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the presiding officer: the yeas are 21, the nays are 75. under the previous order, requiring 60 votes for the adoption of this amendment, the amendment is not agreed to. mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senate will be in order. mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senate is is not in order. the senate will be in order.

mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: thank you, mr. president. about an how long i entered a statement into the record. i'd like to read it so the members can hear it t -- it. i want to dispel rumors that the senate's commitment and ability to respond to emerging threats it and needs. this debt ceiling deal does nothing to limit the senate's ability to appropriate emergency supplemental funds to ensure our military capabilities are sufficient to deter china, russia, and our other adversaries. and respond to ongoing and growing national security threats, including russia's evil ongoing war of aggression against ukraine. our competition ongoing with china and its growing threat to taiwan, iranian threats to american interests and those of our partners in the middle east

or any other emerging security crisis, nor does this debt ceiling limit the senate's ability to appropriate emergency supplemental funds to respond to various national issues such sasse disaster relief, impact the fentanyl crisis or other issues of national importance. i know a strong bipartisan majority of senators stands ready to receive and process emergency funding requests from the administration. the senate is not about to ignore our national needs nor abandon our friends and abelias who face -- allies who face urgent threats from america's most dangerous adversaries. i yield the floor. no, mr. president. i want to remind members we were indulgent in the first vote. that's over. we're doing ten-minute votes. please stay in your seats so we can finish this bill in a reasonable hour.

the presiding officer: duly noted. mr. braun: mr. president, i call up my amendment number 19 and ask at that be reported by number. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the amendment by number. the clerk: the senator from indiana, mr. brawn, proposes an amended in my judgment 91. the presiding officer: there are now two minutes of debate equally divided. mr. braun: this should be the easiest vote of the night. has to take -- this is to take default off the table in a future endeavors like this. this simply says that when we get notice that extraordinary measures are going to be incorporated -- that happened in john, i believe, of this year, ex-date is this montana, that if we do not shall this monday, that if we do not do a bill that either raises the amount, changes the date ideally with reforms, on the "x" date with

five to six months to do it, we have 1% scuts across the board on discretionary spending. it's the no default act. we should not be risings default. this would be simple. gives us plenty of time. puts a little incentive. if you reach the "x" date that you're going to be encouraged to do it by then. if not, it would happen again in 30 days. i ask your support. let's not default when we we engage the same dynamic in the future. the presiding officer: the senator from washington. mrs. murray: i rise in opposition to the senator's amendment, which would lead to more reckless brinksmanship, more arbitrary cuts by permanently rescinding 1% of discretionary appropriations every 30 days during a debt ceiling crisis. this makes no sense. rewarding brinksmanship by slashing funding that our families and our communities and our troops depend on is an absolutely dangerous way to govern. members on both i had suez of

the aisle have come to the floor to air legitimate grievances about this process and the outcome of this debt limit deal. nobody likes the position we are in today, nobody. passing this amendment would prove we have learned nothing. we do not need to create new opportunities for hostage-staking and cuts that would seriously undermine our economy, our families, our futurers and our global leadership. we just need to do our job. right now we have toughens bill to avoid a catastrophic default. i will be voting no. i urge my colleagues to do the same. the presiding officer: all time has expired. the question is on the amendment. mr. braun: mr. president, 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:

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the president pro tempore: on this vote there are 35 yeas, 62 nays. under the previous order requiring 60 votes for the adoption of this amendment, the amendment is not agreed to. mr. schumer: madam president. that was 12 minutes. we're getting down to 10. everyone should be here. call the vote. a senator: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from kansas is recognized, and the senate is not in order. please keep your comments quiet. mr. marshall: i call up my amendment number 110 and ask

that it be reported by number. the president pro tempore: witho ut objection. mr. marshall: i rise in support of --. the president pro tempore: the senator will suspend. the clerk: the senator from kansas mr. be marshall proposes an amendment numbered 110. the president pro tempore: the senator is recognized. mr. marshall: i rise in support of amendment 110 to put an end to a culture of lawlessness at our southern border embraced by our president. i cannot in good conscience support this debt limit deal and saddle my grandchildren with $4 there will -- $4 trillion in additional debt. this bill does not give a single cent to securing our border. zero dollars to addressing the greatest, most immediate national security threat to our nation. this past weekend alone, the border patrol made over 13,000 apprehensions. there are over 4,000 gotaways and they seized 118 pounds of meth, 14 pounds of fentanyl and

apprehended six sex offenders and five gang members. we have a crisis at our southern border happening in plain sight. it is affecting every community across the country. i will not sit here, form committees and pray about it. we need action today. i'm proud to introduce our amendment today and hope you will vote yes and support it. a senator: madam president. the president pro tempore: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: we had a hearing this week in the judiciary committee. we had a grower from south carolina as a guest of senator graham, he professed to be the second largest peach grower in america. i asked him if you had e-verify on your form to you and the growers who need workers. he said we'd be out of business tomorrow. that's what your amendment does. it imposes e-verify on farmers in illinois and across the united states. we're not ready for this. you're going to put them out of

business. secondly it strips away protections for children at the border. we do not want kids in cages anymore at the border. please vote against this amendment. the president pro tempore: the question is on the amendment. is there a sufficient second? there is a sufficient second. the clerk will call the roll. vote:

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the president pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 46, the nays are 51. under the previous order, requiring 60 votes for the adoption of this amendment, the amendment is not agreed to. mr. schumer: madam president. the president pro tempore: the majority is recognized. mr. schumer: 10 minutes, 40 seconds. we got 40 seconds to go and we can get it all in ten. the president pro tempore: the senator from alaska is recognized. mr. sullivan: i call up my amendment number 125 and ask it be reported by number. the clerk: mr. sullivan from alaska proposes number 125. mr. sullivan: the fiscal responsibility act unfortunately does not meet the moment in terms of defending our nation. the chairman of the joint chiefs

and others have said we are now in the most dangerous period since anytime since world war ii. and yet, this bill cuts defense spending, in inflation-adjusted terms, by approximately 3% this year, 5% next year. by endorsing the president's defense budget, this bill shrinks the navy, shrinks the army, and shrinks the marine corps. next year it will take us below 3% of gdp spending for the first time in 25 years. my amendment does what the armed services committee and this chamber have done in a broad, bipartisan manner over the past two years -- it significantly plusses up the inadequate defense bundle et submitted by the -- budget submitted by the president. my amendment fully funds the biden's -- the presiding officer: the senator's time is expired. mr. sullivan: by $18 billion.

the presiding officer: the time is expired. mr. sullivan: i ask unanimous consent for 30 seconds more. the presiding officer: is there -- the president pro tempore: is there an objection? mr. sullivan: for fy-25 it raises the coach top line by 5% to simply keep pace with inflation. these increases are offset by rescinding the additional amounts from the president's $80 billion plus-up of the irs. my colleagues, the choice is clear -- more navy ships, soldiers and marines to protect america, or more irs agents to harass americans. i urge a yes vote on this important amendment. the president pro tempore: the senator's time is expired. mr. wyden: madam president. the president pro tempore: the senator from oregon is recognized. mr. wyden: i oppose the amendment. senate democrats will keep this chaip on time. there are three important reasons to vote against this amendment. first, it would be an even bigger republican handout to

wealthy tax cheats, nearly $200 billion. second, at a time when congress is supposed to be debating fiscal responsibility, this amendment double counts billions and billions of dollars by increasing the deficit, with more spending on defense contractors and bigger handouts to wealthy tax cheats. finally, this senate should focus on better service to taxpayers, improved information technology, and ending the free ride once and for all for wealthy tax cheats. i urge colleagues to oppose the amendment. the president pro tempore: question is on the amendment. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. clerk will call the roll. vote:

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the presiding officer: the yeas are 49, the nays are 48. the senate is not in order. the presiding officer: the yeas and nays are 49, the nays are 48. under the previous order, the previous order requiring 60 voted for the adoption, the amendment is not agreed to. mr. schumer: let's keep going. mr. hawley: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from missouri. mr. hawley: madam president, in the last 20 years in the state of missouri -- i'm so, i call up my amendment number 93 and ask it be reported by number. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: mr. hawley proposes an amendment numbered 93.

mr. hawley: in the last 20 years in the state of missouri, we have lost 60,000 jobs to the people's republic of china. that number nationwide is almost four million. our trade deficit with china as we stand here tonight is at near-record levels. and every dollar of that deficit represents blue-collar jobs destroyed, industry shuttered, manufacturing capacity west virginiaing away. i'd submit to you that it is the most important deficit that we face, and we can talk about budget reforms and we can talk about savings here and there, but until we do the work of bringing back productive capacity to this nation and good-paying blue-collar jobs you can raise a family on, we will not put our economy on the basis that we need to address the economic challenges that we face. so my amendment does something simple, it imposes across-the-board tariffs on china for every year in which we have a trade deficit until that deficit is zero.

bring back jobs to this country. i urge a yes vote. the presiding officer: senator's time has expired. the senator from ohio. mr. brown: i rise in opposition to the amendment. i take a back seat to no one when it it comes to standing up to china. lindsey graham and i have been fighting to close the trade deficit for decades. ience with to johnny appleseed high with the sons and daughters of machinists and steelworkers and autoworkers and carpenters and millwrights and plumbers and pipe fitters and operating engineers. by the time i was ten years later, most of these jobs were gone and so much of industrial america all over the country has been lost because of bad trade policy with china. but, you know, madam president, the people's republic of china would love for us to pass this amendment because it would pass us, the united states of america would default and they will be rejoicing in beijing. stand up to china. vote no on this amendment of.

the presiding officer: question is it on the amendment of is there a sufficient? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote:

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the president pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 17, the nays are 81. under the previous order requiring 60 votes for the adoption of this amendment, the amendment is not agreed to. mr. schumer: madam president. we're slipping a little. 11 minutes. let's stay in our seats. the president pro tempore: the senator from louisiana is recognized. kennedys --. mr. kennedy: madam president, could we have order in the senate. the president pro tempore: the senate is not in order. mr. kennedy: i call up my amendment number 104 and ask that it be reported by number. the president pro tempore: the clerk will report the amendment by number. the clerk: the senator from louisiana, mr. kennedy, proposes an amendment numbered

104. mr. kennedy: madam president. the president pro tempore: there are six minutes equally divided for this amendment under the previous agreement. mr. kennedy: madam president. the president pro tempore: the senator from louisiana. mr. kennedy: the american people are the most generous people in the world. in our country, if you are hungry, we will feed you. if you are homeless, we will try to house you. if you're sick, we'll pay for your doctor. and i'm very proud of that, and i know you are too. could we have order, madam president. the president pro tempore: the senate is not in order. please take your conversations to the cloakroom. mr. kennedy: however, madam president, those who can work should work. those who can work should work. a person without a job is not

healthy, not happy, and not free. and history has demonstrated that the best social program is a job. the best social program is a job. free enterprise has lifted more people out of poverty than all the social programs put together. so while we should continue to be generous to our neighbors as americans, we also need to repeat and repeat often, those who can work should work. my amendment would make the food stamp work requirement in this bill permanent. it would remove the sunset. thank you, madam president. the president pro tempore: the

senator from michigan is recognized. ms. stabenow: thank you, madam president. first of all, the great news is we have a robust economy growing, more small businesses opening, the lowest unemployment rate in a generation. and we all want people to be able to work. let me speak to the reality of what is in this bill. first of all, we have had work requirements for people who are single adults with no dependents since the 90's. if you don't work, if you're not in school, the most you can qualify for is three months worth of snap within three years. that's current law. $6 a day is what we're talking about. this bill extends that out in terms of the age of the number of people required to be in school or in work with certainly important exemptions for our seniors, for our veterans and our homeless. and in place until 2030. hero's my -- here's my question. how do you tell your

constituents you're willing to create a catastrophic default now that will raise their unemployment, cost us jobs, raise interest rates and so on because you want to change something that's going to be in place until 2030? 2030, we've got plenty of time to revisit it at that point. this is a bipartisan agreement. i would just suggest it's very irresponsible for us to change something here that we know -- the house is gone, we're going to go into default. we make a change and say it's because we wanted something to be extended beyond 2030. i would suggest we give this a chance, evaluate it. i would suggest we vote no. mr. kennedy: madam president. the president pro tempore: is there further debate? mr. kennedy: yes, madam president. the president pro tempore: the senate has 1 minute 11 seconds remaining.

mr. kennedy: thank you, madam president. madam president, i think we all know the june 5 deadline is a fiction. it is. we know that. we know that the treasury secretary can take special measures to extend the deadline until the middle of june, when tax revenues will come in. i understand the need to go ahead and act, but we all know that. let me say it again, madam president. those who can work should work. those who can work should work. and that's all my amendment does thank you, madam president. the president pro tempore: is there further debate? if not, the question is on the amendment. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote:

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the presiding officer: on this vote, the yeas are 46, the nays are 51. under the previous order, requiring 60 votes for the adoption of this amendment, the amendment is not agreed to. mr. schumer: 10 1/2 minutes. we're getting a little better than last time. let's get it down to ten. stay here. we're all getting to know each other nicely. the presiding officer: the senator from arkansas is

recognized. the senator from arkansas is recognized. mr. cotton: madam president, i call up my amendment and ask that it be reported by number. the clerk: the senator from arkansas, mr. cotton, proposes amendment numbered 106. mr. cotton: colleagues, this bill has budget caps for domestic and defense spending. i don't like the defense number this year, or next year, that's why i'm opposing it. it has a worse provision, 1% automatic reduction, based on last year's omnibus, no the caps on this bill. let me restate that. last year's omnibus, no the this bill. if we go to a continuing resolution on october 1, which we almost always do, domestic spending will go up by $61 billion, while defense goes down by $27 billion. not the caps in this bill. if the sequester of 1% kicks in,

defense spending will go up by $61 billion and defense will go down by $37 billion. progressives will get more welfare for grown men who refuse to work, while defense is slashed. think about the incentives this gives to the democratic leader when it comes to appropriations bills. i ask for a simple change in this amendment. the caps -- or the sequester should be based on the caps that you're about to agree to, not last year's spending bill. i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator from washington is recognized. mrs. murray:i rise in opposition. our -- mrs. murray:-- rebuild american manufacturing, especially for things like chips, improved access to child care, early learning and a lot more. mrs. murray: we cannot shortchange our investments in families and our country's

future. the underlying bill will already force painful cuts. this amendment would make it so the consequences of failing to pass our appropriations bills falls heavily on our nondefense programs, and that will hurt our families across the country. let me be clear, we will not let that happen. none of us want to end up in a situation where we have a c.r. in the first place. that is exactly why i am committed to making sure we write the strongest 12 funding bills possible and get them passed in a timely way. this amendment sets us back even further and targets the programs that are a lifeline for working people in this country. i urge my colleagues to vote no. the presiding officer: the question is on the amendment. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be a sufficient tekd. the -- a sufficient second. the clerk will call the roll. vote:

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the presiding officer: on this vote the yeas are 48, the nays are 51. under the previous order, the amendment is not agreed to.

the president pro tempore: who seeks recognition? the senator from north carolina is recognized. the senate is not in order. mr. budd: madam president, i ask to call up senate amendment 1434 and i ask it be -- 134. the clerk will report the senator from north carolina, mr. mr. budd: i ask that the senate be in order. the president pro tempore: the senate is not in order. mr. budd: on march 13, 2020, the federal government declared a national emergency concerning the covid-19 pandemic. more than three years later, on may 11, 2023, in a declaration ended. to this day billions of covid dollars throughout the federal government remain unspent.

each and every one of those dollars came from a hardworking taxpayer, from a working family's budget. that's why my amendment would rescind an additional $17 billion of unspent covid money. if we want the fiscal responsibility act to live up to its name, the least we can do is rescind the pandemic dollars that we know is over. every pandemic dollar is sacred and should be treated that way. i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator from oregon is recognized. mr. wyden: i rise in opposition. madam president, the bipartisan package importantly negotiated between speaker mccarthy and president biden, in fact, makes specific rescissions to unused covid funds while protecting important funding for programs that are still necessary to support our communities. this amendment, colleagues, goes

beyond the mccarthy-biden agreement. this amendment would take an ax to nearly all of the funding in the recovery act and several other covid bills even if the communities are still depending or planning on using that money. blue states or red states, pass this amendment, and you risk default. i strongly urge a vote against this amendment. the president pro tempore: the question is on the amendment. the senator has five seconds. a senator: i ask for the yeas and nays. the president pro tempore: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote:

the president pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 47, the

nays are 52, under the previous order requiring 60 votes for the adoption of this amendment, the amendment is not agreed to. mr. schumer: 9:20, let's beat it. mr. lee: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from utah. mr. lee: i call up my amendment number 98. the presiding officer: the clerk will report by number. the clerk: the senator from utah, mr. lee, proposes an amendment numbered 98. mr. lee: madam president, this amendment is simple. it strikes section 265 of this bill. section 263 creates a regulatory paygo measure, but section 265 nullifies that by giving out right complete discretion to the director of omb who announced the day before yesterday from the white house that she would use this effectively to nullify the regulatory pay? go measure -- paygo measure.

i yield the rest of my time to the senator from louisiana. mr. kennedy: madam president, it's late and i will be candid. to my colleagues i say that not a single one of you is a dummy. not a single one of your mothers raised a fool. and if she did, it was one of your siblings. we all know that a paygo requirement for a regulation that can be weighed by the proponent of the regulation is meaningless. this amendment will provide that the paygo requirement cannot be waived. the presiding officer: the senator's time has expired. a senator: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from michigan is recognized. a senator: madam president, the lee amendment is an unnecessary roadblock to this bipartisan deal. it will interfere with the delivery of essential government services in times of need. mr. peters: if adopted it would prevent agencies from exercising discretion and acting quickly in

times of need such as during a national emergency or natural disaster. the government must be able to provide essential services to the public and it's important to promote offsets and save taxpayer dollars. we understand that but we must also ensure that the american people receive the services they need and protect our economy. and that's why we must vote to quickly pass this bipartisan bill without amendment to avoid a catastrophic default. i urge my colleagues to vote no on the lee amendment. 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:

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yeas are 48. the nays are 51. the amendment is not agreed to. a senator: madam president. the president pro tempore: the senator from virginia is recognized. mr. kaine: i call up my amendment 101 and ask it be reported by number. the president pro tempore: the crerk will report by number. the clerk: the nor from virginia, mr. kaine proposes amendment numbered 101. mr. kaine: i ask unanimous consent that there be four minutes equally divided prior to the vote on my amendment. senators capito and manchin each controlling one minute in opposition. the president pro tempore: without objection. so ordered. mr. kaine: madam president, i rise to offer an amendment that would do something -- the president pro tempore: the senate is not in order. the senator will hold, please. will senators please take their conversations to the cloak room. mr. kaine: i rise to strip a single provision out of this bill, the pro violation green-lighting the mountain valley pipeline. i offer my amendment for three reasons. first, this provision that would put congress' thumb on a

permitting scale is completely unrelated to the debt ceiling and should not be included in this bill. second -- the president pro tempore: the senate is not in order. please take your conversations to the cloak room. mr. kaine: second, i object on behalf of virginia landowners. the only way to build this is eminent domain to take people's land. virginians don't want their land taken for a pipeline unless there is a thorough process where they have all the rights accorded by law, administrative agency and judicial review. cutting off those rights is disrespectful to these landowners who, in this part of the state, sometimes land is all they have, and it's been in their family for generations. finally, this bill would strip jurisdiction of a case away from the fourth circuit in the plidle of the case -- middle of the case. that's unprecedented and historic. i tried cases all the time in this circuit. i lost them and would appeal them. but i wouldn't try to get

congress to strip jurisdiction away from the court because i was unhappy. no everyday person gets this deal. no criminal defendant gets this deal. no small business gets this deal. nobody gets this deal. and we shouldn't give it to some company just because they're powerful and they have influence in congress. for these reasons, i ask for a yes vote on my amendment. mrs. capito: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from west virginia. mrs. capito: i rise in opposition. this mountan valley pipeline is an important infrastructure. it has been vetted numerous times. it has permits that are from the virginia department of environmental quality, the fish and wildlife, the bureau of land management. these are all permits through both administrations, biden and trump administration that have been offered. they are in a judicial hellhole right now, where they can't get out. this is absolutely essential to the eastern seaboard. it is jobs, tax revenues in the

state of west virginia. this is an opportunity for us to cut through this red tape and move forward with a very essential infrastructure package. mr. manchin: madam president. i also rise in opposition. eight years, eight years, three administrations this project has been under review. eight times nepa, eight times between nepa reviews. three times through every agency. this has been reviewed more than anything in the united states of america. the people in the eastern, southeastern part of the country, especially in the carolinas are paying sometimes ten times more for gas because of shortages during severe weather. this is critical for the people of this country. if you believe in energy security, you believe in energy independence, and you believe with i -- we should be the superpower of the world, this helps. this puts more product in the world than anything we have available. this will be up and running in six months. six months. already, 293 miles are built.

we have 20 miles to finish it. it's time to finish this project. please vote no on this amendment by my friend, respectfully i disagree with. thank you. the president pro tempore: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote:

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the president pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 30, the nays are 69. the amendment is not agreed to. a senator: madam president. the president pro tempore: the senator from louisiana is recognized. mr. kennedy: madam president, could we have order? the president pro tempore: the senate is not in order. mr. kennedy: madam president, i call up my amendment number 102 and ask that it be reported by number. the president pro tempore: the clerk will report by number. the clerk: the senator from louisiana, mr. kennedy, proposes an amendment numbered 102. the president pro tempore: on this amendment there is six minutes equally divided. mr. kennedy: madam president. the presiding officer: -- the president pro tempore: the senator from louisiana is recognized. mr. kennedy: thank you, madam

president. madam president, this is the last amendment of the evening. i have three minutes. i can read a room and i can count votes. this amendment would require states to use the most up-to-date unemployment data for waivers of food stamp work requirements. thank you. a senator: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from michigan is recognized. ms. stabenow: madam president, i will be equally brief. the good news is it's already required by law. this is a total duplication. states must already provide up-to-date employment data in order to measure, if they hit a

10% unemployment rate in order to get a state waiver. this is unnecessary, please do not risk a default on your country on language that is already in the law. would my friend accept a voice vote? mr. kennedy: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from louisiana -- -- the president pro tempore: the senator from louisiana is recognized. mr. kennedy: i will accept a voice vote. the president pro tempore: the question is on the amendment. all those in favor say aye. opposed, say nay. the amendment is not agreed to. mr. schumer: madam president. first, i want to thank everybody for cooperating. i think we got the most votes in the least time.

second, and more importantly, we're about to vote on something so important to the country and so many of us on both sides of the aisle will know that if we do this, we will not default. that is very, very important. thank you for your cooperation. the next vote is tuesday at 5:0. -- 5:30. excuse me. the president pro tempore: under the previous order, the bill is considered read a third time. the question is on passage of h.r. 3746. mr. schumer: i ask for the yeas and nays. the president pro tempore: is there a sufficient second? there is a sufficient second. the clerk will call the roll. vote:

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the president pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 63. the nays are 36. the 60-vote threshold having been achieved, the bill is passed.

the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call.

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a group of us are going to speak about this budget deal. if you believe it's about to defend this nation we have made a serious mistake in this field. i have heard house leaders

suggests this bill fully funds the military. for that to be true you would have to believe the military is okay if you cut their budget $42 billion below inflation. the party of ronald reagan would never allow inflation to reduce defense capabilities. this bill, the topline number lots and less ships for the navy at a time china is going to expand dramatically. in 24 and 25 are going to cap spending at a level we cannot expand the navy. but in the same period of time china is going to go from 310 ships over a 10 year period to four to 40. less money for the marines, less money for the army, less ships for the navy at a time of great conflict. not a penny in the spell to help ukraine defeat putin brother on the offensive as i speak. we need to send a clear message

to putin that when it comes to invasion of ukraine we are going to support the ukrainians to ensure your loss. if we do not do that we are going to snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory. senator cotton

quorum call:

mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: i -- i ask unanimous consent that the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 179. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all in favor say aye. all opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination, department of energy, david crane, of new jersey, to be under secretary. mr. schumer: i send a cloture motion to the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby bring to a close debate on the nomination of executive calendar number 179, david crane, of new jersey, to be under secretary of energy, signed by 17 senators as follows. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent that the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. schumer i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion.

all in favor say aye. all opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it, the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. schumer: i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 26. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all in favor say aye. all opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: nomination, the judiciary, david e.ho, of new york, to be united states district judge for the southern district of new york. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby bring to a close debate on the nomination of executive calendar number 26, dale e.ho, of new york, to be united states district judge for the central district of new york. mr. schumer: i ask that the reading of the names be waived.

i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion all in favor say aye. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it it. the motion is agreed to. mr. schumer: i move to proceed to executive stetion to consider calendar number 81. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all in favor say aye. all opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: nomination, the judiciary -- nomination, small business administration, dilawar syed, of california to be deputy administrator. mr. schumer: i send a cloture motion to the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby bring to a close debate on the nomination of executive calendar number 81, dilawar syed, of california, to be deputy administrator of the small business administration, signed by 17 senators. mr. schumer: i ask consent the

reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum calls for the cloture motions filed today be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to legislative session and be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up it to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent that the junior senator from illinois, the senior senator from hawaii, and the junior senator from maryland be authorized to sign duly enrolled bills and joint resolution rtion from june 1, 2023 through june 5, 2023. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent that the senate consider the following senate resolutions, s. res. 233, zest res. 234, s. res. 235. the presiding officer: the senate will proceed to the resolutions clec. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent that the resolution be be agreed to, the preamble be

agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table all en bloc. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: i have three requests for committees to meet during today's session of the senate. they've been approved by the majority leader and minority leaders. the presiding officer: duly noted. mr. schumer: when the senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned to convene with a president pro tempore session, with no business conducted on friday, june 2, and when the senate adjourns, it stand adjourned until tuesday june 6, that the journal of proceedings be approved to date, and the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day, and morning business be closed. following the conclusion of morning business, the senate proceed to executive session to resume consideration of the crane nomination. further, that the cloture motions filed during today's session ripen at 5:30 p.m. on tuesday, june 6. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: if there's no further business to come before

the senate, i ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. the presiding officer: the senate stands aid understand senate stands aid understand they said itas been if legislative business after bh the debt limit aederal spending deal in about a 63 -- 36. th bill now goes the president for his signature befor monday's deadle. that is when theedal government will not be able to pay all of its bills. this bill will increase the nation's debt limit f two years and cap federal discretionary spending levels. also today senate lawmakers approv aepeal of president biden's student loan forgiveness program by about a 52 -- 46. that now also goes to the president. to see a full list of help members voted on the billis our website c-span.org. as always live coverage of the senate on cspan2.

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