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Thank you, Mr. President, and thank you to my colleague from Virginia, Senator Kaine. I am really pleased to join you on the floor in support of Dr. Gupta to be Ambassador at Large for Global Women's Issues at the Department of State…
Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of the Respect for Marriage Act. Growing up in New Hampshire as a gay person, I wasn't sure if there would be a place for me or if I would be able to have a family of my own. I was lucky to be…
Madam Speaker, had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 515.
I know of no further debate on the bill, as amended. 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. 3316), as amended…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 502, S. 4577. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S…
Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:03 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, December 8, 2022, at 11 a.m…
I ask unanimous consent that the Grassley substitute amendment be considered and agreed to and the bill be considered read a third time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment (No. 6507), in the nature of…
Mr. President, I further ask that the committee-reported amendments be agreed to; the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed; and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 11 a.m. on Thursday, December 8, and that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be discharged from further consideration of S. 3316 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk…
I ask unanimous consent that at a time to be determined by the majority leader, in consultation with the Republican Leader, the Senate proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 1103, Jay Curtis Shambaugh, of Maryland, to be an…
Mr. President, I have two requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority Leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the…
I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration and the Senate now proceed to S. Res. 754. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to; the Shaheen amendment at the desk to the preamble be agreed to; the preamble, as amended, be agreed to; and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid…
Mr. President, I ask that the Chair lay before the Senate the message to accompany S. 3092. The Presiding Officer laid before the Senate the following message from the House of Representatives: Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 863, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A…