Mr. President, the process of confirming a Supreme Court Justice is supposed to be lengthy, thoughtful, rigorous. I am grateful to the Presiding Officer and Chairman Durbin for doing it right with Judge Brown Jackson. Judge Jackson has…

The point is that the only way that this place passes legislation is compromise, is voting on pieces of legislation that have in it things that----

So inside every piece of legislation are elements that many of us disagree with, right? Inside that budget that you voted against are all sorts of things that I disagree with. But, in the end, in order to govern the country, you have to be…

Reclaiming my time. Listen, I understand that Republicans would love for this inconvenient truth not to be pointed out for them-- right?--the fact that they are eviscerating the President at press conferences for the crisis in Ukraine…

That might not have come from Senator Sasse's mouth, but there were others at that press conference--right?--who have repeatedly blamed this entire crisis not on Vladimir Putin but on Joe Biden's policies. And I do think it is convenient…

Madam President, I got the chance to hear some of Senator Sasse's remarks. I noted the floor chart with my name on it, accusing me of what he called tribal hackery. I am not exactly sure what the rules of the Senate are. I am not sure that…

Sure, I would be happy to yield. Senator Sasse, I was going to try to respond to your critique, but I am happy to yield at this point.

I let the Senator finish. The choice before this Senate was, Are we going to support a piece of legislation that includes the necessary money in order to allow for Ukraine to defend itself and for this administration to get emergency…

I will. Thank you, Madam President. The Senator is exactly right. Not only was there another option--pass the Ukraine supplemental on its own--there were a million other options. Right? There are always different ways that we can do…

I don't think I have anybody seeking to yield at this point. Let me say this. I take Senator Sasse's position seriously, and I want him to take my position seriously, as well, because I object to the idea of my effort to draw attention to…

Senator---- The PRESIDING OFFICER. I would ask the Senators to direct their questioning to the President and give the Senators the decorum to respond.

Mr. President, as if in executive session, I ask that the motion to reconsider with respect to the Pagan nomination be considered made and laid upon the table and the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action. The PRESIDING…