I respect my friend from Arizona. He is my friend, and we have worked together on a bipartisan basis. I respect his right as a Senator and his responsibility as a Senator to speak on issues that he thinks are important to our Nation and…

if I could ask any time that we use from now until the managers arrive on the floor be for debate only. I ask unanimous consent for that purpose. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Mr. McCAIN. Mr…

let me thank the Senators from Maryland and Alabama for their leadership on this bill. I might say to my friend, the Senator from Arizona, that I have a new assignment in the Appropriations Committee following the departure and passing of…

I rise with sadness today to pay my respects and pay tribute to a dedicated public servant and a close friend whom I have known for decades. For 12 years, when Illinoisans walked into Senator Alan Dixon's office--and then later into…

I understand that the Democrats have the first half of morning business. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator is correct. ____________________

this is a historic week because we will see congressional presentations of the congressional budgets, and I believe we will see stark contrasts. Congressman Ryan of Wisconsin--nearby my home State of Illinois--is going to prepare and…

if I might engage further in this dialogue, I see the Chair is seeking recognition. But there are Senators on both sides who have amendments ready to go. They have ideas they wish to present to the Senate for consideration. Without…

If I might respond to the Senator, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for 2013 provides $604.9 billion, including $87.2 billion for overseas contingency operations. That is a reduction from the 2012 level of $633.2 billion. There…

I want to tell you about a wounded warrior. He was fitted with a prosthetic leg that fit reasonably well and he was able to carry on with his life. But from time to time his leg would give out. He would fall, but he carried on. Then he and…

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. 522 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 7, 2013, at 10 a.m., to hold a hearing entitled ``U.S. Policy Toward North Korea.'' The PRESIDING OFFICER…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 7, 2013, at 10 a.m., in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 7, 2013, at 2:30 p.m., in room G50 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 7, 2013, at 10 a.m., in SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct an executive business meeting. The…

I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 7, 2013, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 7, 2013, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``The Cybersecurity Partnership…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 7, 2013, at 9:30 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Committee on Banking, Housing…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 7, 2013, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``Patterns of Abuse: Assessing Bank…

I very briefly thank my colleagues on the other side of the aisle. It was 12 hours ago when I was standing right here, a lonely voice among others who were discussing this issue, bringing up the points the Senator raises. The first is the…

I announce that the Senator from California (Ms. Boxer) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) are necessarily absent.

If the Senator will allow just one last comment and I thank him for the statement on the floor--from both my colleagues. The Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on the Constitution is going to have a hearing, it is already scheduled, on…

This is getting perilously close to a debate, and I am sorry, for those observing, it looks like the Senate is actually in a debate. The obvious question is was bin Laden an imminent threat to the United States when we took him out? I…

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 12:41 a.m., adjourned until Thursday, March 7, 2013, at 10 a.m.

Grant Schaffer is a Marine veteran. He attended the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, a for-profit college owned by Education Management Corporation. Grant saw an advertisement for the school and thought the program he enrolled in would give…

I would say to my friend from Kentucky that I am chair of the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee. We are scheduling a hearing on the issue of drones, because I believe the issue raises…