I announce that the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Van Hollen) is necessarily absent.

I announce that the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) is necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 69, nays 30, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 117 Ex.] YEAS--69 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Blunt Booker Boozman Brown Cantwell Capito…

I announce that the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Lujan) is necessarily absent. The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 54, nays 45, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 118 Ex.] YEAS--54 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Blunt Booker Brown Burr Cantwell Cardin…

This is a global battle. It will not be solved anywhere until progress is made everywhere.

As we stand here on the House floor, Ukrainians are bravely defending their country against an illegal invasion by Russian forces ordered by Vladimir Putin. We have seen hospitals attacked and mothers and children crushed by the rubble. We…

We represent the American public here in the House, and we should trust our constituents to do what is needed to overcome this pandemic.

And one thing that's not really a technical issue but I've been very struck, as all of us have, trying--you know, we're trying to convince people who are hesitant to get vaccinated.

We have the opportunity to meet future COVID surges with clearer eyes and stronger tools.

Misinformation must be confronted thoughtfully and aggressively.

We must seize the opportunity to build upon what we've learned.

We have abundant data to show exactly who is at highest risk for poor outcomes.

we have some rare good news on the public health front. COVID cases are down at the lowest level since July. Crucially, hospitalizations and deaths are also down dramatically, more than 70 percent lower than they were in January during the…

last week, the Senate Judiciary Committee was busy. We met for over 30 hours to consider the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court. During the meeting of the committee, hundreds of questions were…

on another matter, Senator Rob Portman of Ohio and I are cochairs of the bipartisan Senate Ukraine Caucus. Tomorrow, we are hosting a meeting for Senators with members of the Ukrainian Parliament. The Parliament there is known as the Rada…

I ask unanimous consent that prior to the vote at 11:45, I be permitted to speak for 15 minutes and Senator Sherrod Brown be permitted to speak for 2 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I announce that the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) is necessarily absent. The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 52, nays 47, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 112 Ex.] YEAS--52 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Cardin…

I thank the gentleman from Louisiana for yielding. You know, a lot of people are saying a lot of things here about Don tonight as we are talking about his life and his service. Now, let's put it in perspective. Many of the people in this…

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. 3938 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…