I ask unanimous consent that the concurrent resolution be agreed to, that the preamble be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Indian Affairs be discharged from further consideration and that the Senate now proceed to S. Res. 482. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Warnock). The clerk will read the resolution by title. The…

I believe we are all familiar with the question: If a tree falls in the woods and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound? Well, here in the U.S. Senate, we can ask the question: If we accomplish something important but fail to…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Con. Res. 28. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A…

What we are voting on now is to go to final passage with continuous debate, and the majority leader's team has crafted this to ensure continuous debate.

To my colleague from West Virginia, the challenge that we have today is that, in the course of Senate debate, it is never possible to get to a debate on the final question. And the proposal that the majority leader is putting forward is…

Thank you. I am struck by your comment that in all previous situations, the rules have been modified by a change in the rules that has been done through the rules process because--I would encourage you to read up on your Senate history--it…

To my colleague from West Virginia, your question is, What are the characteristics that define continuous debate on final passage? And it is defined as without interruptions that take us in other directions than the question of final…

I compliment my colleagues from Maine and Georgia for engaging in perhaps the most substantive exchange I have ever witnessed in 13 years here in the Senate. (Applause.) Earlier this evening, one of my colleagues from across the aisle…

Thank you for answering and responding to my questions. I appreciate that. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Oregon. ____________________

So you changed your position, as well you would concede, since previously you had opposed getting rid of the filibuster?

Thank you very much. First, thank you for coming to the floor to debate such an important issue as how to make the Senate work well as a deliberative body and how to make our country work well. I was struck by a couple of things that you…

I do appreciate your response, and it is so rare that we actually have any dialogue on the floor of the Senate. It is one of the things we lost. I do recall in that moment that, for over a year, we had working groups trying to resolve the…

voting rights are really at the heart of our ``We the People'' Constitution. I will tell you, every time I look at a printed copy of the Constitution and I see those three words in supersize font, ``We the People,'' I think, you know, it…

I think I will start just by returning to the 1800s and a Senator from Massachusetts, Senator Sumner. Senator Sumner later played a key role in the civil rights debate, which is why I am returning to that story. I think it is a story about…

The promotion of respect for human rights is also an indispensable element of our foreign policy and advances our strategic interests.

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 3:09 p.m., adjourned until Monday, January 10, 2022, at 3 p.m…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate be in a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Reed). Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I am pleased to be here with my colleagues today to emphasize the incredible importance of voting rights as the foundation for our democratic Republic: Senator Klobuchar of Minnesota, who spoke with the perspective of the chair of our…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 3 p.m., Monday, January 10; further, that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…

we have started a new year, 2022, filled with opportunities and possibilities. Yet, even as we contemplate new beginnings, many things remain the same, especially when it comes to the crimes and atrocities being carried out by the Chinese…

I want to directly thank the men and women of the Capitol Police Force for their heroism on January 6th.

Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Thank you, Chief Manger, for your leadership and efforts to implement the recommendations.

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The yeas and nays are ordered. All postcloture time has expired. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent…

I join with my colleague from Florida, Senator Rubio, in calling out genocide in China. It is a terrible term describing horrific acts in which humanity assaults humanity. Just 7 weeks from now--7 weeks from this Friday--there is going to…