I object to the request for a modification. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the original request?

There are two kinds of people serving here in Congress--those who are here to serve the interests of the American people, and those who are here to serve the interests of the big banks and Wall Street speculators. The big banks that forced…

The House is now considering the funding bill for fiscal year 2015, and the risks of not passing it are extremely high. But tucked into this must-pass bill is yet another attempt by Republicans in the House of Representatives to gut…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 363, S. Res. 413. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution (S…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Veterans' Affairs be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4199 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The…

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 8:53 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, December 10, 2014, at 9:30 a.m…

I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported amendment to the resolution be agreed to, the resolution, as amended, be agreed to, and that the committee-reported amendment to the preamble be agreed to, the preamble, as amended, be…

I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and passed, and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (H.R. 1067) was ordered to…

I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary Committee be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1067 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will…

I ask unanimous consent the Intelligence Committee be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4681 and the Senate proceed to its consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the…

I ask unanimous consent that the Coons amendment to the preamble be agreed to, the preamble, as amended, be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The…

I ask unanimous consent that the motion to reconsider be made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the Feinstein substitute amendment, which is at the desk, be agreed to; the bill, as amended, be read a third time, and the Senate proceed to vote on passage. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it so…

I ask unanimous consent that the bill 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…

I ask unanimous consent that the Coons amendment to the resolution, which is at the desk, be agreed to and the Senate proceed to vote on the resolution, as amended. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment…

I understand that S. 2992, introduced earlier today by Senator Gillibrand, is at the desk and I ask for its first reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bill by title for the first time. The assistant legislative clerk…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, December 10, 2014; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 616, H. Con. Res. 107. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A…