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Harry Reid is a former United States Senator from Nevada, serving from 1987 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Reid held the position of Senate Majority Leader from 2007 to 2015, making him one of the most powerful figures in the Senate during his tenure. He was known for his leadership on various issues, including healthcare reform and economic recovery efforts following the 2008 financial crisis. Reid played a significant role in passing the Affordable Care Act and was a strong advocate for renewable energy and land conservation in Nevada.
I thank Senator Baucus. I look forward to working with the Senator to ensure any final measure on the farm bill will address the Senators remaining concerns on multi-year price declines. It is vital to our farmers across the country that…
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 Vermont. Amendment No. 2204
Good legislation, however, while absolutely necessary, is not sufficient to solve the Postal Service's problems. Good management is also essential.
It is hard, as you know, to get much of anything done around here, and to be able to get a bipartisan bill introduced...
I believe that we have begun to right the ship with the passage of the 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2012 that Senator Carper and I, along with Chairman Lieberman and Senator Scott Brown, authored.
An effective Postal Board of Governors is essential to provide direction to the management of the second largest non-governmental employer in the country.
we have done very well today. We have 2\1/2\ pages, and we almost have a page of our amendments finished. We are going to have 2 hours of debate of the time set forth for the resolution of disapproval. That will start at 7:50 tonight or…
for the benefit of all Senators--if I could have the attention of the Senate--we have before us why we are here. This was very difficult, to get to the point we are now, where we have a very important bill. We do these every 5 years…
following my remarks and those of the Republican leader, there will be 2 hours equally divided and controlled, with the majority controlling the first half and the Republicans controlling the final half. Order Of Procedure The hour that is…
I now move to proceed to Calendar No. 250, S. 1940. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the motion. The legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 250, S. 1940, a bill to amend the National…
That will be a full hour to Senator Kerry and a full hour to the Republicans. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. to allow for our weekly caucus meetings. Last night, we reached an agreement to complete action on the farm bill. As a result, there will be several rollcall votes beginning at 2:15 p.m…
this is a day I did not think would ever arrive. But we are here, I think. I so admire, having managed a few bills in my day, the work done by Senator Stabenow and Senator Roberts. I will say more about that later. This is not a great…
I now 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…
the Senate will continue debate on the farm bill today. At 5 p.m. the Senate will proceed to executive session to consider the nomination of Mary Lewis to be U.S. District Judge for the District of South Carolina. At 5:30 this evening…
I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Merkley). Without objection, it is so ordered. Unanimous Consent Agreement--S. 3240
I yield back all postcloture time on the nomination of Mari Carmen Aponte. The PRESIDING OFFICER. All time is yielded back. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Mari Carmen Aponte, of the District of…
following my remarks and those of Senator McConnell, if any, the next hour will be divided and controlled between the two leaders. It will be equally divided. The majority will control the first half and the Republicans will control the…
very quickly, that was the last vote today. It appears we will have no votes tomorrow. But Senator Stabenow and Senator Roberts are working very diligently to come up with an agreement on the farm bill. We are going to have a vote Monday…
I ask unanimous consent that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate; that no further motions be in order to the nomination; that any statements related to the nomination be…
I note the absence of a quorum. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Rhode Island.
I now move to proceed to Calendar No. 250, S. 1940. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the bill by title. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 250, S. 1940, a bill to amend…
In response to my friend's question, the reason we had these two votes this morning is while we are working on coming up with a finite list of amendments, why sit around and twiddle our thumbs? At least through this process, we have gotten…
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