Jay Rockefeller

We can't seem to make bills pass well enough to satisfy the needs of the country.

There is no question--as a matter of both principle and of national security--that the Chief of the National Guard Bureau should be elevated to the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on November 9, 2011, at 2:30 p.m. in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building. The Committee…

I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded…

how much time remains on this side? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator has 18 minutes under his control.

And both Senator Cantwell and Senator Mark Udall want to speak. I don't want to take their time, so at this point I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk proceeded to call the…

I note the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law, be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on November 9, 2011, at 2:30 p.m. in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate…

I ask unanimous consent that David Goldman, a detailee from the Federal Communications Commission to the Commerce Committee, be given floor privileges during the debate on Senate Joint Resolution 6. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on November 9, 2011, at 10 a.m. in room SD- 406 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

I thank the distinguished Senator for her remarks and actually fully agree with them in that mobile is kind of left alone, and it should not be because it is everything that is happening in the future. But it is a step, and it was a…

before I yield all time back on our side, I have listened to the entirety of this debate. It seems to me it has been fairly clear that on one side the government regulates and messes things up, and on the other side things are going…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on November 9, 2011, at 10 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

I would like to respond to some things, but I understand we only have 42 minutes remaining. The PRESIDING OFFICER. That is correct.

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on November 9, 2011, at 2:30 p.m., to hold a Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs subcommittee hearing…

to be sure, there are those who disagree with the FCC's open Internet rules, and there is an avenue for these complaints. It is called the judicial system. Some are using it. Two companies have filed lawsuit claiming that the FCC went too…

I hope that today's hearing will lead to swift action on this important legislation.

I rise today to oppose the Senate Joint Resolution 6, which was brought under the Congressional Review Act--about which I wish to talk--to disapprove the FCC's open Internet rules, such as they are. Americans want the Internet to be free…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Manchin.) Without objection, it is so ordered. Cloture Motion The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule…

I suggest the absence of a quorum, and I ask unanimous consent that the time under the quorum call be equally charged. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk proceeded to…

Reserving the right to object, which this Senator does, I want to make a comment and then I will give my answer. Mr. President, the good Senator, who is on the Finance Committee, wants to repeal the CLASS Act. It is called long-term care…

for the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation I report favorably the following nomination lists which were printed in the Records on the dates indicated, and ask unanimous consent, to save the expense of reprinting on the…

I rise in strong support of John Bryson of California, whom President Obama has nominated to be his Secretary of Commerce. Mr. Bryson's nomination comes at a very critical time for our country and for our economy. No one disputes the…

I yield time to the senior Senator from California. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from California is recognized.

I suggest the absence of a quorum. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from California.