I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations: Calendar Nos. 597, 598, 601, 602, 603, with the exception of COL Mark A. Baird and COL Robert W. Stanley II; and Nos. 604, 605…

I have a cloture motion which has been filed at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture…

I ask unanimous consent that S. 1963 be returned to the calendar. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

We yield back on this side. The PRESIDING OFFICER. All time is yielded back. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk called the roll.

I move to concur in the House amendment to S. 25 and ask for the yeas and nays on that motion. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. Under the previous order, there will now be 2 minutes of…

I have a cloture motion which has been filed at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture…

I move to concur in the House amendment, and I have a cloture motion at the desk. Cloture Motion The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The assistant…

I ask the Chair to lay before the Senate a message from the House with respect to S. 540. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the Chair lays before the Senate a message from the House which the clerk will report. The assistant…

I have a cloture motion which has been filed at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture…

The next vote will be the last in this series of votes. The next one we will do by voice vote, and then we will start a series of votes at 1:45. There could be as many as 11 votes, so everybody cinch up their vests, and we will see what…

I ask unanimous consent the mandatory quorum required under rule XXII be waived and that the cloture vote on the motion to proceed occur following the disposition of the Freeman nomination and the resumption of legislative session. The…

I have a cloture motion which has been filed at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture…

Is the motion to proceed to Calendar No. 301, S. 1982, now pending? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The motion to proceed is pending. Cloture Motion

The next vote will be the last rollcall vote in this series. The next vote after this vote--other than these we are going to try to do by consent--will be a week from Monday at 5:30. I wish you all well in your airplane rides today…

When the Senate returns, it will address a number of important nominations, the comprehensive veterans bill, extension of unemployment insurance benefits, sexual assault in the military, and others. On unemployment insurance, I am going to…

I have a unanimous consent request just to get us through the day. I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding lack of receipt of the papers if they have not arrived from the House, it be in order for the majority leader or his designee…

I understand S. 2024 is at the desk and due for its first reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bill by title for the first time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 2024) to amend Chapter 1 of Title 1…

I ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table, with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res. 359) was agreed…

I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to S. Res. 359. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 359) to constitute the majority party's…

I ask unanimous consent that the Special Committee on Aging and the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship be authorized to meet for a joint hearing during the session of the Senate on February 12, 2014, to conduct a hearing…

I ask for a second reading of the bill, but for the purpose of placing the bill on the calendar under rule XIV, I object to my own request. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection having been heard, the bill will be read for a second time on the…

I ask unanimous consent that Senator Sanders be appointed as a conferee to H.R. 3080, the Water Resources Reform and Development Act. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that during the adjournment or recess of the Senate from Thursday, February 13, through Monday, February 24, the majority leader and Senators Warner and Levin be authorized to sign duly enrolled bills or joint…

following my remarks and those of the Republican leader, we will be in a period of morning business until 11 o'clock this morning. Republicans will control the first half and Democrats the final half. At 11 a.m. this morning the Senate…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Rules and Administration be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 12, 2014, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``Bipartisan Support for Improving U.S…