I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 494, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution…

I ask unanimous consent that the time be yielded back. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. All time is yielded back. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Jo Emily Handelsman, of…

I ask for a second reading but object to my own request. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection having been heard, the bill will receive its second reading on the next legislative day. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent the resolutions be agreed to, the preambles, where applicable, be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table en bloc, with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

I was in my office when I heard the statement by the Republican leader about Keystone. I direct this question to the Senator from South Dakota, who is a fine Senator and understands energy issues. We agreed to have a vote on Keystone. My…

I agree to that. That is fine. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Mr. McCONNELL. I yield the floor. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from South Dakota. ____________________

Tomorrow there will be a rollcall vote at noon and another at 1:45 p.m. ____________________

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 4:39 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, June 26, 2014, at 9:30 a.m…

Is there a motion now pending to proceed to S. 2363? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The motion is pending. Cloture Motion

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to S. Res. 484. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The assistant bill clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 484) recognizing and honoring the 150th…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to S. Res. 485. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The assistant bill clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 485) congratulating the San Antonio Spurs…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

I understand there is a bill at the desk and it is due for its first reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bill by title for the first time. The assistant bill clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 3301) to require approval…

I ask for a second reading, and in order to place the bill on the calendar under the provisions of rule XIV, I object to my own request. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The bill will be read the second time on the next…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 9:30 a.m. tomorrow morning, June 26; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…

no one needs to take my word for it. Take the word of one of the most senior Republicans in this body, the senior Senator from Tennessee. He came to the floor a few days ago and said-- on the appropriations bills we hear this plaintive…

reserving the right to object to my friend's suggestion, I would ask that it be modified to have a vote on Keystone and have a vote on Shaheen-Portman--60-vote threshold, of course. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Will the Republican…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

I ask unanimous consent that following the disposition of H.R. 803, which is the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, the Senate proceed to executive session to consider Calendar Nos. 499, 501, and 787; and that the Senate proceed to…

I ask unanimous consent that at 1:45 p.m., on Thursday, June 26, 2014, the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations: Calendar Nos. 897, 896, 654, 557, 620, and 503; that there be 2 minutes for debate…

I ask unanimous consent that we now proceed to a period of morning business, and during that time Senators be allowed to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

I have 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 assistant bill clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We, the…

let's not have revisionist history. Let's have real, valid history. Shaheen-Portman was worked on for weeks last fall. Shaheen and Portman worked on this new version of the bill for months, and they worked out many amendments in the…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations: Nos. 600, 872, 873, 874, 875, 876, 877, 878, 879, 880, 881, 882, 883, 884, 885, 886, 887, 888, 889, 890, and 891, and all…

I move to proceed to Calendar No. 384, S. 2363, the Hagan sportsmen's legislation. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the motion. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 384…