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Madam President, on behalf of our brave men and women in uniform and their families and all Federal employees, I vote no. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XII, no debate is permitted during a vote. The Senator will suspend. The…

I want to thank my colleague from Arizona, originally from Chicago, for taking time to come this morning to the floor of the Senate. Let me also thank the Presiding Officer and the staff who have weathered this experience as we consider…

For medical researchers at NIH, I vote no. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XII, no debate is permitted during a vote. The Senator will suspend. The clerk will continue to call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll.

I announce that the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) is necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 52, nays 46, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 43 Ex.] YEAS--52 Banks Barrasso Blackburn Boozman Britt Budd Capito Cassidy…

Madam President, how am I recorded? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is not recorded.

I announce that the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) is necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 52, nays 46, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 40 Leg.] YEAS--52 Banks Barrasso Blackburn Boozman Britt Budd Capito Cassidy Collins…

I announce that the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Alsobrooks) is necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 55, nays 44, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 35 Ex.] YEAS--55 Banks Barrasso Blackburn Boozman Britt Budd Capito Cassidy…

Mr. President, it is not unusual in this job of ours in the U.S. Senate to run into a reporter in the hallway. It happens all the time. They are trying to write a story, and they want to ask a question or two to get a quote, possibly, for…

Mr. President, there are some Americans who go above and beyond in service to our Nation. Major General William D. Cobetto, chief of staff for the Illinois Department of Military Affairs, is one of those individuals, and he recently…

I announce that the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman) is necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 51, nays 46, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 45 Ex.] YEAS--51 Banks Barrasso Blackburn Boozman Britt Budd Capito Cassidy…

I thank Congressman Ivey for yielding to me. Mr. Speaker, this is so important, yet we should be ashamed of the way the Trump administration has been absolutely attacking our Federal workers, the people who go to work every single day to…

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. 437 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

Again, Mr. Speaker, I thank Salud Carbajal from California. He touched on that critical thing. Republicans are literally trying to take money from hardworking families to pay for tax cuts for those who need it the least, for billionaires…

I announce that the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman) is necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 53, nays 46, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 47 Ex.] YEAS--53 Banks Barrasso Blackburn Boozman Britt Budd Capito Cassidy…

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. 468 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…