I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To exclude cases in which pregnancy is the result of an act of…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment and to call up amendment No. 1120. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator…

I understand that that may be the motivation behind this legislation, even though I think it may be ill-conceived.

I share many of the concerns that you've all raised about the effort to combine these 2 agencies.

I think that has put in place a pretty good deal for the mining industry, but something that I think we ought to reexamine.

Iran should have no influence as to the government in Iraq.

Mr. President, I rise this evening to join my colleague from Rhode Island and those who have come to the floor throughout the day today, to join them in strong opposition to the efforts by Senator Paul to nullify the Environmental…

I guess, given that there is reason to be concerned about what the impact of pricing on gas would be here in America depending upon how much exporting is allowed.

Mr. President, I come to the floor this morning to speak to the legislation that is pending before us, S. 1769, the Rebuild America Jobs Act. This legislation, in fact, would put literally millions of Americans back to work rebuilding our…

That doesn't make me feel better.

Thank you very much, Senator Boxer and Senator Casey and Ranking Member DeMint for holding the hearing today.

I just want to follow up on that real quickly, Mr.