David Perdue

I want to applaud Senator Murray for her prior work and focus on this.

I do not think this is going to hit us soon. I think it is here right now.

Washington received a loud wake-up call this week. On Monday, the Congressional Budget Office, or the CBO, released its biannual ``Budget and Economic Outlook'' report and the projections for the next decade are very sobering. The…

we are celebrating a first in Georgia history today. Last week our State's Farm Bureau president, Zippy Duvall, was elected by the American Farm Bureau Federation to serve as its 12th president. I join my fellow Georgians in congratulating…

tonight President Obama will deliver his final State of the Union Address, a closing argument for his Presidency. This President, who promised change, will attempt to point to his administration's accomplishments, as many Presidents have…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 342, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution (S…

I now ask for a second reading and, in order to place the bill on the calendar under the provisions of rule XIV, I object to my own request. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection is heard. The bill will be read for the second time on the…

I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding rule XXII, the cloture vote occur at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 12. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 247, S. 1893. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 1893) to…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 303, S. 1115. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The…

on behalf of the majority leader, I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The senior assistant legislative…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without…

I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum call be waived. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

on behalf of the majority leader, I move to proceed to Calendar No. 289, S. 2232. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the motion. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 289…

I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported substitute amendment be withdrawn; that the Fischer substitute amendment be agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be read a third time and passed; that the committee-reported title…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 4188, which was received from the House. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read…

I ask unanimous consent that the Chair lay before the Senate H. Con. Res. 104, which was received from the House. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the concurrent resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A…

I understand that there is a bill at the desk, and I ask for its first reading. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the bill by title for the first time. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 2434)…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate stand in recess subject to the call of the Chair. There being no objection, the Senate, at 3:36 p.m., recessed subject to the call of the Chair and reassembled at 4:21 p.m. when called to order by…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations en bloc: Calendar Nos. 332, 333, 383, 424, 432, and 438. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 4:25 p.m., adjourned sine die. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 104 until January 4, 2016, and pursuant to the terms of H.J. Res. 76, and that on January 4, the…

as in executive session, I ask unanimous consent that all the nominations received by the Senate during the 114th Congress, first session, remain in status quo, notwithstanding the provisions of rule XXXI, paragraph 6, of the Standing…

I ask unanimous consent that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________