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Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 10 a.m., Thursday, March 13; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of…
There's basically one path to keep the government from shutting down and one door to unlock, and Democrats have the keys.
Mr. President, I have 10 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 move to proceed to Calendar No. 26, H.R. 1968. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 26, H.R. 1968, a bill making further…
Madam President, I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows…
Madam President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:31 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, March 13, 2025, at 10 a.m…
They’ve got to show some success fairly quickly.
Mr. President, yesterday, I came to the floor to discuss the terrible human cost of fentanyl: the lives lost, the families changed, the futures destroyed. In 2022, we lost 295 people a day to drug overdoses, the vast majority of them…
Madam President, I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 35. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the nomination…
Madam President, I send a cloture motion to the desk for the motion to proceed. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The senior assistant…
Madam President, I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows…
Madam President, I understand that there are two bills at the desk and ask for their first reading en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bills by title for the first time. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as…
I think they want to try something different than from the previous administration. But they’ve got to show some success fairly quickly.
For the information of all Senators, Senators should expect one vote at 10:45 a.m., two votes at 1 p.m., and two votes at 4:30 p.m. ____________________
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 960, introduced earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read…
Mr. President, Zach Didier was a good student, an athlete, and a musician. He was an Eagle Scout, star of the school play, and he was hoping to attend Stanford University. But 2 days after Christmas, in 2020, Zach's dad found him dead in…