I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 366, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate adjourn until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, February 2, 2012; that following the prayer and the pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be deemed to have expired, and the…

I wish to commend the leader for his forbearance and patience in this very long and extended process. But we are making great efforts to come together to work in a bipartisan way to accomplish something good for the American people and to…

The managers of the bill will continue to negotiate an agreement to complete action on the bill tomorrow. Senators will be notified when any agreement is reached. Mr. President, I commend Leader Reid and Chairman Lieberman for their strong…

I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any statements relating to the measure be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements relating to the matter be printed in the…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 365, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A…

we have an incredibly important opportunity to do something so basic, so commonsense to begin restoring the faith and trust that the American people have in this institution. We have a responsibility to do it right, to show without…

I further ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and that any statements relating to the measure be printed in the Record…

I thank my colleague from Massachusetts for his strong advocacy on such an important issue. I would like to recognize Chairman Lieberman and Ranking Member Collins for their leadership and advocacy and their work on getting this out of the…

Like millions of Americans all across our country, I was shocked to learn that insider trading by Members of Congress, in fact, and their families and their staff, using nonpublic information gained through their congressional work, is not…

I ask to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

This is one of the most important issues that this Committee is responsible for, and it is one that affects the lives of virtually every American--across every region of the country.

It is critical that Congress and the Administration make a strong commitment to ensuring that families across New York and the United States have access to safe and reliable water.

So are there things we should be doing on a national level to make more Federal money available for the more urgent needs around the country?

There is still a massive gap between the amount of funding that is needed and the amount that is available to meet the infrastructure needs that we have.

New York is just unique. We are an older State; our infrastructure was built between 50 and 100 years ago.

New York has substantial water and sewer infrastructure needs. I think the last estimate I saw was about $70 billion of need over the next 20 years.

Well, one of the problems is, there is just too much demand.

So what I am really worried about is, if we agree that this need of $70 billion investment over 20 years is legitimate...

I am very proud to support the nomination of Caitlin Halligan to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Caitlin Halligan has distinguished herself through her commitment to fairness, reasoned intellect, personal ethics…

I am proud to support Caitlin Halligan's nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. Caitlin Halligan's impeccable career spans public and private practice, similar to that of John Roberts when he was confirmed unanimously…

We must absolutely close this loophole.

Our mission here is to pass a strong bill with teeth in it that will make any and all insider trading clearly illegal.

Nobody should be above the rules.