Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn and convene for pro forma sessions only with no business conducted on the following dates and times and that following each pro forma session, the Senate adjourn until the next pro forma session: Thursday, October 17, at 12:15 p.m.; Monday, October 21, at 1:30 p.m.; and Thursday, October 24 at 12 noon; that the Senate adjourn on Thursday, October 24, until 2:00 p.m. on Monday, October 28, 2013, unless the Senate receives a message from the House that it has adopted S. Con. Res. 24, the adjournment resolution; that if the Senate receives such a message, the Senate adjourn until 2:00 p.m. on Monday, October 28, 2013; that on Monday, following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, and the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day; that following any leader remarks, the Senate be in a period of morning business until 4:30 p.m., with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each; that following morning business the Senate proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 344, Richard Griffin, Jr., to be General Counsel of the NLRB, with up to 1 hour of debate equally divided and controlled in the usual form prior to the cloture vote with respect to the Griffin nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________”