate the debate on this side, I…

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Byrd), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Dorgan), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry), the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray), and the…

Mr. President, I yield 5 minutes to the Senator from Michigan. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Michigan is recognized.

Madam President, I move to reconsider the vote and lay that motion upon the table. The motion to lay upon the table was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Alabama. Amendment No. 3701

Mr. President, today I am introducing the Department of Justice Global Advisory Committee Authorization Act of 2010. This legislation will make it easier and less costly for local, state, tribal and federal agencies to share public safety…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 4938, an act to provide for a 30-day extension of the Small Business Loan Guarantee Program which was received from the House and is at…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it recess until 9:30 a.m., tomorrow, Friday, March 26; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the…