Mr. President, like so many Americans, I stayed up late last Tuesday night to watch the election returns come in. It was 11:38 pm on the East Coast when the Associated Press called the election for President Obama, but at that late hour…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak for 1 minute. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, this is the first opportunity we will have had since returning from the election to cast a vote on a meaningful piece of legislation. As legislation goes, it is about as meaningful as any we are going to come across for a…

I am pleased to hear the leader say he would be most willing to allow the minority to offer five relevant, germane amendments to the cyber security legislation. Literally within the last 30 minutes we have had on the floor both the leader…

Mr. President, I rise today to express my gratitude to Leader Reid and to Chaplain Black, to all of us in the Chamber, and my gratitude to the Reverend Dr. Douglas Gerdts. It is my honor and privilege to welcome him to our Chamber this…

During rollcall vote No. 587 on Previous Question H. Res. 788, I mistakenly recorded my vote as ``yea'' when I should have voted ``nay.'' I ask unanimous consent that my statement appear in the Record following rollcall vote No. 587.

Madam President, I rise today in honor of the 18th anniversary of the signing of the Violence Against Women Act into law. As my good friend and colleague the Senator from California has just reminded all of us, it was my home State…

Mr. President, I rise today to speak both in favor of the passage of the bill, S. 3326, and to speak against the Coburn amendment. I, first, wish to thank Leaders Reid and McConnell, as well as Senators Baucus and Hatch, for working…

Mr. President, I wish to thank my colleague from Oklahoma for his remarks. If I might just conclude my comments on this amendment by speaking in a little detail on the amendment and its substance. The Senator from Oklahoma essentially…

The message the Senator is conveying today is so important. I hope folks who are unsure about supporting our legislation are listening. I was briefed earlier today by a large multinational company. One of its divisions is manufacturing…

Madam President, I am joined on the floor by Senator Whitehouse, so we might take a moment here with the chairman to have a little bit of a colloquy and then head off to another hearing. While he is here, I wanted to say a special…

Madam President, while the Senator is still on the floor, I wish to engage in a brief colloquy, ad-libbing this or, as I recall in football, an audible. We have the two people who are most key to this, Senator Lieberman, chairman of our…

Madam President, there are several people who wish to be recognized. If Senator Collins is ready to go, I will yield to her and then ask unanimous consent to speak immediately after her, then to be followed by Senator Alexander, if that is…

Mr. President, to fuel American economic growth and job creation, we have to make sure our tax policy is as smart as the innovators who power our economy. American ingenuity has always been at the core of our economic success. Behind…

Mr. President, I rise to speak to the issue of cyber security, one where there have been a dozen speeches given earlier today, and one where I am concerned that there is not enough determination, not enough will on the part of this body to…

My colleagues have heard me say this before. We have been joined by Senator Rockefeller, who has done great work, Senator Feinstein, and others, Democratic and Republican, who have done fine work on this legislation. But I love asking…

I am going to direct this question to our chairman through the Chair. One of the other criticisms of the early version of the bill was not only was it top-down oriented and directed by Homeland Security, but also there were just sticks…

Madam President, I am honored to be able to join the Senator from Minnesota in speaking today in support of all the Members of this body voting to proceed to the consideration of the important cybersecurity bill to which he and Senator…