I rise today to express my appreciation for the passage of S. Res. 199 by unanimous consent last night. This resolution supports the goals and ideals of Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Week. Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, known…

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. 323) was agreed…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 10 a.m. tomorrow, Wednesday, November 16, 2011; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the…

I have been authorized by the chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee to withdraw the committee-reported substitute amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment is withdrawn. Amendment No. 956

I have a substitute amendment which is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] proposes an amendment numbered 956.

I ask unanimous consent that the HELP Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 241 and that the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will…

I indicated during the last week that I did not want to have to fill the tree. It is unfortunate that an objection was raised. We were able to move forward, as I indicated, in the last so-called minibus with three appropriations bills made…

Senators, then, should expect two rollcall votes at noon tomorrow. Those votes will be on the confirmation of Sharon Gleason to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Alaska and Yvonne Rogers to be U.S. District Judge for the District…

we will be in a period of morning business until 3 p.m. today. During that period of time, Senators will be allowed to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. Following morning business, the Senate will adopt the motion to proceed to the…

I failed to note that Senators Feinstein and Alexander, the managers of this appropriations bill we have, are going to be here on the floor this afternoon to give their opening statements. So if Senators have amendments, they should talk…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to a period of morning business with Senators allowed to speak for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the nominations on the Secretary's desk in the Coast Guard; that the nominations be confirmed en bloc, the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid…

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 4:58 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, November 15, 2011, at 10 a.m…

as in executive session, I ask unanimous consent that the injunction of secrecy be removed from the following treaty transmitted to the Senate on November 14, 2011, by the President of the United States: Agreement on Port State Measures to…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m. tomorrow, Tuesday, November 15, 2011; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning…

last week something wonderful and unusual happened here in the Senate: We passed a worthy piece of legislation with a nearly unanimous vote. On the eve of Veterans Day, we honored this Nation's service men and women by passing bipartisan…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 322. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 322)…

I ask unanimous consent that the HELP Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 199, and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will…

With this agreement, the Senate will resume consideration of the bill at 1:30 p.m., with up to 15 minutes of debate prior to the votes. There will be a series of up to four rollcall votes beginning around 1:45 p.m. ____________________

in 1965, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., called the organized labor movement, ``the principal force that transformed misery and despair into hope and progress.'' And for three decades, Jerry McEntee has been a leader in the quest for that…

the next vote will be on cloture on the motion to proceed to the energy and water appropriations bill. That will be the last vote of the day. There will be no votes on Friday or Monday. There will be debate on this measure on which in a…

I ask unanimous consent that the time under the previous order for resumption of consideration of H.R. 674 be modified for the Senate to resume consideration of the bill at 1:30 p.m., with all other provisions of the previous order…

following leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 10 a.m. At 10 a.m., the Senate will begin consideration of the motion to proceed to S.J. Res. 27, with 2 hours of debate. Around noon, there will be two…

I ask unanimous consent that Caroline Tess, a State Department detailee in my office, be granted the privilege of the floor for the remainder of this Congress. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered…

there are two bills at the desk. They are both due for a second reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the bills by title for the second time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 2930) to amend the…