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Mr. President, I ask unanimous, consent that the Senate proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 561, the nomination of Clifford L. Stanley to be Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness and Calendar No. 614, the…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 11; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the…
Mr. President, the issue before the Senate today is what we do with Mother Nature. Mother Nature has been very difficult to deal with. The Presiding Officer, being from the State of Alaska, is used to this kind of weather, but most of us…
I hope to be able to get something to the Republican leader very soon. I was told an hour ago that the document is completed. I hope that is the case. I do say to everyone in the Senate at this time that we want to work through this in an…
I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read three times, passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and that any statements relating to this matter be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 413. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 413)…
Mr. President, I had the good fortune of serving with John Murtha in the House, as the Presiding Officer did. He was a brave man. He was the first to break away and was noteworthy in complaining about the Iraq war. As a result of that, it…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate Finance Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. 2917 and that the Senate then proceed to its consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…
Mr. President, this has been a historic storm. I was in Nevada. I left Friday morning, early, and had a beautiful weekend there--highs in the low 60s. But getting back here was another story. It was very, very difficult, and though I am…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate stand in recess until 2 p.m., Tuesday, February 9. There being no objection, the Senate, at 2:05 p.m., recessed until Tuesday, February 9, 2010, at 2 p.m.
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that on Tuesday, after any leader remarks, the Senate proceed to executive session as provided for under the modified order of February 4. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so…
Madam President, since I last asked unanimous consent to have confirmed three important nominations--one, the top intelligence official at the Department of Homeland Security, the other a top intelligence official at the State Department…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 2 p.m., Monday, February 8; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour…
Mr. President, on Monday, the Senate will debate, concurrently, the nominations of Joseph Greenaway to be U.S. circuit judge for the Third Circuit and Craig Becker to be a member of the National Labor Relations Board until 5 p.m., with the…
Madam President, with the storm fast approaching, I think it is to everyone's advantage we complete our work today. So I am convinced this will be the last vote of the day. Now, I would say this. I have been working with Senators Grassley…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The VICE PRESIDENT. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
Mr. President, I rise today to mourn the passing of one of Nevada's finest entertainers, Rogelio Darias. Known in Las Vegas and throughout the world as simply the ``The Bongo King,'' Rogelio brought smiles to all those within earshot with…
Mr. President, I rise today with a heavy heart to pay tribute to the heroic actions of eight Federal agents at the Lloyd D. George Federal District Courthouse in Las Vegas, NV. On January 4, 2010, an armed man entered the Lloyd D. George…