Mr. President, I ask the Chair to lay before the Senate a message from the House with respect to H.R. 2847, the Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair lays before the Senate a message from the House. The legislative clerk read as follows: Resolved, that the House agree to the amendment of the Senate to the amendment of the House to the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2847) entitled ``An Act making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice and Science, and Related Agencies for fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes,'' with a House amendment to the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment. Cloture Motion
Share & report
More from Dick Durbin
Mr. President, I didn't agree with former President George W. Bush on a lot of things, but I have repeatedly given him credit for making the United States the world's leader in stemming the HIV-AIDS epidemic in some of the poorest parts of…
I announce that the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Cortez Masto), the Senator from Illinois (Ms. Duckworth), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Gallego), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar), the…
Mr. President, on a separate topic, as I reflect on my time in public service, I have been thinking about the issues that have meant the most during my career. There are a few that stand out, including my steadfast belief that the promise…





