I understand there is a bill at the desk, and I ask for its first reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bill by title for the first time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 436) to amend the Internal…

we expect to yield back time and confirm the Hurwitz nomination during Tuesday's session. We are also working on an agreement for amendments to the farm bill. ____________________

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:12 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, June 12, 2012, at 10 a.m. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that I may speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Now, it seems to me that no matter how wealthy or powerful the company, they should pay their fair share.

It is hard to believe $1 trillion in profit is not enough for a company to pursue their own interests.

Why should the American taxpayer be in the business of subsidizing foreign oil exploration?

What kind of a message are we sending when you make a sound decision highlighting the lack of transparency only to undercut your stance by approving $1.4 billion in loans to a nontransparent government?

I think we need to know who they are.

I think that is one of the single greatest contributions that this country could make to the advancement of freedom and democracy on the island.

And they did not, which is par for the course. It is a one-way street.

the committee's singular focus, and we will certainly ask the United States Government through its Interests Section in Cuba to ensure that these individuals... do not face a reprisal as a result of their testimony here today.