Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Whitehouse). Without objection, it is so ordered.

I wish to thank the Presiding Officer very much for taking the Chair again and for his beautiful statement. I thought the Senator definitely debated the issue and took apart the argument that my Republican friends made against a rule that…

It shows how U.S. crude oil production is way up under President Obama. It is way up. Over the last 2 years domestic oil and natural gas production has increased. In 2010, American oil production reached its highest level since 2003 and…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 20; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning…

Mr. President, I further ask that the bill be read three times, and the Senate proceed to a voice vote on passage of the measure. The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading and was read the third time. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 3314 introduced earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The assistant bill clerk read as follows: A…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolutions be agreed to, the preambles be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid on the table en bloc, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements relating to the resolutions be printed…

Mr. President, I stand today to congratulate the 2011 2012 National Hockey League champions, the Los Angeles Kings. This past season the Kings demonstrated remarkable skill, teamwork, and determination in capturing the franchise's first…

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 9:49 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, June 20, 2012, at…

That really does seem to be a key in the sense that it has got to be done right.

do not shortchange the future, you know, as you focus on the present.

Under the new agreement for a limited number of commercial partners under the Space Act Agreements, how will NASA ensure that its safety standards and human readiness requirements will be met by the vehicles being developed?

I thank my colleague from Georgia for all those kind comments. Once again, looking at this chart, we see the broken promises over and over and over again. And not only the cost to our job creators, which certainly is affecting our economy…

A number of individuals and organizations, including some Members of Congress, the FTC, and industry groups, have expressed some concern to the International Trade Commission regarding the use of exclusion orders in cases involving…

This is not the time to privilege election-year talking points and political brinkmanship over economic growth.

waiting until an always-difficult lame duck session may establish inaction as the default position, which could lead the Nation directly over the fiscal cliff.

I believe we need to act well before the end of this year, preferably before autumn when we are likely to see layoffs in defense and other industries begin.

Only someone who is entirely out of touch with the plight of Americans could read these numbers and conclude that the private sector is doing just fine.