I ask that the Chair lay before the Senate the House message to H.R. 5021. The Presiding Officer laid before the Senate the following message from the House of Representatives: Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendment of the…

I ask unanimous consent that all remaining votes be 10 minutes in duration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Alabama.

I move to proceed to Calendar No. 488, S. 2648. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the motion. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 488, S. 2648, a bill making emergency…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. All postcloture time having expired, the question is on agreeing to the motion to proceed. The motion was…

under the previous order, I call for the Senate to proceed to the veterans conference report. ____________________

reserving the right to object, this is an emergency. Our No. 1 ally, at least in my mind, is under attack. If this is not an emergency, I do not know anything that is. So I refuse to modify my request. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is…

I understand that S. 2709 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 assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 2709) to extend…

we expect the votes to begin about 6:45 tonight, but they could come earlier, so everyone should be aware of that. Seeing no one here to speak, I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The…

I rise in recognition of the George Washington University Native American Political Leadership Program and the INSPIRE Pre-College Program. The Native American Political Leadership Program, NAPLP, provides Native American, Alaska Native…

this is an emergency. There are no budget caps involved with an emergency. Everyone knows that. I am shocked that anyone in this Chamber would stop us from getting these critical funds to fight these fires that I have outlined on a very…

I now move to proceed to Calendar No. 471, S.J. Res. 19. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 471, S.J. Res. 19, proposing an amendment…

I rise today in recognition of the 40th anniversary of Turkey's invasion of Cyprus in July 1974, which resulted in the division of Cyprus. In 1974, a Turkish military invasion divided Cyprus into two de facto regions, forcing tens of…

I would object to any further proceedings with respect to this bill. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection is heard. The bill will be placed on the calendar.

I respect, admire, and applaud Senators Cantwell and Manchin for the work they have done on this most important bill. We need to find a way forward on it. There are some in the House of Representatives and a few over here who have made…

Following that, I ask that 18 minutes be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Oregon.

I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding rule XXII, following disposition of the House message related to H.R. 5021, the highway bill, the Senate vote on cloture on Calendar No. 848, the Pryor nomination; further, that if cloture is…

following my remarks and those of the Republican leader, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S. 2648, the emergency supplemental appropriations bill, postcloture. The time until 10 a.m. will be equally divided…

the Senator's amendment would cut the United States assessed contribution to NATO and the World Health Organization. Now as we speak, they are fighting to control an Ebola outbreak in Central Africa. Peace Corps volunteers have been called…

we will have two more votes. We will be in session tomorrow. There will be no votes tomorrow, but there will be some activity here that we have to complete. So the next vote will be Monday, September 8. ____________________

I now move to proceed to legislative session. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. ____________________

I would object to any further proceedings with respect to the bill. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection is heard. The bill will be placed on the calendar. Bring Jobs Home Act

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 report the motion. The bill clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We, the undersigned…

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wisely noted: ``It takes less time to do a thing right than it does to explain why you did it wrong.'' In about 1 hour, Senators will be on the floor and have an opportunity to follow what Longfellow said; that…

S. 2685 is due for a second reading. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the bill by title for the second time. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 2685) to reform the authorities of the Federal…

I applaud and commend my friend the Senator from Arkansas. This is very visionary legislation. I support what he is doing, and we are going to do everything we can to move forward on this legislation. We would do it more quickly except we…