On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 262, nays 157, not voting 14, as follows: [Roll No. 813] YEAS--262 Adams Aderholt Akin Alexander Altmire…

In closing, I support this legislation. It should not have been passed in the first place. It was not vetted effectively by the then majority. It's time. We tried before. It's time to now support this bill. I yield back the balance of my…

Does the majority have additional speakers? If so, I reserve the balance of my time.

First of all, I'm glad that the majority leader came to the floor to talk about jobs. This set of bills is not a jobs bill. To call it that is a pure smoke screen. I quoted Mark Zandi before: ``I don't think it's meaningful in terms of…

Mr. President, I oppose the amendment. This is a very different amendment from the one we adopted in our Armed Services Committee relative to detention. This amendment was rejected on a strong bipartisan vote in the Armed Services…

An inquiry. I will not object. Does that mean 60 votes are required under the current order and continue to be required?

This issue, as the Presiding Officer may recall, came up in the Armed Services Committee during our markup of the Defense Authorization Act. Our bill expressly allows the transfer of detainees for trial by a court or competent tribunal…

Mr. President, I am going to speak now against the pending amendment of Senator Ayotte, which would prohibit the prosecution of terrorists in Federal courts. We need all available tools against terrorists, including the possibility of…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 262, noes 167, not voting 4, as follows: [Roll No. 781] AYES--262…

I now yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Kind). (Mr. KIND asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. President, Colombia remains the most dangerous country in the world for trade unionists and workers seeking to exercise their internationally recognized right to organize and bargain collectively. The International Trade Union…

I wish there was an explanation which was satisfactory or an answer which was satisfactory to Senator Brown's question. I am afraid the only answer I can come up with is because this started off as President Obama's job bill. It has been…