Madam President. today the Senate passed a new version of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (S. 3611) with a manager's amendment to address key concerns of the Judiciary Committee. I appreciate the commitment of…

Mr. President, I want to call attention to language in Senate Report 111-237 accompanying the fiscal year 2011 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs appropriations bill, which passed out of the Appropriations…

Mr. President, today the Senate has taken a lengthy stride toward improving the health of America's children and addressing two of the greatest threats to their wellbeing and security: hunger and obesity. By passing the bipartisan Healthy…

Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays on the nomination of Elena Kagan to be an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The…

Mr. President, today, I am pleased to introduce an important bipartisan bill to ensure that the Freedom of Information Act, FOIA, remains an effective tool to provide public access to critical information about the stability of our…

Mr. President, on July 1 of this year, the Judiciary Committee received a letter from LT Zachary W. Prager. He serves in the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps. He writes: I was a student at Harvard Law School under Ms. Kagan and…

Mr. President, on that subject, I would like to note a letter of support the Judiciary Committee received from 1LT David Tressler. He was at Harvard Law School when Solicitor General Kagan served there as dean. He is currently serving in…

I might say what a red herring this question is of where a recruiter's office is. If you have people who want to serve in the military, they can usually find them. Our youngest son joined the U.S. Marine Corps directly out of high…

It is important that we restore public confidence in our courts. They do protect our rights. They do protect the Constitution. But we have to make sure we respect what they do. We need judges and Justices who will fairly apply the law and…

Mr. President, I understand that H.R. 5901 is at the desk and due for a second reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, the clerk will read the title of the bill for the second time. The assistant legislative clerk…

I object to any further proceedings on this measure at this time. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection is heard. The bill will be placed on the calendar.

Mr. President, I take this opportunity to call the Senate's attention to the imminent opening of the new President Calvin Coolidge Museum and Education Center, a wonderful year-round tribute to President Coolidge, located in the graceful…