Mr. President, pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act, I move to waive and ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the…

Mr. President, I call up my amendment No. 806 and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment by number. The senior assistant bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Alaska [Ms…

Mr. President, I want to compliment my good friend and colleague Senator Portman, the great Senator from the State of Ohio, who has done so much in this Chamber on so many issues--COVID-19 relief is just one--to help our great Nation. Some…

Madam President, the Senate is focused on one of its constitutional roles right now, which is meeting with and discussing with the new Biden administration's Cabinet--our advice and consent role. The consent role, obviously, is…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Baldwin). Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Madam President, as a lot of our colleagues here know, Senator Whitehouse is not just a distinguished Senator but one of my very good friends here in the U.S. Senate. So I always respect what he has to say, and I appreciate his words. He…

Madam President, I am going to be one of the first Senators to congratulate Dr. Yellen, now Secretary Yellen, to be Secretary of the Treasury of the United States. You saw it was a strong vote, and there is no doubt that she has the…

This is Mark McManus, General President of the United Association of Union Plumbers and Pipefitters. They were going to build the Keystone pipeline, too, just like the LIUNA members. In revoking this permit, the Biden Administration has…

Madam President, I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. (Mr. WARNER assumed the chair.) (Mrs. GILLIBRAND assumed the chair.)

Madam President, I want to congratulate now-Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on his confirmation to be Secretary of Defense. I spoke yesterday about his confirmation, the two votes that had to happen. I had the honor of introducing this…

This is a statement by Terry O'Sullivan: The Biden Administration's decision to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline permit on day one of his presidency is both insulting and disappointing to the thousands of hard-working LIUNA members who will…

Madam President, I also want to talk about another important issue, and that is President Biden's nomination for the very important job of Secretary of Defense, Mr. Lloyd Austin. We are going to be voting on his nomination here on the…

Madam President, there is a lot going on in the Senate, a lot of activity behind the scenes right now. Leadership of both parties is negotiating a 50-50 power-sharing agreement, which is very important for the Senate and very important for…

Over 60 Senators in the U.S. Senate--the majority of Republicans and the majority of Democrats--sent this letter to who was then leadership of the Senate, writing, in essence: Don't change the legislative filibuster. A bunch of Democrats…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate stand in recess subject to the call of the chair. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the Senate stands in recess subject to the call of the Chair. Thereupon, the Senate, at…

Madam President, despite what you might be reading in the press, there are a lot of recent, important, bipartisan achievements happening right here in the Senate. We are going to vote soon on another major COVID relief bill, which is…

Mr. President, this is the time of year when we all look forward to wrapping things up, as they say. Many around the country, when they think about wrapping things up, think about presents that they are going to put under the tree for…

Madam President, I would like to recognize a critical member of my staff, Mike Anderson--he is known as ``Big Mike''--who left my office in August to pursue a legal career in his hometown of Anchorage, AK--something he has aspired to do…