I understand that there is a bill at the desk, and I ask for its first reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bill by title for the first time. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 3299) to…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Recognition of the Majority Leader The majority leader is recognized. Government Funding

there is a lot of work to get done in this Chamber today and for the rest of the week, and Democrats are committed to working with the other side in good faith to get them done. First, we need to fund the government before the December 3…

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 9:46 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, December 2, 2021, at 10 a.m…

I now ask for a second reading, and in order to place the bill on the calendar under the provisions of rule XIV, I object to my own request. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection having been heard, the bill will receive its second reading on…

It’s always easy to shut down, to say you want to shut down the government something I care about, this one cares about that one, everyone did that we’d have chaos. We need to come together and keep the government open.

For the information of all Senators, we expect a rollcall vote at approximately 12 noon tomorrow on the confirmation of the Nelson nomination. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m., Thursday, December 2; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be approved to…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolutions be agreed to; that the preambles be agreed to; 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…

finally, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 12 noon, Wednesday, December 1; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to; that 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…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be discharged from further consideration and that the Senate now proceed to S. Res. 437. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by…

after spending--this is on NDAA. After spending months insisting that the Senate should take swift action on our annual Defense bill, last night, Republicans mounted a partisan filibuster, blocking this Chamber from moving forward on the…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Hassan). 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, which were submitted earlier today: S. Res. 462, S. Res. 463, and S. Res. 464. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection…

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 8:08 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, December 1, 2021, at 12…

now on NDAA, the Defense Act, we begin an important week for what will be an important final month of 2021. Later today, the Senate will vote on cloture on the substitute amendment to the NDAA. NDAA has been passed by this Chamber for over…

now on government funding, as we all know, by the end of this week, both parties must come to an agreement for funding the government and avoiding a needless shutdown. At the end of September, Democrats and Republicans worked together to…

now, on another subject, Omicron. Over the course of 2021, our country has made monumental and hard-fought progress in our fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. After the passing of the American Rescue Plan, after getting vaccines into as…

I hope all Senators had a productive and restful Thanksgiving holiday. This year, I am sad to say, was a painful Thanksgiving season for the Schumer family. Last Wednesday, we all said goodbye to my father Abe Schumer, who passed away…

I enter a motion to reconsider the failed cloture vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The motion is entered. Unanimous Consent Agreement

Finally, Madam President, on Build Back Better, before the end of the year, the Senate will also work on President Biden's Build Back Better legislation, which momentously passed the House at the very end of the last work period. This…

I ask unanimous consent that the cloture vote on the underlying bill, H.R. 4350, ripen upon disposition of substitute amendment No. 3867, as modified. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The…

I thank my friend from Rhode Island. I want to make a brief statement about the vote, and then I will turn it over to him. My colleagues, there should be no misunderstanding about the absurdity that just played out on the floor. For a…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate complete its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m., Friday, November 19; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be approved to…