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Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the scheduled vote take place immediately. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the Polite…
I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas…
I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas 92, nays 8, as…
Madam President, today has been great day for the American people, a great day for our democracy and for bipartisanship. Some of you may know that just hours ago, over at the White House, a determined group of Republicans and Democrats…
Madam President, let me also, if I can, speak for a few more moments about the historic deal reached earlier today on infrastructure. This is about creating jobs. This is about investing in our economy and our communities and our country…
Christopher A. Coons. Thank you, Mr. Charles E. Schumer. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Delaware is recognized. ____________________
Madam President, I rise today in this Chamber to pay tribute to a dedicated Delawarean, a friend who is wrapping up 36 years of public service to our State and our Nation. Lynne Terry Phifer of Newark, DE, a valued member of my Senate…
Thank you, Madam President. I hope you are well today. Good to see you and our staff. I rise this morning to applaud the nomination of COL John Tien. He has been selected by our President to serve as the Deputy Secretary of the Department…
I am proud to cosponsor an amendment to H.R. 1187, a bill that would increase transparency of publicly traded companies to disclose workplace harassment cases, and I am pleased to see this amendment passed in the House yesterday. Workplace…
Madam President, I rise today to urge our colleagues to join me in voting to confirm Radhika Fox--Isn't that a great name, Radhika Fox?--to be Assistant Administrator for Water of the Environmental Protection Agency. Over the past 2…
Mr. President, I rise to call up my amendment No. 1588, which is cosponsored by Senators Graham and Lujan, Barrasso, and Collins. This amendment would establish a Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation, a nonprofit Foundation to…
Mr. President, I rise this afternoon, along with several of our colleagues, to discuss the need to end the policy of taxation without representation, which millions of Americans in the District of Columbia have endured for over 200 years…
Mr. President, I rise today in support of the two U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors nominees that are before the Senate this afternoon, as well as a third nominee under consideration later this month. Like our Presiding Officer, I had…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to complete my remarks before the vote. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered
Mr. President, I don't want to trivialize this important moment, but I am tempted to say: I am Tom Carper, and I approve this message. But I won't say that, but I certainly do approve this message. So pretty remarkable. We have three…
Reserving the right to object, I cannot agree to this unanimous consent request because this is the exact reason why we don't amend complicated formulas on the floor with limited oversight. This bill was hotlined last night, I think, with…
Mr. President, my neighbor, I want to take a few minutes this morning--additional minutes this morning to discuss the water issues facing rural America, and the Presiding Officer comes from the Garden State, and a lot of people who have…
I urge my colleagues to join me and Senator Capito in voting no on this amendment--again, looking forward to subsequently working with Senators Rubio and Scott to see if we can come to a consensus on these changes. The PRESIDING OFFICER…