Thank you. I have a minute. I actually asked for three, but as I understand, I have a minute. Is that where we are? I ask unanimous consent for 2 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

I call up amendment No. 113. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from California [Mrs. Boxer] proposes an amendment numbered 113 to amendment No. 2.

I thank the Presiding Officer. I heard the words of my friend, and he was eloquent in his remarks, but I don't think he would be surprised to know that I see this issue very differently. Before Roe v. Wade was decided in the 1970s, women…

Thank you so much. I know what a hard job it is to get this bill moving, and I am trying to be very helpful. I am offering an amendment I didn't expect to offer because basically my amendment says that we should acknowledge the benefit…

Mr. President, we are about to vote on something that I think will be recorded as a breakthrough moment in the climate debate. For the first time we will go on record saying the following: Climate change is real and human activity…

Mr. President, parliamentary inquiry--I wish to speak on the Hoeven amendment and take the 1 minute. Excuse me. I withdraw my request.

Mr. President, I remember when I first came to the Senate and I sat in that chair, it was a moment to really learn a lot about the heartbeat of the Senate--the ebb and flow. So congratulations to you. I was a little shocked to hear the…

Mr. President, I congratulate the Presiding Officer on his election and welcome him to the Senate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Thank you.

I thank the majority leader for allowing me this time to proceed. It is one thing to rewrite history a few years after it passes. It is another thing to rewrite it while you are still living through it. To say that this economic recovery…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to engage in a colloquy with my colleage, Senator Mikulski. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I am joined by the chair of the Appropriations Committee to discuss a provision in the fiscal year 2015 Omnibus appropriations bill, which we will vote on shortly in the Senate. The provision is section 425 of division F of…

Madam President, I ask my colleagues to join me in paying tribute to the life and extraordinary accomplishments of former Congressman John Krebs, who recently passed away at the age of 87 in Fresno, CA. John was born on December 17, 1926…