Mr. President, I rise today to speak to an amendment to the farm bill on a subject important not only to the farmers of Maine but also to the participants in the WIC program. I am pleased that Senator Mark Udall has joined as the lead…

With respect to the internet, and e-mails, this does not apply to U.S. citizens and it does not apply to people living in the United States.

This is working the way it is supposed to.

Nobody's listening to the content of people's phone calls. This program, by the way, is fully overseen not just by Congress, but by the Pfizer corp.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on June 6, 2013, at 11 a.m., in room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

I would ask colleagues once again to come together and vote yes on the 16 million jobs that agriculture and the food industry support. I would ask colleagues to vote yes on major reforms. We have eliminated over 100 authorizations and…

Mr. President, as we come to our vote now on cloture on the bill--what we have dubbed the farm bill, the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act--I first wish to thank my ranking member, the distinguished Senator from Mississippi, for a…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that there be 2 minutes equally divided between the votes scheduled for 10 a.m. and that all after the first vote be 10-minute votes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on June 6, 2013, at 11 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on June 6, 2013, at 10 a.m., in S-216 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct an executive business…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on June 6, 2013, at 10 a.m., to hold a hearing entitled, ``Labor Issues in Bangladesh.'' The PRESIDING…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on June 6, 2013, at 9:15 a.m. in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on June 6, 2013, at 10:30 a.m. in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building. The…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that following any leader remarks on Friday, June 7, tomorrow, the Senate resume consideration of the motion to proceed to Calendar No. 80, S. 744; that the time until 1:30 p.m. be divided as…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations: Calendar Nos. 141, 142, and 143; that the nominations be confirmed, en bloc; the motions to reconsider be…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate consider the following nominations: Calendar Nos. 147, and each number in order, through 174, and all nominations on the Secretary's desk in the Air Force, Marine Corps, Army, and…

Madam President, tomorrow there will be another class of pages who will graduate after serving the Senate so well. We expect a lot of our pages, who often work as hard as Senators and staff. Their contributions to make the Senate run…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 9:30 a.m. tomorrow morning, June 7, 2013; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of…