The Senate will be coming in for pro forma sessions . . . to prevent recess appointments.

we all know the inconvenience of a few potholes as we drive down the street. It is an inconvenience. But for companies that ship $10 trillion worth of goods across the country every year, these disintegrating roads are more than an…

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

in the 1950s, America embarked on the largest public works project in its history: a new web of interstate highways. This came about as a result of then-President Eisenhower reflecting upon a time when he was given an assignment as a young…

following leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 4:30 p.m. today. Following morning business, the Senate will go to executive session to consider the nomination of Adalberto Jordan to be a circuit judge…

I ask that we proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 437. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the nomination. The assistant legislative clerk read the nomination of Adalberto…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate adjourn until 2 p.m. on Monday, February 13, 2012; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be deemed expired, and the time for the two…

I understand that S. 2079 is at the desk and due for its second reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The leader is correct. The clerk will read the title of the bill for the second time. The assistant legislative clerk read as…

following leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 11 a.m. The majority will control the first half of the time and the Republicans will control the final half. Following morning business, the Senate will…

I ask unanimous consent that today, February 9, at 1:30 p.m., the Senate proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 407; that there be 30 minutes divided in the usual form; that upon the use or yielding back of time the Senate…

I appreciate the comments of my distinguished Republican colleague. The Senate just voted 85 to 11 to invoke cloture on a motion to proceed to the surface transportation bill, a bipartisan bill the sponsors of which, Senator Boxer and…

I, of course, reserve the right to object and do object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Republican leader is recognized. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The amendment is printed in today's Record under ``Text of Amendments.'') ____________________

I ask unanimous consent we proceed to S. Res. 371. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 371) designating the week of February 6 through…

I received a call from Secretary Donovan, the Secretary of Housing, indicating that Nevada was part of the settlement. It is in all the newspapers today. It appears Nevada will get about $1\1/2\ billion to work out our foreclosure problems…

the next rollcall vote will be at 5:30 p.m. on Monday on the motion to invoke cloture on the Jordan nomination. ____________________

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 6:33 p.m, adjourned until Monday, February 13, 2012, at 2 p.m…

I now ask unanimous consent we resume legislative session. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. Cloture Motion We, the undersigned Senators, in accordance with the…

I ask unanimous consent that on February 13, 2012, at 4:30 p.m., the Senate proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 437; that there be an hour of debate equally divided in the usual form prior to the vote; further, that the…

I now ask unanimous consent that all postcloture time be yielded back and that the motion to proceed be agreed to; that the committee-reported amendments be agreed to and that the bill, as amended, be considered original text for the…

On behalf of Senators Johnson and Shelby, the chairman and ranking member of the Banking Committee, I send an amendment to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Nevada [Mr…

Senators Kyl and Reid, seeking a broad clarification of the Wire Act's parameters.

My guess is that the PASPA will be declared unconstitutional.

the PASPA grandfathers-in Nevada, Delaware and a half-dozen other states, while prohibiting any other state from legalizing sports betting.