I ask unanimous consent that the Foreign Relations Committee be discharged en bloc from the following nominations: PN2091, Nancy Lindborg; PN2098, Donald Kenneth Steinberg; and PN2128, Cameron Munter; that the Senate then proceed en bloc…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table; that any statements relating to the nominations be printed in the Record; that the President be immediately notified of the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed en bloc to their consideration; that the nominations be confirmed en bloc, the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table en bloc, that any statements…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Foreign Relations Committee be discharged en bloc of the following nominations: PN1991, PN1988, PN1992, PN1952, PN1994, PN1989, PN1995, and PN2129. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection…

Mr. President, I ask for a division vote on each resolution of ratification. The PRESIDING OFFICER. A division has been requested. Senators in favor of the resolution of ratification, please rise. Those opposed will rise and stand until…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate consider Calendar Nos. 5 and 6, Treaty Document Nos. 110-7 and 110-10; that the treaties be considered as having advanced through the various parliamentary stages, up to and including…

Mr. President, I ask for a division vote on the resolution of ratification. The PRESIDING OFFICER. A division has been requested. Senators in favor of the resolution of ratification, please rise. Those opposed will rise and stand until…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 2, Treaty Document No. 110-21; that the treaty be considered as having advanced through the various parliamentary stages, up to…

Mr. President, I now ask unanimous consent that the Agriculture Committee be discharged en bloc of the following nominations for membership on the Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation, and that the Senate then proceed en…

Mr. President, I appreciate very much my friend allowing me to get some of this housekeeping stuff out of the way. ____________________

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that upon disposition of H.R. 3081, as amended, the Senate then proceed to the consideration of H. Con. Res. 321 and the Senate then proceed to vote on adoption of the concurrent resolution. The…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that all postcloture time be considered yielded back and the motion to proceed to H.R. 3081 be agreed to; that the Senate then proceed to the consideration of H.R. 3081; that the bill be considered…

All time has been yielded back, Senator Inouye and Senator Cochran so advise me. The PRESIDING OFFICER. All time has been yielded back. The question is on agreeing to the Thune amendment.

I ask unanimous consent that we now move to Calendar No. 154, S. 859, the Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Act; that the bill be read three times, passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and that any statements related to…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to Calendar No. 119, H.R. 388, the Crane Conservation Act; that the bill be read three times, passed, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table, and any statements relating…

Following any leader remarks, there will be a period of morning business until 10 a.m, with the time equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees. At 10 a.m., there will be 2 hours for debate on the motion to…

Mr. President, before we get into the business of the day, I wish to take a minute, while the Chaplain of the Senate is here, Admiral Black, to comment on really a remarkable afternoon. Ted Stevens, who served in the Senate for many…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that we move now to consideration of S. 1748, the Southern Sea Otter Recovery & Research Act, as reported by the Commerce Committee; that the committee-reported substitute amendment be considered and…