I ask unanimous consent that the Veterans' Affairs Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. 1434, and we proceed to the matter. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the bill by…

we have seen in the last little bit a significant number of statements on the floor and op-ed pieces written about process--process. On this side we have been talking about 1.4 million Americans needing help getting past the real financial…

my friend from New York was standing to reserve the right to object.

I appreciate very much my colleague, the junior Senator from Nevada, voting with us--voting with himself. He is a cosponsor of this legislation. He and Jack Reed have done admirably good work for the Senate and for the country. Everyone…

I ask unanimous consent that the next two votes be 10 minutes in duration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Cloture Motion The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the…

I am going to offer a consent agreement based on the conversations I have had with a number of Republicans, and a long conversation with my caucus just a few minutes ago. I am going to speak for a few minutes because I know everybody has a…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, January 15, 2014; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…

I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 3527, which is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill…

I ask unanimous consent that at 12 noon on Wednesday, January 15, the Senate proceed to the consideration of H.J. Res. 106, which was received from the House and is at the desk; that there be no amendments, motions, or points of order in…

I express my appreciation to the courtesy of the Senator from California. She is courteous in everything she does in life. She is a pleasure to serve with. Unanimous Consent Agreement--H.J. Res. 106

we will have further discussion on this matter today; that is, the matter I moved to. On our side, we have cleared the bill. We could complete it quickly. We are waiting to hear from the Republicans. This is one of the bills where, if we…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to a period of morning business with Senators allowed to speak therein up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

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 7:11 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, January 15, 2014, at 10 a.m.

I do have a right to object to this; do I not? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is correct, but the question is on the cloture motion. It takes consent for the motion to be tabled.

I am told 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 assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 1917) to…

I enter a motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on S. 1845. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The motion is entered. The majority leader.

I ask for a second reading on both of these measures and, in order to place the bill on the calendar under the provisions of rule XIV, I object to my own request. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The bills will be read for the…

what is the issue before the Senate? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The motion to commit is the pending question.

I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. Mr. McCONNELL. I ask unanimous consent to call up the Coburn amendment No. 2606. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?

I object. Mr. McCONNELL. Parliamentary inquiry: Is it correct that no Senator is permitted to offer an amendment to the unemployment insurance bill while the majority leader's motion to commit with instructions with further amendments is…

I am not objecting. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The question is on the motion to table. The yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the…

At approximately 12:15 p.m. tomorrow there will be a rollcall vote on passage of the short-term continuing resolution. Tomorrow we will continue to work on an agreement to consider the flood insurance bill and begin consideration of the…

The Republican leader and I have had a number of conversations today about how we should proceed on unemployment insurance. I have had conversations and he has had conversations with a number of our Members, both Democrats and Republicans…

Of course; I am happy to. Mr. McCONNELL. I would observe that what I am hoping for is an open amendment process. We have the amendment tree filled and it remains my hope that we will be able to, through these discussions we have had, get…