I thank the Senator. Madam President, we have a great start here with our first vote. Amendment No. 945, As Modified

I move to reconsider the vote and to lay that motion upon the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 931

Let me indicate that this amendment would require tribes to be included in the development of Resource Conservation Act appraisals. It is something that is supported by Senator Cochran and me. I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING…

We are also working on a Sessions amendment No. 945, which we had hoped to line up as well. I understand there is an additional modification being made. If that modification is agreeable to both sides, it is our intention to adopt that…

I ask unanimous consent that following a moment of silence at noon today, the Senate proceed to a vote in relation to Cantwell amendment No. 919; that upon disposition of the Cantwell amendment, Senator Gillibrand be recognized. The…

Mr. President, we know we have other colleagues who will be coming to the floor to talk about the very important jobs bill, reform bill, and food bill we have in front of us--a conservation bill as well--but I just wish to take a moment to…

I don't know the exact timing of the vote. There is no attempt to delay. We are just getting started at this point. I will be happy to work with the Senator from Arizona. We are certainly not trying to postpone it to be the last vote. We…

Mr. President, I now take the opportunity to turn to my friend, a great agricultural leader in the Senate. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Mississippi.

Mr. President, I wish to thank our majority leader, Republican leader, and all the Members for allowing us in the Senate to move forward today on this very important bill. I want to thank my ranking member Senator Thad Cochran for his…

That is correct. Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to engage in a colloquy. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Mr. McCAIN. Does that mean we would vote on this early on?

Before we move on to other business this evening in the Senate, I would like to encourage all of our Senators to submit whatever amendments they have so we can begin to work through them. We want to work diligently through the amendments…

Mr. President, I would like to take a moment this afternoon to talk about the importance of crop insurance as a risk management tool. I think we will probably have a lot of discussion on the floor about crop insurance, but, as I said, as a…

I ask unanimous consent that further reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To allow Indian tribes to participate in certain soil and…

Before the Senator from Ohio leaves, I want to thank him. He has been an invaluable member of our committee. We would not have the agricultural risk coverage portion and the yield loss coverage portion in this bill were it not for his…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Kevin Norton, a detailee to our committee, Heather Arnold, John Newton, and Eric Hansen, fellows for the committee, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the debate on S. 954, the…

I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Baldwin). The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

Mr. President, reserving the right to object, I just indicated to the Senator from Arizona that while I have no objection to having a vote on his amendment, I ask that he not proceed with his request at this time. We have an amendment that…

This is a prodigious waste of the time of the House working on a bad piece of legislation. I rise today in strong opposition to the Patients' Rights Repeal Act. My Republican colleagues are up for the 37th time with this nonsense, and they…