I ask unanimous consent all time be yielded back. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, all time is yielded back. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the Senate the pending cloture motion, which the…

before I begin my remarks, I wish to acknowledge once again my gratitude for Senator Harkin and his leadership for these past 2 years that I have had the privilege of working with him as ranking member of the Health, Education, Labor, and…

today we are voting on the nomination of P. David Lopez to serve as general counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The EEOC is an important agency with a critical task. In August 1963, I stood in the crowd on the National…

last week I released a staff report that found litigation missteps at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission are costing taxpayers millions, while at the same time EEOC faces a deep backlog of discrimination complaints. The report…

I thank the Senator from Iowa. Inland Waterways Trust Fund Fee Increase Mr. President, the House of Representatives is expected to pass tonight legislation that should be very good news to Americans who care about their jobs and Americans…

Senator Enzi has been a leading proponent of the Marketplace Fairness Act. I congratulate him for his persistence in recognizing its importance. I will make three points in support of what he said: No. 1, why conservatives support it; No…

I suggest the absence fo a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.

I see my distinguished friend the Senator from Iowa on the floor. I am here, very simply, to say that we are about to vote on the Child Care and Development Block Grant, a piece of legislation that would provide childcare to 1.5 million…

I applaud the Senators from Pennsylvania and from West Virginia for their concern. Of course, every single Senator would like, as the Senator from West Virginia said, to make sure every single child is safe in every single school. The…

Tomorrow at 2:15 we will have a vote on the Child Care and Development Block Grant of 2014. I want to take a few minutes and explain why it is important to end the debate on the Child Care and Development Block Grant and vote on whether we…

I thank the Presiding Officer and the Senator from Louisiana. ____________________

the Senator from Rhode Island is here, and it is his turn. I wish to make a few comments. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Tennessee.