Political Quotes

“yesterday, the House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act, bringing this bill here to the Senate. I just filed cloture on the NDAA, setting up the first procedural vote for early next week. This year's NDAA has some very good things we Democrats wanted in it. It has some bad things we wouldn't have put in there and some things that were left out. But we are going to keep working at it. Both sides are working well together, and I hope we can finish the job soon. So thank you to Chairman Reed, to Ranking Member Wicker, and to my colleagues on both sides for finalizing the text of the NDAA. Business Before the Senate Madam President, as for next week, next week is going to be very busy here on the Senate floor, where we have a number of legislative priorities to complete before the end of the year. We must, for one, continue working on confirming more of President Biden's nominees. Voting on well-qualified nominees is our job, it is our responsibility, and we are going to continue working on nominees so long as this session of Congress continues. Second, as I mentioned, we will finish passing the NDAA. Members should be prepared to take the first procedural vote early next week. We must also pass an extension of government funding to avoid a shutdown right before Christmas. The only way we prevent a shutdown is through bipartisan cooperation, without any last-minute poison pills that create controversy. We can't have that.…”