I ask the Chair to lay before the Senate the message from the House requesting a conference on S. Con. Res. 11, the budget resolution. The Presiding Officer laid before the Senate the following message from the House of Representatives…

on this motion, I think we are willing to yield back all time and accept it on a voice vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, all time is yielded back. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. Vote…

I would mention that this is a side-by-side to Senator Warren's amendment. I am hoping that at the time we vote, we can do 1 minute on each side so they have a chance for their explanation. I now yield 10 minutes to the Senator from…

under the budget rules we can't do anything to Social Security. So this doesn't provide permission or denial of anything that we can do at the present time. We cannot touch Social Security under the budget. So I ask for the Senator to take…

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:34 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, April 16, 2015, at 10 a.m…

I ask unanimous consent to yield back all time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, all time is yielded back. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll.

I ask unanimous consent that any time under quorum calls this afternoon be charged equally, regardless of who spoke last. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

there is a huge concern, particularly in rural America, about the closing down of the processing centers in States. Our State no longer has a processing center. It takes at least an extra day to get the mail. So I would urge my colleagues…

this bill is cosponsored by Senator Vitter from our side. If a big bank fails under the Senator's reform, there is nothing that protects the taxpayers from having to save the bank. In other words, this approach does not do what many…

I ask unanimous consent that all time be yielded back except for 5 minutes equally divided between the managers and that the Senate vote on the pending motions to instruct in the order listed, with 2 minutes equally divided in the usual…

that passed by a voice vote, which is considered unanimous around here. You cannot get more unanimous than that. I am hoping that out of the 10 to 13 votes we are going to have this afternoon, that some can be done on voice votes. I do not…

I wish to make some comments about the budget and the process. Last month, the Senate Budget Committee took an important first step in helping to change the way we do business in Washington by reporting out a balanced budget. This is…

I move to close morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Morning business is closed. ____________________

I yield back all time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. All time has been yielded back. The question is on agreeing to the motion to disagree in the House amendment, agree to the request by the House for a conference, and authorize the Presiding…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator has 1 minute remaining.

as part of this discussion, I want to mention something that was very significant that happened last night. It happened after the press went to bed, I think, but a very important thing, and that is a thing called the doc fix passed. The…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 15, 2015, at 10 a.m., in room SD-106 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 15, 2015, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``IRS Challenges in Implementing…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m., Thursday, April 16; 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 Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 15, 2015, at 2:45 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. special committee on aging

I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces of the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 15, 2015, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Seapower of the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 15, 2015, at 9:30 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

I am going to urge my colleagues to reject this motion to instruct. I credit Senator Stabenow's instincts to approach the question of Medicare seriously. I am sure she knows we all take Medicare's future seriously. There are some problems…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 15, 2015, at 10 a.m., in room SD-406 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing…

I yield such time as the Senator from Nebraska needs to offer two motions. Those will be the last two offered, after which I think both sides are prepared to yield back their time and begin voting on the 13 different votes which we will be…