Floor Statements

Madam President, we expect this to be the last vote. I am told that we have worked something out so the next judge we can do by voice. This will be the last vote of the week.

Mr. President, I move to proceed to Calendar No. 337, S. 2204.

Mr. President, I have a cloture motion at the desk.

Mr. President, I withdraw my motion to proceed.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum under rule XXII be waived.

Mr. President, I move to proceed to calendar No. 296, S. 1789.

Mr. President, I have a cloture motion at the desk.

Mr. President, this is an extremely important bill, the postal reform legislation, that we have been waiting to get to for a long time.

I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum under rule XXII be waived.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate go into a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to executive session and the HELP Committee be discharged from any further consideration of PN1376, a list of 201 nominees in the Public Health Service; that the nominations be confirmed, the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate; that no further motions be in order to the nominations; that any related statements be printed in the Record; that President Obama be immediately notified of the Senate's action.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to consider the following nomination: Calendar No. 226; that the nomination be confirmed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate; that no further motions be in order to the nomination; that any related statements be printed in the Record; that the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action, and the Senate resume legislative session.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration H. Con. Res. 108, which was received from the House and is at the desk.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and that any statements related to the measure be printed in the Record.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that we now proceed to S. Res. 404.

I ask unanimous consent 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 relating to the resolution be printed in the Record.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 405, submitted earlier today.

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to and that the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate.

Mr. President, I am told there are three bills at the desk due for a first reading, and I ask unanimous consent that the clerk report all three.

Mr. President, I now ask for a second reading on each of the three bills but object to my own request.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding the adjournment of the Senate, the Record remain open until 7:15 p.m. this evening for the submission of written colloquies.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until Monday, March 26, at 2 p.m.; 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 leaders be reserved for their use later in the day; that following any leader remarks, the Senate be in a period of morning business until 4:30 p.m., with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each; that following morning business the Senate resume consideration of the motion to proceed to Calendar No. 337, S. 2204, the Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act, with the time until 5:30 p.m. equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or designees; further, that the cloture vote on the motion to proceed to S. 2204 be at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, and that if cloture is not invoked, there be 2 minutes of debate, equally divided in the usual form, prior to the cloture vote on the motion to proceed to S. 1789.

Mr. President, there will be up to two rollcall votes on Monday at about 5:30. The first vote will be a cloture vote on the motion to proceed to S. 2204. If cloture is not invoked, there will be a second cloture vote on the motion to proceed to S. 1789, the postal reform bill.

Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it adjourn under the previous order.

Madam President, following leader remarks the Senate will be in a period of morning business for 1 hour, with the majority controlling the first half and the Republicans controlling the final half.

Following morning business the Senate will resume consideration of the capital formation bill. At approximately 10:40 this morning, there will be a cloture vote on the IPO bill.

Will the Chair announce the business of the day.