I ask unanimous consent that Senator Thune and I be allowed to complete our remarks before the vote is taken. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

less than 2 miles from this Capitol, there are 666,000 small white flags stretching across the National Mall like a sea of suffering and loss. Each of these flags represents an American life lost to COVID--666,000. Let me tell but one of…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Armed Services be discharged from further consideration and the Senate now proceed to S. Res. 357. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior…

this week, the Senate will vote on Florence Pan's nomination to the District Court for the District of Columbia. She is highly qualified, with more than a decade of experience on the bench. If confirmed, she would be the first…

I ask unanimous consent that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, all without intervening action or debate; that no further motions be in order to the nomination; that any statements related to the…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 378 submitted earlier today. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as…

I know of no further debate on the resolution. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there further debate? If not, the question is on agreeing to the resolution. The resolution (S. Res. 378) was agreed to.

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 379, submitted earlier today. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk…

I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 174. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the nomination. The senior…

I understand there are four bills at the desk due for a second reading en bloc. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator is correct. The clerk will read the bills by title for the second time en bloc. The senior assistant legislative…

I ask unanimous consent that the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, and the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day, and the Senate be in a period of morning business…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 8:28 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, September 23, 2021, at 9…

I further ask that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 9 a.m., Thursday, September 23; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be approved to…

I now ask for a second reading, and I object to my own request, all en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The bills will receive their second reading on the next legislative day. ____________________

today the Senate will vote on the nomination of Margaret Strickland for the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico. For nearly 15 years, Ms. Strickland has served the people of New Mexico as a public defender and a civil rights…

I announce that the Senator from California Mrs. (Feinstein) is necessarily absent.

As the chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, we have joint committee jurisdiction between the Intelligence and the Judiciary Committee in dealing with this nomination. This is an extraordinary individual. And I have to raise the most…

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

I understand Senator Whitehouse has reserved time on the floor, and I will yield to him when he does arrive, but I would like to say a few words. I would like to talk about the state of the coronavirus epidemic in our country. But before I…

We are deeply disappointed in the parliamentarian's decision but the fight for immigration reform will continue.

it is the best opportunity we have had in 20 years.

I announce that the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine) and the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Schatz) are necessarily absent.

this week, the Senate will continue the important work of confirming President Biden's judicial nominees. From the moment President Biden entered office, Senate Democrats have worked closely with his administration to identify nominees…

I rise to speak to 9/11, the 20th anniversary, but before that, I would like to address some of the remarks made by the minority leader just a few moments ago. He discussed, in the context of the Biden Presidency, what he called a…