I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be discharged and that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 2054. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 8354, which was received from the House and is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant…

I have a request for one committee to meet during today's session of the Senate. It has the approval of the Majority and Minority leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following committee…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration of S. 2032 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 6100 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m. tomorrow, Wednesday, December 16; further, that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the time…

I ask unanimous consent that the Feinstein substitute amendment at the desk be considered and agreed to and that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The…

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. Without objection, it is so…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 604, S. 3152. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S…

I know of no further debate on the bill, as amended. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate? Hearing none, the bill having been read the third time, the question is, Shall the bill pass? The bill (S. 2032), as amended, was passed.

I thank my good friend from Colorado for giving me the opportunity to share my faith tonight. It is the most important aspect of my life. I became a believer at the age of 13. I thank my dad for taking me to church every week and for…

Today, I rise in support of the conference report to accompany the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act. For the past 59 years, Congress has passed the NDAA on a bipartisan basis for one simple reason: Politics…

I appreciate the time. Mr. Speaker, much of the debate we have heard today has been about criminal justice and the child safety implications of this bill. But I would like to focus on the troubling aspect of this bill in the tax title…

I had a possible exposure to COVID-19 and have gone into quarantine in accordance with CDC guidelines. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 230, ``nay'' on rollcall No. 231, and ``yea'' on rollcall No. 232…

When I was about 8 years old, I read a book. It was on a famous New York Yankee first baseman named Lou Gehrig. He was nicknamed ``The Iron Horse'' because of his great athletic ability. He could hit, he could field. His durability was…

I had a possible exposure to COVID-19 and have gone into quarantine in accordance with CDC. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 228. members recorded pursuant to house resolution 965, 116th congress Barragan…

next Thursday is Thanksgiving, and we are here today because, even during a tough year like this one, we have so many things to be thankful for. In that spirit, I would like to tell a short story about a Nebraskan whose contribution to the…

Senators have worked through the weekend and the clock is obviously winding down later today. Tonight after final confirmation vote, Judge Amy Coney Barrett is going to become Justice Amy Coney Barrett. For those of us who have been…