I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to consider Calendar Nos. 726, 764, 765, 766, 767, 768, 769, 770, 771, 772, 773, 774, 775, 776, 778, 819, 820, 821, 822, 823, and 824; that the nominations be confirmed en bloc; that the…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce be discharged from further consideration of PN 1442, 1461, 1462, 1671, 1377, and 1734; that the nominations be confirmed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to executive session and the Foreign Relations Committee be discharged from further consideration of Presidential Nomination 1680 and the Senate proceed to its consideration; that the…

I yield back all time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, all time is yielded back.

I ask unanimous consent that on Tuesday, July 10, 2012, at 11:30 a.m., the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nomination: Calendar No. 661; that there be 30 minutes of debate equally divided in the usual form…

the Congressional Budget Office is a nonpartisan body that determines what spending is for the Congress, and they have determined that this bill is paid for and it reduces the debt. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. There is a sufficient second. The yeas and nays are ordered. The Senator from Tennessee is recognized.

pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the waiver provisions of applicable budget resolutions, and section 4(g)(3) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, I move to waive all applicable sections of those Acts…

I move to waive paragraph 9 of rule XXVIII with respect to the conference report to accompany H.R. 4348. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion.

I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Order of Procedure H.R. 4348

I ask unanimous consent that the Hutchison- Inhofe amendment at the desk be agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be read the third time and passed; that the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and that any statements relating to…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce be discharged from further consideration of S. 1335 and the Senate now proceed to that matter. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so…

yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed that no family should live one illness or one accident away from bankruptcy. The Court decision is not a victory for Democrats or President Obama, it is a true victory for the American people…

I move to waive all scope of conference points of order on rule XXVIII. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there further points of order?

I know Senators are anxious as to what is going to happen here today. The Republican leader and I have been in close contact the last several days. We are fortunate that we are now in a position to complete work today. We should be able to…

I move to proceed to Calendar No. 341, S. 2237. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the motion. The legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 341, S. 2237, a bill to provide a temporary income…

I know everyone is anxious to finish. I am too. This is a massive bill. It is so good for our country. This bill includes student loans, flood insurance, and 2.8 million jobs. There are a lot of disappointments. I have a few in this bill…

S. 3342 is at the desk and due for its second reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the title of the bill for the second time. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 3342) to improve…

I am sorry it has taken so long. There are a lot of things to do around here. The conference report has been filed. As I said earlier today, I appreciate very much the work of everyone, including our very hard-working staffs on both sides…

the next hour will be divided between the Republicans and Democrats. The Republicans will control the first half and the majority will control the final half. It was last night, but just barely, when we finally worked out some agreement on…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:33 p.m., adjourned until Friday, June 29, 2012, at 10…

the transportation conference report was filed in the House just moments ago. We hope to get a chance to move forward on this very early in the morning. There could be a couple of votes. We could get through it very quickly. I suggest the…

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

I want to spend a few minutes and bring everybody up to date. We have had wonderful cooperation in the last several weeks. We have gotten a lot done. Our passing the three bills that are left to do--student loans, flood insurance, and the…