Mr. Friedman said he had just returned from Seattle, where he saw a stunning amount of innovation. He said it filled him both with exhilaration and with dread. The question is, Is the United States prepared to deal with the innovation we…

on July 1, 7 million students getting new loans to go to college, the rate for interest will go from 3.4 to 6.8. This is an amendment to get a result. This is the House-passed bill. President Obama says he wants to freeze the rate for a…

Our case is so compelling, Mr. President. We yield back the rest of our time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader.

It is reassuring to me my friend on the other side of the aisle is reading the editorial pages of the Wall Street Journal. I am sure that will have some constructive benefit over the next several months. But here is the bottom line, a…

How much time is remaining? The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is 1 minute 20 seconds.

we have 2 minutes left. I will use one of them. Our friends on the other side have their usual solution to almost any problem: Let's put some more taxes on small business men and women in America during a time of the greatest recession we…

I thank the majority leader for bringing up this bill. He and the Republican leader have put on the floor a piece of legislation that affects nearly every American family. This will not have the fireworks some things we do have, because we…

what is reflected on the Senate Web site is the action the Senate is about to take at noon today. There has been at least one vacancy--and sometimes two--on the Federal Reserve Board since 2006. That is 6 years ago. That is one whole…

The Senator from Delaware is not yet on the floor but I know he is coming. Because I know other Senators wish to speak at 2 o'clock, I am going to go ahead with my remarks. When he comes I will let him go ahead with his. Each year…

at noon the Senate will be voting on two of President Obama's nominees to the Federal Reserve Board. These are important positions. They have long terms. They come at a time when our economy is in trouble and doing its best to recover. In…

I ask consent the Senator from Delaware, Senator Coons, and I could have a colloquy for up to 15 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Student Immigration

Senator Coons is one of the most eloquent speakers we have in the Senate. He did a beautiful job in explaining the bill. I hope it attracts support from both Republicans and Democrats. He mentioned the fact there are other immigration…