I ask unanimous consent that the Senate consider the following nominations en bloc: Calendar Nos. 267 and 276; that the Senate vote on the nominations en bloc without intervening action or debate; that the motions to reconsider be…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 45, S. 670. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S…

I further ask unanimous consent that the Peters substitute amendment, which is at the desk, be considered and agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed; and that the motion to reconsider be considered…

I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (S. 749)…

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 6:56 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, November 9, 2023, at 10 a.m…

Tax amnesty for the rich. Tax enforcement for the poor. This made no sense, and was undemocratic, and morally and fiscally wrong.

Thank you, Senator Lee.

I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported substitute amendment be agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed; and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection…

first, let me thank my three colleagues for joining me on the floor today. A word that came up repeatedly was ``reverence,'' and I want to start with that word because I think we all do share a reverence for the institution of the Supreme…

I'm going to strike some commentary if it continues down this road.

I understand there are two bills at the desk due for a second reading en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bills by title for the second time. The bill clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 3774) to impose additional…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, November 8; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be…

I ask unanimous consent, on behalf of Senator Hirono, that Sitara Kedilaya be granted floor privileges until November 30, 2023. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Of all the people they could have chosen to single out for special benefits, they chose wealthy tax cheats.

I further ask unanimous consent that Senators Blumenthal, Hirono, Welch, and myself be allowed to engage in a colloquy on the Senate floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

the subject of our colloquy is going to be the enormous, secret gifts that have recently been disclosed going into the pockets of certain Supreme Court Justices. The first thing that is remarkable about these gifts is how magnificent they…

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 7:55 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, November 8, 2023, at 10 a.m…

Tax amnesty for the rich. Tax enforcement for the poor. This made no sense, and was undemocratic, and morally and fiscally wrong.

I ask unanimous consent, on behalf of Senator Durbin, that the following law clerks of the Senate Judiciary Committee be granted floor privileges until November 16, 2023: Evan Zepeda, Durva Trivedi, Christopher Daffin, Timothy Laderach…

Eight years later, there's still no evident sign of an honest look having been taken.

I think we are very much interested in looking at, in addition, how much of this additional warming is going to drive sea level in the short term and what types of measures can we take to really work to constrain the upper limit on sea…

So the multi-party effort has been a significant improvement over FEMA alone in the wild doing mapping?

I am a Senator from Rhode Island, a fellow ocean State.

Do you think the flood insurance program requirement that you build back in place needs adjustment where properties are predictably going to be flooded over and over and over again in order to protect the integrity of the Federal Flood…