reserving the right to object, the Senate Republicans have spent much of this week offering this idea of a 1-week extension of the $600 unemployment insurance supplement. They have done this as an alternative to spending the week doing…

I would like to offer a proposal that really is going to help working families and those who are trying to make rent, trying to pay for groceries, who every single day walk an economic tightrope balancing their food bill against their fuel…

while my colleague is here, just a brief reaction--and I think my colleague knows that you don't go out and negotiate from the seat of your pants on the floor. First, I want to be clear on this proposal. This is a proposal the Democratic…

and colleagues, the only thing worse than what the Republicans have done here--cutting off desperately needed unemployment insurance to millions of American families and communities--would be to allow a bill to pass that promises money…

in 2008, Congress responded to rising reports of child sexual abuse material--CSAM--online by passing the PROTECT Act to direct the Department of Justice to combat these heinous crimes. However, in the decade that followed, DOJ failed to…

this morning showed why we need the Democratic approach to dealing with unemployment insurance and why the pain that was reported this morning would get even worse under the proposal offered by Senator Johnson. This morning, Americans…

Senate Republicans and the White House have finally come forward with an unemployment insurance proposal. The Republican proposal is not just misguided; the Republican proposal is a punch in the gut and a slap in the face for the 30…

I ask unanimous consent that following the remarks of my Republican colleagues, Senators Brown, Murphy, and I be permitted to speak for up to 7 minutes each and that the previously scheduled votes occur following the remarks of those…

Thank you, I will take a few, and we are very pleased that our colleague from Illinois is here and has been a very significant ally in this. Senator Merkley, one of the reasons I so appreciate your taking this time is that it reminds me a…

I want to thank my colleague for putting a human face--the face of Oregonians--on this Federal invasion of our State. And I want to talk just for a moment and ask my colleague a question because, yesterday, here in Washington, as our…

I am going to get into the substance of my colleague's arguments in a moment, but I just want to be clear to all the people in America, the 30-plus million who are having problems making rent, having problems buying groceries, who in just…

as if in legislative session, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be discharged from further consideration of S. 4143; that the bill be considered read a third time and passed; and that the motion to reconsider be…

I close by way of saying that I came to the floor some time ago to ask unanimous consent to make sure that this weekend, when millions of people are hurting--remember, the suffering starts in 2 days. It starts on Saturday--2 days in…

Parliamentary inquiry, how much time does my colleague have on his hour remaining? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The junior Senator from Oregon has 20 minutes.

how much additional time does my colleague have? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The junior Senator from Oregon has 26 minutes postcloture. The Senator from Oregon.

I thank my colleague this afternoon because he speaks today with passion and facts and clearly outlines what our constituents told us at home this past week, and I thank him for this partnership that Oregonians are seeing again on the…

today I am introducing the Water for Agriculture and Conservation Act to help expand critical water conservation infrastructure that helps improve water use efficiency, fish and wildlife habitat, and agriculture productivity. Throughout…

it is a pleasure to be with Senator Schumer to advance the Schumer-Wyden legislative proposal today, and I am very pleased that we are joined by Senator Bennet, a particularly valuable member of the Senate Finance Committee, who has worked…

Because a lot of my colleagues have been so thoughtful, I will have some brief remarks, and then I would ask unanimous consent that Senator Cortez Masto could follow me because she is facing a tight schedule as well. I know all of my…

I thank Senator Stabenow, my seatmate on the Senate Finance Committee. We are a bit more socially distant now, but we still have spent this time plotting and thinking and trying to imagine a future that provides the kinds of priorities…

I join my colleagues this afternoon in appreciation of Senator Brown, who has been relentless--absolutely relentless--in prosecuting this cause of trying to get a fair shake for millions of Americans who are walking on an economic…

All right. Well, I will just tell my colleagues--and I made it clear I was on my way here--I think that this is a flawed approach to a very serious problem, and the reason I feel this way, as the ranking Democrat on the Finance Committee…

parliamentary inquiry: Has this bill passed now on UC? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Which bill are you referring to? The Paul bill passed, S. 4104.

I thank you. I thank Senator Klobuchar. I thank Senator Coons, an absolutely invaluable member of this alliance, ensuring that we are going to be able to get the resources for this. My mother would say, if she looked around, ``Dear, you're…

The Paul bill passed that my colleagues are discussing. The PRESIDING OFFICER. S. 4104 has passed.