we are making a record level of investment in the United States to unleash an unprecedented level of private-sector investment

we are making a record level of investment in the United States to unleash an unprecedented level of private-sector investment

You can't spend the money on electric vehicles and then not have a grid that is capable of the intelligence required.

The transformation needs to include the grid. And if you don't make the grid smarter, more capable, you are not going to be able to implement any of it.

The transformation needs to include the grid. And if you don't make the grid smarter, more capable, you are not going to be able to implement any of it.

we are making a record level of investment in the United States to unleash an unprecedented level of private-sector investment

this is about strengthening both our resiliency and building a system that makes the United States economy more secure

I rise today to applaud the Biden administration and their historic step to permanently protect Bristol Bay, AK. More than a decade after the Pebble Mine was proposed, the Environmental Protection Agency, today, is finalizing a Clean Water…

I know I am interrupting a very, very important debate, and I appreciate my colleagues being out here to discuss this. I know the Senator from Illinois, the leader, is also here to discuss this issue. I am asking if I could interrupt that…

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. 3773)…

for the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation I report favorably the following nomination lists which were printed in the Record on the dates indicated, and ask unanimous consent, to save the expense of reprinting on the…

I come to the floor tonight to urge my colleagues to support the Respect for Marriage Act. Today, we took an important step by passing the procedural hurdle to make sure that marriage equality is put into law. This legislation would ensure…

I rise today to support the nomination of Dr. Arati Prabhakar to be the Director of the Office of Science and Technology. Since 1976, the Office of Science and Technology Policy has worked to ensure that the United States leads in science…

I come to the floor today to ask my colleagues to vote on the nomination of Admiral David Pekoske to serve a second term as Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration. We recently commemorated the anniversary of the 9/11…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Nomination of Salvador Mendoza, Jr.

I come to the floor today to urge my colleagues to vote to confirm Judge Mendoza to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. This is a historic moment. If confirmed, Judge Mendoza would be the first Hispanic judge to serve on the…

I come to the floor today to talk about the legislation before us and how it is an investment today for jobs tomorrow. And I want to thank my colleague from Mississippi for his partnership on this legislation. It seems like a century ago…

pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, I move to waive all applicable sections of that act and any other applicable budget points of order for the purpose of the pending bill, and I ask for the yeas and nays. The…

I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. Point of Order

I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed to finish my remarks prior to the scheduled vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

pursuant to section 404(b) of the fiscal year 2010 budget resolution, S. Con. Res. 13 of the 111th Congress, as amended by S. Con. Res. 11 of the 114th Congress, I move to waive section 404 of S. Con. Res. 13 for purposes of the pending…

in reserving the right to object, I say to my colleague from Ohio that I know how hard he and Senator Peters from the Homeland Security Committee have worked on this language. I know because I have consulted with them many times over the…

I ask unanimous consent that if Senator Scott of Florida makes a budget point of order and a motion is made to waive, at 4:55 p.m. today, the Senate vote on a motion to waive the budget point of order; further, that if Senator Sanders…

reserving the right to object, no one could be more disappointed than myself in the fact that we don't have a conference report before us at this point in time. With so many different committees and the four corners working to resolve so…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Washington State. ____________________