I understand that there are two bills at the desk due for a second reading en bloc. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the bills by title for the second time. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 4; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be…

on Big Oil, well, we just finished celebrating the Memorial Day holiday. On one hand, it is a solemn holiday, a remembrance of all who died to protect our country. On the other hand, of course, Memorial Day weekend is an unofficial start…

finally, on the Trump tax cuts, we knew from day one that Trump tax cuts stunk to high heaven, and now CBO has shown us they are even worse than we thought. Last month, the CBO reported that an extension of the 2017 Trump tax cuts would…

last Thursday, a jury found former President Donald Trump guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records as part of a hush money scheme. Former President Donald Trump is now a convicted felon. The most important takeaway from this case…

now on reproductive care, this month, America marks a dark and somber anniversary--2 years since a radical MAGA majority on the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. The decision to overturn Roe will go down as one of the worst Supreme…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:21 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, June 4, 2024, at 10 a.m.

I understand that there are two bills at the desk, and I ask for their first reading en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bills by title for the first time. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill…

I move to proceed to Calendar No. 400, S. 4381. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 400, S. 4381, a bill to protect an individual's ability to…

I now ask for a second reading, and I object to my own request, all en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The objection is heard. The bills will be read for the second time on the next legislative day. ____________________

I send a cloture motion to the desk. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the Senate the pending cloture motion, which the clerk will state. The legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion…

TACO Trump might be folding to Iran by making side deals.

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 507. 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 Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 367, S. 138. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 706, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The assistant…

I ask unanimous consent to proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 707, which is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 708, which was submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior…

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 511. 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 Senate consider the following nominations en bloc: Calendar Nos. 653 through 665 and all nominations on the Secretary's desk in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, and Navy; that the nominations be confirmed…

a few moments ago, the Senate unanimously passed the National Plan to End Parkinson's Act, a bill that for the first time marshals Agencies across the government to tackle this disease--this awful disease--in a comprehensive way. I thank…

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 590. 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…

I have three 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 move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 647. 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…

first let me add my greetings to our Chaplain from South Dakota and welcome him under John Thune's auspices. So welcome, Pastor. Pastor, welcome. Three months ago, something truly stunning happened here on the Senate floor. Senate…