I ask unanimous consent that the concurrent resolution be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to consideration of H. Con. Res 67, which was received from the House and is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent resolution by title. The legislative clerk…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate stand in recess until 6:30 p.m. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:12 p.m., recessed until 6:30 p.m., and reassembled when called to order by the Presiding Officer (Mr. Franken)…

I ask unanimous consent the Rules Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Con. Res. 28 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any related statements be printed in the Record. The…

I want to take a few minutes to thank a remarkable person on my staff who is moving to a new job. Anne Wall of Chicago is one of my most trusted staff members. She has been my Senate floor director for more than two years. A few C-SPAN…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 259, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution (S…

this afternoon, we held a hearing in the Constitutional Subcommittee on the Senate Judiciary Committee on new voting laws that are being passed in many States. It was one of the first hearings on Capitol Hill on the subject, and I thank…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 260, which was submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A…

I ask unanimous consent the concurrent resolution be adopted, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any related statements be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

I would like to clarify an issue with my colleague from New York, who is the author of Section 18. Legislative history created during earlier consideration of this legislation makes clear that the business method patent problem that…

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

I announce that the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) is necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 13, nays 85, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 127 Leg.] YEAS--13 Boxer Cantwell Coburn DeMint Hatch Johnson (WI) Lee…

I thank the Senator. I want to point out that there are a number of examples of companies that employ hundreds or thousands of American workers in developing and commercializing financial sector products that are based on business method…

I want to ask a few more questions.

By the way, early voting, the supervisors of election love it because everybody does not pile in on 1 day, but they can spread that out.

I see the Senator from New Hampshire is here, and I ask that she be permitted to speak immediately after I have concluded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I wish to join my colleagues in remembering Senator Mark Hatfield, an extraordinarily good man, a man of dignity and integrity. I didn't have the opportunity to serve with him in the Senate, but he chaired the Senate Appropriations…

tomorrow night we will hear a speech from the President of the United States about an issue that affects every single one of us in America. It affects millions in a personal way and all of us indirectly. It is the state of our economy. It…

I ask the Chair what is pending before the Senate at this moment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill H.R. 1249 is pending for debate only.

I ask unanimous consent to speak for 10 minutes. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Voting is in two articles of the Constitution and ten amendments of the Constitution, featured at the very heart of our constitutional order.

the right to vote in America has been described as 'the right preservative of all other rights.'

We have amputated a foot to cure a potential hangnail.

I would like to ask you as well, do you not note that the people we are talking about by and large, whether African American, poor, elderly, and such, are generally inclined toward voting on the Democratic side?