Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, February 23; that following the prayer and the pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 213, S. Res. 345. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows…

Madam President, I thank Senator Dorgan, who has led with Senator Durbin on all kinds of job creation efforts, understanding that although the private sector creates these jobs, it is a partnership with the private and public sector and…

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

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 4532, received from the House and at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Boxer amendment to the resolution be agreed to; the resolution, as amended, be agreed to; the Boxer amendment to the preamble be agreed to; the preamble be agreed to; a title amendment…

Madam President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:48 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, February 23, 2010…

Mr. President, in the years leading up to the financial crisis, risky and reckless bonus-laden pay packages ruled at Wall Street banks. After crashing our economy, these too-big-to-fail banks needed the Bush administration and the American…

Madam President, I rise in support of the confirmation of Craig Becker to the National Labor Relations Board. It is policymakers--not outside organizations, it is not political strategists, it is not anti-union activists, and it is not…

Mr. President, a week or so ago we marked Earned- Income Tax Credit Awareness Day, a day to highlight a vital tool for Americans working their way out of poverty. These are challenging economic times. The costs of food, housing…

Mr. President, last month, the Supreme Court ruled that corporations, U.S. or multinational, are equivalent to people and should be able to spend an unlimited amount of company money on political campaigns. I bet the framers of our…

Mr. President, I rise to speak in support of the nomination of Patricia Smith, currently commissioner of labor for the State of New York, as the Solicitor of Labor. We just had a vote where, again, 40 people tried to block the nomination…