Political Quotes

On the recordMay 14, 2014
I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding rule XXII, on Thursday, May 15, 2014, at 11:15 a.m., the Senate proceed to vote on cloture on Calendar Nos. 667, 668, 669, and then proceed to consideration and vote on confirmation of Calendar No. 693 and Calendar No. 541; further, that if cloture is invoked on Calendar Nos. 667, 668, or 669, at 1:45 p.m. all postcloture time be expired and the Senate proceed to vote on confirmation of the nominations in the order listed; that following disposition of Calendar No. 669, the Senate proceed to vote on cloture on Calendar No. 732; and that if cloture is invoked, all postcloture time be expired and the Senate resume legislative session and proceed to vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the substitute amendment No. 3060 to H.R. 3474; further, that on Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at 5:30 p.m., the Senate proceed to executive session to vote on the confirmation of Calendar No. 732; further, that there will be 2 minutes for debate prior to each vote, equally divided in the usual form; that any rollcall votes following the first in each series be 10 minutes in length; further, that if confirmed, the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate; that no further motions be in order to the nominations; that any statements related to the nominations be printed in the Record and that President Obama be immediately notified of the Senate's action. The PRESIDING OFFICER.…
Said by
Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada
Source
govinfo.gov
May 14, 2014

Share

More from Harry Reid

Oct 29, 2018

The Democratic Party, their vice chairman wears a T-shirt that says we're for open borders.

transcripts.cnn.com
Jan 3, 2022

Get rid of the filibuster. It`s nothing. As Barack Obama said at John Lewis` funeral, it`s part of the leftovers from the days of slave owners. You have got to get rid of it. It`s very bad.

msnbc.com
Dec 28, 2021

I didn’t have success because of my good looks, or because I was a genius. I had success because I worked harder than anybody else.

msnbc.com
Dec 9, 2016

after a quarter of a century, Senator Glenn left the Senate, and here is what he said: ``Yeah, I'll miss it, sure. But you move on to other things. That's it.'' That was John Glenn. He moved on to other things. Until a couple of years ago…

govinfo.gov

Other voices in this conversation