Thank you Chairman Manchin and Senator Barrasso for the opportunity to address your subcommittee about this bipartisan proposal.

A companion bill was introduced in the House, where it is backed by all members of the Nevada congressional delegation.

about 80 years ago when President Franklin Roosevelt first proposed Social Security as insurance against poverty in old age, the idea was controversial, new, never been done before, nothing like it. But in 1935, 97 Republicans joined…

the next rollcall vote will be a cloture vote on the Comey nomination on Monday evening. ____________________

I send a cloture motion to 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 ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to S. Res. 201. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 201) designating the first Wednesday in September…

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

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 2 p.m., on Monday, July 29, 2013, and that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of Proceedings be…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to executive session and it be in order to file cloture on Executive Calendar Nos. 208, 223, 224, 104; further, that the mandatory quorum under rule XXII be waived; finally, if this request…

I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to S. Res. 200. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 200) designating July 26, 2013, as ``United…

following my remarks and those of Senator McConnell, there will be a period of morning business until 11 a.m., with the first 30 minutes controlled by the majority and the second 30 minutes by the Republicans. Following morning business…

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

It is my understanding there is a cloture motion at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is correct. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The legislative clerk…

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 6:57 p.m., adjourned until Monday, July 29, 2013, at 2 p.m…

I send a cloture motion to 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…

We will likely have one more vote tonight, and then Senator Murray and Senator Collins will determine what is going to happen on the appropriations bill that is before us. Orrin Hatch's 13,000th Vote Mr. President, I rise now to honor our…

following leader remarks there will be 1 hour of morning business, with the first half controlled by the Republicans and the second half controlled by the majority. Following morning business the Senate will resume consideration of the…

it is hard to believe that 15 years ago, as the Presiding Officer knows, Police Officer Jacob Chestnut and Detective John Gibson were killed trying to prevent a crazy man from entering the Capitol. We will have at 3:40 p.m. a moment of…

following my remarks and those of the Republican leader, the time until noon will be equally divided and controlled. At noon there will be a cloture vote on the motion to proceed to S. 1243. If cloture is invoked, all postcloture time will…

I am told there is a bill at the desk due for its first reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. King). The clerk will read the bill by title for the first time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 2668) to delay the application…

we hope to have a little more business of the day, but we will wait and see. When we complete our business today, I ask unanimous consent that we adjourn until 9:30 a.m. tomorrow, Wednesday, July 24; that following the prayer and pledge…

I ask unanimous consent that at a time to be determined by me after consultation with Senator McConnell, the Senate proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 139, H.R. 1911; that the only first-degree amendment in order to the bill be a…

first of all, I would like the Record to reflect how instrumental the Presiding Officer was in our ability to get this done. I appreciate it very much, as does everyone in the Senate. In the near future, the American people will…

We shouldn't allow Tea Party-driven ideology to limit much-needed investments in our infrastructure that create thousands of direct and indirect jobs.

I now move to proceed to Calendar No. 99, which is the Transportation appropriations bill. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 99, S…