Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and the Coast Guard of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on June 11…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on June 11, 2013, at 10 a.m., in room SH-216 of the Hart Senate office building. The…

Mr. President, I rise today to speak to the bill that will soon be before us, a bill to allow us a once-in-a-generation opportunity to tackle the complex challenges facing us in comprehensive immigration reform. Immigrants have always…

Thank you, Madam President. I yield the floor and suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Heinrich). The…

Mr. President, Senator Coons and I spent a couple of lovely hours together in Michael Beals' synagogue last Saturday as his daughter was going through bat mitzvah. I will never forget that occasion. What a joy for everyone there, people…

Mr. President, thank you for the opportunity to recognize and celebrate this morning's Chaplain. Rabbi Michael Beals has served our community in Wilmington, DE, and our country admirably and with a strength of faith and foundation that you…

Madam President, today this body will have the chance to vote on the nomination of the highly qualified Sri Srinivasan for the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. I am a member of the Judiciary Committee and have had the honor and privilege of…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that any time during quorum calls leading up to the vote be charged equally to both sides. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I rise today to express my deep gratitude and best wishes to Ms. Jane Holl Lute for her service as Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, DHS, over the past 4 years. Ms. Lute arrived at DHS in April 2009…

Thank you, Ranking Member, for your leadership on efforts to strengthen the SEC and to beat back this legislation. As a member of the Financial Services Committee, I had the privilege yesterday of meeting the new SEC chairman, Mary Jo…

Mr. President, I am honored and privileged to stand here today and to say good words on behalf of Ernest Jay Moniz, also known as Dr. Moniz and Ernie Moniz. He is one of my favorite people from the world of academia. I have in my hand a…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be vitiated. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, good evening. The Budget While I was waiting for a chance to say a few words on the floor, I was on the phone and had a conversation with someone who has run a couple of very successful companies in our country. I do not…

I wish to clarify my position for the record on rollcall votes 147 through 149 cast on May 15, 2013. On rollcall vote No. 147, on consideration of H.R. 767 I did not vote. It was my intention to vote ``aye.'' On rollcall vote No. 148, on…

Madam President, as the son and grandson of classroom teachers, as a father myself, as someone for whom education played a central role in my life, and as a passionate believer in the power of education to change others' lives, I rise…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Education Equality

I wish to clarify my position for the Record on a vote cast on April 26, 2013. The vote was on passage of H.R. 1765, the Reducing Flight Delays Act. On rollcall vote No. 125, I did not vote. It was my intention to vote ``yea.''…

On rollcall No. 125, had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.''