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I ask unanimous consent the Senate consider the following nominations under the Privileged section of the Executive Calendar: Nominations PN 631, PN 632, and PN 667; that the nominations be confirmed, the motions to reconsider be…
Madam President, I appreciate the Presiding Officer's patience in waiting for us to wrap up things. Let me say a word very quickly about the staff. I wish everyone a good August. It has been an extremely difficult first 7 months of this…
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to a period of morning business, with Senators allowed to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, September, 10, 2013, the motion to proceed to S. 1392 be agreed to and the Senate proceed to consideration of the legislation. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the concurrent resolution be agreed to and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The…
Mr. President, I now ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to S. Con. Res. 22. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent resolution by title. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A concurrent…
I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The Republican leader. Delay The Individual Mandate Mr. McCONNELL. Madam President, let me address the first consent I offered, which was objected to. Last month the administration…
It comes as no surprise that the Republicans are once again trying to repeal the health care act. By one count, the House and Senate Republicans have tried to fight the same fight more than 70 times. Albert Einstein was not insane. He was…
Madam President, very briefly, reserving the right to object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader.
Madam President, an example of the work done by others, I will read this material--I will read it and people see me making this consent request. But people have spent weeks arriving at this. That is what I talked about a few minutes ago…
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that on Monday, September 9, 2013, at 5 p.m., the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations: Calendar Nos. 184 and 185; that there be 30 minutes for debate equally…
Mr. President, for this session, this work period, we have done a lot of work, and it has turned out quite well. None of us got what we wanted, but we all got something. I appreciate the cooperation of Democrats and Republicans this…
Mr. President, I move to proceed to Calendar No. 154, S. 1392. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 154 (S. 1392), a bill to promote…
Madam President, have Senators sit down and shut up. OK. It is unfair. Senator Murray has something to say. Senator Collins has something to say. It is just not polite. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate will be in order. Senators will take…
Mr. President, in addition to David leaving, Rohit Kumar is also leaving. I don't know what he did for Senator McConnell, but most of the time I didn't like it. But I learned in our conversations, most of them in the back room, what a fine…
Would the Chair announce the business of the day. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under the previous order, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 11 a.m. with the time equally divided and controlled between the two…
I object. (Laughter.) I will withdraw my objection. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res. 212) was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The majority leader…
Mr. President, we know what is ahead of us the next hour or so. I ask unanimous consent that we change that. In between the vote on Chen, the judge, and the next vote, I ask that there be 10 minutes, and 2 minutes of that would be 1 minute…