Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to hold a meeting during the session of the Senate…

Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote and to lay that motion upon the table. The motion to lay upon the table was agreed to. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Nebraska. ____________________

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on National Parks be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 17, 2010 at 3:30 p.m., in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces of the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 17, 2010, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special Committee on Aging be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 17, 2010, at 2:30-5 p.m. in Dirksen 562 for the purpose of conducting a hearing. The PRESIDING…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the majority leader be authorized to sign any duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions today, Wednesday, March 17, and Thursday, March 18. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate stand in recess until 2 p.m. There being no objection, the Senate, at 12:27 p.m., recessed until 2 p.m. and reassembled when called to order by the Acting President pro tempore.

I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding the adoption of amendment No. 3467, that it be modified with the changes at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment (No. 3467), as modified, is as…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 17, 2010, at 10 a.m. to conduct a hearing entitled ``The Lessons and…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet, during the session of the Senate, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Reauthorization: The Obama Administration's ESEA…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 17, 2010, at 10 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 17, 2010, at 10:30 a.m., in room 406 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the pending amendment be set aside and that it be in order for the Senate to consider en bloc the amendments listed here--I will read them in a moment--and that the amendments be considered and…

Mr. President, I would say to the good Senator from the State of Arizona that we have a number of amendments that are already more or less agreed to. More amendments are coming in, including several that he has mentioned. We want a chance…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk called the roll.

Mr. President, I rise to get back to something called the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill. It is the bill we are on. I do not hesitate to say my daughter was one of the cofounders of a charter school, very successful…

Mr. President, I now ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each, with the following Senators recognized to speak as follows: Senator…

Mr. President, I move to table the amendment and hope it is defeated. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Oklahoma does not have the floor and cannot propound a unanimous consent request at this time. The Senator from West Virginia has…