I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 25, 2011, at 10 a.m. to conduct a hearing entitled ``How to Save Taxpayer Dollars: Case…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs' Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security be authorized to meet during the…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 25, 2011, at 10 a.m., in room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``The U.S.-Panama…

Senator Cantwell and I were joined on May 11 by 15 other Senators who wrote to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to request that agency, which has a key role in consumer protection, take immediate action to impose position limits on…

I ask unanimous consent that I and Senator Cantwell be recognized now as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Oil and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 25, 2011, at 10 a.m. in room 406 of the Dirksen Senate Building. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

I ask unanimous consent that at 2 p.m. today, Senator Paul be recognized for up to 1 hour for debate only; that following Senator Paul's remarks, the Senate then proceed to a period of morning business for debate only until 5 p.m., with…

I want to give the last word to Ms. Lee, but I just think we have to have this iron-clad, and it has to be signed into law so we do not play Russian roulette with the well-being of those workers who deserve those protections.

I want to see Trade Adjustment Assistance locked in on the President's desk so that nothing can be done, with the way Congress works, to make it something that is put off until another day.

I have done everything I can to support trade, and particularly an economic philosophy that says what we ought to be doing in this country is growing things here, making things here, adding value to them here, and then shipping them…

Trade Adjustment Assistance, to me, is absolutely key. Absolutely key.

Obviously, with the kind of heartache all across the country in terms of working-class families and this economy, you certainly cannot ignore those projections.

The subcommittee will come to order.

Without the passage of legislation, the corporation will run out of commercially viable timber to harvest.

I call it a healthy forest can equal a healthy, you know, economy that I think is going to be very, very helpful for the agency in the years ahead.

We're going to get your bill out of this committee and get it on the President's desk.

I believe the concerns are overblown.

Thank you, Mr. Congdon. You make a number of very important points.

If this bill doesn't pass--and soon--we, this Congress and this Administration, will have set up a system that will impoverish Southeast Alaska Natives and the region's economy as a whole for a long time.

I strongly support your legislation. When we had our markup previously I spoke out in favor of it strongly.

If we lose that infrastructure it is lights out on much of the rural economy of my State.

Thank you. We will be working closely with you. I can see that there are strong and differing views. That's our job is to find a way to bring folks together.

We are going to be building on work that is already being done.

I'm pleased to see the USDA's support.

We would welcome the opportunity to brief the subcommittee on the results of this review once completed.