Mark Pryor: “When you look at a merger or acquisition in a given industry, there could literally be billions of dollars at stake.”

For the information of all Senators, if all debate time is used, there will be up to four rollcall votes in relation to the Defense authorization bill and the Saperstein nomination at 3 p.m. We hope to yield back some of the debate time…

My colleagues. What can I say about my colleagues that has not been said before? Or maybe I could say, what can I say about my colleagues that they have not said about themselves before? You know, politics is about people; not just the…

I ask unanimous consent that from Thursday December 11 through Friday December 12, Senator Pryor be authorized to sign duly-enrolled bills or joint resolutions. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

I 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. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (S. 2983) was ordered to be…