I thank you, Madam Speaker, for welcoming me to this Chamber, and thank you, Congressman King, for introducing me to the House. I would like to thank my wife, Jean; my children, Autumn and Will; and my family and friends. Without them, I…

Mr. President, today I introduce the Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2010 along with my colleague Senator Whitehouse. During my tenure in Congress, I have worked to ensure that medical schools and teaching hospitals have adequate…

Mr. President, today I recognize and congratulate EUHOFA, an international association of hotel and hospitality schools, on the occasion of its 49th Congress, which was held in Providence, RI, from November 7 through November 12, 2010…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business for perhaps 15 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Cyber Security

Mr. President, 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 that any statements be printed in the Record…

Mr. 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 any statements be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 366, S. 1421. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The assistant editor of the Daily Digest read as…

Mr. President, I come to the floor to speak about the legislation that will be required in order to bolster our Nation's cyber defenses and to protect our Nation's intellectual property from piracy and from theft. In the course of my work…

Mr. President, I rise today to express my disappointment in the failure of the Senate to invoke cloture on the Paycheck Fairness Act. After our triumph 2 years ago in advancing gender equality through the Lilly Ledbetter Act, the first…

Mr. President, the postcloture debate time on the motion to proceed to the food safety bill will expire late tomorrow afternoon. In the meantime, we will continue to work on an agreement to consider amendments to the bill. We wish to reach…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 9:30 a.m., Thursday, November 18; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be deemed…

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 6:58 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, November 18, 2010, at 9:30 a.m…

Mr. President, I now ask for a second reading en bloc, and I object to my own request en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The bills will be read for the second time on the next legislative day. ____________________

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 681, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The assistant editor of the…

Mr. President, I understand there are two bills at the desk, and I ask for their first reading en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bills by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 3962) to authorize…

But just again, your process, because of the negotiations, because of the complexity, we expect--you expect months from now to have recommendations which might take even further time to implement.

the model that worked before does not work any longer.

But what I am concerned about is that the people who will be left out are the mortgage holders who are struggling to stay in their homes--not the flippers, not those folks, but people who have seen one spouse lose a job, tuition increases…