I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 9 a.m. on Friday, December 20, 2013; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…

I ask unanimous consent that the Indian Affairs Committee be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 623 and that the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H. Con. Res. 71 which was received from the House. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent resolution by title. The legislative clerk…

I further ask that the bill be read three times and passed and the motions 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. The bill…

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 12:21 a.m., adjourned until Friday, December 20, 2013, at 9 a.m…

I further ask 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 ordered. The bill…

I rise to discuss the pending budget agreement. First, I wish to praise Senator Murray and Congressman Ryan for their hard work. I think everyone around here and everyone around the Nation recognizes what they have done. Their efforts have…

I yield back the Democrats' time on this nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. All Democratic time is yielded.

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on December 13, 2013, at 11 a.m., in room SD-215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection…

It would be extremely difficult for our members to build the 4G LTE network and stay competitive without access to the spectrum.

Nothing is more important to attracting broadcasters than to give them some idea of how much money they are going to get paid if they give up their spectrum.

Well, again, we don't know exactly what the budget deal is they are contemplating, but certainly in this budget environment that we are in, there are a lot of people looking for revenue.