The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott). The result was announced--yeas 47, nays 50, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 272 Leg.] YEAS--47 Barrasso Blackburn Boozman Braun Britt Budd Capito…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott). The result was announced--yeas 35, nays 62, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 271 Leg.] YEAS--35 Barrasso Blackburn Braun Budd Cassidy Cornyn Cotton…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott). The result was announced--yeas 11, nays 86, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 270 Leg.] YEAS--11 Braun Kaine Kennedy Lee Markey Marshall Merkley Paul…

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 3154 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott). The result was announced--yeas 56, nays 42, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 269 Leg.] YEAS--56 Barrasso Blackburn Boozman Braun Britt Budd Capito…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz) and the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott). The result was announced--yeas 51, nays 46, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 265 Ex.] YEAS--51 Baldwin Bennet…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Israel

early yesterday morning, I returned from a whirlwind trip to the Middle East as part of a bipartisan codel, or a congressional delegation, to Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. The trip was a direct response to Hamas's savage attack on…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott). The result was announced--yeas 59, nays 38, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 266 Leg.] YEAS--59 Baldwin Barrasso Bennet Blackburn Boozman Braun Britt…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott).- The result was announced--yeas 53, nays 45, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 268 Leg.] YEAS--53 Barrasso Blackburn Boozman Braun Britt Budd Capito…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott). The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Baldwin). Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote or change their vote? The result was…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven), the Senator from Utah (Mr. Romney), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Scott), and the Senator from South Carolina…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 51, nays 47, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 264 Ex.] YEAS--51 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Butler Cantwell…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott). The result was announced--yeas 98, nays 0, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 263 Ex.] YEAS--98 Baldwin Barrasso Bennet Blackburn Blumenthal Booker…

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 3098 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

yesterday, I came down to the floor to discuss the importance of military preparedness to our national security. The most basic requirement of national security is a strong military, but it is not the only requirement. Maintaining our…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott). The result was announced--yeas 97, nays 0, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 261 Leg.] YEAS--97 Baldwin Barrasso Bennet Blackburn Blumenthal Booker…

Israel and the world are still reeling from the surprise attack by Hamas on October 7 that left somewhere around 1,400 Israelis and at least 31 Americans dead. In scale and scope, the attack carried echoes of our 9/11. And as on 9/11, life…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul). The result was announced--yeas 53, nays 44, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 260 Leg.] YEAS--53 Barrasso Blackburn Boozman Braun Britt Budd Capito Cassidy…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul). The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 50, nays 47, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 258 Ex.] YEAS--50 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Cardin Carper…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul) and the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott). The result was announced--yeas 67, nays 29, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 255 Ex.] YEAS--67 Baldwin…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul) and the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott). The result was announced--yeas 50, nays 46, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 259 Ex.] YEAS--50 Baldwin…

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 3055 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul). The result was announced--yeas 52, nays 45, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 257 Ex.] YEAS--52 Baldwin Bennet Blumenthal Booker Brown Cantwell Cardin Carper…

there are days and events that are almost unspeakable, and October 7, 2023, is one of them. The slaughter of hundreds of innocent Israelis--men, women, and, unthinkably, children-- at the hands of Hamas terrorists was a terrible witness to…