Harry Reid

We expect this nomination to be confirmed by voice vote, so we expect four rollcall votes at 11 a.m. ____________________

I would object, Mr. President, to any further proceedings with regard to this bill at this time. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection is heard. The bill will be placed upon the calendar. U.S. Military

There is a bill, S. 2422, that is at the desk and 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. 2422) to…

Reserving the right to object, the rule will not become effective for a long time. The normal period of time to make comments when rules are being promulgated is 60 days. This one is 120 days. The reason for that is Members of my caucus…

I now move to proceed to Calendar No. 384, S. 2363, the Hagan sportsmen's legislation. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the motion. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No…

With this agreement we will have four rollcall votes today at 4 p.m. and as many as four rollcall votes on Wednesday at 11 a.m. ____________________

I now move to proceed to Calendar No. 384, S. 2363, the Hagan sportsmen's legislation. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the motion. The legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 384, S…

Just recently, the Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid claimed that global warming was the cause of increased wildfires, pure and simple.

I want to make sure that my leaving does not take away at all from my friendship with Mitch McConnell.

I have seen firsthand how this dark money is perverting our political system.

I support this constitutional amendment. I admire and I congratulate Senator Tom Udall and Senator Michael Bennet for their authoring this amendment.

We passed the McCain-Feingold law that took corporate money out of politics.

We can keep the status quo and argue all day and all night, weekends, forever, about whose billionaires are right and whose billionaires are wrong; or we can work together to change the system.

The American people reject the notion that money gives the Koch brothers, corporations, or special interest groups a greater voice in Government than a mechanic, a lawyer, a doctor, a healthcare worker.

Simply put, a constitutional amendment is what the Nation needs to bring sanity back to political campaigns and restore Americans' confidence in their elected leaders.

In 2010, we went back into the sewer with Citizens United.

The flood of dark money into our Nation's political system poses the greatest threat to our democracy that I have witnessed during my tenure in public service.

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:54 p.m., adjourned until Friday, May 23, 2014, at 10 a.m…

So the next rollcall vote will be at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, June 2. ____________________

I ask the courtesy of the Senator from Nevada to do a brief unanimous consent request.

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 6:28 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, May 22, 2014, at 10 a.m…

There will be two rollcall votes at 1:45 p.m. tomorrow. ____________________

I would object to any further proceedings with respect to this bill at this time. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection is heard. The bill will be placed on the calendar. Hard Working Senators

I have heard the good Chaplain talk about some of the things we should not do, and one of them is be envious. I try not to be, but I have to admit that every morning I hear his speech I am envious of his voice. I have what I have. It is…

What this means is tonight at 5:30 p.m. we could have as many as five rollcall votes. Some of these votes could be confirmed by voice, so we will wait and see about that, so there would be maybe only two rollcall votes, on confirmation of…