Madam President, as I have indicated for the entire week, each day that goes by, each hour that goes by, each minute that goes by, we are that much closer to a government shutdown. I have been told that the House needs more time to work on…

Madam President, I appreciate my friend's request to modify my unanimous consent request. But my response to that--reserving the right to see if I would accept that--is this: Everyone in America-- everyone--knows what the issues are before…

Madam President, I am not going to dwell on this because I want to yield to the Senator from Tennessee, but I do wish to say this. It is as obvious to me--and it is as obvious to me as it is to a kindergarten student--they did not want a…

We need a reasonable time. I would be happy to, but this is not going to be another long performance. The PRESIDING OFFICER. How long do the Senators wish to engage in a colloquy?

Mr. President, I am sorry that we are going to have to vote tomorrow and not today. The House is waiting for us to do something, to finish this, but we have two Senators who will not allow us to do that. We established that an hour or two…

Senate majority leader Harry Reid says the Senate won't accept anything but what's described as a clean bill.

Well, I too would like to thank my friend from the southwest, Congresswoman Sinema, for hosting this special hour to draw attention to Suicide Prevention Month, which we recognize here in September. Suicide within any population is a…

This week, a leading Nevada Republican said that the 2014 elections will be a ``great year for Republicans'' because a lot of minorities and a lot of younger people will not turn out. Well, while the GOP plan for 2014 is focused on voter…

I ask unanimous consent that be the case. I renew my unanimous consent request. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. Cloture Motion The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair lays…

Mr. President, I now have a second-degree amendment at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] proposes an amendment numbered…

Finally, Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m. on Thursday, September 26, 2013, and that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the…

Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 8:11 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, September 26, 2013…

Mr. President, if no agreement is reached under rule XXII, the cloture vote on the continuing resolution will occur 1 hour after the Senate convenes on Friday. The filing deadline for germane first- degree amendments to H.J. Res. 59 will…

Mr. President, the staff has worked so hard over the last couple of days, and I want to acknowledge that. Everyone has worked hard. We tried to space it out, and the staff has done a remarkably good job, but some people spent the night…

I move the Senate concur in the House amendment, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid on the table, with no intervening action or debate. The motion was agreed to. ____________________

I ask to lay before the Senate the message from the House on S. 793. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair lays before the Senate the following message from the House. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Resolved that the bill from…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolutions be agreed to, the preambles be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table en bloc, with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration en bloc of the following resolutions, which were submitted earlier today: S. Res. 255, S. Res. 256, S. Res. 257, S. Res. 258, S. Res. 259, and S…