Harry Reid

Tomorrow we hope to make progress on the unemployment insurance extension. Senators will be notified when any votes are scheduled. ____________________

The vote will drag a little bit but not very much. My remarks are fairly short. The Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. to allow for weekly caucus meetings. ____________________

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 Tuesday, January 7, 2014, at 10 a.m…

Through the Chair to my friend, the President pro tempore of the Senate, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, we hear the Republicans talking that they want to do everything they can to reduce the debt. I ask my friend, twofold: No. 1, the…

For the information of all Senators, there will be two rollcall votes tonight at 11:15 p.m. on the motion to concur in the House message to accompany H.R. 3304, the National Defense Authorization Act, and cloture on the Mayorkas…

Reserving the right to object, I would refer to the statement I gave earlier today, and I object. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The objection is heard to the modification. Is there objection to the original request? Mr. McCONNELL. I…

Following my remarks and those of the Republican leader, the Senate will resume consideration of the national defense authorization bill. Rollcall votes are possible throughout the day. We will do our best to notify Senators ahead of time…

I would object to any further proceedings with respect to these two bills. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection is heard. The bills will be placed on the calendar. Unfinished Business

I am told there are two bills at the desk due for a second reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the bills by title for the second time. The legislative clerk read as follows. A bill (S. 1845) to provide for the…

Following my remarks and those of the Republican leader, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to concur in the House message with respect to the bipartisan budget agreement postcloture. Rollcall votes are possible throughout…

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 7:29 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, December 18, 2013, at 10 a.m…

Votes are possible throughout the day tomorrow. Senators will be notified when they are scheduled. ____________________

At 10 a.m. there will be a rollcall vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to concur in the House message to accompany H.J. Res 59, the budget resolution.

The first vote will be at 10 a.m. on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to concur with respect to the budget agreement. ____________________

I think there is, as Senator Murkowski pointed out, such a hunger in the West simply because we are so far from Washington, DC.

I think we finally struck a balance with the auctions, trying to address the needs of American industry.

The Bureau of Land Management is looked upon as a remarkably sound agency compared to what it was 20 years ago.

This is one of the premier environmental challenges of our time.

Now Neil Kornze is somebody that is just perfect for the job.

As Senator Murkowski has said, he is a person who will be on the ground trying to figure out the best thing to do.

I think that's remarkably important for us.

I have every bit of confidence in Neil Kornze that he will be the best Director we've ever had at the Bureau of Land Management.

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 1:20 p.m., adjourned until Monday, December 16, 2013, at 3 p.m.

On Monday there will be a series of rollcall votes starting at 5:30 in the evening. Those votes will be on confirmation of the Patterson nomination to be Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, cloture on the Johnson…

I am told that S. 1824 is due for a second reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator is correct. The clerk will read the bill by title for the second time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 1824) to amend the…