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tv   [untitled]    February 2, 2016 7:01pm-7:39pm EST

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quorum call:
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ms. murkowski: mr. president?
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ms. murkowski: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from alaska. ms. murkowski: after a little bit after delay, we're now ready to process some amendments. the presiding officer: the sna is the in a quorum call.
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ms. murkowski: i request the proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. ms. murkowski: we have been working hard this afternoon, and i think we had a very productive day, processed eight amendments, which was very good for the process that we are in, and i have appreciated members' cooperation with that. we've been working through the back-and-forth to come up with a
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package of amendments that we can process by voice vote, and it has -- it has been good. it's been a little lengthier than we had anticipated, but i think we're in a good place now, and i'm pleased with that. again, tomorrow we will look to set up a series of additional votes so members can expect that beginning probably in the afternoon. but also looking to adopt additional votes as we try to reach that unanimous consent agreement. at this point in time, mr. president, we're now ready to process some amendments by voice vote, and i would ask unanimous consent that the following amendments be called up and reported by number: number 3064 hirono, 3064, hirono with modification, number 3179
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klobuchar, number 3145, inhofe-carper, number 3174 heitkamp, number 3140 collins-klobuchar with modifications, number 3156 baldwin, number 3143 carper-inhofe, number 31 94, boxerer-feinstein with modification, number 3205, inhofe-king, and number 3160 booker. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator alaska, ms. mor cow scoorks proposes amendments en bloc numbered 3064, 3065, as modified, 3179, 3145, 3174, 3140, as modified, 3156, 3143, 3194, as modified,
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3205, and 3160. ms. murkowski: mr. president, i would ask unanimous consent that the senate now vote on these amendments en bloc. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, the senate will consider the amendments en bloc. ms. murkowski: mr. president, i know of no further debate on these amendments. the presiding officer: is there further debate? if not, all in favor say aye. those opposed,no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the amendments are agreed to en bloc. ms. murkowski: thank you, mr. president. i appreciate again the cooperation and the working relationship with my ranking member as well as her very strong and able team working with mine, i appreciate it, as well as the floor staff have been doing a great job. the presiding officer: the senator from washington. ms. cantwell: we just cleared several amendments in a
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bipartisan fashion, working back and forth across the aisle and so appreciate our colleagues work so diligently on these tonight. if we want to keep making progress, obviously we have to keep communicating but thank everybody involved with getting these amendments done. and to my colleague from alaska, thanks for her diligence in focusing on these and hopefully we'll resolve these issues tomorrow as the cloture motion has been filed so we need to keep moving forward so that we can resolve these issues by the end of this week. and with that, i yield the floor. i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll.
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ms. cantwell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from washington. ms. cantwell: mr. president, i ask the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. cantwell: mr. president, i did want to mention on 3140, i want to thank everybody who worked on that particular amendment tonight. and i know tomorrow we're going to have a colloquy just continuing the dialogue among all our colleagues who care about these issues as it relates to energy and biomass and making sure that we're all continuing to work on this together. so just wanted to point out that there will be a colloquy on that tomorrow. with that, i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll.
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quorum call:
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ms. murkowski: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from alaska. ms. murkowski: mr. president, request that proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. murkowski: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the senate be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.
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the presiding officer: without objection. ms. murkowski: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the committee on environment and public works be discharged from further consideration of s. 2306 and the senate proceed to its immediate consideration. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. 2306, a bill to require the secretary of the army, acting through the chief of engineers, to undertake remediation oversight and so forth. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? withouwithout objection, the coe is discharged and the senate will proceed to the measure. ms. murkowski: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. murkowski: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate now proceed to the en bloc consideration of the following senate resolutions which were submitted earlier today. s. res. 353, s. res. 354, s. res. 355, s. res. 356.
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the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will proceed to the measures en bloc. ms. murkowski: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the resolutions be agreed to, the preambles be agreed to and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table en bloc. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. murkowski: mr. president, i understand that there's a bill at the desk and i ask for its first reading. the presiding officer: the clerk will read the title of the bill for the first time. the clerk: h.r. 4168, an act to amend the small business investment incentive act of 1980 to require an annual review by the securities and exchange commission and so forth. ms. murkowski: mr. president, i now ask for a second reading and in order to place the bill on the calendar under the provisions of rule 14, i object to my own request. the presiding officer: objection having been heard, the bill will be receive a second reading on the next legislative day. ms. murkowski: mr. president, i now ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 9:30 a.m. wednesday, february 3. following the prayer and pledge,
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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 later in the day. following leader remarks, the senate will be in a period of morning business for one hour with senators permitted to speak therein for. further, that the time be equally divided with the democrats controlling the first half and the majority controlling the final half. further, that following morning business, senate then resume consideration of s. 2012. finally, that the filing deadline for all first-degree amendments to the murkowski substitute amendment numbered 2953 and the underlying bill, s. 2012, be at 1:00 p.m. tomorrow. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. murkowski: if there is no further business to come before the senate, i ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. the presiding officer: the senate stands adjourned until 9:30 a.m. tomorrow.

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