I further ask that the time until 2:45 be divided equally between the Democrats and Republicans. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I ask unanimous consent that the vote on the continuing resolution start at 2:45. The time will run as if it started at 3 o'clock. There are some problems with a few Senators, so I ask consent that the vote start at 2:45. The PRESIDING…

I ask unanimous consent that during the adjournment of the Senate, the majority leader, Senator Rockefeller, and Senator Webb be authorized to sign duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is…

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

They had a great piece on public radio before the race started--it was very good--as to why the race takes place. I want to find out if what I understood from that radio piece is valid. Wherever the race winds up, there was a place badly…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements relating to the resolution be printed in the…

I now ask unanimous consent we proceed to H. Con. Res. 30. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 30) providing for a…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements related to the resolution be printed in the…

I ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be laid on the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution (S. Res. 107) was agreed to. The…

If my friend will yield, I got a call from one of the secretaries, so why don't you give your statement.

I note the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant bill clerk proceeded to call the roll.

the Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said that he would consider looking at Social Security quote, two decades from now, end quote.

no one can count the number of times this Chamber has heard calls for compromise. That call has come from Senators of good faith, from Senators on both sides. Indeed, it is the very essence of the legislative branch, which was purposefully…

I am told that H.J. Res. 48 is at the desk and due for its second reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the bill by title for the second time. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A joint resolution…

I object to any further proceedings with respect to the joint resolution. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection having been heard, the joint resolution will be placed on the calendar. ____________________

following any leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to a period of morning business until 10:30 a.m., with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each, with the majority controlling the first half and the Republicans…

Senators should expect the first votes of the day to begin at about 10:30 in the morning in relation to the Nelson of Nebraska and the Snowe-Landrieu-Coburn amendment. Additional rollcall votes are expected to occur throughout the day…

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 7:13 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, March 16, 2011, at 9:30 a.m.

this bill is another jobs bill. It is a very important bill. I did a press event yesterday with the chairman of the committee, Senator Landrieu. It was a good meeting. We talked about some of the things that are happening in our States…

my thoughts and those of the entire Nation, and certainly every Member of the Senate, are with the people of Japan. The earthquake that shook that nation has made the entire world tremble, and the tsunami that swept over its shores has…

I am disappointed that I had to file cloture on a bill as important as this one. We were going to have a new day in the Senate. I think it is really too bad. This is the small business innovation bill, and everyone knows we have had an…

It is time once again for us to get down to business. Yesterday's budget votes didn't bring us any closer to a conclusion, but it did bring to our minds a lesson, and it does that very clearly. That lesson is that one party alone will not…

I tell everyone, my friends on the Republican side, the American people are not as concerned about the numbers as what is in this bill, with those mean-spirited riders. H.R. 1 is a mean-spirited bill that will cut the heart out of the…

since the moment Republican Representatives passed their budget, the now infamous H.R. 1--it was their No. 1 issue in the House of Representatives--the country has been waiting to see whether the Senate would repeat the House's mistake in…

so everyone knows what this amendment does, we looked at the National Science Foundation regarding a program called EPSCoR. A number of sparsely populated States are disadvantaged with this program. However, in talking with a number of…