quorum call:

mr. reid: snrp. the presiding officer: the majority leader is recognized. mr. reid: i ask consent that the call of the quorum be teetered. the presiding officer: without

objection, so ordered. mr. reid: thank you. i ask now that we proceed to a period of morning business with senators allowed to speak up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. so ordered. mr. reid: i ask consent that the foreign relations committee be discharged from further consideration of s. con. res. 54. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: senate concurrent resolution 54, recognizing the life of orlando disa pa tow zemia who died in the custody of cuba and so forth. the presiding officer: without objection, the committee is discharged and the senate shall proceed to the matter. reid rioted i ask consent that the resolution be agreed to, that a nelson of florida amendment to the preamble, which is at the desk be be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, motiothemotions to reconsider bn the table, any statements relating to this measure be placed in the record as if read. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. reid: i ask we now proceed

-- in fact, mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to s. res. 462. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: senate resolution 462, recognizing thursday, april 22, 2010, as take our daughters and sons to work day. the presiding officer: wowings, the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. reid: i ask consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motion to reconsider be laid on the table. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. reid: i believe there are three bills at the desk and i ask for their first reading en bloc. the presiding officer: e clerk will report the tiements of the bill for the first time. the clerk: s. 3143, a bill to provide that members of congress shall not receive a pay increase until the annual federal budget deficit is eliminated. h.r. 4851, an act to provide a temporary extension of certain programs and so forth and for other purposes.

h.r. 4853, an act to amend the internal revenue code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the airport and airway trust fund and so forth and for other purposes. mr. reid: i ask -- you now ask for a second reading en bloc but object to my own request en bloc. the presiding officer: objection is heard. mr. reid: i now -- the presiding officer: the bills will be read for the second time on the next legislative day. mr. reid: i now ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today it adjourn until 9:30 a.m. on friday, march 19. following the following the prayer and pledge, the journal of proceedings be approved to date, the the morning hour be deemed expired, the time for the two leaders be reserved that are their use later in the day, the senate resume consideration of h.r. 1586. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. reid: tomorrow the senate will resume consideration of the federal aviation administration legislation. there will be no roll call votes tomorrow. senators should expect the next vote to begin on or about 5:30 on monday, march 22.

if ther there's no further busis to come before the senate, i ask that it adjourn under the previous order. the presiding officer: the senate will stand adjourned until tomorrow, friday, at 9:30 a.m.