I object to further proceedings in regard to these bills en bloc. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection is heard. The bills will be placed on the calendar. ____________________

I have been married for a long time--more than 50 years. My wife and I have one daughter and nine grandchildren. I love these women very, very much. One day, though, I may not be able to help them, and one of them may need a cancer…

there are two 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. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 1255) to prevent a…

The Republican leader is right. We have a lot of work to do. The one thing I want to mention is how much I appreciate the support of the American people. Of course, they knew we needed to get this done, but also the business community of…

We will pass a short-term resolution to keep the government running through Thursday. That short-term bridge will cut the first $2 billion of the total savings.

We have agreed to an historic amount of cuts for the remainder of this fiscal year, as well as a short-term bridge that will give us time to avoid a shutdown while we get that agreement through both houses and to the President.

I have cleared this with the Republican leader. I ask unanimous consent that the Senate extend the period of morning business until 9:30 p.m. tonight, with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each during that period. The…

The Republicans want to shut down our nation's government because they want to make it harder for women to get the health services they need.

Would the Chair be kind enough to announce, are we in a period of morning business? The PRESIDING OFFICER. We are in morning business until 5 o'clock.

I appreciate the support of the American people. Of course, they knew we need to get this done, but also the business community of our country.

I have just returned from the White House. We have narrowed the issues significantly; However, we have not yet reached an agreement. In 26 hours and 15 minutes the government will close if we don't get this resolved. We have not yet…

approximately 1 hour ago, I was at the White House with Speaker Boehner. We had made a joint statement to the press during the nighttime there at the White House, and at that time I was cautiously optimistic that we could complete the work…

following any leader remarks, the Senate will be in morning business, with the first hour equally divided, with the Republicans controlling the first 30 minutes and the majority controlling the second 30 minutes. Senator Hoeven will be…

this resolution concerns records that several offices of the Senate have provided to the Department of Justice in connection with a criminal investigation. As those documents may be needed in a pending criminal case arising out of that…

I have a meeting at the White House. There will be no more votes tonight. We hope that we are able to have some good fortune at the White House. We are going through these issues. As I indicated outside the door, I am not as confident as I…

we have one more vote in this series of votes. This will be the last vote tonight. We are now going to continue working on this piece of legislation. People should talk to the manager of the bill if they have other amendments. We have…

as the deadline looms, our budget negotiations continue nonstop. The Speaker and I met with the President yesterday morning, and we met with one another yesterday afternoon. As in any ongoing negotiation, the status of those talks is…

last night we were finally able to arrive at an agreement on the small business jobs bill--or at least a way to get rid of some very important amendments that we will vote on around 4 o'clock this afternoon. There will be seven rollcall…

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

this budget we have spent so much time talking about is really about making tough choices, hard choices, difficult choices. The American people understand this. They understand tough choices. They have to make them every day, especially…

I ask unanimous consent that at 11 a.m., Wednesday, April 6, the Senate resume consideration of S. 493 and the pending amendments be set aside and Senator Reid or a designee be recognized to call up the following amendments: Baucus No…

I have had a number of conversations over the last few days with my new friend, the junior Senator from Kentucky, Mr. Paul. He feels very strongly about an issue, and he should have the right to talk about that. I ask unanimous consent…

first of all, I wish to express my appreciation to the Senator from Kentucky. He is a gentleman. I know how sincere he feels about this issue. I admire him for feeling sincerely about issues, as he does on a number of them. It has been…

I ask unanimous consent that the HELP Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 129, and that the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will…

I appreciate everyone's patience in regard to getting this consent agreement. None of these votes are easy, but the votes are necessary. I would also say, in relation to the statement made by my friend from Colorado, that--I am trying to…