Barring some shockingly surprising rapprochement with Iran and settlement of the dispute over their nuclear weapons capability program, no, I agree.

We have to adopt a bill.

I am hopeful that it will produce common ground that at least 60 Senators will want to occupy.

this Sunday, Marine Corps GySgt Thomas Boyd, who is currently serving as a legislative fellow in my office, will receive his promotion to master gunnery sergeant at his home in Uniontown, PA, surrounded by his wife Reagan and his family. I…

I rise today to discuss the transportation reauthorization bill that passed today. Having served on past transportation bill conference committees, I know the long hours and intense negotiations that were required to prepare this bill for…

faith in God has played a pivotal role in American history every day since the Declaration of Independence.

The passage of the Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic River Act would be meaningful capstone to an effort that has spanned my entire Senate career.

permanent reminder of . . .

I ask unanimous consent that at a time to be determined by the majority leader, in consultation with the Republican leader, the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations: Calendar No. 231; that there be 2…

I thank my friend and colleague from Washington, Senator Murray, for yielding to me for a moment to make a unanimous consent request regarding the nomination of Donna Murphy of the District of Columbia to be an associate judge on the DC…

I am going to keep returning to the floor of the Senate in fairness on this nomination. She is such a deserving nominee and at least deserves a vote up or down. I yield the floor.

today I wish to pay tribute to a dedicated public servant, a talented administrator, and a tireless warrior for homeland security. Transportation Security Administration Deputy Administrator and Chief Operating Officer Gale Rossides is…

I rise today in strong opposition to Senator Inhofe's resolution of disapproval concerning the Environmental Protection Agency's mercury and air toxics rule. If passed, this resolution would have a devastating impact on our decades-long…

I thank the Senator for her leadership and assistance and cooperation in ensuring that the intent of this important bill is allowed to be carried out in areas where greatest impact will result. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from…

I wish to engage my colleague, Senator Stabenow, in a colloquy. I thank Senator Stabenow and the other members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry for their collective efforts in passing S. 3240, the Agriculture…

The majority leader came to the floor yesterday, as I have said, echoing these sentiments in his floor speech, when he said: When virtually every intelligence expert says we need to secure the systems that make the lights come on, inaction…

I thank the Presiding Officer and my friend from Colorado. Mr. President, I rise to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Cybersecurity

I rise to speak about the urgent need for the Senate to adopt cybersecurity legislation. I begin by recalling a recent story in the Washington Post that detailed how a young man living an ocean away from us was able to use his computer to…

it is an honor to join in this colloquy with my friend from Arizona, though I obviously take no pleasure in it because it is an outcry--a cri de coeur--an outcry of the heart about the slaughter going on in Syria now, once again, with a…

I thank Senator McCain. I think he spoke with real clarity and strength, and this is exactly what we need to continue to do. I want to go to the point he made. Some people say we shouldn't get involved in Syria because we don't know who…

I ask unanimous consent that the Special Committee on Aging be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on June 6, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. in room 562 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to conduct a hearing entitled ``Pension…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on June 6, 2012, at 2:30 p.m. in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building. The Committee will…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on June 6, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Committee on the Judiciary

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on June 6, 2012, at 10 a.m., to conduct a Committee hearing entitled ``Implementing Wall Street…

I yield to the Senator from Ohio. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Ohio. World War II Prayer Act of 2012