I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 352 submitted by Senators Klobuchar, Hatch, and others today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as…

I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to Calendar No. 303, S. Res. 333. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 333) strongly recommending that…

I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed to offer a motion to reconsider the previous vote by which cloture was not invoked on S. 1845. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The motion is entered.

I ask unanimous consent the commerce committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 289. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read…

I have had the good fortune of serving in Congress for more than three decades with a good man, the senior Senator from Montana Max Baucus. We hope to schedule a vote sometime this afternoon on his confirmation to be our Nation's…

I am told that there is a bill, S. 1996, due for a second reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the bill by title for the second time. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 1996) to protect…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. There is a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll. Mr. BAUCUS (when…

the next rollcall vote will be at 5:30 p.m. on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 1963. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 302, S. Res. 270. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 270)…

I ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid on the table, with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 2 p.m. on Monday, February 10, 2014; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…

for the benefit of all Members, we are going to have another vote right now on the other cloture motion that has been scheduled. Then the Republican leader has said we can move forward on the Baucus nomination at that time. I ask unanimous…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:49 p.m. adjourned until Monday, February 10, 2014, at 2 p.m…

I am told that there are two bills at the desk, and I ask for their first reading en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bills by title for the first time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 3590) to…

following my remarks and those of the Republican leader, the Senate will resume consideration of S. 1845, which is the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act. The filing deadline for first-degree amendments to that is 9:45 a.m…

after having consulted with the Republican leader, I now ask unanimous consent to move to executive session to consider Calendar No. 629, the nomination of our friend Max Baucus to be Ambassador to China; further, I ask that all time be…

I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum required under rule XXII be waived and the vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to this matter occur at 5:30 p.m., Monday, February 10. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsidered be considered made and laid on the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S…

I know everyone is in a hurry to leave, and I will be very brief. I wish to make sure I am clear where we stand. We are one Republican vote away from restoring unemployment insurance for 1.7 million Americans, including 20,000 veterans who…

I enter a motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the Reed of Rhode Island amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The motion to reconsider is entered.

I ask unanimous consent that the Rockefeller amendment to the resolution, which is at the desk, be agreed to; the resolution, as amended, be agreed to; the Rockefeller amendment to the preamble, which is at the desk, be agreed to; the…

As I said, Mr. President, there will be two rollcall votes. The first vote is on cloture of the Reed amendment. If cloture is not invoked, there will be a second cloture on the underlying bill. We hope to be able to work something out for…

I now move to proceed to Calendar No. 298, S. 1963. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the motion. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A motion to proceed to Calendar No. 298, S. 1963, a bill to repeal…

I object to any further proceedings with regard to this matter. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection having been heard, the bill will be placed on the calendar. Tribute to Max Baucus

I now ask for a second reading en bloc, but I object to my own request en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection having been heard, the bills will be read for the second time on the next legislative day. ____________________