this will be the last vote of the day. We will have a vote Monday night and we will vote again on this matter Tuesday morning--a week from Monday and Tuesday. I regret that Republican Senators, except the valiant four, chose to filibuster…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn and convene for pro forma sessions only, with no business conducted on the following dates and times, and that following each pro forma session, the…

I have spoken with Senator Inhofe, the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. It is very clear that he and a number of Republicans are not willing to enter into an agreement on the Hagel nomination. ____________________

last night the President of the United States laid out an agenda to strengthen the middle class and expand upon our economic progress. He outlined an agenda that will restore the core value that makes this Nation great: fairness. Senate…

following leader remarks, the Senate will be in morning business. The Republicans will control the first 30 minutes and the majority will control the second 30 minutes. We will seek an agreement for the consideration of the nomination of…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Baldwin). Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 13, 2013, at 10 a.m. in SD-430. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 10. The clerk will report: The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to the nomination of Charles Timothy Hagel, of Nebraska, to be Secretary of…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 13, 2013, at 10 a.m. to conduct a hearing entitled ``Solutions to the Crisis Facing…

I send a cloture motion to the desk and ask the clerk to report. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The assistant legislative clerk read as…

I ask unanimous consent that at 2 p.m. today the Senate proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 8, the nomination of William J. Kayatta, to be circuit judge for the First Circuit, with 30 minutes for debate, equally divided…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 13, 2013, at 4 p.m. in room 432 of the Russell Senate Office building. The PRESIDING…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 13, 2013, at 3 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Committee on Health…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 13, 2013, at 10 a.m., in room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 13, 2013, at 2:30 p.m. in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on February 13, 2013, at 3:15 p.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on February 13, 2013, at 9:30 a.m., in room SH-216 of the Hart Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Rules and Administration be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 13, 2013, at 10 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Committee on small…

I also ask that under the rule the cloture vote will occur on Friday. Membership should plan accordingly. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The senior Senator from Michigan is recognized.

This is the first time in the history of our country that a Presidential nominee for Secretary of Defense has been filibustered. What a shame, but that is the way it is. I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum under rule XXII be…

Miracles never cease. The PRESIDING OFFICER. That is true. The Senator from Nevada.

I ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Brown). We are not in a quorum call.

Following leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of S. 47, the Violence Against Women Act. Time until 11 a.m. will be equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees. At 11 a.m. there will be up to…

Harry Reid just recently said, the Majority Leader, that this is the beginning of a single payer for health care in America, and it is a big deal and the American people do not favor it.

I ask unanimous consent that Joel Cohen, a Brookings fellow from the Department of Homeland Security, be granted floor privileges through December 31, 2013. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________