Madam President, S. 3588 is at the desk and due for a second reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the bill for the second time. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 3588) to limit the…

Mr. President, I have been conferring off and on throughout the day with the Republican leader. There will be no more votes today following final passage. That will be the last vote today. We are going to swear in the new Senator from West…

Madam President, every Thursday Senator Ensign and I greet people from Nevada. We had a lot of them today. I was late getting here. I am sorry to have missed the prayer. But I will read the prayer and recognize what Senator Kyl said about…

Madam President, following leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R. 4173, which is the Wall Street reform legislation. At about 11 a.m. this morning, the Senate will proceed to a…

Madam President, the Wall Street earthquake that sent shock waves around the world has not hit anywhere as hard as it hit Nevada. You can draw a straight line from unchecked greed on Wall Street to the collapse of the housing market on…

Mr. President, following leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to a period of morning business until noon. Senators will be allowed to speak for 10 minutes each during that period. The majority will control the first 30 minutes and…

Mr. President, 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. 3587 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

I understand H.R. 5618 is due for a second reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the bill for the second time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 5618) to continue Federal unemployment programs.

Mr. President, 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. 3586 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

Mr. President, as I have said before, this legislation is bipartisan. Most of the bill has been crafted in the past when Senator Snowe was chairman of the Small Business Committee. I am glad to hear my friend Senator Snowe has had a…

I object to any further proceedings at this time. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection is heard. The bill will be placed on the calendar. ____________________

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Connecticut is recognized.