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The clerk will call the roll.

The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak for such time as I may consume.

Mr. REID thereupon assumed the chair as Acting President pro tempore.

The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer: O God, our Father, in whom we live and move and have our being, use our Senators to bring help ...

Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, subject to the unanimous-consent request, I asked a moment ago to exceed the 10-minute limit.

The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

Mr. President, following leader remarks, the Senate will turn to a period of morning business with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. I am confident we ...

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum call be rescinded.

Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, as some of us predicted, problems are already arising from the Senate's ratification of the New START treaty last December. The Russians just ratified it, and their interpretation ...

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.

Mr. President, first, I thank my colleague, Senator Kyl, who is this body's premier student of the nuclear strategic posture of the United States. I served and have served as ...

The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.

Mr. President, this past Friday marked the annual Earned-Income Tax Credit Awareness Day. I rise to recognize the success and importance of this vital tax benefit for hard-working Americans.

Without objection, it is so ordered.

The clerk will call the roll.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum call be rescinded.

That is correct.

Mr. President, today I honor in the Record the 50th anniversary of the Center for Family Resources in Marietta, GA.

Mr. President, today I remember Officer First Class Jon-Michael Ronda, formerly of the New Castle County Police Department, who passed away on December 2, 2010, after a long and courageous ...

The following communications were laid before the Senate, together with accompanying papers, reports, and documents, and were referred as indicated: EC-305. A communication from the Senior Program Analyst, Federal Aviation ...

The following bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read the first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated: By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Kohl, ...

By Mr. REID (for Mrs. Feinstein (for herself and Mrs. Boxer)):

There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows:

S. 227. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure more timely access to home health services for Medicare beneficiaries under the Medicare program; to ...

Mr. President, I rise to introduce the Strengthening Pipeline Safety and Enforcement Act of 2011, with my colleague and friend, Senator Barbara Boxer.

Mr. President, today I am introducing legislation that is an important step for the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing by continuing the nurturing of the market for the next generation of ...

S. 234. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for enhanced safety and environmental protection in pipeline transportation and to provide for enhanced reliability in the ...

SENATE RESOLUTION 34--DESIGNATING THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 7 THROUGH 11, 2011, AS ``NATIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELING WEEK'' Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Sanders) submitted ...

Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Leahy, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Snowe, Mrs. Boxer, and Mr. Pryor) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed ...

Mr. President, I would like to announce for the information of the Senate and the public that a hearing has been scheduled before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural ...

Without objection, it is so ordered.

The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the resolution.

I ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid on the table, there be no intervening action or debate, ...

I ask the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid on the table, there be no intervening action or debate, and any ...

The legislative clerk read as follows:

The preamble was agreed to.

Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Foreign Relations Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 22 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.

I ask the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid on the table, and any statements be printed in the Record.

The resolution (S. Res. 35) was agreed to.

Without objection, it is so ordered.

There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the resolution.

The preamble was agreed to.

Mr. President, we have made significant progress. Tomorrow, we will begin the amendment process on FAA. Senators are encouraged to contact the bill managers, Senators Rockefeller and Hutchison, if they ...

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that at 1 p.m. on Thursday, February 3, the Senate proceed to a period of morning business until 3 p.m., with Senators permitted to ...

Without objection, it is so ordered.

Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate on February 4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized schedule of all meetings and hearings ...