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QUORUM CALL:
QUORUM CALL:
MR. PRESIDENT?
THE
MAJORITY LEADER.
ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT
TERMINATED.
THE CALL OF THE QUORUM BE
WITHOUT
OBJECTION.
I NOW ASK UNANIMOUS
CONSENT THE SENATE PROCEED TO
EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSIDER
THE FOLLOWING NOMINATIONS --
CALENDAR NUMBER 263, 502, 566,
653, 654, 656,
657, 658, 659, 666, 667, 668,
669, 670, 671, 672, 673, 683,
684, 685, 686, 687, 688, 689,
690, 691, 692, 693, 694, 695,
696, 697, 698, 699, 700, 701,
702, 703, 704, 705 AND ALL
NOMINATIONS PLACED ON THE
SECRETARY'S DESK IN THE AIR
FORCE, ARMY, MARINE CORPS AND
NAVY.
THAT THE NOMINATIONS BE
CONFIRMED EN BLOC, THE MOTION TO
RECONSIDER BE CONSIDERED MADE
AND LAID ON THE TABLE WITH NO
INTERVENING ACTION OR DEBATE, NO
FURTHER NOMINATIONS BE IN ORDER
TO ANY OF THE NOMINATIONS, THAT
ANY RELATED STATEMENTS BE
PRINTED IN THE RECORD, THAT THE
PRESIDENT BE IMMEDIATELY
NOTIFIED OF THE SENATE'S ACTION
AND THE SENATE THEN RESUME
LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
WITHOUT
MR.
OBJECTION.
THANK YOU,
MR. PRESIDENT.
I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ON
MONDAY, MAY 27, 20 12-RBGS AT
4:30 P.M., THE SENATE PROCEED TO
EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSIDER
THE NOMINATIONS OF CALENDAR
NUMBER 508, 568, 569, THERE BE
60 MINUTES FOR DEBATE THAT BE
EQUALLY DIVIDED IN THE USUAL
FORM, THAT UPON THE USE OR
YIELDING BACK THAT HAVE TIME,
THE SENATE PROCEED TO VOTE WITH
NO INTERVENING ACTION OR DEBATE
ON THE NOMINATIONS IN THE ORDER
LISTED, THE MOTION TO CONSIDER
BE CONSIDERED MADE AND LAID ON
THE TABLE WITH NO INTERVENING
ACTION OR DEBATE, NO FURTHER
MOTIONS BE IN ORDER, THAT ANY
RELATED STATEMENTS BE PRINTED IN
THE RECORD, THAT THE PRESIDENT
BE IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED OF THE
SENATE'S ACTION AND THE SENATE
THEN RESUME LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
MR. PRESIDENT, IN CASE I
MISSPOKE, I -- I -- IT'S HARD TO
BELIEVE BUT I ASK THAT WE TAKE A
LOOK AT THIS AGAIN.
CONSENT THAT ON
MONDAY, MAY 7, 2012.
SO EVERYTHING ELSE I SAID IS
VALID.
WITHOUT
OBJECTION.
ANOTHER 20 DAYS.
MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS
CONSENT THE SENATE PROCEED TO A
PERIOD OF MORNING BUSINESS,
SENATORSAL TO SPEAK FOR UP TO
TEN MINUTES EACH.
WITHOUT
OBJECTION.
I ASK UNANIMOUS
CONSENT THE SENATE PROCEED TO
CALENDAR NUMBERS 371-381, ALL
DO IT EN BLOC.
POST OFFICE NAME BILLS, AND WE
WITHOUT
OBJECTION.
SO ORDERED.
I ASK CONCEPT THE
BILLS BE READ A THIRD TIME,
PASSED EN BLOC, THE MOTION TO
RECONSIDER BE LAID ON THE TABLE
EN BLOC, THERE BE NO INTERVENING
ACTION OR DEBATE AND NAY RELATED
STATEMENTS BE PRINTED IN THE
RECORD AS IF READ.
WITHOUT
OBJECTION.
MR. PRESIDENT, I NOW
ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT WE
PROCEED TO CALENDAR NUMBER S.
RES. 419.
THE CLERK
WILL REPORT.
CALENDAR NUMBER 369,
SENATE RESOLUTION 419,
EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE
SENATE THAT PUBLIC SERVANTS
SHOULD BE COMMENDED FOR THEIR
DEDICATION AND CONTINUED SERVICE
TO THE UNITED STATES DURING
PUBLIC SERVICE RECOGNITION WEEK.
WITHOUT
OBJECTION, THE SENATE WILL
PROCEED TO THE MEASURE.
I ASK UNANIMOUS
CONSENT THE RESOLUTION BE AGREED
TO, THE PREAMBLE BE AGREED TO,
THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER BE LAID
ON THE TABLE, THERE BE NO
INTERVENING ACTION OR DEBATE AND
NAY READ STATEMENTS BE PRINTED
IN THE RECORD AS IF READ.
WITHOUT
OBJECTION.
I ASK UNANIMOUS
CONSENT THAT THE SENATE PROCEED
TO
S. RES. 441, 442, 43, 444,
AND -- 443, 444, AND 445.
WITHOUT
OBJECTION.
I ASK UNANIMOUS
CONSENT THE RESOLUTIONS BEING
AGREED TO, THE PREAMBLES BE
AGREED TO, THE MOTIONS TO
RECONSIDER BE LAID ON THE TABLE
EN BLOC, WITH NO INTERVENING
ACTION OR DEBATE AND ANY
STATEMENTS RELATED TO THE
RESOLUTIONS BE PLACED IN THE
AS IF READ.
RECORD AT THE APPROPRIATE PLACE
WITHOUT
OBJECTION.
I ASK UNANIMOUS
CON. RES. 43.
CONSENT THE SENATE PROCEED TO S.
THE CLERK
WILL REPORT.
SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION 43, PROVIDING FOR A
CONDITIONAL ADJOURNMENT OR
RECESS OF THE SENATE AND AN
ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.
WITHOUT
OBJECTION, THE SENATE WILL
PROCEED TO THE MEASURE.
I FURTHER ASK,
MR. PRESIDENT, THAT THE
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION BE AGREED
TO, THE MOTION TO
REAUTHORIZATION BILL CONSIDER BE
LAID ON THE TABLE, THERE BE NO
INTERVENING AS OR DEBATE.
WITHOUT
OBJECTION.
I ASK UNANIMOUS
CONSENT THAT THURSDAY, APRIL 26,
THROUGH MONDAY, MAY, THE
MAJORITY LEADER BE AUTHORIZED TO
SIGN DULY ENROLLED BILLS OR
JOINT RESOLUTIONS.
WITHOUT
I ASK UNANIMOUS
OBJECTION.
CONSENT THE UPCOMING RECESS OR
ADJOURNMENT OF THE PRESIDENT,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE
PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE AND THE
MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS BE
AUTHORIZED TO MAKE APPOINTMENTS
TO COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEES,
BOARDS, CONFERENCES OR
INTERPARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCES
AUTHORIZED BY LAW, BY CONCURRENT
ACTION OF THE TWO HOUSES OR BY
ORDER OF THE SENATE.
WITHOUT
OBJECTION.
FINALLY,
MR. PRESIDENT, I ASK UNANIMOUS
CONSENT THAT WHEN THE SENATE
COMPLETES ITS BUSINESS TODAY, IT
CONVENE FOR PRO
FORMA SESSIONS ONLY --
MR. PRESIDENT, I AGAIN
ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT WHEN
THE EXPHAT COMPLETES ITS
BUSINESS TODAY, IT ADJOURN AND
SCREEN FOR PRO FORMA SESSIONS
ONLY WITH NO BUSINESS CONDUCTED
ON THE FOLLOWING DATES AND TIMES
, THAT FOLLOWING EACH PRO
FORMA SESSION, THE SENATE
ADJOURN UNTIL THE NEXT PRO FORMA
SESSION, MONDAY APRIL 30, AT
10:30 A.M., THURSDAY, MAY 3, AT
8:30 A.M.
AND THAT THE SENATE ADJOURN ON
THURSDAY, MAY 3, UNTIL 2:00 P.M.
ON MONDAY, MAY 7, UNLESS THE
SENATE HAS RECEIVED A MESSAGE
FROM THE HOUSE THAT IT HAS
ADOPTED S. CON. RES. 43.
WHICH WAS -- WHICH WILL BE THE
ADJOURNMENT RESOLUTION.
AND IF THE SENATE HAS RECEIVED
SUCH A MESSAGE, THE SENATE
ADJOURN UNTIL MAY 7 AT 2:00 P.M.
URN THE PROVISIONS OF S. CON.
RES. 43.
FOLLOWING THE PRAYER AND THE
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 THE SENATE RESUME
CONSIDERATION THEN OF THE MOTION
TO PROCEED TO S. 2343, THE STOP
ACT.
INTEREST RATE HIKE
AND AT 4:30, THE SENATE PROCEED
TO EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER THE
PREVIOUS ORDER.
MR. PRESIDENT, JUST SO EVERYONE
UNDERSTANDS WHY WE HAVE IN THIS
THE PRO FORMA SESSIONS
POSSIBILITY, I'M CONFIDENT THE
HOUSE WILL ADOPT OUR ADJOURNMENT
RESOLUTION BUT JUST IN CASE THEY
DON'T, THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THAT
IN THERE.
WITHOUT
OBJECTION.
MR. PRESIDENT, THERE
WILL BE THREE ROLL CALL VOTES,
THEN, ON MONDAY, MAY 7.
THERE WILL BE CONFIRMATION OF
THREE JUDICIAL NOMINATIONS AND
ONE CIRCUIT NOMINATION.
THERE WILL BE CONFIRMATION OF
THREE JUDICIAL NOMINATIONS WHICH
CONSISTS OF ONE CIRCUIT COURT
AND TWO DISTRICT COURTS.
SO, MR. PRESIDENT, IF THERE'S NO
FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE
THE SENATE, I ASK WE ADJOURN
UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER.
WITHOUT
OBJECTION.
UNDER THE PREVIOUS ORDER, THE
SENATE STANDS ADJOURNED UNTIL
10:3 A.M. ON MONDAY, APRIL 30,
2012, UNLESS THE HOUSE AGREES TO