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the presiding officer: the yeas are 9. the nays are zero. the amendment is agreed to. senator -- yes, the senator from indiana. mr. young: i call up young amendment number 33 had 4 and ask that it be reported by number. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: mr. young proposes an amendment numbered 3444. mr. young: madam president

over 60 times during their campaign and since taking office, president biden and vice president harris have pledged not to raise one single penny in taxes, not one single penny on anyone making less than $400,000 a year. but today my democratic colleagues are using this budget to try to pull a fast one on the american taxpayer by giving lip service to this pledge while proposing tax hikes that will largely be borne by middle and working-class americans. for example, it is well understood that a significant portion of corporate tax hikes are borne by american workers in the form of fewer job opportunities and reduced wage growth. now, while my colleagues included a nominal mention of the tax pledge in the underlying budget importantly the budget service reserve fund for the upcoming $3.5 trillion reckless

tax-and-spend bill is notkind on that edge mr. . -- on that pledge. so this amendment will prevent congress from breaking the biden-harris tax promise to pay for reconciliation. as president biden said, not one penny. it's a guarantee. i urge my colleagues to support this amendment. the presiding officer: the senator from oregon. mr. wyden: madam president president biden did in fact make it clear there would be no tax increase for anybody who makes up to $400,000 per year and democrats are going to stand by that commitment. in fact, democrats are proposing tax cuts for working-class and middle-class families along with changes to make sure that corporations and the very wealthy finally pay their fair share. this amendment is in line with that approach. i'm voting aye. a senator: voice vote. voice vote. mr. young: i ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: is

there a sufficient second? the clerk will call the roll. vote:

vote:

the presiding officer: on this vote, the yeas are 98, the nays are 1. the amendment is agreed to. the senator from vermont. mr. sanders: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that following the lankford amendment, the following amendments be in order the amendments be reported by number with no amendments in order prior to a vote in relation to the amendment -- sullivan 3627, paul 3150. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. lankford: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from oklahoma. mr. lankford: i call up my amendment numbered 3792, and i ask it be reported by number. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from alaska mr. sullivan, proposes amendment numbered 3627. mr. lankford: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from oklahoma.

mr. lankford: i would ask that my amendment numbered 3792 be reported by number. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from oklahoma mr. lankford, for himself and others, proposes an amendment numbered 3792. the presiding officer: the senator from oklahoma. mr. lankford: thank you mr. president. this amendment would add language to prohibit funding for abortions consistent with the long-standing hyde amendment which has been the law of the land since 1976. the hyde amendment has enjoyed decades of bipartisan support including from then-senator joe biden. it has been signed into law by democrat and republican presidents alike. the hyde amendment reflects a decades-long consensus that millions of americans who profoundly are opposed to abortion should not be forced to

pay for the taking of human lives of children, or incentivize it with their taxpayer dollars. in a 2020 marris poll, it found that 60% of americans including 67% of people who identify as pro-choice opposed the use of their taxpayer dollars to pay for abortions. similarly, the weldon amendment has been in law since 2004. it protects individuals from being forced to participate in abortion if it would violate their conscience. millions of americans of faith and of no faith know that the only difference between a child in the womb and outside the womb is time. just because they are smaller people doesn't mean they should be any less protected by law. mrs. murray: mr. president this amendment is a serious threat to women's safety that would allow someone else's personal beliefs rather than a patient's best interests to determine a patient's care.

no health care provider should be able to refuse to give lifesaving information about where to get care to someone who is miscarrying. no health care provider should be able to refuse to transfer a patient who needs an abortion. and no health care provider should be able to turn patients away in an emergency situation for purely ideological reasons. everyone should be able to make their own choices about pregnancy and parenting and exercise their constitutionally protected right to an abortion. and, mr. president this amendment would vastly expand abortion restrictions on federal funding. i urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment. mr. lankford: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from oklahoma. mr. lankford: i would ask for the yeas and nays and remind everyone these amendments have been in place since 1976 and 2004. it doesn't expand anything. the presiding officer: is there

a sufficient second? there is. the clerk will call the roll. vote:

the presiding officer: on this amendment, the yeas are 50, the nays are 49, and the amendment

is agreed to. the senator from vermont. mr. sanders: i ask unanimous consent that following the sullivan amendment the following amendments be in order, that the amendments be reported by number with no amendments in order prior to a vote in relation to the amendments -- wyden 3805, paul 3150. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. the senator from alaska. mr. sullivan: mr. president i call up my amendment 3627 and ask that it be reported by number. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from alaska mr. sullivan, proposes an amendment numbered 3627. mr. sullivan: mr. president, my amendment would ensure that federal funds used toward the technology and material we need to advance our renewable energy sector is made and mined in the united states and by our allies,

not by chinese communists -- not by the chinese communists. we are currently dangerously relying on china for roughly 80% of materials and minerals vital to the united states' renewable energy sector and to our national security. it's not only dangerous to our national security to be so reliant on china but it's also inhumane. china is using uighur force labor to source many of america's alternative energy imports. mr. president, we have these resources right here in the united states, and by developing our national supply chains, we can create thousands of good-paying jobs, protect our national interests and deny support for the chinese communist party. however, far too often extreme environmental groups seek to block domestic critical mineral production right here at home. we need to produce these materials here, not in china.

i ask that my colleagues vote yes for this amendment. the presiding officer: the senator's time has expired. the senator from oregon. mr. wyden: mr. president, this is a challenging amendment. it deals with unfair competition from china. i am going to vote yes. and when we are done with this amendment, i will offer a more targeted approach to restrict the purchase with federal funds from any country a product used with forced labor. the presiding officer: the question is on the amendment. mr. sullivan: i ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote:

the presiding officer: on this vote, the yeas are 90, the nays are 9, and the amendment is agreed to. mr. sanders: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from vermont. mr. sanders: i ask unanimous consent that following the paul amendment, the following amendments be in order the amendments be reported by number with no amendments in order prior to a vote in relation to the amendment -- baldwin 3648,

romney 3652, moran 3795. the presiding officer: is there objection? hearing none. so ordered. the senator from oregon. mr. wyden: mr. president, i call up my amendment 3805 and ask that it be reported by number. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from oregon mr. wyden proposes an amendment numbered 3805. mr. wyden: colleagues, i'm going to be very brief. this amendment prohibits the use of federal funds to purchase material technology, and critical minerals produced, manufactured, or mined with forced labor from any country. all supply chains need to be robust secure, and free from these horrendous labor practices like the genocidal forced labor practices in the uighur region of china. it's not enough, colleagues, to ban china alone while forced labor continues to be a problem in many nations around the world. for this reason, i urge the support of this amendment to ensure that our supply chains

align with these american values and i'm willing to avoid a vote, mr. president. mr. sullivan: mr. president. mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from alaska. mr. sullivan: mr. president i also urge the adoption of the wyden amendment when he's talking about forced labor but i want to point out one important issue. the amendment that we just voted on on my amendment, which bans the use of federal funds on renewable projects, critical minerals from all of china was opposed by the vast majority of the far left environmental groups in america. they want to be able to import these products from china even though we have them, we have the minerals. so there is a difference between the wyden amendment and the sullivan amendment. i urge its adoption, but let's not be fooled here. the far-left green agenda is to import products from china and not allow mining and critical

mineral production in america. that's wrong. i'm glad my amendment just passed but i urge adoption of the wyden amendment as well. the presiding officer: the sponsor of the amendment has asked for a voice vote. all those in favor say aye. opposed, no. the amendment is adopted. a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from kentucky. mr. paul: i call up my amendment 3150 and ask it to be reported by number. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from kentucky mr. paul, proposes an amendment numbered 3150. mr. paul: could we have quiet in the chamber please? the presiding officer: please take your conversations off the floor. mr. paul: isn't it ironic that during today's long debate, we have not heard a word of the actual subject at hand, the

budget. the budget presented by the democrats has been entirely ignored by both parties. but if you read it, the democrat budget before us is a blueprint for bankruptcy. the democrat budget never balances and spends and borrows $15 trillion over ten years. already our national debt exceeds $28 trillion. we borrow $2 million a minute. now, republicans have largely been united in believing in a constitutional amendment to balance our budget in five years. in fact, many of the members have voted for that. what i have presented today is an alternative to the democrat budget. this is a budget that balances in five years and i recommend a yes vote. the presiding officer: the senator from vermont. mr. sanders: mr. president senator paul's amendment would slash federal spending by trillions of dollars.

it would mean massive cuts to medicare to medicaid, to food stamps to virtually every federal program that impacts working people and low-income people. it would cause massive suffering. i urge a no vote. the presiding officer: the question is on the amendment. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote:

the presiding officer: on this vote, the yeas are 28, the nays are 71. the amendment is not agreed to.

the presiding officer: the senator from wisconsin. order. the senator from wisconsin. ms. baldwin: i call up my amendment numbered 3648, and ask that it be reported by number. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from wisconsin, ms. baldwin for herself and others, proposes an amendment numbered 3648. ms. baldwin: mr. president i rise to speak in support of the

baldwin-smith-gillibrand-peters- durbin amendment that will help support good-paying union jobs, address the impacts of climate change on the great lakes and support billions of dollars in revenue and wages. the u.s. great lakes water borne commerce supports more than 147,000 jobs in eight great lakes states. this is made possible by the coast guard, great lakes icebreakers that ensure ships can safely transit in and out of our ports in the winter. unfortunately, the number of ice-breaking vessels on the great lakes has declined, resulting in economic loss, including an estimated 5,400 jobs in the 2018-2019 winter season. additionally, climate change is resulting in more heavy ice winters and increasing intensity and frequency of extreme storms that are impacting ice cover

thickness, and unpredictable ice floes. my amendment would ensure that the great lakes has suffice-breaking capacity and keeps our nation's economy moving forward. the chair cantwell supports the great lakes icebreaker, and i urge my colleagues to vote in favor of this amendment and ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? the senator from mississippi. mr. wicker: mr. president i rise in support of the baldwin amendment. i appreciate senator baldwin's interest in making sure that the coast guard has adequate ice ice-breaking in the great lakes. i would note there is currently no funding in the coast guard in the democrats' budget resolution, and i hope that the vote we are about to have will show support for -- for icebreakers and perhaps democrats will regret their

decision to exclude the coast guard from the commerce committee's allocation of over $80 billion. but i do support the amendment. the chairman -- the ranking member of the budget committee also supports the amendment. the presiding officer: the sponsor of the amendment. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be -- there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote:

the presiding officer: on this vote, the yeas are 85, the nays are 13. the amendment is agreed to. the senator from utah. mr. rahm nir: mr. president i

call up amendment 3652 and ask that it be reported by number. the clerk: the senator from utah mr. romney, proposes amendment numbered 3652. mr. romney: my amendment is very simple. it eliminates the instructions to the senate finance committee whereupon people would be able to have their taxes increased. if you want to have taxes go up in this country on corporations and people, why you should vote against my amendment. if you want instead to make sure that taxes are not raised on corporations or people, then you vote for my amendment. simple as that. i ask the people in this audience that want to keep taxes down vote yes. mr. wyden: mr. president. this amendment strikes the finance committee's entire reconciliation instruction from the budget resolution. colleagues this would prevent the senate from lowering the cost of prescription medicine for all americans. it would prevent fighting the climate crisis with clean energy tax cuts, providing home and

community-based services for the elderly and the disabled, prevent us from creating a national paid leave program, and cutting taxes for working families. it would also make it impossible for the subsequent reconciliation bill to be paid for. i will just wrap up. i urge strongly that we oppose this measure because it would stop cold the effort to support policies crucial to the american family and i urge its rejection. mr. romney: i ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there is. the clerk will call the roll. vote:

the presiding officer: the yeas are 49, the nays are 50. the amendment is not agreed to. the senator from kansas. mr. moran: i ask that my amendment be reported by number. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from kansas mr. moran proposes an amendment numbered 3795. mr. moran: mr. president, there is no denying we have a humanitarian crisis at the southern border. i have witnessed this personally. just last month customs encountered 200,000 individuals attempting the dangerous and deadly trek across the southern border. at least tens of thousands of these individuals have been released into our country without an official court date. the biden administration's rollback of immigration laws have left our law enforcement with the impossible task of trying to slow the flow of legal crossings while also attempting

to stop drugs weapons and human trafficking entering our country. my amendment simply states that we must enforce our existing immigration laws to address the humanitarian crisis and to increase resources for smart and effective border security, improve asylum processing, and reduce immigration court backlogs. voting no on this amendment signals a refusal to acknowledge we have a humanitarian crisis on our southern border and an unwillingness to support our existing immigration laws. i urge my colleagues to vote yes on this straightforward amendment. mr. durbin: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: mr. president at my request, this amendment incorporates language reflecting democratic priorities funded by the budget resolution, including smart and effective border security measures like nonintrusive inspection systems. hiring additional customs officers for screening at lawful ports of entry hiring

immigration judges and asylum officers to reduce backlogs and enhance the efficiency and fairness of the asylum system. i thank the senator from kansas for accepting these changes and i support his amendment. mr. moran: i ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? the presiding officer: there is. the clerk will call the roll. vote:

vote:

the presiding officer: the yeas are 76, nays are 23. the amendment is agreed to. a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from vermont. mr. sanders: i ask unanimous consent that the following amendments be in order amendments be reported by number with no amendments in order prior to a vote on relation to the amendment. cotton 3680, blackburn 3062, cruz 3781. the presiding officer: is there objection? seeing none, without objection. mr. cotton: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from arkansas. mr. cotton: i call up my amendment 3680 and ask that it be reported by number. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from arkansas mr. cotton proposes an

amendment numbered 3680. mr. cotton: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from arkansas. mr. cotton: growing up i was taught as i suspect most of you were in america as a great and noble nation in large part because as lincoln put it it'súdedicated to the proposition alúmenare created equal.úin america our rightshavenoúcolor, law insociety shouldbeúcolorblind and asmartinlutherúking said we shouldnot beújudged bythe color ofour skinúbutbythe content ofouúcharacterúsadlytoday somewanttoreplacúourfoundingprincipleswithúcritic racetheory, wanttoúteachour childrenamerica isúnota goodnationbut a racistúnation.úourtax dollars shouldnoúsupportthemúmy amendment would ensureúfederalfunds aren'tusedtoúindoctrinate kidsasyoung asúpre-ktohateamerica.úourfuturedepends onthe nextúgeneration ofkidslovingúamericaand lovingeachother asúfellow citizensnomattertheiúrace.úiurgemycolleaguestovoteyeúon

the amendment.pa senator: mr. president.pthe presiding officer: thúsenatorfromwashingtonpmrs. murray: mr. president, theúsenate isnot inorder.pthe presiding officer: thúsenate willbe in order.pmrs. murray: mr. president,úthankyou.úyouknow, thisamendment isúsimply anattempt toforce thúfederalgovernmenttointerferúwith local schooldistricts'údecisionsabout curriculumanúacademic instruction.úthereare several long-standinúprovisions infederal educatioúlawthatprohibitthe federaúgovernment frommandating orúdirectingschoolcurriculumúthis amendment would contradictúthat bipartisanconsensus anúallowthe federal government túhave a say overwhatschools caúandcannotteach our childrenúiopposethisamendment becausúibelieve states, local schoolúdistrictsand educators shouldúbe inthe driver'sseatwhenúmaking decisions abouúcurriculum.úandi urgemycolleaguestovoteúno.pmr. cotton: mr. presidentpthe presiding

officer: thúsenatorfromarkansaspmr. cotton: let'svoteúiask for the yeas andnayspthe presiding officer: is thereúa sufficient secondúthereappears tobeúthe clerk will call therollúvote:pthe

presiding officer: the yeasúare50, the naysare 49, anútheamendment is agreed toúis.pmr. sanders: mr. president.pthe presiding officer: thúsenatorfromvermont.pmr. sanders: i ask unanimouúconsentthatfollowing the cruzúamendment, the followinúamendments be in order, thaútheamendmentsbereportedbyúnumber --pthe presiding officer: senateúwill be in order.pmr. sanders: --withnoúamendments inorder prior toúvote inrelation to

thúamendmentúhawley 2734, booker3823úhoeven 3243, marshal 3797úkennedy3758pthe presiding officer: is thereúobjectionúwithoutobjection.pmrs. blackburn: mr. presidentpthe presiding officer: thúsenatorfromtennessee.pmrs. blackburn: thank youúmr. presidentúiask thatmyamendment numberú3062 becalledupand reportedúby numberpthe presiding officer: the clerúwill reportpthe clerk: the senator fromútennessee, mrs. blackburnúproposes anamendment numberedú3062.pmrs. blackburn: thank youúmr. presidentúthis amendment maintains whatúhas been the existingright ofúanysenator toweigh in on thúspecialtreatment wegivetoúdesignated --asitstandsúthis current budgetresolutionúwoulddestroy thatright anúallowa simplemajorityofúsenators

freereign todeclarúanything and everythinganúemergencyúwithoutthisamendment,fiscalúdiscipline willgoout thúwindow along withthe rules laidúout in the budgetact,and anúchance ofcounteringthe bideúadministration's recklessúsocialistagendaútheexistingruleworkedfoúbipartisan covid relief, and itúwill continuetoworkfor thisúbody.úthere'snothing brokenheretoúfixpmr. sanders: mr. president,úrise inopposition to thisúamendmentúit makes itmoredifficult foúcongress torespond toanúemergencywhenone occursúletusbeclear, thereisnoúreason toholdupfederaúdollarstohelppeoplerecoveúfrom a natural disasterwhilúcongress searchesfor revenue orúspending cutstopay foúemergencyassistanceúthis amendment would createúsupermajorityhurdlefor

thúsenate todeclare something anúemergencywhenpeoplearúsufferingafter a hurricane orúwildfire, we shouldnot beúcreating additionalbarrierstoúthem getting the helptheyneedúcongress has providedexemptionsúforemergency spendingeverúsincethe budgetprocesústarted, a pay as yougoúsystem.úthis helps federal dollarúrespondtoemergencies ina moreútimely mannerúimportantly, the 60-votúthresholdstill existsfoúemergencylegislation,meaninúanybillthatincludesemergencúspending willstill faceú60-votehurdleúthereissimplynoneedtomakeúgettingurgentlyneededmoneúout of the doorone stepharderúiurgemycolleaguestovotenoúon thisamendment.pmrs. blackburn: mr. presidentpthe presiding officer: thúsenatorfromtennessee.pmrs. blackburn: iurgea yeúvote onthe amendment,and úaskfor the yeas andnayspthe presiding officer: istherúasecondúthereappears tobeúthe clerk will call therollúvote:pthe

presiding officer: the yeasúare49, the naysare 50, anútheamendment isnot agreedtopa senator: mr. president.pthe presiding officer: thúsenatorfromtexas.pmr. cruz: icallupmyamendmenú3781 and ask itbereportedbyúnumber.pthe presiding officer: the clerúwill reportpthe clerk: the senator fromútexasmr. cruzproposesanúamendmentnumbered3781pmr.

cruz: mr. president, i riseútodaytourgemycolleaguestoúsupportmyamendment ensuringúthat the departmentof homelanúsecurity continues to have thúlegalauthority toexpel illegaúimmigrants who may havecovid-19úundertitle 42 of the u.s.codeúto protect americans fromthúspread ofthisdeadlypandemicúthere'sa crisisatour borderúcaused bythisadministration'súpolicies,and the fact is thatúouropenborders and unlimiteúillegalimmigration comingintoúthis country iscontributing túthespreadofcovid-19and toúthedangerous delta variant.úforexample,mcallen,útexas, one city in the riúgrande valley, has a populationúof 141,000 people, but thisúyear alone the bideúadministration has released morúthan 7,000 illegal alienswhúhave beenpositivefor covid-19úand

in factthisweekalone,ú1,315illegal alienswereúreleased positivewithcovid-19úthis isa serious publichealthúcrisis.útitle42gives thúadministration the authority toúprotectpublichealthagainsúthis pandemicpa senator: mr. president.pthe presiding officer: thúsenatorfrommichiganpmr. peters: mr. president, thúbidenadministrationinheriteúboth covid-19publichealthúcrisis and the dismantling ofútheimmigration system from thúprevious administrationúthis amendment would tie thúbidenadministration'shands inúaddressing arrivalsatouúsouthern borderúit would prevent adaptingtoúchangesinpublichealthneedúandmakingsecurity-basedúdecisionsrelated toprotectingúourhomelandúforcingthe indefiniteúpreservation oftitle 42úauthoritiesraisesbothsecurityúandhumanitarianconcernsúthis

would prevent thúimposition ofthe consequencúdelivery systemthatcracksdownúon individuals who attempt toúcrossthe borderrepeatedlyúwe shouldnot havetoexpel thúsame personfor illegallúcrossing the bordersix orseveútimesúwe needtoexpel themonceanúusetools likeremoval anúprosecutiontolimit theiúabilitytokeepcrossingthúborder illegally.úthis amendment alsoreduces thúadministration's ability toúappropriatelycarefoúunaccompaniedminorsúwe needtoensure that thúadministration has every toolatútheirdisposalastheyworktoútackle the pandemicand keepouúnation secureúiurgemycolleaguestorejectúthis amendment.pthe presiding officer: is thereúa sufficient secondúthereappears tobeúthe clerk will call therollúvote:

vote:

nays are -- the presiding officer: the yeas are 49, the nays are 50. the amendment is not agreed to. mr. hawley: i ask that my amendment be called up, number 2734 and i it reportedly number. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: mr. hawley proposes an amendment of numbered 2734. mr. hawley: mr. president i rise today in support of hiring more law enforcement officers across this country. 100,000 more to be precise. here's why. we are in the midst of an

unprecedented crime wave in this country, a crime wave of violent crime and our families and our children are in the crosshairs. this past year, the murder rate in this country rose year over year higher than at any time in six decades. this past year, the f.b.i. reports that fatale felony attacks spiked by over 50% on law enforcement officers. in st. louis missouri, my home state, 262 residents were killed in 2020. that's the highest number in over half a century. mr. president, cops are being targeted families are being targeted children aren't safe on the streets. we need to take action now to put more law enforcement officers on our streets to protect our families. now, i recognize that my friends across the aisle said they don't want to defund the police. that's outstanding. let's go a step further. let's fund them. let's put 100,000 new cops on

the street right now to protect our families, to protect our children. i urge a yes vote on this amendment and i ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. mr. durbin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from -- the presiding officer: the yeas and nays are ordered. the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: this has been an historic day in the united states senate. we started by passing a bipartisan infrastructure bill that made history and now the senator from missouri is finally coming around to supporting the cops hiring program that was created by senator joe biden in 1994. since its creation, the cops program -- listen to this -- has helped over 13,000 local police departments hire over 134,000 officers. we believe in it on the democratic side. we're glad you've come around. we sent a letter to the appropriations committee signed by 37 democrats for the cops program. do you know how many republicans signed the letter?

none. but with your amendment tonight clearly you've come around. the republicans are joining the democrats in supporting joe biden's cops program. you are right. we need 100,000 more police and we stand with joe biden's program and glad that you've joined us. mr. hawley: i ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: the question is on the amendment. the yeas and nays have been ordered. the clerk will call the roll. vote: