Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to waive the mandatory quorum call with respect to the motion to invoke cloture on S. 331. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Madam President, I would like to take the opportunity to express my appreciation to Eirini for her hard work as an intern in my Washington, DC, whip office. I recognize her efforts and contributions to my office, as well as to the State of…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to waive the mandatory quorum call with respect to the Sonderling nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Mr. President, I come to the floor having just heard my colleague, the Democrat leader, senior Senator from New York. Formerly, he had been the majority leader; now the minority leader because of an election we just had. I heard him talk…

Madam President, I would like to take the opportunity to express my appreciation to Kassidy for her hard work as an intern in my Washington, DC, office. I recognize her efforts and contributions to my office, as well as to the State of…

Madam President, I would like to take the opportunity to express my appreciation to Willow for her hard work as an intern in my Sheridan office. I recognize her efforts and contributions to my office, as well as to the State of Wyoming…

Madam President, I would like to take the opportunity to express my appreciation to Addie for her hard work as an intern in my Washington, DC, office. I recognize her efforts and contributions to my office, as well as to the State of…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Hawley) and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Justice).

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Justice).

Mr. President, I come to the floor having just listened to the minority leader of the Senate come to the floor, and I listened to what he had to say. You know, it has been 10 weeks now that Republicans have been in the majority and the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to waive the mandatory quorum call with respect to the Slater nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer) and the Senator from Wyoming (Ms. Lummis).

Mr. President, the American people know our government is too big, and it spends too much. The American people want to see an end to this wasteful Washington spending. They want Washington to work for them, not for Washington. President…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Ms. Lummis).

Mr. President, I would like to take the opportunity to express my appreciation to Riya for her hard work as an intern in my Washington, DC, office. I recognize her efforts and contributions to my office, as well as to the State of Wyoming…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Justice) and the Senator from Wyoming (Ms. Lummis).

Mr. President, tonight President Trump will take the podium, and he will have a joint address to Congress, and, clearly, to the Nation. I just heard the minority leader of the Senate come to the floor and talk about President Trump's…

I move to proceed to Calendar No. 11, S.J. Res. 3. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 11, S.J. Res. 3, providing for congressional disapproval…