Heidi Alexander: “I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Manchin). Without…”

I thank the Senator from Ohio for his courtesy, as well as his leadership. I will not be long. (The remarks of Mr. Alexander pertaining to the introduction of S. 4284 are printed in today's Record under ``Statements on Introduced Bills and…

Today, our committee--the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee--had its last hearing of the year, and it was my last hearing as chairman of the committee. While we are on the theme of education, one of the interesting--and I am…

I ask unanimous consent that I be recognized to speak for as long as I may require. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I thank my friend Mitch, and I thank my friend Chuck for their remarks. I will have more to say to them later. On March 9, 1967, Senator Howard H. Baker, Jr., the newly elected Senator from Tennessee, made his maiden address, his first…