I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time, passed, and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table; that there be no intervening action or debate, and any statements related to the bill be printed in the Record. The…

I ask that the Chair lay before the Senate a message from the House with respect to S.J. Res. 22. The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message from the House of Representatives: S.J. Res. 22 Resolved, That the…

I ask that a quorum be called and the time be equally divided between the two sides. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the…

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 6:25 p.m., adjourned until Monday, December 12, 2011, at…

I ask unanimous consent that we resume morning business under the previous order; further, that morning business be extended until 6 p.m. this evening with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro…

I have a cloture motion at the desk. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture…

Finally, my first elected job, many years ago, was to an organization called the Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital. It was the largest hospital in the State. It was the largest hospital district. People ran at-large from Clark County, the…

I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum under rule XXII be waived. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

following leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business, with Republicans controlling the first 30 minutes and the majority the second 30 minutes. As a reminder to all Senators, cloture has been filed on the Cordray…

I appreciate the humility of my friend. I have heard him say words to this effect before. The fact is, what he did after the plane went down is what we all will remember. As long as our country is the country it is, we will always remember…

I, like my friend from Arizona, compliment my friend from Hawaii. But I think it speaks volumes to hear Senator John McCain talk about a hero. It is a hero talking about a hero. Far too rarely do we recognize these people whom we have the…

would my friend yield for a brief statement. Mr. McCAIN. I would be glad to yield. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader.

I now move to proceed to Calendar No. 251, S. 1944. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the motion. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to the bill (S. 1944) to create jobs by providing…

tomorrow the Senate will vote on whether to move forward with confirmation of Richard Cordray, the nominee to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which is part of the Dodd-Frank bill. The one thing that came out of that…

the Republicans like to claim they are the party of the tax cuts, but as Democrats propose more tax relief--we propose it every day for working families--Republicans every day are showing their true colors. They only support tax cuts that…

70 years ago today the attack on Pearl Harbor changed our country forever. It also hardened our resolve to become a better, stronger nation, and that we have become. An example is the USS Nevada, a great battleship that epitomizes the…

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 413, and I send a cloture motion to the desk. In fact, it is at the desk. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair…

would the Chair announce morning business, please. ____________________

following leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 11 a.m. this morning. The majority will control the first half and the Republicans will control the second half. Order of Procedure I ask unanimous consent…

I note the absence of a quorum. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

today Republicans filibuster a judicial nominee whose colleagues call her a ``brilliant legal mind'' with an ``abiding respect for the law.'' This nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, Caitlin Joan Halligan, has…

I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum under rule XXII be waived. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I was pleased to see that the President of the United States has issued a memorandum directing executive branch agencies to reform their records management. The goal is to improve performance, promote accountability, and increase…

I now ask unanimous consent that the Senate resume legislative session. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I understand that S. 1944 is at the desk and due for a second reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the bill by title for the second time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 1944) to create jobs by…