Harry Reid

Following any leader remarks, the Senate will recess until 11 a.m. today to allow for a Democratic caucus. At 10 a.m. we will have that caucus. At 11 a.m. the Senate will be in morning business until 12 noon. At noon I will be recognized…

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 10:48 p.m., adjourned until Friday, July 29, 2011, at 9:30 a.m…

For all Democratic Senators, they should be aware that we are going to have a caucus at 10 a.m. tomorrow. ____________________

Thank you very much. I apologize to everyone for the late hour. We have been waiting for the House to conduct their business and they are having trouble conducting it. As a result of their not sending us the material we need, we are going…

We are awaiting action of the House of Representatives on their bill. For that reason, I will ask unanimous consent that we recess subject to the call of the Chair, and I will make that motion in just a minute. For the information of all…

The reason we are extending morning business is the House is having trouble passing the bill, I understand, and so we are waiting until action is taken. They started at 4:30, and it is taking longer than they anticipated. As I understand…

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

H.R. 1938 is due for a second reading, I am told. 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 (H.R. 1938) to direct the President to expedite…

Following any 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, I will be recognized…

It really is the worst possible time to be conducting a filibuster. They're forcing us to wait until tomorrow morning at -- let's see, today's still Friday -- until Sunday morning at 1:00 a.m. to have this vote. Our economy hangs on the…

Nothing is going on. The Senate is now adjourned.

I have spoken to the Republican leader fairly recently--it is all relative time, I guess. There will be no more rollcall votes tonight. I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to a period for morning business until 6:30 p.m…

I ask that the nomination be confirmed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate; that any statements related to the nomination be printed in the Record; that the President…

I have spoken with the Republican leader, and I now ask unanimous consent that the period of morning business be extended until 2 p.m. today; that during that time Senators be allowed to speak for up to 10 minutes each. The ACTING…

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

I am told there is a bill, S. 1420, 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. 1420) to require that…

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

Chairwoman Stabenow, who has previously co-sponsored this legislation.

We want to thank Senator Lugar for introducing the Farming Flexibility Act of 2011.

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 6:48 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, July 27, 2011, at 9:30 a.m…

I believe strongly that the federal government should balance its books.

We've also learned that the Boehner plan could trigger a downgrade of the United States' AAA credit rating.

In my view, it is the most viable plan under consideration.

The United States defaulting on its commitments would have catastrophic global consequences. It is not an option.

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 7:28 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, July 26, 2011, at 10 a.m…