Harry Reid

I will be happy to in one second. The Republican leader keeps talking about not following the rules. We are following the Constitution of the United States to make these changes, and that is certainly appropriate. Your question? Mr…

At 5:30 today, all postcloture time on S. 3525, the Sportsmen's Act, will have expired. There will be two rollcall votes at that time. The first vote will be on a motion to waive the Budget Act. The second will be on passage of the bill…

I now move to proceed to Calendar No. 419, S. 3254. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the motion. The legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to the bill (S. 3254) to authorize appropriations for fiscal…

The first vote tomorrow will be at 9:15 a.m. on the Sportsmen's Act. ____________________

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 7:02 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, November 15, 2012, at 9 a.m…

The next hour will be equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees, with the majority controlling the first half and the Republicans the second half. The filing deadline for first-degree amendments to the…

On behalf of Senator Leahy, I ask unanimous consent that Michelle Lacko, a fellow on the Senate Judiciary Committee, be granted privileges of the floor. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered…

The Senate is considering the motion to proceed to S. 3525, the Sportsmen's Act, postcloture. At 5:30 p.m., there will be a rollcall vote on the motion to proceed to the legislation. Facing Great Challenges

After our election, I welcome everyone back. For some it was a nice break. For others it was a lot of hard work. We welcome everyone back and look forward to a very productive next 6 weeks. Schedule

It's better to dance than to fight. It's better to work together. Everything doesn't have to be a fight.

It's better to dance than to fight. It's better to work together. Everything doesn't have to be a fight.

I first learned about this several hours ago from Senator Levin, so I take him at his word.

Senator Levin gave this to me and said he already talked to Senator McCain about this.

Senator Levin has consulted with John McCain in regard to this matter. Senator McCain knew this was going to happen. That is what the chairman of the committee told me, and Senator Levin has never misled me ever. Again, it is obvious the…

S. 3607 is at the desk and due for a second reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the bill by title for the second time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 3607) to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline.

It is my understanding we have a couple Senators who would like to speak before that.

While we are educating Senators, I would like to add a little to that. We are willing to vote on all these things, but we will do it tomorrow, not today. We want the debate to go forward. We are in very important Senate races across the…

I appreciate very much my friend from Rhode Island yielding, and I appreciate his focusing attention on something we do not focus on nearly enough--and that is a gross understatement--and that is our oceans. I admire the work he has done…

The Senate is now considering the motion to proceed to H.J. Res. 117, which is the continuing resolution, postcloture. The next 2 hours will be equally divided between the two leaders or their designees with the Republicans controlling the…

Has the Republicans' time expired? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Republicans have 3 minutes remaining. Mr. McCONNELL. I will yield back the remainder of our time. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The majority leader…

I would object to any further proceedings with respect to this bill at this time. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection having been heard, the bill will be placed on the calendar. ____________________

S. 3576 is at the desk and due for a second reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the bill by title for a second time. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 3576) to provide limitations on…

The Senator from Delaware has been such a great addition to the Senate. He is well respected on both sides of the aisle, and he is a man of spiritual quality. Among his other attributes, he has a divinity degree from Yale University…

The information released today reveals that Mitt Romney manipulated one of two years of tax returns he has seen fit to show the American people and then only to conform with his public statements.

The word's out that he hasn't paid any taxes for ten years. Let him prove that he has paid taxes, because he hasn't.