I ask unanimous consent that the pending Levin amendment No. 2123 be set aside for Senator Gillibrand or designee to offer amendment No. 2099 relative to sexual assault; that the amendment be subject to a relevant side-by-side amendment…

following my remarks and those of Senator McConnell, the Senate will be in a period of morning business for 1 hour. The time will be equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees. Following morning business the…

the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs has received a request from a federal law enforcement agency seeking access to records that the Subcommittee obtained during its…

today we are going to continue work on the Defense bill. It is really an important measure, and that is an understatement. It safeguards this Nation. It ensures our troops have the resources and training they need. It provides for military…

what I hope we can do tomorrow, as we did today--I know people feel strongly about this sexual assault issue--is people will come and talk about that. It is so important. We were able to do that today on this amendment we had, and by the…

I am going to announce a consent agreement, and I will read through it in just a minute. It seems to me this debate we had today was extremely important. As I said last night, one of the issues in this bill is Guantanamo. I felt it was…

to the senior Senator from Michigan, the chairman of this most prestigious and important committee, what I think would be a real shame is if we wind up having to file cloture on the bill as it is written. I know the committee did great…

I ask unanimous consent that we proceed to a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak for 10 minutes each until 8 o'clock this evening, and as I thought I said, Mr. President, this will be for debate only. The PRESIDING…

on behalf of Senator Levin, I have an amendment at the desk. I ask the clerk to report. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid], for Mr. Levin, for himself and…

today the Senate will consider yet another qualified nominee to be a DC Circuit Court of Appeals judge, considered by many to be the second highest court in all the land. It is troubling that Senate Republicans, for the fourth time this…

I move to proceed to Calendar No. 91, S. 1197. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 91, S. 1197, a bill to authorize appropriations for…

before I yield to my friend from Michigan, there are things in this bill that are not resolved in the Defense appropriations bill that authorize things to be done in the military that can only be done by authorizing them. So I myself am…

I ask unanimous consent that the first amendments in order to S. 1197, the Defense authorization bill, be the following two amendments. First, an editorial comment. These are two very important amendments that I think we should resolve…

through the Chair to the senior Senator from Oklahoma, we are glad to have him back. We all empathize with something only a parent can understand. I am grateful to him for the example he sets for all of us. Schedule Mr. President, we are…

I enter a motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the Wilkins nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The motion is entered. ____________________

I see our friend here who has returned from his surgery and the death of his son, if he wishes to say something before I complete my remarks.

I hope we can work on additional amendments beyond these two after they are disposed of. It is an important bill. We need to finish it before we leave here this week, and it is a big task to do that. It is my understanding that Senator…

this resolution concerns a request for testimony, documents, and representation in a Federal criminal action pending in Florida Federal District Court. The defendant is charged with sending through the mail to the Jacksonville, FL, offices…

On that motion, I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The yeas and nays were ordered. Amendment No. 2126

I ask for the yeas and nays on that amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The yeas and nays were ordered. Amendment No. 2124 to Amendment No. 2123

On behalf of Senator Levin, I have an amendment at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] for Mr. Levin, for himself and Mr. Inhofe, proposes an…

Reclaiming my time, I ask unanimous consent to yield back all postcloture time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The question is on the motion to proceed. The motion was agreed to…

I have a second-degree amendment at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid], proposes an amendment numbered 2127 to amendment No. 2126. The amendment…

I ask unanimous consent that the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. <bullet> Ms. WARREN. Mr. President, today the Senate passed the…

I now ask unanimous consent that the cloture motion with respect to H.R. 3204, the pharmaceutical drug compounding bill, be withdrawn, the pending motion and amendments be withdrawn, and the Senate vote on the passage of the bill. The…