I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to S. Res. 338 submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 338) designating Diane K…

I ask unanimous consent to speak in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Tribute to John Rogers, Sr.

I announce that the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin), is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Donnelly). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 86, nays 13, as follows…

I ask unanimous consent 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, it is…

I now ask for its second reading and object to my own request. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The bill will be read for a second time on the next legislative day. ____________________

I understand S. 1963 introduced earlier today by Senator Pryor is at the desk, and I ask for its first reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bill by title for the first time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill…

I thank the Chairman and Senator McCain for their leadership on this issue. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Congress of the United States, Washington, DC, January 15, 2014. Hon…

3 years ago, the country of Belarus held a presidential election that marked--instead of finally joining the rest of democratic Europe--a brutal crackdown on freedom of expression and basic democratic principles. There was a glimmer of…

I rise today together with Senate Armed Services Chairman Levin and Senator McCain to clarify the intent of section 8102 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act contained in the consolidated appropriations bill, 2014. This language…

I am not anyone would call a ``blue blood''--at least not in the conventional sense of that term. My ancestors did not come over on the Mayflower. My mom was an immigrant; she came to this country from Lithuania when she was 2 years old…

I never would have imagined that today the Senate would be meeting without one of our true heroes, a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor, Senator Danny Inouye of Hawaii. He and Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska guided the…

I ask unanimous consent that the Special Committee on Aging be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, January 15, 2014, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Aging in Comfort: Assessing the Special Needs of America's…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, January 15, 2014, at 2:15 p.m., to hold a hearing entitled ``Implications of the Crisis in Ukraine.''…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, January 15, 2014, at 10 a.m., in room SD-215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. committee on foreign relations

first, the state of play in the Senate is that we want to pass an unemployment insurance benefit bill for 1.4 million Americans who, on January 1, had their unemployment checks cut off. Unemployment checks are sent to those Americans who…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to hold a meeting during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, January 15, 2014, at 2:30 p.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, January 15, 2014, at 9:30 a.m., in closed session to receive a briefing on the situation in Iraq and Syria…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, January 15, 2014, at 2…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Unemployment Insurance Benefits

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, January 15, 2014, at 2 p.m., to hold a business meeting. committee on foreign relations

These cases are unfortunately only examples of a larger lack of political freedom in Turkmenistan.

Senator Durbin and 11 of his colleagues sent to President Karimov.

If confirmed, I am committed to continuing the United States advocacy for Annaniyazov's release.

I ask the majority, at this point in time what are we waiting for? What are the Senate Republicans now demanding to stop their filibuster of providing unemployment benefits to 1.4 million people across America?

So the Senate Republicans insisted on a pay-for, and the Senate Democrats provided it. The Senate Republicans still refused to stop their filibuster. Then the Senate Republicans insisted on amendments. We offered up to 10 amendments on…