You never know. We might do some voice votes. That would be good. All right. We thank you. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Oklahoma. Amendment No. 2233

We will invest in American-made electric vehicles and batteries to create new jobs and reduce our dependence on foreign oil.

I ask unanimous consent that the following amendments be called up to the substitute and be reported by number: Carper-Inhofe 2564, Bennet-Hoeven 2548; further, that the Senate vote in relation to the amendments in the order listed, with…

I ask the clock not start running right away. Senator Capito and I want to just raise an issue with the Chair and our colleagues. That last vote took about 50 minutes--50 minutes--and they are getting longer, not shorter. And Senator…

We need to work together to overcome our differences and move forward as a nation.

over the years, I have made any number of trips to our Nation's southern border. I have also traveled extensively throughout Central America--and sometimes with the author of this legislation--with many colleagues, Democratic and…

I object. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The objection is heard. Order of Procedure

I can’t guarantee the court won’t rule that we don’t have that authority. But we will have an ability to if we have to appeal to keep this going for weeks, I hope longer.

All right. Then it will be a recorded vote. Let me ask our colleagues: 10 minutes; is that OK? Ten minutes from start to finish, and that is it. And the last amendment will be Schumer. All right? Let's do this in 10 minutes, OK? Vote on…

Mr. President, to please, help us and rescue our lives. Take us out of this crisis now.

Senator Capito and I have a couple of comments we would like to offer before we start on this amendment with Senator Lee, and that is we have consulted with both leaders, with Senator Schumer and Senator McConnell. They are in agreement…

Thank you. I would just ask any staff and Members who are watching, staff, let your Senators know it is 15 minutes, and that is it. Amendment Nos. 2279 and 2358 to Amendment No 2137

I ask unanimous consent that the following amendments be called up to the substitute and be reported by number: Peters-Rounds, 2464; Lankford, 2233; Cardin-Wicker, 2478; Daines, 2449; and Scott, 2338, CBO inflation verification; further…

With that, Mr. President, I would suggest the absence of a quorum, waiting for the arrival of Senator Bennet, who will be here momentarily. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative…

My fellow Americans, the tragedy of that day deserves the truth, above all else. We cannot allow history to be rewritten. We cannot allow the heroism of these officers to be forgotten. We have to understand what happened, the honest and…

It’s in good spirits. And I think we are actually making a good product, a complex, large project that the infrastructure bill will actually make better and we’re doing it in a bipartisan way.

While the attack on our values and our vote shocked and saddened the nation, our democracy did survive. It did. Truth defeated lies. We did overcome.

Yield back. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The time is yielded back. Vote on Amendment No. 2338 The question is on agreeing to the amendment.