I think we’re on track. I hope, at least, to be able to produce something that we can pass through the Senate.

The Senate will have its imprint on the bill.

It’s just one tactical nuke—why’s everyone so bent out of shape?

The Senate’s committees are working closely to identify potential Byrd problems ahead of time.

We are going to write our own bill.

the EPA has submitted the waivers to Congress as rules – which is all that Congress has ever needed to decide to consider something under the Congressional Review Act.

Democrats are attempting to derail a repeal by throwing a tantrum over a supposed procedural problem.

It’s really hard to understand why we needed to wait an additional 11 days for Democrats to finally agree to move.

we've assumed all along that the Senate would have its input on this.

this bill reflects the bipartisan consensus on this issue, and it's had an open and bipartisan process since the very beginning.

I think we've assumed all along that the Senate would have its input on this.

I think we've assumed all along that the Senate would have its input on this.

It'll be the subject of probably multiple lawsuits, and I think the courts will probably have something to say about it.

I would keep the 60-vote threshold in place.

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

I ask unanimous consent to waive the mandatory quorum call with respect to the Crowley nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The assistant bill clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We, the…

I ask unanimous consent that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table and the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action on the Crowley nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate resume legislative session following the cloture vote on the Rubinstein nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I move to proceed to Calendar No. 66, S. 1582. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The assistant bill clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 66, S. 1582, a bill to provide for the regulation of payment…

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 72. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the nomination. The legislative…

I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The assistant bill clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We, the…

before I begin, I want to mention longtime Supreme Court Justice David Souter, who died on Thursday. My thoughts and prayers are with his family and loved ones. ____________________

I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The assistant bill clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We, the…

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 88. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the nomination. The legislative…