Mr. President, I appreciate my friend's statement. I didn't hear it all, but I certainly heard the context of the statement. We are willing to work with him and his staff, as we have, to try to come up with a solution. I want the record to…

Secretary Geithner said it has already started. The international community is extremely worried they could only get overnight loans. It is extremely precarious for our country. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum. The ACTING…

Mr. President, I am familiar with the situation in Illinois where a $146 million construction project was turned down at the last minute because they were so afraid of the credit.

Mr. President, I have been told personally by some Republicans in the Senate they will do everything they can to stop legislation from proceeding. That is not a majority; it is a handful of people on the Republican side of the aisle. That…

I say to my friend from New York, under the rules we have in the Senate, if I move tonight, we cannot have the final vote until Tuesday morning. The country defaults at 12 o'clock on Tuesday on its debt.

Mr. President, although the House of Representatives has not yet voted on Speaker Boehner's plan, that plan is flawed. That is why they have struggled for days to pass this inadequate legislation without a single Democrat even being…

Mr. President, following any leader remarks, the Senate will recess until 11 a.m. today to allow for a Democratic caucus. At 10 a.m. we will have that caucus. At 11 a.m. the Senate will be in morning business until 12 noon. At noon I will…

Mr. President, I move to concur in the House amendment to S. 627 with an amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] proposes an amendment…

Thank you, Mr. President. I move to instruct the Sergeant at Arms to request the attendance of absent Senators, and I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second…

I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is noted. The Republican leader. Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I don't want to belabor this. I would just finally point out that we are in the rather curious position that the House of…

Mr. President, may we have order. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate will be in order.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the period of morning business be extended until 5 p.m., with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each; further, that at 5 p.m. I be recognized. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that morning business be extended until 7 p.m., with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each during that time; and further, that I be recognized at 7 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

Madam President, today the House of Representatives will vote on Speaker Boehner's short-term plan to raise the debt ceiling. As soon as the House completes its vote tonight, or this afternoon, the Senate will move to take up the message…

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 10:48 p.m., adjourned until Friday, July 29, 2011, at 9:30…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the period of morning business be extended until 8:30 p.m., with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each and, further, that at 8:30 I be recognized. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro…

Mr. President, I would object to any further proceedings at this time. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection having been heard, the bill will be placed on the calendar.

For all Democratic Senators, they should be aware that we are going to have a caucus at 10 a.m. tomorrow. ____________________