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 7:15 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, February 14, 2012, at 10 a.m…

for decades the Quileute Tribe in the Pacific Northwest has waited for a chance to move out of the tsunami zone they are in and to safety. Every day 80 students go to a school in a schoolhouse that is just 1 foot above sea level, and every…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate adjourn until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, February 14, 2012; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be deemed expired, and the time for the two…

for the information of Members, tomorrow we expect to confirm the Jordan nomination and also resume consideration of the infrastructure bill. Senators will be notified when any votes are scheduled. ____________________

We just can't allow Washington State to be the repository for 90 percent of the Nation's high-level waste and then think we've done our job.

I do think it's a shortcoming of the process.

Hanford is the site with the majority of the Nation's military waste.

we continue to make progress on the Defense authorization bill. Hopefully somewhere in the Halls of Congress, we are also making progress on the FAA authorization bill and, maybe before the end of the year, getting that to a final resolve…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations: Calendar Nos. 472, 473, 474, 475, 476, 477, 478, 479, 480, 481, 482, 483, 484, 485, 486, 487, 488, 489, 490, 491, and 492, and all…

I can tell the Senator from Maryland that there are lots of ideas that people are suggesting. I don't know the details of the supercommittee or to say the Finance Committee is backing up the supercommittee on those ideas. I know we have to…

I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary Committee be discharged from the further consideration of H.R. 398, and the Senate proceed to its consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report…

I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and the Senate now proceed to a vote on the passage of the bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The question is on third reading and passage of the…

There will be no rollcall votes on Monday. Senators should expect two votes at noon on Tuesday. Those votes will be the confirmation of the Gleason and Rogers nominations. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent the motion to reconsider be laid on the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements related to the bill be placed in the Record at the appropriate place as if read. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

I ask unanimous consent that the Wicker amendment at the desk be agreed to; the bill, as amended, be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any statements related to the bill be printed in the…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 226, S. 363. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 363) to authorize…

I ask unanimous consent that on Tuesday, November 15, 2011, at 11 a.m., the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations: Calendar No. 354 and Calendar No. 355; that there be 1 hour for debate equally divided…

I can say to the Senator from Maryland that in my time period there, I don't remember any hearing or briefing on chained CPI that was the focus of the hearing. I don't know if in the last 15 or 20 years somebody hasn't suggested or had a…

I thank my colleague, the senior Senator from Maryland, for her leadership on this issue for protecting seniors and protecting women. It seems to me every time we have a battle that is about undercutting the benefits to women in America…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 2 p.m., Monday, November 14, 2011; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be deemed…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 5:33 p.m., adjourned until Monday, November 14, 2011, at 2 p.m…

I ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 320 submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res…

I ask further that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 321, which was submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A…