yesterday, the Senate Commerce Committee, on which you sit, came together on a bipartisan basis to advance the Endless Frontier Act by a vote of 24 to 4--24 to 4. We are now one step closer to passing a bill that will keep our country one…

now, later this morning, the four congressional leaders will meet with President Biden and Vice President Harris at the White House. Speaking for the Democrats, our hope is to come together and find common ground where we can work in a…

now, speaking of bipartisan legislation, today the Commerce Committee will begin marking up the Endless Frontier Act, one of the most significant investments in American innovation in generations. The bill will be at the core of…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 209, submitted earlier today. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 210, submitted earlier today. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 11 a.m., Thursday, May 13; 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 Senate proceed to legislative session and be in a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 32, S. Res. 114. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 18, S. Res. 81. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A…

on a final topic, I am not in the habit of commenting on the House Republican minority, but today they have reached a new and very dangerous low point. Earlier this morning, the House GOP ousted Liz Cheney from the party's leadership. Her…

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 ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 211, submitted earlier today. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as…

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 ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without…

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 ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore…

I know of no further debate on the measure. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. If there is no further debate, the question is, Shall the resolution pass? The resolution (S. Res. 209) was agreed to.

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. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The…

I ask unanimous consent that 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 ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so…

First, let me thank our chair of the Banking Committee, someone who has fought against the abuses in the financial services industry throughout his career, Senator Brown. Let me also thank Senator Van Hollen, who, again, has been one of…

Let me first commend my colleague from Ohio for the excellent work, not only moving this forward but the vote counting that he did, which worked with a little bit of margin of error. ____________________

pursuant to S. Res. 27, the Finance Committee being tied on the question of reporting, I move to discharge the Senate Finance Committee from further consideration of the nomination of Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, of Virginia, to be…

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

for the information of all Senators, we expect a vote on the motion to discharge to occur around noon tomorrow, Wednesday, May 12. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Ohio. S.J. Res. 15

Every Republican in this room knows Joe Biden won the election fair and square. Everyone, everyone knows that Donald Trump perpetrated the big lie. The price of admission in today's Republican Party is silence in the face of provable lies…

In a democracy, when you lose an election, you try to persuade more voters to vote for you. You don`t try to ban the other side from voting. That`s what Orban does, that`s what Erdogan does, that`s what dictators do. So what are my…

We are witnessing an attempt at the greatest contraction of voting rights since the end of reconstruction and the beginning of Jim Crow. Republicans no longer want to let the voters pick their politicians. They want to let politicians pick…