Mr. President, following any leader remarks, the Senate will resume the motion to proceed to S. 1323, which is a bill to express the sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice in the resulting budget deficit, with the time until 10 a.m…

There will be no more rollcall votes this week. I suggest the absence of a quorum. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the time until 6 p.m. today on the motion to proceed be equally divided between the two leaders or there designees; further, that at 2 p.m., Monday, July 11, the Senate resume consideration of…

Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being objection, the Senate, at 5:51 p.m., adjourned until Monday, July 11, 2011, at…

I now ask for a second reading in order to place the bill on the calendar under the provisions of rule XIV, and I also object to my own request. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection having been heard, the bill will receive its second reading…

Mr. President, I am told there is a bill at the desk due for a first reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bill by title for the first time. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 1340) to cut, cap…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be laid on the table, with no intervening action or debate on this matter, and any statements be printed in the…

Madam President, following any leader remarks, the Senate will resume the motion to proceed to S. 1323, which is a bill to express the sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice in resolving the budget deficit. The time until 12:30 today will…

Madam President, yesterday my distinguished Republican counterpart said the debate over how to avert the looming default crisis is really a debate over what kind of a country we are going to be. I agree. That is certainly true. So will we…

Madam President, I object to any further proceedings with respect to this matter. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection having been heard, the bill will be placed on the calendar under rule XIV. ____________________

S. 1326 is at the desk. It is due for a second reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the bill by title for a second time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 1326) to implement the President's request…

Mr. President, the Senate was scheduled today at 5 p.m. to vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to the bipartisan Libya resolution, which is sponsored by Senators Kerry, McCain, Levin, Kyl, Durbin, Feinstein…

Mr. President, there will be a vote at 5 p.m. today on a motion to instruct the Sergeant at Arms to notify Senators of their need of attendance in the Senate at this important time in our country's history. I would note the absence of a…

I now move to proceed to Calendar No. 93, S. 1323. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A motion to proceed to Calendar No. 93, S. 1323, a bill to express the…

I now withdraw my motion to proceed to Calendar No. 93, S. 1323. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The motion is withdrawn. ____________________

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum under rule XXII be waived. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I have a cloture motion at the desk in that regard. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture…

I now move to proceed to Calendar No. 93, S. 1323. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to the bill (S. 1323) to express the sense of the Senate…