if I could ask the distinguished majority leader if he would be willing to go into a quorum call for a brief conversation. I suggest the absence of a quorum. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative…

Through the Chair, I ask my friend from Indiana how long the Senator wishes to speak as in morning business.

I do not care. I would just like to know. That is fine. I ask unanimous consent that the Senator from Indiana be recognized for up to 10 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

we have all heard the legal maxim ``Justice delayed is justice denied,'' and it is really applicable to what is going on in the Senate today. Here in this body, justice is being delayed by the Republican majority. The refusal of the Senate…

I rise today in celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. In 1979, President Jimmy Carter established Asian Pacific Heritage Week. This week of recognition was expanded to a month-long celebration in 1992. Every…

I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. (Mr. SULLIVAN assumed the Chair.)

Do not bother because I am not going to schedule it for debate and votes.

the history of Cinco de Mayo is one that is largely unfamiliar to most Americans, but to Mexican Americans it is very familiar. It is a shame we don't know more about it because the story of Cinco de Mayo is one of inspiration. It is the…

on another matter, the Senate has a lot to do before the recess for Memorial Day. We need to finish the Corker- Cardin Iran legislation. We need to wrap up work on the budget resolution. But in addition to those two important pieces of…

every Member of this body wants to keep Iran from getting a nuclear weapon--everyone--Democrats, Republicans, and Independents. But I have to say, a number of my Republican friends have shown an unusual way of showing this. The chairman…

as some know, I fought a little bit. I was in the minor leagues for a couple of years. As the Presiding Officer knows, in Nevada, on Saturday night, in Las Vegas, there is going to be a stunning athletic event, one of the most significant…

I rise today to recognize the 150th anniversary of the Nevada Appeal newspaper. May 16, 2015, marks 150 years since E.F. McElwain, J. Barrett, Marshall Robinson, and editor Henry Rust Mighels published the first issue of the Carson Daily…

I ask unanimous consent that the time be charged equally between the majority and the minority. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I am grateful for the work done yesterday and during the entire process of working toward an agreement on the important Iran legislation. Senators Corker and Cardin have done a magnificent job. They are both good managers. I would suggest…

Senator McConnell and I love our jobs. We realize how important things are that we work on, but once in a while we take a minute and talk about one of our hobbies and that is watching baseball. Because we are in Washington and have been…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Capito). Without objection, it is so ordered.

budgets should be about reality, not ideology. The reality of the budget today is that our middle class is being pushed to the edge of extinction, and that is the truth, while there is an ever-widening gap between the rich and the poor. As…

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1108 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

Prior to recognizing my colleague, would the Chair note the business for the day. ____________________

I rise today to honor the life of SGT Edward Gobel, a long-time resident of Las Vegas, NV, who passed away on April 1, 2015. Ed Gobel was a man whose strong sense of duty to his Nation drove him to continuously seek new ways to help others…

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1108 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

when I first came to the Senate and when I served in the House, conference committees were an important part of the business we did here in Congress. But in recent years--very recent years--going to conference hasn't been what it used to…

I ask unanimous consent that my friend, the senior Senator from South Dakota, be recognized as in morning business for up to 10 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I express my appreciation publicly--I have done so privately--for the good work done by Senator Corker and Senator Cardin, the chairman and ranking member of the Foreign Relations Committee. They have done remarkably good work and…

I have said on a number of occasions, and I have told the Senators, but not with both of them present, how much I admire their legislative skills. What they have brought to the Senate is a work of art. I will always be amazed at how they…