I object to any further proceedings at this time on this legislation. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection having been heard, the bill will be placed on the calendar. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on November 13, 2014, at 11 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. COMMITTEE…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on November 13, 2014, at 3 p.m., room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on November 13, 2014, at 11:00 a.m., in room SD- 406 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a…

I understand H.R. 4 is at the desk and due for a second reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bill by title for the second time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 4) to make revisions to Federal law to…

There is a bill at the desk, and I ask for its first reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bill by title for the first time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 2) to remove Federal Government obstacles to…

for the information of all Senators, there will be four rollcall votes at 5:30 p.m. on Monday on adoption of the motion to concur on the child care and development block grant bill and on cloture on the Adams, Cohen, and Ross nominations…

I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on November 13, 2014, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 2 p.m. on Monday, November 17, 2014; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…

I ask to have the cloture motion at the desk be reported. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to report the motion. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows…

There is a cloture motion at the desk that I ask to be reported. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to report the motion. The assistant legislative clerk read as…

I move to proceed to Calendar No. 499, S.2685. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 499, S. 2685, a bill to reform the authorities of…

I have a cloture motion at the desk that I ask to be reported. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to report the motion. The assistant legislative clerk read as…

I withdraw my motion to proceed to S. 2609. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The motion is withdrawn. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on November 12, 2014, at 6:15 pm, to conduct a hearing entitled ``CLOSED/TS/SCI: Countering ISIL in Iraq and Syria.''…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on November 12, 2014, at 5:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on November 12, 2014, at 4 p.m., in room SD-628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

following my remarks and those of the Republican leader, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 5:30 this evening. During that time, Senators will be permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each, with the time equally…

I move to proceed to Calendar No. 467, S. 2609, the Marketplace Fairness Act. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the motion. The legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 467, S. 2609, a bill to…

I send a cloture motion to the desk--in fact, it is already at the desk--and ask that it be reported. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to report the motion. The…

I really wants the president to wait until Congress is done with funding the government before he even deals with this.

There is now a second degree amendment which has also been filed at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] proposes an amendment numbered 3852 to…

I have an amendment to the instructions that has been filed. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] proposes an amendment numbered 3926 to the instructions of…

I have an amendment at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment. The legislative clerk read as follows. The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] proposes an amendment numbered 3924 to amendment No. 3923. The amendment…

I have an amendment to the joint resolution that has already been filed at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] proposes an amendment numbered…