Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 22, 2010, at 9:30 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Committee on…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs' Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia be authorized to meet during…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs' Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security be authorized to…

I just want to say to my friend, I thank him for bringing the issue of the promotion of an Army Corps general to the floor today. I support his remarks. I support moving forward on that promotion. Madam President, April 22 is Earth Day. It…

Madam President, I yield the floor, and I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. Mr. McCONNELL. Madam President, I ask unanimous…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the vote on the confirmation of the nomination of Denny Chin to be a U.S. circuit judge for the Second Circuit occur at 12 noon today, and that the time until then be divided as previously…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk called the roll.

Mr. President, we teach our children that genocide, wherever it occurs, is a crime against humanity that must never be tolerated or ignored. That is why it is so important for the United States to always recognize genocide for what it is…

I would say to my friend, because he is an expert on this--and years ago I was on the Banking Committee, and am no longer there--I want to make sure I understand if I am right on this: I think the American people have appreciated the FDIC…

Further, my understanding is, if an institution gets in trouble, they are going to go down. They are not going to be revived.

First, I want to say thank you so much for taking to the floor to explain to the American people the very strange debate we hear coming from the Republican leader on this. I was stunned, because I had heard that he had met with the Wall…

Madam President, I supported the motions to table the three Coburn amendments to the Continuing Extension Act of 2010. These amendments would delay important legislation to provide a short term extension of unemployment and health care…