The Geological Society of America. All I can say is, to come down here and accuse the Democrats of being alarmist, when all we are trying to do is protect the health and safety of the American people, of their families and future…

I wish to thank Senator Whitehouse for his leadership. We are now 30 minutes behind, so I would take up to 30 minutes, and then I will be followed by Senator Franken. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection.

Thank you very much, Madam President. I thank Senator Gillibrand for her extraordinary leadership. Today you will hear two things: One is to support both bills, which I believe we should do, and one is an attack on the Gillibrand bill…

So when people stand here and start attacking that bill and saying how awful it is, I want them to remember just a few of the organizations that stand with Senator Gillibrand: the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America--do you want to…

Mr. President, I was very interested in listening to both my colleagues, Tom Harkin, who I thought was very passionate about the need to understand that when people do pro bono work, as Justice Roberts did, or they work for an…

I rise in strong support of the Military Justice Improvement Act. I am so proud to stand with 17 of the 20 women Members of this Senate on both sides of the aisle and with a large number of colleagues from both sides--a majority--to fight…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded and that the nominations be reported. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Senator Pryor's bill is a restoration bill. It restores fairness and justice to our military veterans. It repeals the cuts to cost-of-living adjustments--we call them COLAs--for military retirees under the age of 62. I see the Senator from…

Mr. President, I thank Senator Blumenthal for his remarks, and I am going to utilize the same chart he had in a moment because I think it says it all. It was my colleague Mark Begich who first used this terminology--that our soldiers have…

Madam President, what is the order of business right now? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate is considering the unemployment compensation bill.

Madam President, I rise to talk about the absolute necessity to pass this unemployment compensation bill. We should do it because it is the morally right thing to do, it is the economically right thing to do. We have listened to our…

Madam President, the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007, the act, calls for the Select Committee on Ethics of the United States Senate to issue an annual report not later than January 31 of each year providing information in…