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Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that floor privileges be granted to David Rosner--he is a FERC detailee with my staff on the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources--effective immediately through the end of Congress. The PRESIDING…

Mr. President, I need to respond to that. I wasn't intending to do so, but I want to clarify that, and I would hope my good friend would listen to my clarification because it is in the bill. And either someone maybe had not informed you…

Mr. President, I am here today to speak about a very important piece of legislation we have coming before us, and we have an amendment to that legislation. The legislation, of course, is the National Defense Authorization Act. This piece…

Mr. President, I rise to talk about my dear friend Pat Toomey. My dear friend from Maine mentioned what we worked on. We worked on many pieces of legislation together, and Pat was always a stalwart. As far as when it came to financial…

Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. Vote on Motion to Concur The question occurs on agreeing to the motion to concur with the Scott…

Mr. President, I move to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 1437 with amendment No. 6540. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from…

Mr. President, everyone in this Chamber spoke about the pain American families are feeling as they deal with the raging inflation brought on by Joe Biden's reckless spending, so it was shocking to many of us when Senate Democrats approved…

I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (S. 5168) was…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration of S. 5168 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

I further ask that the committee-reported substitute amendment be agreed to; the resolution, as amended, be agreed to; the committee-reported substitute amendment to the preamble be agreed to; the preamble, as amended, be agreed to; and…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 612, S. Con Res. 16. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent resolution by title. The senior assistant…

I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported substitute amendment be agreed to; the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed; and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 486, S. 2793. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as…

I know of no further debate on the bill, as amended. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate? Hearing none, the bill having been read the third time, the question is, Shall the bill pass? The bill (S. 688), as amended, was passed.

I ask unanimous consent that the Scott substitute amendment at the desk be considered read and agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment (No. 6543) in the nature of a substitute was agreed to, as…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 96, S. 688. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as…

Mr. President, I have five requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority Leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the…