I ask for a ``no'' vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate will come to order. The Senator from Vermont.

I further ask unanimous consent that there be 2 minutes equally divided between the managers or their designees prior to each vote and that all votes after the first in this series be 10 minutes in length. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there…

here we go again. I will be asking the Senate to vote ``no'' on this amendment. Again, Senator Durbin has some good tax reform ideas. They probably have merit, but we should deal with these ideas through comprehensive tax reform rather…

I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment to call up the following amendments en bloc on behalf of Senator Lee: Amendments Nos. 750, 855, 749, 856, and 759. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The…

for the information of all my colleagues, it only took us 6 hours 15 minutes to do 17 votes. The next tranche has 26 votes in it. I need to let you know that you don't have to wait all 10 minutes to turn in your vote. If you vote in 5…

I understand there is a bipartisan agreement in the works to modify the Kirk amendment No. 545 and, therefore, I ask unanimous consent that the vote on amendment No. 545 occur after the vote on Inhofe amendment No. 649. The PRESIDING…

I would urge my colleagues to vote ``no.'' This is not the proper place for this. It can be handled as regular legislation at any time. This budget resolution is focused on balancing the budget in 10 years. That is important in and of…

I urge my colleagues to vote ``no.'' Respectfully, I think we have some skepticism about this proposal, and I want to remind my colleagues this issue was decided by the Supreme Court over 5 years ago. The Citizens United case has nothing…

for the 1 minute in opposition, I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on this amendment. It spends more than $50 billion and pays for it by raising taxes. This amendment is again telling the Finance Committee exactly how to do its work. But…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate be in a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each, after I finish. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

A rollcall vote has been requested. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The question is on agreeing to the Casey amendment No. 632.

I urge my colleagues to vote ``no.'' The budget before us suggests we modernize the Medicaid program based on the successful and bipartisan model of the Children's Health Insurance Program. The Senate budget strengthens and improves…

I want to thank Senator Collins for all of her efforts in this area and Senator Sanders for making this a bipartisan amendment, and I would ask to accept this on a voice vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the…

how much time does our side have remaining? The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is no time remaining.

Teddy Roosevelt once noted that one of his life's great prizes was to work hard at work worth doing. Well, I believe the work we have done this week to boost our Nation's economy, support our national defense, and expand opportunity for…

again I ask my colleagues to vote ``no.'' Tax reform must be handled by the tax committee. Putting it in the budget does not help move the process forward. There are a number of questions the committee needs to address: What does it mean…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll The legislative clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas 48, nays 52, as follows…

we don't have any problem with this being taken by voice vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there is no further debate, the question is on agreeing to amendment No. 1026. The amendment (No. 1026) was agreed to. Amendment No. 692 The PRESIDING…

I think we have an agreement to take this on a voice vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the amendment. The amendment (No. 810) was agreed to. Amendment No. 828 (Purpose: To provide additional resources to save…

once again I have to ask my colleagues to vote ``no.'' This is a tax reform idea that has some merit, but it has to be dealt with in the context of comprehensive tax reform rather than a stand-alone proposal. I know that he and his Finance…

there is no objection on our side. We would hope for a voice vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the Brown amendment. The amendment (No. 994) was agreed to. Amendment No. 811 The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is 2…

it has come to my attention that is not going to be possible on this amendment. Again, this is a statement that has to be handled by the committee of jurisdiction and has no real effect. So I would ask that everybody vote ``no'' on this…

I ask unanimous consent that the vote on the Coons amendment be moved to occur after Kirk amendment No. 545. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 928 The PRESIDING OFFICER. There…

this amendment is not germane to the budget resolution. It creates a point of order concerning subject matter that is not within the jurisdiction of the Committee on the Budget, prohibiting Federal employees or agencies from exercising…

we are willing to take this on a voice vote. We yield back all time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. All time is yielded back. The question is on agreeing to the Blumenthal amendment No. 825. The amendment (No. 825) was agreed to. Amendment No. 665…