it is hard to believe we are having this debate about protecting women from violence in 2012, but we are. But then again, we have spent much of this year fighting attempts to limit women's access to contraception and preventive healthcare…

I move to reconsider and to lay that motion on the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I just want to point out that is exactly what the Japanese said before Fukushima. So I think we need to be cautious.

This is very concerning. Because in California we have updated reports that are not good, that say there has been a lot of changes.

Do you feel comfortable that on this issue, you are speaking for everyone when you say you are striving to meet that 2014 and 2016 date, you are striving?

I don't want to be surprised and find out it is going to take 12 years or 14, because that is what happened last time, after 9/11, the recommendations took I think 10 years or more.

It is. When I asked--and I am going to give everybody an extra 2 minutes because I have gone over--when I asked the sheriff near my San Onofre plant what she thought, I said, how do you get people out of here? She said, well, if it were to…

I ask my friend to withdraw the request. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Does the Senator withdraw his request for a quorum call?

I ask for the yeas and nays. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The question is on agreeing to the amendment. The clerk will call the roll.

Finally, I ask unanimous consent that there be 2 minutes equally divided prior to each vote and all after the first vote be 10- minute votes. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I suggest the absence of a quorum. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from California.

I will then speak more about the bill because we have some amendments. Can the Chair advise me what the order of votes are on this Transportation bill? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The first amendment in order is No. 1810. Next is…

I thank the Chair. I wanted Members to know about the order. It is likely that several of these will not require votes. I think we will expect at least between, I would say, three and five votes. I think that is a fair indication of where…

Colleagues, I think we are now at the last amendment, so please hear me out. If you care about your constituency, you have to vote no on this amendment. The implication is that the Senator is waiving environmental rules, health and safety…

Yes. I raise a point of order that the pending amendment violates section 311(a)(2)(A) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Kentucky.

First of all, Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to call up Boxer amendment No. 1816, and I ask the clerk report the amendment by number. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, the clerk will report the amendment by…

I ask unanimous consent the McCain amendment No. 1669, as modified, be withdrawn and the Shaheen amendment No. 1678 no longer be in order, as these issues were resolved in the managers' package last evening; further, that the Carper…

I raise a point of order that the pending amendment violates section 311(a)(2)(A) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Could the Senator restate her point of order?

I ask unanimous consent that following my remarks Senator Landrieu be recognized. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I yield back all time. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. If there is no further debate, the question is on agreeing to the amendment. The amendment (No. 1779) was agreed to. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro…

I just wish to ask if it is possible, by unanimous consent, to permit Senator Carper to speak for 2 minutes to discuss an issue Senator Hutchison addressed before. I would ask unanimous consent if we could take a break from the voting. The…

I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Personnel of the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 14, 2012, at 2 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces of the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 14, 2012, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs' Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia be authorized to meet during the session of…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. If there is no further debate, the question is on agreeing to amendment No. 1810. The amendment…