I thank the gentleman from New York for joining us tonight, and I appreciate the friendship and the support for the NO MORE campaign tonight. Madam Speaker, one of my best friends here in this great Chamber, my fellow member of the Ways…

I thank the gentlelady for her remarks and comments. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Washington State (Mr. Reichert), our great sheriff and cochair of the Law Enforcement Caucus.

I thank the gentleman for the words. I am so pleased that this is a bipartisan Special Order, where Members from the other side of the aisle are joining us tonight to talk about the issue of sexual assault, domestic violence, and us saying…

I thank my colleague from North Carolina for coming today. I am pleased to yield to a good friend from the other side of the aisle to talk about this important issue of Sexual Assault Awareness Month and the NO MORE campaign. I can't…

I thank the gentleman from Washington State, the sheriff, for the words and the experience and sharing tonight in our efforts to say ``no more'' to sexual assault. Madam Speaker, I know we are coming to the end of the Special Order this…

the same logic--given the emergency nature of the legislation before us, I would urge immediate action. Therefore, I would object to the senior Senator's unanimous consent request. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The Senator…

we have before us a bipartisan piece of legislation designed to provide very limited assistance to millions of Americans who have lost their unemployment compensation benefits. On December 28, the long-term unemployment insurance benefits…

I see Senator Blunt. I ask unanimous consent that at the conclusion of Senator Blunt's remarks, I be recognized. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection. The Senator from Missouri.

because of the emergency nature of the underlying bipartisan bill to aid about 2.7 million Americans, I would object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The objection is heard.

I rise today to discuss the underlying legislation, which is so critical. It is an emergency. On December 28, we stopped extending unemployment benefits for at that point 1.3 million Americans. These are individuals who were working and…

reserving the right to object, and not elaborating much further than the comments I already made, but in order to get this bipartisan emergency legislation completed which will affect 2.7 million Americans, I would respectfully object to…

reserving my right to object, once again, given the emergency nature of this bipartisan legislation to address the plight of over 2 million Americans desperately looking for work, I object and hope we can press on with the passing of the…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 2, 2014, at 10:15 a.m. in room SR- 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building, to conduct a…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 2, 2014, at 10 a.m. in order to conduct a hearing entitled ``Data Breach on the Rise…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 2, 2014, in room SD-628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support of the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 2, 2014, at 9:30 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

I ask unanimous consent that the Subommittee on Seapower of the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 2, 2014, at 9:15 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

I am requesting your support for fiscal year 2015 appropriations to the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) for the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program and the San Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Program consistent…

I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces of the Commtitee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 2, 2014, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

reserving my right to object, the underlying measure is a bipartisan response to an emergency in terms of extending unemployment for 5 months--a temporary extension. Given the emergency nature of the underlying legislation, I object. The…

reserving my right to object, once again, the underlying legislation is designed to help 2.7 million Americans who need the support. It is a bipartisan agreement. There is a time and place to debate all these issues, but I think the time…

reserving my right to object, the underlying emergency bipartisan legislation is critical to helping 2.7 million Americans, and I would hope we could expeditiously move to that legislation. Therefore, I would object to the unanimous…

The budget is very disappointing, honestly.

There is an implication from the fallout of both sequestration and the BCA on the NNSA, which plays a role in the development of the nuclear power plant.

yesterday my colleagues agreed by a voice vote to proceed to a debate on the bipartisan agreement to restore emergency unemployment insurance to 2.7 million Americans. This is great progress from where we have been the last few months, as…