The following Senator is necessarily absent: The Senator from Tennessee Mr. (Hagerty). The result was announced--yeas 17, nays 81, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 140 Leg.] YEAS--17 Blackburn Braun Britt Graham Hawley Hyde-Smith Lummis…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: The Senator from Texas Mr. (Cruz) and the Senator from Tennessee Mr. (Hagerty). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 46, nays 51, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 141 Leg.] YEAS--46 Barrasso…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty). Further, if present and voting: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty) would have voted ``nay.'' The result was announced--yeas 63, nays 36, as…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: The Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz) and the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty). The result was announced--yeas 49, nays 48, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 139 Leg.] YEAS--49 Barrasso Blackburn…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz) and the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty). The result was announced--yeas 35, nays 62, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 137 Leg.] YEAS--35 Barrasso Blackburn…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Tribute to Jerry Oster

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz) and the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty). The result was announced--yeas 21, nays 75, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 136 Leg.] YEAS--21 Barrasso Blackburn…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: The Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz) and the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty). The result was announced--yeas 46, nays 51, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 138 Leg.] YEAS--46 Barrasso Blackburn…

Mr. President, before I begin, I would like to take just a moment this morning to recognize a pillar of the South Dakota press corps who has served at WNAX in Yankton, SD, for an incredible 47 years. His name is Jerry Oster, and he truly…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski), the Senator from Idaho (Mr…

This is the best debt ceiling deal that Republicans have ever cut.

I think it caused many Americans to believe that he was being stubborn and intransigent, and I think it really -- it put his negotiators in a weaker position than if they just would have come to the table a hundred days ago.

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Iowa (Ms. Ernst), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran), and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio). Further, if present and voting: the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio) would…

Mr. President, it may have taken a while, but it looks like the White House may finally be coming to the debt ceiling negotiating table in a more serious way. The President has now appointed members of his staff to negotiate directly with…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1682 Be it enacted by the Senate and House…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: The Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Mullin). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 63, nays 33, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 129 Ex.] YEAS--63 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Capito…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: The Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Mullin). The result was announced--yeas 50, nays 47, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 130 Leg.] YEAS--50 Barrasso Blackburn Boozman Braun Britt Budd Capito Cassidy…

Mr. President, this week is National Police Week, which is a time set aside to honor the service of our Nation's law enforcement officers, to show appreciation for the sacrifices they make to keep our communities safe, and to pay tribute…