I announce that the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) and the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) are necessarily absent.

Madam President, I am pleased that last night, my amendment, No. 2126, which would ensure that there are no future delays on the implementation of new sunscreen labeling and testing standards, was adopted as part of the Food and Drug…

Madam President, as Senator Harkin pointed out, the Republican proposal goes right to the heart of prevention, and that will have two effects. It will deny critical services to families all across this country, and it will do something…

Mr. President, I support Senator McCain's amendment. That amendment would allow drug importation from approved pharmacies in Canada. I have been a long-time proponent of safe drug importation. I am currently a cosponsor of the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 2107

I am speaking on the majority's time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. On the Bingaman amendment?

Mr. President, I rise today to discuss S. 739, a bill which authorizes the Architect of the Capitol, AOC, at no cost to the Federal government, to create and install electric vehicle recharging stations in Senate parking facilities. This…

Mr. President, I am going to speak for a brief moment on the amendment No. 2146 and then on a different issue, which is the reaction of some to the proposal Senator Casey and I made about Eduardo Saverin and others who renounced their…

No. I am speaking on the McCain amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The senior Senator from New York is recognized. Amendment No. 2146

Mr. President, this amendment is supported by Public Citizen, U.S. PIRG, the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, and the National Women's Health Network. In the United States, we pay by far the highest prices in…

Mr. President, I have a cloture motion at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We…

Mr. President, I now move to proceed to calendar No. 410, S. 3220. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion. The legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 410, S. 3220, a bill to amend the Fair…

Mr. President, as we have noted on the floor many times in the last few days, the Flood Insurance Program covers almost 6 million people. It was set to expire next week. If it were to expire, new housing construction would stall--in fact…

Mr. President, this will be the last vote coming up. No speeches. We will start voting. 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…

I ask unanimous consent to proceed to S. Res. 475. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 475) relating to the death of the Honorable E…

Time has been yielded back. We think there will be two more votes. I can't say there will be no more votes. We have a few more items to be worked out, such as flood insurance. I can't give everyone that assurance at this time. I ask for…

Has all time expired? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The minority has 35 seconds and the majority 38 seconds.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements related to the matter be printed in the Record…