As a result of this bill, Arizona's 373-mile border with Mexico is now patrolled by over 5,200 Border Patrol agents and 300 National Guardsmen.

I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Tragedy at L'Ambiance Plaza

on this day, almost exactly at this hour, 25 years ago in Bridgeport, CT, the L'Ambiance Plaza became a scene of devastation and destruction and death. Almost every year in these 25 years we have commemorated that destruction and tragedy…

Only federal comprehensive immigration reform can accomplish the three objectives most Americans want to see achieved with regard to immigration.

Some in Arizona might wish to take credit for this, but the study shows this is a national trend based on increased federal enforcement.

I rise to submit a resolution condemning the Government of Syria for crimes against humanity. I am pleased to be joined by Senators Graham, Klobuchar, Kirk, Cardin, Coats, Collins, and McCain in submitting this resolution. I am very proud…

I salute and thank the Senator from Vermont for his extraordinary leadership on this issue of the Violence Against Women Act. He has been truly and deservedly a hero in championing a measure that has saved countless lives and prevented the…

the idea that Congress could direct OSHA to adopt a rule in a more expedited way than currently takes place is something that's in the GAO report as a possibility.

If there is a way to avoid the budget spike in cost that right now has caused the delay, if there is some accounting or legislative language that could be devised, I'm very eager to join with Senator Reed on working on that.

The performance under this program ahead of schedule, under budget, consistently, and reliably is another extraordinary circumstance.

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Tribute to Coach Pat Summitt

I think that the burden is on us to recognize that we are in extraordinary times.

these delays have real-life consequences. They have consequences not just in money and unnecessary medical costs.

I noted earlier the very eloquent exchange between the Senator from Tennessee and my colleague from Connecticut, Senator Lieberman, on Pat Summitt's resignation as the coach for women's basketball at the University of Tennessee. I wanted…

This letter expresses our outrage and frustration with this process. It is a process that may be well intentioned. Its goals may be laudable. Raising academic standards must be done, and I support that effort enthusiastically and…

We live, as you put it, in extraordinary times, and we are facing extraordinary challenges.

At times our Supreme Court gets it wrong, which is why we exhort this Congress and this Senate to step in.

And added to that problem is the difficulty often of using eyewitness testimony where somebody supposedly identifying a potential defendant in a lineup can be just plain wrong because of race being a factor.

today I join my fellow Senators in paying tribute to my dear colleague and friend Senator Barbara Mikulski for the tremendous landmark she has reached as of March 17, 2012. She is now the longest serving female Member of our Congress. But…

the End Racial Profiling Act is essential.

today I wish to pay my respects to the victims, survivors, and heroes of the Holocaust. April 19, 2012, marks Holocaust Remembrance Day, which is observed during a week-long memorial, the National Days of Remembrance, created by Congress…

the Fraternal Order of Police nationwide lacked the trust from communities of color.

I think the courts already addressed it. The courts have already told law enforcement agencies very clearly, 'You cannot use race as the basis for how you do this.' So conduct is it.

Have cases of drug shortages and black market issues been referred to the Department of Justice?

What is the FDA doing to mitigate those shortages?