He saw what was happening to the senate... and he said that wouldn`t -- that shouldn`t happen.

How can we in good conscience allow for a situation in which the Republican Party can debate and pass voter suppression laws at the state level with only a simple majority vote, but not allow the United States Senate to do the same?

Voting right is coming to the Senate floor. If the Republicans try to block it at a 60-vote threshold, we will then vote. We as Democrats will have a vote on a rules change.

I would ask you to consider this question, if the right to vote is the cornerstone of our democracy, then how can we in good conscience allow for a situation in which the Republican Party can debate and pass voter suppression laws at the…

Senator Schumer also committed to bringing a version of the Build Back Better bill passed by the House of Representatives to the Senate floor.

We are now called upon to act. We alone can protect our democracy from these attacks.

I know we are all frustrated at this outcome. However, we are not giving up on Build Back Better, period. We won’t stop working on it until we pass a bill.

Senators should be aware that the Senate will in fact consider the Build Back Better Act very early in the new year so every member of this body has the opportunity to make their position known on the Senate floor not just on television.

Chuck Schumer has vowed to pass voting rights in time for the 2022 election.

I ask unanimous consent to withdraw all of the filed cloture motions, with the exception of the Sanchez and Thomas nominations; that the Senate proceed to the consideration of Calendar Nos. 519, 526, 446, 442, 454, 447, 440, 323, 317, and…

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 635. 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…

on nominations, in a few moments, we are going to begin confirming a slew of nominees to serve in the Biden administration that, up until now, have been needlessly obstructed by a handful--just a handful--of Senate Republicans. But under…

just after the clock struck 12 midnight, we have a wonderful announcement: Senator Leahy has just cast his 17,000th vote. (Applause, Senators rising.) Madam President, I would note one more thing. Robert C. Byrd is the only Senator who has…

for the information of the Senators, I am going to read a list of UCs for Ambassadors. Then we will have three votes, one on an ambassador and two on cloture for court of appeals judges. So, Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that at…

Now, Madam President, it has been a long day of voting. We are not quite done yet, but we are close. At the end of the day, we will have invoked cloture on 2 circuit judges, confirmed 9 district court judges, confirmed 41 Ambassadors, and…

I ask unanimous consent that with respect to the previous order, the remaining nominations be considered en bloc. I further ask that the mandatory quorum call with respect to the cloture vote on the Thomas nomination be waived. 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…

Now, Madam President, I want to begin today with some celebrations. Recently, our dear colleague and friend Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island cast his 8,000th vote as a Senator--a remarkable milestone for one of the most beloved and…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The yeas and nays are ordered. Tribute to Jack Reed

I would like to move forward on voting rights.

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the following nominations en bloc: 622, 629, 630, 595, 596, 607, 608, and all the nominations on the Secretary's desk in the Army, Foreign Service, and Space Force; that the Senate vote on…

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

pursuant to S. Res. 27, the Committee on the Judiciary being tied on the question of reporting, I move to discharge the Senate Committee on the Judiciary from further consideration of the nomination of Holly A. Thomas, of California, to be…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 9:30 a.m., Friday, December 17; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be approved to…

I have 3 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 Standng Rules of the Senate, the following committees…