I ask unanimous consent that further reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To provide appropriate workers compensation for Federal…

I ask for a voice vote. Mr. DeMINT. Mr. President, I object. I would like a rollcall vote. I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The question is on…

Mr. President, current law provides postmasters and post office supervisors with the opportunity to consult over pay and benefits. This is not collective bargaining and does not result in a contract. Unfortunately, the Postal Service tries…

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 allow supervisory and other managerial organizations to…

Mr. President, I yield myself such time as I may use. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Tester). Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I thank the chairman for the gift of time. There is nothing that is a greater gift than that. Of course, I would like everyone to vote for my resolution of disapproval. This did not go through a process that was open and…

Mr. President, I yield 8 minutes to the Senator from South Dakota. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from South Dakota.

Mr. President, I yield up to 10 minutes to the Senator from Georgia, Mr. Isakson. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Georgia is recognized.

Also, there will be key vote alerts from the Associated Builders and Contractors, Associated General Contractors, Brick Industry Association, Competitive Enterprise Institute, Heritage Action for America, International Franchise…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record three additional letters of support from the Motor and Equipment Manufacturers Association and National Council of Textile Organizers and the Building Owners and Managers…

Mr. President, I do want to talk about this open and fair, transparent process that was just referred to. Much has been said about the flawed policy behind ambush elections we are discussing on the Senate floor. But I want to spend a few…

Mr. President, I yield myself such time as I might consume. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I yield such time to the Senator from South Carolina as he may need. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from South Carolina.

Mr. President, I thank the Senator from South Carolina, particularly for the insight on the way that this particular Board abused his State and found out they were wrong and got it all taken care of. But his comments are particularly…

Mr. President, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I wish to continue the debate a little bit on the Boeing situation because the company was creating 2,000 additional jobs--reducing none but creating 2,000 additional jobs--in South…

Mr. President, one of the things I have been checking on here is the statement that was made earlier that one in five people get fired for working on organizing. That statement is based on a phone survey of union activists for their…

Mr. President, I support Senator Tester's amendment. It simply creates safeguards to ensure that the Postal Service, when it closes a post office, does so as the result of a process that is transparent and takes into account the unique…

Mr. President, the next amendment on the list is Senator Mikulski's amendment. Senator Mikulski has decided not to introduce her amendment. I thank her for that, and we will go next to Senator Akaka's amendment numbered 2049. The PRESIDING…