I very much, thank the leader. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the original request of the majority leader? Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Oregon.

Reserving the right to object--I thank the leader--it is very hard for me to go and explain to folks in Oregon we have calamities in other parts of the country being addressed and this one is not. I would greatly appreciate the unanimous…

Mr. President, I rise to discuss a huge challenge in the State of Oregon--specifically, a drought that is affecting the southern Klamath Basin. This is an area that had a terrible drought in 1992. This drought set everyone in this basin…

Mr. President, reserving the right to object, can I ask for a clarification if this would prevent a pathway through which my amendment No. 4251 might be considered?

Further reserving the right to object, I would inquire at this point of the majority leader--and I appreciate the graciousness of the leader and Senator Cochran as well--if he would agree to a consent agreement this evening that would…

Reserving the right to object, I would like to ask the leader if he would be willing to modify his request this evening to include the bipartisan amendment No. 4183 that would once and for all eliminate secret holds here in the Senate…

Further reserving the right to object--and I will be brief--I thank the leader, the distinguished Senator from Nevada. His desire to finally end secret holds is clear. All Americans should understand that the Senator from Nevada has worked…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 25, 2010, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. subcommittee…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the amendment be considered as read. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To establish as a standing order of the Senate that a…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the following postal naming bills en bloc: Calendar Nos. 380, 384 through 387, and 389 through 395, and 397; S. 2874, S. 3200, H.R. 3250, H.R. 3634, H.R. 3892, H.R. 4017, H.R. 4095, H.R…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bills be read the third time and passed en bloc, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table en bloc, with no intervening action or debate, and that any statements relating to the bills…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 398, H.R. 4840. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the committee- reported amendment be agreed to; the bill, as amended, be read the third time and passed; the title amendment be agreed to; the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table with no…

Mr. President, at this time I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment and call up amendment No. 4183, the Wyden- Grassley amendment to end secret holds in the Senate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without…

Mr. President, this is the fourth time in under 2 weeks that Senator Grassley and I, with a large bipartisan coalition of Senators in the Senate--a coalition that spans the philosophical spectrum of membership in the Senate--has sought to…

Will the Senator yield for a question, without losing his right to the floor? Mr. DeMINT. I will in a moment. I will ask this: Could we include in your legislation the idea that whenever somebody wants to pass a bill by unanimous consent…

Mr. President, I think the Senator and I are making some progress because I was about to pose almost the same question to my colleague. I believe the Senator from South Carolina is talking about the Coburn-McCaskill proposal To make sure…

Mr. President, will the Senator yield again without giving up his right to the floor? Mr. DeMINT. Yes, I will.