h.j. res., the two-week continuing resolution which is at the desk. that the senate proceed to vote on the passage of s.j. res. 44 with no intervening action or debate. further, that the cloture motion on the motion to proceed to calendar number 11, h.r. 359, be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of senate resolution 83 which was submitted earlier today. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. res. 83, designating march 2, 2011, as read across america day. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate, and any statements relating to the matter be placed in the record as if read. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the imm

durbin: i ask unanimous consent that following disposition of h.j. res. 48, the continuing resolution, the senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nomination, calendar number 11, that there be two minutes for debate equally divided in the usual form, that upon the use or yielding back of the time, the senate proceed to vote without intervening action or debate on calendar number 11, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate, that 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. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the consideration of h. con. res. 27, which was received from the house and is at the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: h. cop res. 27, providing -- h. con. res. 27, providing for the acceptance of a statue of gerald r. fo

the clerk: h.j. res. 44, making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2011 and for other purposes. mr. udall: madam president, i ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will read the joint resolution for the third time. the clerk: h.j. res. 44, making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 201 and for other purposes. -- for fiscal year 2011 and for other purposes. the presiding officer: question is on pafnlgt joint resolution. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: anyone wishing to vote or change their vote? if not, on this vote the yeas are 91, the nays are nine. the joint resolution is passed. mr. leahy: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from vermont. mr. leahy: move to reconsider. lay it on the table. the presiding officer: without objection. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate will resume consideration of the s. 23, which the clerk wi

rogers. >> we are here to consider a role for h.j. res 48. it continues to april 8. it reduces spending into doubt 11 by $45 billion below the federal -- the president's request. it adds another $6 billion in common ground spending reduction. in total it cuts $51 billion below the president's request. the idea behind a relief extension is to provide an opportunity for the house, the senate, and the white house to settle all outstanding issues on 2011 appropriations. i am hopeful negotiations will succeed. working under a continuing resolution, facing the possibility of shut down every two or three weeks is not the best way to proceed. i regret we are before you once again, mr. chairman, discussing another temporary funding measure that once again includes cuts that must be implemented in the 6.5 months that remains before the next fiscal year begins. again, i'm still concerned about the economic impact of these cuts, but i think this cr has to be enacted. >> thank you. i think both of you and i think it is -- we have at this ongoing debate on the issue -- the impact

the clerk: h.j. res48, making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2011 and for other purposes. mr. reid: i would object to any further proceedings. the presiding officer: without objection. objection having been heard. the joint resolution will be placed on the calendar. mr. reid: no one can count the number of times this chamber has heard calls for compromise. the call has come from senators of good faith from every era from senators both democrat and republican. it is the essence of the legislative branch designed to run on consensus as designed by our founding fathers. as senators we search for the right arguments and right incentives to strike the right balance, a balance that will let the senate and the country move forward. but there's no stronger argument for bipartisan than the series of budget votes over the past few days. last week the senate voted on two proposals, one written by republicans and one written by democrats. some democrats voted against the republican bill and some republica

the clerk: h.j. res. 48, joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2011 and for other purposes. mr. reid: mr. president, i would object to my own request -- well, first, i would ask for the second reading and then object to my own request. the presiding officer: objection is heard. the joint resolution be read a second time on the next negligent laif legislative day. mr. reid reid: mr. president, ik unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today, it adjourn until tomorrow, 9:30 a.m., wednesday, march 16. following the prayer and pledge, the journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be deemed expired, the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day, and that following any leader remarks, there be a period of morning business until 10:30 a.m., with senators permitted to speak for up to ten minutes each, with the time equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees. with the majority con

h.j. resolution 48 which the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 20 house joint resolution 488 making further fiscal appropriations for the year 2011 and for other purposes. the presiding officer: under the previous order there will be three hours of debate equally divided between the leaders or their designees. mr. inouye: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from hawaii. mr. inouye: madam president, i rise to discuss house joint resolution 48, a short-term continuing resolution designed to keep the government open through april 8. if the senate passes the resolution, it will be the sixth -- and i repeat -- sixth short-term c.r. this year. with its passage, we'll be more than halfway through the fiscal year and we're still operating without a budget. h.j. res. 48 would fund the government for an additional three weeks and would reduce the rate of operations for the federal government by an additional $6 billion. if adopted, we would be operating the government at a ra

president, at 12:00 noon, the senate will proceed to consideration of h.j. res. 43, the three-week continuing resolution. there will be three hours of debate on that matter prior to vote on passage of the resolution. following the c.r., there will be two minutes for debate prior to vote on calendar nomination number 11, amy berman jackson to be u.s. district judge for the district of columbia. we will have a briefing this afternoon for senators at 2:00 dealing with the situation in the middle east. that will be a classified briefing. mr. president, i would ask consent that the time used by my friend, who is my friend, i have the greatest respect for senator alexander. he is a true gentleman. that the time that he used in his speech this morning will be deducted from the majority's time on morning business this morning. they have the first run at that morning business. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. mr. reid: the republicans' time. yes, mr. president. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: mr. president

i urge my colleagues to support h.j. res 37. president obama has said it is his priority to focus on jobs. he has also said his administration will avoid onerous and unnecessary regulations that stifle innovation. in a jan. executive order, the president said that agencies must face regulations on a reasoned determination that the benefits justify the cost. executive order does not apply to independent agencies like the fcc. the president urged such agencies to follow it. german genachowski has said he does agree with the orders principles. if the fcc had taken the approach for the last year, we might not of needed the resolution today. the reality is that if the fcc was truly weighing the cost and benefits of the action, the agency would not be attempting to regulate the internet. there is no crisis warranting intervention. the internet is open and thriving because we have refrained from regulating it. imposing these rules will cause more harm than good by chilling the very investment and innovation we need to ensure that the i