Mr. President, the last Congress was the most productive in the history of the country. Some say not the most productive, but certainly no one disagrees that it is the most productive since Franklin Roosevelt was President during his first…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senator from Alabama be recognized for another 5 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Alabama is recognized for 5 minutes.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Chair start calling the roll, with the time equally divided. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk proceeded to…

Mr. President, would the Chair announce the business of the day. Reservation of Leader Time The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. Under the previous order, the time until 10:30 a.m. will be…

Mr. President, I would object to any further proceedings with respect to these bills, en bloc. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection having been heard, the bills will be placed on the calendar under rule XIV.

Mr. President, there are two bills at the desk due for a second reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The leader is correct. The clerk will read the titles of the bills for the second time. The bill clerk read as follows: A bill (S…

Mr. President, the time until 10:30 a.m. will be equally divided between the two leaders or their designees. At 10:30 a.m. there will be a cloture vote on the motion to proceed to the farm bill. We hope we can reach agreements on the…

Mr. President, I move to proceed to Calendar No. 415, S. 3240. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the motion. The bill clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 415, S. 3240, a bill to reauthorize the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety of the Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on June 7, 2012, at 10 a.m. in Dirksen 406…

Mr. President, we are now on the motion to proceed to the farm bill. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator is correct.

Mr. President, I wish to speak to this same question. As everyone knows, a ruling on the constitutionality of ObamaCare is expected later this month. I think it is important that it be done in the right context. A lot of our Democratic…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk) and the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and thank Colorado State Senator Bob Bacon for his 14 years of service in the Colorado State Legislature. After serving for 6 years in the Colorado House of Representatives and 8 years in the Colorado…

Mr. President, I want to say that the Senator has provided brilliant leadership on this legislation. I am in my 26th year here. I have never seen a chairwoman so personally and directly engaged to make legislation happen in an…

I yield the floor, and I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. McCaskill). The clerk will call the roll. The assistant bill clerk proceeded to call the roll.

Madam President, it is an honor to join in this colloquy with my friend from Arizona, though I obviously take no pleasure in it because it is an outcry--a cri de coeur--an outcry of the heart about the slaughter going on in Syria now, once…

Madam President, I thank Senator McCain. I think he spoke with real clarity and strength, and this is exactly what we need to continue to do. I want to go to the point he made. Some people say we shouldn't get involved in Syria because we…

Mr. President, I rise today in support of a resolution recognizing the incredible courage and tremendous skill of the firefighters and emergency first responders who extinguished the fire aboard the USS Miami (SSN 755), a Los Angeles-class…