Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Rules Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 70, and the resolution be placed on the calendar. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to S. Con. Res. 8. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 8) recognizing…

Mr. President, I rise today to honor Tahis Castro, who is retiring after 17 years of serving Nevadans as an organizer for the Culinary Workers Union. Tahis came to Reno from Costa Rica in 1987. In 1994, she cofounded and organized Hotel…

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

There is a bill at the desk. I ask for its first reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the title of the bill for the first time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 1) making appropriations for the Department…

Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it adjourn under the previous order and under the provisions of S. Res. 78 as a further mark of respect to the late former Senator James…

Mr. President, Senators should expect rollcall votes to occur throughout the day in relation to amendments to the patent reform bill. It is a very important piece of legislation. We waited for years to get this on the floor of the Senate…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m. tomorrow, Tuesday, March 1; that following the prayer and the pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the…

I now withdraw my motion to proceed. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The motion is withdrawn. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent the mandatory quorum under rule XXII be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I move to proceed to Calendar No. 11, H.R. 359, and I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The…

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

Mr. President, following any leader remarks, there will be a period for the transaction of morning business until 3:30 p.m. today. Senators during that period of time will be able to speak for up to 10 minutes each. At 3:30 p.m., we will…

I have an amendment at the desk, amendment No. 482. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Yucca Mountain as a storage location for the Nation's nuclear waste is dead. Even the administration understands that transporting the nuclear waste to a State with no nuclear activity jeopardizes the security of…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill, after the short title, insert the following new section: Sec. 4002. None of the…

Mr. President, we have a briefing by the Secretary of State. We have votes scheduled at 10 until noon, about. I ask unanimous consent that vote be extended to 10 after the hour of noon to allow Members to listen to the Secretary of State…

Mr. President, following any leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the Federal Aviation Administration bill. There will be up to 2 hours for debate equally divided and controlled between the proponents and opponents of…