I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be discharged from further consideration of S. 3059 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1667 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate consider the following nominations: Calendar Nos. 114, 744 to 759, and that all nominations on the Secretary's desk in the Air Force, Army, and Marine Corps; that the nominations be confirmed en…

finally, I ask that the motion 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. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to the en bloc consideration of the following Senate resolutions introduced earlier today: S. Res. 521, S. Res. 522, S. Res. 523, S. Res. 524, S. Res. 525, S. Res. 526. There being no…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 519, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution (S…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 44, H.R. 189. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill…

I ask unanimous consent to recess subject to the call of the Chair. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:09 p.m., recessed subject to the call of the Chair and reassembled at 8:04 p.m. when called to order by the Presiding Officer…

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 proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations en bloc: Executive Calendar Nos. 590, 605, 710, 711, 712, 713, 723, 724, and PN 790; that the Senate vote on the nominations en bloc…

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

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 3706, which is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be discharged from further consideration of S. 3373 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is…

it has been a busy and productive work period in the Senate. First, the good news is that we have kept the government open. It took some work, especially when the Senate rules lend themselves to delay and obstruction. Still, I thank…

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 thank the majority whip. Thank you for your good work as chair of the Judiciary and for your talk on this issue. I thank my colleague from Minnesota, who has been passionate about getting this done as well. I rise today to join with my…

over the last 12 months, the economy has rebounded at levels that we have not seen in decades--a 5.7-percent GDP growth rate and 6.6 million new jobs. This is the fastest our economy has grown since, perhaps, 1984, and the new jobs we…

Finally, Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10:30 a.m., on Thursday, February 17; that following the prayer and the pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, 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 6:20 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, February 17, 2022, at 10:30…

I ask unanimous consent that the bills, en bloc, be considered read a third time and passed, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, all en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

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. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to the en bloc consideration of the following Senate resolutions introduced earlier today: S. Res. 515, S. Res. 516, S. Res. 517. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to…

Now, Mr. President, last night--and this is relevant to what we just did, putting the new bill on the calendar for a second reading. Last night, we had a chance to continue progress on a bipartisan, long-overdue postal reform bill when I…

Next, on the CR, before the end of the week, the Senate must come to an agreement to pass a short-term extension of government funding in order to give appropriators more time to complete a yearlong omnibus. It is the most responsible…

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 6:16 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at 10…