I ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

I now ask for the second readings en bloc, but I object to my own request en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The bills will be read the second time on the next legislative day. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent the committee-reported amendment be agreed to, the bill as amended be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements be printed…

I ask unanimous consent on Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at 10 a.m., the Senate proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 31, that there be 2 hours for debate equally divided in the usual form, that upon the use or yielding back of…

I ask unanimous consent that the concurrent resolution be agreed to, the motion to reconsider laid upon the table, and there be no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The concurrent…

I ask unanimous consent the Senate now proceed to H. Con. Res. 46. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent resolution by title. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 46)…

I will end my remarks today by reading three paragraphs from an op-ed that is running all over the country today, in newspapers all over America, an op-ed written by Senator John McCain: As we debate how the United States can best…

in 1982, I was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. I was elected along with the now-senior Senator from the State of Arizona, John McCain. We were both part of that class of 1982. I have given a lot of speeches on this Senate…

as I speak, the heads of the five largest oil and gas companies in the world are testifying across the street. With the country watching, these extremely wealthy CEOs of extremely profitable corporations are trying to explain to the Senate…

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 5:56 p.m., adjourned until Monday, May 16, 2011, at 2 p.m…

I object to any further proceedings with respect to this bill. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection is heard. The bill will be placed on the calendar. ____________________

I am told that S. 953 is at the desk and due for a second reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the bill by title for the second time. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 953) to authorize…

I appreciate the comments of my friend, the senior Senator from Nebraska. Following any leader remarks, the Senate will be in morning business until 1 p.m. today. The Republicans will control the first 30 minutes and the majority will…

the next rollcall vote will be around noon on Tuesday, May 17, on the confirmation of the nomination of Susan Carney, of Connecticut, to be a U.S. circuit court judge. Senators are encouraged to come to the floor on Monday to debate the…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 2 p.m. on Monday, May 16; that following the prayer and the pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be deemed…

I ask unanimous consent the Intelligence Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 86, and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration en bloc of the following resolutions which were submitted earlier today: S. Res. 181, S. Res. 182, and S. Res. 183. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of H. Con. Res. 16. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent resolution by title. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A concurrent…

I ask unanimous consent the concurrent resolution be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection…

I ask unanimous consent to proceed to H. Con. Res. 50. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent resolution by title. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 50) providing…

I am told there are two bills at the desk due for their first reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bills by title. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 1229) to amend the Outer Continental…

S. 940 is at the desk and due for a second reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the bill by title for the second time. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 940) to reduce the Federal…

I understand that S. 953, introduced earlier today by Senator McConnell, is at the desk and I ask for its first reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title for the first time. The assistant bill clerk read as…

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 3:34 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, May 12, 2011, at 9:30 a.m…

there will be a rollcall vote around 2 p.m. tomorrow on confirmation of Executive Calendar No. 47, the nomination of Michael Urbanski, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Virginia. ____________________