I announce that the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Conrad) is necessarily absent. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 99, nays 0, as follows…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on October 18, 2011, at 10 a.m. in Dirksen 406 to conduct a hearing entitled, ``A Review of the 2011 Floods…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on October 18, 2011, at 10 a.m., in room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on October 17, 2011, at 10 a.m. to conduct a hearing entitled ``The Small Business Jobs Act of 2010…

I wish to thank my colleague from New Jersey for this amendment. It is an amendment that is critically important to New Jersey, to Alaska, and to the State of Illinois because the Menendez-Casey amendment in my State means that 14,500…

I ask unanimous consent to speak following the remarks of the Senator from New Jersey. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation be authorized to meet during the session of the…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on October 18, 2011, at 10 a.m. to conduct a hearing entitled ``Ten Years After 9/11 and the…

tomorrow night we expect 15 million Americans--including a lot of children--to tune in to watch the first game of the World Series. It is a big deal for a lot of people and a lot of families. We watch our heroes in the championship of that…

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Banning Tobacco Products

I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on October 18, 2011, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Subcommittee on Surface…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet, during the session of the Senate, to conduct a hearing entitled ``The Recession and Older Americans: Where Do We Go from Here'' on…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on October 18, 2011, at 10 a.m., in room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Tax Reform…

I think we have a responsibility to treat them humanely and fairly in this situation.

I appreciate your commitment to this process, but I am concerned.

I certainly believe the President's criteria and your criteria are the right criteria.

Let us focus on removing those people who are a threat to our Nation.

We all know as Senators and Americans that undocumented workers are an essential part of our economy.

Congress has dealt you and the President an impossible hand.

You are given these laws and are told, 'Make them work.'

on behalf of Senator Murray, I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment and call up amendment No. 772. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as…

I announce that the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar), the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Udall), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Webb), and the…

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. Hagan), the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin), and the…

I announce that the Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. Hagan), the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harkin), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin), and the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) are…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on October 13, 2011, at 10 a.m., in SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct an executive business meeting. The…