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 6:45 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, November 6, 2013, at 10:30 a.m…

I further ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be made and laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is…

I am told that H.R. 3204 is at the desk and ready for a second reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Markey). The clerk will read the bill by title for the second time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 3204) to amend the…

I object to any further proceedings at this time regarding this legislation. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection having been heard, the bill will be placed upon the calendar. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

I ask unanimous consent we now proceed to Calendar No. 231. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 2747) to amend title 40, United States Code, to transfer…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to S. Res. 287. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 287) congratulating the Boston Red Sox on…

I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to executive session to consider Calendar Nos. 393 through 402 and 419, and all nominations on the Secretary's desk in the Air Force, Army, and Navy; that the nominations be confirmed en bloc; the…

The editorial tells the story of a number of people, but one is about Richard Streeter, a truck driver who is very ill with colon cancer. Why? Because he couldn't afford insurance; he couldn't afford health insurance. Kristof writes: The…

I wish to tell the Senate that following my remarks and those of Senator McConnell, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S. 815, the Employee Non- Discrimination Act. At 5 o'clock today the Senate will proceed…

Springfield, MA, police officer Michael Carney fought for 2\1/2\ years to get his job back--and he won. After he took a medical leave of absence, Springfield officials refused to reinstate Officer Carney because the veteran officer had…

yesterday I read an excellent column in the New York Times by Nicholas Kristof, the complete text of which I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the…

I yield back time on the motion to invoke cloture. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, all time has been yielded back. Cloture Motion The PRESIDING OFFICER. By unanimous consent, pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the…

very briefly, I want to respond to my friend from Arizona. I have worked with the senior Senator from Arizona on many things over these many years we have been in Congress together, and I heard what he said. I appreciate his suggesting we…

I wish to take a minute to congratulate a man who has been part of the Senate for a long time. With more than four decades of service to the Federal Government and some 32 years here in the Senate, a man by the name of Carl Fritter will…

October 31 has always been a special day for me, since it marks the admission of the great State of Nevada to the Union. There are always parades and celebrations at home, many of which I have sadly missed in recent years because of my…

I now move to proceed to Calendar No. 184. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 815) to prohibit the employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation…

I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to Calendar No. 224, H.R. 3080, that the substitute amendment, which is at the desk, which is the text of S. 601, as passed by the Senate, be inserted in lieu thereof; the bill, as amended, be…

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 legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We, the undersigned…

I enter a motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the nomination of Ms. Millet. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The motion is entered. Vote Explanation <bullet> Mrs. BOXER. Madam President, I was unable to attend the…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate recess until 2 p.m., and that at 2 p.m. the Senate proceed to a period of morning business for debate only until 6 p.m. with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING…

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 5:08 p.m., adjourned until Monday, November 4, 2013, at 2 p.m…

I ask unanimous consent that on Monday, November 4, 2013, at 5 p.m., the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations: Calendar Nos. 328, 329; that there be 30 minutes for debate equally divided in the usual…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 2 p.m. on Monday, November 4, 2013; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…

I ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is…