[t]he War Powers Act has no application to what's going on in Libya.

I ask unanimous consent that morning business be closed. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Morning business is closed. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, the Senate proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 34, the nomination of Michael H. Simon, of Oregon, to be U.S. district judge for the District of Oregon…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate resume consideration of the motion to proceed to Calendar No. 75, S. 679. I send a cloture motion to the desk and ask the clerk to report. Cloture Motion The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it…

I am disappointed that we had to file cloture again. I would hope, though, that in the ensuing days, the Republicans on the other side will let us get on this bill. This is a bill Senator McConnell and I started working on when we were…

I am happy to be here to listen to my friends talk about hockey, and I will talk for just a minute about hockey. I was raised in the desert. When I came back as a Member of Congress, I wanted my boys to watch a hockey game. I wanted to…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. Under the previous order, the amendment requires 60 votes for its adoption. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk called…

I ask unanimous consent to modify the pending Feinstein amendment with the changes at the desk. This modification is to correct a drafting error made by legislative counsel. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 476, as Modified

before I leave the floor, I wish to say a word to and about my friend, the Senator from California. As I have indicated, she is the chair of this most important committee, the Environment and Public Works Committee, which I had the good…

what is the pending business? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the pending business. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 782) to amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to reauthorize that Act…

I ask unanimous consent that Senator Coburn be listed as the second sponsor of that amendment by Senator Feinstein, No. 476. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 16; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be deemed…

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 7:03 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, June 16, 2011, at 10 a.m.

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate resumes consideration of S. 782, on Thursday, June 16, the Feinstein amendment No. 476 and the McCain amendment No. 411 be debated concurrently; that there be up to 4 hours of debate equally…

I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment and call up amendment No. 476 on behalf of Senator Feinstein. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the clerk will report the amendment. The legislative clerk read as follows…

following any leader remarks, the Senate will be in morning business until 2 p.m. today. The first hour is equally divided and controlled, with the Republicans controlling the first half and the majority controlling the second half. We…

morning business is closed; is that right? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is correct. ____________________

I want to thank the Senator from South Carolina for allowing us to go forward with this agreement. Senator DeMint wanted to ensure that this agreement would in no way limit his ability to offer and get votes on an amendment that he cares…

Americans have been very clear about where they stand on the Republicans' budget proposal: They reject it soundly, and for many reasons. But the most glaring reason is the effort to change Medicare as we know it. No wonder. It ends a…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to S. Res. 208. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 208) expressing the sense of the Senate…

I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To repeal the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit) At the end, add…

There will be two rollcall votes tomorrow around 2 p.m. in relation to the Feinstein and McCain amendments regarding the subject matter of those amendments. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that we be in a period of morning business, with Senators allowed to speak for up to 10 minutes each, for debate only, until 7:30 today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

on this side of the aisle, we Democrats want to protect seniors on Medicare. That is our top priority. I have heard my friend, the ranking member of the Budget Committee, come here and talk for hours, and he keeps talking about things that…