Is it further true that he offered Democrats five related amendments of their own choosing? The PRESIDING OFFICER. That is correct.

I think it is wonderful to hear the Republican Senator Mr. Moran talk about job creation. It is really music to my ears, especially when he talks about addressing the importance of immigration, which clearly needs to be addressed and is…

Here it is. Is it true that Majority Leader Reid offered the Republicans five related amendments to the unemployment compensation bill, those amendments to be of their own choosing? Is that correct? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is…

Mr. President, talk about fiddling while Rome burns. If you are one of the 1.3 million people in this country, 222,000 in my State, whose house is burning down because they are going to lose the safety net of $300 a week to feed their…

Mr. President, I am so pleased that six Republicans--six out of all the Republicans--joined with us--every Democrat present--to reach that magic 60 votes we needed to proceed to consider the unemployment compensation bill. I think it is so…

So here you have the facts. I will just recap them. We have a situation where the long-term unemployment rate--those looking for work and out of work for more than 6 months is higher than it has ever been, 2.6 percent. We have a situation…

Mr. President, we will tell those stories and we will counteract the stories we hear. In closing, I wish to say--because I know the Senator from Oregon has been waiting patiently--the reason I took to the floor to talk about health care is…

Mr. President, I wish to pay tribute to eight servicemembers from California or based in California who have died while serving our country in Operation Enduring Freedom since I last entered names into the record on July 10, 2013. This…

I move to lay that motion on the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. It is not an order to reconsider; it is a separate cloture motion.

I move to reconsider the vote, and I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion was agreed to.

Mr. President, I am so pleased that the National Defense Authorization Act includes important reforms to article 32 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, UCMJ, which are based on an amendment I authored with Senator Graham. I thank…

I note the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Coons). The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.