It is wrong for one or two people to think that they can dictate the outcome of this process.

That is exactly the threat.

It is wrong. It is really not playing fair that one or two people think that they should be able to stop what 48 members of the Democratic Caucus want, what the American people want, what the president of the United States wants.

But the time is long overdue for him to tell us with specificity, not generalities. We`re beyond generalities. With specificity, what he wants and what he does not want, and to explain that to the people of West Virginia and America.

I believe all Americans are entitled as human beings to health care. I believe people are entitled to quality education regardless of their income. I believe that people are entitled to affordable housing. I don`t believe that two people…

This is a pivotal moment in American history, it seems to me, really. And I`m going to continue to fight as I have for working families and do my best to prevent this country from moving in an authoritarian direction.

My concern with Mr. Manchin is not so much what his views are. I disagree with him. But it is that it is wrong. It is really not playing fair that one or two people think that they could be able to stop what 48 members of the Democratic…

Forty-eight people to go down to what two people want, that just seems to be unfair.

I just want to say a few words about some of what`s going on. As chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, I want to say a few words about the $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill that a number of us are fighting for.

But the time is long overdue for him to tell us, with specificity, not generalities -- we’re beyond generalities -- with specificity, what he wants and what he does not want, and to explain that to the people of West Virginia and America.

the President, who is trusted by the folks who voted for him, is telling them a lie that he, in fact, won the election.

Senator Manchin, as I understand it, talked about, today, about not wanting to see our country become an entitlement society. I am not exactly sure what he means by that.

There is a frustration about having these hearings for me certainly, but probably for many of us, because we are accustomed to having the vote in the election occur, the votes be counted, and then the candidate who got the most votes be…

it is really with hope, pride, and optimism that I rise today to honor the legacy of an icon of the civil rights movement, a hero of democracy, and a dear personal friend of mine: John Lewis. More than anything, John Lewis was a man of…

Every single Republican in the House voted against it.

But the time is long overdue for him to tell us, with specificity, not generalities -- we`re beyond generalities -- with specificity, what he wants and what he does not want, and to explain that to the people of West Virginia and America.

I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Murphy). The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which is named for the late Civil Rights icon John Lewis.