Mr. President, on June 29, 2010, the House-Senate conference committee completed its deliberations on the most significant financial regulatory legislation since the 1930s. And, now, this conference report is before the Senate for final…

They will decide cases based on the law and the facts; third, that they will not prejudge any case, but listen to every part that comes before them.

Mr. President, I rise to pay tribute to an extraordinary officer and gentleman--my dear friend BG Patrick Finnegan. Pat Finnegan and I go back a long way. We were classmates from the class of 1971 at West Point. We went to the Kennedy…

Mr. President, next Monday, LTG Franklin Hagenbeck will retire from the U.S. Army after 39 years of service. He is a friend and a classmate from West Point, the class of 1971. Buster Hagenbeck has distinguished himself as a soldier, as a…

But for the thousands and thousands of unemployed Rhode Islanders, nothing has changed much and we have to keep our eyes focused on unemployment.

Until we have a solid growth in employment that is sustainable and recognized by people, not here and on Wall Street but on Main Street, then we haven't done the job.

They will respect precedent, like it or not; and, finally, that they will limit themselves to the issues that the court is called upon to decide.

I usually ask of judges to assure me that they will, first, respect the role of Congress as the representative branch of government of the American public policy.

We are delighted to have Senator Bayh with us and back in this chamber again and we will be very sad when his son, Evan, goes on to other accomplishments and leaves us at the end of this term.

I think that it is an important step when people move from their private lives to wear the robes and as we wear the robes and assume the responsibilities, the lifetime responsibilities of a United States district court judge.

Mr. President, I ask for its 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 when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 o'clock a.m. on Wednesday, July 14; that following the prayer and the pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the…

Mr. President, I understand that we hope to reach an agreement on the initial amendments in order to the small business jobs bill, H.R. 5297, and that we will be able to resume its consideration tomorrow. ____________________

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 580, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution (S…

Mr. President, may I speak for up to 15 minutes as in morning business? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Mr. President, I heard that some of my colleagues on the other side were here earlier engaged in a colloquy of condemnation of the appointment of Dr. Berwick to run CMS. I wanted to come back and respond because I think this body is making…

Mr. 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 7:11 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, July 14, 2010, at 10…

Mr. President, I came to the Senate floor earlier today to speak about the nomination of Don Berwick to run the CMS and talked a little bit this morning about the area in which he specializes, which is how to lower the cost of the American…