-- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there an objection to removing the quorum call?

now, I know the majority leader likes to talk about partisanship, but we are not here for that reason. The bill we are voting on will affect us not just in the days to come but in the months and years to come, and we need the best bill…

I want to provide everyone with an update about the status of negotiations on the third phase of coronavirus legislation. Early this morning, Leader McConnell presented to us a highly partisan bill written exclusively by Republicans, and…

negotiations on the third phase of the coronavirus legislation went late into the night last night and will continue through the day today. I have spoken to Speaker Pelosi and Secretary Mnuchin several times, as well as President Trump, to…

the coronavirus continues to challenge our Nation in extraordinary ways that were unimaginable a few weeks ago. Our public health systems are coming under enormous strain. Our hospitals and other medical facilities lack the necessary…

in the space of less than 24 hours, yesterday, the number of coronavirus cases in my dear home State of New York has more than doubled. The spread of the virus has been rapid and the consequences severe. The coronavirus is slowing our…

Thank you, Mr. President. I am glad now that the Republican leader and his caucus now have a plan, and we look forward to working with them to come up with a bipartisan product as soon as we can, as this crisis grows worse every day. We…

I thank my good friend, the Senator from South Dakota, for his usual display of patience. The coronavirus pandemic continues to test our Nation in new and difficult ways. There is now a confirmed case of coronavirus in all 50 States and…

our country is facing an unprecedented public health emergency with severe and potentially long-lasting economic consequences. As COVID-19 spreads, our local health officials and health experts tell us we are woefully unprepared for what…

We need to make sure that everybody who has this illness gets treatment for free, basically.

First, we need to have a Marshall Plan for our hospitals. As the number of illnesses increase, the number of people will seriously increase, our hospitals are not totally prepared.

Yesterday, we asked for the president to use something left over from the Korean War of the 1950s called the Defense Production Act, which allows us to use the military to both create things and build things, like hospital beds and…

If there are going to be some of these corporate bailouts, we need to make sure workers and labor come first. That people are not laid off. That people's salaries are not cut.

We want to say anyone who loses his or her job because of this crisis will get paid fully by the federal government.

We need to make sure that the money for the people, for the unemployed, for the hospitals, comes from the federal government. We're the only place that can do that.

first let me thank the staff who are here today under these difficult circumstances--here at the desk, the Sergeant at Arms, the doorkeepers, the police officers, and the many others who are here today. We thank them, as always. They are…

yesterday, the World Health Organization officially declared COVID-19--known as the coronavirus--a pandemic, saying that it was ``deeply concerned both by the alarming . . . spread and severity, and . . . alarming levels of inaction'' by…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 3497, submitted earlier today; that the bill be considered read three times and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the…

in a moment, Democrats will ask the Senate's consent to take up and pass several measures that would immediately help American workers and American families cope with the impacts of coronavirus, including paid sick leave for workers…

the United States has more than 1,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19, the coronavirus. The actual number, however, could be much higher. We don't truly know how many cases of coronavirus there are in the United States because our testing…

on COVID, as our country continues to experience the spread of coronavirus, COVID-19, the effects are beginning to be more acutely felt. First and foremost, our hearts go out to the families of those who have lost loved ones during this…

H.R. 1--this past Sunday marked one year since the House passed H.R. 1, the For the People Act. This bill takes urgent and long overdue steps to renew our democracy. It will reverse the corrupting effects of Citizens United. It will…

before I get into the remarks, substance, of coronavirus and H.R. 1, I would like to mention that Leader McConnell did not give the right story when he talked about the Energy bill. I would remind people, 13 Democrats voted for cloture; 15…

the coronavirus continues to spread, with more than 500 confirmed cases in the United States in two-thirds of the 50 States. Given the inconsistency and delay in testing, we don't know if the number of confirmed cases actually reflects the…

I just listened to the Republican leader, and there was a glaring omission in his speech. He did not mention what the rally yesterday, my speech, or the case before the Court was about--a woman's constitutional right to choose. To the…