I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 45, nays 54, as follows: [Rollcall Vote…

I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) is necessarily absent. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 45, nays 54, as follows…

I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Amendment No. 619 The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. There is 2 minutes equally divided prior to a vote in relation to amendment No. 619, offered by the…

I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 56, nays 43, as follows: [Rollcall Vote…

I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 49, nays 50, as follows: [Rollcall Vote…

I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Kaine). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 44, nays 55, as follows…

I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 68, nays 31, as follows: [Rollcall Vote…

I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 41, nays 58, as follows: [Rollcall Vote…

I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 53, nays 46, as follows: [Rollcall…

I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 33, nays 66, as follows: [Rollcall Vote…

I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. (Mr. Cowan). Are there any other Senators in the chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 62, nays 37, as follows…

I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. The Senator from Washington.

I ask unanimous consent the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to ensure marketplace…

Does the Senator mind if I say a word in opening? The Marketplace Fairness Act is known to every Member of the Senate because I have spoken to everyone on this side of the aisle, and I think Senator Enzi and Senator Alexander have spoken…

In the interest of moving this forward, we have scheduled a vote on the Ayotte amendment next, after the vote on the Enzi amendment. I urge everyone who votes for the Enzi-Durbin-Alexander amendment to oppose the Ayotte amendment because…

There are 3. There are 3 out of 975 Internet retailers with over $1 million in sales. There are 3 in the State of Montana. This is an undue burden on the small businesses of Montana? What I would say to the Senator from Florida and the…

as we consider the budget resolution, laying out a blueprint for how we invest in our Nation's priorities, I urge my colleagues to support my amendment creating a deficit-neutral reserve fund to allow for the growth of the National…

do I have the last minute remaining? Let me just say, my friend, Senator Heitkamp from North Dakota, knows this subject so well. The case you want to read is Buckley v. State of California as to whether State laws are enforceable against…

is there any time remaining of the time yielded from the Senator from Wyoming? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Wyoming has 4 minutes remaining. The Senator from Montana.

it is my understanding under the unanimous consent request there was 40 minutes of debate allocated between those of us in support of the Marketplace Fairness Act and those who are offering amendments, Senator Ayotte and Senator Baucus; is…

I thank the Senator from Wyoming. I will yield my time to the Senator from North Dakota, who was a party to the Quill decision, which was before the U.S. Supreme Court 20 years ago, and who has also served as tax commissioner in the State…

I have an amendment at the desk, amendment No. 578. I ask the clerk to please call up the amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The assistant bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Michigan [Mr. Durbin], for…

I would like to suggest that the amendment being offered by the Senator from New Hampshire is unnecessary. It relates to fiscal year 2014. There will be no request for this missile system in fiscal year 2014. I suggest that if she wants to…

this is a photograph of a store in Palatine, IL, called Soccer Plus. Bob Naughtrip opened this store and sold sporting equipment in the suburbs of Chicago. He had a pretty good business going, but then he ran into something called…

I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 46, nays 53, as follows: [Rollcall Vote…