Following leader remarks today the Senate will be in a period of morning business for 1 hour. The majority will control the first half, the Republicans the final half. Upon conclusion of morning business, the Senate will resume…

I move to reconsider the vote and move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader. ____________________

I suggest the absence a quorum. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

Democrats and the tea party-driven Republicans differ on many things, so it is remarkable and encouraging to see how well Senator Stabenow and Senator Cochran, the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, worked as…

I ask unanimous consent that at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22, the Senate proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 43, S. Res. 65; that there be 60 minutes for debate equally divided and controlled in the usual form; that upon the use or…

following leader remarks the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 3 p.m. today. At 3 p.m. the Senate will begin consideration of S. 954, which is the farm bill. At 5 p.m. the Senate will proceed to executive session to…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolutions be agreed to, the preambles be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table en bloc, with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

following leader remarks the Senate will be in executive session to consider the nomination of Ernest Moniz to be Energy Secretary. There will be up to 3 hours of debate on the nomination. At about 2 p.m. there will be a rollcall vote on…

I ask unanimous consent that on Monday, May 20, at 5 p.m., the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations: Calendar Nos. 45 and 46; that there be 30 minutes of debate equally divided in the usual form; that…

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 974 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to S. Con. Res. 16, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent resolution by title. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A concurrent…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration en bloc of the following resolutions, which were submitted earlier today: S. Res. 145, S. Res. 146, S. Res. 147, and S. Res. 148. There being no objection, the…

then on Monday there will be two rollcall votes on the confirmation of Chappell and McShane at 5:30 p.m. We will, as indicated, move to the farm bill. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 2 p.m., Monday, May 20, 2013; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be approved to…

6 short years ago the prospects for a bipartisan solution to America's broken immigration system seemed bleak. Despite support from congressional Democrats and a Republican President, an immigration reform proposal had been defeated on a…

for months my Republican colleagues have argued the Obama administration has engaged in a coverup regarding the tragic events surrounding an attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi. The administration provided Members of Congress with…

would you announce the work in the Senate today. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that when the Republican leader finishes his time and a quorum call is made, that the time during the quorum be equally divided between the two sides. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so…

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:07 p.m., adjourned until Monday, May 20, 2013, at 2 p.m. ____________________

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

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. There is a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk called the roll. The…

I now ask unanimous consent that at 2 p.m., the Senate proceed to executive session to consider Calendar Nos. 40 and 92 en bloc; that the time until 4:30 p.m. be equally divided in the usual form, with Senator Baucus controlling the time…

I object to any further proceedings on this bill at this time. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection is heard. The bill will be placed on the calendar. ____________________

the great Albert Einstein defined insanity as follows: ``doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.'' That is what Albert Einstein said. If his definition is true--and I am not going to argue with…

following leader remarks the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 10:30 a.m. The Republicans will control the first half, the majority the final half. Following morning business the Senate will resume consideration of the…