Harry Reid

We're through playing these little games on -- and all -- is all focused on Obamacare. That's all it's about.

Nothing we can do. They are over there now negotiating with themselves, I guess.

That is right. It keeps the government funded. They have had that for days now. They could do it, with the way they vote, in a matter of 10 minutes.

I was just speaking with my friend from Arizona, and I direct this question to my friend from Illinois. Nevada is not a heavily populated State as is Illinois, but we have a number of really beautiful systems that are part of our national…

This is not the time for me to stand and speak about the loss of a staff member whom I feel so strongly about. The man I am talking about is Darrel Thompson, who, as most people know, has been with me for 10 years. He was Obama's campaign…

I ask the Chair lay before the Senate a message from the House with respect to H. J. Res 59. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Chair lays before the Senate the following message from the House, which the clerk will report. The…

It's better to dance than to fight. It's better to work together.

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 4:15 p.m., adjourned until Monday, September 30, 2013, at…

Senators will be notified when the next votes are scheduled. ____________________

I ask the Chair to lay before the Senate a message from the House with respect to H.R. 527. The Presiding Officer laid before the Senate the following message from the House of Representatives: Resolved, That the House agreed to the…

I am reminded, when I hear the distinguished President pro tempore of the Senate talk, why the people of Vermont so love him. Here is a man who has set all kinds of records in Vermont: the first Democrat elected, and on and on, with all…

Senate majority leader Harry Reid says the Senate won't accept anything but what's described as a clean bill.

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 8:11 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, September 26, 2013, at 10 a.m…

If no agreement is reached under rule XXII, the cloture vote on the continuing resolution will occur 1 hour after the Senate convenes on Friday. The filing deadline for germane first- degree amendments to H.J. Res. 59 will be 1 p.m…

The staff has worked so hard over the last couple of days, and I want to acknowledge that. Everyone has worked hard. We tried to space it out, and the staff has done a remarkably good job, but some people spent the night here, and there…

I move the Senate concur in the House amendment, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid on the table, with no intervening action or debate. The motion was agreed to. ____________________

The question is the Senator seems to not understand that he has time, after the prayer is given at 12 o'clock, time until 1 o'clock. During that period of time my question was, because the Senator still has the floor, would the Senator…

He has the right to speak from 12 o'clock to 1 o'clock. What I am asking the consent for is would he allow, during that period of time, Senator McCain to speak for 15 minutes.

Between 12 and 1 o'clock, would my friend yield to Senator McCain for 15 minutes of that time?

First, this is not a filibuster. This is an agreement that he and I made that he could talk. Let me say this: We are going to have a vote about 1 o'clock today. After that is over, we will follow the rules of the Senate. My goal is to get…

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 6:11 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, September 24, 2013, at 10 a.m…

There will be a rollcall vote as I indicated at 11:15 on the confirmation of Hughes. ____________________

OK. And if the Senator would do that, I would really appreciate it. And he has my word that I will watch what I can, and if I cannot, I will read every word of it tonight.

I have no objection whatsoever to the Senator speaking, but it was my understanding he was going to ask some consent requests. I understand he has great persuasive talents in speaking, but I am not going to be able to do that. I…

Fine. I will make my request, and the Senator can grab his reservation, and we will talk about it. I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations: Calendar Nos. 338, 339, 341, and…