Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements on this matter be printed in the Record. The…

Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The yeas and nays were ordered. Amendment No. 4601 to Amendment No. 4600

I now call up the Johanns amendment No. 4596. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid], for Mr. Johanns, proposes an amendment numbered 4596 to…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that at a time to be determined by the majority leader, following consultation with the Republican leader, the Senate proceed to executive session and consider Calendar No. 886, Kimberly Mueller to be…

Mr. President, the Republican leader and I recommend that Senators proceed to the Senate floor to cast their votes. We ask that Senators be seated when they cast their votes. Decades before America's founding--when its direction was only…

Mr. President, at 3:30 today we will vote on the nomination of Elena Kagan to be an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Alabama.

Will the Chair withhold please, Mr. President. You have heard my request. What is the ruling of the Chair? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I ask unanimous consent that there now be 1 hour remaining for debate with respect to the Kagan nomination for the U.S. Supreme Court, with 15-minute blocks controlled as follows: Senator Sessions, Chairman Leahy, Leader McConnell, and…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The yeas and nays were ordered. Amendment No. 4596 to Amendment No. 4595

I ask unanimous consent that reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To exempt certain amounts subject to other information reporting…

I now ask for a second reading en bloc and object to my own request for both of them. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The bills will be read for the second time on the next legislative day. ____________________

Mr. President, I am told there are two bills at the desk and I ask unanimous consent for their first reading en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bills by title en bloc. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows…