Madam 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. 5443 Be it enacted by the Senate and House…

Mr. President, if you walk around the streets of Chicago and ask people about how they get to and from the city--or around it-- each day, I am sure many of them would tell you: Metra. Metra transports us to Cubs games--in fact, its busiest…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 206, nays 198, not voting 29, as follows: [Roll No…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that Rebecca Schatz, a member of Senator Butler's staff, be granted floor privileges for the duration of the day. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Mr. President, in 2004, the city of Quincy, IL, elected a new mayor. In musing on how he intended to lead, he said: ``It's not about me. One person can't make everything happen. You've got to have a team.'' And while it may be true that…

Madam President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm Elizabeth Cheryl Coombe to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. Born in Ridgewood, NJ, Ms. Coombe earned her A.B. from Hamilton College in 1989 and her J.D…

Madam President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm Anthony Brindisi to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. Born in New Hartford, NY, Judge Brindisi received his B.A. from Siena College and his J.D. from…

I announce that the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin), the Senator from Arizona (Ms. Sinema), and the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Stabenow) are necessarily absent.

Mr. President, the Biden-Harris administration will go down in history as arguably the most productive and consequential administration in the last 75 years. They couldn't have done it without a good partnership in Congress. Today, I want…

As we get close to the end of the 118th Congress, my first term representing the greatly diverse Illinois Third Congressional District, I rise in full gratitude for all of those who have supported me and held me during these not-so-easy 2…

I announce that the Senator from Arizona (Ms. Sinema) is necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 50, nays 49, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 310 Ex.] YEAS--50 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Butler Cantwell Cardin Carper…

Mr. President, I want to echo comments just made by the majority leader Senator Schumer, of my gratitude to the Democratic caucus for giving me an opportunity to continue to serve as the whip. The whip, I am often asked what it is all…

Mr. President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm Catherine Henry to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Ms. Henry received her B.A. from Drew University and her J.D. from the District of Columbia School…

Mr. President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm Pennsylvania State Court Judge Gail Weilheimer to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Judge Weilheimer's impressive career as a litigator, combined with…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed to complete my remarks before the recess. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I missed Roll Call vote 479. Had I been present, I would have voted as follows: YEA on Roll Call No. 479.

Mr. President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm Sparkle Leah Sooknanan to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Born in Trinidad and Tobago, Ms. Sooknanan earned her B.S. from Saint Francis College in 2002, her M.B.A…

Madam President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm Judge Anne Hwang to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Born in Los Angeles, CA, Judge Hwang attended Cornell University and the University of Southern…