He would not be alive today, were it not for his attorney, who begged him not to give up at the very end.

As a profession, lawyers, I think, have a special responsibility in that regard.

Thank you very much, Delegate Norton. We appreciate your coming over to our side of the Rotunda.

Thank you, Senator Landrieu.

I want to commend Senator McCaskill for nominating you, sending your nomination our way through the President.

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 378, submitted earlier today by Senator Coats and myself. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The…

Madam President, before the final statement, I wish to give a special thanks to those clerks, pages, Capitol Police, doorkeepers, and so many others for the extra work they put in during the early morning hours as the Senate went virtually…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to yield back the time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. All time is yielded back. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 12, 2014; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…

I announce that the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill) and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays…

I announce that the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 56, nays 43, as follows…

I now ask for a second reading en bloc and object to my own request en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection having been heard, the bills will be read for the second time on the next legislative day. ____________________

I understand there are two bills at the desk, and I ask for their first reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bills by title for the first time. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 2110) to amend…

Madam President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:13 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, March 12, 2014, at…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations: Calendar Nos. 670, 673, 674, 675, 676, 677, 678, and all nominations on the Secretary's desk in the Air Force…

I ask unanimous consent the Rules Committee be discharged from further consideration of S.J. Res. 32 and the Senate proceed to its consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the joint…

I ask unanimous consent the joint resolution be read a third time and passed; and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

Madam President, at 10:30 a.m. there will be a series of up to six rollcall votes on the confirmation of the McHugh, Leitman, Levy, Michelson, Parker, and Raskin nominations. Upon disposition of the Raskin nomination, the Senate will begin…