Madam President, today, the Senate will vote on the nomination of Timothy Hillman to fill a judicial vacancy in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Judge Hillman has the strong bipartisan support of his home state…

Madam President, it has been more than a month since the Senate came together to pass the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012. This bill, commonly referred to as VAWA, reflects the tradition of bringing together people from…

Mr. President, we are now on the motion to proceed to this measure called the Paycheck Fairness Act. At 5 p.m. this afternoon the Senate will proceed to executive session to consider the nomination of Timothy Hillman to be U.S. District…

Mr. President, back in 1963, when Congress passed the Equal Pay Act, women at that time were working year-round and took home about 59 cents for every dollar paid to their male coworkers doing the same job. While passage of that landmark…

Mr. President, I move to proceed to Calendar No. 410, S. 3220. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report. The bill clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to S. 3220, a bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to…

I note the absence of a quorum. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll. Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be…

Mr. President, S.J. Res. 41 is at the desk and now due for a second reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the joint resolution by title for the second time. The bill clerk read as follows: A joint resolution (S.J…

Mr. President, I would object to any further proceedings with respect to this joint resolution. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection having been heard, the bill will be placed on the calendar.

If you are an electrician in the military, that you can make that transition into the private sector without having to retrain.

That legislation that was passed last year, or this last several months ago, was pretty significant.

It is a moral obligation.

Claire McCaskill wants is some kind of policy that says you don't give bonuses to people who are under investigation or reprimanded.

I plan on getting 4 more years, because of you.

I look forward to working with President-elect Medina on bilateral and regional issues of mutual interest.

Congratulations to President-elect Danilo Medina on his recent electoral victory.

Women are bringing home 23 percent less than their male counterparts.

The good news is, the American people, I think, agree with us.

I am more determined now than I was in 2008.