I have the greatest respect for my friend from South Dakota. But, obviously, he missed the speeches this morning. We went through all this. I am not going to repeat what has gone on since the broken promise earlier this year…

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 101. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion to proceed. The motion was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the nomination. The…

illegally appointed? Why did President Obama recess appoint Cordray and the two NLRB members? Because the Republicans had blocked them, blocked them, blocked them, blocked them. We count Cordray as only 571 days. That went on long before…

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 6:53 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, July 11, 2013, at 10 a.m…

just so that is clear, I want the unanimous consent request to indicate that after we have done the morning hour, after the Journal of proceedings has been approved and the time for the two leaders has been used or reserved for their use…

I rise to pay tribute to a colleague, a leader, a statesman, and a humanitarian, but most of all I rise to pay tribute to my friend, Bill Gray, who passed away last week. Bill Gray and I served together in the House of Representatives…

I ask that the Chair lay before the Senate a message received from the House of Representatives with respect to H.R. 588. The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate a bill H.R. 588 to provide for donor contribution acknowledgements to be…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m. tomorrow, Thursday, July 11, 2013; that following the prayer and the pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings…

I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING…

I now ask that the Senate proceed to a period of morning business with Senators allowed to speak for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to Calendar No. 85, H.R. 251. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 251) to direct the Secretary of the Interior…

I returned from Nevada this Sunday. On Saturday I had a briefing by the head of the Forest Service in Nevada. We thought things were going very well with the fires in Nevada, and they were. Progress was being made--limited but progress was…

following the remarks of Senator McConnell, the time until noon will be equally divided and controlled between the two leaders, with each Senator permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. At noon there will be a cloture vote on the…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment, and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read three times and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

In a couple of hours we will vote on whether to begin debate on our plan to keep loan rates low for students for an additional year. Last month Republican obstruction forced interest rates to double from 3.4 percent to 6 percent for about…

I enter a motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The motion is entered.

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to H.R. 254. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 254) to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to facilitate…

Further, I ask unanimous consent to be recognized at 2:15. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that after I am recognized and after Senator McConnell and I have finished our remarks, that the time until 12:30 be equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees, with Senators permitted…

I move to proceed to Calendar No. 124, S. 1238, Senator Reed's student loan bill. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 1238) to amend the Higher…

following my remarks and those of my Republican counterpart, the time until 11 a.m. will be equally divided and controlled, with the majority controlling the first half and the Republicans controlling the final half. At 11 a.m. the Senate…

at 5 p.m. the Senate will proceed to executive session to consider the nomination of Gregory Phillips of Wyoming to be U.S. circuit judge for the Tenth Circuit. At 5:30 p.m. this evening there will be a rollcall vote on confirmation of the…

there will be a vote on the Dorsey nomination at noon tomorrow. ____________________

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 7:03 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, July 9, 2013, at 10 a.m…