That is far too much time. I yield back another 10 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader's time is now set to 7 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Republican whip. Health Care

Oh, I see. Why don't we yield back 130 minutes of our time. That would leave us 14 minutes or something like that? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Seventeen minutes.

That is a little over 2 hours. How much time for the Republicans? The same? The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is 130 minutes for the Republicans.

I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and passed; that the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and that any statements relating to the bill be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection…

I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read three times and passed and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (H.R…

On the matter now before the Senate, how much of the time that remains is controlled by the Democrats? The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is 147 minutes.

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

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:20 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, December 11, 2013, at 2 p.m…

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

I ask unanimous consent to proceed to legislative session. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. ____________________

We tried to do that. The distinguished Senator from Tennessee objected. The truth is that the Senate has gotten out of whack. If there was a controversy with one of these judges, then you could have some reason to stall. In years past, we…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations: Calendar Nos. 44, 144, 189, 303, 334, 356, 358, 359, 361, 362, 367, 371, 372, 378, 379, 380, 387, 388, 390, 391, 403, 404, 406…

I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. 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 move to proceed to legislative session. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. ____________________

I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. 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 send a cloture motion to the desk. 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 follows: Cloture Motion We, the undersigned…

I send a cloture motion to the desk. 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 follows: Cloture Motion We, the undersigned…

I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. 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 send a cloture motion to the desk. 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 follows: Cloture Motion We, the undersigned…

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 358. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. The clerk will report the nomination. The bill clerk read the nomination of…

I send a cloture motion to the desk. 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 follows: Cloture Motion We, the undersigned…

I send a cloture motion to the desk. 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 follows: Cloture Motion We, the undersigned…

That explanation is as flat as a bottle of beer that has been open for 6 months. ____________________

This is an announcement to all the Senators. Due to the myriad of problems with the weather, there are Senators who are still stranded and trying to get here, so we are going to have to put off the votes this afternoon. We will not have…

Senators then should expect the first vote tomorrow at 10:15 a.m. ____________________