it was my understanding that the consent was for the Hagan amendment and then the Durbin-Coburn amendment. So if we could proceed in that order-- The PRESIDING OFFICER. That is the order in which they will be voted.

I ask for the yeas and nays on the Hagan amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The yeas and nays are so ordered.

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to a period of morning business with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Michigan…

I would like to take a few moments to thank colleagues for their work this week, to thank my partner Senator Cochran and both of our staffs, who have been working very hard to complete the process of this very important jobs bill called…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 23, 2013, at 11 a.m. in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 23, 2013, at 10 a.m., to hold a hearing entitled, ``United States-European Union Economic Relations: Crisis and…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 23, 2013, at 10 a.m., in room 216 of the Hart Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 23, 2013, at 9 a.m., in room 406 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

I would urge a ``no'' vote for a number of reasons, but let me simply say the problem with increasing crop insurance premiums by about 40 percent, which is what this does, is we are going to reduce participation in crop insurance, reduce…

I ask unanimous consent that the time until 1 p.m. be equally divided between proponents and opponents of the Feinstein-McCain amendment No. 923; that following the confirmation vote this afternoon and the resumption of legislative…

I ask unanimous consent that the following first-degree amendments be in order to be called up: Hagan No. 1031, and Durbin-Coburn No. 953; that we have 5 minutes of debate on the Hagan amendment, that there be 10 minutes allotted to…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 23, 2013, at 10:30 a.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled…

First, to my friend from Oklahoma, I would say the budget office has indicated it will not only not go up another 100 percent, it is going down. So they have projected about an $11.5 billion reduction which we have put into our farm bill…

I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To reform the Federal sugar program, and for other purposes) In…

Thank you, Mr. President. As a result of this agreement, if all time is used, at approximately 4:35 p.m. there will be two rollcall votes, the first on adoption of S. Res. 65, the Iran sanctions resolution, and then in relation to the…

Let me say, for purposes of the Members, now that we have completed our official voting for today, I want to thank everyone for all of their hard work and the staff for all of their hard work. It is a continuing pleasure to work with my…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Unanimous Consent Agreement--S. Res. 65

I say to my distinguished colleague from Oklahoma, if I might ask, before he proceeds on his amendment, if I could enter a unanimous consent about the vote.

I ask unanimous consent that on Thursday, May 23, following the cloture vote on the Srinivasan nomination, and notwithstanding cloture having been invoked, if invoked, the Senate resume legislative session and consideration of S. 954…

I ask unanimous consent that at 12 noon today, the Senate proceed to vote in relation to the Inhofe amendment No. 960; that the time until noon be equally divided between Senators Inhofe and Stabenow or their designees; further, that no…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendments Nos. 992 and 1056

I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding the previous order, the Senate begin consideration of S. Res. 65 at 3:45 p.m.; that there be 50 minutes for debate, that the Republicans control 30 minutes and the majority control 20 minutes…

What I find objectionable is so many people lost their jobs. The reason it went up is because people were out of work. So I find that objectionable because a lot of those folks were in my State. I have worked very hard to do everything I…

Here is what we are finding--and it is not my belief, it is the CBO scoring. The Congressional Budget Office, which we rely on, provides objective scoring--not my judgment--and it is telling us it is going down. The Senator is correct that…

we need to make sure our colleagues in the House, as well as in the Senate, stand with all of these groups who worked hard to compromise and forge this very historic constructive agreement. If we want to preserve conservation wins we have…