following leader remarks the Senate will be in a period of morning business for 1 hour, with the Republicans controlling the first half and the majority controlling the final half. Following morning business the Senate will resume…

I now ask for a second reading and, for purposes of placing the bill on the calendar under the provisions of rule XIV, I object to my own request. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The bill will be read for a second time on the…

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 6:45 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, March 15, 2012, at 9:30 a.m.

I thank the Republican leader. I look forward to working with him and our Senate colleagues to pass tax extenders on a seamless and timely basis. It is important that we provide taxpayers with much- needed certainty.

I will say again to my friend, I would hope that what we could do is when we finish the highway bill, go to the IPO bill, and then as soon as we finish that have an up-or-down vote on these judges. I would be happy to work in any…

I say to the chairman of the Judiciary Committee--and I mentioned this yesterday at some length and I believe the Presiding Officer was here when I did that--more than half of the people in America today are living in areas where there has…

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 6:45 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, March 14, 2012, at 9:30 a.m.

More than 4,000 Nevadans participated in this poll, and 84 percent of them supported the No Budget, No Pay concept.

Here is my idea. I have a great idea. My friend the Republican leader said these judges are all going to be approved anyway, so I have an idea. Let's go to this IPO bill immediately after we finish the highway bill, with the agreement that…

It is obvious that the jobs bill has nothing to do with the holding up of these judges as has been articulated by my friend. It is a question of stalling things, as has happened all this Congress. As indicated, more than half the American…

reserving the right to object, I know when people talk, they are always afraid people aren't listening. Maybe my friend the Republican leader's intention was diverted from my presentation this morning. There is nothing to fight about. I…

today we resume consideration of the most important piece of jobs legislation we have had here in a long time; that is, the highway bill. But it is more than a highway bill, it is a surface transportation bill that deals with all aspects…

If 84 percent of Americans across the political spectrum agree on something, Congress needs to stop what it is doing and pay attention.

The House and the Senate are themselves the result of the Great Compromise, which is the erroneous name for it--the correct name is, of course, the 'Connecticut Compromise.'

following leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business for 1 hour, with the majority controlling the first half and the Republicans controlling the final half. Following morning business, the Senate will resume…

I think it goes against the first of my no-no's on what you should be doing in congressional reform, and that is, this humiliates, it demeans, it diminishes the Congress.

Partisanship and ideology have been a part of American democracy since our beginning, but our forefathers did not let their competing partisan loyalties... prevent them from reaching the kind of compromises that were so central to the…

I think there are ways, though, to get the leadership in the appropriations committees to do a much better job, both on budget resolutions and on appropriations.

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until Wednesday, March 14, at 9:30 a.m.; that following the prayer and the pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be…

the Republican leader and I have had discussions this afternoon, but I think it is fair to say he and I both believe we should finish this bill tomorrow. There is a very important event tonight--it may not mean much to anyone outside the…

I crafted the No Budget, No Pay Act to force Congress to face reality and take responsibility for running this country.

I object to further proceedings regarding these two bills. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The objection is heard. The bills will be placed on the calendar. ____________________

I am told there are two bills at the desk due for a second reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the bills by title for a second time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 3606) to increase American…

there will be three rollcall votes tomorrow beginning at 11:30 a.m., including passage of the Transportation bill. At 2:30 p.m. there will be up to 17 cloture votes on the judicial nominations. I am working with various parties to see if…

yesterday I filed cloture on 17 consensus judicial nominations. I have worked with the Republicans for months to find a way forward for a timely confirmation for many of these nominees, including some who have been waiting for up-or-down…