Mr. President, I heard what the Senator from Delaware said. He has been a very valuable member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and of this body itself. We all listen to what he says. He is not saying this out of any sense of what it…

Mr. President, I commend the Senate for promptly taking up the Freedom of Information Act amendments to the Securities Exchange Act, Investment Company Act and Investment Advisers Act of 2010, S. 3717--an important, bipartisan bill to…

Mr. President, few things are more important to the future of the American economy and job creation than protecting our intellectual property. The Chamber of Commerce estimates that American intellectual property accounts for more than $5…

Madam President, during the Vietnam war more than 20 million gallons of herbicide known as Agent Orange, much of it containing the highly toxic chemical dioxin, were stored, mixed, handled, and sprayed by U.S. airplanes over millions of…

Mr. President, I am very pleased to join today with the Senator from Kansas, Senator Brownback, in introducing a piece of legislation that has already attracted broad support from across the social and political spectrum. This bill, titled…

Mr. President, today, I am introducing bipartisan legislation to add military veterans to the list of groups eligible to receive excess property donations from the Federal Government. The sacrifices that members of our armed forces make…

Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays on the nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Jane…

Mr. President, today, I am pleased to introduce the Food Safety Accountability Act with Senators Klobuchar and Franken. This common sense bill will hold criminals who poison our food supply accountable for their crimes. It introduces a new…

Mr. President, at most there is only a minute remaining so I yield back all time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

As Senator Feinstein has described it, Section 337 of the bill is intended to provide a preliminary framework for executive and congressional oversight of cybersecurity programs, as defined in the section, to ensure that these programs are…

Mr. President, I thank the Senator from Alabama for his kind words. We both set out with the goal of making sure the United States had a chance to hear this nomination, to hear the debate on it, and to have Senators speak. We both decided…

Mr. President, the Senate has concluded our consideration of the nomination of Elena Kagan and confirmed her as an Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. For the second time in 2 years, we have considered a nomination for a lifetime…