I think that option must be on the table. And I hope we have a vote on that.

I would get rid of the filibuster in a minute if I could. I think there’s -- it does not meet the challenges of our time.

Bob Dole once said, we’re a first-class democracy, and we shouldn’t treat people like second-class citizens, which is what’s going on right now with what’s happening in the states on voting.

Madam President, I come to the floor to speak in support of legislation that is critical to our democracy--the Freedom to Vote Act. And this is a bill that was the product of work by many, many Senators from across the country with…

Those agreement on substance on the voting belt the stakes are incredibly high. We can`t wait. So we are simply making the case to get this done, and to allow the Senate to debate the bill.

With what we know is happening, which is climate change, which is increasing the frequency of these flooding disasters across the Midwest.

Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Maryland and from the Rules Committee for yielding me the customary 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, once again, the select committee is acting to fulfill a…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, if we defeat the previous question, Republicans will offer an amendment to the rule to provide for the additional consideration of H.R. 2729, the Finish the Wall Act…

Mr. Speaker, while the majority is playing their political games in Washington, a real crisis situation at our southern border remains. Illegal immigration is at a record high, and there are real human costs associated with that. Between…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Bishop).

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, this select committee is clearly operating outside the realm of its intended purpose. They do not like the information they are receiving, and they know they aren't getting…

Mr. President, I have 5 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…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The majority leader. Vote on S.J. Res. 33

Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 220, nays 210, not…

Madam Speaker, I thank the chairman for yielding. Madam Speaker, today, I rise because we are in the midst of a staggering rise of anti-Muslim violence and discrimination around the world. At its worst, it is Uyghurs in concentration camps…

You know, this is just part of the big lie. You know, if Trump had won, he would have been touting the vaccine, he would have said, Oh, I -- it was my idea to go as fast as you could to get a vaccine as if we`re the greatest pandemic in…

I want to just say how grateful I am for Senator Ben Ray Lujan's leadership on this issue as well.

It is our obligation, our moral obligation to address that.