I ask unanimous consent the Bennet amendment, which is at the desk, be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be read three times and passed, and the motion to reconsider be made and laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. The…

I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and that any statements relating to the bill be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is…

I am told there are three bills at the desk and I ask for their first reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bills by title for the first time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 2148) to provide for the…

I now ask for a second reading of each of the bills but object to my own request, en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection having been heard, the bills will receive their second reading on the next legislative day. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that at 2:30 p.m. today, the Senate proceed to Executive Session to consider the following nomination: Calendar No. 686; that the Senate proceed to vote without intervening action or debate on the nomination; that…

I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to report the motion. The legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We, the…

Following my remarks and those of the Republican leader, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 10:30 a.m. this morning, with the Republicans controlling the first half and the majority controlling the final half…

I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to report the motion. The legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We, the…

Has the unanimous consent request been approved? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The unanimous consent request has been approved. All time has been yielded back. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Caroline…

Have all three titles been read, Madam President? The PRESIDING OFFICER. They have.

I send a cloture motion to the desk on this nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to report the motion. The legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture…

I object to any further proceedings with respect to this bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection having been heard, the bill will be placed on the calendar. ____________________

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 581. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the nomination. The legislative…

I send a cloture motion to the desk that I would ask the Chair to report. I have to sign it and send it there first. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to report the…

What is the subject matter of that bill? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Ukraine bill.

I ask unanimous consent that at a time to be determined by me, after consultation with Senator McConnell, the motion to proceed be agreed to; that there be 1 hour of debate equally divided between the two leaders or their designees; that…

I move to proceed now to legislative session. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. ____________________

Over the last couple of weeks I have taken some heat from Senate Republicans and conservative pundits for exposing two multibillionaires. These are two oil barons, and they are trying to rig the political system to favor the rich and…

what now is the pending business? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The motion to proceed to S. 2124 is the pending business.

I ask unanimous consent that the resolutions be agreed to, the preambles be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table en bloc, with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

I move to proceed to Calendar No. 329, S. 2124, which is the bill to support sovereignty and democracy in Ukraine. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Markey). The clerk will report the motion. The legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to…

I ask unanimous consent that following disposition of S. 2137, the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the following two nominations en bloc: Calendar Nos. 647 and 551; that the Senate proceed to vote without intervening action…

I yield back that time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, all time is yielded back. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Timothy M. Broas, of Maryland, to be Ambassador…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 317, H.R. 3370, the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act; that there be up to 45 minutes of debate prior to a vote on passage of the bill, with the…

I move to reconsider the vote, and I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. Change of Vote