mr. hoeven, aye. mr. boozman, aye. mr. van hollen, no. the clerk: ms. murkowski, aye.k: mr.pnl the clerk: mr. kaine, no.■# the clerk: mr. mo moran, aye. the clerk: mrs. britt, aye. mr. bo,■ the clerk: mr. warnock, no. the clerk: mr. sanders, no. mr. warner, no. mr. barrasso, aye. the clerk: mr. menendez, no.■■1 the clerk: mr. kennedy, aye. the clerk: mr. young, aye.mi!■ the clerk: mr. fetterman, no.■(■ the clerk: mr. hawley, aye. mr. cruz, aye. the presiding officer: on this vote the yeas are 45. the nays are 51. the motion is not agreed to. a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from ke ask unanimous consent that the next four amendments be considered simultaneously and individually, that eac individual andment be listed at the table by number, and that over the next 15 minutes, we'll vote on all four. each person who is for t amendmt can speak a minute for it and each person against it can speak a minute against it as we've been doing it but four amendments will be considered over the next 15in desk, each senator will come forward and vote on al

mr. hoeven, aye. the nays are 50. the motion is not agreed to. majority leader. mr. schumer: madam president, could we have order, please. there are a lot of people who have to get to a lot of places. we're going to be real strict on 10-minute votes. stay in your place. mr. schumer: the remaining votes in this series be 10 minutes in length. the presiding officer: without objection. a senator: madam e presiding officer: the senator from missouri. mr. schmitt: i move to concur in the house amendment to the senate amendment with my amendment 1626. the presidcer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from missouri mr. schmitt moves to concur in the house amendment to the senate amendment with an 1626. the presiding officer: there will now be two minutes for debate equally divided. mr. schmitt: thank you, madam president. i'll be brief and sort of walk through this a good government amendment that i hope that everybody can get behind. the house omnibus includes a provisionntaa to capture $337 million in iij funding -- to expand its brushg. just to sort of walk th

mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. king.pa■c the clerk: mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz.schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. un the presiding officer: on this vote the yeas are 47. the nays are 51. the motion is not agreed to. a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from tennessee. a senator: thank you. in order to consider my simple and reasonable amendment,t'stal democrats blocking amendment out of the way in order to move forward with my amendment. mr. hagerty: let me caught through the procedural languagea very simple question. do you support america

mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. the clerk: mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. menendez. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative -- butler cantwell hassan heinrich hickenlooper menendez padilla, rosen, schatz stabenow whitehouse and wyden. mr. graham aye. senators voting in the negative -- blackburn, boozman, cramer paul ricketts tillis tuberville, and vance. mr. johnson, no. mr. durbin, aye. the clerk: mr. merkley, aye. m

mr. hoeven, no. the clerk: mr. bennet, aye.presiding officer: the yeas are 50, the nays are 49, and the nomination is confirmed. under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is the table, and and the president will be immediately notified of the senate's actions. mr. van hollen: mr. maryland. mr. van hollen: 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 to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. van hollen: i understand that there is a pill at the -- a bill at the desk. ask for its first reading. the presiding officer: the clerk will read the title of the bill for the first time. the clerk: h.r. 7024, an act to make i credit and so forth and for other purposes. mr. van hollen: i now ask for a second reading, and in order to place the b provisions of rule 14, i object to my own request. the presiding officer: objection having been heard, the bill will for a second time on the next legislat

mr. hoeven, no. the clerk: mr. casey, aye. the clerk: mr. rubio, no. the clerk: mr., aye.■ç! vote: the clerk: ms. cortez masto, aye. mr. van hollen, aye.hx the presiding officer: on this vote the yeas are 51, the nays are 48, and the motion is agreed to.■8clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: merit systeboard, ca harris of maryland to be chairman. mr. durbin: madam president. the presiding officer: majority whip. mr. durbin: are we in quorum call? the presiding officer: no. mr. durbin: thank you, madam president. madam president, tomorrow night we will have the annual state of the union message from the president of the united states. each year members of congress are given a ticket to invite a guest to the state of the union. i've invited several people over the years, and i will never forget one of them almost was a military uniform who came to see us from their hospital room. sh her helicopter over iraq, iran -- pardon me, iraq. and there she was a few weeks later as my guest at the state of the union. her name was tammy duckworth. now she's my colleaguemen

mrs. britt, no. m hoeven, no. mr. cassidy, no. the clerk: mr. markey, aye. the clerk: ms. warren, aye. the clerk: m hawley, no. mr. carper, aye. the clerk: ms. lummis, no. the clerk: ms.rosen, aye. the clerk: ms. collins, no. the clerk: mr. moran, no. the clerk: mrs. ibrand, aye.un the clerk: ms. smith, aye. the clerk: ms. hirono, aye. the clerk: mr. crapo, no. e clerk: mr. young, no. the clerk: ms. stabenow, aye. the clerk: mr. bennet aye. the clerk: mr. warner boozman, no. mr. vance, no.%; the clerk: mr. heinrich aye. the clerk: ms. duckworth, aye. ms. ernst, no. the clerk: mr. fetterman, aye.zÑk'f the clerk: mr. menendez, aye. the clerk: mr. braun, no. the clerk: mr. lankford, no. the erk: mr. murphy aye. the clerk: mr. schumer, aye. vote: vote: the clerk: mr. sullivan, no.ó the clerk: mr. no. the clerk: ms. sinema, aye. the presiding officer: the yeas are 50 the nays are 48. the nomination is confirmed. under the previous order, the motion to r upon the table, and the president will be immediately noteified of the senate's action. under the previous order, the senate will resume

mr. hoeven, no.j/■u5vuá■ the clerk: ms. sinema, aye.conn. the clerk: mr. cruz, no.s agreed to. under the previous order, the senate will resume legislative session and proceed to the consideration of s. 3853 which the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 336, s. 3853, a bill to extend the period for filing claims under the radiation exposure compensation act and so forth.e the presiding officer: the senator from west virginia. mrs. capito: we're not in a quorum call. okay. yes, thank you. mr. president, i hours before p biden's state of the union address to discuss the reality of the past three years and curre■w circumstances of our nation. together, my colleagues and i are here to speak on behalf of the american people who have been forgotten and left behind . those who know the true consequences of his administration's policies and who are really feeling the pain have defined president biden's time in the white house. i have been guided by my eternal opt optimism. i feel like i can see beyond the gloom and push towards a brighterfuture. but, however, it i

mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. the clerk: mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. menendez. mr. merkley. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. óh vote: p% the clerk: mr. sanders, mr. schatz, mr. schmitt, mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative -- brown, cardin duckworth, gillibrand king lujan, markey merkley, rosen, shaheen, smith, van hollen warner whitehouse. senators voting in the negative -- blackburn, britt, cotton crapo, grassley hagerty, hyde-smith marshall moran, murkowski, paul romney rubio, tubervillewicker. ms. collins, no. the clerk: mr. tester, aye. mr. scot

mr. hoeven, aye. ; the clk: ms. butler, aye. the clerk: mr. booker, aye.ation is agreed to. under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table, and the president will be immediately notified of the senate's action.c-', will rn of the following nomination which the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination t judiciary. nicole g. berner of maryland to be united states circuit judge for the fourth circuit. # a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from alaska. ms. murkowski: mr. president, are we in acall? mr. president, i am here today for a really fun some of you have been here before when i've had occasion to speak about the last great race. the last great race in alaska is all about the iditarod. the presence of my friend from vermont who was sitting where the presiding officer is last year, and he was so captivated by the story of the iditarod. he said lisa, when you come back an yat announcement, let me know. i'm pleased to be able to regale you with yet another iditarod. this is the, this i

mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. king.obuchar. mr.lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. menendez. mr. merkley. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden.ung. the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative -- baldwin, booker, duckworth, fetterman, heinrich, kaine lujan, murray, padilla schatz, sinema tester. senators voting in the negative -- cassidy, fischer, hager hoeven manchin,s romney, tuberville. the clerk: mr. menendez, aye. the clerk: ms. ernst, no. the clerk: ms. butler, aye. the clerk: mr. hawley, no. the clerk: mr. w

mr. hoeven. vote: mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. rkey. mr. marshall. mr. menendez. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders.. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young.tors voting in the affirmative -- brown, butler, cantwell, carper, casey, durbin, hassan, king, klobuchar, menendez, murphy, padilla, peters, sinema, smith, stabenow, warnock. senators voting in the negative -- britt, budd, cassidy, collins, cornyn, crapo, fischer, grassley, hagerty, hoeven, johnson, kennedy, lankford, lee, manchin, marshall, mcconnell, moran, ul, rickett

mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. the clerk: mr. kennedy. mr. king. ms. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mr mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune.p÷ mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. the clerk: mr. wyden. mr. young. senators voting in the affirmative -- butler, duckworth, merkley, reed, rosen, rounds, te te tester. nato grassley, paul, vance, wicker, young. mr. romney, no. ms. ernst, no. mrs. capito no. mrs. fischer, no. mr. barrasso, no.1i the clerk:r. daines, no. mr. mrs.britt, no. the clerk: ms. cantwell, aye. mr. hickenlooper, aye. the clerk: mr. lujan, aye. the clerk: mr. tillis, aye. ■3 9 the clerk: mr. peters, aye. the clerk: ms. hirono, aye. mr. johnson, no. the clerk: mr. hawley, no. the clerk: mr. wyden, ay

mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. the clerk: mr. kaine. mr. kelly.o mr. kennedy. mr. king. ms.y. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. menendez. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. the clerk: mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. the clerk: mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. ,f vote: the presiding officer: senators voting in the affirmative -- cardin, coons, cotton, duckworth, kaine, manchin, markey, menendez, reed, ricketts, shaheen, sinema, tester, warner, welch. senators voting in the negative -- crapo, grassley, kennedy, mullin, rubio, scott of florida, vance. the clerk: mr. merkley, aye. mr. heinrich, aye. mr. casey, aye. mr. cantwell, aye.n ms. cantwell. aye. the clerk

mr. hoeven, no. the clerk: ms. lummis, no. the clerk: mr. blumenthal, aye. mr. boozman, no. mr. schmitt, no. mr. ossoff, aye. the clerk: mr. tuberville, no. mr. manchin, no. mr. coons, aye. mr. kennedy, no. the clerk: mr. murphy, aye. the clerk: mr. risch, no. ms. murkowski, no. the clerk: ms. klobuchar, aye. the clerk: mrs. murray, aye. mr. bennet, aye. the clerk: mr. cramer, no. mr. mcconnell, no. the clerk: mr. cornyn, no. the clerk: ms. cantwell, aye. mr. johnson, no. the clerk: mr. young, no. vote: the clerk: mr. cruz, no. the clerk: mr. hickenlooper, aye. the clerk: mr. lujan, aye. mr. schumer, aye. the presiding officer: on this vote the yeas are 51 the nays are 48 and the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: nomination the judiciary. melissa r. dubose of island to be united states district judge for the district of rhode island. mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: mr. president, -- mr. president, today i'm heart broken to learn that 19-year-old fellow brooklynite etai chin was killed on oct

mr. hoeven, no. the clerk: ms. murkowski, aye. mr. tillis, aye. the clerk: mrs. capito, no. mr.carper, aye. the clerk: mr.rounds, aye. the clerk: mr. scott of south carolina, no. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, aye. the clerk: mr. wyden, aye. vote: es. ernst, no. mr. sullivan, no. the presiding officer: on this vote the yeas are 63, the nays are 35. three-fifths of the senators duly chosen and sworn having voted in the motion is agreed to. cloture having been invoked, the motion to refer and the amendments pending thereto fall. a senator: mr. president. mr. whitehouse: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. whitehouse: mr. president as the senate conside the appropriations bills -- the presiding officer: the senate will be in order. mr. whitehouse: for fiscal year 2024, i want the record to reflect, i filed the top line known as theproceed, it complies with the spending agreement between the senate majority leader and the speaker of the house. this bill h major wins for workers, families and for our climate safety. first, it resisted house republicans

mr. hoeven, aye. the clerk: mr. warnock, aye. the clerk: mr. cardin, aye.aines, no. e clerk: mrs.gillibrand aye. mr. hawley, no. the clerk: ms. butler, aye. the clerk: mr. murphy, aye. mr. cramer, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. wyden, aye. e clerk: ms. klobuchar, aye. the clerk: mr. casey, aye. mrs. hyde-smith, aye. mr. warner, aye. mr. mr. moran, aye. mr. whitehouse, aye. mr. reed, aye. mr. van hollen, aye. mr. marshall, no. cotton, aye. the clerk: mrs. britt, aye. the clerk: ms. baldwin, aye. the clerk: mr. tuberville, no. schumer, aye. the clerk: mr. risch, no.r. bennet, aye. mr. booker, aye. the clerk: mr. schmitt, no. mr. boozman, aye. mr. markey, aye. the clerk: ms. cantwell, aye. the clerk: mr. cruz, no. the clerk: mr. sullivan, aye. mr. thune, aye. ms. cortez masto, aye. the clerk: mr. ricketts, aye. mr. paul, no. . the clerk: mr. brown, aye. the clerk: ms. hirono, aye. ms. rosen, aye. mr. coons, aye. xy mrs. fischer, aye. the clerk: ms. lummis, aye. the clerk: mr. barrasso, aye. mr. blumenthal, aye. mr. manchin, aye. the clerk: mr. rubio, no. zéy minibus. vote: the clerk: mr.