I think we have made a lot of progress, particularly in a couple of key areas.

Mr. President, I rise to submit to the Senate a budget scorekeeping report. The report, which covers fiscal year 2012, was prepared by the Congressional Budget Office pursuant to Section 308(b) and in aid of Section 311 of the…

Mr. President, in listening to some of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle--both in speeches here and in press statements they have made--I repeatedly hear them saying we have not had a budget for 1,000 days. That is just wrong…

The current budget process is simply not working.

I now believe the time for biennial budgeting has come.

Mr. President, I yield back all time on our side. The PRESIDING OFFICER. All time has expired. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of John M. Gerrard, of Nebraska, to be United States District Judge for…

Mr. President, I rise to offer for the record the Budget Committee's official scoring of H.R. 2055, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012, and H.R. 3672, the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2012. H.R. 2055 includes the conference…

Mr. President, I previously filed committee allocations and budgetary aggregates pursuant to section 106 of the Budget Control Act of 2011. Today, I am further adjusting some of those levels, specifically the allocation to the Committee on…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent for an additional 3 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

If I could just say to my colleague, Canada is going to develop this resource. This oil is going to go somewhere. It is absolutely in our national interest for that oil to come to our country. If the language is, as the Senator represents…

I thank the Chair and I thank my colleagues. This is what JPMorgan Chase has said on expiring payroll tax cut and emergency unemployment benefits: For 2012, the more important issue is what happens to expiring stimulus measures…