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Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, February 8; that following the prayer and the pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the HELP Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. 248 and that the bill be referred to the Committee on Finance. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Merkley). Without objection, it is so…
Mr. President, Senators should expect a rollcall vote at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow in relation to the Nelson of Florida amendment No. 34 to the FAA authorization bill. That will be the only vote of the day. ____________________
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 7:02 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, February 8, 2011, at…
Madam President, it is my great honor to speak on the floor for the first time as a Senator. I am truly humbled by this auspicious occasion and the enormous privilege to serve the greatest people in America--the people of West Virginia…
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. McCaskill). Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics, and Environmental Health of the Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate at 10 a.m., on February 3…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 3, 2011 at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 3, 2011, at 10:30 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on February 3, 2011, at 10 a.m., in SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct an executive…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet, during the session of the Senate, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Simplifying Security: Encouraging Better…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 3, 2011, at 10 a.m., in room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate to conduct a hearing on February 3, at 9:30 a.m., in room SH-216 of the Hart Senate Building…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 3, 2011, at 10 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Committee on…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered…
I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To improve provisions relating to certification and…
Mr. President, this is an enormously important amendment. To be quite truthful, I think Senator Whitehouse would have been satisfied with just having it accepted by both sides, which it would have been. I said: Please bring it to a vote…
Mr. President, I move to table the amendment. I ask for the yeas and nays on the motion to table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The yeas and nays were ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The…