I ask for a second reading and object to my own request. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The bill will be read for the second time on the next legislative day. ____________________

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 235, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A resolution…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements related to the resolution be printed in the…

Mr. President, I am advised to inform the Senate that tomorrow morning the majority leader will make a motion to table the motion to proceed to H.R. 2560. Therefore, Senators should expect a rollcall vote at approximately 10 o'clock a.m…

Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent it adjourn under the provisions of S. Res. 234, as a further mark of respect to the memory of the late William F. Hildenbrand, former…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 9 o'clock a.m. on Friday, July 22; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 87, and the Senate proceed to its consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 234, which was introduced earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The bill clerk read as…

Mr. President, today I pay tribute to an exceptional U.S. Sailor, HM2 Jacob Emmott, known as ``Doc Emmott'' to the marines with whom he serves. ``Doc'' was awarded the Silver Star medal on July 14, 2011, for his extraordinary bravery and…

Mr. President, these are challenging and daunting times. While we are coming out of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, with continued high unemployment, our economy remains fragile. The fragility is not simply a…

A modern, well-regulated market is one in which the regulators also use current technologies and techniques to keep pace with market developments.

I think the only real beneficiaries are not the rank-and-file business men and women, but those who deliberately will try to avoid following the law.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of the extraordinary work of the Rhode Island Council of Community Mental Health Organizations. Representatives from the Rhode Island Council of Community Mental Health Organizations are on Capitol…

It seems from your comments that the possibility exists of having the worse of two worlds: regulations on the books which will require you under Dodd-Frank, but ineffective resources to respond to legitimate questions of business.

Madam Chair, if I could conclude by echoing what Mr. O'Sullivan just said...

we obviously are facing a very serious shortfall in transportation funding.

We're often told that government should try to run more like a business. Can you think of any business that doesn't exercise its buying power to achieve price advantages?

to bring Rhode Island's highway system to a State of good repair, we would have to double our current spending levels for 10 years.