On the recordSeptember 14, 2023
I urge all of our colleagues who have come to me and to the Senator from Maine to talk about the need for regular order to vote yes now on this motion to proceed. I will have more to say about what we all need to do to keep this process moving, but this vote is important if we want to make sure that Senators will have the opportunity to speak out for their values and their constituents. So I urge a yes vote on the motion to proceed, and let's get going on an agreement, as soon as possible, so Senators can vote and debate and act on amendments. That is what regular order is, and that is what everyone has told me is exactly what they want and what I have been hearing all year from Senators on both sides of the aisle. Let's keep up the bipartisanship. Let's get to work. Vote on Motion The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under the previous order, all postcloture time is expired. The question is on agreeing to the motion to proceed.
