I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 22, 2011, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Subcommittee on…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 22, 2011, at 10 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 22, 2011, at 9:30 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Committee on Banking…

I ask an affirmative vote on this amendment. Trade adjustment assistance is very simple. We have a job crisis in the country. This program for decades now has helped people get through crises and, very importantly, has allowed them to be…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts, be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 22, 2011, at 2:30 p.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 22, 2011, at 10 a.m., in SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct an executive business…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Subcommittee on Security and International Trade and Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 22, 2011, at 2:30 p.m., to…

the conflict here with regard to the amendment that has been proposed is that on our side of this debate, we think this should be a broad array of help for workers. If a worker loses his or her job and we can provide eligibility for trade…

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 wanted to speak generally about the matter that is before the Senate on trade adjustment assistance. I especially appreciate the work that has been done by the Presiding Officer from Ohio over many years, including his time in the House…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The question is on agreeing to the amendment. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk called the roll.

I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Nationals Parks be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 21, 2011, at 2:30 p.m., in room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 21, 2011, at 10 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

Let me go through, by way of summary, what this depicts. First of all, it is a document that has three columns; first is the ``Estimated Total Workers Certified Under New Provisions,'' meaning the changes made to TAA as a result of the…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 21, 2011 at 10 a.m., in room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 21, 2011, at 10 a.m. in room 406 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

I suggest the absence of a quorum. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Utah.

I ask unanimous consent that all time in a quorum call be divided equally. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I wish to address some of the points raised by our colleague from Arizona--just a couple areas; one is the question of the impact of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Program, which has been enhanced by way of the Recovery Act of 2009. I…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism, be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on September 21, 2011, at 11 a.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights, be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on September 21, 2011, at 2 p.m., in room SD-226 of…

I ask unanimous consent that the committee on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 21, 2011, in room SDG-50 in the Dirksen Senate Office Building beginning at 10 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 21, 2011, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``Transforming Wartime…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 21, at 10 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on homeland security…

I rise today to speak about the amendment the majority leader just called up. The Trade Adjustment Assistance Program in particular is what I will focus on in my remarks. I want to, first of all, thank the majority leader for his…