Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the printing of tributes be modified to provide that Members have until sine die of the 111th Congress, 2d session, to submit tributes and that the order for printing remain in…

Mr. President, as if in executive session, I ask unanimous consent that on Thursday, December 16, following leader time, the Senate proceed to executive session to begin consideration of Calendar No. 7, the START treaty, and that the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, December 16; that following the prayer and the pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the…

I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read three times and passed, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements related to the bill be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 6516, which was received from the House and is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the title of the bill. The bill…

Madam President, last night I was on a conference call. It was an unusual one. There were 8,000 people on this conference call. I have never been on a conference call like that. They were from all across the United States of America. We…

Madam President, I ask consent to speak for 15 minutes in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I announce that the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 47, nays 52, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No…

Mr. President, 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 6:24 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, December 16, 2010, at…

Mr. President, votes in relation to amendments on the START treaty are possible throughout the day tomorrow. Senators will be notified when votes are scheduled. ____________________

Mr. President, the Senate is not in order. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senate will please come to order. Take conversations off the floor.

Mr. President, I have listened carefully to the remarks of the Senator from Nevada, and I respect him, although I must disagree with him on several particulars. When I look back at history, I see it differently. What I see is a Great…