Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Water and Power be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate to conduct a hearing on April 27, 2010, at 3 p.m., in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Competitiveness, Innovation, and Export Promotion of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 27…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence by authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 27, 2010, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

Madam President, I appreciate the words from the Senator from Vermont and his support of the Brown-Kaufman amendment and his work on real Wall Street reform. Two years ago, as we know, we were on the verge of another Great Depression. Wall…

Mr. President, earlier today--the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day--on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol, I test drove the energy-efficient, fuel cell-powered Chevy Cruze. Across Ohio, next-generation fuel-efficient vehicles are being built. GM…

These capital markets which worked so well for many years are not working for local manufacturers, for small businesses today.

I thank Senator Kaufman. ______ Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. LeMieux, and Mr. Brown of Ohio): S. 3242. A bill to improve teacher quality, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 5 minutes. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I know the Democrats are a bit shorter than that in time. If a Republican comes, I will yield the floor more quickly if they ask. I only have a couple of things I want to say. I just came earlier from the Agriculture Committee meeting…

I want to believe what I just heard. I do. I believe the genuineness and the sincerity of the words from my colleague from Arizona. I also, though--and I agree with him there are things we need to fix in this bill. There always are. And we…

Mr. President, I yield the floor and suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant bill clerk proceeded to call the roll.

If we do what Senator Kaufman said, if we do this right, it will take care of this problem so it does not happen in the next two or three generations, the way people in the 1930s did, or if we do not do it right, we are back at this in 5…