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Recently, the President of the United States indicated that he will be sending legislation to the Congress in order to get America back to work. He also indicated that he would use the powers of the executive branch where there was no…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate adjourn until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, February 2, 2012; that following the prayer and the pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be deemed to have…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements relating to the measure be…
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 7:56 p.m. adjourned until Thursday, February 2, 2012, at…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 365, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The assistant legislative clerk read as…
I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any statements relating to the measure be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements relating to the matter be…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 366, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The assistant legislative clerk…
I wish to commend the leader for his forbearance and patience in this very long and extended process. But we are making great efforts to come together to work in a bipartisan way to accomplish something good for the American people and to…
The managers of the bill will continue to negotiate an agreement to complete action on the bill tomorrow. Senators will be notified when any agreement is reached. Mr. President, I commend Leader Reid and Chairman Lieberman for their strong…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 304, S. 1296. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A…
Mr. President, we have an incredibly important opportunity to do something so basic, so commonsense to begin restoring the faith and trust that the American people have in this institution. We have a responsibility to do it right, to show…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Environment and Public Works be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 588, and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…
I further ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and that any statements relating to the measure be printed in the Record…
I think there are a great number of things that we need to invest in in order to make it happen; but let me preface that response with a description, if you will, of the 21st Congressional District. As I stated earlier, we are a chain of…
Thank you, Representative Garamendi. Thank you for bringing us together for a very thoughtful hour of discussion about the need to invest in America's infrastructure. What I like about the comments made here are that we have the tools…
Representative Garamendi, thank you again for bringing us together. But when you speak to the history of the Erie Canal, it was devised because of economic tough times. This Nation was struggling at the moment, and we responded by…
I thank my colleague from Massachusetts for his strong advocacy on such an important issue. I would like to recognize Chairman Lieberman and Ranking Member Collins for their leadership and advocacy and their work on getting this out of the…