I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on December 12, 2013, at 10 a.m. in room SD-215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes it business today, it adjourn until 1 p.m. on Sunday, December 15, 2013; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on December 12, 2013, at 10 a.m. in room 430 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to conduct a…

I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on December 12, 2013, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

if I yield back 1 hour of the majority's time, what time would the next vote occur? The PRESIDING OFFICER. At 9:15 p.m.

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 2 p.m. tomorrow, Wednesday, December 11; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 2871, which was received from the House. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to H.R. 2922. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 2922) to extend the authority of the Supreme Court Police to…

S. 1797, introduced earlier by Senator Reed, I am told, is at the desk and due for a 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. 1797) to…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on December 10, 2013, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``Housing Finance Reform…

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

a couple years ago I surprised everyone--but I didn't surprise myself--when I selected Patty Murray as chair of the supercommittee. At the time Patty was chairman of the Veterans' Affairs Committee, she was a member of the Budget…

the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs has received a request from a Federal agency seeking access to records that the Committee obtained during its review of disability claims adjudications made in the Social Security…

I move to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the Pillard nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion.

that last vote took 30 minutes. We are not going to wait around for Senators to come. We are going to start cutting off votes--Democrats, Republicans, Independents, everybody. We cannot do this. We have a lot of work to do, so it is unfair…

what is the question now before the Senate? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question will be on the cloture vote upon reconsideration. The Senate will be in order. The Republican leader. Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I make a point of order…

following my remarks and those of Senator McConnell, the Senate will proceed to executive session to consider the nomination of Patricia Millett to be U.S. circuit judge for the DC Circuit and immediately vote on confirmation of that…

I move to proceed to Calendar No. 243, S. 1356. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. 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 ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on December 10, 2013, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to S. Res. 315. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 315) to authorize production of records by the…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on December 10, 2013, at 2:30 p.m., to hold a hearing entitled ``The Transition in Afghanistan.'' The PRESIDING OFFICER…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on December 10, 2013, at 2:30 p.m. in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building. The Committee…

I now ask for a second reading but object to my own request. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection having been heard, the bill will receive its second reading on the next legislative day. ____________________

Upon the use or yielding back of postcloture time, the Senate will proceed to vote on the confirmation of the Pillard nomination. If all time is used, the vote will occur around 1 a.m. on Thursday morning, December 12. Senators will be…

I now move to proceed to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the Pillard nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion.