I ask unanimous consent that 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. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the resolutions be agreed to, the preambles, where applicable, be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table en bloc, with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 498, S. Res. 522. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A…

I ask unanimous consent that the Commerce Committee be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4838 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration en bloc of the following resolutions which were submitted earlier today: S. Res. 532, S. Res. 533, S. Res. 534, and S. Res. 535. There being no objection, the…

I now ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 496, S. Res. 513. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A…

there will be no votes tomorrow. The next rollcall vote will occur at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, September 8. ____________________

I further ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported substitute amendment be agreed to and the joint resolution, as amended, be read a third time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The committee amendment…

I ask that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The resolution was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to…

before we close the Senate before the August recess, I just want to speak for 1 minute. We all heard the exchange earlier between the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Menendez, and Senator Enzi, and Senator Carper also…

I wish to speak very briefly about Medicare. Before 1965, as the Presiding Officer and many others in the Chamber know, nearly half of America's seniors had no health insurance at all. Medicare made certain that seniors had access to…

today I rise in support of the Bring Jobs Home Act. There has been some discussion on the floor about this act already, but I wish to lend my voice to that. This is a commonsense bill to bring good-paying middle-class jobs back to America…