Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:39 p.m., adjourned until Friday, March…

Madam President, following leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the tax extenders legislation. Today, we will continue to work through the remaining amendments to the bill. Senators will be notified when votes are…

I move to lay that motion on the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk called the roll.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Burris). Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 3356, as Modified

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Murray amendment I offered on her behalf be the pending amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is pending.

I ask unanimous consent that it be modified with the changes at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so modified. The amendment, as modified, is as follows: At the end of subtitle C of title II, insert the following…

I am now going to call up amendment No. 3417, with the understanding that Senator Isakson will be allowed to call up his amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The bill clerk read as…

I ask unanimous consent that further reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To temporarily modify the allocation of geothermal…

I ask unanimous consent that it be in order for the Senate to consider en bloc the following amendments with no amendments in order to the amendments; that once the amendments have been reported by number, and modified, if applicable, the…

Mr. President, this resolution concerns a request for testimony in a criminal case pending in Clark County District Court in Vancouver, WA. In this case, the defendant, a Vietnam War veteran, is charged with harassing two caseworkers in…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 9:30 a.m., March 5; that following the prayer and the pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be…

Mr. President, the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs has received a request from a federal law enforcement agency seeking access to records that the Subcommittee…

I ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be laid on the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res. 431) was agreed to. The…

I now ask unanimous consent the Senate Foreign Relations Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 431 and we now proceed to that matter. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report…

I ask unanimous consent the resolutions be considered and agreed to en bloc, the preambles be agreed to en bloc, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table en bloc, there be no intervening action or debate, and any statements be…

I ask unanimous consent that a Levin amendment which is at the desk and the resolution, as amended, be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid on the table; that there be no intervening action or debate and…

This amendment I offer on behalf of Mrs. Murray, Mr. Harkin, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Begich, and Mr. Burris. This, of course, is to the amendment proposed by Senator Baucus. Amendment No. 3353 to Amendment No. 3336 (Purpose: To provide an…