Have the yeas and nays been ordered? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Yes, they have been.

I appreciate very much the courtesy of my two friends, the distinguished Senator from New Mexico, Mr. Udall, and my dear friend from Oregon, Mr. Merkley, for being understanding. We had some word changes. We were tied up on words. Senator…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent, because of the time delay here, that the recess not start until 1 o'clock rather than 12:30. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Durbin). Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the prior order of the Chair be put in place again, that there be a quorum call that would begin now and that the time be charged equally. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Brown of Ohio). Is there…

Mr. President, it is my understanding that we have more reporting to be done by the clerk on matters that will come before the Senate. Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under the previous order, the clerk will…

My understanding now is that as soon as the clerk announces the order for the day, the 8 hours will begin to run; is that right, Mr. President? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The majority leader is correct. ____________________

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

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that we proceed to S. Res. 31. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 31) commemorating the 110th…

Mr. President, following leader remarks, if any, the Senate will begin en bloc consideration of several resolutions to change the Senate rules. There will be up to 8 hours of debate prior to a series of stacked rollcall votes in relation…

Mr. President, for the information of Senators, there will be no rollcall votes during Monday's session of the Senate. With the committees just having been formed today--we finished those at 1:30 or so today--we still have some funding…

Mr. President, I am told S. 223, which was introduced earlier today by Senator Rockefeller, is at the desk and I ask for its first reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the title of the bill for the first time. The…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the clerk begin calling the quorum and that the time be evenly divided for the duration of the consideration of the resolutions. If there are quorum calls during this debate, I ask unanimous…

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 8:01 p.m., adjourned until Monday, January 31, 2011, at 2…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding the adjournment of the Senate, on Friday, January 28, S. 223 be considered to have received a second reading, an objection made to further proceedings, and the bill placed on the…

Mr. President, I now ask for its second reading but then object to my own request. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection having been heard, the bill will receive its second reading on the next legislative day. ____________________

Mr. President, this legislation is the FAA authorization bill, which is extremely important. We have been trying to do this bill for years. I hope with what took place today, we can move to this bill and have a good debate on an extremely…

I ask unanimous consent that we turn to the consideration of S. Res. 33. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 33) expressing the sense of the…