Whatever I can do to support getting high quality options, strengthening education for the children of adults who are serving our country, I want to do everything I can to help that.

We can deal with our debt responsibly and in a balanced way.

Taxpayers deserve some assurance that a Pell Grant invested in a student is leading to a better career, a higher salary, and a greater potential to contribute to the economy--not wasted at a for-profit college that leads to little except…

For the first time in the history of our country, student loan debt exceeded credit card debt in America.

I have been disappointed, sadly disappointed, by the limited, if negligible, standards for accreditation.

As a beneficiary of Federal investment in higher education, I have always voted to support Pell Grants and Federal student loans.

Reserving the right to object, Mr. President, the Senator from Utah is my friend. We have worked on many issues together and in this particular moment in time we are in disagreement. What he has presented to you is one side of a story, one…

I announce that the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry) are necessarily absent.

In her statement, Sister Campbell quotes the prophet Joel, who spoke of our sons and daughters as prophets. Sister Campbell said: Our sons and daughters are prophesying to us. They are telling us of a way that our nation should go in order…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to morning business, with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 104, S. 300. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 300) to prevent abuse of…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 2:44 p.m., adjourned until Monday, July 25, 2011, at 2 p.m…

perhaps if I were as persuasive as my colleague just said, he would not have objected. Having said that, when we speak about heavy hands, we don't have to worry about the heavy hand of the House on this issue because they went home. They…

the first rollcall vote next week will be at approximately 5:30 p.m. on confirmation of the nomination of Paul A. Engelmayer to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that on Monday, July 25, 2011, at 4:30 p.m., the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations: Calendar Nos. 83 and 84; that there be 1 hour for debate equally divided in the usual form…

we are facing a deadline tonight. At midnight, the current reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration expires. That expiration will mean that no funds can be collected or paid out of the airport and airway trust fund starting…

I want to take a moment to thank a friend of mine who is leaving public service soon after more than four decades of service in Winnebago County, IL. Doug Aurand won his first political race in 1970 when he was elected Winnebago County…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 2 p.m. on Monday, July 25; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be deemed…

it was 10 years ago that my office in Chicago, IL, was contacted by a young woman. Theresa Lee, who is Korean by birth, had been part of something known as the Merit Music Program in Chicago. It is an amazing program. A lady in the later…

I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported amendments be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be read a third time and passed, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements…

I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 20, 2011, at 10 a.m. in room SD-406 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 July 20, 2011, at 10 a.m. to conduct a hearing entitled ``Federal Regulation: A Review of…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 20, 2011. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on homeland…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 20, 2011, at 10 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Committee on Health, Education…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 20, 2011, at 10 a.m. in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing…