Only the rising tide that builds from the margins inward will lift all boats.

I was an original author and sponsor of the Innovation and Modernization Act.

Only with the above can we begin to deliver equal protection under the law.

I am proud to cosponsor Congressman Jayapal's legislation to address many of these issues to Stop Corporate Capture Act.

I appreciate the efforts of the Subcommittee's Vice-Chair, Representative Jayapal, to make the rulemaking process more inclusive, accountable, and transparent.

Just to be clear so that the record is complete, there are those of us who have reviewed all these materials and believe that the Attorney General testified consistent with everything that is contained in those documents, but that is for…

I want to thank Congresswoman Jayapal for her leadership on this legislation.

Of the people, by the people, for the people. We must take these words seriously.

I thank the majority leader for his comments and just to elaborate, this represents what the majority leader just pointed out--a few Members on the other side frustrated the entire process and, ironically, frustrated many of their own…

That is absolutely correct. There have been occasions where we have had--once we got the substitute adopted--in some cases, no amendments and we went to final passage, ultimately, and in other cases, just a handful of amendments. Last…

I rise to express my great disappointment that some of my colleagues have indicated by their vote that they are preventing the adoption of the National Defense Authorization Act, and they claim that more amendments and more debate are…

the labor participation rate has remained depressed, and until we get that participation rate up higher, we are going to have the complaint that we receive, the inability to get workers.

it would be a very disappointing moment if we would fail to invoke cloture. This bill, from the very beginning, has been completely bipartisan and open to amendments. In the course, as Senator King eloquently remarked, of the committee…

Can you look at and try to develop the ERA guidelines to emphasize how funds can be appropriately used for homelessness?

If you could accelerate that to get the money out, because as you well know, a lot of these moratoriums on eviction are either gone or going, and it would be very helpful to get the money out.

the Republican Party, this radicalized Republican Party is now changing how elections will be run, where they control state legislatures and how the votes will be counted.

I send a cloture motion to the substitute to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Van Hollen). Without objection, it is so ordered. Cloture Motion