I ask unanimous consent to call up amendment No. 3018. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from California [Mrs. Feinstein], for herself, Mr. Lee, Mr. Coons…

I do not need additional time. I would be willing to add an additional 2 minutes.

I thank the distinguished chairman. I am going to offer an amendment--a version of it was introduced as a separate bill last year as S. 2003. The cosponsors of the amendment are Senators Paul, Lee, Coons, Collins, Lautenberg, Gillibrand…

I ask unanimous consent that Dorothy Englehardt, a military fellow in my office, be granted the privilege of the floor for the remainder of the debate on this bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I ask unanimous consent that Senator Baucus be added as a cosponsor to my amendment No. 3018. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

It is also important to understand that suspected terrorists who may be in the United States illegally can be detained within the criminal justice system using at least the following four options: One, they can be charged with a Federal or…

This amendment is almost identical to the bill I introduced a year ago. That bill has a bipartisan group of 30 cosponsors. It is called the Due Process Guarantee Act, and the co- sponsors include five Republicans: Senators Lee, Paul…

I am thrilled, along with my friend and fellow Giants fan Senator Boxer, to support a resolution honoring Major League Baseball's 2012 World Series champions, the San Francisco Giants. Behind the best starting pitching in baseball, a…

Dianne Feinstein, who sometimes, much to the chagrin of fellow Democrats, refuses to jump into the political fray, she did today and really went after Republicans for, in her words, pillorying Rice and assassinating her character.

if I may, I want to compliment Senator Lieberman on his steadfast determination to get this bill passed. I think he and his ranking member, Senator Collins, have done a very fine job. I think it is important for everyone to know about…

So as information comes in, it goes instantaneously into the correct area. The CEO who called me said, I didn't know that. Thank you. I have no problem with that. So I would ask my colleagues who have voted against this bill to reconsider…

I ask unanimous consent for 1 minute to conclude. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

I would, and I thank my colleague. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from California is recognized.

A decision was made somewhere not to brief us, which is atypical. It is very puzzling and I think was a mistake because this thing just came so fast and so hard, and since then, it's been like peeling an onion. Every day, another peel…

Dianne Feinstein today called his resignation tragic. And I think that's right, I think his resignation is a real loss to the country, this aside, right?

I would like to speak in opposition to the Paul amendment, and to put this debate over foreign aid in some context. As chairman of the Intelligence Committee, I see the threats this Nation faces around the world. We are no longer in a…

I would like to offer my strong support for Judge Troy Nunley, whom I recommended to the President.

I rise today to pay tribute to a man who was killed in service to his country, a man who hails from my State of California, Ambassador John Christopher Stevens. I was shocked and saddened to learn of the deaths of Ambassador Stevens and…

I rise today to speak about the budget proposed by Congressman Paul Ryan, which has been approved twice by the House of Representatives. The Ryan budget, which is purported to be a measure of fiscal responsibility, is in fact an attempt to…

I rise today to express my support for S. 3326, a trade package that includes legislation sponsored by myself and Senator McConnell to renew the import ban on Burma for another year. I have been involved in the struggle for freedom and…

I wish to speak on the Cybersecurity Act of 2012. I assume that bill is in order and on the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The motion to proceed is pending.

I come to the floor as the chairman of the Intelligence Committee to, in my own way, indicate the seriousness of the job we are about to begin. I know there is controversy. I know there are differences of opinion. But what people have to…

Why grow when the rules of the road might change and invalidate your investments?

These two groups came together to forge a compromise agreement that can ensure the future of the egg industry.

I think Government's role is to set a standard.