But that's an initiative that Senator Hatch and I worked on and I hope it contributed to that great story.

Well, my time has expired, Chairman, but again, let me thank you.

I think what you underscore is at least the question about whether markets are so efficient that they always self-correct and always self-regulate.

I ask unanimous consent that the remaining time postcloture be yielded back and the Senate proceed to vote on the confirmation of the nomination of John J. McConnell, Jr., to be a U.S. District Judge for the District of Rhode Island; that…

I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Personnel of the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 4, 2011, at 2 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 4, 2011, at 10 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. subcommittee on personnel

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on May 4, 2011. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. select committee on intelligence

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on May 4, 2011, at 2:30 p.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled…

this is not a stealth nomination. Mr. McConnell has been approved and voted by the committee three separate times. This has already lasted years. There is nothing stealthy about it. That is an exaggeration and completely inaccurate. Let me…

I propose a unanimous consent agreement that would recognize myself for 5 minutes, Senator Grassley for 5 minutes, Senator Leahy for 5 minutes, and then Senator Snowe and Senator Landrieu for 10 minutes each. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro…

I rise to join my colleague, Senator Whitehouse, in strongly supporting the nomination of Jack McConnell to be a United States district court judge for the District of Rhode Island. Indeed, as my colleague indicated, there is a big issue…

reserving my right to object, I would suggest, according to the request of the Senator from Texas, that the Senator from New York be recognized for 5 minutes, the Senator from Texas be recognized for 5 minutes, that I be recognized for 5…

I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces of the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 4, 2011, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

our experience in Rhode Island is that in these low to moderate rentals, the price over the last several years has gone up 45 percent.

There is a third claim against Mr. McConnell regarding the State of Rhode Island's lawsuit against a number of companies which, at one time, manufactured lead paint. Let me state for the record that this process had its start under a…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on May 4, 2011, at 10 a.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Oversight…

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 4, 2011, at 10 a.m. to conduct a hearing entitled ``Securing the Border: Progress at the…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 4, 2011, at 2:45 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Committee on Homeland Security…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 4, 2011, at 10 a.m., in 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Budget Enforcement Mechanisms…

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, and thank you, Mr. Secretary, for your great leadership.

When you have got the eminent justices of the South Carolina court saying this is so offensive to the basic legal rights and rights of our citizens that we are going to order banks not to foreclose until they have cleaned this up, we have…

I think also, too, your emphasis on analyzing and ensuring that these are funds that the cost-benefit makes sense.

I think you are absolutely right. One of the examples that helped prompt me to work on this effort was the testimony that Senator Burr and I took at a hearing of a North Carolina housing advocate describing how two or three veterans were…

this Housing Trust Fund would provide affordable rental housing and do it in a consistent way.

I introduced legislation last year to expand work sharing, which just over 20 States have adopted or implemented.