I ask unanimous consent that the resolutions be agreed to, the preambles be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The…

For the information of the Senate, during Thursday's session, we expect Senator Cruz to make a motion to discharge S.J. Res. 89 from the Foreign Relations Committee. We also expect to vote on confirmation of the Meriweather nomination…

1 year ago this very week, rain started to fall in Vermont, and, for days on end, it did not stop. The rain turned into catastrophic flooding. We had our entire usual rainfall in just days. The damage was immense. We experienced…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it recess until 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 11. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Anniversary of the 2023 Vermont Flood

It does not matter what kind of disaster it is or what State you are in--Hawaii, Texas, Mississippi or Alabama--it is devastating to our towns.

What I have seen in Vermont is that those local folks on the Select Board are totally engaged with their community on how do we fix this bridge.

I further ask that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, all en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported substitute amendment be withdrawn, the Klobuchar substitute amendment, which is at the desk, be considered and agreed to, and the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time. The…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 78, S. 412. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the en bloc consideration of the following bills: Calendar No. 127, S. 612, Lake Tahoe Restoration Act, and Calendar No. 292, S. 912, Mining Schools Act. There being no objection, the…

I know of no further debate on the bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate on the bill? Hearing none, the bill having been read the third time, the question is, Shall the bill pass? The bill (S. 412), as amended, was passed.

It is a really a traumatic experience that lingers and is a long-term struggle to get over.

We need to find a way to work together, Democrats and Republicans. We are one big American family here.

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand in recess under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:53 p.m., recessed until Thursday, July 11, 2024, at 10 a.m. ____________________

What I have seen in Vermont is that those local folks on the Select Board are totally engaged with their community on how do we fix this bridge.

We need to find a way to work together, Democrats and Republicans. We are one big American family here.

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nomination: Danny Lam Hoan Nguyen, to be Associate Justice of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia; that the Senate vote on the…