There is an element that the Senator from Wisconsin may not be aware of. When a drug is on schedule I, it is prohibited to do research on it. That is the reason why we are running into problems with cannabis, now legal in my State and…

in reserving the right to object, I worried this morning that the Senator from Arkansas was going to offer this unanimous consent request on the floor of the Senate this afternoon. I was a little bit surprised. I wasn't aware of this bill…

I took chemistry in high school. I wasn't very good at it, but I think I got a B, and I was glad to get rid of it because I didn't understand a lot of it, and that was not where I was headed in life. The question which the Senator from…

every year since 1988, we have honored the achievements of the Latino community in the United States through Hispanic Heritage Month. My friend and mentor, Senator Paul Simon, was part of the effort to establish this important time to…

The Senator from Arkansas' views on immigration are well- known. He has been consistent in opposing immigration, but it is interesting to me that people like him who oppose immigration always, at the end, seem to go after the same people…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The remarks of Mr. Durbin pertaining to the introduction of S. 4962 are printed in today's…

I would like to do something unusual on the floor of the Senate. I would like to report some good news. It isn't often we have these reports. Today, I have three items in my news that I would like to share with the people who are following…

here is item No. 2. For decades, Americans have paid the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs. On average, we pay nearly four times more than the people in Canada and other western nations for exactly the same drug. This…

this Senate is facing an important deadline. Eight days from today, September 30, is the end of the fiscal year. That leaves us just a handful of legislative days to pass a continuing resolution that will keep the government operating…

I announce that the Senator from Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich), and the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) are necessarily absent.

Does the name ``Barre Seid'' ring a bell? Barre Seid, of Chicago, a businessman--a successful businessman. He was born in 1932, and he owned a company called Tripp Lite that made electronic products. He was very successful in the course of…

I announce that the Senator from Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker) are necessarily absent.

I announce that the Senator from Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin), is necessarily absent.

I know of no further debate on the bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there is no further debate, the bill having been read the third time, the question is, Shall the bill pass? The bill (H.R. 4693) was passed.

I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (S. 4900)…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 489, S. 4553. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 483, H.R. 5641. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 5641) to…

this resolution which just passed without objection from any Member of the Senate will be a reminder to the men and women who serve in law enforcement, particularly in the Federal Bureau of Investigation, that we stand behind them and that…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of the following bills en bloc: Calendar No. 327, S. 3884; Calendar No. 331, H.R. 3539; Calendar No. 335, H.R. 5577; Calendar No. 398, H.R. 2142; Calendar No…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 4899, introduced earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 4899) to…

I further ask that the bill be considered read a third time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill was ordered to a third reading and was read the third time.

I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (S. 4552)…

I know of no further debate on the resolution. The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there is no further debate, the question is on adoption of the resolution. The resolution (S. Res. 776) was agreed to.

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 4900, which is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 4900) to…