following leader remarks, the Senate will resume executive session to consider the nomination of John Brennan to be the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. I ask unanimous consent that the time until 12:30 and the time from 2:00…

forty-eight years ago today, a young man by the name of John Lewis set out on a march across Alabama, from Selma to Montgomery. By his side were a few hundred freedom-loving men and women calling for an end to discrimination violence…

each day the world watches in horror at what is going on in Syria. Seventy thousand people have been killed as President Bashar al-Assad carries out a campaign of wanton violence against his own people. These atrocities have gone on for…

would my friend yield without losing for the floor for a unanimous consent request?

I am not in a position to talk for the Attorney General. We will just finish this matter tomorrow. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard.

I would simply say, if there is objection, we will come back tomorrow. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Georgia.

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 43; that the cloture motion at the desk be reported; that the mandatory quorum under rule XXII be waived; that there be 90 minutes for debate, with 30…

we are now going to move to the Brennan matter. The Republican leader and I are trying to work something out. I have had numerous contacts from everybody about the problems with the weather. We are going to try to reach an agreement to…

everyone should plan on coming tomorrow. We are through for the night. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Kentucky.

as America closely observes the unfolding of events in Syria and deals with varying threats around the world, it is crucial that President Obama has a seasoned national security team in place. It is often said there is no substitute for…

following leader remarks the Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of Caitlin Halligan to be U.S. circuit judge for the DC Circuit. At 10:30 there will be a vote on that nomination. We all know the weather is inclement. It is…

I enter a motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the Halligan nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The motion is entered. Vote Explanation <bullet> Mr. VITTER. Madam President, I could not participate in the vote…

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

There will be a cloture vote, then, Mr. President, on the Halligan nomination at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow. ____________________

we yield back the remainder of all time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. All time having been yielded back, the question is on agreeing to the amendment offered by the Senator from Kentucky, Mr. Paul. The yeas and nays have been requested. Is there…

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 7:15 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, March 6, 2013, at 9:30 a.m…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 6, 2013; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…

I ask unanimous consent the Senate consider the following nominations: Calendar Nos. 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, and 38, with the exception of Calendar No. 28 Colonel Scott C. Long, and all nominations placed on the…

I ask unanimous consent that the call of the quorum be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

four-time Prime Minister of the United Kingdom William Gladstone said something we all have repeated many times: ``Justice delayed is justice denied.'' By that measure millions of Americans who rely on courts that are overworked and…

following leader remarks today, the Senate will be in morning business until 11:45 a.m., with the majority controlling the first 30 minutes and the Republicans controlling the second 30 minutes. Following morning business the Senate will…

before the Chaplain leaves the Chamber, I want to say something on behalf of all the Senators. New Senators probably don't know him as well as those who have been here longer than the beginning of this year, but we are so fortunate to have…

I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Donnelly). 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…

I ask unanimous consent that the quorum under rule XXII be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

this week the Senate will consider a number of nominations. Tonight we will vote, as I have just indicated, on Pamela Chen to be a judge for the Eastern District of New York and Katherine Failla to serve as district judge for the Southern…