Mr. President, I object to any further proceedings with respect to this bill. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection is heard. The bill will be placed on the calendar subject to the provisions of rule XIV. ____________________

Madam President, I move to table amendment No. 363 and ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The question is on agreeing to the motion.

Madam President, I move to table the pending amendment, and I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendments en bloc. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. Paul]…

Who controls that time? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The time is controlled by the majority, and the Senator from Kentucky controls 2 minutes 22 seconds.

Madam President, although the PATRIOT Act is not a perfect law, it provides our intelligence and law enforcement communities with crucial tools to keep our homeland safe and thwart terrorism. While I am disappointed we were not able to…

Madam President, this is an extremely important plateau we have reached. It has been very difficult for everyone. But now this bill can go to the President of the United States if these amendments are defeated, which I hope they are. It…

Madam President, in this editorial to which the chairman of the Judiciary Committee refers, there are four very strong paragraphs indicating why his amendment is important and necessary. But in keeping with the kind of Senator we have in…

Madam President, I propounded this unanimous consent request: I would comment to my friend, the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, this amendment he has suggested has bipartisan support. He has worked very hard on this. It is an…

I appreciate everyone's patience. We are working toward the end, but we are not there yet. I ask unanimous consent that it be in order for Senator Paul to offer two amendments en bloc and no other amendments be in order: Amendment No. 363…

Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum and ask unanimous consent that the time be equally divided. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative…

Mr. President, following any leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to concur in the House message to accompany S. 990, which is the legislative vehicle for the PATRIOT Act extension. The filing deadline for all…

Mr. President, there will be no more votes today. That was the last vote for this week. We will have a vote on the Monday we get back in the evening at around 5 o'clock. ____________________

Madam President, I am not sure I was heard earlier. I ask unanimous consent that this vote be 15 minutes and the rest 10 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative…

Is amendment No. 365 pending? The PRESIDING OFFICER. That is the pending amendment.

Madam President, I move to table the pending Paul amendment No. 365, and I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The question is on agreeing to the motion…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to a period of morning business until 8 p.m. tonight, with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each; further, that Senator Murray now be recognized to speak for 4…

I think that may get us past 8 o'clock. I have not done the math but however long that takes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Washington. ____________________

Mr. President, before we terminate tonight, there is some additional business. I ask unanimous consent that the filing deadline for second-degree amendments be at 9:40 a.m. tomorrow morning. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is…