On the recordJuly 18, 2013
following my remarks and those of the Republican leader, there will be an hour of morning business, with the majority controlling the first half and the Republicans the final half. Following morning business, the Senate will proceed to executive session to consider the nomination of Thomas Perez to be Secretary of Labor. We hope to confirm both the Perez and McCarthy nominations today. We are ready to move on this whenever my Republican colleagues say they want to. What would be the right thing to do would be to vote on Perez this morning and vote on the cloture motion I filed regarding McCarthy. Then this afternoon, after our lunches, we would vote on confirmation of McCarthy. However, whatever the Republicans decide, I will be happy to work with them in whatever way is convenient. Measures Placed on the Calendar--S. 1315, S. 1316, and H.R. 1911
