Mr. President, I listened to my friend, the Senator from Kentucky, and his remarks really brought to mind a division in the United States that most of us are aware of when it comes to the issue of climate change. You either believe that…

Mr. President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm Judge John Kazen to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Born in Lincoln, NE, Judge Kazen received his B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin and his J.D…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the cloture motions with respect to the Rodriguez, Goffman, Crews, and Mehalchick nominations ripen at 4 p.m. and that the Senate now resume consideration of the Rodriguez nomination. The…

I also ask unanimous consent for the scheduled vote to begin immediately. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I announce that the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Cantwell), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman), and the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Lujan) are necessarily absent.

Madam President, you know as well as I do what is happening in our home State of Illinois when it comes to the migrants that are being bussed from Texas, primarily, into our State--the impact it has had in the State and in the city of…

I announce that the Senator from California (Mr. Padilla), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), and the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Schatz) are necessarily absent.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Ossoff). Without objection, it is so ordered. The majority whip.

Mr. President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm Chirstopher Charles Fonzone to serve as Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel, OLC. After graduating from Cornell University and Harvard Law School, Mr. Fonzone…

Mr. President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm Sara Hill to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma. Ms. Hill has deep ties to Oklahoma. Born in Tahlequah, OK, she received her B.A. from Northeastern State…

Mr. President, it has been 2 months since the horrific Hamas attack that killed 1,200 innocent Israelis and saw another 240 people taken hostage--some of them Americans, including Hersh Goldberg- Polin with family in my State of Illinois…

I announce that the Senator from California (Mr. Padilla) and the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Schatz) are necessarily absent.

I announce that the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Hickenlooper), the Senator fromMaine (Mr. King), the Senator from California (Mr. Padilla), the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Peters), the Senator…

I announce that the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Blumenthal), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Sanders), and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Welch) are necessarily absent.

Mr. President, I rise to speak on two issues, but, first, I would like to ask unanimous consent that the New York Times article entitled ``We Are No Strangers to Human Suffering, but We've Seen Nothing Like the Siege of Gaza'' be printed…

Mr. President, this article is authored by some remarkable people: Michelle Nunn, president and chief executive of CARE; Tjada McKenna, chief executive of Mercy Corps; Jan Egeland, secretary general of the Norwegian Refugee Council; Abby…

Mr. President, I know of no further debate on the nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there is no further debate, the question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the Long nomination?

I announce that the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Welch) are necessarily absent.