Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding rule XXII, the Reid-McConnell amendment, No. 4753, in the motion to concur with respect to the House message on H.R. 4853, be modified with the technical change which is at the…

I announce that the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Shaheen). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 6278, which was received from the House and is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, December 14; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported substitute amendment be agreed to, the bill as amended be read a third time and passed, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any statements be printed in…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Madam President, I would object to any further proceedings with respect to the bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection having been heard, the bill will be placed on the calendar. ____________________

Madam President, the postcloture debate time will expire around midnight tomorrow night. Senators will be notified when any votes are scheduled tomorrow. ____________________

Madam 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 6:36 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, December 14, 2010…

Madam President, I understand that S. 4023 is at the desk and is due for a second reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the title of the bill for the second time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 4023) to…

I ask unanimous consent that the bill be passed and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate and any statements be printed in the Record with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING…

I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported substitute amendment be considered and that the Akaka amendment which is at the desk be agreed to; the committee substitute amendment, as amended, be agreed to; the bill, as amended, be…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 638, S. 3447. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 3447) to amend…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read three times and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements relating to the bill be printed in the Record…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on December 9, 2010, at 10:15 a.m., in room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

I announce that the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Bayh), the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Begich), the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd), the Senator from Wisconsin…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on December 9, 2010 at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``The State of Credit…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on December 9, 2010, at 9:30 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Select…