The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Cotton). The result was announced--yeas 52, nays 46, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 114 Ex.] YEAS--52 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Cardin Carper…

Mr. President, I would like to just begin by acknowledging and thanking Pastor Bob Thune for his opening prayer this morning. It should come as no surprise, based on the last name, we are related. He is my nephew. I have been blessed…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Kennedy). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Baldwin). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced--yeas 50, nays 49, as…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Cotton). The result was announced--yeas 57, nays 41, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 113 Ex.] YEAS--57 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Cardin Carper…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 56, nays 43, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 111 Ex.] YEAS--56 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Cardin…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Republican whip.

Madam President, I first want to thank the senior Senator from the State of Iowa for his tenacity in pursuing the truth and ignoring all of the false attacks lobbed against us during the course of our multiyear investigations into…

Mr. 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. 3941 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Cotton), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), and the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Kennedy). Further, if present…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Cotton), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), and the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Kennedy). Further, if present…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Cassidy). The result was announced--yeas 60, nays 36, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 107 Ex.] YEAS--60 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Cardin…

Madam President, the Biden border crisis continues. In February, U.S. Customs and Border Protection encountered 164,973 individuals attempting to cross our southern border illegally--a 63- percent increase from a year ago and the highest…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. IRS

Madam President, Tax Day 2022 is fast approaching. Americans around the country are prepping their tax returns. If you talked to most Americans, I don't think you would find that the IRS is their favorite government Agency and with good…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan). The result was announced--yeas 50, nays 46, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 99 Ex.] YEAS--50 - Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Cardin…

Mr. 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. 3892 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Ukraine

Mr. President, the Russian assault on Ukraine continues unabated. Each morning seems to bring a fresh horror. In the last few days alone, we have seen the Russians bomb an arts school where as many as 400 civilians had taken cover. We have…