If I could make an inquiry of the Chair through the legislative clerk of the last person voting, could the Chair report that? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Apparently not.

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Ossoff), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), and the Senator…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll…

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Ossoff), the…

I yield back all time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the Menendez nomination? Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a…

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Ossoff), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), and the Senator from Arizona (Ms. Sinema) are necessarily…

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Ossoff), the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Peters), and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) are necessarily absent.

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the Beckering nomination? Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The…

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Ossoff), the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Peters), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner) are necessarily…

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinsten), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin), the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Ossoff), the Senator…

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin), the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Ossoff), the…

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Ossoff), the…

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin), the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Ossoff), the…

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray), the…

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Ossoff), and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) are necessarily absent.

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) are necessarily absent.

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy), are necessarily absent.

I just want to join the comments of Senator Murkowski and Senator Ernst and Senator Feinstein. I want to thank them for allowing me to join a pretty power-packed team working on the Violence Against Women Act. Senator Feinstein is our lead…

let me first echo the comments of Senator McConnell, as well as Senator Schumer earlier, in wishing Sara Schwartzman the very best in her next undertaking. Whatever the challenge may be, I hope the hours are better because I know that the…

Judge Holly Thomas is a nominee for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She went through the Senate Judiciary Committee. It is a bipartisan committee of 11 to 11. She was before the committee, available for questions and…

let me in closing say: I think we should be respectful and try to work with one another and cooperate. That also includes the over 100 nominees sitting on this calendar who have been obstructed by two or three Republican Members for weeks…

it is a curious thing about tipping points in the quest for progress. Very often, the events that cleave history into ``before'' and ``after'' can seem insignificant when they happen. That might have been true 29 years ago, when the…

the monstrous chain of tornadoes and violent storms that rampaged across Illinois and five other States last Friday is a terrible reminder in America that we are all one people. The killer storms didn't stop at State lines. They didn't…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate stand in recess until 2:15 p.m. and that all time during recess count equally against both sides on the joint resolution. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

For the information of Senators, we expect a rollcall vote on the passage of S.J. Res. 33 to occur at approximately 4 p.m. today. ____________________