Madam President, following leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to a period of morning business. Senators will be allowed to speak for up to 10 minutes each. That will be until 12:30 today. Order of Procedure I ask unanimous consent…

Madam President, today I hope we can return to the small business jobs bill. I am confident amendments should already have been exchanged. We are in a difficult situation. It is a tax bill. We can go back and look through many Congresses…

Mr. President, I hope the distinguished Senator from Connecticut and I have an opportunity, which we will, to sit down and talk about what we have been through the last 2 years. We had a difficult situation with the banks, financial…

I now move to proceed to consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R. 4173. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The report will be stated. The…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the prayer delivered by our Senate Chaplain on Thursday, July 1, when the Senate gathered to remember Senator Robert C. Byrd, be printed in the Record and as a part of the memorial book of…

I have a cloture motion at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XXII, the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. The assistant bill clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We, the undersigned Senators, in accordance…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that morning business be closed. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Mr. President, I welcome back my colleagues and hope they are as eager to get to work as I am. During the week I spent in Nevada, I saw again how desperate our unemployment situation has become. As I talked to Nevadans, I heard over and…

Mr. President, following leader remarks, the Senate will turn to a period of morning business. Senators will speak for up to 10 minutes each. This week, the Senate will likely resume consideration of the small business jobs bill, the…

Mr. President, H.R. 5552 is at the desk and due for a second reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the bill for the second time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 5552) to amend the Internal…

Mr. President, I 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. ____________________

Mr. President, I enter a motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The motion is entered. ____________________