Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that an intern in my office, Kathryn Martucci, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the calendar year. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I wish to very briefly join my colleagues here in support of the effort being led by Senator Durbin, Senator Warren, Senator Reid, and Senator Harkin. They have done such incredible work on behalf of students all across the…

Madam President, Dinyal New was sitting in her church in Oakland, CA, and she was asked a question which she repeated back knowing there was no way to answer it. She said: What is it like to bury both of my kids? Ms. New lost her two sons…

Madam President, I wish to tell the story of a 57-year- old man from Boyertown, PA. His name is Dean Angstadt. Dean is a self-employed, self-sufficient logger. He is the kind of guy, similar to a lot of Americans out there, who has sort of…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Brian Winseck, a detailee assigned to the Budget Committee from Senator Warner's office, be granted floor privileges for the duration of today's session. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection…

Thank you, Madam President. Health Care There was a new announcement today from the Secretary of Health and Human Services that 7.5 million people have signed up for private health care through the exchanges by virtue of the Affordable…

Madam President, I applaud my colleague Senator Mikulski for her great work, in spite of the result today. Congratulating the UConn Huskies I am here on the floor, however, to congratulate my UConn Huskies for a double national…

Thank you, Mr. President, and I thank the Senator from New York for bringing us all together this evening to talk about the really vital economic importance of the Northeast corridor to States such as Connecticut, New Jersey…

Thank you very much, Mr. President. Yesterday, the administration announced that 7.1 million people had signed up for private health care all across the country in exchanges that range from the national exchange down to the State-based…

Madam President, George Holland was a pretty exceptional kid. When he was 14 years old, he went through something that I do not think any of us can even imagine what it is like to go through. His parents got into a heated argument. They…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Markey). Without objection, it is so ordered. Gun Violence

Yesterday, healthcare.gov saw about 1.2 million visits to the site. The call centers, which are busy enrolling people at a pace that is now exceeding 50,000 to 100,000 people a day, saw 390,000 phone calls. A new poll just came out…