Might I ask a question of the Chair? What is the time status? There is 35 minutes until noon; is that divided? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Yes, the time is equally divided. The Democrats control 19 minutes, the Republicans control…

OK. Madam President, I have the floor and I ask to be recognized. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from New York. ____________________

I know Senator Leahy wants to close with 5 minutes. So what we could do, equitably, is give each of the six Members on the floor 5 minutes.

Is it likely you will have it within the month?

Can you commit to picking a special master within the month?

We need to have all the people in the Department who can sign--there are only three of us in the Department of Justice who can sign FISAs.

I do not want you to get into specifics here. Obviously, we congratulate the administration and all of you on capturing bin Laden and killing him.

I look forward to having you do that as quickly as possible.

We need to have our team in place, and we need to have some degree of...

You know this is an issue of great importance to New York, the implementation of the Zadroga bill.

Isn't it important, even more important now that we get him confirmed?

You expect you probably will add people as a result of what you found?

I wish to announce that the Committee on Rules and Administration will meet on Wednesday, May 4, 2011, at 10:30 a.m., to conduct an executive business meeting to consider the nomination of William J. Boarman, of Maryland, to be the public…

for the past 8 years, Citizenship Now!, a project of the City University of New York and the New York Daily News, has conducted a citizenship and immigration call-in, which I have visited every time it has been held at the News…

the last 2 weeks have been very good weeks for this country and this Congress. We are passing a continuing resolution and funding the Government and not letting the government close makes a great deal of sense. I think that was very much…

I rise to discuss the issue of our budget. Later this week, the House will vote on its fiscal year 2012 budget resolution. Congressman Paul Ryan, the author of that blueprint, calls it a path to prosperity.

I am proud to support Vincent L. Briccetti, a superb lawyer who will be a brilliant and experienced addition to the bench of the Southern District of New York. Vince has reached the apex of his profession through sheer hard work and raw…

I wish to announce that the Committee on Rules and Administration will meet on Wednesday, April 13, 2011, at 10 a.m., to conduct an executive business meeting to consider the nomination of William J. Boarman, of Maryland, to be the public…

I move that immediately after I finish speaking, the Senator--well, we had a Member who was going to go speak after you did. Could the Senator limit his speech to 15 minutes or----

So Mr. President, resuming my remarks, Paul Ryan, the author of that blueprint, called it the path to prosperity. It may be a path to austerity, but it is hardly a path to prosperity. Nonetheless, with the negotiations finished just days…

OK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that immediately after I finish, Senator Inhofe be recognized for up to 30 minutes, and then Senator Franken be recognized immediately after Senator Inhofe. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

I did, and that was the intention of my unanimous consent request. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

The bottom line is the House Republican budget would cause the cost of health insurance to rise and then would make seniors pay a greater share of that higher cost. It is a cut in benefits plans, plain and simple. If we are serious about…

I am disheartened, however, today that the Senate stands poised to spend 30 hours over the coming days engaged in a protracted post-cloture debate regarding the nomination of one U.S. district court judge.

This guy's credentials are just incredible.