Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Personnel of the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 14, 2012, at 2 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it…

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 14, 2012, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

Finally, I ask unanimous consent that there be 2 minutes equally divided prior to each vote and all after the first vote be 10- minute votes. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Madam President, can I ask, what is the amendment pending before the body? Amendment No. 1810 The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under the previous order, the question is on amendment No. 1810.

I suggest the absence of a quorum. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from California.

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. If there is no further debate, the question is on agreeing to amendment No…

Madam President, I was listening with interest to my good friend from Alabama, a man I work with very closely on a number of issues. But on this one, we see the world a little differently. He has made his point that Democrats held up a lot…

I will then speak more about the bill because we have some amendments. Can the Chair advise me what the order of votes are on this Transportation bill? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The first amendment in order is No. 1810. Next is…

I thank the Chair. I wanted Members to know about the order. It is likely that several of these will not require votes. I think we will expect at least between, I would say, three and five votes. I think that is a fair indication of where…

Colleagues, I think we are now at the last amendment, so please hear me out. If you care about your constituency, you have to vote no on this amendment. The implication is that the Senator is waiving environmental rules, health and safety…

Yes. I raise a point of order that the pending amendment violates section 311(a)(2)(A) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Kentucky.

First of all, Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to call up Boxer amendment No. 1816, and I ask the clerk report the amendment by number. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, the clerk will report the amendment by…

Madam President, I just have to say Senator Paul's amendment is a broad overreach that would endanger the health and safety of the people he represents, whom I represent, and every Senator represents. What I have is essentially a…

Madam President, I want to say to the Senator from Vermont, first of all, thank you for all of his hard work on the Environment and Public Works Committee. The Senator focuses on jobs like a laser beam. Yes, the Senator is correct. The…

I ask unanimous consent the McCain amendment No. 1669, as modified, be withdrawn and the Shaheen amendment No. 1678 no longer be in order, as these issues were resolved in the managers' package last evening; further, that the Carper…

Madam President, we have two choices on how to handle rebuilding and maintaining infrastructure, whether it occurs after an emergency or is just in the stream of regular maintenance. What we have done in this bill is extraordinary, and I…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 14, 2012, at 3 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Committee on…

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 14, 2012, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing entitled, ``Raising the Bar…