I move to proceed to legislative session. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. The motion was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Washington.

I ask unanimous consent that there be up to 20 minutes of debate between Senators Murray, Braun, Lee, and Johnson prior to the scheduled vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Utah.

I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The Senator from Utah.

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order, following the remarks of Senator Kennedy. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

I ask unanimous consent to print and include in the Congressional Record, at the appropriate place, the joint explanatory statement to accompany H.R. 4366, the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2024, with the technical and conforming edits…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 6; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…

I ask unanimous consent to include in the Record at the appropriate place the following statement regarding the disclosure of congressionally directed spending items under rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate. Disclosure of…

the clock is ticking. We face a partial shutdown of the government tomorrow night. We cannot let the threat of that government shutdown be used as leverage to set aside the bipartisan agreement on the CR before us in order to jam through…

the House just voted overwhelmingly to send us this clean and very short CR to keep our government open while we work on passing final funding bills, which is exactly what we should all be focused on now. But this particular motion…

I am really glad that we have cleared consensus that no one wants to see a government shutdown and that preventing one now will require a very short CR so we can continue making good progress on our full-year funding bills. I have been at…

right now, our job is to avoid a government shutdown. The House has just sent us a very short, bipartisan CR to make sure that our Agencies and programs continue operating as we work together to pass the first six of our final funding…

it has been several months now since Hamas carried out a truly heinous terrorist attack against Israel. The barbarity of October 7 should not be brushed aside and cannot ever be excused. We are talking about terrorists gunning down…

when Republican politicians take away a woman's control over her own body, they're also taking away women's ability to plan their families, their finances, and their futures on their own terms

Democrats are working hard to help make sure women are able to decide when and how they start a family

Republicans' antiabortion extremism doesn't just mean forcing women to stay pregnant. Ultimately, it often means women forced out of the workforce and into financial hardship with no support to speak of

Republicans' antiabortion extremism doesn't just mean forcing women to stay pregnant. Ultimately, it often means women forced out of the workforce and into financial hardship with no support to speak of

when Republican politicians take away a woman's control over her own body, they're also taking away women's ability to plan their families, their finances, and their futures on their own terms

since Republicans overturned Roe v. Wade reproductive rights have really been under attack like never before in our country

thank you to my colleagues from Illinois, from Nevada, and other Senators who are out here to fight for the right for women to have basic healthcare services in this country. You know, I have said before that Republican attacks on…

women of color, especially Black women, this is really worsened longstanding inequities that they have faced.

it's pretty clear that Republicans want to force women to stay pregnant, but won't lift a finger to help new parents

Democrats are working hard to help make sure women are able to decide when and how they start a family

Senator Murray's work in SECURE 2.0 to bring the long-term part-time worker requirement down from 3 years to 2 years will positively impact more seasonal and part-time employees by providing access to employer plans sooner.

since Republicans overturned Roe v. Wade reproductive rights have really been under attack like never before in our country

it's pretty clear that Republicans want to force women to stay pregnant, but won't lift a finger to help new parents