Floor Statements

Mr. President, I move to proceed to legislative session.

Mr. President, I understand the Senate has received a message from the House to accompany S. 2372.

I move that the Chair lay before the Senate the message to accompany S. 2372.

Madam President, I move to concur in the House amendment.

Madam President, I send a cloture motion to the desk on the motion to concur.

Madam President, I move to concur in the House amendment to S. 2372, with a further amendment.

I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with.

I ask for the yeas and nays on my amendment.

Madam President, I have a second-degree amendment at the desk.

I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with.

Madam President, I move to refer the House message on S. 2372 to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs to report back forthwith with instructions.

Madam President, I ask for the yeas and nays on my motion.

I have an amendment to the instructions.

I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with.

Madam President, I ask for the yeas and nays on my amendment.

Madam President, I have a second-degree amendment at the desk.

I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with.

I ask that the mandatory quorum call be waived.

Madam President, I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 670.

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum calls with respect to the cloture motions filed in executive session today be waived.

Mr. President, as in executive session, I ask unanimous consent that at a time to be determined by the majority leader, in consultation with the Democratic leader, the Senate proceed to executive session for consideration of the following nomination: Executive Calendar No. 593. I ask consent that there be 4 hours of debate, equally divided in the usual form, and that following the use or yielding back of time, the Senate vote on the nomination with no intervening action or debate; that if confirmed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table; that the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action; that no further motions be in order; and that any statements relating to the nomination be printed in the Record.

Mr. President, I send a cloture motion to the desk.

Madam President, I move to proceed to legislative session.

Madam President, I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 672.

Madam President, I send a cloture motion to the desk.

Madam President, I move to proceed to legislative session.

Madam President, I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 618.

Madam President, I send a cloture motion to the desk.

Madam President, I move to proceed to legislative session.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 150, S. 346.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported amendments be agreed to, the Murkowski amendment at the desk be agreed to, and the bill, as amended, be read a third time.

I know of no further debate on the bill.

I ask unanimous consent that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Rules and Administration be discharged from further consideration of and the Senate now proceed to the consideration of S.J. Res. 60.

I ask unanimous consent that the joint resolution be considered read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 515, submitted earlier today.

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