following my remarks and those of the Republican Leader, the Senate will be in a period of morning business for 1 hour. The majority will control the first half and the Republicans the final half. Following morning business the Senate will…

I have a cloture motion at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We, the…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration en bloc of S. Res. 304, S. Res. 305, S. Res. 306, S. Res. 307, and S. Res. 308. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the resolutions en…

I am told that S. 1752 is due for its 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. 1752) to reform procedures for determinations to…

I ask unanimous consent that the motion to recommit be withdrawn; the pending Levin amendment No. 2123 be set aside for Senator Gillibrand, or designee, to offer amendment No. 2099 relevant to sexual assault; that the amendment be subject…

if there 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, 7:36 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, November 21, 2013, at 10:30 a.m.

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 21, 2013; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolutions be agreed to, the preambles, where applicable, be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table en bloc, with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

I renew my request that was just denied. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?

I know there is a unanimous consent pending. I have no problem in the world with continuing to work to see if we can come up with something. We have tried. It is not as if we have not tried. But my disappointment is that we are just not…

So we need 10 minutes for McCaskill also. That would be 20 minutes on each side. That the time then until 5:30 be equally divided between the proponents and the opponents of the Gillibrand amendment and the McCaskill amendment; that the…

I also add to that that I be recognized at 7:30. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Blumenthal). Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I object to any further proceedings with respect to this bill at this time. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection having been heard, the bill will be placed on the calendar. ____________________

Senators have used the filibuster to stand up to popular presidents. To block legislation. Yes, even as I've stated, to stall executive nominees. The roots of the filibuster are found in the Constitution and in our own rules. It will…

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

I would say, while they are reserving the right to object, there is still time left. With the tentative agreement we had, which was just kind of a handshake, there would be 6 hours, and there is still time left on that. So that time for…

I am told that S. 1737 is due for a second reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the bill by title for a second time. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 1737) to provide for an increase in…

I have a motion to recommit S. 1197 with instructions at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] moves to recommit the bill to…

I have an amendment to the instructions at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Nevada [Mr. REID] proposes an amendment numbered 2306 to the instructions…

I ask for the yeas and nays on that motion. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The yeas and nays were ordered. Amendment No. 2306

I am so sorry. I have a second-degree amendment at the desk that I totally forgot about. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Nevada [Mr. REID] proposes an…

I ask for the yeas and nays on this amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The yeas and nays were ordered. Amendment No. 2307 to Amendment No. 2306

with the deepest respect to my friend the senior Senator from Oklahoma, we are not in a position to have a bunch of amendments on this bill. It took us weeks to get the drug compounding bill done--weeks, plural. What we should do is get…

I ask unanimous consent that we now proceed to a period of morning business with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each, and we can do that until 7:30 tonight; and during that period of time, it will be for debate only. The…

it is hard for me to find the words to express my disappointment for our country in yesterday's vote on another person to go to the DC Circuit Court of Appeals. The last three people have been filibustered, and they are good people. They…