mr. padilla: thank you, madam president.n a different topic, i rise to speak today on the budget resolution that will soon come before us and the opportunity that it represents to finally provide a pathway to citizenship for millions of our neighbors, friends, and family members. madam president, i rise today on behalf of the people who are the subject of our immigration debate, the immigrants who have lived and worked in communities throughout the united states for years, sometimes decades, while stuck in a limbo that congress has created. our nation depends on the labor of immigrants. there has been bipartisan agreement on this for generations. but while our nation depends on the labor of immigrants, we do not provide the pathways to citizenship that these individuals and their families have earned. today we stand on the biden administration of an historic opportunity to -- today we stand on the brink of an historic opportunity to make reforms to our immigration system. i rise to share just a few stories of the people on w

mr. chair. >> thank you, senator padilla. senator johnson, you're recognized for your questions. >> thank you, mr. chairman. let me start off by saying that under my championship, it was arare i didn't allow a second round of questions, the second time that the secretary appeared before this committee and we have serious issues to discuss and the second time that we won't be able to ask a second round of questions, i would hope the next time he appears and he will afford the committee the respect we deserve with responsibility. mr. secretary, have a short period of time so i've got a lot of questions and i hope you keep your answers short and suscinct. i appreciate the fact we had a phone conversation yesterday and went over some numbers, i just want to you confirm based on that conversation that the numbers i'm dealing with in terms of the extent of the crisis on the border are largely accurate. through six months, january through june, a total apprehensions are a little over 900,000, is that correct? >> i believe that is. i

mr. hagerty: i ask unanimous consent that the following amendments be -- a senator: the following amendments be called up and they be the only remaining amendments in order. first ernst 2639, cornyn-padilla 2602, wicker-stabenow 2206, cruz 2389, lee 2517, grassley-klobuchar 2500, crapo 2507, blackburn 2308, warner-portman, cantwell 2588, wyden-murkowski 2603, cantwell-brawrn 2621, van hollen 2613, as modified, cruz-lieu hawn 2690, sullivan 2586, shelby 2535, rounds 2636, sinema-portman number 2620. further, that the senate vote in relation to all pending amendments with no amendments in order to the amendments prior to a vote in relation to the amendment. and that if a roll call is ordered, then 60 affirmative votes except for lee numbered 2517, warner 2617, wyden 2498, ernst 2639, and grassley 2500 and that there be two minute ps for debate equally divided prior to each vote. the presiding officer: is there an objection. ms. sinema: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from arizona. ms. sinema: reserving the right to object. thank you, madam president. as my esteemed colleague from tennessee is aware, and as we all are aware, the senate operates under unanimous consent, r

mr. padilla, proposes amendment numbered 2133 to amendment 2137. mr. carper for mr. thune proposes amendment numbered 2162 to amendment number 2137. mr. carper: with that, i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: a senator: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from oregon. mr. merkley: madam president, i ask the quorum call be lifted. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. merkley: thank you, madam president. i come to the floor today to bring attention to the wildfires raging in our western states, devastating community after community. i'm also here to call my colleagues to use the ongoing infrastructure discussions to take the swift, bold action necessary not just to confront the current crisis but to address the root cause and help save others from having to endure similar fires and tragedies in the future. for nearly a month now, the bootleg fire, pictured here, has been the biggest of 91 fires burning across 12 states. it's been raging in southern oregon. it's burned abo