I now ask for a second reading en bloc and object to my own request en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection having been heard, the bills will be read for a second time on the next legislative day. ____________________

I rise today because there was an obvious omission in the Olympic opening ceremony on Friday. Forty years after 11 Israeli Olympians and a German police officer were murdered in the 1972 Munich games, the London games opened with no…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak therein up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

we will continue to debate the cybersecurity bill tomorrow. Senators will be notified when votes are scheduled. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 31; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be deemed…

I ask unanimous consent that the privilege of the floor be granted to Ben Cohen, a fellow on my staff. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to S. Res. 533 submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 533) designating…

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:51 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, July 31, 2012, at 10 a.m.

The trade deficit has cost American workers millions of jobs.

I just want to fix it.

I think you know the problem. I think you know my concerns and probably Senator Carper's.

I support the increase in NIH funding and ensuring consistency in that funding, not just to create jobs in the Bay State, but more importantly to save and improve people's lives.

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

I would think that somebody applying and getting millions of taxpayer dollars, the least they could do is certify that they are in compliance with all applicable tax laws.

Well, it says $400 million.

I rise to speak about the need to extend middle-class tax cuts. We have a broad bipartisan consensus that middle-class families should not see their taxes increase on January 1. We know that if Congress does nothing, then the taxes will…

I do not want to take Senator Carper's time.

Simply put, the grants management system is broken. We need to fix it.

Grants are important not only to other States but to Massachusetts.

I want to find a way to streamline it, though, and maybe we can work with your office.

We cannot continue to waste money, Senator Carper, as you have referenced. We have to do it better.

What can we do about it?

I guess I share Senator Corker's views about hypocrisy.

Without this extension, the average student would have faced an additional thousand dollars in student loan debt per subsidized Stafford loan.

It is clear more must be done to ensure future generations are not saddled with high levels of student loan debt.