You have unleashed the whirlwind and you will pay the price.

I respect this institution, and I respect the Court, which almost certainly would have been--we would've had pressure from our side of the aisle to pack a Court a little bit more.

I move to proceed to Calendar No. 282, H.R. 4521. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion. The legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 282, H.R. 4521, to provide for a coordinated Federal…

due to the current events happening in Europe, the Republican leader and I have agreed to increase the membership to the Senate NATO Observer Group by two additional Senators. The additional Democratic Senator will be named at a later…

I have an announcement to make for the information of Senators. In a few moments, I will take the next procedural step to advance the jobs and competitiveness legislation so important to so many of us in this Chamber. Last summer, 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…

first, I see that you and many on the podium are decked in green. Happy St. Patrick's Day to all of you and to all of America. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum call for the cloture motion filed today, March 17, be waived and that following the 1:45 p.m. vote, the Senate resume legislative session. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

For the information of Senators, there will be two rollcall votes at 11:45 and one at 1:45. ____________________

this vote took a long time. If the others take that amount of time, we are going to be here until very late because we are going to get this done. So I hope everyone will--now that we are on the second vote--hang close. I ask unanimous…

Let me reiterate. Members, please stay on or near the floor during the votes so we can get this done quickly. Thank you. I yield the floor. ____________________

moments ago, speaking through a video feed from Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed Members of both the House and the Senate as the war in Ukraine enters its 21st awful day. It is one of the highest honors of any…

that vote took too long. Will Members please stay around so we can get these done quickly. We have many more votes to go. The PRESIDING OFFICER. By unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. The question is, Is it the…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 9:29 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, March 17, 2022, at 10 a.m.

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m., Thursday, March 17; further, that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…

I want to thank my friend and colleague from Mississippi, as well as my friend and colleague from Ohio and from Connecticut. We have one very important unanimous consent request that I will mention now and ask that unanimous consent…

I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding rule XXII, tomorrow, March 16, at 11:45 a.m., the Senate vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar No. 656, the nomination of Jacqueline Corley, and on the motion to invoke…

so the Senate this week will continue fulfilling its constitutional duty to confirm more of the President's judicial and administrative nominees. Yesterday, I filed cloture on 12 additional nominees, setting up a busy rest of the week here…

I have several more wrap-ups. Would the Senator from Mississippi indulge me?

I thank the Senator once again. He is always courteous. Even when we disagree, he is very courteous.

in a few minutes, we will pass a resolution, S. Res. 546, condemning the Russian Federation, condemning Vladimir Putin, and expressing the sense of the Senate condemning the Russian Federation, Putin, and members of Russian security…

Finally, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 16; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…

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

I know of no further debate on the resolution. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate? Hearing none, the question is on adoption of the resolution. The resolution (S. Res. 546) was agreed to.

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order, following the remarks of Senators Portman, Wicker, and Blumenthal. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…