I ask unanimous consent to extend morning business until 3 p.m., with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Texas. ____________________

I rise today in recognition of International Human Rights Day. Sixty-four years ago this past Monday, on December 10, 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This declaration enunciates…

first let me thank Chairman Leahy for those words in his exchange with Senator Durbin. I wish to offer my deepest condolences on behalf of all of the people of Maryland to the 20 students who lost their lives, and the 6 adults, at the…

I know we have pending the supplemental appropriations bill. I urge my colleagues to act on this as quickly as we can. Sandy was a devastating storm. Eight million people were without power. There were over 100 deaths, including 7 in the…

I take this time to share the views of many people who I have talked to in Maryland, and I am sure the same has been said in Oregon and around the Nation. People are frustrated by the inability of Congress to come together on solving the…

I see my distinguished colleague from Utah is on the floor, so I yield the floor and look forward to listening to his comments. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Utah.

I ask unanimous consent that morning business be extended until 4 p.m., with all other provisions of the previous order remaining in effect. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

We do need to focus on how we can help the small businesses get back on their feet.

I know there is interest in Maryland in moving forward on that. We have a good track record with the under-65 population showing that savings can be achieved.

Well, Senator Landrieu, I want to join in thanking you for your leadership, not just from the Small Business Committee but on the Appropriations Committee.

That community needs a Federal partnership.

I would just say you also have a fundamental problem if you start to move toward assisted living, which is how you deal with the directed costs of health care and housing, whereas, in nursing home care, that is not an issue. So it does…

I appreciate the fact that you are addressing that also in the supplemental.

The incentives for a dual-eligible beneficiary tend to steer them toward nursing home care, when less intensive care may be appropriate and acceptable.

A sound energy policy is critically important for our national security.

Well, that is certainly true in production tax credits. We have seen that now on solar.

I think that is very important.

Thank you for your leadership, not just on this committee but on the Energy Committee.

That is exactly right. Those who violate the human rights of such citizens through torture, extrajudicial killings, or other gross violations of international human rights will come to our attention. And I look forward to working with my…

I couldn't agree more with my friend from Oregon. As some of my colleagues know, I am the original sponsor of Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act, the standalone bill that then became the human rights title in this combined…

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

I think my initial comments would be about 10 minutes. Mr. McCAIN. And I would have about 10 minutes, if that is agreeable to my friend from Connecticut--who, obviously, is jobless and homeless. So I ask unanimous consent that the Senator…

We have not yet gotten to the bill. I believe we are now prepared to go to H.R. 6156. I know the Senator from Connecticut would like to speak for 5 minutes, and I was hoping we could get some time where we could go back and forth and talk…

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:11 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, December 6, 2012, at…

I further ask unanimous consent that the Kerry amendment, which is at the desk, be agreed to, and the Senate proceed to a voice vote on passage of the bill, as amended. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The…