The answer is pretty simple there too: We have spent the last many weeks working through procedural matters on bills the Republicans have held up. We are now in a cloture situation. I spoke to Senator Levin last night about that. He is the…

I do not have a better friend in this body than the chairman of the Appropriations Committee. I have been one of his big fans. He has been one of my big fans. He, of course, is a national hero, a Medal of Honor winner, and great chairman…

That also is an easy question to answer. The Republicans in the House--and this is a bicameral legislature--have reneged on the law that was passed last August where it set numbers. Their appropriations bills have artificially lowered the…

For the information of all Senators, the time until 12:30 p.m. today will be divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees, with the Republicans controlling the first 30 minutes and the majority the second 30 minutes…

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

I move to proceed to Calendar No. 442, S. 3364. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 442 (S. 3364), a bill to provide an incentive for…

I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements related to this matter be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING…

I ask unanimous consent the Committee on Indian Affairs be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 205, and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Manchin). Without objection, it is so ordered…

once again I am disappointed, as I think most people in this country are, on an issue as timely as this, outsourcing jobs, that we once again are being stymied on moving to that legislation. We are going to have a vote. The rules are we…

I now move to proceed to Calendar No. 446, S. 3369. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to S. 3369, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to…

I have a cloture motion at the desk in reference to this legislation. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The assistant legislative clerk…

I withdraw my pending motion to proceed. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The motion is withdrawn. ____________________

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. 3393 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives…

I enter a motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The motion is entered. The Senator from Rhode Island.

I wish to use leader time to say we know the Republicans don't like disclosure. We can tell that from the person they are going to nominate for the President of the United States. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XXII, the clerk…

Thomas Jefferson, one of our greatest Presidents, once said, The end of democracy . . . will occur when government falls into the hands of lending institutions and moneyed corporations. Campaign finance reform protections we have in…

I am told H.R. 6079 is at the desk and due for a second reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the bill by title for the second time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 6079) to repeal the Patient…

at 5 p.m., the Senate will proceed to executive session to consider the nomination of Kevin McNulty to be United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey. At 5:30 p.m., there will be two rollcall votes. The first vote will be…

I now move to proceed to Calendar No. 446, S. 3369, the DISCLOSE Act. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 446, S. 3369, a bill…

I now object to any further proceedings on this matter. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection is heard. The bill will be placed on the calendar under rule XIV. The DISCLOSE Act

I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and the Senate proceed to passage of the bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (H.R. 3902) was ordered to a third reading and was read the…

That being the case, I have a cloture motion at the desk on the motion to proceed to that matter. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The bill…

I ask unanimous consent that a Gillibrand substitute amendment, which is at the desk, be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or…

I suggest the absence of a quorum and ask unanimous consent that the time be charged equally against the proponents and opponents. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative…

I now ask for a second reading, but in order to place the bill on the calendar under the provisions of rule XIV, I object to my own request. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection having been heard, the bill will be read for a second time on the…