I move to proceed to Calendar No. 26, H.R. 1968. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 26, H.R. 1968, a bill making further continuing…

For the information of all Senators, Senators should expect one vote at 10:45 a.m., two votes at 1 p.m., and two votes at 4:30 p.m. ____________________

I now ask for a second reading, and I object to my own request en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The objection is heard. The bills will be read for the second time on the next legislative day. ____________________

yesterday, I came to the floor to discuss the terrible human cost of fentanyl: the lives lost, the families changed, the futures destroyed. In 2022, we lost 295 people a day to drug overdoses, the vast majority of them opioids and…

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 7:31 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, March 13, 2025, at 10 a.m. ____________________

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…

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I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 35. 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 send a cloture motion to the desk for the motion to proceed. 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…

I have 10 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 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 ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 10 a.m., Thursday, March 13; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…

What is the pending business? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 26, H.R. 1968, a bill making further continuing appropriations and other…

I understand that there are two bills at the desk and ask for their first reading en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bills by title for the first time. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S…

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 36. 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…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order following the remarks of Senator Blumenthal. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The…

I ask unanimous consent that the morning hour be deemed expired. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I understand that there are two bills at the desk due for a second reading en bloc. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The leader is correct. The clerk will read the bills by title for the second time. The senior assistant legislative clerk…

I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 32. 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 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 legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We, the undersigned…

Zach Didier was a good student, an athlete, and a musician. He was an Eagle Scout, star of the school play, and he was hoping to attend Stanford University. But 2 days after Christmas, in 2020, Zach's dad found him dead in his bedroom of…

I send a cloture motion to the desk for Calendar No. 18, S. 331. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The legislative clerk read as follows…

I have four 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 now ask for a second reading, and in order to place the bill on the calendar under the provisions of rule XIV, I object to my own request. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The bill will receive its second reading on the next…