Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 15, 2011, at 10 a.m. in Room 628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 15, 2011, at 2:30 p.m. in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 15, 2011, at 10 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 15, 2011, at 9:30 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on…

What I really wish to talk about is to give my heartfelt condolences to the people of Japan. We have watched all weekend, my family and I, in horror, watching the scene unfold with the terrible catastrophe that struck Japan on Friday…

I come to the floor to urge my colleagues to consider voting yes on cloture this afternoon at 5:30, to proceed to a debate on two very important Federal programs that come under the jurisdiction of the Small Business Committee. I know the…

Mr. President, I would like to speak for up to 15 minutes. I understand Senator Kyl will be joining us shortly. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Mr. President, I wish to follow the remarks of the Senator from Arizona and associate myself with part of his remarks that have to do with the energy policy of our country. I am disappointed in the administration's reluctance to get the…

Thank you, Mr. President. I wish to follow up on the comments of the Senators from Montana and Maryland who spoke so eloquently and clearly about the consequences of adopting the House resolution which sets spending levels for the next…

Mr. President, the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship today adopted rules governing its procedures for the 112th Congress. Pursuant to Rule XXVI, paragraph 2, of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I ask unanimous consent to…

Mr. President, I come to the Senate floor today to discuss an issue of great importance to small businesses, the drivers of this Nation's economy. In the same way the interstate highway system and the railroads revolutionized transport…

Mr. President, on January 5, 2011, Senator Barbara Mikulski of Maryland became the longest-serving female Senator in the history of our country. Breaking this record, which was set by an extraordinary woman in her own time Margaret Chase…