I rise today to recognize the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department's Hispanic American Resource Team's (H.A.R.T.) 10th Academy for their efforts to combat crimes against Hispanic-Americans, while building good will and trust between…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The question is, will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Paul J. Watford, of California, to be United States…

I yield back all time and ask unanimous consent that the vote start now. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

based on this, we will have a vote that should start in 5 minutes, which will be the only vote of the day. I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk proceeded to call the role.

I ask unanimous consent that the cloture vote on the motion to proceed to Calendar No. 400, S. 3187, the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, be vitiated; that at 2:15 tomorrow, Tuesday, May 22, the motion to proceed be…

before we leave here this evening, I must mention the good work done by the Banking Committee. Senator Johnson of South Dakota has been stalwart in this issue. He and Senator Shelby worked together. It has been very heartwarming. I…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of the following postal naming bills en bloc: Calendar No. 401, H.R. 2415; Calendar No. 402, H.R. 3220; and Calendar No. 403, H.R. 3413. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk…

when my friend indicates, why is there any problem, and that they agree--it is just like the issue of student loans when they say they agree, except they will not let us legislate on that bill. They think this is a great thing to do, but…

Democrats are ready to move forward and vote on an amended S. Res. 380, the bipartisan Graham-Casey-Lieberman legislation. This amendment would put the Senate on record, along with President Obama, ruling out a policy of containment on…

I now ask unanimous consent that the Foreign Relations Committee be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1905, the Iran Threat Reduction Act, and that the Senate proceed to its consideration; that the Reid-Johnson(SD)-Shelby…

I have spoken before about the importance of the FDA bill. It is something we have to get done. Literally, people's lives depend upon it. It addresses so many things with the FDA to make it a better organization. We have to get this done…

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 legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We, the undersigned…

what is the pending business? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The motion to proceed to S. 3187. Cloture Motion

at 10:30 a.m. today the Senate will proceed to executive session to consider the Stein and Powell nominations, both nominees to the Board of Governors at the Federal Reserve system. At noon, there will be two votes on the confirmation of…

I now move to proceed to Calendar No. 400. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the motion. The legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 400, S. 3187, a bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug…

I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to the consideration of H.R. 4119. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 4119) to reduce the trafficking of drugs and…

we are now on the motion to proceed to FDA user-fees legislation. I ask unanimous consent that following my remarks and those of the Republican leader, the time until 10:30 a.m. be equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or…

I ask unanimous consent that the bills be read a third time and passed en bloc, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table en bloc, with no intervening action or debate, and any related statements be printed in the Record. The…

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 legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We, the undersigned…

I now move to proceed to consider Calendar No. 552, the nomination of Paul J. Watford, of California, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the…

I ask unanimous consent that Marc Labonte, a detailee on Senator Johnson's Banking Committee staff, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of today's session. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to Calendar No. 394, H.R. 4849. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 4849) to direct the Secretary of the…

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

if my friend will yield, I want to make sure the record is clear. When I talked about it having no force of law, we were talking about the containment resolution. I ask this question to my friend from New Jersey: What does he think the…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 2 p.m. on Monday, May 21, 2012; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be deemed to…