Madam President, I ask unanimous consent--I appreciate Senator Cotton joining me on the floor and his work with Senator McConnell on this. I ask unanimous consent that the Senate consider the following nominations en bloc: Calendar Nos…

Madam President, I thank both her and Senator Cotton for their service to our country.

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 90 seconds. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Madam President, as America faces rising prices caused by corporate greed in a global pandemic and Putin's war, having a full Fed Board has never been more vital. Today, we take the first step. Dr. Brainard is a highly qualified economist…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding rule XXII, the cloture vote with respect to the Cook nomination occur at a time to be determined by the majority leader following consultation with the Republican leader…

Mr. President, just to be clear, we did offer just an hour, maybe 2 hours ago--the ranking member and I have spoken for maybe 20 minutes, more or less. Just to be clear, we offered in that unanimous consent request that we vote on both…

Mr. President, I reserve the right to object. I was going to say it is disappointing--I guess ``appalling'' would be the better word--but it is not at all surprising because I have watched my colleagues do everything they can to slow and…

Madam President, I understand that the objection holds-- that the ranking member of the Senate's Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee is essentially saying he is not willing to vote on all three of these--two of them right now…

Mr. President, I thank the other Senator from Ohio, Senator Portman, for his work in Ukraine. I was with the Ukrainian group over the last week or so and talked about the work Senator Portman has done. And we also talked about how Putin…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 26; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings…

Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:51 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, April 26…

Madam President, it is my honor to--this is something I get to do once a year now--it is my honor to join Senator Rounds of South Dakota and Senator Hirono from Hawaii, and then Senator Collins later, Senator Baldwin, Senator Romney, and…