Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thanks for holding the hearing and for your leadership on livability issues.

I am preparing to introduce legislation--called the DIPLOMA Act--that will help communities coordinate, integrate, and provide services to strengthen student achievement.

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 8; 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 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 that any statements be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING…

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

All of us have just come back to the Senate after a Memorial Day work period, where most of us were traveling our States, meeting with people. I was in Toledo, Youngstown, Cleveland, and around much of my State. While we have seen signs of…

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 6:44 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, June 8, 2010, at 10 a.m…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 512 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

When it is available tomorrow, it is the majority leader's intention to ask the Chair to lay down the House message with respect to H.R. 4213, the tax extenders legislation. Rollcall votes are expected to occur throughout the day in…

I hope that in light of the case you made... this brings us to real consensus on not what we do programmatically, but also on spending the money we need on early childhood education.

It is interesting, Madam Chairman, when I first heard that I was going to be on this Subcommittee, I said, 'Oh, gosh, contracting. That is pretty boring.' But with all due respect, it is getting more and more interesting because of the…

Mr. President, I came to speak on the Merkley- Levin amendment, which I think is so important. I will speak about that in a moment. I am a little surprised to hear another health care debate comment. Last year, through much of the year…