Madam President, we are here in the U.S. Senate on this Tuesday. We had a vote yesterday evening, the first that we have had in some 6 weeks here. As I walked over to the Chamber just now from the Hart Building, at 4 o'clock on a Tuesday…

Mr. President, we are going to vote here in a minute on the next package that is going to try to help our Nation address these unprecedented challenges. I want to thank the majority leader, the White House, and the Democrats who have come…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate be in a period of morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Mr. President, we just finished here, on the Senate floor, some very, very important work for the people we represent and have the privilege to serve. It is what we are calling phase 3 of our very important response to this unprecedented…

Mr. President, we have heard a lot of passion here on the Senate floor this afternoon, a lot of anger, a lot of frustration. It stems from the anxiety, the anger, and the frustration that are being felt across the country right now as…

Mr. President, I know we are talking about the unprecedented times that we are facing in our Nation, but I want to talk about something that we have in common, something that is pretty remarkable and that I think we all need to remember…

Mr. President, I now ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 3 p.m., Monday, March 16; further, that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of…

Mr. President, I move to proceed to Calendar No. 440, H.R. 6172. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 440, H.R. 6172, a…

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 5:53 p.m., adjourned until Monday, March 16, 2020…

Mr. President, I have come to the floor this morning to speak in support of the nomination of Mr. James Danly to serve on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Mr. Danly has been nominated for the remainder of a term that runs through…

Mr. President, I now ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H. Con. Res. 87, which was received from the House. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent resolution by title. The…

Mr. President, 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…

I send a cloture motion to the desk for the motion to proceed. 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…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Veterans' Affairs be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4920 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that it be in order to proceed to Calendar No. 440, H.R. 6172. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, the Alaska State Senate yesterday passed a bill that would establish March 12, today, as Ashley Johnson- Barr Day to be held each year. Ashley Johnson-Barr was a 10-year-old beautiful little girl in Kotzebue, AK. Ashley was…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to and 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 ordered. The…

I further ask that the Tester substitute amendment be considered and agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed; and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no…