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IN-RFormer senators
I now ask unanimous consent that following the cloture vote on Executive Calendar No. 1034, the Senate consider Executive Calendar Nos. 596, 699, 957, 1044, 1045, and 1056; that there be 2 minutes for debate equally divided between the two…
Mr. President, I further ask unanimous consent that--we had some nominations on which cloture was filed last night--there be 2 minutes for debate prior to each vote and that all rollcall votes after the first vote in each sequence be 10…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that at 3:00 p.m. today, the Senate proceed to executive session and vote on cloture on Executive Calendar Nos. 928, 930, 1032, 1033, 1034; further, that if cloture is invoked on any of those…
If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it adjourn under the previous order, following the remarks of Senator Grassley. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator…
Mr. President, we will have one more vote. As soon as that is turned in, we will go to recess subject to the call of the Chair for a briefing which everyone should go to, and we will come back and do some wrap-up. This is the last vote…
I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The…
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 8:18 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, November 19, 2014, at 9:30 a.m…
I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 19, 2014; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…
Madam President, I will yield back all time on these nominations. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, all time is yielded back. Vote on Bassett Nomination The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to…
I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. ____________________
Mr. President, there is a cloture motion at the desk and I ask that it be reported. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The assistant legislative…
Madam President, I suggest the absence of a quorum, and ask unanimous consent that the time be equally divided. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant bill clerk proceeded to…
Madam President, under the rule that has been initiated here in the Senate and confirmed, we have 30 minutes of debate on this matter, and I have been told that it won't take that full 30 minutes. And, Madam President, the time for debate…
I yield back all time. Mr. McCONNELL. I yield back all time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, all time is yielded back. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Eleanor Louise Ross, of Georgia, to…
I yield back all time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, all time is yielded back. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Mark Howard Cohen, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the…
I send a cloture motion to the desk, and I ask the Chair to report it. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The assistant legislative clerk read as…
There is a cloture motion at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We, the…
Madam President, I am going to use leader time for these remarks, and it will not interfere with any of the time that has been allocated to these gentlemen and ladies. In far away Israel, during morning prayer, a horrific attack took…
