Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that my intern, Audrey Mechling, be granted privileges of the floor for the remainder of the day. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that my intern, Jon Bosworth, be granted floor privileges for the balance of the day. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Mr. President, I wish to state for the record my strong support for S. 2450, the Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014. I also wish to state for the record that, though I was unfortunately…

Could the Senator explain how it is for those 350,000 or more--maybe 400,000--who have newly gained access to health care, how they have been hurt by gaining access to health care?

I thank very much the Senator for responding to my questions. Thank you, Mr. President. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Connecticut. Student Loan Debt

I thank the Senator. I couldn't help but hear outside the Chamber the Senator from Wyoming talking about Oregon. So I just wanted to ask, in Oregon, 400,000-plus people have signed up for health care through the Affordable Care Act. Some…

Thank you, Mr. President. I will wrap up simply by saying that this is common sense. Let's lower this burden, and then let's go on and do much more: control the cost of tuition, raise the impact of Pell grants, and pursue low- interest…

Thank you very much, Mr. President. I am honored to be here joining Senator Blumenthal, Senator Durbin-- Senator Baldwin is going to be here--Senator Schumer, and many others to come and address this important topic, and this topic is the…

I object to any further proceedings with respect to the bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The bill will be placed on the calendar. ____________________

Mr. President, 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 7:17 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, May 6, 2014…

Mr. President, I further ask that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the HELP Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 102 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk…