Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent morning business be closed. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Morning business is closed. ____________________

Mr. President, there is some dispute here. I thought I said that there would be 10 minutes for debate only and that at 11 o'clock I would be recognized. I want to make sure I said ``for debate only'' because there is some dispute as to…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that there be a period of morning business for debate only until 11 p.m., with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each, and that at 11 o'clock I be recognized. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

I move to table the House amendment to the Senate amendment and ask for the yeas and nays on my motion. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The clerk…

Mr. President, I ask the Chair lay before the Senate a message from the House with respect to House Joint Resolution 59. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair lays before the Senate the following message from the House, which the clerk will…

Madam President, when defining insanity, Albert Einstein said: It is doing the same thing over and over and thinking you are going to get a different result. Einstein was a genius, but it doesn't take a genius to figure out the proof is…

Madam President, behind each Senator is a team of hard- working and dedicated staffers who ensure our constituents have the best possible representation in Congress. For almost 9 years, Darrel Thompson, my deputy chief of staff for…

Mr. President, this is not the time for me to stand and speak about the loss of a staff member whom I feel so strongly about. The man I am talking about is Darrel Thompson, who, as most people know, has been with me for 10 years. He was…

Mr. President, I was happy to ask unanimous consent to pass the bill that we just passed to ensure that the troops will be paid. But I do disagree with the remarks of my Republican colleagues and much of what they said in the last few…

The order now before this body is that we have morning business until 4 o'clock today. I ask unanimous consent to extend that until 6 p.m. under the provisions of the previous order and that I be recognized after that time. The PRESIDING…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to H.R. 3210, which was received from the House in the last 24 hours. I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read three times, passed, and the motion to reconsider be…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to a period of morning business for debate only until 4 p.m., with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each; further, that the time until 4 p.m. be equally divided…

Mr. President, I move to table the House amendments and ask for the yeas and nays on my motion. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The question is on agreeing to the motion to…

Mr. President, I ask the Chair lay before the Senate a message from the House with respect to H. J. Res 59. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Chair lays before the Senate the following message from the House, which the clerk will…

That is right. It keeps the government funded. They have had that for days now. They could do it, with the way they vote, in a matter of 10 minutes.

Madam President, Senators will be notified when the next votes are scheduled. ____________________

Mr. President, pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, I move to waive all applicable sections of the Act and any other applicable budget points of order for purposes of the pending joint resolution and the…

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 4:15 p.m., adjourned until Monday, September 30, 2013, at…