The sooner you can get us -- we have to make a decision whether to go back to the Capitol if it's safe.

We shouldn't let him off the hook, Nancy. We issued a statement saying he's got to make a statement. He comes up with this BS.

We need help right away.

in three criminal cases pending in Federal district court in the District of Columbia and arising out of the events of January 6, 2021, the prosecution has requested testimony from Senate witnesses. In the ongoing trial of Stewart Rhodes…

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 1130. 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 notwithstanding the upcoming adjournment of the Senate, the President of the Senate, the President pro tempore, and the majority and minority leaders be authorized to make appointments to commissions…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration and the Senate now proceed to S. Res. 769. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn to then convene for pro forma sessions only, with no business being conducted, on the following dates and times, and that following each pro forma…

in a few moments we will vote on the continuing resolution to fund the government through mid-December. This legislation avoids a very bad thing, shutting down the government, and does a lot of good things: money for the people of Ukraine…

the CR is a great bipartisan bill that is going to help a whole lot of people, and we are keeping the government open with ample time. ____________________

for the information of the Senate, there will be two rollcall votes at 1:45 p.m. The first vote will be on the passage of the continuing resolution to fund the government through December 16. The second vote will be on the confirmation of…

I move to proceed to the motion to reconsider the vote on confirmation by which Executive Calendar No. 670, the nomination of Lisa M. Gomez, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor, was not confirmed. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

I move to reconsider the vote by which Executive Calendar No. 670 was not confirmed. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion to reconsider. The motion was agreed to.

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Con. Res. 45, which was submitted earlier today and is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent resolution by title. The…

I move to proceed to the motion to reconsider the vote on the confirmation by which Executive Calendar No. 1043, the nomination of Arianna J. Freeman, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, was not…

I ask unanimous consent that for any nominations confirmed during today's session of the Senate, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table and the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action. The…

I ask unanimous consent that upon the conclusion of morning business on Tuesday, October 11, the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 467, H.R. 7900. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

this morning, the thoughts of everyone in the Senate are with the people of Florida, who are in the midst of one of the worst storms ever to hit the State, as Hurricane Ian made landfall yesterday. Ian made landfall as a category 4…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration and the Senate now proceed to S. Res. 774. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be discharged from further consideration and the Senate now proceed to S. Res. 772. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title…

when I made the announcement for the information of Senators, I said we will return--the next vote, rollcall vote, will be on November 14 at 5:30 p.m. That is correct, but that is a Monday, not a Tuesday. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING…

I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 5059, introduced earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill…

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 ask unanimous consent that the Senate consider the following nominations en bloc: Calendar Nos. 732, 735, 762, 1038, 1107, 1121, 1122, 1124, 1125, 1170, 1139, 1140, 1167, 1168, 980, 981, 1109, and 1112; that the Senate vote on the…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate consider the following nominations: Calendar Nos. 1154, 1155, 1156, 1157, 1158, 1159, 1160, 1161, 1162, 1163, 1164, 1165, 1166, 1173, 1174, and all nominations on the Secretary's desk in the Air…