I also want to mention Cardinal Robert Prevost, who on Thursday became Pope Leo XIV, and I want to extend my congratulations on his election and my prayers for his service. I know that his election is particularly moving for American…

The actions are consistent with a presidential memorandum Trump signed last month.

I understand there is a bill at the desk due a second reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bill by title for the second time. The assistant bill clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 276) to rename the Gulf of Mexico as…

I ask unanimous consent to waive the mandatory quorum call with respect to the Crowley nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 88. 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 legislative…

The gravy train is over.

If you are an illegal immigrant, you should leave now.

I change my vote to no. The PRESIDING OFFICER. On the motion, the yeas are 48, the nays are 49. On this vote, three-fifths of the Senators duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, the motion is not agreed to. The motion…

I understand there is a bill from Senator Merkley at the desk that is due for a second reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bill by title for the second time. The assistant bill clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 1668) to…

let me just say that the Democrats have just used the filibuster for the fourth time this year. Why? Well, in this case, no one really knows. This is a bipartisan issue. It is a bipartisan bill, and it had a bipartisan process from the…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Recognition of the Majority Leader The majority leader is recognized. ____________________

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 84. 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 senior…

I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum call with respect to Calendar No. 66, S. 1582, be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Rhode Island is recognized…

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: Cloture Motion…

in order to place the bill on the calendar under the provisions of rule XIV, I would object to further proceeding. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection having been heard, the bill will be placed on the calendar. ____________________

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 76. 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 senior…

it has been well over a decade since the term ``cryptocurrency'' entered our lexicon. Like many innovations, cryptocurrencies were at first seen as a novelty--something used by few and understood by even fewer. But that changed quickly…

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 69. 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 senior…