I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant bill clerk called the roll.

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…

There will be some votes tonight. Everybody be patient. I appreciate very much everyone's patience. As I told some Senators a little while ago in both parties, what we have gone through over the last day or so I think is going to help us…

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 553, Christopher Smith, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion to proceed.

I now move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 1084. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The question is on agreeing to the motion. Mr. McCONNELL. I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there a sufficient…

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. Cloture Motion We, the undersigned…

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…

I ask that the cloture motion at the desk 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 assistant bill clerk read as follows: Cloture…

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.

There is a cloture motion at the desk, and I ask that it be reported. 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…

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

under the standing order rollcall votes are 15 minutes. What we usually do is have a grace period, just by practice. In the future the Chair will call the votes after 15 minutes. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The rule is 15 minutes. The votes…

the intent of division N, section 101 is to establish separate limits for funds raised into separate, segregated accounts established by national political party committees for certain specified purposes. All of these funds are ``hard…

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 1058. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion.

We have been calling votes at the end of 20 minutes. It is my understanding that the rule calls for votes to be 15 minutes in length. The PRESIDING OFFICER. It is a 15-minute vote with a 5-minute grace period.

I move to proceed to legislative session. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. Mr. McCONNELL. I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient…

this will be the last vote tonight. We hope to be able to start at 9:30 Monday morning with the next vote. We will let everyone know for sure.

We were told it wouldn't be necessary to do that because we couldn't get agreement to do it. So the answer is yes.

I have a cloture motion at the desk. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The bill clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We, the undersigned…

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…

I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum under rule XXII be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?

I won't use a lot of time here this morning because we have a lot to do. We worked for a long time yesterday, into the late hours of the night, trying to secure an agreement to vote on a long-term government funding bill. I was last…

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 now move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 1147. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the nomination. The…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to a period of morning business, during which time Senators be permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. ____________________