we expect to receive the House message momentarily. I will move to table this motion when it arrives. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Chair lays before the Senate the following message from the House of Representatives, which the clerk will…

this resolution concerns a request for testimony, documents, and representation in three related criminal actions pending in Florida State court. In these actions, protesters have been charged with trespassing on the Tampa, FL, office of…

I ask unanimous consent that there be a period of morning business for debate only until 6 p.m., with the time equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees; that Senators be permitted to speak for up to 10…

we are going to go out in a few minutes, but this is my message to the House of Representatives, to the Republican leadership in the House of Representatives: Stop the games. The government is shut down. More than 70 percent of our…

it appears the Republicans understand finally that the government is shut down, but now they are focusing on trying to cherry-pick some of the few parts of government they like. They do not like it all, but they like a few parts of it…

I thank my friend. We served together in the House. ____________________

the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives holds the key to reopen the Federal Government. It is an easy key to use. In fact, it is very simple. The key is to allow 435 Members of the House of Representatives to vote to…

my friend the Republican leader spoke as if George Orwell wrote his speech. This is ``1984,'' where up is down, down is up, east is west. All one needs to do is look at the press. We have a situation where we have a good day for the…

I move to table the motion from the House, and I ask for the yeas and nays on my motion. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The clerk will call…

I ask unanimous consent that there be a period of morning business for debate only until 12:30 p.m.--one-half hour after lunch time--with the time equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees, with Senators…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate disagree in the House amendment and the Senate insist on its amendment, request a conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses, and the Chair be authorized to appoint…

I ask that the Chair lay before the Senate a message from the House with respect to H.R. 2642. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair lays before the Senate the following message from the House, which the clerk will report. The assistant…

I ask this consent agreement under the background that the government is closed. All over America Federal employees were given 4 hours this morning to clear out their e-mails, computers, and close down their offices. All over America they…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to S. Res. 264. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 264) to authorize testimony, documents, and…

I ask unanimous consent that there be a period of morning business for debate only until 11 p.m., with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each, and that at 11 o'clock I be recognized. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection…

I ask the Chair lay before the Senate a message from the House with respect to House Joint Resolution 59. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair lays before the Senate the following message from the House, which the clerk will report. The…

when defining insanity, Albert Einstein said: It is doing the same thing over and over and thinking you are going to get a different result. Einstein was a genius, but it doesn't take a genius to figure out the proof is watching the House…

I was just speaking with my friend from Arizona, and I direct this question to my friend from Illinois. Nevada is not a heavily populated State as is Illinois, but we have a number of really beautiful systems that are part of our national…

this is not the time for me to stand and speak about the loss of a staff member whom I feel so strongly about. The man I am talking about is Darrel Thompson, who, as most people know, has been with me for 10 years. He was Obama's campaign…

I was happy to ask unanimous consent to pass the bill that we just passed to ensure that the troops will be paid. But I do disagree with the remarks of my Republican colleagues and much of what they said in the last few minutes. Let's talk…

through you to my dear friend from New Jersey, who does such a wonderful job in everything he does, especially running the Foreign Relations Committee, I thank him for yielding to me. This is a very sad day for our country. The President…

I move to table the House amendments and ask for the yeas and nays on my motion. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The question is on agreeing to the motion to table. The clerk…

I ask the Chair lay before the Senate a message from the House with respect to H. J. Res 59. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Chair lays before the Senate the following message from the House, which the clerk will report. The…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to S. 1566, the Iraq special immigration visa extension. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 1566) to extend the…

this is so important. People who worked with our military in Iraq as interpreters and doing other things that were essential are now targets in the civil war that is going on in Iraq. Some of them have been wanting to leave for 2 years…