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

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

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

I am here today to talk about the work of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. It is an important committee. Senator Ted Kennedy, who served for many years as the chairman of the HELP Committee, as we call it…

I thank the Senator from Washington for her remarks. In the spirit of her remarks, I am delighted to have the privilege of working with her in Congress because of her leadership position, her background, her caring for children, and her…

I further ask unanimous consent to use a piece of demonstrative evidence in my remarks. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I thank the Senator from North Carolina. No one was more instrumental in the work in 2013 that reformed student loans to reduce the interest rate for undergraduates by nearly half that year. In his State of North Carolina there are many of…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The remarks of Mr. Alexander, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Booker, Mr. Burr, and Mr. King pertaining to the…

The Senator from New Jersey is known in his State and across the country as a pioneer in education, putting children first. Having his support and advice on this bill will be a great advantage in helping it go from the Senate floor through…

I thank Senator Bennet. I would like to send to the desk the FAST Act that Senator Bennet and I are introducing, with the cosponsorship of Senator Booker, Senator Burr, Senator King, and Senator Isakson. In this colloquy, I would like now…

as the colloquy is concluding, I want to thank the Senators from Maine and New Jersey for their leadership and the Senator from North Carolina. I can assure them the King-Burr bill, with the support of Senator Rubio and Senator Warner…

I ask consent that the Senator from Colorado, Mr. Bennet, and I, along with the Senator from Maine, Mr. King, the Senator from New Jersey, Mr. Booker, the Senator from Georgia, Mr. Isakson, and the Senator from North Carolina, Mr. Burr, be…

I thank the Presiding Officer for the time, I thank my fellow Senators, and I yield for the final words of the Senator from Colorado. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Colorado.

The Senator from Colorado, Michael Bennet, and I have been working for 1 year to make it easier for the 20 million American families who fill out the Federal application form each year in order to receive grants and loans for college. The…

Senator Harkin's legacy is he stands as a champion of Americans with disabilities. It will be a long time before there is a greater champion of Americans with disabilities in this body and I salute him for that. I salute him secondly for…

the Senate at its best has been said to be the one authentic piece of genius in the American political system. Carl Levin is the Senate at its best. I thank him for his courtesy, his decency, his scholarship, and his sense of public…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Virginia Tyler Lodge, of Tennessee, to be a…

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…