I am generally very supportive of the CRA, but it has always struck me that it has some sort of inherent structural flaws.

Was it in the head of state trooper with a nightstick. And I had a concussion at the bridge. I thought I saw death. I thought I was going to die.

Maternal mortality rates of Black women increased during the pandemic, and I am alarmed and enraged that [inaudible] made that disparity worse.

I ask unanimous consent that all postcloture time on the Barr nomination be considered expired at 11:30 a.m. tomorrow, Wednesday, July 13. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Con. Res. 42, which was submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative…

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 968. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. The clerk will report the nomination. The bill clerk read the nomination of…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order following the remarks of Senator Portman. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Ohio.

I ask unanimous consent that the injunction of secrecy be removed from the following treaty transmitted to the Senate on July 11, 2022, by the President of the United States: Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the Accession…

I announce that the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal), the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Lujan), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Ossoff), the Senator…

Finally, I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum calls for the cloture motions filed today, July 11, be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Iowa.

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 bill clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We, the undersigned…

We just keep getting more and more information. And we just have figured that it`s probably better to do this next week with more of that information presented before the American people.

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 908. 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. The bill clerk…

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 bill clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We, the undersigned…

it is little wonder that the Senator from Kentucky is praising the Supreme Court. More than any other Member of the U.S. Senate, he has been instrumental in choosing the members of this Court and has gone to lengths unseen in the history…

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 bill clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We, the undersigned…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m., Tuesday, July 12, and that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be approved to…

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 676. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. The clerk will report the nomination. The bill clerk read the nomination of…