I change my vote to no. The VICE PRESIDENT. On this vote, the yeas are 49, the nays are 51. Three-fifths of the Senators duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, the motion is not agreed to. The motion was rejected…

Sometimes more money means more problems.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has promised to hand over the bulk of these dollars to the scandal-plagued New York City Housing Authority, or NYCHA.

Everyone is going to have to compromise if we`re going to find that legislative sweet spot we can all get behind. Nobody will get everything they want, but no matter what, our final proposal will deliver the core promise we made to the…

Every single Republican senator just blocked this chamber from having a debate, simply a debate on protecting Americans right to vote in free and fair elections. A little over a year ago, our country held this safest most accessible, most…

Here is the reality: NYCHA is what we get when we get more public housing, and that should scare every American.

the Senate would soon call up a New Voting Rights Act named for the late Representative John Lewis, a bill that is likely to meet the same fate as the Freedom to Vote Act.

Every single Republican Senator just blocked this chamber from having a debate on protecting Americans` right to vote in free and fair elections.

double down on the Administration's proposal and use all of my power as majority leader . . . to secure a funding package that can restore and transform [the NYC Housing Authority]

all of my power as majority leader to secure a funding package that can restore and transform NYCHA

Senate Republicans blocking debate today is an implicit endorsement of the horrid new voter suppression and election subversion laws pushed in conservative states across the country. What we saw from Republicans today is not how the Senate…

Our former president could not accept defeat with grace. He refused to show fidelity to the democratic process. Instead, he told a big lie. A big lie that has now poisoned, poisoned the roots of our democracy. If there’s anything, anything…

I enter a motion to reconsider the failed cloture vote. The VICE PRESIDENT. The motion is entered.

I understand that there are six bills at the desk due for a second reading en bloc. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the bills by title for the second time. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A…

now on another matter, BBB, Build Back Better, even as we work to push legislation in defense of our democracy, Senate Democrats are also making good progress on reaching an agreement on President Biden's Build Back Better plan. Yesterday…

and finally on nominations, yesterday, I was proud to announce my recommendation of a great New Yorker and a great friend to serve as the next U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica, Nick Perry, of my hometown of Brooklyn. I cannot think of a better…

for over 240 years, the story of American democracy has been an inexorable march toward universal suffrage-- toward the realization of that sacred principle that all citizens should have a voice in selecting their leaders. The grand ideal…

for the information of the Senate, we expect the vote to discharge the nomination to occur about 5:30 p.m. today. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Washington. Voting Rights

last night, I began the process for the Senate to hold a vote on the Freedom to Vote Act, a commonsense proposal that would make it easier for every eligible American to participate in free and fair elections. The bill, which my…

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 187. 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 senior…

now, finally, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m. Wednesday, October 20; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired and the Journal of…

for the information of Senators, the first rollcall vote of the day will begin at approximately 11 a.m. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration and the Senate now proceed to S. Res. 267. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant…

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 senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion…

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