Mr. President, your chances of winning are only 5 percent. I’ve talked to your pollsters; I know all three of them.… And they think it’s a 5 percent chance. Five percent.

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 executive clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We…

now, I see my friend Senator Blumenthal is on the floor, and I would ask him to engage in a colloquy on a very important issue, a top priority of mine, and a bill that I am a proud cosponsor of--the Kids Online Safety Act, or KOSA. I yield…

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 executive clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We…

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 executive clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We…

I thank my colleague once again for his good work. After weeks of work, we have made real progress in removing objections to this bill. Sadly, objectors remain. I hope the progress can continue over the coming days. If the objectors refuse…

next Monday, America will mark a dark anniversary: 2 years since the MAGA Supreme Court overturned Roe, unleashing a crisis of reproductive health. The day Roe was overturned will be remembered as one the darkest days for women's rights in…

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 380. 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 thank my colleague. Like him, I have personally met with the families that have been harmed. I have seen their terrible stories, and I am committed, completely, to work with them to get KOSA across the finish line. With the hard work of…

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 536. 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 move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 512. 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…

now on the fire bill, on a happier note, I am proud to say the Senate will send to the President's desk bipartisan legislation to support our brave firefighters in New York, on Long Island, and across the country. Our firefighters are…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate consider the following nominations en bloc: Calendar Nos. 671 through 699 and all nominations on the Secretary's desk in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, and Navy; that the nominations be confirmed…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate resume executive session and resume consideration of the Maldonado nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative…

I have seven requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority Leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate resume legislative session and the Chair execute the order of June 13, 2024; further, I ask unanimous consent that the order be modified so that the time until 5:45 p.m. be for debate, equally…

now on immigration, 12 years ago this week, President Obama announced the creation of DACA, one of the most important programs in our country's history on immigration. It changed the lives of hundreds of thousands of young people for the…

I understand that there is a bill at the desk that is due for a second reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the bill by title for the second time. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S…

I ask unanimous consent that the cloture motion with respect to the Kasubhai nomination be withdrawn. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Not hearing an objection, it is withdrawn. The cloture motion was withdrawn.

first, let me thank Senator Peters, Senator Whitehouse, and so many others for their great work on this. Today, the Senate does a great thing for our firefighters in New York and across America by passing the bipartisan Fire Grants and…

on MAGA extremism in terms of abortion, yesterday, I took the first procedural step to place on the legislative calendar the Reproductive Freedom for Women Act, sponsored by Senator Murray and myself and cosponsored by every woman Senator…

it should never take a tragedy of a mass shooting for the Senate to pass commonsense gun safety legislation. Thankfully, today, we have a chance to make our community safer if Republicans don't stand in the way. This afternoon, my…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 20; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be…

I move to concur in the House amendment to S. 870. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. BUMP Act of 2023