I announce that the Senator from California (Ms. Harris) is necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 49, nays 47, as follows: [Rollcall Vote…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Murkowski). Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

when you are new to the U.S. Senate, it is not unusual for friends and people back home, after you have been there a while, to say: So who are the good guys and who are the bad guys in the Senate? Who are the ones you really like and what…

I had the privilege of knowing Tom Udall's uncle when I served in the House of Representatives. He was not only a great leader, but he was a funny man. I have repeated some of his lines and jokes so often. I don't even give him credit…

I announce that the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) and the Senator from California (Ms. Harris) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays…

I announce that the Senator from California (Ms. Harris) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Fischer). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was…

I announce that the Senator from California (Ms. Harris) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays…

I announce that the Senator from California (Ms. Harris) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Capito). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was…

I would like to take a few moments to say farewell to a friend and a public servant who served my State of Illinois and our Nation well. His name was Charles Carroll Smith, but his friends called him Charlie. He died on the day after…

his name was the answer to a frequently asked question. It is a question that used to come up in almost every Democratic meeting when we talked about legislative ideas and we talked about making progress on the floor of the Senate. And the…

it is hard to follow those heartfelt words from Senator Barrasso about his colleague and friend and our friend Mike Enzi, but I am going to make a try. Just as our tribute to Lamar Alexander was a tribute to the better angels of nature as…

I announce that the Senator from California (Ms. Harris), and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Cramer). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was…

I announce that the Senator from California (Ms. Harris) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Blackburn). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result…

I announce that the Senator from California (Ms. Harris), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Schatz), and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr…

I announce that the Senator from California (Ms. Harris), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Schatz), and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs…

I announce that the Senator from California (Ms. Harris), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Schatz), and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are…

I announce that the Senator from California (Ms. Harris), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Schatz), and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms…

how bad is the COVID-19 pandemic? I am sure we each look at it in personal and family terms. We have just gone through a Thanksgiving like no other, for my family and for many others who decided that safety was more important than being…

I announce that the Senator from California (Ms. Harris), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich), the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Schatz), the Senator from…

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from California (Ms. Harris), the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray), and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from California (Ms. Harris), the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Udall), and the…

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from California (Ms. Harris), and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Sasse). Are there any other Senators in…

I announce that the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from California (Ms. Harris), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) are necessarily absent. The result was…

I announce that the Senator from California (Ms. Harris) is necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 53, nays 43, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 230 Ex.] YEAS--53 Barrasso Blackburn Blunt Boozman Braun Burr Capito Cassidy Collins…

I announce that the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Carper), the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), and the Senator from California (Ms. Harris) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber…