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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Jul 30, 2024

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the en bloc consideration of the following Senate resolutions: S. Res. 780, S. Res. 781, S. Res. 782, and S. Res. 783. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to…

Congressional Record · 2024-07-30
Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Jul 30, 2024

Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order following the remarks of Senator Sanders. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Congressional Record · 2024-07-30
Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Jul 30, 2024

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 11 a.m. on Wednesday, July 31; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the…

Congressional Record · 2024-07-30
Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Jul 30, 2024

Mr. President, I understand there is a bill at the desk, and I ask for its first reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bill by title for the first time. The senior assistant executive clerk read as follows: A bill (S…

Congressional Record · 2024-07-30
Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Jul 30, 2024

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to legislative session and be in a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it…

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Jul 30, 2024

Mr. President, well, today is a momentous day. The Senate keeps its promise to every parent who has lost a child because of the risks of social media. Today, after a lot of hard work, twists and turns, the Senate is passing two vital…

Congressional Record · 2024-07-30
Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Jul 30, 2024

Mr. President, I am proud to say, today, the Senate keeps its promise to every parent who has lost a child because of the risks of social media. Today, after a lot of hard work and a lot of twists and turns, we will pass KOSA and COPPA…

Congressional Record · 2024-07-30
Chuck Grassley
@chuckgrassley· Republican · IA· Jul 30, 2024

Mr. President, Vladimir Putin and Xi often call for what they call a multipolar world. By ``multipolar world,'' these Presidents of Russia and China mean to criticize the post-Cold War situation with the United States as the preeminent…

Congressional Record · 2024-07-30
Chuck Grassley
@chuckgrassley· Republican · IA· Jul 30, 2024

Mr. President, today is the day of the whistleblower. But every day should be the day of the whistleblower. I have asked every President since Ronald Reagan to hold a Rose Garden ceremony to honor whistleblowers. No President has done so…

Congressional Record · 2024-07-30
Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Jul 30, 2024

Mr. President, I can't really improve upon the comments made by my senior colleague. I think she summarized Stacey Neumann's qualifications brilliantly and really made the case for her confirmation. I just wanted to add a couple of notes…

Congressional Record · 2024-07-30
Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jul 30, 2024

Mr. President, when I turn on the TV or read the papers, I read a lot about politics, and I read about this candidate attacking that candidate and the other candidate attacking another candidate, and on and on it goes. But somehow or…

Congressional Record · 2024-07-30
Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Jul 30, 2024

When you have a huge, what economists call externality, which is climate change, I know some of my colleagues do not really believe in that as a threat.

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Jul 30, 2024

Volvo is actually losing orders right now from people that want to, you know, purchase these electric medium and heavy duty trucks, but cannot because of this issue of charging stations.

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Brian Schatz
@brianschatz· Democratic · HI· Jul 30, 2024

Mr. President, for so many people in Lahaina, next week marks 1 year since the worst day of their lives. They watched in horror as wind-whipped fires barreled into town at blistering speed and sent everything in their path up in flames…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jul 30, 2024

I announce that the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Ossoff), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner), and the…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jul 30, 2024

I announce that the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Ossoff), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner), and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Warnock) are…

Congressional Record · 2024-07-30
Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jul 30, 2024

Mr. President, today the Senate will vote to confirm Stacey Neumann to the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine. Ms. Neumann earned her B.A. from James Madison University (2000) and her J.D. from Cornell Law School (2005)…

Congressional Record · 2024-07-30
Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jul 30, 2024

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 4837 Be it enacted by the Senate and House…

Congressional Record · 2024-07-30