Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on September 15, 2010, at 10 a.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res. 624)…

I understand there are two bills at the desk and I ask for their first reading en bloc. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the titles of the bills for the first time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S…

I now ask for a second reading and I object to my own request, all en bloc. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection having been heard, the bills will receive their second reading on the next legislative day.

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration S. Res. 625, submitted earlier today. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements be printed in the Record. The ACTING PRESIDENT…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on September 15, 2010, at 2 p.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. DREAM Act

Mr. President, I rise to speak about an issue that is timely and controversial; it is the issue of immigration. There has been a heated debate for over a year about the immigration law passed by the State of Arizona. This debate…

Madam President, I understand there are two bills at the desk. I ask for their first reading en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the titles of the bills for the first time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S…

I announce that the Senator from Montana (Mr. Baucus), the Senator from Indiana ( Mr. Bayh), the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski), and the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Udall) are necessarily absent.

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent the Commerce Committee be discharged from further consideration of H. Con. Res. 292 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…