If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it adjourn under the previous order, as a further mark of respect to the memory of Senator Malcolm Wallop of Wyoming. There being no objection, the…

I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to consideration of S. Res. 267. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 267) recognizing Hispanic…

there are three bills at the desk due for a second reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the bills by title for the second time en bloc. The bill clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 1549) to provide tax relief for…

the House sent us a package, and I appreciate that very much. It funds the highway bill for 6 months, and it funds the FEMA bill for 4 months. That is terrific. We should move to this as quickly as we can; however, we are told it is going…

I have an amendment to the instructions 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 608 to the instructions on the…

I ask for the yeas and nays on this amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The yeas and nays were ordered. Amendment No. 609 to Amendment No. 608

I would object to any further proceedings with respect to these three bills. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection is heard. The bills will be placed on the calendar. The Senator from Nebraska. ____________________

following leader remarks, the Senate will be in morning business for 1 hour. The Republicans will control the first half and the majority will control the final half. Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of the…

I ask unanimous consent that the remaining time postcloture be yielded back and the Senate proceed to consideration of H.J. Res. 66. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the bill by title. The…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business tonight, it adjourn until 9:30 a.m., tomorrow morning, Thursday, September 15; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to executive session and the Foreign Relations Committee be discharged from further consideration of PN 828, Mary B. DeRosa, to be Alternate Representative to the United Nations; PN 829…

sadly, in just 2 days, about 80,000 people will be out of work because of the obstructionism of one man. This Senator, the junior Senator from Oklahoma, is putting his own petty priorities ahead of the thousands of safety inspectors…

I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum under rule XXII be waived for the two cloture motions just filed. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I have a motion to commit the joint resolution with instructions, which 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 commit…

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 609 to amendment No. 608. The amendment is…

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. 608

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

I ask unanimous consent the the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1549 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives…

there are a lot of things going on on Capitol Hill this afternoon. We will make sure people have ample time to vote, as long as somebody doesn't carry it to extremes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from California.

I ask unanimous consent that the motion to proceed to the motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not agreed to on the motion to proceed to H.J. Res. 66 be agreed to; that the motion to reconsider be agreed to; that the time…

this week the Republicans sent a message to victims of the devastating hurricanes, wildfires, and tornados. That message was ``tough luck.'' Last night, we tried to move forward on a measure that would grant the Federal Emergency…

following any leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business for 1 hour. The majority will control the first half and the Republicans will control the final half. Following morning business, the Senate will resume…

My friend is absolutely right. We need to do this. During the caucus that was completed, the Senators from New York indicated, for example, that the Mohawk River because of the storms changed course. The Erie Canal lock doesn't work. They…

if we would pause a few minutes and think about what has gone on in America this year: We have had flooding on the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers and other rivers in the Midwest. To show the power of this flood, on the Mississippi River…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 12, 2011, at 4 p.m., in room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it…