I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. Cloture Motion The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under Rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The bill clerk read as follows: Cloture…

I yield back all time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, all time is yielded back. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Steven Croley, of Michigan, to be General Counsel of the Department of…

I move to proceed to Calendar No. 332, H.R. 3474. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the motion. The legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 332, H.R. 3474, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of…

following my remarks and those of the Republican leader, the Senate will be in morning business until 5:30 p.m. today. Last week cloture was filed on S. 2262, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act. As a result, the filing…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m. tomorrow morning, May 13, 2014; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…

I ask consent that the mandatory quorum call under rule XXII be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

there is a cloture motion at the desk, and I ask that it be reported. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to report the motion. The legislative clerk read as follows…

I ask the Chair to order the reading of the cloture motion, which is 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 legislative clerk read…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:19 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, May 13, 2014, at 10 a.m…

reserving the right to object, we had an agreement to do the bill. Then we changed it to do it with Keystone. That is still our agreement. We are willing to do this bill, energy efficiency, which is such a good bill. We are in agreement…

there is 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 legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We, the…

the Republican leader and I are going to have a short colloquy here. There will be one more rollcall vote tonight. The next rollcall vote will be tomorrow. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the motions to reconsider are…

I enter a motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on S. 2262. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The motion is entered. The Senator from Louisiana.

I object to further proceedings with respect to these bills. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection is heard. The bills will be placed on the calendar. Recognition of the Minority Leader The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The…

It is. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, all time is yielded back. ____________________

There is a cloture motion I have brought to the desk and I ask the Presiding Officer of the Senate to report that. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the…

I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum under rule XXII be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Connecticut.

what is the next matter before the Senate? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The next vote is to occur on the Peterson nomination.

anyone who watches the Senate on C-SPAN knows that the desks in the Senate Chamber are split between Democrats and Republicans. But when I come to the Senate Chamber anymore, we shouldn't have just Democrats and Republicans; we should have…

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 5:58 p.m., adjourned until Monday, May 12, 2014, at 2 p.m…

following my remarks and those of the Republican leader, the Senate time until 11:15 a.m. will be equally divided and controlled. There will be a series of votes beginning at 11:15 today and another series of votes at 1:45. This is to…

I hope everyone has a good few days off. We are hopeful about next week. We have a lot to do. We had a couple of breakthroughs today, and maybe next week we can do a little more than this week. On Monday there will be up to three rollcall…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 2 p.m. on Monday, May 12, 2014; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be approved to…

I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

on the next nomination, I ask unanimous consent to yield back that time, and this will be the last vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.