Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on October 13, 2011, at 2:30 p.m. hearing. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Green Jobs and the New Economy of the Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on October 13, 2011, at 10 a.m., in…

Mr. President, my Republican colleagues have frequently come to the Senate floor to criticize President Obama for his handling of terrorism cases. They have argued regularly and consistently that terrorism suspects should never be…

Mr. President, the events of this week are an indication that much needs to be done in Washington to deal with the state of our economy. With 14 million Americans out of work, it is high time that both political parties find a way to…

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 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…

Mr. President, I wish to thank the Senator from Michigan for bringing us together and making the point, as clearly as we can make it, that last night we had a chance to launch maybe the most important single issue in debate that we can…

Mr. President, our country continues to struggle with the aftereffects of the housing bubble and the economic mistakes of the previous decade. There has been a great human cost to this economic slump--families forced out of their homes…

I announce that the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), is necessarily absent. I further announce that, if present and voting, the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) would vote ``no.''

Mr. President, this afternoon, the Republican leader of the Senate came to the floor to talk about a vote we will have later this afternoon. It is a vote which is historically important. We all know the state of our economy. We are in a…

I announce that the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) is necessarily absent.

Before speaking on the issue of the bombing, let me commend my colleague from Illinois for speaking out on this Iranian plot, state-sponsored Iranian plot, to destroy the Saudi and Israeli Embassies in Washington, DC. It is an outrage that…