Mr. President, In September of 2011 this body debated and passed landmark patent legislation which was subsequently signed by the President and is now law. The America Invents Act--AIA--updated, for the first time in many years, the way…

I thank the gentleman from Nevada. We will not, as he indicated, support any budget that balances itself on the backs of children or young people or college students in America. Unfortunately, that is the budget that has been put forth by…

It's an honor and a privilege to have the opportunity to stand here once again and to anchor the Congressional Black Caucus Special Order with my distinguished colleague from the Silver State, Steven Horsford. For the next 60 minutes…

Let me now yield to a great fighter for education and for social and economic justice here in the Congress and in this Nation, the distinguished gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Butterfield). {time} 1640

I want to thank the distinguished gentleman from New Jersey for his very astute observations. Mr. Speaker, how much time is remaining on this Special Order? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman has approximately 5 minutes remaining.

Thank you, Representative Horsford. And as was noted earlier, the CBC believes that there are children all across America, in many inner-city communities, certainly in the neighborhoods that I represent back home in Brooklyn and places…

I thank Representative Scott. We both sit on the Judiciary Committee, and in the context of our service on the Judiciary Committee, we will be presented with an opportunity to deal with the issue of comprehensive immigration reform…

I thank the gentleman from the Silver State for those very astute observations. As Representative Horsford has pointed out, a budget essentially is a choice and a pathway forward that people in this Chamber are making decisions on based on…

I thank the distinguished Congresswoman from Ohio. I note the connection to Ohio State University that we share in my family. My brother is a professor of history at Ohio State's great institution. Your contribution to opening up…

I thank the gentleman from North Carolina for his extremely insightful comments and for his leadership on this issue. We have also been joined by another dynamic member of the freshman class, who has taken the Capitol by storm with her…

The 113th Congress has been in session for over 100 days; and so far, the majority has attacked worker protections, slashed important job-training programs, and has created one manufactured fiscal cliff after another. This is the last week…

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Again, I thank the Representative from New Jersey for making it clear that all children in this country deserve the opportunity to be part of a pipeline toward progress and prosperity, even though some…

I rise in strong support of the proposal by our Democratic leader. We all know that sequestration was a blunt instrument, and now it is beginning to hurt. There is delay after delay at airports throughout the Nation. This is not only a…

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 5:50 p.m., adjourned until Monday, April 22, 2013 at 2…

I ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 2 p.m. on Monday, April 22, 2013; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of…

Mr. President, at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, there will be a cloture vote on the motion to proceed to the Marketplace Fairness Act. ____________________

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that at a time to be determined by the majority leader in consultation with Republican leader, the Senate proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 60; that there be 30 minutes for debate…