
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 4346, introduced earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A bill…
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Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 4346, introduced earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A bill…

I know of no further debate on the measure. The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there is no further debate, the question is on agreeing to the resolution. The resolution (S. Res. 662) was agreed to.

Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time. Mrs. McBATH. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentleman from New York (Mr Jeffries).

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this bill. I am not an expert on all of these issues, but I do know quite a bit about criminal justice. It is important to recognize that…

Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time. Mrs. McBATH. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Blumenauer), who is my good friend and comrade.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. We also have the STATES Act, which enjoys a huge bipartisan cosponsorship among members of the Judiciary Committee. I think it is unfortunate that sometimes we choose partisanship and…

Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time. Mrs. McBATH. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Massachusetts (Ms. Pressley), who is an extraordinary warrior for justice in America.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of S. 2163, the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act. I want to thank Senator Rubio for his leadership on this bill in the Senate…

Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of Representative Duncan's amendment to strike from the bill section 436, which prohibits the issuance of an import permit for a sport-hunted trophy of an elephant or lion taken in Tanzania, Zimbabwe…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate be in a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each.

Mr. President, I want to congratulate the Minot Air Force Base on the 65th anniversary of its beginning. On July 12, 1955, Minot, ND, community leaders and area residents gathered to break ground on land north of the city for what would…

Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 8:55 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, July 23…

Mr. President, I am just going to reiterate my final point one final time, and I promise not to take more time than the Senator from Oregon. He had his opportunity to have this amendment considered, debated, and voted on in the JUSTICE…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration of and the Senate now proceed to S. Res. 617. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will…

Mr. President, in reserving the right to object, I, like the entire staff in the Chamber today and like the Presiding Officer for most of this time, has endured this for the last hour, an hour that has been very similar to the hour we had…

I think we have had enough debate. I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 9:30 a.m., Thursday, July 23; further, that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of…

Mr. President, I don't object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.