Madam President, the time for morning business has expired; is that right? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader is correct.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Michigan is recognized. ____________________

Mr. President, I appreciate very much the understanding of my friends who have been here waiting to talk for several hours. I also announce that one of the reasons we are waiting is to determine if we need to have votes tonight. Everyone…

Let me express my appreciation to our being able to work through some of these. There are quite a few left to go. The Secretary for the majority just indicated to me that there are some other names that will be cleared later today. So I…

Madam President, following leader remarks there will be a period for morning business until 12:30 p.m. today, with Senators being allowed during that period of time to speak for up to 10 minutes each. The majority will control the first 30…

Mr. President, my friend says he has never seen anything like this. Well, I have never seen anything like this reasoning. Everyone knows that President Obama did not cause the oil gushing into the ocean, and he has done his utmost to try…

If I can just interrupt my friend for a minute, does the Senator have some consent agreements he wants to do or would he rather I come back? Mr. McCONNELL. I have one consent in here, yes.

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 President, I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum call be rescinded.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

Madam President, the Republican leader is correct. He has submitted a list of names. We have exchanged those with our respective staffs. I appreciate it very much. I have had one issue I have had to work through, and he has been very…

Mr. President, following leader remarks there will be a period for morning business until 5:15 today with Senators allowed during that period of time to talk for up to 10 minutes each. At that time, the Senate will turn to the Executive…

I am told that H.R. 5297 is at the desk and due for a second reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is correct. The clerk will read the title of the bill for the second time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 5297)…

I announce that the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Bayh), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Byrd), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson), and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) are necessarily absent. Mr. McCONNELL. The following Senators…

Mr. President, I now object to any further proceedings on this matter. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The bill will be placed on the calendar. ____________________

I announce that the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Bayh), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Byrd), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson), and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) are necessarily absent.

Mr. President, what we do on the Senate floor has consequences far beyond this building. We know our work has real world costs, far beyond the beltway. But it is not just what we do that touches our constituents' lives and livelihoods, it…

Mr. President, reserving the right to object, I realize very much the financial situation our country finds itself in today. Everyone on this side of the aisle recognizes that. We also recognize the fact that the problems dealing with the…

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 1:59 p.m., adjourned until Monday, June 21, 2010, at 2 p.m.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to H. Con. Res. 242. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent resolution by title. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A concurrent…