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I ask consent to speak for 1 minute prior to the Senator from South Carolina moving to waive the Budget Act. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

When we are facing the challenges in this country and helping our constituents to lower costs, it is outrageous that Republicans are trying to define pregnancy, of all things, on this floor on this day after hours of voting on amendments…

lifesaving medicines don't do any good if people can't afford them. That is why it is so important that we do help people get the medicine they need, especially insulin. It is exactly why we need to pass the Inflation Reduction Act, which…

let's be clear about what is going on here. This amendment is an attempt by Republicans to derail our ability to get this bill across the finish line and deliver for families in our country. Title 42 is a public health tool, and how it is…

37 million people in our country have diabetes. And it is absolutely wrong that many of them cannot afford the insulin they need to live. I have heard from people in my State who risk their life and ration their insulin to make ends meet…

I ask unanimous consent that there be a period of morning business for debate only until 4 p.m., with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each, and that Senator Schumer be recognized at 4 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and the waiver provisions of applicable budget resolutions, I move to waive all applicable sections of that act and applicable budget resolutions for purposes of the pending…

but for everything good this bill accomplishes, we have not yet addressed a critical issue families face today: access to high-quality childcare. There is a childcare crisis in this country, and the time to address it is now. There can be…

I go back home to Washington State every week, and I talk to young people in Seattle who are urgently calling for bold climate action. I talk to families in Yakima County who are deeply concerned by a wildfire season that gets worse every…

let's be clear about what is going on here. This is a procedural attempt by Republicans to derail our ability to get this bill across the finish line and deliver for families in our country. It is actually outrageous that Republicans are…

Reserving the right to object, earlier this year, when we passed the PREVENT Pandemics Act out of our HELP Committee in an overwhelming bipartisan vote, we were able to include amendments from my colleague from Kansas and others to bolster…

Reserving the right to object, I do appreciate the Senator from Kansas's focus and leadership on this issue. I am glad we were able to work together to include a provision similar to this bill in our PREVENT Pandemics Act that we did pass…

reserving the right to object, I am very concerned that this bill would overrule FDA experts and do so without even going through regular order. We should be setting a very high bar for doing anything like this. I do appreciate my…

I want to start by recognizing the overwhelming victory for the right to abortion in Kansas last night. Since the day the Supreme Court struck down the right to abortion and upended the lives of women across the country, the American…

we have now seen time and again, over the last few weeks, that when it comes to protecting rights and providing healthcare for women and patients and families, Republicans' promises are empty and their positions are extreme. Democrats just…

I have nine requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority Leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following…

it has been nearly 60 years since the Supreme Court decided Griswold v. Connecticut and affirmed Americans' right to privacy and, with it, their right to contraception. So you would think this would be a settled issue, and for the vast…

I commend the Committee for adopting the Appeals Modernization Act.

Folks that raise concerns need to be treated with respect, the concerns that they raise need to be investigated efficiently, and there must be accountability for any outcomes.

I want to thank my colleagues Senator Klobuchar, Senator Wyden, Senator Hirono, and so many others who have been out here speaking on behalf of women and their ability to make their own healthcare decisions after the disastrous decision…

there you have it--the real Republican position on expanding family planning summed up in two simple words: ``I object.'' As much as Republicans are talking now about supporting women's health, as hard as they might try to pretend that…

yesterday, I chaired a hearing focused on driving home the devastating repercussions of the healthcare crisis Republicans caused by overturning Roe and ending the right to abortion. At that hearing, doctors and patients and experts spoke…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk called the roll.

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