I will be happy to yield to the ranking member. If he has people who wish to speak in opposition, that is fine.

I ask unanimous consent that the pending amendment be set aside, and I call up amendment No. 2131, which is at the desk, and ask that it be reported. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The assistant legislative…

My answer to the chairman through the Chair is that the FDA does nothing quickly now, and he knows that because he has been sitting in oversight over them for years. That is No. 1. The answer to No. 2 is, if the Senator reads the GAO…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To provide that a portion of the performance awards of…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To require an independent assessment of the Food…

Mr. President, let me say how proud I am of all of the members of the HELP Committee on this difficult and complicated issue they are bringing before us. Having been in business and under the control of the FDA as a medical device…

Mr. President, I ask that that amendment be set aside, and I call up amendment No. 2132, which is at the desk, and ask that it be reported. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The…

I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment and to call up amendment No. 2130. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from North…

Madam President, let me reiterate what my colleague just said, which is that Chairman Harkin and Ranking Member Enzi have done a wonderful job with a very complicated bill in navigating what was a negotiation that Members of Congress never…

What is the pending business on the Senate floor? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The pending business is Grassley amendment No. 2121. Amendment No. 2130

Madam President, last September I had the honor of coming to the floor to give my maiden speech to my fellow Nevadans and to the American people. In that speech, I quoted a great Nevadan, Mark Twain, who wrote: ``You are a coward when you…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 23, 2012, at 10 a.m., to hold a hearing entitled, ``The Law of the Sea Convention (Treaty Doc. 103…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 23, 2012, at 10:30 a.m. to conduct a hearing entitled ``Secret Service on…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session on May 23, 2012, to conduct a hearing on ``Seamless Transition: Review of the Integrated Disability Evaluation…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts, be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on May 23, 2012, at 10 a.m., in room SD 226 of the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Security and International Trade and Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 23, 2012, at 2…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces of the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 23, 2012, at 9:30 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

Today's hearing is focused on legislation that would expand the Federal Housing Finance Administration's Home Affordable Refinance Program.