Mr. President, in 2003 I joined my friend, then-Senator Mike DeWine, in visiting Haiti. While no longer in the Senate, Mike remains a tireless advocate for Haiti. Also joining us were Senator Bill Nelson and Representative Kendrick Meek…

I announce that the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Byrd), the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Inouye), the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. Landrieu), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor), and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) are necessarily…

I would tell the Senator I am not 100 percent pure. I have held up a nomination in the past, but I always state my purpose. The two I can recall immediately were to get agencies to do things they said they would have done long before and…

For the Department of Defense. If I remember correctly, this gentleman has served 33 years in the U.S. Marine Corps, was a major general, and he was the first African-American regimental commander in the history of the U.S. Marine Corps…

Mr. President, I know my colleague from Vermont is going to take the floor, but I would ask for his indulgence. I ask unanimous consent to be recognized for up to 5 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

Mr. President, in my era in politics, one of the most frightening things you could ever hear when you were about to go into an event was when the host of that event called you to the side and said: You will be speaking following Ted…

Mr. President, when I leave the Chamber, I will be headed to the Senate Rules Committee on which I serve for a hearing to discuss the Supreme Court case that was decided a few days back that is going to make a dramatic difference in the…

I reserve the remainder of my time and suggest the absence of a quorum. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

Mr. President, last week at the State of the Union Address, President Obama laid out the challenges facing America--they are many--and he called on us to rise above partisanship to try to find good solutions for America. I think most…

Madam President, I thank the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, the Senator from Montana, for yielding 5 minutes. I have listened carefully to the statement made by the Republican minority leader on the floor, and I think he has…

Madam President, I yield the floor. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Alabama. Bernanke Reappointment

I ask unanimous consent that the next three votes be 10- minute rollcalls. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 3303, Division II The PRESIDING OFFICER. There will now be 6 minutes of debate, equally…