I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered nominations of vanita gupta and kristen clarke

I want to make sure that the United States learns from the pandemic, that we follow best practices.

It is not the need. It is that they are being treated inequitably under the law just because of a previous right that they already have.

We need to make that successful. Obviously, we do not want the Restaurant Revitalization Grant to be kludgy like that.

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas 54, nays 45, as…

So we need to figure out how to fix this. So I hope that you will commit to fixing this.

I come to the floor this afternoon to support the nominations of Vanita Gupta and Kristen Clarke to serve in the leadership of the U.S. Department of Justice, and I am here, Mr. President, to say that just because you are pro-civil rights…

Last year, startups raised 13 percent more from venture capitalists than they did the previous year, so that total was $150 billion.

We know this is a problem, and we know we need to do something about it.

We know that 2.2 percent of all venture capital raised in 2020 went to women-funded companies, and just 1 percent went to investment in tech startups going to black entrepreneurs.

I think this would be very helpful.

I want to make sure that it also saves us federally if more States implement this.

I was not a fan of changing this policy, the First to File. I personally think it undervalues the original inventor.

We have to have a market-driven approach. I am not going to be for something that looks like some planned economy.

There is no reason to distinguish between giving health care to a tribal member in an urban hospital or a rural hospital or facility.

I think we have to raise our voices. I think we have to tell people that this is what exists.

I think, Mr. Chairman--personally, I think Senator Toomey and I have a well-founded point, particularly as it relates to small businesses and the confusion.

I want to bring up an issue that I have been hearing about in my State, and that is the issue of tax policy.

So we should get on it, Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member, and actually figure out how to do that sometime in the next--you know, when we return at the beginning of April, we should just do that.

We are very excited overall about this next generation of clean power.

Obviously, the State of Washington has had a long history in nuclear power and I think that continues today.

how we can work together, and certainly on this next infrastructure package how we can help improve the irrigation systems.

I hope that we will hear from our witnesses today about what can facilitate better consensus-based management solutions.

I would be remiss if I didn't thank the Vice Chair for her work on the Yakima Basin project.

This was something my colleague, Senator Casey, in his leadership made part of the COVID-19 Nursing Home Protection Act.