we are days away from another MAGA government shutdown. Avoiding one will require the House majority to quickly accept a bipartisan solution. Yet, this week, House Republicans are trying everything but bipartisanship. Everyone knows that…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 348, which was submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as…

the lesson of the past few years has been that bipartisanship is key to getting things done in the Senate, even in these divided times. A few months ago, bipartisan majorities in both Chambers passed an agreement on appropriations top…

in a moment, Senator Murray will move to suspend rule XVI and file cloture on that motion. This is an effort to move forward on the minibus and keep the appropriations process on track here in the Senate. It is unfortunate that one Member…

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

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration and the Senate now proceed to S. Res. 334. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant…

finally, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, September 19; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the…

I move to commit the bill, H.R. 4366, to the Appropriations Committee with instructions to report back forthwith with an amendment. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the amendment. The legislative clerk read as follows…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:07 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, September 19, 2023, at 10 a.m…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 347, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A…

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

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

I call up substitute amendment, No. 1092, and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment by number. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from New York [Mr. Schumer], for Mrs…

I ask to dispense with further reading of the amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The amendment is printed in the Record of September 7, 2023, under ``Text of Amendments.'') The PRESIDING OFFICER. The…

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 read the motion. The legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We, the undersigned…

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 265. 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 move to commit H.R. 4366 to the Appropriations Committee, with instructions to report back forthwith with an amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from New York [Mr…

yesterday, Senators from both sides of the aisle participated in one of the most informative and historic discussions ever held in the Congress. Many of us came out of our first AI Insight Forum exhilarated. The debate was illuminating…

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 37. 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 ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Booker). Without objection, it is so ordered. The majority leader. ____________________

Finally, I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum calls for the cloture motions filed today, September 14, be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to legislative session, to be in a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…

I ask to dispense with further reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Thereupon, the Senate, at 3:28 p.m., adjourned until Monday…

Finally, Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 3 p.m. on Monday, September 18; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to…