Mr. President, I further ask that the bill be read three times and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and that any statements be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Banking Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. 2367. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk…

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 6:39 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, May 24, 2012, at 9:30…

Mr. President, repeating, there will be up to 13 rollcall votes tomorrow starting at 2 p.m. The purpose is to complete action on the FDA user fees bill and to consider the student loan interest hike legislation. ____________________

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to call up my amendment No. 2143. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. Paul] proposes an amendment numbered…

Mr. President, today I am offering an amendment to the FDA. I am troubled by images of armed FDA agents raiding Amish farms and preventing them from selling milk directly from the cow. I think we have bigger problems in our country without…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 2143 (Purpose: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act concerning…

Mr. President, I ask that the reading of the amendment be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The amendment is printed in the Record of Tuesday, May 22, 2012, under ``Text of Amendments.'')

Mr. President, right now, the Obama Administration is in the process of negotiating what might prove to be the most far-reaching economic agreement since the World Trade Organization was established nearly twenty years ago. The goal of…

Mr. President, I thank Senator Lautenberg for his leadership and dedication to protecting our families. And I know why he is concerned. I know, because I think about these issues every single day. I washed my son's hair last night in his…

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In adversity lies opportunity.

If we cannot get agreement on all the cyber bills that are out there, let's look at what we can agree upon and move those bills forward to better protect our Nation.

The American people are rightfully skeptical of a government that continues to squander too many of our tax dollars.

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