Mr. President, I move to instruct the Sergeant at Arms to request the presence of absent Senators, and I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The question is on…

I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Udall of Colorado). The clerk will call the roll to ascertain the presence of a quorum. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll and the following Senators entered the…

Mr. President, I move to proceed to Calendar No. 323, H.R. 4851, and I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The…

Madam President, I regret that my Republican colleagues have once again objected to giving out-of-work Americans the unemployment and health benefits they need. Since they have evidently forgotten, I remind them that unemployment is high…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that, at a time to be determined by the majority leader following consultation with the Republican leader, the Senate proceed to Calendar No. 323, H.R. 4851, and that when the bill is considered, it…

Mr. President, I am soon going to call up an adjournment resolution. But there has always been a misunderstanding as to what an adjournment resolution is. The mere fact we are going to adopt an adjournment resolution tonight does not mean…

Mr. President, I ask, has this matter been seconded? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The question is on agreeing to the resolution. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative…

I say to my friend from Oklahoma, he has not put me in an awkward position at all. We would have been happy just to vote on this. That being the case, what I will do--and I alert everybody we are not going to rush this, so people will have…

Mr. President, I now call up the adjournment resolution and ask for the yeas and nays on adoption of the concurrent resolution. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent resolution by title. The assistant legislative…

I suggest the absence of a quorum. The VICE PRESIDENT. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

Madam President, we need to move these amendments more quickly. We have an agreement. We want to make sure everyone continues working in good faith. I ask unanimous consent that all future votes, starting with this one, be 10 minutes, and…

I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from South Carolina. Motion to Commit Mr. DeMINT. I have a motion at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will…

Mr. President, we have a few more items of business that must be taken care of, but I didn't want the time to go by without saying something to the American people. We all know the importance of this legislation. It is a Thursday…

Yes. Mr. McCONNELL. Even though allowing that, as the majority leader suggested, is certainly optional, it has been the custom of both sides, when we have been in these vote-arama situations in the past, to allow the time on each side, and…

Mr. President, USA Today-Gallup reported that the people of America, the citizens of America, favor what we did by a score of 49 to 40. That is a pretty significant majority. People support this legislation. Why? Because they are tired of…

Mr. President, I yield back all time remaining on the bill on the majority's side. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The leader has that right. The time is yielded back. The Senator from Tennessee is recognized. Motion to Commit

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent, as I directed, or asked, that there be 1 minute to explain the amendment and 1 minute to disagree with the amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, we are going to cut the votes off after 10 minutes. We are going to move these as quickly as we can. We want to get through this series of votes as rapidly as we can, and it is going to take hours to do that. People should…