Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to modify amendment No. 2061 with the changes at the desk and ask that it be brought up. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the…

We need to get that plan implemented as well as up here.

Cook County is simply not abiding by Federal law in detaining officials who have criminal records that you have asked them to detain.

The Federal Government has been very aggressive in filing lawsuits against States that are trying to actually do something about illegal immigration.

If you need more resources, ask for them.

We need more agents. That is what they tell us down there.

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To achieve long-term cost-savings by allowing the…

Mr. President, I add my strong voice to support the position of Senators Lieberman, Collins, Carper, and Brown, who has also been a great leader in this bipartisan effort to save the Postal Service and put it on a more sound financial…

Mr. President, I haven't been able to hear all the speeches, but I commend Senator Enzi on his detailed and eloquent explanation on how we arrived where we are today. I wish to add a history lesson of my own to tell you my journey in terms…

The OIG has reported several times on inappropriate and inconsistent scheduling practices in 2005, 2007, and now again in 2012.

Mr. President, this amendment is a balanced approach that strives to give the U.S. Postal Service maximum flexibility in multiple areas as they work toward financial stability. Here is the best part. According to the Congressional Budget…

Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 2083. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Tennessee [Mr. Corker], proposes an amendment numbered 2083. The amendment is as follows: On page…

I assume that all of you would support us having conditions in there that say they cannot use G-fees to pay for things other than actual insurance for the GSEs.

I assume Mr. Calhoun might disagree.

to be in the Senate is to be inconsistent.

I could not agree more.

Mr. President, I too thank the chairman and ranking member of the committee and Senator Carper for bringing something to the floor that is bipartisan. I applaud that and the fact that the committee process is working. But the fact is we…

I would say that we have zero tolerance for that. We are going to continue our audits and reviews to ensure, with additional training of scheduling practices, that this is not occurring.