Madam President, I thank the chairman of the Banking Committee for the time to address an issue that I think is essential in this bill and for all of the good work he has done to bring this reform bill to the floor of the Senate. It is…

Madam President, it is very helpful to have a former CEO of a company such as Citigroup weigh in on the challenges before us. John Reed, as former chairman and CEO of Citigroup, is in a position to reflect on the deregulation and the…

Mr. President, tonight we had a vote in which 57 Members of this body said we should proceed to have a fully public debate and votes on issues related to Wall Street and Main Street; 57, far more than a majority, said it is time for us to…

Thank you. I will close by saying this bill must get done because we have a responsibility to restore the foundations for our Nation. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Rhode Island is recognized.

Madam President, this morning I met a friend who is visiting, and he told me he was planning to go out and visit the FDR Memorial. I thought maybe the entire membership of the Senate should go out and visit the FDR Memorial. Essentially…

Mr. President, I join my colleagues in talking about the challenge that is faced by America's working families. Back home in Oregon, our economy has been hit pretty hard. We have a timber industry, and when you aren't building houses…

We need to extend this unemployment for working families, not kick them when they are down. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Oklahoma is recognized.

I thank the Senator so much. It is a pleasure to come here with my colleagues on the floor. I know when all of my colleagues go home, they hear stories from their constituents about our broken health care system. That certainly is what I…

Madam President, I rise today to decry the attack of my Republican colleagues on the executive branch of the United States of America. The Constitution, which we are sworn to uphold, calls for a balance of power between three branches of…

Mr. President, I rise tonight to tell you a tale about the Klamath Basin. It is really two stories about the Klamath Basin. One is of a terrific vision that has come together between fishermen and ranchers and tribes, and the second is a…

Madam President, I rise today to honor my colleague and my good friend, Oregon's State treasurer, Ben Westlund, who passed away this last Sunday after a protracted battle with lung cancer. A true independent voice in Oregon politics, Ben…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________