As I have indicated, this evening we will vote on the motion to proceed to the bipartisan USA FREEDOM Act, which reforms the U.S. Government's domestic surveillance authorities under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, as…

Mr. President, following my remarks and those of the Republican leader, the Senate will proceed to the consideration of S. 2280. There will be 6 hours of debate equally divided between the proponents and opponents of the bill. Senator…

Mr. President, there is a cloture motion at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture…

There is a cloture motion at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We, the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Rules Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 577 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The…

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Just 1 more minute to finish. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

To get our good neighbors, the Canadians, to the north to start moving away from the development of the tar sands, both for their good and for the good of our planet. I don't want to keep digging the grave for our grandkids. I cannot vote…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Leela Baggett, Vincent Brown, and Naomi Pitkin, interns with the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of today's session. The…

I thank my dear friend and colleague, long-standing in the Senate and in the House before, and to thank the Senator for her intellectual and energetic leadership on all issues concerning the environment and the health of our people and the…

I oppose this legislation to approve the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline. Again, I believe it is one more step in the wrong direction, one more capitulation to our fossil fuel habit, one more accelerant to global warming that…

I ask unanimous consent I be allowed to speak for up to 5 minutes in opposition of the bill presently on the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Fraud is going to continue, not only against seniors, but against all people, but we started chipping away at it with regard to seniors.

Senator Collins and I have run this committee in a bipartisan way and we decided early on that one of the things we wanted to do in looking out for the interest of senior citizens was to go after the people who are perpetrating fraud on…

The Jamaican authorities have made 100 arrests, but there have been only a handful of convictions, and we still are pressing for extradition.

Madam President, I rise to commend Senator Landrieu for her work on the bill to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline. Since coming to the Senate in 1997, Senator Landrieu has worked tirelessly to reach across the aisle and get things done for…