| Nomination Of George Levi Russell Iii, To Be United States District Judge For The District Of Maryland |
May 14, 2012 |
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Harry Reid, D-NV
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"Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that at 11:15 a.m, Tuesday, May 15, the motion to proceed to Calendar No. 396, H.R. 2072, be adopted; that the only first-degree amendments in order to the bill be Lee No. 2100, Paul No. 2101, Corker No. 2102, Vitter No. 2103, and Toomey No. 2104; that there be no amendments in order to any of the amendments prior to the votes; that there be no motions or points of order in order other then budget points of order and the applicable motions to waive; that there be up to 2 hours of debate to run concurrently on the amendments and the bill equally divided between the two leaders or their designees prior to votes in relation to the amendments in the order listed; that upon disposition of the amendments, the Senate proceed to vote on passage of the bill, as amended, if amended; that there be 2 minutes equally divided prior to each vote, and all after the first vote be 10-minute votes; that the amendments and passage of the bill require 60 votes."
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| Taiwan’S Presidential Inauguration |
May 14, 2012 |
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Saxby Chambliss, R-GA
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"Since the island’s first Presidential elections in 1996, the people and Government of Taiwan have enthusiastically embraced democratic values and ideals. From extremely high rates of voter participation in elections to public and open political discourse and debate, signs of a vibrant democracy can be seen throughout Taiwan’s society."
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| Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act Of 2012—Motion To Proceed |
May 14, 2012 |
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Bob Corker, R-TN
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"I know over the next couple of weeks we are going to have the opportunity to vote on some budget resolutions. I agree with the Senator from Wisconsin. I hope there will be at least some way this body can come together and present a budget for debate. If not, I know there will be alternatives put forward. Again, this is the greatest threat to our Nation; that is, our inability to show the kind of discipline we need to show as a Nation. Our country’s greatness is dissipating as we continue to shovel this under the rug and not deal with it. I do hope the Senate at some point soon will rise and deal with the major responsibilities we have in this Nation, and that is putting our country on sound footing."
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| Supreme Court Review |
May 14, 2012 |
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Patrick Leahy, D-VT
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"The constitutional challenge to the affordable care act is the current instance in which narrow ideology and partisanship are pressuring the Supreme Court to intervene where it should not, to override the law and constitutional legal understandings that have been settled since the Great Depression, and also to overturn the actions of the people who are elected to represent all Americans in both the House and the Senate. I was struck by how little respect some of the Justices showed to Congress and of how dismissive they were to the months of work that included dozens of hearings, or the committee actions and the debate of amendments and motions and points of order on the Senate and House floors before the measure was enacted, how that was almost summarily dismissed by some."
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