we must get a bill to the president`s desk dealing with the debt limit by the end of the week. Period.

We will need to get a bill extending the debt ceiling to the President's desk by the end of this week. We aren't asking Republicans to vote yes, even though it's debt that they incurred. We are simply asking that they get out of the way.

on the day that this majority commenced its work, I promised that this Chamber would meet the challenges that face our Nation ``not with timid solutions but with boldness and [with] courage.'' Now the 117th Congress stands at a pivotal…

now, on the debt ceiling, before the end of this week, the Senate must--must--get a bill to the President's desk to address the acute crisis of the debt limit. President Biden was crystal clear in his speech this morning. If Republicans…

I ask unanimous consent that S. Res. 357 be star printed with the changes at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m. tomorrow, Tuesday, October 5; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…

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 6:51 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at 10 a.m…

I move to proceed to legislative session. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader. ____________________

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…

I have a cloture motion at 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…

I thank my dear friend, our majority whip and the senior Senator from the State of Illinois, as well as someone who was my roommate for, well, decades, I guess. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum call for the cloture motions filed today, October 4, be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 340. 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…

this resolution concerns a lawsuit filed in Federal court in the District of Columbia against the Select Committee on Intelligence and Chairman Warner, that attempts to force the committee to release to the plaintiff the full report of the…

this resolution concerns a lawsuit filed in Federal court in the District of Columbia against the Secretary of the Senate and her office and that seeks to force the Secretary to provide the plaintiff with a copy of the Senate security…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate stand in recess subject to the call of the Chair. There being no objection, the Senate, at 12:50 p.m., recessed subject to the call of the Chair and reassembled at 8:05 p.m. when called to order by…

first, let me thank Senator Leahy on the Appropriations Committee, as well as Senator Shelby and all those who worked diligently and hard to put this continuing resolution together. This vote says we are keeping the government open. At…

I begin this morning with some good news: Today, the Senate will pass a continuing resolution that will eliminate the possibility of a government shutdown tonight. The CR we are voting on will keep the government funded until December 3…

I thank my colleague. Mr. President, so a few moments ago, the Senate voted to proceed to go into the House message on the debt ceiling suspension until December of 2022. For the information of all, this vote will only require a majority…

I move that the Senate concur in the House amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from New York [Mr. Schumer] moves to concur in the House…

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…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration and the Senate now proceed to the following resolutions, en bloc: S. Res. 338, S. Res. 366, S. Res. 368. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

I ask unanimous consent to consider the following nominations en bloc: Calendar Nos. 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, and 375; that the Senate vote on the nominations en bloc without intervening action or debate; that the motions to reconsider be…

I move that the Senate concur in the House amendment to S. 1301 with an amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from New York [Mr. Schumer]…

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. Amendment No. 3836 to Amendment No. 3835