Madam President, we hope to begin consideration of the Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act during Tuesday's session. ____________________

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:44 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, March 27, 2012, at 10 a.m…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until Tuesday, March 27, at 10 a.m.; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning…

Madam President, I see the floor is vacant. I assume the time is being taken from both sides at this moment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. In the quorum call, the time is being charged equally. Right now, it is being charged to the majority.

Madam President, how much time is remaining in the debate on this measure? The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is 23 minutes total; 18 minutes on the majority side.

Mr. President, I rise to speak about a disturbing disclosure made recently by the National Football League. Their investigation revealed that the New Orleans Saints had allegedly been operating an illegal ``bounty'' program. Under this…

Commissioner Aguilar said he shares concerns expressed by many that provisions of this bill would be a boon to boiler room operators, Ponzi schemers, bucket shops, and garden variety fraudsters by enabling them to cast a wider net and make…

Thank you. I will try to fill that time with something interesting. The United States has the best markets in the world. Because of strong regulation and oversight by the Securities and Exchange Commission and other agencies, our markets…

Madam President, I see my colleague from Colorado is on the floor, and he is going to speak to an amendment which is very important. The Republican leader addressed an aspect of it. I will make a brief comment. If we want to create jobs in…

That is what I was about to ask the Chair, to have permission that my statement not related to Senator Mikulski be placed in a separate part of the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The remarks of Mr…

Madam President, this article spells it out. This issue of an individual mandate is an issue of personal responsibility. If you believe someone should be able to walk away from their responsibility to have health coverage they can afford…

Madam President, there has been a lot of discussion about the affordable health care act passed by Congress. In fact, just next week, across the street, the Supreme Court will take up this bill and decide whether it is constitutional. It…