Harry Reid

I understand there are two bills at the desk due for a second reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The leader is correct. The clerk will read the titles of the bills for a second time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill…

There are a few matters I must take care of. We will be in morning business until 4 p.m. Following that, the Senate will resume consideration of S. 954, the farm bill. At 5:30 p.m. there will be two rollcall votes on amendments to that…

I ask that the Senate observe a moment of silence in honor of the late Frank Lautenberg, a Senator from the State of New Jersey. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senate will have a moment of silence. If all will please stand. (Moment…

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:33 p.m., conditionally adjourned until Friday, May 24, 2013, at…

Senator Stabenow and Senator Cochran have arranged two votes that will begin on Monday, June 3, at 5:30. ____________________

The Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs has received a request from a Federal agency seeking access to records that the subcommittee obtained during its recent review of…

With the Republican leader's consent, I ask now that the senior Senator from Delaware be allowed to say a few words regarding our guest Chaplain. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I am going to have a few things to say, as will Senator McConnell, but now I will yield to my friend from Delaware, the junior Senator from Delaware. I ask unanimous consent that when Senator McConnell and I finish our remarks, he be…

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:47 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, May 23, 2013, at 9:30 a.m.

There will be two votes at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow. The first vote will be a cloture vote on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals nomination, and the second vote will be on the Sanders amendment to the farm bill. We will continue to work through…

I do not want anyone thinking I am not keeping my word. I was not going to say anything, but I thought I said I would get the last word. So Senator McConnell can say something now, and I will not get the last word. ____________________

The only thing I would say is, what about the judge from Wyoming? Why don't we do that today? Could there be a more Republican State in the country than Wyoming? Maybe. I do not know. Maybe Idaho is vying for No. 1. But I am willing to…

I will be happy to respond to what the problem is. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The majority leader.

There are three 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 assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 1003) to amend the Higher…

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

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:35 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at 9:30 a.m.

We will continue to work through amendments on the farm bill tomorrow. Additionally, there will be a rollcall vote on S. Res. 65, the Iran sanctions resolution, at 5 p.m. tomorrow. There will be 1 hour of debate on that matter…

We are moving forward. This will be the sixth or seventh year we have tried to fill vacancies on the DC Circuit. There are four vacancies there. I hope the President sends us some more names. I understand that will be the case maybe before…

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

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

Following leader remarks the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 3 p.m. today. At 3 p.m. the Senate will begin consideration of S. 954, which is the farm bill. At 5 p.m. the Senate will proceed to executive session to…

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:07 p.m., adjourned until Monday, May 20, 2013, at 2 p.m. ____________________

Then on Monday there will be two rollcall votes on the confirmation of Chappell and McShane at 5:30 p.m. We will, as indicated, move to the farm bill. ____________________

Would you announce the work in the Senate today. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. ____________________

Following leader remarks the Senate will be in executive session to consider the nomination of Ernest Moniz to be Energy Secretary. There will be up to 3 hours of debate on the nomination. At about 2 p.m. there will be a rollcall vote on…