Harry Reid

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Will the Chair announce morning business, please. ____________________

S. 1022 is at the desk and is due for a second reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the title of the bill for the second time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 1022) to extend expiring provisions…

Following any leader remarks, the Senate will be in morning business until 11 a.m., with the majority controlling the first half and the Republicans controlling the final half. At 11 a.m., the Senate will be in executive session to…

I see our esteemed Chaplain in the Chamber. We appreciate very much, every day, his prayer and the prayer this morning by our guest Chaplain, which was a very nice prayer, very thoughtful, and outlines what our country is all about. I…

There seems to be no one here asking for more time. If that, in fact, is the case, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:34 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, May…

There will be a rollcall vote tomorrow at about 2 p.m. on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Goodwin Liu, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit. ____________________

I will just make a very brief comment. I am not a great baseball fan. I am a baseball fan. I am sure there are better fans than me. I have followed baseball all of my life, starting as a little boy. I have listened to baseball games, and I…

Following any leader remarks, the Senate will be in morning business until 10:30 this morning. At 10:30, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S. 953. There will be 4 hours of debate. At approximately 2:30 p.m…

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 under rule XIV. ____________________

I am told that H.R. 1231 is due for a second reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the title of the bill for the second time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 1231) to amend the Outer Continental…

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it adjourn under the previous order following the remarks of Senator Merkley. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered…

There will be a rollcall vote around noon tomorrow on the confirmation of the nomination of Susan Carney, of Connecticut, to be U.S. circuit judge. Additionally, there will be a rollcall vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion…

I ask for the second reading of this piece of legislation in order to place the bill on the calendar under the provisions of rule XIV, but I object to my own request. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection is heard…

I am told there is a bill at the desk due for its first reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 1231) to amend the Outer Continental Shelf…

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

I am told there are two bills at the desk due for a second reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the titles of the bills for the second time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 1229) to amend the…

Following any leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business for debate only until 5 p.m. today. There will be no votes today. The first rollcall vote of the week will be around noon tomorrow on the confirmation of…

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 5:56 p.m., adjourned until Monday, May 16, 2011, at 2 p.m…

The next rollcall vote will be around noon on Tuesday, May 17, on the confirmation of the nomination of Susan Carney, of Connecticut, to be a U.S. circuit court judge. Senators are encouraged to come to the floor on Monday to debate the…

I am told that S. 953 is at the desk and due for a second reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the bill by title for the second time. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 953) to authorize…

I appreciate the comments of my friend, the senior Senator from Nebraska. Following any leader remarks, the Senate will be in morning business until 1 p.m. today. The Republicans will control the first 30 minutes and the majority will…

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 3:34 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, May 12, 2011, at 9:30 a.m…

There will be a rollcall vote around 2 p.m. tomorrow on confirmation of Executive Calendar No. 47, the nomination of Michael Urbanski, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Virginia. ____________________

I note the absence of a quorum, and I ask unanimous consent that the time run equally. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call…