No. I am asking a question. Mr. McCONNELL. Or are we considering objecting to a consent request? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the request? Mr. McCONNELL. Reserving the right to object, I would ask consent that the Senator modify her request so that it not be in order for the Senate to consider a conference report that includes tax increases or reconciliation instructions to increase taxes or raise the debt ceiling. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
Share
More from Mary Landrieu
I wish to call attention to the bill itself. We talk about many bills, but we don't really debate many bills, so this has been a refreshing day on the floor of the Senate. I have not really seen a day like this in 8 years. I am encouraged…
The Senator from North Dakota can do his closing and then I will yield to the Senator from California. Would that be OK?
I would like to announce for the information of the Senate and the public that a business meeting has been scheduled before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. The business meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 10, 2014…
If the Republican leadership had given comprehensive immigration reform the same opportunity for a vote that all of these other measures have received, it would be the law today.





