I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 116, which is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A…

I further ask that the committee-reported substitute amendment be agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed; and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, with no…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order following the remarks of my Democratic colleagues. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 11 a.m., Wednesday, March 22--Members should remember that, 11 a.m.; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed…

I announce that the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) are necessarily absent.

In order to place the bills on the calendar under the provisions of rule XIV, I would object to further proceeding en bloc. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection having been heard, the bills will be placed on the calendar…

I ask that further reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To add an effective date) At the end add the following: SEC. EFFECTIVE DATE…

today is World Down Syndrome Awareness Day. To honor this day, I am wearing a pair of socks given to me yesterday, in Schenectady, by my friend Sheila Seery. Sheila's daughter, Anna, is 14 and lives with Down syndrome. These socks come…

first, a little housekeeping. I understand that there are three bills at the desk due for a second reading en bloc. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the bills by title for the second time. The legislative clerk read as…

on the AUMFs, today, the Senate begins debate on a resolution formally repealing the Iraq AUMFs of 2002 and 1991, bringing us another step closer to ending these war authorities and putting these conflicts behind us for good. I want to…

on CHIPS, today, the administration released a number of proposed guardrails that will ensure the Chinese Communist Party does not benefit from our efforts to increase chip production here at home. We first put these guardrails into the…

on the Norfolk Southern hearing, the many consequences of Norfolk Southern's derailment in East Palestine continue to reverberate today. That accident and the many that have occurred since have forced Congress to confront an ugly…

on H.R. 1, over the weekend, the U.N. International Panel on Climate Change released their most dire warning to date: Unless the world swiftly transitions to clean energy and curbs emissions, our planet risks crossing a point of no return…

I ask that the Senate 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 unanimous consent that the Biennial Report on Americans with Disabilities Act Public Services and Accommodations Inspections--116th Congress, from the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, be printed in the Record. There being no…

I call up amendment No. 15. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from New York [Mr. SCHUMER] proposes an amendment numbered 15.

in 1 minute, I will ask unanimous consent on Calendar No. 24, S. 30. I am just proud to say that there are a good number of major facilities for Veterans Affairs to go forward, including the final installation on the Canandaigua veterans…

I will note that four of my colleagues will come to the floor tonight to discuss the success of the ACA. This is the anniversary of the ACA. Millions and millions of Americans have gotten good, reasonably priced medical coverage because of…

this budget focuses on the needs of our most vulnerable, communities of color, as well as low income and American Indian and Alaska Native communities

the President's budget would increase the EPA's budget by roughly 19 percent in fiscal year 2024

Make no mistake, the agency truly needs these investments.

now, almost 20 years to the day that U.S. military operations began in Iraq, the U.S. Senate begins the process of repealing the Iraq AUMFs--the ones of 2002 and 1991--putting the final remnants of those conflicts squarely behind us. The…

almost 20 years to the day since the start of the Iraq war, the U.S. Senate is beginning the bipartisan process of repealing the Iraq AUMF of 2002. Repealing this AUMF is a necessary step toward putting the final remnants of the Iraq war…

this morning, I sent a letter to the National Transportation Safety Board Chair, Jennifer Homendy, urging her to expand NTSB's investigation of Norfolk Southern into a comprehensive review of all seven class I freight railroad companies'…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order, following the remarks of Senator Wicker. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from…