I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 22. 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. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion…

I move to proceed to Calendar No. 3, S.J. Res. 4. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 3, S.J. Res. 4, a joint resolution…

I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum calls for the cloture motions filed today, April 25, be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Now, Mr. President, for months, the American people have demanded House Republicans stop their hostage-taking and show us a plan to avoid default. Last week, House Republicans failed in their assignment yet again. Speaker McCarthy rolled…

I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum calls for the cloture motions filed today, April 20, be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I announce that the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman) are necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 46, nays 51, as follows…

I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to consideration of S. Res. 167, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant…

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…

First, I want to thank Senators Cardin, Rubio, and many others for introducing this legislation, this recognition. The Holocaust Museum is an amazing place. I hope every American and every citizen in the world gets to visit it. It reminds…

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 64. 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 senior…

I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to speak for 2 minutes following Senator Peters, who will speak up to 3 minutes, prior to the scheduled rollcall vote. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there an objection? Without objection, it is…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk called the roll.

I ask unanimous consent to recognize the 30th anniversary of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and then I will say a few words about it. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

next on women's rights and veterans' rights, for weeks, the senior Senator from Alabama has threatened American security by blocking over 180 routine military promotions because he objects to women in the military accessing reproductive…

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 senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion…

I move to proceed to consider Calendar No. 32, S. 326. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 32, S. 326, a bill to direct 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 senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion…

I would like to make two points. The first is on this great legislation. I thank Senator Peters and the entire HSGAC Committee--Democrats and Republicans--for moving forward. Our firefighters are the people who protect us. We need to…

on the Fire Grants and Safety Act, later today, the Senate will pass a much needed lifeline for our firefighters, the Fire Grants and Safety Act. I thank my colleagues on both sides of the aisle for their good work on this overwhelmingly…

it is a great moment--or a few moments ago it was a great moment, but it continues to be. Our dear friend Senator Patty Murray reached an amazing milestone--10,000 votes over the course of her career in the Senate, the first woman Senator…

on the issue of avoiding default, yesterday, Speaker McCarthy made it clear how unprepared Republicans in the House are to resolve our Nation's default crisis. With a default approaching, Speaker McCarthy yesterday capitulated to the MAGA…

next on the FBI, a few weeks ago, former President Donald Trump called on Republicans in Congress to defund the Department of Justice and FBI because of personal grievances. Instead of standing up to President Trump, Speaker McCarthy and…

I have seven requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority Leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following…

when the health and safety of our country is at risk, it is up to veterans to step up to protect us. They risk their lives for us. They are always there for us. But today Senator Tuberville from Alabama is pushing legislation that would…