On the record
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IN-RFormer senators
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on April 26, 2012, at 10 a.m., in SD 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct an executive…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 26, 2012, at 2 p.m., to hold a business meeting. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is…
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 April 26, 2012, at 10 a.m. to conduct a hearing entitled ``Biological…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 26, 2012, at 9:30 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 26, 2012, at 10:30 a.m. in room SR 328A of the Russell Senate Office…
This legislation might as well be called the Cyber Insecurity Bill because it fails to address the reality of cyberthreats already facing our Nation. And if this bill had a privacy policy, it would read: you have no privacy. They would not…
Mr. President, I want to briefly comment on an issue that has been raised by some with respect to the stalking provisions in the bill. Some outside observers have questioned whether the language in the bill would chill free speech or even…
Mr. President, I wish to thank so much the Senator from Maryland for showing such a succinct way of describing such an incredibly complex but important bill. We have also been joined by the Senator from California who has been a long-time…
I thank Senator Cornyn and Senator Hutchison for their words and their work. I rise to discuss my amendment that would respond to the problems we are seeing with rape kit backlogs, which Senator Cornyn has identified, while also reforming…
Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Washington very much. Deborah Parker, whom she referenced, did a beautiful job yesterday of explaining exactly what it meant to be a Native American woman and a victim of domestic violence. As a…
Mr. President, a group of women Senators is here to talk about the Violence Against Women bill, and as my colleague from Arizona was referencing, this is a bill where there has been unity for well over a decade. We have a number of…
Mr. President, I thank very much the Senator from California for those moving remarks and for the very important point that the Violence Against Women Act has never discriminated against people, regardless of who they are, where they live…
Mr. President, we are going to be joined here shortly by the Senator from New Hampshire, Mrs. Shaheen, but I do want to mention one other aspect. Many of my colleagues have mentioned the incredibly important role that then-Senator Biden…
Madam President, I call up amendment No. 2094. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Minnesota [Ms. Klobuchar] proposes an amendment numbered 2094 to amendment No…
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 provide Debbie Smith grants for auditing sexual assault…
Mr. President, every single American should be able to count on the law to protect them from domestic violence and sexual assault, regardless of who they are, where they live, or whom they love. That means giving law enforcement the tools…
Mr. Speaker, I am proud to have cosponsored legislation with my colleagues Mr. Courtney and Mr. Tierney in order to keep student loan rates from doubling in 65 days. Right now, millions of high school seniors are deciding where they are…
Mr. President, to address the real problems of domestic violence among Native Americans, our substitute would permit tribes to petition for protective orders against non-Indians in Federal court. The committee-reported bill did not respect…
