I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 7, 2015, at 2 p.m., in room SD-430 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a…

I ask unanimous consent that Stephen Townsend, a fellow in my office, be granted floor privileges for the consideration of this bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that it be in order for Senator Toomey to offer amendment No. 2094 to background checks during today's session of the Senate, with side-by-sides by each bill manager, if applicable, and that no second-degree…

I would like to announce that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will meet during the session of the Senate on June 16, 2015, at 10 a.m., in room SD-430 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing…

I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record a copy of my remarks at the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing earlier this week. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the…

I would like to announce that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will meet during the session of the Senate on June 17, 2015, at 10 a.m., in room SD-430 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing…

I thank the managers of the bill for allowing me a few minutes to report on a very interesting hearing we had this morning before our Senate education committee. It is a different subject than the one on the floor right now, but it is one…

I would like to announce that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will meet on May 5, 2015, at 2:30 pm, in room SD-430 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Continuing America's…

I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record a copy of my remarks to the American Council on Education. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Higher Education Reauthorization I…

I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record a copy of my opening remarks at the markup of the Every Child Achieves Act. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Every Child…

I ask unanimous consent that a copy of my remarks at the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of William P. Doyle, of Pennsylvania, to be a Federal…

I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record a copy of my remarks at the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as…

The Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will meet during the session of the Senate on March 24, 2015, at 10 a.m., in room SD-430 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Continuing America's…

I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record a copy of my remarks at the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing this week. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as…

I thank the Senator from Vermont. Mr. President, I have sent to the desk an amendment entitled the Stop Sexual Abuse by School Personnel Act of 2015. It is sponsored by me and Mr. Kirk, the Senator from Illinois. In summary, what the…

I say to the Senator from Vermont through the Chair that the answer is yes.

I thank the Senator from Vermont and the Senator from Iowa. Mr. President, I come to the floor to offer an amendment to the legislation, which I send to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?

I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record a copy of my remarks to the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows…

pursuant to the provisions of the Congressional Review Act, I move to proceed to S.J. Res. 8, a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to representation…

the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will meet during the session of the Senate on March 5, 2015, at 10 a.m., in room SD-430 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled. ``America's Health IT…

the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will meet during the session of the Senate on March 10, 2015, at 10 a.m., in room SD-430 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled. ``Continuing America's…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on March 3, 2015, at 2:30 p.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 3, 2015, at 2:15 p.m., in the President's Room of the Capitol. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 3, 2015, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Committee on Banking, Housing…