I ask for the yeas and nays on that amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The yeas and nays were ordered. Amendment No. 959 to Amendment No. 958

I have a second-degree amendment at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] proposes amendment numbered 959 to amendment No. 958. The…

I have a second-degree amendment at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the second-degree amendment. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] proposes an amendment numbered 961 to…

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 7 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, November 16, 2011, at…

Without losing my right to the floor, I yield 3 minutes to the Senator from Florida, Mr. Nelson.

I have absolute confidence in the chairman and ranking member of the subcommittee. They are two of our finest. They have a reputation here of working to get things done on a bipartisan basis, and that is certainly necessary on this most…

I have an amendment at the desk to the language proposed to be stricken. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] proposes amendment numbered 960…

Under the previous order, the Senate will resume consideration of H.R. 2354, which the clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 2354) making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies…

I ask for the yeas and nays on that amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The yeas and nays were ordered. Amendment No. 961 to Amendment No. 960

I have a motion to recommit the bill with instructions. That is also at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] moves to recommit the bill…

I ask for the yeas and nays on that motion. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The yeas and nays were ordered. Amendment No. 963 to Amendment No. 962

I have an amendment to the instruction at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] proposes amendment numbered 963 to the instructions of 962 of the…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The yeas and nays were ordered. The amendment is as follows: In the amendment, strike ``3 days'' and insert ``2 days''…

I have a second-degree amendment at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] proposes an amendment numbered 964 to amendment No. 963. The amendment is…

The Republican leader and I will make a few remarks today. After that, the majority will hold the first half and the Republicans the final half of 1 hour in morning business. Following morning business, the Senate will be in executive…

I announce that the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner) are necessarily absent.

as I indicated, Senator Feinstein and Senator Alexander are working very hard to come up with an agreement that we can move forward with on the Energy and Water bill. I am terribly disappointed we weren't able to do the so-called minibus…

the bills we brought before the Senate-- Energy and Water, Financial Services, Foreign Operations--are all within the agreement we made in July, the deficit reduction package, debt ceiling package we passed. It passed the Senate, passed…

without losing my right to the floor, I yield to my friend from Louisiana for 3 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Louisiana.

I have a full statement that I want to give as to why I am going to move through the next process, but I understand my friend from Louisiana is here. Before going to him, I ask for the yeas and nays on the substitute amendment. The…

let me take a moment to explain what has happened. I offered the substitute amendment to include versions of the Energy and Water, Financial Services, and State/Foreign Ops appropriations bills that the Senate Appropriations Committee, on…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 323, which was submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The…

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

it is impossible to open a newspaper or watch cable news these days without hearing my Republican colleagues talk about the evils of ``job-killing regulations.'' Each day, they arrive on the Senate floor to rail against the safeguards that…

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 Amendment.'') The PRESIDING OFFICER. The…