coons, tester, udall of new mexico, rockefeller, carper, stabenow, manchin, king, hirono, heinrich, nelson and baucus. mr. reid: i move to concur in the house amendment to the senate amendment to h.r. 334 with an amendment. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from nevada, mr. reid, moves to concur in the house amendment to the senate amendment to h.r. 3304, with the following amendment numbered 2553. mr. reid: i ask for the yeas and nays on my motion. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the yeas and nays are ordered. mr. reid: i have an amendment that i have asked the chair to order reported. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the amendment. the clerk: the senator from nevada, mr. reid, proposes an amendment numbered 2553 to the instructions of amendment numbered 2552. mr. reid: i now move to refer the house message with respect to h.r. 3304 with instructions. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motions. the clerk: the senator from

, begich, boxer, blumenthal, udall of new mexico, stabenow, whitehouse, mccaskill, hirn, coons -- hirono, coons, tester, schock, gillibrand. mr. reid: i move to concur in the house amendment to the senate amendment to h.j. res. 59 with an amendment. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion. the clerk: the senator from nevada, mr. reid, moves to concur in the house amendment to the senate amendment to h.j. res. 59, with amendment number 2547. mr. reid: mr. president, i ask for the yeas and nays on my motion. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the yeas and nays are ordered. mr. reid: i have an amendment which is at the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the amendment. the clerk: the senator from nevada, mr. reid, proposes amendment numbered 2548 to the instructions of amendment 2547. mr. reid: i move to refer the house message with respect to h.j. res. 59 with instructions. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from nevada, mr. reid, moves to refer the house message on h.j. res. 59 to the c

to thank the strong support of the bipartisan cosponsors of this bill, senators barrasso, begich, hirono, inhofe, murkowski, tester, thune, and wyden. i also want to thank especially chairwoman maria cantwell for her work to ensure the passage of this bill. it is long past time for our nation to honor the uncommon contributions of native hawaiians, native alaskans and american indians and other native veterans. these brave men and women have served during war and peace to preserve our freedoms in remarkably high numbers. the valor of hurt native american veterans, their dedication to duty and remarkable record of military service must forever be remembered. this memorial will do just that. thank you, mr. president. i yield the floor. and suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: quorum call: quorum call: quorum call: a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the assistant majority leader. mr. durbin: i ask the quorum call be suspended. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: i ask unanimous conse

i have proposed in legislation that i have introduced with senators rockefeller and stabenow and hirono and donnelly. but in the meantime, we could and should at the very least maintain this critical tax credit for a population who needs it desperately. that's what this bill does. that's why the senate should move it soon by unanimous consent. i'd like to take a moment to emphasize how important the tax extenders act of 2013 is on a number of other issues besides the hctc and credits that my friends have discussed. among other important measures, we should move to extend the new markets tax credit and the low-income housing tax credit. these programs are oversubscribed and are able to help revitalize communities by leveraging tens of billions of dollars in private investments. they are among the best programs we have for economic development in ohio and across the country. i strongly support that extension. finally, i want to associate myself with senator stabenow in calling for unanimous consent to pass the tax extenders act of 2013 in order to extend mortgage debt relief. without this

bipartisan bill does that was introduced today along with my colleagues senators blunt, sessions and hirono, a great example of being able to work together across the aisle. mr. president, as parents, as neighbors, as leaders of our nation, we have no more sacred obligation than protecting our children. in most of our cases, we dedicate everything we have as parents to ensuring our children's safety, to providing for their future. and that's what this bill is all about, about that responsibility. tragically too often, despite our best efforts, too many of our children fall victim to abuse. and we cannot guarantee their safety. but what we can do is ensure that when children in this country are harmed, that we can deliver justice without further harming them. thankfully children's advocacy centers for which this bill reauthorizes funding are critical and effective resources in our communities that help us perform this awesome and terrible responsibility. through this bill, we can continue to prevent future tragedies and deliver justice in ways that are effective and less costly than communit