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 assistant bill clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We, the…

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 move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 84. 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 change my vote to no. The PRESIDING OFFICER. On the motion, the yeas are 48, the nays are 49. On this vote, three-fifths of the Senators duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, the motion is not agreed to. The motion…

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 assistant bill clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We, the…

one of Republicans' biggest priorities this year is extending the tax relief we passed in 2017 and preventing a massive tax hike on hard-working Americans. We took a big step forward before Easter with the passage of a budget resolution…

We've got a lot of other stuff we've got directly in front of us at the moment.

Once we're on the bill, we can discuss changes here on the floor.

If Democrats were interested in further changes, as they claim, they would have had the chance to make those changes on the floor, all they had to do was vote for cloture.

I don't know what Democrats would change about the process this bill has gone through.

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 6:22 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at 2:30 p.m. ____________________

I have seven 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 ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 7; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be…

I move to proceed to Calendar No. 66, S. 1582. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion. The assistant bill clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 66, S. 1582, a bill to provide for the regulation of…

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 assistant bill clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We, the…

significant disruptions for the American people and weaken our position as a global energy leader.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Recognition of the Majority Leader The majority leader is recognized. Congressional Review Act

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk…

I move to proceed to Calendar No. 24, S.J. Res. 7. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 24, S.J. Res. 7, a joint resolution providing for…

as I said on the floor yesterday, when I meet with South Dakota business owners, I often tell them to let me know how we can help, even if that means getting out of the way, because that is often what the government needs to do: get out of…

I think that would suggest that he's not probably going to get out of committee.

I understand there is a bill at the desk that is due for a second reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bill by title for the second time. The senior assistant executive clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 1582) to provide…

in order to place the bill on the calendar under the provisions of rule XIV, I would object to further proceeding. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The objection having been heard, the bill will be placed on the calendar. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to the en bloc consideration of the following resolutions, which are at the desk: S. Res. 200, S. Res. 201, and S. Res. 202. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Con. Res. 12, which is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent resolution by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A…