I thank the Senator very much. The DREAM Act Mr. President, maybe we will be in session 24 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours, and then we are finished, the year 2013 comes to a close. The unfortunate thing from where I am standing is we have…

I announce that the Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson) is necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 84, nays 15, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 284 Leg.] YEAS--84 Alexander Ayotte Baldwin Baucus Begich Bennet Blumenthal Blunt…

first let me commend my colleague from Minnesota and tell him that I proudly cosponsor his legislation. I have had visits throughout my State with community colleges and have watched this work, where they literally bring employers and…

today, I, along with several other Senators, will be meeting with EPA Administrator McCarthy concerning a proposal from EPA to waive the renewable fuel standard, or RFS. If the proposed rule is made final, it would undermine one of the…

many times in life we are in a doctor's office, and many times in life it is a tense, worrisome moment when we are waiting for that doctor to make a diagnosis or to tell us what we need to know about ourselves or someone we love. There are…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:50 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, December 19, 2013, at 10 a.m.

I ask unanimous consent that the HELP Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 316 and the Senate then proceed to its consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m. on Thursday, December 19, 2013; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…

I wish to say a word about the statement made by my colleague from Delaware. Senator Carper and I came to Congress together over 30 years ago in the House of Representatives. He left for a short interlude to become Governor of the State…

Rollcall votes are possible throughout the day. Senators will be notified when they are scheduled. ____________________

I further 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…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 324 submitted earlier today by Senator Rockefeller. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The assistant bill clerk…

I thank my colleague from Maine for his statement and support for this effort. This is a historic moment. It has been 4 or 5 years since we have enacted and passed a budget agreement between the House and Senate. In a divided government…

I further 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…

last week I introduced the Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act. The bill seeks to fix a loophole exploited by for profit schools to tap into the federal Treasury at the expense of students. Under current law, a small number…

I want to make certain that you and I are on the same page here.

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1822 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

as I often point out, our country is a country of immigrants. And the City of Chicago, almost without rival, is a city of immigrants. Earlier this week, Chicago lost a wonderful adopted son. Michael Joseph O'Shea--``Joe,'' as his friends…

this Saturday will mark 1 year since one of the most horrific tragedies in our nation's history: the murder of 26 innocents at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT on December 14, 2012. All of us remember the shock we felt when we…

I yield back the majority's time on this nomination. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The time is yielded back. The Senator from Ohio.

I announce that the Senator from Montana (Mr. Baucus) and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) are necessarily absent.

I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) is necessarily absent.

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill), and the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Schatz) are necessarily absent.

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) and the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Schatz) are necessarily absent.

I announce that the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller), the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Schatz), and the…