First, I thank the Senator from Iowa for his leadership on this issue. The fact is, it was almost 18 years ago when I received a letter from a woman in Chicago--written to me as a Congressman--named Nancy Donley. Nancy had a personal…

I announce that the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor), and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) are necessarily absent.

I do not object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The motions to suspend are pending rather than the amendments themselves. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Oklahoma has the floor.

Mr. President, reserving the right to object, I wish to ask the Senator from Oklahoma if he could explain the nature of his unanimous consent request. I may not object, but I just didn't understand it.

I announce that the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Lieberman) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor) are necessarily absent.

So it is my understanding the votes will still be tomorrow on the two issues the Senator has pending?

I announce that the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Bayh), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kerry), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter), and…

Madam President, I would like to say a few words on this legislation because it is something I have worked on for many years. I can't thank Senator Harkin and Senator Enzi and others enough for their hard work in bringing this issue to…

Mr. President, it is nearing 2 years since we passed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act protecting the principle of equal pay for equal work by allowing workers to pursue pay discrimination cases beyond the arbitrary window established by…

Mr. President, I wish to say a few words about an extraordinary man, a friend of mine, who died this week in Carterville, IL. Dan Callahan was the head baseball coach at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale for the last 16 years. He…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Bill McConagha, a detailee in the Senate HELP Committee Majority Health Office, be granted floor privileges for the duration of S. 510, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act. The ACTING PRESIDENT…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 3962 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…