reserving the right to object, does this apply to second-degree amendments?

I will support the Feinstein-Paul amendment. This amendment would make it clear that Congress has not authorized the indefinite detention of American citizens or lawful permanent residents apprehended in the United States without charge or…

the minority leader, Senator McConnell, has addressed two issues: the entitlement programs as well as rules changes. I would defer to my colleagues from New Mexico and Oregon to address the rules changes. I would like to briefly respond to…

we just concluded a Presidential campaign. Who could have missed it? There were a lot of issues that were discussed, but one of particular interest to me was one that involves a personal effort I have made to pass a piece of legislation…

I ask unanimous consent for 2 additional minutes, please. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I announce that the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman), and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) are necessarily absent.

I am sorry I will not have the chance to work with these two Senators on this measure because they are both retiring. But I hope we can build on what they have offered on their side of the aisle in a bipartisan fashion. In that spirit, let…

we are in the process of considering the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The United States has led the world in creating the legal framework, building an infrastructure and designing facilities…

I have listened closely in this debate because it literally affects my career, my life, and the lives of all the Members of the Senate. It is worth a minute or two to understand what we are talking about in the context of history. It was…

Well, I can tell you the president has set a goal, $1.6 trillion in revenue or taxes over the next ten years.

Social Security doesn't add one penny to the deficit.

I announce that the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich), the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin), and the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu) are necessarily absent.

We can find this. I do think there's a reasonable way for us to reduce the spending there without compromising the integrity of the program.

If we get a bipartisanship commitment from both Speaker Boehner and from the Senate side, I know we can come to an agreement with the president.

I don't think there's any other way to approach it.

I know we can do it. I absolutely know it.

We need to protect those middle income families.

I do believe and I said it, any long-term deficit reduction will require entitlement reform for one simple reason.

So the only way you can reach that, incidentally, is to allow the rates to go up.

I know we can do it. I absolutely know it. What we need to have is a commitment from Speaker Boehner that whatever we come up with will be considered on a bipartisan basis in the House.

Let the rates go up to 39. Let us also take a look at the deductions. Let's make sure that revenue is an integral part of deficit reduction. And yes, from my side of the table, bring entitlement reform into the conversation.

Let the rates go up to 39. Let us also take a look at the deductions. Let's make sure that revenue is an integral part of deficit reduction. Yes, from my side of the table, bring entitlement reform into the conversation.

In its November 21, 2012 letter to Senator Durbin, the FDA explained:

In response to the emergence of energy drinks as a new class of caffeinated products, FDA completed an updated assessment of the amount of caffeine that people in the United States ingest from all sources.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Oversight on Energy Drinks