recognize that but i think -- >> [inaudible] used to have a private jet and used to take the diplomats along with him because he had so much more ability to show up with fanfare then the diplomats did. this is not a -- >> there is a lot that comes with resources and we have to look at how we leverage those to help the bigger team. i don't want to be all apple pie here but it's about a team of approach and getting behind our diplomats and using our resources. >> john votel, thank you for joining us. thank you all for joining us. [applause] >> we take you next light to the u.s. senate. lawmakers beginning their week where they left off last week, a bill to reset u.s. energy and environment of policy combining more than 50 bills offered this

year by democrats and republicans, including energy efficiency managers, battery storage, carbon capture and electric grid security and more. live coverage next of the senate here on c-span2. the president pro tempore: the senate will come to order. the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray.

almighty god, you answer us when we call. you extend to us your mercies and great is the your faithfulness. stay close to our lawmakers, guiding them in these challenging times. lord, inspire them to put their total trust in you, as they find joy in your abiding presence. deliver them from discouragement, as they seek to ex-amount you by the way they live.

give them the wisdom to cultivate reverence for you and your precepts. we pray in your sacred name. amen. the president pro tempore: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mr. grassley: may speak in

morning business for one minute. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. grassley: last saturday marked an incredible milestone for make-a-wish iowa. at that event in dubuque, this organization granted its 4,000th wish to michael, age 15, from owine, iowa. he received a livestock trailer for transporting his show cattle. 4,000 wishes is an amazing achievement for make-a-wish, which is dedicated to bringing joy to critically ill young people in iowa. the wishes they make -- the wishes they grant make such an impact on the lives of these children, so i congratulate make-a-wish iowa and their many volunteers for their accomplishments. i know that they will continue

to spread joy, kindness, and compassion for years to come. i yield the floor. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. the clerk will report the pending business. the presiding officer: cleric calendar number 557, s. 2657, a bill to support innovation in advanced geothermal research and development and for other purposes. mrs. shaheen: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from new hampshire. mrs. shaheen: i call up amendment 1525 to amendment number 1514, as proposed by senator portman. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from new hampshire, mrs. shaheen, proposes an amendment 1525 to amendment 1514. on page 28, line 19, strike -- mrs. shaheen: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be waived. the presiding officer: without objection.

mr. manchin: mr. president, i would like to ask for u.c. for my floor fellow, patrick laird for the remainder of the 116th congress. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: mr. president? the presiding officer: the democratic leader. mr. schumer: the coronavirus continues to spread. with more than 500 confirmed cases in the united states in two-thirds of the 50 states. given the inconsist tency in the delay of testing, we don't know if the number of cases accurately eflects the number of indicates in the united states.

we now know that when the coronavirus first appeared on our soil, the centers for disease control produced kits that did not work properly and sent many of these tests to our hospitals and medical labs. the administration turned down tests from the world health organization. even though 60 countries accepted it, and we have no answers as to why. it took weeks to get an accurate test out. and when it took weeks for the federal government to approve certain sites to run those tests, like the northwell facility on long island that i recently visited, it took weeks to ramp up the number of americans tested, and we are still far behind other countries like south korea in the number and percentage of the population we are able to test for coronavirus. the most powerful tool in responding to a virus is to know precisely where it is and how it is spreading. but because we don't have a complete handle on testing, many

of our hospitals, doctors, researchers, and public health officials are flying blind. and we are still far behind where we ought to be in understanding how far the vice has already spread. instead of taking responsibility and working quickly to rectify the early errors us the trump administration and especially the president himself downplayed concerns about the virus. the president falsely said a vaccine would be ready soon and implied that it was okay for americans to go to work, even if they had the virus. the president falsely blamed the obama administration for a policy change that slowed testing. it was regarded as totally false, what he said. and rather than spend the weekend in washington to get a grip on the crisis, the president was once again golfing at mar-a-lago. i don't want to guess at the number of times this president

has criticized other presidents for doing the same thing. the federal government's initial response to the coronavirus was slipshod, at best. it has greatly hurt the country, and it falls at the feet of the president. the buck stops with him. now, i know president trump will dismiss these criticisms and accuse democrats of playing politics, that's what he always does when there's legitimate criticism. because in president trump's world, there's no such thing of a legitimate crit simple of his administration. -- criticism of his administration. but i would tell president trump, we don't criticize your administration for the sake of it. we criticize because we want the administration's response to get better, and we are afraid that if we don't speak up, if we don't point out the problems publicly and push the administration to change its method of operation, it won't change at all and the crisis will continue to worsen.

now more than ever, we need president trump to lead our government's response to the coronavirus competently and consistently. we're all rooting for that. ment -- now as the economic effects of the coronavirus are beginning to worsen, there have been rumors that the trump administration may pursue policies to stimulate the policy. let me be very clear. the best way to ensure economic security for the american people right now is to deal with the coronavirus itself competently and full-on. something we haven't yet seen. getting a handle on the crisis and containing the spread of the virus is by far the best way to address any effects on the economy. if anything, the administration must prioritize the health and safety of american workers and

families certainly before corporate interests. in that respect, speaker pelosi and i have suggested several policies that the administration should pursue to help american workers and families. paid sick leave for workers impacted by quarantine orders, who are responsible for caring for children impacted by school closures. enhanced unemployment insurance for workers who may lose their jobs from the economic impacts of the epidemic. food security to ensure vulnerable populations do not lose access to food during this epidemic. clear protections for frontline workers like our health care professionals and workers who are responsible for cleaning public facilities. widespread and free corona testing as well as affordable treatment for any non-covered

coronavirus-related costs. protections against price gouging and increased capacity of our medical systems. the administration must move quickly and seriously to address the expanding threat to the health of the american people and the severe impacts of the coronavirus on the financial security of american families. again, the best way to deal with the problem here -- health and economic -- is to address the problem head-on. and deal with the kinds of problems we have seen the administration in its slipshod and erratic response. that must vanish. now you on the energy bill -- now, on the energy bill, this week the senate will continue to work on a bill that would update our nation's energy policy. since the bill has been taken

up, senators have filed hundreds of amendments, and i hope we can have a fair process that will allow the senate to consider amendments from both sides of the aisle. i voted yes on the motion to proceed to the energy bill because i was hopeful we'd have a fair and robust amendment process. unfortunately, this has not happened. the majority leader is rushing to conclude the bill, even though there's no particular urgency to finish this week. i salute leader manchin, who has worked very hard on this bill, as well as chair murkowski. i have differences with the bill, but they worked hard in a bipartisan way. but we also have an emergency that warrants legislative action as soon as possible, and that's climate change. at the moment, leader mcconnell is blocking an important bipartisan amendment that would help clear it. i have urged leader mcconnell to allow a vote on anempt led by senator carper, a democrat, and senator kennedy, a republican,

that will require the e.p.a. to phase out the use of h.f.c.'s, hydrofluorocarbons. h.f.c.'s are dangerous greenhouse chemicals found in everyday appliances. they're thousands of times more damaging than carbon dioxide to our atmosphere. phasing out these h.f.c.'s is very important, and it'll go a long way in fighting climate change and protecting the environment for future generations. i believe the senate should be allowed to vote on the carper-kennedy amendment. a bipartisan group of senators back it, and even the chamber of commerce backs this amendment. so far leader mcconnell has not allowed a vote on it. now, we don't have a caucus position. there are different views because of the good work done by senator shaheen and senator manchin on other parts of the bill. but i'll be voting no on cloture

this evening, unless we can work pout a compromise in the next few hours to get a vote on this critical amendment. the energy bill is a -- was a rare opportunity to make tangible progress, and progress on climate change as well, an existential threat to our plan eight. i hope my republican colleagues and leader mcconnell in particular see the better side of reason and allow us to vote on bipartisan amendments. i yield the floor.

the presiding officer: the democratic leader. mr. durbin: i ask consent the quorum call be suspended. the presiding officer: we're not in a quorum call. the senator is recognized. mr. durbin: mr. president, the coronavirus has now been confirmed in 104 countries. there are more than 110,000 cases worldwide. 4,000 people have died. in the united states we have more than 500 cases, including seven in my home state of illinois and at least 20 deaths. with these numbers expected to increase, we must be prepared to handle the cases that inevitably will follow. as we consider the next step, it is imperative that we look at the impact this public health emergency is having on all sectors of our economy, including schools, hospitals, nursing homes, public health departments, and small businesses. last friday i held a round table discussion with officials from the centers for disease control and prevention and the illinois and chicago departments of public health as well as other local health officials.

it was held in the medical district of the city of chicago. experts updated us with the latest information on the coronavirus and what is being done at the state and local levels to prevent and address the outbreak. i'm grateful for the work these officials are doing to keep illinois safe and healthy in their homes, schools, and communities. this is a serious public health challenge and we are working diligently to protect americans from the virus. the seriousness of this situation was evident by how quickly the house and senate here in washington came together on a bipartisan basis to provide needed emergency funding to help combat the virus. last week congress rejected president trump's original funding request of $2.5 billion and instead we secured $7.8 billion to address the virus in the united states. this funding will reimburse state and local governments for the millions ever dollars they've already spent in containing the spread of this

virus. the bill also included important measures for patient monitoring, lab testing, acquisition of test kits and protective equipment, and research for vaccines and therapeutics. democrats successfully fought to include a provision in the bill that ensure any forthcoming coronavirus vaccine is accessible and affordable for all americans in need. as we look forward to the next steps to respond to this public health emergency, it is critical that congress prioritize the health and safety of workers and their families. our public health experts are rightfully telling people to stay home if they are sick, but for many americans staying home means losing a paycheck that helps them pay their rent, pay for food, medication, and child care. for many american families, losing a paycheck, even one, would be devastating. nearly 40% of american adults do not have enough savings to cover

a $400 emergency expense. i'm proud to have helped introduce legislation last week that would immediately provide 14 days of paid sick leave to workers in light of coronavirus. it also is important that we ensure workers have access to unemployment insurance benefits during this uncertain time. we passed a robust funding bill last week, but our work is far from done. there will be far-reaching impacts of this outbreak. it is imperative that we look forward to our developing a comprehensive response that benefits everyone, including america's working families and small businesses, not just large corporations. it is also important that we recognize the good work being done around the country to combat this virus. the orgon national laboratory in my state of illinois is helping address the threat with the advanced foton source. researchers are using this high

powered x-ray to study the virus. it was just announced last week that potential drug targets have been identified for this coronavirus by a team including the university of chicago, northwestern university, and the university of california at riverside. the scientists and their findings suggest drugs previously in development to treat sars could now be developed as an effective drug against this coronavirus outbreak. this work by argon highlights how we need to work with researchers in different subject areas and expertise to address this pandemic and the importance of supporting scientific research funding and the importance of supporting scientific research funding in places like the national institutes of health. it is coincidental that the presiding officer, the senator from missouri and i have worked together with senator alexander of tennessee and senator murray of washington over the last several years to consistently increase year after year the amount of money we invest in the

national institutes of health. our premier medical research laboratory in the world. over this period of time, if i'm not mistaken, a matter of only four years we have increased the expenditures for the department -- the national institutes of health from $30 billion to $-- more than $39 billion, a more than 5% added increase over inflation every single year. during the same period, i believe the center for disease control has increased by about 16%, which is a good number but not good enough. if anything, this pandemic that we face has reminded us of the absolutely essential role played by the center for disease control in protecting american families from the threat of disease and epidemics that we may face with coronavirus. we need to make this investment every year without fail in our medical research and medical prevention efforts in the united states. i commend the senator who is

presiding from missouri for his leadership on this issue, and i want to continue to work with him on a bipartisan basis to make sure this is done. discoveries like those at the argonne laboratory are fighting to increase -- give us reason to increase the reason as well in our basic laboratories across the board. the office of science in the department of energy is a very critical partner to our medical research efforts, and we're learning that today as we face the coronavirus threat. we have successfully increased in funding at the laboratory since fiscal year 2016, and i am going to continue to work for more increases in the future. i hope my colleagues will join me on a bipartisan basis. it is important that we all remember to the educate ourselves with c.d.c. preventive guidelines. i have probably washed my hands more this last weekend than any other weekend in my life. i believe that has to be routine

and normal to default to washing our hands as frequently as possible and doing it in a very serious and not haphazard way. avoiding close contact with those who are sick, staying home when you're sick, covering your nose and mouth and cleaning your hands often are the basics that even the most accomplished physicians tell us must be followed. now that we've secured funding to help coronavirus in a more serious way in this country, we must look to this outbreak and how it will affect our economy. we have to look to the issue of paid sick leave, enhanced unemployment insurance, transportation, food security, education plans, affordable treatment, widespread and free coronavirus testing. we know that we're probably a year to a year and a half away from the development of a vaccine, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't redouble our efforts right now to do it and do it in the right way. the health and safety of all americans is the highest

priority of our united states congress and united states government. i stand ready to work with my colleagues to provide the federal resources necessary to support and assist us in our progress against this threatening virus. mr. president, i yield the floor.

the presiding officer: the senator from tennessee. mr. alexander: i ask the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: we're not in a quorum call. the senator is recognized. mr. alexander: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, on friday i flew with president trump to tennessee to visit with the tennesseans who were hurt by the tornadoes last week. there were four of those tornadoes. they hit primarily benton, davidson, wilson and putnam

county. they left 25 dead, 150 injured. more than 1,000 structures that were damaged. the winds were up to 176 miles per hour in the tornado that reached putnam county. we visited western putnam county not far from baxter. i talked to max and angela struggs there. she told me about 2:00 a.m., early wednesday morning, she heard what sounded like a freight train and then a whistle. all the people i talked with heard a freight train and a whistle. she said she, of course they were all asleep. it was 2:00 a.m. in the morning, and they didn't have any warning. so she ran upstairs as the windows were being blown out of her house, grabbed her youngest child, came back downstairs where her other two children

were, and her husband. and the sound was gone. they opened the door and looked across the street, and her son said it's gone. what was gone was all the homes, all the neighbors. nine died in that neighborhood alone. the first heroes of this tragedy were those neighbors and other neighbors in nashville, in benton county, in mt. juliet and wilson county. max struggs, the husband of the young woman i was talking with, is a worship leader in their church. this was obviously a very close-knit community. he said, we knew who was left by the sounds of their voices. and so we set about finding them and digging them out and getting them to the hospital.

this is certainly not what anyone would describe as a rich, an area of rich americans, but they would not want to be described either as middle-income or low-income americans. they were what i would call salt of the earth people, really good people, very close-knit community whose first reaction and whose reaction the day we were there three days later was how can we help each other. after the neighborhood -- after the neighbors, the next heroes were the first responders. we met with many of them in cookeville. next were the volunteers. they turned out by the hundreds, rick gilbert, who is disaster coordinator for the church of christ in downtown cookeville, talked to me about what they had there, but he didn't have to tell me. i could see it.

stacked boxes with almost everything imaginable that someone would want. whatever they needed, we try to give people who would come here. these tennesseans were very grateful for the visit by president trump. it was more than the fact that this was the first time any president of the united states had visited cookeville, tennessee. this is an important town. it's a town between nashville and knoxville, nearly halfway. and presidents come to knoxville or nashville or memphis or chattanooga or our bigger cities when they come to tennessee. not only did the president go to cookeville, that was a 40 minute helicopter flight. he drove another 30 or 40 minutes to this neighborhood where the struggs and their neighbors lived, the ones who had opened the door and looked across the street and seen that everything was gone. the president stayed and he talked for a long time, and he

listened, and they appreciated it very much. he and the other federal officials announced a declaration in record time. so by the time we were there on friday, there were 75 federal emergency management personnel on the ground in tennessee, and there were six shelters already open. i just talked with congressman jim kupper from nashville, who's been deeply involved with this from the beginning, and he talked about the shelters being opened and the devastation that the tennessee state agriculture center there in nashville. governor bill lee and his wife maria and he did as usual a remarkably good job. he, like the president, have an easy way of dealing with people. congressman john rhodes was there. his hometown was cookeville, the community we were visiting. senator blackburn was there.

she had gone with congressman rose on wednesday and thursday. she went back on friday with us and the mayors of all those communities hadn't gotten much sleep since tuesday night when the tragedy occurred. they and we -- they know, the president and the governor and i and senator blackburn, we all say to them we know we can't resolve this. we can't make things like they used to be. we know we can't give you all the help that you need, but we're here. and that's really all they expected or all they wanted. this is not our first tornado in tennessee. we've had, according to the tennesseean newspaper, we've had 18 in the last 25 years. and several of them have been strong tornadoes like this one. but the people of tennessee would want me to express our heartfelt appreciation to the president and to the federal

officials who in the midst of everything else they had to do, jumped on this tragedy immediately, got the declaration out quickly, had the fema personnel on site and had the shelters open in what seemed to me to be a record amount of time. and they then joined with the tennessee volunteers and the neighbors and the first responders who set out to help the tennesseans who were hurt. there was a beautiful article written this morning that appeared in "the new york times" by margaret rankle from nashville about the meaning of nashville strong in which she talks about, and her last sentence is, while we understand we have not been singled out by god for survival, we also understand we can be god's hands here in the rubble helping our neighbors dig out. that's what's happening in tennessee, and the president

and the federal officials and the others who went to help, we greatly appreciate what they did. and i wanted to come to the floor and say that. i thank the president and i yield the floor. i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call:

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the presiding officer: the majority leader is recognized. mr. mcconnell: the senate's not in order. the presiding officer: the senate will be in order. the majority is recognized. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. the senate will be in order. the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: our nation is continuing to confront the public health challenge posed by the new coronavirus. right now as dr. anthony fauci reminds us, the risk of any american contracting the disease remains low. this is not a time for fear. it is a time to continue calmly

scaling up the serious and smart preparations that have already been under way so the united states can continue working to blunt, slow, and mitigate the spread within our borders. the most recent global health security index rated the united states the number one overall most prepared country in the world for an infectious disease outbreak. the number one overall most prepared country in the world for an infectious disease outbreak. our resources, capabilities and expertise are the envy of the rest of the world. and in this instance the president's early, bold actions to restrict travel back in january brought our nation more time and more room to be continue preparing. with that said, there was never any illusion that our country of

more than 300 million people and more than four million square miles could be entirely squared off from the rest of the world. the question was never if we would have to combat the coronavirus here on u.s. soil but when and to what degree? as dr. fauci noted yesterday, we are seeing instances of community spread here in the united states, and the c.d.c. has now confirmed nearly 500 cases on u.s. soil. with respect to individual best practices and precautions, all americans should follow the recommendations of the c.d.c. and their state and local authorities. detailed suggestions for different personal situations are available online at www.c dc.gov. officials in my home state of kentucky are currently monitoring four confirmed cases. i spoke to the governor this

morning and will continue to stay in close touch to make sure that kentucky and all 50 states have what they need and know congress has are their back. last week the senate passed nearly $8 billion in supplemental funding which president trump signed into law. it will deliver surge resources to national public health experts, front line health care professionals, and state and local governments as they work together to protect americans. that legislation ensured a funding floor of at least $7 million will go to kentucky to help fight the virus. in addition, i want to recognize and thank our colleague, the junior senator from texas. ten days ago he briefly interacted with an individual who has since tested positive for the virus. even though he feels fine and it has been ten days since consulting with experts, senator

cruz decided to work at home this week out of an abundance of caution. we will miss him around the capitol this but i thank him for taking the initiative. here's the bottom line, mr. president. our great nation is very strong. we have enormous expertise and tremendous capabilitiesies and congress, on a bipartisan, have made sure that our health experts and leaders have the funding they need. with calm and confidence, all americans, all of us, should continue to listen to the experts, take their advice, and take commonsense steps to protect ourselves, our families, and our communities. now on another matter. here on the senate floor we'll pick up where we left off last week, considering a comprehensive set of updates to the way our energy approaches energy efficiency, security, and innovation. as chairman murkowski pointed

out last week, it's been about 12 years since the last such package and since then america's energy sector has undergone real changes. new folks opened new doors for energy production and also presented new threats to our electrical grid and other critical infrastructure. even at a time when a strong job market has continued to bring americans off the sidelines, the domestic energy sector has outpaced the economy as a whole in job creation. an increased access to abundant electric reserves has -- the department of energy has predicted the united states will become a net exporter of energy this year for the first time since 1953. so, mr. president, over the past 12 years we've seen plenty of attempts to intervene in this evolution of american energy sector. under the last administration we saw an anti-energy mind-set that

manifested in proposals like the so-called clean power plan. that would have buried domestic energy in red tape and jeopardized more than 100,000 american jobs. the people in kentucky face that threat head on. we saw them roll out a far-left proposal that would ban forms of power and let washington micromanage everything from americans job to cars to homes. and we saw only a small number of our democratic colleagues vote against this radical proposal. that is the wrong way to think about american energy dominance. fortunately, thanks to the dedicated work of our colleagues on the energy and natural resources committee, the bipartisan bill before us is the right way to go about it. the legislation before us includes provisions and input from nearly three-fourths of

this body from grid security and workforce training to energy storage and carbon kachture, the senate -- capture, the senate has a chance to pass a number of important updates on a wide bipartisan basis. i hope and anticipate the senate will be able to process amendments and then pass the american energy innovation act this week. i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call:

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the presiding officer: without objection, the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture.

the clerk: cloture motion: we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on amendment number 1407, as modified, to calendar number 357, s. 2657, a bill to support innovation and advanced geothermal research and development and for other purposes, signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. the question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on amendment number 1407, as modified, offered by the senator from alaska, ms. murkowski, to s. 2657, a bill to support innovation in advanced geothermal research and development and for other purposes, shall be brought to a close. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll.

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the presiding officer: does any member wish to vote? does any member wish to change their vote? if not, on this vote, the yeas are 47. the nays are 44. three-fifths of the senators duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, the motion is not agreed to. mr. mcconnell: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader is recognized. mr. mcconnell: i enter a motion to reconsider the vote. the presiding officer: the motion is entered. the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. the clerk: cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate hereby move to bring to a close debate on calendar number 375, s. 2657, a bill to support innovation and advanced geothermal research and development and for other purposes, signed by 17

senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. the question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on s. 2657, a bill to support innovation and advanced geothermal research and development, and for other purposes shall be brought to a close. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote:

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the presiding officer: are there any senators wishing to vote or change their vote? if not, on this vote the yeas are 15. the nays are 73. three-fifths of the senators duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, the motion is not agreed to. mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: i enter a motion to reconsider the vote. the presiding officer: the motion is entered. mr. mcconnell: i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call:

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mr. daines: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from montana. mr. daines: i ask that the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. daines: i ask unanimous consent that the senate be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. daines: i understand that there is 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: s. 3422, a bill to amend bill 54, united states code and so forth and for other purposes. mr. daines: i now wil 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 receive its second reading on the next legislative day. mr. daines: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today it adjourn until 10:00 a.m. tuesday, march 10. further, that following the prayer and pledge, morning hour deemed expired, the journal of proceedings be approved to date, the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day and morning business be closed. further, following leader remarks the senate resume consideration of s. 2657.

finally i ask that the senate recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:10 p.m. to allow for the weekly conference meetings. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. daines: 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 ""

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