I now ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to H.R. 3800, which has been received from the House and is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill…

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

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate recess until 8:30 p.m. tonight and proceed as a body at 8:40 p.m. to the Hall of the House of Representatives for the joint session of Congress provided under the provisions of H. Con. Res. 96; that…

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it recess under the previous order. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the Senate stands in recess until 8:30 p.m. Thereupon, at 4:41 p.m., the Senate…

I ask unanimous consent that the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1791 and the bill be referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

the next vote will be on Thursday at 12 p.m. on the motion to proceed to H.J. Res. 98. ____________________

for generations this was the American promise: If you worked hard and played by the rules, success would be within your reach. We call that success the American dream--to earn a decent wage, buy a home, put your children through school…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, that there be no intervening action or debate, and that any statements be printed in the Record. The…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 353. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 353) congratulating the North…

following leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 4 p.m. today. During that period of time, each Senator will be permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes. The majority will control the first 30 minutes and…

I ask unanimous consent that following any leader remarks on Thursday, January 26, the Republican leader or his designee be recognized to move to proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 294, H.J. Res. 98, a joint resolution relating…

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 the second time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 440) to provide for the…

I was saddened to hear that Senator Mark Kirk suffered a stroke over the weekend. He had surgery this morning. I have followed it as closely as I have been able to. The doctors say he will recover, and I am confident that is true. He is…

Winston Churchill said: Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak. Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. I know each of my colleagues in the Senate--regardless of political party--has the courage to stand up and speak…

before my friend starts, the Republican leader and I deal with a lot of issues that come up in the Senate, and some of them are difficult. But the one thing we have that is kind of a diversion for us is we follow college athletics in our…

I rise today to honor Adrienne Powers, who recently retired as Head Interior Designer for the Architect of the Capitol at the end of last year. Many on Capitol Hill join my wife, Landra, and me in expressing a sincere and warm…

I rise today to honor the Financial Guidance Center, FGC, a nonprofit organization that has remained steadfast in its commitment to providing financial literacy services to all Nevadans. This year marks 40 years of empowering Nevadans by…

I, first of all, welcome everyone back after the long break we had. I hope it was restful and productive for everyone. As happens every 4 years, we have a Presidential election year and, as a result of that, things should be more tense…

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

the Senate will be in morning business until 4 o'clock today, with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. Following that morning business, the Senate will proceed to executive session to consider the nomination of John…

I ask unanimous consent that the cloture motion with respect to the motion to proceed to Calendar No. 70, S. 968, be vitiated. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

We only have eight more to go. Mr. McCONNELL. Only eight more to go. UNLV has a good team this year, probably not as good as Kentucky, maybe as good as Louisville, but it does give us an opportunity to catch up on each other's teams every…

I ask unanimous consent that if the House passes and sends to the Senate a bill which is identical to the text which is at the desk, a 2-month extension of the reduced payroll tax, unemployment insurance, TANF, and the Medicare payment…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senator from Louisiana be given 2 minutes, and the same on the other side. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Louisiana.

this is a bipartisan piece of legislation which is extremely important. Senator Leahy and Senator Grassley have worked very hard to get this to the floor. I repeat, it is bipartisan. I hope we can have a productive couple of days, pass…