I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to a period of morning business and that Senators be allowed to speak for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

following leader remarks, the time until 11 this morning will be equally divided and controlled. At 11 o'clock a.m., we will begin up to 10 rollcall votes. We will complete the farm bill today in the early afternoon. We also hope to have a…

I now ask unanimous consent that the Banking Committee be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 33. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the bill by title. The assistant legislative…

I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding rule XXII, on Tuesday, June 26, 2012, at 11:30 a.m., the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nomination: Calendar No. 652; that there be 30 minutes for debate equally…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations: Calendar Nos. 779, 780, 781, 782, 783, 784, 785, 786, 787, 788, 789, 790, 791, 792, 793, 794, 795, 796, 797, 798, 799, 800, 801…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The yeas and nays were ordered. Amendment No. 2464

I now move to concur in the House amendment to S. 3187, and ask for the yeas and nays on my motion. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The yeas and nays were ordered. Cloture Motion

I ask the Chair to lay before the Senate a message from the House with respect to S. 3187. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair lays before the Senate a message from the House, which the clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read…

the Republican leader and I have spoken privately. We would be remiss if we did not say something to the entire Senate about how we feel about this bill and the leadership that was shown by these two fine Senators. Also behind the…

there is nothing pending now on the Senate floor other than the farm bill? The PRESIDING OFFICER. That is correct.

I ask unanimous consent that upon disposition of S. 3240, which is the farm bill, the Senate proceed to the cloture vote on the motion to proceed to Calendar No. 250, S. 1940, which is the flood insurance bill; further, if cloture is…

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 5:40 p.m., adjourned until Monday, June 25, 2012, at 2 p.m…

I ask unanimous consent that on Monday, June 25, at a time to be determined by the majority leader, after consultation with the Republican leader, but no later than 5:30 p.m., the motion to proceed to S. 1940 be agreed to. The PRESIDING…

I now ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum under rule XXII be waived with respect to the cloture motion that has just been filed. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

if I could have the attention of the Senate, we did very well yesterday. We have a lot to do. We have to work on this. We have flood insurance. Both are important issues. This is going to be a 10-minute vote. The order that has been…

right now we have 34 amendments left plus final passage. That is 11 hours. I was hoping we could dispose of quite a few of these on voice, but that has not worked out very well. We have had a number of people who offered to have their…

I would like to engage in a colloquy with my good friends and colleagues the Senator from Michigan and Chair of the Agriculture Committee, Senator Stabenow, and the Chairman of the Finance Committee, Senator Baucus from Montana. The Senate…

we have made a lot of progress on this legislation. We are down to 10 or 11 amendments. We are going to come in tomorrow and finish this bill. We are going to try to get permission--I understand we can--to have a cloture vote tomorrow. We…

I have been in contact with Senator McConnell. We are making good progress here. The goal is to get down to 10 votes. Once we get down to 10 votes, we will stop for the night. We should be able to do that in the next hour or hour and half…

I move to reconsider the vote, and I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Oklahoma. Amendment No. 2289

following leader remarks today, the Republican leader will move to proceed to S.J. Res. 37. Following that motion; that is, the one Senator McConnell will make, the time until 11:30 a.m. will be equally divided between the two leaders or…

I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum required under rule XXII be waived. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Schedule

I have a cloture motion at the desk I wish to be reported. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. 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 move to proceed to Calendar No. 250, S. 1940. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the motion. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to calendar No. 250, S. 1940, a bill to amend the…

Last night, the House overwhelmingly voted to instruct the conferees to report back with a completed bill by tomorrow.