without using the minute from our side, I ask unanimous consent to withdraw Blunt amendment No. 350. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is withdrawn. Amendment No. 777, as Modified The PRESIDING…

I ask for a ``no'' vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the amendment offered by the Senator from Washington, Mrs. Murray.

I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support of the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 25, 2015, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

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 March 25, 2015, at 9 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 25, 2015, at 2 p.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``FSOC Accountability: Nonbank…

reserving the right to object, are they going back and forth or exactly in that order? Normally, we allow both sides. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Will the Senator restate?

For the information of all Senators, there will be up to eight rollcall votes at 4:45 p.m. I allocate time to the Senator from Montana. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Montana. Amendment No. 388

I don't think there is anybody on either side of the aisle who isn't concerned about student debt, the cost of interest and college and the number of people graduating with debt. Addressing college costs and the burden of high student debt…

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 March 25, 2015, at 3 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

since my friend from across the aisle raised the issue of climate change, I will use the remainder of my time to talk about that issue because I will urge my colleagues to vote no on amendment No. 777. We voted earlier--and it was a…

I thank the Senator from Oregon for his comments. One of the things that has concerned me since I came to the Senate is the fact that, in my first year alone, I believe we spent about $3 billion in disaster relief. Subsequently, it…

We would be happy to take that amendment. We would prefer to do that by voice vote because we have a lot of votes pending.

I yield 2 minutes to the Senator from Arkansas. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Arkansas. Amendment No. 481

I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment and call up the Hatch amendment No. 498. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative…

I know all my colleagues are committed to preserving Social Security. We all want Social Security to be there for today's and tomorrow's seniors. However, the Wyden amendment is not germane to the budget resolution. The Finance Committee…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 24, 2015, at 10 a.m., in room SR-253 of the Russell Senate Office Building to conduct a…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 24, 2015, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``Examining the Regulatory Regime for…

I ask unanimous consent that the time until 4:40 p.m. today be equally divided between the managers or their designees and that at 4:40 p.m., the Senate vote in relation to the following amendments in the order listed, with no…

I ask unanimous consent that even though we had an agreement for time to be equally divided--yesterday, we passed one that said whenever we are in a quorum call, the time would be equally divided--I hope that would continue through all…

for the information of all Senators, there will be up to four rollcall votes at 4:40 p.m. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Rhode Island. Amendment No. 471

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 24, 2015, at 2:30 p.m., in room SR- 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building to conduct a…

I ask unanimous consent that the time until 12 noon today be equally divided between the managers or their designees; that at 12 noon, the Senate vote in relation to the following amendments in the order listed, with no second-degree…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. Under the previous order, the question is on agreeing to the amendment offered by the Senator from Texas, Mr…

I get a little upset when I hear one side say that the other side doesn't care about infrastructure. That is not true. We even had a colloquy just a little while ago where the two sides said we need infrastructure. I agree that we need…

Colleagues, good morning. Working with Senator Sanders yesterday, we made good progress on opening day for the budget resolution. It might not have been as fun as being at opening day for baseball, but getting underway on the first…