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 July 28, 2010. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 28, 2010, at 10 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Committee on…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 28, 2010, at 10 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on July 28, 2010, at 10 a.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office building, to conduct a hearing…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on July 28, 2010, at 2:30 p.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Rules and Administration be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 28, 2010, at 10:30 a.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``Examining the Filibuster…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Ad Hoc Subcommittee on State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness and Integration and the Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 28, 2010, at 2:30 p.m. in room 406 of the Dirksen Office Building. The PRESIDING…

Mr. President, today I am introducing, along with Senators Michael Bennet, Mark Begich, Bob Casey, and Jeanne Shaheen, legislation to support elementary school principals and help prepare America's children for a successful education. Our…

Madam President, I rise today to urge us here in the Senate to seize an opportunity that is critically important to our Nation's economic recovery and our long-term energy future by establishing a National Renewable Electricity Standard…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. NATIONAL RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY STANDARD

Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 471. I was in a meeting and was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.'' ____________________

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the rule and in opposition to the supplemental funding to escalate the war in Afghanistan. This Nation does face a very real terrorist threat, but the terrorist threat is a stateless menace, a menace…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of House Resolution 1504, which recognizes and honors the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the most…

Mr. Speaker, I request 5 legislative days during which Members may revise and extend and insert extraneous material on House Resolution 1504 into the Record. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 1504) recognizing and honoring the 20th anniversary of the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the…

Mr. Speaker, again I would like to encourage my colleagues to support this important step and march forward for civil rights in our country, celebrating the work behind us and getting to work to complete the task of ensuring that every…

Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 1058) honoring and praising the Sojourn to the Past organization on the occasion of its 10th anniversary, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the…