if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it adjourn under the provisions of S. Res. 604 as a further mark of respect to the memory of former Senator Warren B. Rudman of New Hampshire. There…

I call up a list of 12 amendments which have been cleared by myself and Senator McCain: McCaskill amendment No. 2929, McCaskill amendment No. 2942, Boxer amendment No. 3230, Hatch amendment No. 2966, Inhofe amendment No. 2973, Boxer…

There will be up to four rollcall votes at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow. ____________________

And we are working on it. But if the Senator could just not proceed to call it up but speak to it, we would appreciate it.

I hope not. I don't even know what is in the amendment. But we are trying to accommodate the process where everybody could have a chance, hopefully, to call up their amendments. We have to do it in order where we know what is in the…

I ask unanimous consent that Dr. Jim Malachowski, an Air Force fellow assigned to the office of Senator Conrad, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the debate on S. 3254. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

I have been talking now with Senator McCain. This is what our plan is for tonight and for the morning. In the morning, we would hope we would be able--we would first hope to address the Kyl amendment. We would hope to take up and dispose…

two things. No. 1, we are going to proceed to the rollcall vote in a moment, and with Senator McCain's support and consent, I would like to let our colleagues know we will be here after this vote. That doesn't mean there will be any…

There will be no more votes tonight. After Senator Hagan's remarks are completed, I ask unanimous consent that there be a period of morning business with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

I am not sure what that request was. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The request was for a voice vote on the Leahy amendment now. The Senator from Arizona. Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I will be asking for the yeas and nays at the appropriate time…

somewhere on this desk I have a unanimous consent request. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

I ask that the two Senators be recognized for 10 minutes each as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Wall Street

I understand under the unanimous consent agreement the Senator from Maryland is to be recognized for 5 minutes as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Maryland is recognized. The Fiscal Cliff

I know of no further debate on the Gillibrand amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there is no further debate, the question is on the adoption of the amendment, No. 3016. The amendment was agreed to.

I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Udall of New Mexico). The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

I wish to commend and thank Senator Murray for her huge effort in this area. Her efforts on behalf of our veterans and our troops have been instrumental in bringing some of the corrections that are needed to the forefront, and we very much…

We are waiting for just one further word on the McCain amendment. We hope to be able to voice-vote that in the next few minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. On the matter of Senator Boxer, without objection, it is so ordered.

I thank my friend from Arizona, Senator Kyl, for his willingness to sit down and try to work this out in a way which is satisfactory to him and the Foreign Relations Committee. We very much appreciate that. We know what he is after and we…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senator from Illinois be allocated 7 minutes to speak as in morning business. Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, reserving the right to object, I ask that the Senator modify his request that the Senator be…

I thank the Presiding Officer. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from California.

in a moment I am going to ask unanimous consent that we proceed to a debate, to Senator Feinstein, who will speak on an amendment that she intends to offer but not offer it at this time. I will then ask she be followed by Senator Paul, who…

I move to reconsider the vote. Mr. McCAIN. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Can I ask the Senator from Montana if he wishes to speak on the Udall amendment?

I ask unanimous consent that there be a period of debate only on S. 3254, the Defense authorization bill, until 2 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

was Senator Boxer's 5 minutes agreed to? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Yes.