I'm pleased that the rule has been finalized, as it will provide more certainty for those working to develop medical countermeasures to protect American people.

My hope is that you will take that very seriously, because without guidance, I don't know how the downstream effects are ever going to be felt of investment and development if, in fact, they don't have the guidance as to how to move…

I thank the Presiding Officer. Let me stand and take all the blame. I am the guy holding up the chemical bill, TSCA. This is the greatest deliberative body in the world. This is an institution that has never shied away from any debate or…

I object to the underlying unanimous consent request. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard.

reserving the right to object, I ask the author of this unanimous consent request to modify the unanimous consent request to allow an amendment to be considered in the TSCA debate, where we would take up the Cantwell-Murkowski bipartisan…

We believe we have the right protections in place. I urge my colleagues to defeat the Heller amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the amendment, as modified.

I make a point of order that the Whitehouse amendment No. 2626 and the Mikulski amendment No. 2557 are not germane to amendment No. 2716. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The points of order are well taken and the amendments fall.

we are almost at the end. This is the last amendment. Unfortunately, I rise to ask my colleagues to vote against the amendment of not only my colleague but a member of the Intelligence Committee. This is a deal-killer. I will be very…

I ask unanimous consent that the cloture motion on S. 754 be withdrawn; that prior to the vote on adoption of the Burr-Feinstein substitute amendment, the managers' amendment at the desk be agreed to; and that following adoption of the…

what is the order of business? Amendment No. 2552, as Further Modified The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the question occurs on amendment No. 2552, as further modified, offered by the Senator from Delaware, Mr. Coons. The…

let me say to my colleagues, again, we are trying to change the words that have been very delicately chosen to provide the certainty that companies understand and need for them to make a decision to share. Like some other amendments, if…

I thank my colleagues. We have agreed on this. We can hopefully do this by voice vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there is no further debate, the question is on agreeing to the amendment, as modified. The amendment (No. 2582), as modified…