There are two bills at the desk due for a second reading. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the bills by title for the second time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 1121) to stop the National Security Agency…

I object to any further proceedings with respect to these two bills. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection is heard. The bills will be placed on the calendar under the provisions of rule XIV. ____________________

Mr. President, for most of her life Anna Ledesma has been afraid. She was a model student at Centennial High School in Las Vegas, an artist and a member of the Key Club. As one of the top academics of a large high school, she received the…

Madam President, I welcome Senator Chiesa to the Senate. I congratulate him on his appointment to fill the seat of the late Frank Lautenberg. Senator Chiesa--I am sure we will struggle with that name for a little while until we get used to…

We have one more vote tonight on final passage. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bill for the third time. The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading and was read the third time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill…

These cuts are the opposite of strategy, but they appeal to those who want to duck responsibility for their own policies.

This 'do things as they have always been done' is not acceptable.

I would hope any local prosecutor who knew what they were doing would not be taking the position almost of blaming the victims.

Madam President, across Vermont's food system, businesses are starting, expanding, and creating good jobs. Ever more local food is available in stores, restaurants, and institutions throughout the State and in greater supply, for more…

Mr. President, let me speak on an important issue the Senate will be voting on later today, my amendment to the farm bill. The Internet has made a fundamental difference in our lives. From how we shop to how we stay connected to one…

Mr. President, seeing nobody seeking recognition, I ask permission to speak as in morning business on an issue we will vote on later today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Rural Gigabit Pilot Program

Mr. President, when the Senate Judiciary Committee held lengthy and extensive markup sessions to consider the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, or S. 744--the bill before us--we worked late into the…

Madam President, this amendment is very simple. It sets up a pilot program for real ultra-high-speed Internet in rural areas. We are going to have this in urban areas. All we are saying is let rural areas--and every single Senator…

With so many scandals plaguing Obama, it seems that they all hit him at the right time. Could help him get away w/ all of them.

I testified against my traffickers. I put six traffickers away, two of them for 25 years, because I had the proper support system of law enforcement and case managers.

Our credibility is affected because we have not done enough locally, so we need to take care of our own business here at home.

The first order of business is to have a safe home.

Without law enforcement having the training that they need on trafficking--if a law enforcement officer is not trained on what trafficking is, they are going to say that a girl is a prostitute and she is a throw-away.