Can you give me a quick update on that particular investigation?

let me now talk briefly about my budget point of order. I made one specific budget point of order, perhaps the most serious, which is that this bill, as it came out of committee, increases the deficit, pure and simple--the thing we…

related to that unanimous consent agreement, I wish to make a budget point of order, which I will do in just a second. But I also ask unanimous consent that after I make the point of order and after the Senator from Vermont moves to waive…

the pending measure, S. 744, as reported by the Judiciary Committee, would violate the Senate pay-go rule and increase the deficit. Therefore, I raise a point of order against that measure pursuant to section 201(a) of S. Con. Res. 21, the…

I rise to also address this most recent backroom gang agreement--the Schumer-Corker-Hoeven amendment we will be voting on in just a little while. This amendment is clearly filled with lots of sort of nice shiny objects to try to attract…

Great, Madam President. Amendment No. 1507 to Amendment No. 1183 At this point, I would send a second-degree amendment to the desk to make that pending. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.

I would ask to go to regular order to the Leahy amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection. The amendment is pending.

I would ask unanimous consent to vitiate the quorum call. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection.

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant bill clerk called the roll. Mrs. BOXER (when her name was called)…

this amendment is very simple but it is important. It would finally demand and require execution and enforcement of the so-called US-VISIT system, an entry-exit system to catch visa overstays. This system was first mandated by Congress in…

I rise to present and discuss the next amendment I personally offered which I am going to be bringing to the Senate floor; that is, amendment No. 1330, to prohibit anyone who has been convicted of offenses under the violence against women…

we have talked about this since 1996 and 9/11 happened. When are we going to do it if not now? I urge support of the amendment.

may I inquire how much time is remaining? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator has 9 seconds remaining.

I call up to my pending amendment No. 1228. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Louisiana [Mr. Vitter] proposes an amendment numbered 1228.

this amendment was in the group of four that was the subject of the previous unanimous consent so I look forward to an ongoing debate and vote on this amendment, hopefully early next week, because we need to start voting on this topic and…

Yes, I withhold the quorum call. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Hawaii.

I ask unanimous consent to waive reading of the amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The text of the amendment is printed in the Record of June 12, 2013, under ``Text of Amendments.''

I come to the Senate floor to strongly urge consideration and passage of the first of several amendments I will be presenting on this so-called comprehensive immigration reform bill. It is amendment No. 1228 and is about the US-Visit…

as is obvious, the people of South Louisiana have been through a whole lot in the last several years-- Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Rita, many significant hurricanes since then, most recently Hurricane Isaac, and the BP oil disaster, to…

I ask unanimous consent to speak in morning business for up to 12 minutes. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I further ask unanimous consent to bring on to the floor and display a box of home keys, which I will explain in a moment. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Safety, of course, is the priority for members of this Committee as it is for members of your body.

We are coming together on an EPA-related issue and doing something that is very important for health and safety.

Any decision made on the issue should be based only on sound science and objective facts.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Thanks for a fair and open process. That is all we ask for.