Mr. President, before I make some closing remarks, I would yield to Senator Reed, who has been such an extraordinary partner as we have worked together in a transparent and collaborative way to bring this bill across the finish line. The…

Mr. President, I know of no further debate on these amendments. The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there is no further debate on the amendments, the question is on agreeing to the amendments en bloc. The amendments (Nos. 4050 and 4026, as modified)…

Mr. President, I will be very brief. Let me just reiterate what I have been saying repeatedly. What the amendment Senator Reed, Senator Cochran, and I have introduced does is make very clear that HUD is prohibited from intervening in local…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that there be 2 minutes of debate equally divided prior to each vote in relation to H.R. 2577. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 3900, as Modified Under the…

Mr. President, I certainly share the deep concern expressed by my colleague from Utah over the growing size of the Federal debt. It is a serious problem. I encourage him to look at the chart that Senator Alexander has produced, which shows…

Mr. President, I know the Senator from Alabama is going to speak, and the Senator from Rhode Island should have an opportunity to speak. So I ask unanimous consent for 1 additional minute for each side prior to the votes in this series…

Mr. President, on this amendment, I yield back the remainder of our time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. All time is yielded back. The question is on agreeing to the amendment. The amendment (No. 3946) was…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the subsequent votes in this series be 10 minutes in length. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Utah.

Mr. President, I call up the Collins-Reed-Cochran amendment No. 3970. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Maine [Ms. Collins] proposes an amendment numbered 3970 to…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 19, 2016, at 10 a.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to conduct an executive…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding rule XXII, at 11:15 a.m. on Thursday, May 19, all postcloture time be considered expired on the Blunt-Murray amendment No. 3900; further, that if cloture is invoked on the Collins…

Mr. President, what is the pending business? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate is in morning business, with time reserved for the Democrats.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Veterans' Affairs be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 2814 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection…

Mr. President, I know of no further debate on these amendments. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate? If not, the question occurs on agreeing to the amendments en bloc. The amendments (Nos. 3967, 3992, 4011, 4024, and 4042) were…

For the information of all Senators, at 11:15 a.m. tomorrow, the Senate is expected to proceed to three rollcall votes: a motion to waive the budget with respect to the Blunt-Murray Zika amendment, adoption of the Blunt amendment, and…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to executive session for the consideration of Calendar Nos. 547 through 551 and all nominations on the Secretary's desk in the Foreign Service; that the nominations be…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 471, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk…