I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order, following the remarks of the patient colleague Senator Portman of Ohio. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be discharged from further consideration of S. 2280, and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report…

I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported substitute be withdrawn; that the Peters substitute that is at the desk be considered and agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed; and that the…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of H. Con. Res. 88, which was received from the House. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent resolution by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A…

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 bill clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 4431) to eliminate discrimination and…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 682, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 682)…

I have five requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority Leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a) of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate consider the following nominations en bloc: Calendar Nos. 973, 974, and 997; that the Senate vote on the nominations en bloc without intervening action or debate; that the motions to reconsider be…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 222, S. 3309. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 3309) to require…

I want to thank both Senator Cardin and Senator Graham for their leadership on this legislation.

I will ask you to respond to that in greater detail for the record.

We need resources to managing that coming hazard.

I understand, I think you said in your testimony that South Carolina's coastal resources support your local communities.

Much of the legislation that we pass here is passed unanimously.

It is important to me that we maintain the bipartisan approach to updating CBRA that the Committee has followed in the past.

We are seeing far worse storms, which then rolls back into the problem of bad FEMA mapping.

We look forward to it as well. Thanks for your service, and we look forward to working with you and your team, the people you represent.

Thank you very much, Senator Whitehouse.

As you know, we have a number of committees and subcommittees that are meeting simultaneously.

I had the opportunity to see and hear one of the most transformational bills regarding voting rights in this country ever debated.

I like to say teamwork makes the dream work. It is certainly true in this case as well.

These can serve as natural infrastructure, not only for helping us adapt to the effects of climate change that Senator Whitehouse spoke so eloquently about, but also help us mitigate greenhouse gas emissions by storing and capturing carbon…

The critical work implicated in each of these bills could not be more timely.

We have heard some concerns on this bill, specifically, that it fails to address some of the regulatory overreach of the Delaware River Basin Commission.