Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 869

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read the third time, that a budgetary pay-go statement be printed, and that the Senate proceed to a vote on passage of the bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 1721, introduced earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table and that any statements related to the bill be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I will speak for a minute on the bill we have just passed. This is a bill that I introduced a couple weeks ago along with Senators Leahy, Gillibrand, Menendez, Franken, and Klobuchar. I thank them. It is called the SSI…

Mr. President, I thank my colleague from Illinois for letting me take care of this matter, which I hope will be disposed of quickly. I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to a period of morning business, with Senators permitted…

Mr. President, I rise to speak today in support of two excellent nominees for the bench from the Southern District of New York. These two women, Alison Nathan and Katherine Forrest, have different backgrounds, but each in her own way…

I ask unanimous consent to place in the Record my opposition to this attack on women's access to reproductive health services and our fundamental right to lifesaving medical care. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request…

I am pleased that Americans have this added benefit in their lives. Thank you so much for your leadership. It has been a pleasure to join you tonight. {time} 2040

It was difficult, but I'm proud that the President signed it into law and that it is now benefiting Americans and allowing more of an ability for them to control their own businesses, their own assets, their own credit. I must say, when it…

We are now more than 275 days into this 112th Congress, and the GOP leadership has put forward zero American jobs bills and outright rejected consideration of President Obama's jobs proposal. So if jobs aren't at the heart of the…

I just want to thank the gentleman for his statement. The Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights, according to the Pew Foundation, saved consumers over $10 billion in the last year by cutting out unfair, abusive, deceptive practices--and I'm…

You focused, really, on one of the critical parts of the President's jobs proposal--modernizing our schools. Not only would it help you through this period by creating good- paying jobs to modernize the schools and to keep the teachers…

There is scientific data that, as schools are overcrowded, the quality of the teaching goes down. That's very troubling when you talk about the hemorrhaging of so many jobs. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are 14 million…

Well, the gentleman is correct to connect the dots, and you are absolutely correct that when you cut education and health care, these are the two areas that women are employed in predominately. In many cases they have achieved leadership…

I think all of those efforts, whether it's the Pitts bill that passed today, I think it's a very dangerous bill that threatens women's ability to even purchase private health insurance that includes abortion coverage with their own money…

No, they do not. In fact, the scientists and the medical professions all support access to all medically appropriate legal medical procedures. There are some times when the fetus is not-- could not live or has died and is in jeopardy of…

Thank you, Congressman Ellison, who is the chair of the Progressive Caucus. Thank you for your leadership on this and in so many other areas. And thank you for having this Special Order on this disturbing vote that took place today in the…