I ask unanimous consent that the bills be considered read a third time en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bills were ordered to be engrossed for a third reading and were read the third time.

I ask unanimous consent that it be in order to call up the following amendments: Lee, No. 1929; Coons, No. 1588; Braun, No. 1771; Marshall, No. 1973, as modified; and Sasse, No. 2023; further, that at 9:15 p.m. today, the Senate vote in…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of the following bills en bloc: Calendar No. 21, S. 144; Calendar No. 40, S. 325; Calendar No. 52, S. 559. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations: Calendar Nos. 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, and all nominations on the Secretary's Desk in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps…

I further ask that the resolution be agreed to and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution…

I know of no further debate on the bills. The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there is no further debate on the bills, the bills, having been read the third time en bloc, the question is, Shall the bills pass? The bills (S. 144, S. 325, and S. 559)…

I know of no further debate on this measure. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate? Hearing none, the question is on the adoption of the resolution. The resolution (S. Res. 243) was agreed to.

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 243, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The resolution…

I think this is really important on the communication side.

I did not hear what Senator Paul said but my guess is we all are very concerned about the Restaurant Fund running out of money as of yesterday.

I ask unanimous consent to vitiate the 60-vote requirement for this amendment and yield back all time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. All time is yielded back. The question is on agreeing to…

I am giving you guidance that it would be great to solve this problem.

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate resume legislative session; that the Senate resume consideration of S. 1260; and that the following amendments be called up and reported by number: Wyden, 1975; Crapo, 1565; Paul, 2003; Ernst, 1507…

I ask unanimous consent to vitiate the 60-vote requirement for this amendment, and I yield back time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. All time is yielded back. The question is on agreeing to…

I ask unanimous consent to vitiate the 60-vote requirement for this amendment and yield back time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. All time is yielded back. The question is on agreeing to the…

I know that the President wants to do something to make housing more affordable, and my colleagues Senator Young, Senator Wyden, and I, and Senator Portman, have all led the charge of trying to increase the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit.

We are definitely going to want to continue to have competitive voices.

Our country has been built on the diversity of voices.

I come to the floor today to continue our discussion about the Endless Frontier Act and why America needs to make more investment in the areas of research and development for our Nation. This is critically important as we have gone through…

I ask unanimous consent the committee-reported substitute amendment to the resolution be agreed to; the resolution, as amended, be agreed to; the committee-reported amendment to the preamble be agreed to; the preamble, as amended, be…

I ask unanimous consent that upon receipt from the House, if the text is identical to the text of S. 593 that passed the Senate, the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 1318, the bill be considered read a third time and…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:10 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, May 20, 2021, at 10:30 a.m.

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate resumes consideration of S. 1260 tomorrow, the following amendments be called up and reported by number: Inhofe-Shelby 1523 and Johnson 1518; further, at 12 noon tomorrow, the Senate vote in…

Why is the United States ceding to the U.K.? Nothing against the brilliant work done by the U.K. researchers and architects there, but they hardly have the land mass or supply that we do.