I now move to proceed to calendar No. 552, H.R. 6156, which is the Russia-Moldova trade agreement. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to calendar No…

Would the Chair announce the business for the day. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. ____________________

We're not going to twist ourselves into contortions to appease a vocal minority.

Following leader remarks, if any, the Senate will resume consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act. The filing deadline for second-degree amendments is 4 o'clock today. At 5 p.m., the Senate will proceed to executive session…

before I came to Congress I was a lawyer. I tried lots of cases, more than 100 cases to juries. My greatest victories, though, weren't the cases that we spent in a courtroom and worked on in a courtroom. My greatest victories were the…

I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding the previous order with respect to treaty document 112-7, the vote on ratification will occur at 2:15 Tuesday, tomorrow, December 4, with all the provisions of the previous orders remaining in…

I have a cloture motion at the desk. 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 follows: Cloture Motion We, the…

following leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the Defense Authorization Act. There will be four rollcall votes at 9:30 a.m. Order of Procedure I ask unanimous consent that all votes after the first vote be 10 minutes in…

this week something rare occurred here in the Senate: We debated a bill under regular order. No filibusters were mounted, no cloture motions were filed on the motion to proceed. That is certainly a rare occasion. For that reason we have…

as in executive session, I ask unanimous consent there be no amendments in order to the treaty or the resolution of ratification; that following leader remarks on Tuesday, December 4, the time until 12 noon be divided in the usual form…

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

we are fortunate to have two of the most seasoned veterans managing this bill. They understand the legislation. They have worked together for a quarter of a century on this. No one knows this subject matter better than these two managers…

The work done has been exemplary by the two managers. I appreciate it very much. We have disposed of 75 amendments. We have another batch we are going to approve very quickly. We have had rollcall votes. There has been significant progress…

Senator Levin will announce to the Senate at a later time-- but just to give an idea of what to expect--there will be a Maryland judge's vote on Monday evening. Then that will be followed by a cloture vote on the matter that I just sent…

Finally, I ask all Senators to know that word ``cloture'' did not purse my lips.

it took 4 months, but Republicans are finally realizing their way back from the fiscal cliff has been right in front of them all along. In July the Senate passed legislation to give economic certainty to 98 percent of American families and…

it is a remarkable short history, very amazing how wonderful our country is. I note just in passing that my wife's father, my father-in-law, was born in Russia, immigrated to the United States like the rabbi and Senator Kohl's father…

following leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business for 1 hour, with Republicans controlling the first half and the majority controlling the second half. Following morning business, the Senate will resume…

we have one more vote to start in just a few minutes. Senator Levin wants to say something about the schedule for tomorrow. Senator Levin. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Michigan.

we continue to work through amendments to the DOD. We are not going to be on this bill forever. If people want to offer amendments, they should come and do it. We hope to finish the work on this bill this week. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 535, S. 1998. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 1998) to obtain…

I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To strike section 313, relating to a limitation on the…

the first hour will be equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees, with the majority controlling the first half and the Republicans controlling the final half. We expect to begin consideration of the DOD…

on behalf of Senator Udall of Colorado, I call up amendment No. 2985. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid], for Mr. Udall of Colorado…

I now move to proceed to Calendar No. 419, the DOD authorization bill. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to the bill (S. 3254) to authorize appropriations for…