I rise to address an issue that concerns families and children and veterans and so many children in North Carolina and Ohio and around the country and around the world. I rise for millions of Americans, family members friends, loved ones…

I am encouraged that there is now broad, bipartisan agreement among the Members of this Committee that adequate bank capital is an essential tool for protecting the financial system.

the belief that these banks are too big--not just too big to fail but too big to manage and too big to regulate stays with us.

Congress clearly intended for regulators to respect the State-based insurance system, regulatory system, when crafting capital rules.

Basel III is clearly an improvement over Wall Street's old way of doing business, but I question whether the new rules get it right.

we recognize September as Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. This year, the American Cancer Society estimates that 22,000 women will develop ovarian cancer and more than 15,550 women will lose their battle with this deadly cancer. In the last…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:31 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, September 12, 2012, at 9:30…

I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Remembering 9/11

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration en bloc of the following resolutions which were submitted earlier today: S. Res. 548, S. Res. 549, and S. Res. 550. There being no objection, the Senate…

today we remember September 11, 2001, 11 years ago, a Tuesday like today was, a beautiful day like today was, but a day of horror incited by a hateful ideology. We, of course, cannot afford to forget what happened, but let's remember what…

We will begin consideration of the Veterans Jobs Corps Act tomorrow. Senators will be notified when votes are scheduled. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent to dispense with the quorum call. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Second Anniversary of the Chevrolet Cruze

This weekend, I believe it was Saturday, I was in Lordstown, OH, celebrating the 2-year anniversary of the first Chevy Cruze that came off the Lordstown GM Chevy plant line. I was there the day the first Cruze came out. The first three…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 12; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be…

I rise to discuss the troubling state of our financial system and the unfinished business of Wall Street reform. I am here to talk specifically about too-big-to-fail banks. Decades of deregulation and laissez faire economic policies helped…

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business for up to 20 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Wall Street Reform

I rise today because servicemembers who risk their lives protecting our Nation should not have to ever worry about predatory banking practices. They should not have to worry about whether they can vote absentee while serving abroad. While…

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business for up to 10 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Servicemembers' Protection Act

I ask unanimous consent that Kareem Yakub and Ghazan Jamal, members of my staff, be granted the privilege of the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

in cities and towns across the Nation, workers have the proud tradition of manufacturing products that are made here at home. Manufacturing helped us become an economic superpower and build a strong, vibrant middle class. Ohio…

over the last few years, our country has grappled with rising health care costs. While we are making strides, there is one area of health care that is lagging behind: pediatric research. Children comprise 20 percept of the U.S. population…

I understand there are two bills at the desk, and I ask for their first reading en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bills by title for the first time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 3457) to require…

But we know that any improvement in labor conditions have not kept pace--even close to keeping pace with the extraordinary trade deficits we have mounted with China.

When Congress debated permanent normal trade relations with China more than a decade ago, concerns about human rights and labor conditions were met with expert opinion that conditions would improve with more unrestricted and unfettered…

Thank you very much, Chairman Smith, for your work in this commission.