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. 1659 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

I will speak as in morning business before addressing the matter that is pending before the Senate. I will speak in morning business on two issues, to respond to the Republican leader who just left the floor, as he spoke on two issues…

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business for 5 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Unions in America

We spend somewhere between $1.5 million a year to $2 million for each and every inmate being held at Guantanamo.

I thank my colleague from Maine for her statement. This is not a partisan issue. Senator Mark Kirk, my Republican colleague from Illinois, is a cosponsor of this issue as well. When it comes to discrimination, neither party has a monopoly…

I announce that the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill), and the Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) are necessarily absent.

2 days ago Kate Maehr of the Greater Chicago Food Depository came to visit me in my office. Kate is one of my favorite people. Kate runs this huge network of food distribution in the Chicagoland area. Her warehouses are huge, and they are…

I listened carefully to the statement that was just made by the Republican leader. It is a shame what is about to occur on the Senate floor if he has his way. The President has submitted the name of a nominee to serve on the DC Circuit…

first, I ask unanimous consent that an official letter of resignation as mayor of Newark, NJ, from Senator- elect Cory Booker of New Jersey be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the…

I would like to take a moment to thank Carmen Velasquez of Chicago, who is retiring as executive director of Alivio Medical Center, for her many years of service to the Latino Community and the city of Chicago. As a community leader, civil…

it is an unfortunate reality--perhaps bordering on negligence--that Congress has been unable to do something about climate change. How will our grandchildren look back at our inaction when they inherit a changed planet--one that we found…

before I make these remarks, let me join in thanking the Senator from New Jersey. Although his tenure in the Senate was brief, he was here during a very exciting and interesting time in American political history. We thank him for his…

the President has nominated three extraordinarily well-qualified Americans--appellate lawyer Patricia Millett, Georgetown Law professor Nina Pillard and DC District Judge Robert Wilkins--to serve on the DC Circuit, the second most…

I ask unanimous consent the cloture vote on the Watt nomination occur immediately following the swearing in of Senator-elect Booker, of New Jersey, tomorrow, and the Senate proceed to legislative session and a period of morning business…

I ask unanimous consent that cloture on Calendar No. 63 be withdrawn and that the Senate proceed to vote on confirmation of the nomination; that the motion to reconsider be made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate…

I ask unanimous consent the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and that the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

The VFW fully supports Senator Durbin's bill which extends SCRA protections to servicemembers seeking to refinance or consolidate pre-service Federal or private student loans.

This sensible bill would protect servicemembers by enabling them to consolidate or refinancing earlier student loans.

Enactment of this legislation, one would hope, would help clarify the situations of a number of Filipinos who served under the U.S. flag during the Second World War.

The only thing wrong with this bill is that it does not go far enough.

S. 1399, the Servicemember Student Loan Affordability Act, sponsored by Senator Durbin, is beneficial to young people.

S. 1399 would amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) to extend the interest rate limitation of six percent (6%) in two ways.

I have never believed that allowing more guns will mean less gun violence.

This hearing of the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Human Rights will come to order.

The gun lobby wanted to spread Florida's law across the Nation.