I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 197, S. 287. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 287) to amend title 38, United States…

there will be two rollcall votes at 11:45 a.m. tomorrow and a third rollcall vote at 1:45 p.m. ____________________

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 6:18 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, November 7, 2013, at 10 a.m.

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m. on Thursday, November 7, 2013; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…

So would you agree that what we need to do is replace sequestration with a more rational approach to what you need to do?

I ask unanimous consent the committee-reported substitute amendment be considered, the Sanders amendment, which is at the desk, be agreed to, the committee-reported amendment, as amended, be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be read a third…

I further ask that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

R&D is very important in order to help advance our technologies and develop systems to assist in executing our defense strategy.

I'm particularly interested in the potential effects on the manufacturing of Virginia-class submarines.

We are not going to take away the kinds of benefits and programs that they rely upon.

I remain committed to providing support to our allies in the Asia-Pacific region.

The industry also employs many of our science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) graduates who are in search of high-tech opportunities to challenge them.

Well, my understanding is that as a general proposition, women are in prison for drug crimes and not violent crimes.

Because my impression is generally that there have been fewer programs for women in our prison system, both in the State level and Federal level.

I think it is very important because, as more and more women, who tend to still be the caregivers for their families, are incarcerated, that has a lot of ramifications to their families, their children, reentry, all of that.

Prison overcrowding is a huge issue at both the Federal and State level.

America COMPETES provided bold direction when it was first passed in 2007 and reauthorized in 2010 by addressing innovation, coordination, and STEM funding for research.

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1652 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…