Harry Reid

Mr. REID

Mr. REID. Mr. President, following my remarks and those of the Republican leader, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 11:30 a.m. During that time the Republicans will control the first 30 minutes and the majority will control the second 30 minutes. At 11:30 a.m. there will be up to four rollcall votes on the confirmation of several nominations, although we are confident and somewhat hopeful that only one rollcall vote will be necessary. We will move forward to confirm Crystal Nix-Hines to be U.S. Permanent Representative for UNESCO; Michael J. McCord to be Under Secretary of Defense, Comptroller; R. Jane Chu, Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts for a term of 4 years; and then we will move forward on Todd A. Batta to be Assistant Secretary of Agriculture. At 1:45 p.m. this afternoon there will be three rollcall votes on the confirmation of three Federal Reserve nominations: Lael Brainard to be a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Jerome H. Powell to be a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; and Stanley Fischer to be Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Reservation of Leader Time Would the Chair announce the business of the day.

Mr. REID

Mr. REID. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum, and I ask unanimous consent that the time be charged equally.

Mr. REID

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 Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.

Mr. REID

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

Mr. REID

Mr. REID. Madam President, I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 741.

Mr. REID. Madam President, there is a cloture motion at the desk and I ask it be reported.

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

Mr. REID

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

Mr. REID

Mr. REID. Madam President, I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 778.

Mr. REID. Madam President, there is a cloture motion at the desk and I ask it be reported.

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

Mr. REID

Mr. REID. Madam President, I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 740.

Mr. REID. Madam President, there is a cloture motion at the desk and I ask it be reported.

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

Mr. REID

Mr. REID. Madam President, I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 572.

Mr. REID. Madam President, there is a cloture motion at the desk and I ask it be reported.

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

Mr. REID. Madam President, is the motion to proceed to H.R. 4660 now pending?

Mr. REID

Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to legislative session.

Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask that the cloture motion at the desk be reported.

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

Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that on Monday, June 16, 2014, at 5:30 p.m., the Senate proceed to executive session, and that notwithstanding rule XXII, the Senate proceed to vote on cloture on Executive Calendar Nos. 740, 741, and 778; further, that if cloture is invoked on any of these nominations, on Tuesday, June 17, 2014, at 11 a.m., all postcloture time be expired and the Senate proceed to vote on confirmation of the nominations in the order upon which cloture was invoked; further, that following Senate action on these nominations on Tuesday, the Senate proceed to vote on cloture on Calendar No. 572; further, that there be 2 minutes for debate prior to each vote and all rollcall votes after the first vote in each sequence be 10 minutes in length; further, with respect to the nominations in this agreement, that if any nomination is confirmed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, and the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action.

Mr. REID. I suggest the absence of a quorum.

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

Mr. REID

Mr. REID. Madam 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.