I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 960, introduced earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A…

I ask unanimous consent that the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

At this point there's really one solution on the table. We think it represents the best solution at the moment.

I think right now, they’re still trying to figure out how they want to see this wrap up.

I now ask for a second reading, and in order to place the bill on the calendar under the provisions of rule XIV, I object to my own request. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The bill will receive its second reading on the next…

Zach Didier was a good student, an athlete, and a musician. He was an Eagle Scout, star of the school play, and he was hoping to attend Stanford University. But 2 days after Christmas, in 2020, Zach's dad found him dead in his bedroom of…

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

I understand there is a bill at the desk, and I ask for its first reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bill by title for the first time. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 1968) making…

I have four requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority Leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following…

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. 960)…

I move to adjourn until 6:40 p.m. today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. Thereupon, the Senate, at 6:39 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at 6:40 p.m.

I send a cloture motion to the desk for Calendar No. 18, S. 331. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The legislative clerk read as follows…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 11 a.m. on Wednesday, March 12; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the time for the two…

I ask unanimous consent that the Journal of proceedings be approved to date. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 32. 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…

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 Blumenthal. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The…

I understand that there are two bills at the desk due for a second reading en bloc. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The leader is correct. The clerk will read the bills by title for the second time. The senior assistant legislative 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 senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion…