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

If the Senator--first of all, I want to associate myself with the comments of the Senator from Montana, and I wanted to ask a question because I--look, I hear from my cattlemen about this all the time. I think the issue is, they think they…

I come to the floor to talk about something that is impacting consumers every day, and that is our supply chain shortage as it relates to semiconductors, or abbreviated here as ``chips.'' I can't emphasize how important this issue is to…

I, too, would like to come to the floor and thank my colleagues from the Upper Midwest for their great work on this legislation, the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022. Our colleagues from the Upper Midwest know how important agriculture…

For the information of the Senate, two rollcall votes are expected to occur at 4:30 p.m. Those votes will be on the confirmation of the Pryor nomination and cloture on the Contreras nomination. Additional rollcall votes are expected later…

I ask unanimous consent that following the cloture vote on the Pryor nomination, the Senate recess until 4:30 p.m.; that if cloture is invoked on the Pryor nomination, the vote on confirmation occur at 4:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

I thank the leader for mentioning the move to have a vote on Alvaro Bedoya to be Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission. This is such an important task, and I know that the leader probably knows that Mr. Bedoya hails from New York…

I thank the majority leader for that concise documentation of what really the FTC is about. It is about getting somebody on there who is going to fight to protect consumers on issues. We know that we need the FTC now more than ever. We…

I ask unanimous consent that I be able to complete my remarks before the vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. H.R. 4521

I come to the floor tonight happy that the Senate is going to move forward on substituting what is originally the Senate-passed Schumer-Young bill on the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act. That is what we are going to be voting on and…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. King). Without objection, it is so ordered. Recognizing Western Washington University Vikings Women's Basketball Team

I come to the floor to talk about supply chain issues, but before I do, I wanted to say a word about March Madness. I am pretty sure that most of my colleagues who know me think the next words out of my mouth are going to be something…

I come to the floor to talk about the underlying bill that we are trying to get passed. That is the United States Innovation and Competition Act that we passed here in the U.S. Senate about 280 days ago. One aspect of that bill is a…

We must work together to improve the lives of those we represent.

I come to the floor to talk about supply chain issues because we all know that supply chain issues are plaguing us on a variety of fronts, and Congress needs to act to help consumers, to help our industries, and to make sure that supply…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Hirono). Without objection, it is so ordered. USICA

I come to the floor this evening to support the nomination of John Chun, who is to serve as judge for the U.S. District Court of Western Washington, and I know that we will be voting later tonight on that nomination. I was proud to…

I ask unanimous consent to print the following letter in the Congressional Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: U.S. Senate, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation…

I ask unanimous consent to print the following letter in the Congressional Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: U.S. Senate, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation…

I ask unanimous consent to print the following letter in the Congressional Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: U.S. Senate, Commitiee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation…

The Washington Hospital Association reported that, during the past 2 years, major depression disorders are leading youth inpatient diagnoses in my State.

I am very supportive of her Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics. These have been great programs.

I come to the floor to talk about a couple of items this morning. One is the nomination of Max Vekich to be Commissioner of the Federal Maritime Commission and also to talk about the very important issue of our colleagues working together…

now I would like to turn our attention to an issue that is also dealing with our supply chain, and that is the issue of Congress moving forward on the differences between the House and Senate bills on America's investment in R&D and…

I ask that the scheduled vote occur immediately. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.