I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.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

I yield for my distinguished ranking member, Senator Collins. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Maine.

I ask unanimous consent for just three moments to speak on this amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I thank the Presiding Officer for liberating me from the chair so I may now speak in my capacity as a Senator from the State of Connecticut. First, I would like to thank my friend from Maine, Senator Collins, for what I thought was a very…

I want to thank Senator Reid, and, of course, thank Senator Collins. We have again worked very closely together. I thank the staff on both sides who worked very hard, and I thank all of our colleagues. I know it took a lot of effort…

Fewer people were riding the buses and the fiscal problem got worse. There is a reality here. The mail volume has dropped so much that we have to close some of the mail processing facilities or--and Senator Collins and I feel very strongly…

I note the presence of my friend from Tennessee on the floor. Before he speaks, I would like to spend a moment responding to Senator Collins, and then I will quickly yield to him. I thank Senator Collins. She made a quite complicated…

I rise to thank my friend for his moving and eloquent statement, as a Senator from Connecticut, a proud fan and admirer of UConn women's basketball, with the great coach Geno Auriemma. No one appreciates someone such as Coach Summitt more…

I thank my friend and colleague from Connecticut for his words. I stand with him in this cause. You can say this is parochial, but it is obvious that we are all--both of us and most everybody in Connecticut are very proud of our UConn…

before I proceed to the Senator from Missouri, I want to thank my friend from Florida for his principled and passionate statement. He speaks from his own experience--his family's own experience in leaving a dictatorship in Cuba and coming…

I thank Senator McCaskill for her statement. What is interesting, this is one of those cases where maybe we appreciate something more than we would every day when we think it may disappear. It is true of institutions as well as people…

I suggest the absence of a quorum. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Oregon.

I thank the Acting President pro tempore. Madam President, I thank my friend from Oregon for his excellent statement, really. Senator Collins and I want to work with the Senator and the other cosponsors of the amendment. I want to say a…

I thank the Senator. I yield the floor. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Maryland.

If Geno Auriemma were here, he would have at least echoed what I had to say and added some great stories and words of tribute because I know the respect that Coach Auriemma has for Coach Summitt. I yield the floor and suggest the absence…

I thank the Senator from Vermont for his statement but more broadly for his real steadfastness and the hard work he has done to improve the bill. It has been a pleasure to work with him. Before Senator Collins came to the floor, and not…

I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Udall of New Mexico). The Senator from Wyoming.

I thank Senator Durbin for a moving statement and for his persistence in introducing the DREAM Act, which it has been my honor to cosponsor with him, among many others, and to support its passage. It is about basic fairness. I think it…

if I may just briefly, thanks to Senator Mikulski for her kind words but also for her directness about her concern about the processing facility she talked about and overall and to thank her for her willingness to work with us to see if we…

I know the Senator from Maryland, Mr. Cardin, is on his way to the floor to make a statement. Pending that, I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the…

I rise to urge all of our colleagues to support the pending cloture motion filed by the leaders so we can begin a debate that will help decide whether the U.S. Postal Service--this iconic American institution created more than two…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Human Rights, be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on April 17, 2012, at 10 a.m., in room SD 226 of the…

I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities of the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 17, 2012, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Competitiveness, Innovation, and Export Promotion of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to hold a meeting during the session of the Senate on April 17…

I would do the same. The PRESIDING OFFICER. All time is yielded back. Cloture Motion Under the previous order and pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the Senate the pending cloture motion, which the clerk will report. The…