Mr. President, I withdraw my motion to proceed to Calendar No. 88, S.J. Res. 20. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The motion is withdrawn. ____________________

Mr. President, I understand the clerk is about to report a motion to proceed. ____________________

In one of his poems, T.S. Eliot wrote, ``Hurry up please. It's time.'' He could have been writing about us in the U.S. Senate. Yesterday, this great Nation celebrated its 235th birthday. In those 235 years, we have accomplished many…

Mr. President, following any leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S.J. Res. 20. At 5 p.m. today the Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to the Libya…

I withdraw my motion to proceed to Calendar No. 88, S.J. Res. 20. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The motion is withdrawn. ____________________

Mr. President, I move to proceed to Calendar No. 88, S.J. Res. 20. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The motion is before the Senate.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the time until 5 p.m. be equally divided between the two leaders or their designees and that any time spent in a quorum call be equally divided. There is already an order in effect that…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that John Daley, who is detailed to the Foreign Relations Committee from the State Department, be granted privilege of the floor for the duration of the debate on S.J. Res. 20. The ACTING PRESIDENT…

Mr. President, I move to instruct the Sergeant at Arms to request the presence of absent Senators, and I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The question is on…

Mr. President, I appreciate my friend's advice. We are working to make sure the week is spent relating to the No. 1 issue facing the country today; that is, how to make sure we get a handle on deficit spending. I suggest the absence of a…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Commerce Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 170, and that the Senate then proceed to its consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

Mr. President, the first vote will occur next Tuesday, July 5, at 5 p.m., on cloture on the motion to proceed to S.J. Res. 20. We will run longer than usual to accommodate Senators returning after the Independence Day holiday…

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent we adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:51 p.m., adjourned until Friday, July 1, 2011, at 11 a.m…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res…

Mr. President, I move to proceed to Calendar No. 88, S.J. Res. 20. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A joint resolution (S.J. Res. 20) authorizing the limited use…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the following bills which are at the desk be considered to have been read twice en bloc and placed on the calendar: S. 1317 from Senator DeMint, S. 1323 from Senator Reid of Nevada. The PRESIDING…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res. 165) was agreed…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 165, and that the Senate then proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is…