Finally, I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum calls for the cloture motions filed today, July 11, be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Iowa.

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m., Tuesday, July 12, and that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be approved to…

I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The bill clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We, the undersigned…

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 676. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. The clerk will report the nomination. The bill clerk read the nomination of…

it is little wonder that the Senator from Kentucky is praising the Supreme Court. More than any other Member of the U.S. Senate, he has been instrumental in choosing the members of this Court and has gone to lengths unseen in the history…

I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The bill clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We, the undersigned…

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 908. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the nomination. The bill clerk…

I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The bill clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We, the undersigned…

I announce that the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal), the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Lujan), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Ossoff), the Senator…

I ask unanimous consent that the injunction of secrecy be removed from the following treaty transmitted to the Senate on July 11, 2022, by the President of the United States: Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the Accession…

He does not want to talk about the overturning of Roe vs. Wade in November. He does not want to talk about lessening the power of the Environmental Protection Agency to protect our clean water and clean air.

If you don’t like the way things happened in Highland Park yesterday, if you don’t like the Supreme Court decision on overturning Roe vs. Wade, if you happen to believe that we should aggressively make sure that we lessen pollution in this…

It’s combination of shock and anger. Shock to think of the possibility that you would take your children or grandchildren to this Highland Park, Fourth of July parade in one of the safest communities in our state, maybe in the nation, and…

today marks the 50th anniversary of the Pell Grant Program, a program that has been the bedrock of our Nation's investment in higher education. This bipartisan program has provided direct financial aid to low- income students since 1972…

today, the Senate is considering bipartisan legislation to help protect our kids and our communities from the scourge of gun violence. This is a critical issue. And it is one we have spent a lot of time on in the Senate Judiciary…

if you look at the marketing plan of Big Tobacco in America over the last half-century, it is very obvious: Tobacco companies sell an addictive product. There is a chemical included in the tobacco--nicotine--which is highly addictive. To…

I ask unanimous consent that we begin the vote scheduled for 11 a.m. this morning. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

on June 12, a bipartisan group of 20 Senators announced an agreement on legislation to protect our children and communities from the epidemic of gun violence. In the days since then, this bipartisan group, led by Senators Murphy, Cornyn…

last week, Senator Portman of Ohio and I hosted a group of visiting members of Parliament from Ukraine. We were joined by colleagues from both sides of the aisle in a continued demonstration of bipartisan support for that beleaguered…

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. 4430 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

I ask unanimous consent to print the following letter in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: To the Secretary of the Senate: PN1975, the nomination of Steven M…

I rise today to speak about the need for the Senate to act to protect Federal judges. In the past few years, the growing use of political violence has endangered elected officials, police officers, flight attendants, school board members…

this work period, the Senate will continue to confirm highly qualified, diverse nominees to the Federal judiciary. First on the list is Judge Ana Isabel de Alba, who has been nominated to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of…

I recently read an article published by a woman who is very credible on the issue of energy, which I would like to share after the statements recently made by the Republican leader. The question is whether or not our production of crude…

I announce that the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. WHITEHOUSE) is necessarily absent.