Indeed, we have no capital budget in the Federal Government to work with to accomplish that.

Madam Chair, if I could conclude by echoing what Mr. O'Sullivan just said...

We're often told that government should try to run more like a business. Can you think of any business that doesn't exercise its buying power to achieve price advantages?

to bring Rhode Island's highway system to a State of good repair, we would have to double our current spending levels for 10 years.

The dark cloud of budget and debt concerns that lies over Washington right now is a very real thing...

And they play well with others.

I was pleased, for example, to join with Senator Thad Cochran this morning and Representative Shelley Berkley at an event in the warmer outside weather today.

Drug courts take many forms, but a consistent element in their success is the close cooperation of many players in the criminal justice system.

I am delighted to be here with my senior colleague, Senator Jack Reed, to welcome Geralyn Wolf, the Bishop of the Episcopal Archdiocese of Rhode Island, who shared with us the prayer this morning. I wish to share with my colleagues what a…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 13, 2011, at 3 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on homeland security…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 13, 2011, at 10 a.m. in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building. The Committee will…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on July 13, 2011, at 10 a.m. to conduct a hearing entitled ``Ten Years After 9/11: Preventing…

I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Seapower of the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on, July 13, 2011, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on July 13, 2011, at 10 a.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``The…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on July 13, 2011, at 2:30 p.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 13, 2011, at 9 a.m., in HVC-210 of the Capitol Visitor Center, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Tax Reform and the Tax…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 13, 2011, at 10 a.m. in room SD-406 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

nothing is more important in the short term than resolving our debt limit impasse, and I would urge my colleagues to take Social Security out of their gun sights. It has not contributed to our debt or deficits. I would urge my colleagues…

I also ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business for--well, it will not be 20 minutes but let me ask for up to 20 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. State of the Ocean

I ask unanimous consent that all time be yielded back. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. The legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We, the…

So greater incidence and depth of need.

I was the Attorney General in Rhode Island, we had a domestic violence unit.

I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 10 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The remarks of Mr. Whitehouse pertaining to the submission of S. Res. 230 are located in today's Record under ``Submission…

on the pending motion, 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 motion. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant…

I rise to discuss the ongoing negotiations on the Federal budget and our rapidly approaching debt ceiling. I think we all agree the situation we face is increasingly grave. I believe every responsible person agrees that a failure to act on…