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 bill clerk read as follows

I have a resolution to organize the pretrial proceedings at the desk. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 16) to provide for related…

as we move through the first full week of the Biden administration, the Senate will continue the important work of confirming President Biden's Cabinet. Today, the Senate will hold a confirmation vote for Tony Blinken to be the next…

now on COVID, in addition to the confirmation of critical Cabinet nominees, the Senate will soon move forward with legislation to address the twin crises facing our country: the public health crisis and the economic crisis. In December…

I think it might be a good idea for President Biden to call a climate emergency.

now on the organizing resolution, well, since the last time I addressed this Chamber, there has been notable progress in my discussions with the Republican leader about organizing the Senate. Last night, the Republican leader dropped his…

at this time, pursuant to rule IV of the Senate Rules on Impeachment and the U.S. Constitution, the President pro tempore emeritus, the Senator from Iowa, will now administer the oath to the President pro tempore, Patrick J. Leahy.

the theory that the impeachment of a former official is unconstitutional is flat-out wrong by every frame of analysis: constitutional text, historical practice, precedent, and basic common sense. It has been completely debunked by…

I move the Senate, sitting as a Court of Impeachment, adjourn until Tuesday, February 9, 2021, under the provisions of S. Res. 16. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. Thereupon…

I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. (Ms. SINEMA assumed the Chair.)

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll The result was announced--yeas 83, nays 17…

We are not going to do what he wants, and that is universal, Rachel, in my caucus. We will not let Mitch McConnell dictate to us what we will do and not do, period.

The Senate will deal with three things simultaneously. Nominations, we`re working to confirm more nominees this week. A fair impeachment trial. And delivering emergency COVID relief.

Democrats may have a way to pass the COVID relief bill and also President Biden’s infrastructure bill, just with 50 votes.

The history and precedent is clear, the Senate has the power to try former officials.

What he did was despicable and bad for our republic.

You know, the bill H.R.1 -- we feel so strongly about it, Senate Democrats put it in as S1, and it deals with the infirmities in our democracy.

We’ve been thinking about this, stay tuned.

I think we have to do both. We cannot just look the other way.

I think it might be a good idea for President Biden to call a climate emergency.

Make no mistake about it, President Trump will stand trial and there will be a vote on his guilt.

We need, Rachel -- America needs bold change. We need immediate bold change.

So, first, we can fill up a lot.

There must be consequences to what they do.

I called the acting attorney general. I called the acting secretary of defense and said, get him to call right now and say you leave right now.