Mr. President, I have a resolution at the desk. I ask it now be considered. The VICE PRESIDENT. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 1) informing the President of the…

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it recess under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:33 p.m., recessed until Tuesday, January 25, 2011, at 10 a.m…

Mr. President, rollcall votes are possible on Tuesday, January 25. Senators will be notified when votes are scheduled. ____________________

Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum. The VICE PRESIDENT. The absence of a quorum having been suggested, the clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll, and the following Senators entered the…

Mr. President, I note the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Iowa is recognized.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to a period of morning business and that there be 30 minutes for tributes regarding Senator Mikulski's milestone; that upon conclusion of Mikulski-related remarks, there be 45…

Mr. President, happy new year to you. And happy new year to all my colleagues, those returning to the Senate and those taking office today for the first time. I am honored, humbled, and will forever be grateful that the people of Nevada…

Mr. President, I move to reconsider that vote. Mr. McCONNELL. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. ____________________

I have a concurrent resolution at the desk. I ask the clerk to report the same. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the concurrent resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A concurrent resolution (S. Con…

Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote by which the resolution was agreed to. Mr. McCONNELL. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. ____________________

Mr. President, I have a resolution at the desk, and I ask that it now be considered. The VICE PRESIDENT. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 5) electing Gary B…

I remember the Public Service Commission well and its Chairman Paul Volcker. We may need a new working group in the Senate to examine the confirmation process and ways to improve, streamline, and in some cases perhaps eliminate the…

One of the issues we must reform is the confirmation process in the Senate. I have heard from a number of Senators on both sides of the aisle who think we should address this. Clearly, all Presidents are entitled to choose well-qualified…

Mr. President, it is my understanding that the President pro tempore will now assume the presidency of the Senate. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A…

Mr. President, I send to the desk en bloc 12 unanimous- consent requests, and I ask for their consideration en bloc, that the requests be agreed to en bloc, that the motions to reconsider the adoption of these requests be laid upon the…

Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote. Mr. McCONNELL. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. ____________________

Mr. President, as in legislative session, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 641, H.R. 847, the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010; further, that the Gillibrand-Schumer…

Mr. President, the horror of September 11 was unforgettable, and so much about that day was unimaginable. But imagine you had the courage to run into the disaster everyone else was running away from. And because of the toxic fumes and…