Harry Reid

Mr. REID

Mr. REID. I now move to proceed to legislative session.

Mr. REID

Mr. REID. I send a cloture motion to the desk.

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

Mr. REID

Mr. REID. I now move to proceed to legislative session.

Mr. REID

Mr. REID. Madam President, there is a cloture motion I ask to be reported.

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

Mr. REID

Mr. REID. I move to proceed to legislative session.

Mr. REID

Mr. REID. Madam President, there is a cloture motion that I ask to be reported.

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

Mr. REID

Mr. REID. I now move to proceed to legislative session.

Mr. REID

Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 468, which was submitted earlier today.

Mr. REID. Madam President, the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs has received a request from a Federal regulatory agency seeking access to records that the Subcommittee obtained during its recent investigation and hearing on Caterpillar Inc.'s offshore tax strategy. This resolution would authorize the chairman and ranking minority member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, acting jointly, to provide records, obtained by the Subcommittee in the course of its investigation, in response to this request and requests from other government entities and officials with a legitimate need for the records.

Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent 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. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 2 p.m. on Monday, June 9, 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 until later in the day; that following any leader remarks, the Senate be in a period of morning business until 5:30 p.m., with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each; that at 5:30 p.m., the Senate proceed to consider Calendar Nos. 734, 736, and 739 and the Senate proceed to vote on the nominations in the order listed; further, that if cloture is invoked on the nominations, on Tuesday, June 10, at 10 a.m., all postcloture time be considered expired and the Senate proceed to vote on confirmation of the nominations in the order listed.

Mr. REID

Mr. REID. Madam President, for the benefit of all Senators, there will be three rollcall votes at 5:30 p.m. on Monday evening.

Mr. REID

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

Mr. REID

Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that during the adjournment or recess of the Senate from Thursday, June 5, through Monday, June 9, the majority leader be authorized to sign duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions.

Mr. REID

Mr. REID. Mr. President, I now move to proceed to Calendar No. 384, S. 2363, the Hagan sportsmen's legislation.

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

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

Mr. REID. Following my remarks and those of the Republican leader, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 11 a.m., with the Republicans controlling the first 30 minutes and the majority controlling the final 30 minutes. At 11 a.m. the Senate will proceed to executive session and begin a series of up to four rollcall votes. The first three will be votes on confirmation of U.S. district court judges and the last vote will be a cloture vote on the nomination of Sylvia Burwell to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. There will be a Senators-only briefing at 5:30 p.m. today. Recognition of the Minority Leader

Mr. REID. Reserving the right to object, the rule will not become effective for a long time. The normal period of time to make comments when rules are being promulgated is 60 days. This one is 120 days. The reason for that is Members of my caucus want to weigh in on this to try to improve the suggested rule that has come from the EPA. I am waiting to read the proposed regulation myself, which I have not done. I have been briefed on it by my staff, and I will read this closely, as I am sure every Senator will. I know the importance of this issue, and I will be as cooperative as I feel is appropriate with the Republican leader. But at this time I object.

Mr. REID. Mr. President, there is a bill, S. 2422, that is at the desk and due for a second reading.