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 result was announced--yeas 52, nays 44, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No…

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 52, nays 44, as follows: [Rollcall Vote…

I announce that the Senator from California (Ms. Harris), and the Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) are necessarily absent. The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 51, nays 44, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 234 Ex.] YEAS--51 Barrasso…

the United States surpassed 11 million COVID-19 cases this past week. This comes just 6 days after our Nation recorded 10 million cases--1 million added to the 10 million in 6 days--making it the fastest transmission of 1 million new cases…

I announce that the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons), the Senator from California (Ms. Harris), the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray), the Senator…

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

more, perhaps, than any event in our lifetimes, the COVID-19 pandemic has focused our minds on the life-and- death value of scientific research and discovery. As the entire world waits anxiously for safe, effective, affordable vaccines and…

before I make my remarks, I want to take a moment on the floor of the Senate to formally and officially thank the people of the State of Illinois for electing me to another term in the U.S. Senate. On election night, when the results were…

I announce that the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin), the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Cortez Masto), the Senator from California (Ms. Harris), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich), the…

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 result was announced--yeas 53, nays 46, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No…

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 51, nays 48, as follows: [Rollcall Vote…

if you went across America and just picked a random person and said ``Did you know the Senate is in session this weekend?'' they, of course, wouldn't know. You would say to them ``Well, why do you think the Senate is in this rare 5-day…

we are faced with three basic questions, and the first question couldn't be more basic: Why are we here? If you told the American people that the U.S. Senate was in session 5 days in a row and meeting through the weekend and asked them…

H.R. 4995 is one that passed the House from Representative Engel to help address maternal health gaps and disparities in rural communities. The bill would provide grants at HHS to networks of healthcare providers and academic partners to…

I listened carefully to the Senator from Kentucky in his statement on the floor this morning. It was a lengthy defense of the procedure that is being followed in terms of the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. It is not…

I will say to the Senator from Indiana, I recognize that he is new to this body, and what he has seen in the Senate is not the Senate that I was elected to. There was a time--the Senator may find it hard to believe--when we actually…

I announce that the Senator from California (Ms. Harris), the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Jones), the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen), and the Senator from Arizona (Mrs. Sinema) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. (Mr…

I announce that the Senator from California (Ms. Harris), the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Jones), and the Senator from Arizona (Ms. Sinema) are necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 53, nays 44, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No…

I announce that the Senator from California (Ms. Harris), the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Jones), and the Senator from Arizona (Ms. Sinema) are necessarily absent. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber…

I second the motion. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The motion having been made and seconded, the Senate will go into closed session. The Chair, pursuant to rule XXI, now directs the Sergeant at Arms to clear all Galleries, close all…

I announce that the Senator from California (Ms. Harris), the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Jones), the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen), and the Senator from Arizona (Ms. Sinema) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are…

I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker), the Senator from California (Ms. Harris), the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Jones), and the Senator from Arizona (Ms. Sinema) are necessarily absent. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore…

I announce that the Senator from California (Ms. Harris), the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Jones), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine), and the Senator from Arizona (Ms. Sinema) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any…

I announce that the Senator from California (Ms. Harris), the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Jones), and the Senator from Arizona (Ms. Sinema) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring…

I announce that the Senator from California (Ms. Harris), the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Jones), and the Senator from Arizona (Ms. Sinema) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring…