Madam President, I am going to talk about the so-called DISCLOSE Act that we will vote on this afternoon at 2:45. Of course, this is a cloture vote which will require 60 votes to proceed to the bill. At the time the cloture motion was…

Madam President, in 160 days, the American people will experience the single largest tax increase in American history unless Congress acts. Unless Congress acts, the highest individual tax bracket will rise from 35 percent to just under 40…

Mr. President, I reiterate my unanimous consent request that the amendment at the desk be agreed to and urge adoption of the resolution as amended. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment has been agreed to. Is there further debate? If not…

Mr. President, I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Missouri is recognized.

Mr. President, the terrorist group Hamas, which is supported by Iran, took control of the Gaza Strip in 2007. When Hamas did so, Israel put in place a legitimate and justified blockade of Gaza out of concern for the safety of its citizens…

I ask unanimous consent the amendment to the preamble be agreed to, the preamble as amended be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The…

Mr. President, several colleagues had some constructive suggestions about amendments to this measure, and there were two amendments that we modified the original resolution with. At this point, I ask unanimous consent that the amendment at…

Madam President, last week the media reported that 17 Afghan military trainees had gone AWOL--absent without leave--from the Defense Language Institute at Lackland Air Force base in San Antonio, TX. The shocking thing about this is not…

I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 15 minutes as in morning business. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Madam President, there are a number of think tanks--and I will allude to just one--that have come up with a strategy to do what needs to be done to deal with visa overstays. I refer to a Backgrounder, published by the Heritage Foundation…

Mr. President, I see our distinguished colleague from Pennsylvania on the Senate floor, and I know he expects to speak for a little more extended time. He has graciously allowed me to go first. ____________________

Mr. President, I rise to speak briefly on the nomination of Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court. Of course, this vacancy is being left by the retirement of Justice John Paul Stevens. The President has the constitutional prerogative to…