Political Quotes

“I ask unanimous consent that the cloture motions with respect to Executive Calendar Nos. 912, 913, and 914 be withdrawn. I further ask that at 11 a.m. tomorrow morning, the Senate vote on confirmation of the nominations in the order on which cloture was filed; further, that if confirmed, the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table and the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action; further, that following disposition of the Cooksey nomination, the Senate resume legislative session and it be in order for Senator Menendez or his designee to make motions to discharge S.J. Res. 77 and S.J. Res. 78; and if either motion is made, that there be 4 hours of debate concurrently on the motions, equally divided between the proponents and opponents of the joint resolutions, with Senator Menendez controlling 15 minutes of the proponents' time immediately prior to the first vote; finally, that upon the use or yielding back of that time, the Senate vote on the motions to discharge S.J. Res. 77 and S.J. Res. 78 in the order listed. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________”