Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the joint resolution of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the joint reolution was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S.J. Res. 40 Resolved by…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The VICE PRESIDENT. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I now withdraw the motion. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The motion is withdrawn. ____________________

It is now my understanding we are going to move to Calendar No. 1110 and 1111 en bloc; is that right, Mr. President? The PRESIDING OFFICER. That is correct. Without objection, the question is on agreeing to Calendar Nos. 1110 and 1111 en…

Mr. President, it is my understanding that in addition to what we have already agreed to, we have to have the question laid before the body on Calendar Nos. 1009, 1010, and 1011. I ask that the Chair consider first No. 1009. The PRESIDING…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of Calendar Nos. 1140 to and including 1170 and 1171, and all nominations on the Secretary's Desk in the Air Force, Army, and Navy; that the nominations be…

Mr. President, on Tuesday, September 7, 2010, John Kluge passed away at a family home in Charlottesville, VA. He was 95. Mr. Kluge was a successful businessman who parlayed the money he earned from a Fritos franchise into a…

Mr. President, when the earthquake on Wall Street sent shockwaves throughout the country, Nevada got hit the worst. The economic collapse took down our housing and job markets along with it. When so many Nevadans lost their jobs, they lost…

Mr. President, although September is coming to a close, we are right in the middle of Hispanic Heritage Month. Every fall we recognize how the invaluable contributions America's 47 million Latinos--Americans with roots in dozens of…

Mr. President, the 111th Congress will be recorded as one of the country's most historic. It will be rightfully remembered for the landmark legislation we passed to help our economy recover from recession and to help Americans afford to…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum with respect to the cloture motions be waived; further, that any pro forma sessions not count as an intervening day. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

Mr. President, I move to proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 247, S. 510, and I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary Committee be discharged en bloc from the following nominations: PN1499, PN1976, and PN2071; that the Senate then proceed en bloc, to the consideration of those nominations, that…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to proceed to Calendar No. 577, S. 3815, and I have a cloture motion at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read…

I want to make sure the Record reflects that I have asked consent on the numbers I read before in addition to 1009, 1010, and 1011; and that the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table; that any statements relating to the nominations…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate consider en bloc the following nominations on the Executive Calendar: 500, 501, 1108, 1054, 810, 1109, 1110, 1111, 1112, 1113, 1115, 1116, 1121, 1122, 1123, 1124, 1125, 1126, 1127, 1128, 1129, 1130…

Mr. President, I now ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 1172, the nomination of Maria Raffinan, to be an associate judge of the DC Superior Court; that the nomination be confirmed and the…

Mr. President, I now ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration en bloc of Calendar Nos. 1102, 1103, 1104, 1105, 1106, and 1107; that the nominations be confirmed en bloc, the motions to reconsider be considered…