Mr. President, it is Thursday afternoon, and it is the time I love to come down to the floor. It is one of my favorite times of the week because I get to talk about an Alaskan who has done something really, really important for their…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Kyle Wood, an intern in my office, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the month. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Mr. President, I modify the substitute amendment No. 1407, with the changes at the desk. For the information of the Senate, this modification includes, among other things, acceptance of amendment No. 1419 offered by the Senator from…

Mr. President, I appreciate the strong vote that we had yesterday, 90 to 4, to advance and continue debate on S. 2657. Just after that vote was concluded, I laid down a substitute amendment that contains the full text of the bipartisan…

Mr. President, I request unanimous consent that I be permitted to change my vote on the rollcall vote earlier today. The vote was No. 65. I voted no. It was my intention to vote aye. It will not affect the outcome. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. S. 2657

Mr. President, I thank all of those who just voted for the motion to proceed to S. 2657. We have called up my substitute amendment, No. 1407, which now contains the full text of the American Energy Innovation Act. We are moving through the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The amendment is printed in the Record of March 3, 2020, under ``Text of Amendments.'') The…

Mr. President, I have polled the Members of the Energy Committee and now withdraw the committee-reported substitute amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment is withdrawn. The committee-reported amendment, in the nature of a…

Mr. President, I call up substitute amendment No. 1407. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Alaska [Ms. MURKOWSKI] proposes amendment No. 1407.

Madam 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 6:38 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, March 4…

Madam President, I know of no further debate on the bill, as amended. The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there is no further debate on the bill, the bill having been read the third time, the question is, Shall the bill pass? The bill (H.R. 4334)…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 280, H.R. 4334. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m., Wednesday, March 4; further, that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Collins substitute amendment, which is at the desk, be agreed to; and that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is…

Madam President, as I mentioned yesterday as we were preparing to vote on the motion to proceed to the American Energy Innovation Act, there is much to like and much to support in this energy reform legislation we have proposed. We are in…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 196, S. 1869. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as…