Political Quotes

“I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 2 p.m. on Monday, November 18, 2013, and that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day, and that following any leader remarks the Senate be in a period of morning business until 5 p.m., with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each; that the first-degree filing deadline for amendments to H.R. 3204 be 3 p.m. on Monday and the second-degree filing deadline be 4 p.m. on Monday; further, that at 5 p.m., the Senate proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 381, the nomination of Robert Wilkins to be the U.S. Circuit Judge for the DC Circuit, with the time until 5:30 p.m. equally divided and controlled in the usual form prior to the cloture vote on the nomination; that if cloture is not invoked, the Senate resume legislative session and immediately vote on the motion to invoke cloture on H.R. 3204, the pharmaceutical drug compounding bill, all postcloture time be yielded back, the pending amendments be withdrawn and the Senate vote on passage of H.R. 3204; that upon disposition of H.R. 3204, the Senate vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 1197, the National Defense Authorization Act. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________”