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. 1323 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

I ask unanimous consent that the vote on the motion to invoke cloture occur at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, July 5, and the mandatory quorum under rule XXII be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

this has been cleared by my counterpart, Senator McConnell. Therefore, I ask unanimous consent the order of Wednesday, June 29, with respect to the Finance Committee meeting today be vitiated. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without…

this weekend we will celebrate Independence Day and 235 years of this country's very proud history. This Nation was founded on the notion of liberty and justice for all. As we celebrate, we should remember that the pursuit of liberty is…

following any leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until noon. The first hour will be under the control of the majority, and Republicans will control the second hour. Following morning business, the Senate…

I ask unanimous consent to proceed to a period of morning business for debate only until 6 p.m. tonight, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The…

I have conferred with my friend, the Republican leader. There will be no more votes today or tomorrow. Our first vote will be next Tuesday. I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The…

I now ask unanimous consent that at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, July 5, the Senate proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 88, S.J. Res 20, a joint resolution authorizing the limited use of the U.S. Armed Forces in support of the NATO mission…

I ask unanimous consent that the Finance Committee be authorized to meet today at 3 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Mr. McCONNELL. I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard.

I suggest the absence of a quorum. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum…

I have a cloture motion at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We, the undersigned…

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent we adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:51 p.m., adjourned until Friday, July 1, 2011, at 11 a.m…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 224. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: The resolution (S. Res. 224)…

I think there's been no conclusive proof up until now that the electoral, the actual counting of voting, has not been accurate in Venezuela.

I served with Tom Lantos in the House of Representatives. He was one of the finest orators I have ever heard. He was an academic. He had a Ph.D. in economics. He was a wonderful Member of Congress. He was a survivor of the Holocaust, as…

I think that peer pressure at the end of the day and taking the peers of Venezuela to be the other Latin American countries I think is important.

I think it's important to stress that the construction of robust representative democracies in Latin America is a learning process.

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 221. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 221) congratulating Kappa…

after leader remarks, the Senate will be in morning business for 1 hour. The Republicans will control the first half and the majority the final half. Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of S. Res. 679, the…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 220. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 220) expressing the sense of…

I ask unanimous consent that at noon Thursday, June 30, the Senate proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 197; there be 2 hours of debate equally divided in the usual form; that upon the use or yielding back of that time the…

I may not have the opportunity tomorrow to speak on this nomination of David Petraeus. In the last 50 years, he is the most noted soldier that we have had in the U.S. military. This man could retire and go off into the business community…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 222. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 222) recognizing the American…

there will be at least one rollcall vote tomorrow at 2 p.m. on the confirmation of GEN David Petraeus to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. ____________________

often very good ideas, no matter how important, take time to ripen. Even when they are ripe they need dedicated advocates to make them a reality. Let me give one example. President Harry Truman once said: Millions of our citizens do not…