Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to; the preamble be agreed to; and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that S. Res. 12 be indefinitely postponed. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Recognition of the Majority Leader The majority leader is recognized. Energy

Mr. President, this week, the Senate is focused on unleashing American energy. As I have said before, our country is facing some serious energy challenges. We need more power, or we face the possibility of a future defined by unreliable…

Mr. President, let me just restate: I ask unanimous consent that S.J. Res. 12 be indefinitely postponed. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Duly noted. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Rhode Island. ____________________

Mr. President, I have nine requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority Leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the…

Mr. President, I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows…

Mr. President, I move to proceed to Calendar No. 2, S. 9. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 9) to provide that for purposes of determining…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 16, S. Res. 94. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as…

We want to do everything we can, and I think this has been long overdue, to try and figure out how we can make government work more efficiently.

Any reductions to the federal workforce need to be done in a respectful way.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Senator Kennedy be recognized for up to 15 minutes and, upon the use or yielding back of time, then make a motion to proceed to Calendar No. 15, S.J. Res. 11. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

We're just going to start enforcing it to make sure that these aliens go back home.

Mr. President, yesterday evening, we invoked cloture on the nomination of Jamieson Greer to be U.S. Trade Representative. Mr. Greer is admirably qualified for this position. He spent most of his career specializing in trade law and has…

Mr. President, 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. 723 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

The Alien Registration Act says that within 30 days of being in this country illegally, someone must register with the federal government.

If they don't register, they're breaking the federal law, which has always been in place.

Mr. President, I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 24. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. Vote on Motion to Proceed