Harry Reid

Following any leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S. 2240, the Paying a Fair Share Act. At 4:30 today the Senate will proceed to executive session to consider Executive Calendar No. 460…

There will be two rollcall votes then, on Monday, April 16. The first vote will be on Judge-to-be Thacker, we hope--that will be the fourth circuit--and the second vote will be a cloture vote on the motion to proceed to the tax measure…

I know there is one Senator very happy about that. That is Senator Mikulski. I am glad we were able to get this done. ____________________

This is coming from a person who was held for 7 years in a prisoner-of-war camp in that country. So I think anyone hearing this--and there are lots of people watching this--should understand what John McCain just said. John McCain and I…

I sure will. Mr. McCAIN. I thank him for honoring those who came to this country who fled reeducation camps and execution in a most horrible, brutal regime period. The enormous contribution those individuals and their children now have…

There are three bills at the desk due for a second reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the bills by title en bloc for a second time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 2682) to provide end user…

Thank you, Madam President. At 5 p.m. this evening, the Senate will proceed to executive session to consider the Du and Morgan nominations--prospective judges from Nevada and Louisiana. At 6 p.m. there will be two votes on confirmation of…

Following leader remarks, if any, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S. 2230; that is, the Paying a Fair Share Act. The Republicans will control the first 30 minutes and the majority will control the next 30…

I hope I am not interrupting anything that cannot be restarted in a short time. ____________________

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

I understand S. 2237 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. 2237) to provide a temporary…

Following any leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business for an hour. The Republicans will control the first half, the majority the final half. Following that morning business, the Senate will resume consideration…

Would the Chair announce the business of the day. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. ____________________

There are three bills at the desk due for a second reading. I would like the clerk to report them if you so order. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the bills by title for a second time. The legislative clerk read as…

Following any leader remarks the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 4:30 p.m. today. Following that morning business the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S. 2204, the Repeal Big Oil Tax…

I write in strong support of the nomination of Chairman Tony Clark from the North Dakota Public Service Commission to be a Commissioner to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (``FERC'').

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:28 p.m., adjourned until Monday, March 26, 2012, at 2 p.m. ____________________

There will be up to two rollcall votes on Monday at about 5:30. The first vote will be a cloture vote on the motion to proceed to S. 2204. If cloture is not invoked, there will be a second cloture vote on the motion to proceed to S. 1789…

We expect this to be the last vote. I am told that we have worked something out so the next judge we can do by voice. This will be the last vote of the week.

Furthermore, it is my understanding that Section 11 of this bill is not intended to override the authority of the President to exempt from public availability the financial disclosure reports of individuals engaged in intelligence…

Following leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business for 1 hour. The majority will control the first half, the Republicans the final half. Following that morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of the…

Senator McConnell and I have tentatively worked out something so we will have votes tomorrow, not today. That being the case, we are not under a crunch for time here today. We have a number of Senators here who wish to say something…

Following leader remarks the Senate will be in a period of morning business for 1 hour, with the majority controlling the first half and the Republicans controlling the final half. Following morning business the Senate will resume…

Protecting these untouched natural lands in Nevada is important to me and to the people of Humboldt County.

With the partisanship that divides us on so many other issues in these times, it was heartening to see a disparate set of constituents with various interests come together for the common cause of preserving Nevada's treasured landscapes…