in order to place the bills on the calendar under the provisions of rule XIV, I would object to further proceeding en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection having been heard, the bills will be placed on the calendar. ____________________

I understand there are two bills at the desk due for a second reading en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The leader is correct. The clerk will read the bills by title for the second time en bloc. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 230, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 231, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A…

yesterday was the last day that members of the National Guard were stationed at the Capitol. In the wake of January 6, they have all done us an extraordinary service providing an additional layer of security here. I want to thank everyone…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m., Tuesday, May 25; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection…

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 with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

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 7:41 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at 10 a.m.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.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 PRESIDING OFFICER. The Democratic leader is recognized. National…

On another matter, the Senate continues to make great progress on the modified Endless Frontier Act, now called the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act. Yesterday, we considered two amendments and added one of them to the bill, a…

in order to place the bill on the calendar under the provisions of rule XIV, I would object to further proceedings. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection having been heard, the bill will be placed on the calendar. ____________________

January 6 was only a few months ago. The memory is still fresh for all of us who experienced it firsthand. A violent mob stormed the citadel of democracy, assaulted our Capitol police, and tried to halt the peaceful transfer of power. One…

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 We…

I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum calls for the cloture motions filed today, May 20, be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate resume legislative session. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Michigan. Amendment No. 1518

I understand there is a bill at the desk that is due for a second reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The leader is correct. The clerk will read the bill by title for a second time. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A…

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 117. 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…

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 We…

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 124. 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…

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1747 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the…

I was within 20 feet of these hooligans. It was one of the darkest moments in American democracy and, yet not five months later, many on the Republican side are trying to whitewash what happened. My Senate Republican colleagues must now…

What the republicans are doing, the House Republicans, is beyond crazy to be so far under the thumb of Donald J. Trump. Letting the most dishonest president in American history dictate the prerogatives of the Republican Party will be its…

What the Republicans are doing, the House Republicans, is beyond crazy. To be so far under the thumb of Donald J. Trump, letting the most dishonest president in American history dictate the prerogatives of the Republican Party will be its…

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