Mr. President, today we will vote to end Republican filibusters on three district court nominations for Georgia, two of which are judicial emergency vacancies. The Senate should not need to waste our time jumping through these procedural…

Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum…

Mr. President, as long as I have served in the Senate--and I have served the longest in this body--I have never seen a time when noncontroversial nominations were being held up, whether we have had a Republican or Democratic President. I…

Following my remarks and those of the Republican leader, the Senate will be in morning business until 5:30 p.m., with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. At 5:30 p.m. the Senate will proceed to four rollcall votes in…

For the information of all Senators, we expect the nominations that I have listed here to be confirmed by voice vote tomorrow. ____________________

Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it adjourn under the provisions of S. Res. 579 as a further mark of respect to the memory of the late Howard O. Greene, Jr. There being…

For the information of all Senators, if all debate time is used, there will be up to five rollcall votes at approximately 6:15 p.m. in relation to the Keystone XL Pipeline, confirmation of the Abrams, Cohen, and Ross nominations, and then…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, November 18, 2014; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of…

I would object to any further proceedings at this time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection having been heard, the bill will be placed on the calendar. ____________________

Mr. President, I understand that H.R. 2 is at the desk and due for a second reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bill by title for the second time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 2) to remove Federal…

I ask unanimous consent that the proponent debate time for S. 2280 be divided as follows: 2 hours under the control of Senator Hoeven or his designee and 1 hour under the control of Senator Landrieu or her designee. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

Mr. President, I rise today to congratulate Mr. Chris Doby on his service to the U.S. Senate and the Capitol Hill community. A loving husband and devoted father, Chris has dedicated three decades of his life to the Senate. Chris began…

Mr. President, I yield back all time on these nominations. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, all time is yielded back. Vote On Leaf Nomination The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Barbara A…

I yield back all time on this nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

We expect these nominations to be approved by voice vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I want to say one thing while my friend is on the floor. When I came to the Senate, my friend from Vermont had already been here a dozen years. I remember--and I know he does--a man who had been the secretary for the…

Mr. President, in that great play ``Fiddler on the Roof,'' Tevye says, among other things, and I quote: Good news will stay, and bad news will refuse to leave. In Washington we all too often focus on the bad news that lingers instead of…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding rule XXII, following the cloture vote on Executive Calendar No. 858, the Senate consider Calendar Nos. 1050, 898, 961, and 533--these are career ambassadors, in case anyone wants…