I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Corporate Inversions

there really is no substitute for bankruptcy protection. But, the banks went out and lobbied to make sure that they were going to be exempt from the bankruptcy laws, and now they will not even provide the modest relief that is provided on…

I hope that the Senate will reconsider that important legislation again in the fall because refinancing student loans would potentially save borrowers billions.

What is this family supposed to do that now has three children to take care of and $100,000 in nondischargeable student loan debt from a child who died?

Borrowers who are in serious financial trouble... can get a fresh start on pretty much every kind of debt by declaring bankruptcy.

We are not talking about performing loans and you like to reach out to your customers and say, have we got a deal for you.

our Tax Code is tilted toward the rich and the powerful. Huge corporations hire armies of lobbyists and lawyers to create, expand, and protect every last corporate loophole. That is how we end up with a tax code that makes small businesses…

the banks have not forgiven those loans. They have not provided adequate relief to this family, and I do not know how many other families are in those circumstances.

I really want to say here, though, this is a real hardship on people who are newly being designated in these flood zone areas.

Paid family leave policies are in place for, again, sort of serious health conditions, new babies, in three States, California, New Jersey, and Rhode Island.

I appreciate the work that Moms Rising is doing on this to draw attention to the importance of our getting paid family leave here.

I do hope that Massachusetts succeeds and joins actually Senator Murphy's great State of Connecticut in becoming the second State to offer paid sick days to workers.