for the Committee on Armed Services I report favorably the following nomination lists which were printed in the Records on the dates indicated, and ask unanimous consent, to save the expense of reprinting on the Executive Calendar that…

Well, thank you. I concur.

a critical part of our economy is the ability of the Federal Reserve to control money supply.

Well, thank you very much. And one other aspect is that this is a novel, or at least a fairly recent, phenomenon and it requires a great deal of thought, analysis, and projecting as to what we should do.

on military justice reform, I am pleased that the NDAA that we will consider this week will enact sweeping and historic reform that changes how sexual assault and other offenses are investigated and prosecuted in the Armed Forces. This…

reserving my right to object, the Senator from Oklahoma, as he always does, has very thoughtfully identified a problem that is affecting our military forces. And he has also identified the complex interplay between different aspects of the…

reserving the right to object, I object. I also want to thank the Senator from Utah for his consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard.

I object to the modification. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. Is there objection to the original request? The senior Senator from Florida.

now I would ask unanimous consent that it be in order to call up the following amendments to the Reed-Inhofe substitute amendment No. 3867, as modified, in the order listed, and that these be the only remaining amendments in order: 1, Cruz…

in reserving my right to object, the Senator from Florida is right. The key issue here is the blue slip, which originates from the constitutional language mandating that all revenue bills must begin in the House of Representatives. If it…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Baldwin). Without objection, it is so ordered. Unanimous Consent Request

I rise to express my great disappointment that some of my colleagues have indicated by their vote that they are preventing the adoption of the National Defense Authorization Act, and they claim that more amendments and more debate are…

Can you look at and try to develop the ERA guidelines to emphasize how funds can be appropriately used for homelessness?

it would be a very disappointing moment if we would fail to invoke cloture. This bill, from the very beginning, has been completely bipartisan and open to amendments. In the course, as Senator King eloquently remarked, of the committee…

I thank the majority leader for his comments and just to elaborate, this represents what the majority leader just pointed out--a few Members on the other side frustrated the entire process and, ironically, frustrated many of their own…

If you could accelerate that to get the money out, because as you well know, a lot of these moratoriums on eviction are either gone or going, and it would be very helpful to get the money out.

That is absolutely correct. There have been occasions where we have had--once we got the substitute adopted--in some cases, no amendments and we went to final passage, ultimately, and in other cases, just a handful of amendments. Last…

the labor participation rate has remained depressed, and until we get that participation rate up higher, we are going to have the complaint that we receive, the inability to get workers.

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations en bloc: Calendar Nos. 521, 492, 493, 494, 537, 538, 553, 554, and all nominations on the Secretary's Desk in the Coast Guard and…

I send a cloture motion to H.R. 4350 to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The…

I call up amendment No. 3867, as modified, and I ask that it be reported by number. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the amendment by number. The senior assistant legislative…

I send a cloture motion to the substitute to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Van Hollen). Without objection, it is so ordered. Cloture Motion

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn to then convene for pro forma sessions only, with no business being conducted on the following dates and times, and that following each pro forma…

I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum calls for the cloture motions filed today, November 19, be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________