Ensuring state and local governments have the proper tools and safeguards to properly alert the public of an impending emergency is absolutely critical.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding rule XXII, the Senate vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Powell nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

last year alone, there were nearly 40,000 fatalities in the U.S. at a cost of over $410 billion, and more than 90 percent of those were due to human error.

Passage of this legislation will allow us to realize the three transportation revolutions we so often talk about: shared mobility, electrification, and automated vehicles enhanced by digitalization.

There is an urgency for the Senate to pass the AV START Act, because it will create for innovators a consistent, national regulatory framework for automated vehicles.

Thank you so much for your leadership on this bill. I think we all saw his passion in his opening comments.

Thank you for your leadership and commitment to the safe deployment of automated vehicles onto the public roads.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding rule XXII, at 5 p.m., all postcloture time be considered expired and the Senate vote on confirmation of the Powell nomination; that if confirmed, the motion to reconsider be…

I deeply appreciate the efforts of Chairman Thune, Senator Peters, Ranking Member Nelson, and all of the Committee Members in sponsoring and passing the AV START Act.

Mr. President, I am glad that Democrats decided that they needed to reopen the government. The political theater they engaged in over the weekend endangered funding for our military, threatened the future of the Children's Health Insurance…

Thank you for this opportunity to share Honda North America, Inc.'s views on the 'Driving Automotive Innovation and Federal Policies' hearing.

Mr. President, today I recognize Ms. Emily Patrolia, a Knauss Sea Grant fellow on the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, for all of the hard work she has done for me, my staff, and other members of the…

I remain committed to these important pieces of legislation. I'm hopeful that the full Senate will consider them, sooner rather than later.

Mr. President, I hope that later this evening we will be able to have a vote that would allow us to open the government back up and recommence negotiations on immigration and a whole range of other issues that are currently of concern to…

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

Mr. President, today, as they do every year at this time, tens of thousands of Americans from across the country, including from my home State of South Dakota, will march from the National Mall to the U.S. Supreme Court to stand up for the…

Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. The whole experience of being a first-time parent can be really overwhelming. I remember feeling this incredible sense of joy. But there are always…

Mr. President, Democrats here in the Senate have really raised obstruction to an art form in this Congress. The Presidential nominees--they have obstructed and obstructed some more, even when they ultimately planned to support the nominee…