For the information of Senators, I am about to ask for unanimous consent--which I expect to receive--to have two rollcall votes and two voice votes before lunch. So I now will do that. I ask unanimous consent that at 12:10 p.m. the Senate…

Excuse me. My fault, Mr. President. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Tennessee.

I further ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and passed 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…

I would say to the Senator that we are hoping to be able to lock in some amendments, but we are not quite ready yet. So what I might do is ask him to yield during his speech so that we can do that. I would say to the Senator through the…

I wish to say to the Senator of Louisiana two things: First, I understand his passion on this issue. I have heard him speak about it. He talked to us last week about how best to express that on the Senate floor. There are a number of…

I thank the Senator from New York. He has not been on the floor in the past at the beginning of the day when I thanked both the majority leader and Democratic leader for their attitude toward this bill. While it is probably not noticed by…

I thank the Senator from New York for his remarks. I know how passionately he feels about the amendment by the Senator from North Carolina. He has made that clear to me on more than one occasion, and my hope is that the Senator from New…

that concludes the votes for now. We are moving along very well. We expect to have votes at 4 p.m. today on amendments by Senators Isakson, Bennet, Lee, and Franken. We may have other votes. Senator Murray and I have a number of amendments…

reserving the right to object, this is a very important amendment that was thoroughly discussed in the education committee when we considered this legislation. Both Senator Murray and I believe it should be offered on the floor and that…

I see that the majority leader has filed cloture on the bill, which I understand. We have had a chance to have a good discussion and a good debate. We are getting toward the end of the consideration of our bill to fix No Child Left Behind…

I ask unanimous consent that Devon Brenner, an education fellow in Senator Cochran's office, be granted floor privileges through May 31, 2016. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator…

Reserving the right to object, I ask the Presiding Officer, are we in morning business? The PRESIDING OFFICER. No, we are still on the bill.