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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Jan 8, 2024

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the following members of my office be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the 118th Congress: Tiffany Chenneville and Eoghan Stafford. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is…

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Jan 8, 2024

Madam President, Wisconsin has lost a great man. When I came to the Senate in 2009, I made an effort to sit down with each Member, and, of the 100 Members, the quietest individual, the most soft-spoken, was Herb Kohl. He sat behind his…

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Jan 8, 2024

Madam President, I rise today with my colleagues to pay tribute to a special friend and our former colleague, Senator Kohl of Wisconsin. I was fortunate enough to be able to serve with Herb Kohl during his service in the Senate and have…

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Dec 19, 2023

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Environment and Public Works be discharged from further consideration of S. 1478 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will…

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Dec 19, 2023

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be discharged from further consideration and the Senate now proceed to S. Res. 423. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the…

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Dec 19, 2023

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 1722, which was received from the House and is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior…

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Dec 19, 2023

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 2839, which was received from the House and is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior…

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Dec 19, 2023

Mr. President, I lift my intent to object to Executive Calendar No. 262, the promotion of Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh to the grade of general and, consequently, to be the Director of the National Security Agency--NSA--and commander of U.S…

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Dec 19, 2023

I further ask that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Dec 19, 2023

I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (S. 1478)…

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Dec 19, 2023

I further ask that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Kelly). Without objection…

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Dec 19, 2023

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 263, S. 484. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as…

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Dec 19, 2023

I ask unanimous consent that the Peters substitute amendment at the desk be considered and agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed; and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon…

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Dec 19, 2023

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to legislative session and be in a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it…

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Dec 19, 2023

I ask unanimous consent that the Ernst amendment at the desk to the resolution be considered and agreed to; that the resolution, as amended, be agreed to; that the preamble be agreed to; and that the motions to reconsider be considered…

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Dec 18, 2023

Madam President, I don't want to make this a bouquet- tossing contest. The fact is, the four Senators on the floor have together put in decades and decades and decades prosecuting the cause of clean energy. And the fact of the matter is…

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Dec 14, 2023

Mr. President, in reserving the right to object, we hear often about this matter of taxing college endowments, that somehow this is going to address college affordability and make the Tax Code, you know, more fair. I am the chairman of the…

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Dec 14, 2023

Mr. President, I expect that the Senate will soon pass by unanimous consent the Blackburn-Ossoff REPORT Act. This bill will strengthen the Nation's centralized reporting system for the online exploitation of children, operated by the…

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