I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: At the end, insert the following: ``including specific information on the…

Mr. President, I have a motion to refer with instructions at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] moves to refer the House message to…

I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorums required under rule XXII be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Motion to Refer with Amendment No. 4729

It is my understanding that the order before the Senate is that each side will have a full 30 minutes. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The leader is correct. The Senator from Massachusetts. ____________________

Madam President, following leader remarks, there will be a period of morning business for Senators to speak up to 10 minutes each. The majority will control the first 30 minutes; Republicans will control the next 30 minutes. We will be in…

I have a cloture motion at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XXII, the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. The legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We, the undersigned Senators, in accordance with…

I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The amendment is printed in today's Record under ``Text of Amendments.'') Cloture Motion

I have a second degree amendment at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid], for Mr. Schumer, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Menendez, proposes an…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The yeas and nays were ordered. Amendment No. 4730 to Amendment No. 4729

I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: At the end, insert the following: ``and include statistics which reflect…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The yeas and nays were ordered. Amendment No. 4731 to Amendment No. 4730

Mr. President, there is a second-degree amendment at the desk that I ask be reported. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] proposes…

Nowhere in this letter--signed by 28 pages of organizations and businesses nationwide--do they waffle or endorse these income limitations. Several chambers of commerce and local businesses from around the State of Nevada who understand the…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to H.R. 4853. Of course I strongly support tax relief for the middle class and others, but today's bill is misguided. Nevada is struggling. It has one of the…

Mr. President, I object to any further proceeding with respect to these two bills. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection having been heard, the bills will be placed on the calendar under rule XIV. ____________________

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

Mr. President, last night we began the rule XIV process on two important bills--the DREAM Act and Firefighters Collective Bargaining. It had been my intent to file cloture on both of these bills. However, supporters of the original bills…

Mr. President, there are two bills at the desk due for a second reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the bills by title for the second time. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 3991) to…