I got ahead of myself. I ask unanimous consent that the Senate move to legislative session. Mr. McCONNELL addressed the Chair. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Republican leader. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered…

I move to proceed to legislative session. Mr. McCONNELL. I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?

I would ask the clerk to report a cloture motion under the direction of the Chair. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The bill clerk read as…

I ask unanimous consent that the remaining votes this evening be 10 minutes in duration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I would suggest the absence of a quorum and ask unanimous consent that the time be equally divided for all quorum calls. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative…

following my remarks and those of the Republican leader, the Senate will be in morning business until 5:30 this afternoon. At 5:30 the Senate will proceed to executive session. There will be at least 3 rollcall votes: Confirmation of the…

I move to proceed to Calendar No. 243, S. 1356. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 243, S. 1356, a bill to amend the Workforce…

I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the clerk will report the motion. The bill clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We, the undersigned Senators, in…

I think there is, as Senator Murkowski pointed out, such a hunger in the West simply because we are so far from Washington, DC.

This is one of the premier environmental challenges of our time.

I have every bit of confidence in Neil Kornze that he will be the best Director we've ever had at the Bureau of Land Management.

As Senator Murkowski has said, he is a person who will be on the ground trying to figure out the best thing to do.

I think we finally struck a balance with the auctions, trying to address the needs of American industry.

Now Neil Kornze is somebody that is just perfect for the job.

The Bureau of Land Management is looked upon as a remarkably sound agency compared to what it was 20 years ago.

I move to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.J. Res. 59. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the motion to concur. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] moves…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 3 p.m. on Monday, December 16, 2013; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…

I suggest the absence of a quorum. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll.

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 1:20 p.m., adjourned until Monday, December 16, 2013, at 3 p.m.

on Monday there will be a series of rollcall votes starting at 5:30 in the evening. Those votes will be on confirmation of the Patterson nomination to be Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, cloture on the Johnson…

I object to any further proceedings with respect to the reading of this bill at this time. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection is heard. The bill will be placed on the calendar under the provisions of rule XIV. ____________________

I move to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.J. Res. 59, with an amendment. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the motion. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Nevada [Mr…

I offer a cloture motion. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. Cloture Motion We, the undersigned Senators, in accordance with the…

I am told that S. 1824 is due for a second reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator is correct. The clerk will read the bill by title for the second time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 1824) to amend the…

I ask for the yeas and nays on the motion. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The yeas and nays were ordered. Amendment No. 2548 to Amendment No. 2547