I ask the clerk to read the entire resolution. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the resolution. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Whereas Alan S. Frumin, a native of New Rochelle, New York, and graduate of Colgate…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on January 31, 2012, at 10 a.m., in room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

We started this morning at about 11 o'clock. We had to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to this bill, which was supposedly a bill everyone wanted. It is too bad we had to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed, but we did. We have…

how many amendments are pending? The PRESIDING OFFICER. There are 15 amendments pending.

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res. 359) was agreed…

I am happy to hear what that amendment does, and I thank the Senator. ____________________

following leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 4:30 p.m. this afternoon. Senators will be allowed to speak for up to 10 minutes each. Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of…

as to the STOCK Act, I am glad to see that spirit of cooperation is alive as we move forward. At least I hope so. It is bipartisan legislation. Members of Congress and their staff have a duty to the American people. They may not use…

Americans believe Congress is broken, and it is no mystery why. Political divisions in this Chamber are so great they often prevent the Senate from performing even its most fundamental difficulties. Divisions are so great they prevented…

I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum call under rule XXII be waived on the cloture motion on the motion to proceed to S. 2038; further, that the cloture vote on the motion to proceed to S. 2038 occur at 5:30 p.m. on Monday…

I now ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of H.R. 3801. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 3801) to amend the Tariff Act of…

in 1946 President Harry Truman delivered his first State of the Union Message. This was the first State of the Union Message since the end of World War II. The trials of war were behind us but new challenges laid ahead. Truman laid out a…

I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read three times and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements related to this matter be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING…

it is my understanding this is legislation that has been pushed by Gabrielle Giffords who resigned from the House yesterday. What wonderful statements made by Members of the House yesterday signifying the way the whole country feels about…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 2039, introduced earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 2039) to…

I ask unanimous consent that the Boxer substitute amendment be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and that any statements relating to this matter be printed in…

the next vote will take place next Monday at 5:30 p.m. on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 2038, the STOCK Act. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate adjourn following the statement of Senator Boozman and that the statement be limited to 15 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

following any leader remarks this morning, the Senate will begin consideration of the motion to proceed to H.J. Res. 98, which is a joint resolution relating to the disapproval of the President's exercise of authority to increase the debt…

this is not the time for a debate with my friend, the distinguished Senator from Wyoming. I would just say there are two sides to the story. Try to have my friend, the Senator from Wyoming, explain to Jeff Hill, a young man who, within 2…

I move to proceed to Calendar No. 301, S. 2038. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Nevada, Mr. Reid, moves to consider Calendar No. 301, S. 2038, a bill to prohibit Members of Congress and employees of Congress from…

if I could just take a moment. I know my friend from Arkansas is here to speak. This is the last day this group of pages, who have been here since September, will spend in the Senate. I believe I am going to speak at their graduation--I am…

I now ask unanimous consent that the Senate adjourn until 2 p.m. on Monday, January 30, 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…

the guest Chaplain is from the State of Louisiana. It is my understanding Senator Vitter would like to say a few words, so I yield to him. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Louisiana. ____________________

There is 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…