Harry Reid

Mr. REID

Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays on that amendment.

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

Mr. REID. Mr. President, I have a motion to commit S. 2569, with instructions, which is at the desk.

Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays on that motion.

Mr. REID. Mr. President, I have an amendment to the instructions at the desk.

Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays.

Mr. REID. I have a second-degree amendment at the desk.

Mr. REID. Mr. President, I have a cloture motion which has been filed and ask that the Chair have it reported.

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

Mr. REID

Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to a period of morning business, with Senators allowed to speak for up to 10 minutes each.

Mr. REID

Mr. REID. Mr. President, the President pro tempore of the Senate has asked that Joshua Goldberg, an intern in his office, be granted floor privileges for tomorrow, July 29, 2014.

Mr. REID

Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that tomorrow, Tuesday, July 29, 2014, the Senate execute the order with respect to Executive Calendar No. 952, McDonald, with the only debate time occurring from 12 noon to 12:30 p.m., and from 2:15 p.m. until 2:45 p.m., equally divided in the usual form, and that at 2:45 p.m. the Senate proceed to vote on the nomination, with all other provisions of the previous order remaining in effect.

Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that following Senate consideration of Executive Calendar No. 952, McDonald, on Tuesday, July 29, the Senate remain in executive session and consider Calendar Nos. 530 Andre, 543, Hoza, and 899, Polaschik; that there be 2 minutes for debate equally divided between the two leaders or their designees prior to each vote; that upon the use or yielding back of time the Senate proceed to vote, without intervening action or debate, on the nominations in the order listed; that any rollcall votes following the first in the series be 10 minutes in length; that if any nomination is confirmed, the motion 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 nomination; that any statements related to the nomination be printed in the Record; that the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action and the Senate then resume legislative session.

Mr. REID. Mr. President, for the information of all Senators, we would hope we can do those by voice vote.

Mr. REID

Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration S. Res. 525, submitted earlier today.

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

Mr. REID

Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be discharged from further consideration of S. 2352, and the bill be referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Mr. REID

Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m. tomorrow, July 29, 2014; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, and the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day; that following any leader remarks, there be a period of morning business until 12 noon, with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each, with the time equally divided between the two leaders or their designees, with the Republicans controlling the first half and the majority controlling the final half; that at 12 noon the Senate proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 952, as provided under the previous order; further, that the Senate recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. to allow for the weekly caucus meetings; and finally, upon disposition of Calendar No. 899 and resuming legislative session, the Senate execute the order with respect to H.R. 5021.

Mr. REID

Mr. REID. Mr. President, at 2:45 p.m. tomorrow we will have a rollcall vote on the confirmation of the McDonald nomination to be the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, followed by several voice votes to confirm the nominations of Andre, Hoza, and Polaschik. We will then turn to consideration of the Highway Transportation Funding Act. Senators should expect five rollcall votes tomorrow evening in relation to the Wyden, Carper-Corker-Boxer, Lee, and Toomey amendments and on passage of H.R. 5021, as amended, if amended. Senators will be notified when those votes are scheduled.

Mr. REID

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

Mr. REID

Mr. REID. Mr. President, I understand there are two bills at the desk, and I ask for their first reading en bloc.

Mr. REID. I now ask for the second reading of both of these matters and object my own request.

Mr. REID

Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.

Mr. REID

Mr. REID. Would it be appropriate at this time to yield back the 2 minutes of time? I ask unanimous consent to do that.

Mr. REID

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