I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 17, 2011, at 10 a.m., in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 17, 2011, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``Oversight and Reauthorization of the…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and Border Security, be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on May 17, 2011, at 10 a.m. in room SD-226 of the Dirksen…

I rise to offer my full support for Susan Carney of my State of Connecticut, who is the President's nominee, now approved by the Judiciary Committee, to serve on a very important circuit court--the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second…

I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 17, 2011, at 3:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. subcommittee on federal…

My bill aims to address these problems and to take Congress out of the day-to-day management of the Postal Service.

It is unacceptable that the Postal Service has no plans to date to begin replacing its aging fleet.

sometime after nightfall on November 1, 1950, under the cover of a dark sky, there was a firefight north of the town of Unsan, in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Unsan lies in the eastern North Pyongan province, on the western…

This success required intense and focused cooperation among key intelligence agencies and the Defense Department.

Senators, we want to ask you if you could help us to get one American who we would most like to come and speak to us here in Tunisia.

Facebook had provided them with what I might call the weapons in their peaceful revolution.

The purpose of these hearings is to examine how well the national security reforms implemented in the wake of 9/11 are working.

I rise to speak specifically about the alarming situation in Syria, where the regime of Bashar al Asad is pursuing a barbaric campaign of indiscriminate repression against the Syrian people. Over the past 2 weeks, the crackdown pursued by…

It has been a rational and mutually respectful discussion.

Thank you for coming here, which took some effort, and contributing to our oversight.

I thank the Chair. Madam President, it is coincidental, but my remarks follow in a logical path from those of my colleague and friend from Texas, particularly with regard to the thoughtful questions he raised about Syria. I have come to…

I rise today with my colleague Senator Bennet, to introduce the Race to the Top Act of 2011. The Race to the Top Act will authorize the continuation of the highly successful Race to the Top program that was established by the American…

This is a hearing on 'Federal Regulation: How Best to Advance the Public Interest.'

President Obama launched an initiative 6 months ago, which is continuing to date.

When Chairman Lieberman and I weighed in on behalf of small businesses, OSHA withdrew that proposal.

Thanks, Senator Whitehouse. That was really most interesting to me, and I suppose I have always felt that what you are describing as regulatory capture existed, regardless of which party was in control of the White House.

If, however, you are moved by the aggregates, then I would urge you to look at the document that Senator Whitehouse referred to earlier.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

The question is not whether to regulate, because there is and should be regulation, but it is how best to regulate.

Senator Collins and I have waded into such storms before and emerged on our feet and hopefully with some rational response.