I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Morning business is closed. ____________________

there is a document posted on the wall of the offices of the Senate Armed Services Committee with all of the staff listed in order of seniority, with the dates on which they started their service. The second name on the list is that of…

And the time is evenly divided? The PRESIDING OFFICER. I think it is safe to say that is accurate.

Before Senator Sanders leaves, let me commend him. I didn't hear all his remarks, but I know the subject of his address, his remarks, was the fact corporations now contribute about 10 percent of the total revenue which comes into Uncle…

The first letter is a letter of 11 Ambassadors, including four former Ambassadors to Israel, in which these Ambassadors say that Senator Hagel ``has always supported the pillars of American foreign policy--such as a strong NATO and…

First, on the question of whether this is a filibuster, under our rules Senators have a right to speak and debate as long as they want until 60 Senators decide it is time to end debate. That is the definition, under our rules, of a…

I have no objection after the Senator from Illinois is recognized. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Of course. MR. INHOFE. It is my understanding that we have equally divided our time between now and noon. That is about 1 hour 40 minutes. I ask unanimous consent, on the Republican side, that I be given the first 10 minutes and the last…

is the remainder of the time reserved for the Hagel nomination or is it just open? The PRESIDING OFFICER. It is. There is 20 minutes, with 10 minutes on each side.

5 weeks ago Senator Hagel was warmly introduced at his nomination hearing by two former chairmen of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Senator Sam Nunn and Senator John Warner, who represent the best bipartisan tradition of the Senate…

may I inquire how much time remains on both sides? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Michigan has 11\1/2\ minutes remaining, and the Senator from Oklahoma has 11 minutes. The Senator from Oklahoma.

I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 26, 2013, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on February 26, 2013. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on veterans' affairs

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 26, 2013, at 10 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee…

for the Committee on Armed Services I report favorably the following nomination lists which were printed in the Records on the dates indicated, and ask unanimous consent, to save the expense of reprinting on the Executive Calendar that…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 26, 2013, at 3:45 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 26, 2013. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on finance

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet, during the session of the Senate, to conduct a hearing entitled ``State Leadership and Innovation in Disability Employment'' on…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 26, 2013. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on finance

pursuant to the requirements of paragraph 2 of Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record the rules of the Committee on Armed Services. There being no objection, the material was…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 26, 2013, at 11:50 a.m. in room S-219 of the Capitol. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 26, 2013, at 10 a.m., in room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``The Budget…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 26, 2013, in room SD-628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, at 3 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The question is, Shall the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Charles Timothy Hagel, of Nebraska, to be…

I believe the business before the Senate now is the vote on the reconsideration of the motion to end debate on the Hagel nomination. Is that correct? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator is correct.