I now move to proceed to Calendar No. 627, which is H.R. 5771. It is the tax extender legislation. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the motion. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar…

We have three more votes tonight. I ask unanimous consent that they be 10 minutes in duration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. Murthy Nomination

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Tributes To Departing Senators

North Carolina's official motto is a Latin phrase which means, simply translated, ``To be, rather than to seem.'' ``To be, rather than to seem'' means don't talk about being a hard worker--be a hard worker. Don't just pretend to be…

there is only one combat veteran of the Iraq war in the Senate, and that is GEN John Walsh--Senator John Walsh. In 2004 General Walsh led the deployment of several hundred National Guard men from Montana to Iraq. He did the same thing a…

I now move to proceed to Calendar No. 627, which is H.R. 5771. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the motion. The legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 627, H.R. 5771, a bill to amend the…

a noted author and analyst of human behavior, Stephen Covey, said, ``Strength lies in differences, not in similarities.'' For the last 18 years, Senate Democrats were stronger because of Senator Mary Landrieu. Her ability to shun political…

following my remarks, the Senate will proceed to executive session to debate the Murthy, Santos, Rose, Saldana, and Blinken nominations. Blinken Nomination I am not going to speak extensively on any of these. I will just say now, Tony…

Alaska is a State unlike any other State in the country. Often referred to as the ``last frontier,'' Alaska's landscape is as breathtakingly beautiful as it is immense. Its residents are some of the most kind and accepting people one would…

for those watching the opening of the Senate, I am sure some are wondering why the Chaplain was dressed in a Navy dress uniform. He is an admiral in the U.S. Navy. He has spent many years traveling the world, and we are so fortunate to…

the two votes scheduled in the morning will be done by voice. The first vote is going to be at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow afternoon. Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention Act

shortly, the senior Senator from Connecticut, Senator Blumenthal, will ask consent that the Senate take up and pass the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention Act. The reason Clay Hunt was used as a model for this situation we have is because of his…

The very same man. Now he is hung up on not only the Affordable Care Act but the President's action to give 5 million people relief in this country so they can come out of the shadows and make our country a more productive place.

I move to proceed to legislative session. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion.

a number of Senators have come to me indicating that they have read the rules and the time for a vote is 15 minutes. I ask, through the Chair, is it true that the extra 5 minutes is not in the rule? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Would the Senator…

I ask unanimous consent that following the filing of cloture on executive calendar nominations--the list of nominations is at the desk, the last of which is the cloture motion on the Biggs nomination, Executive Calendar No. 1147--the…

the junior Senator from Texas raises a point of order attacking the pending legislation on the grounds that the President has acted unconstitutionally. The junior Senator from Texas is wrong, wrong, wrong on several counts. But most…

regular order. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. All time has expired. Regular order has been requested. Under the precedents and practices of the Senate, the Chair has no power or authority to pass on such a point of order. The Chair, therefore…

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

I move to proceed to legislative session. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum required under rule XXII be waived with respect to the cloture motions filed during today's discussion on the nominations. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 840, Estevan R. Lopez to be Commissioner of Reclamation. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion.

there is a cloture motion at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. Cloture Motion We, the undersigned Senators, in accordance with the…

I now move to proceed to legislative session. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The question is on agreeing to the motion to proceed to legislative session.

There is a cloture motion at the desk, and I ask that it be reported. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The legislative clerk read as…