mr. schumer: and now, mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to immediate consideration of s. 2093, for the people act of 2021. the presiding officer: is there objection? seeing none, so ordered. oh, the senator from texas. mr. cruz: reserving the right to object, this bill would constitute a federal government takeover of elections. it would constitute a massive power grab by democrats. it would disenfranchise millions of americans. and it would do precisely the opposite of its nominal title for the people. it is instead for the politicians because it entrenches politicians and ensures that the people cannot vote them out of office. it would strike down virtually every reasonable voter integrity law in the country, including voter i.d. laws supported by the overwhelming majority of this country, including prohibitions on ballot harvesting, again widely supported by people in this country. it would mandate that felons be allowed to vote. and it would automatically register millions of illega

mr. schumer: madam president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: well, it's taken quite a while there have been a lot of bumps in the road, but in a few minutes, i will announce that we have come to an agreement for final passage of the bipartisan infrastructure proposal. let me say this. it has taken quite a long time, and there have been detours and everything else, but this will do a whole lot of good for america, and the senate can be proud it has passed this. and as we move forward we're proceeding on both tracks, the track of the bipartisan infrastructure proposal, and the track of the budget resolution with reconciliation instructions. on our side of the aisle, we know we need both tracks, one dealing with traditional infrastructure one dealing with climate, and the problems american families face as they move into the new global transformational 21st century. so this is a very good day. we have come to an agreement. after all the long, hard negotiating, the stops and starts, we're here, and it's a good thing a very good thing for am

mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader is recognized. mr. schumer: it has been a long day, but we have plowed through, as i have intended, and the cloture motion on the final bill has passed by a very handsome, overwhelming vote. and now we will continue to move forward. on the infrastructure bill, the substitute amendment, which is the text of the bipartisan bill that has been agreed to and cloture has been invoked on the underlying bill to move forward. no amendments -- amendments are no longer in order. we will move forward to wrap this up as expeditiously as possible, and then move on to the budget resolution with reconciliation instructions. the two-track process is moving along. it's been a process that has been a very good process. it's taken a while, but it's going to be worth it, as hopefully we pass both bills very, very soon. the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the budget resolution with reconciliation instructions. so, mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 12:

mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: i rise today to some --. the presiding officer: we are in a quorum call. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: i rise today with some sad, some horrible news. about the passing of a great friend, rich trumka, who left us this morning. the working people of america have lost a fierce warrior at a time when we needed him most. just yesterday rich was lending his support to the striking miners in alabama. following in his father's footsteps, he worked in the mines. he went to penn state, earned his law degree, didn't practice, didn't go to some fancy place. went right to work for the united mine workers, which he led for so many years, and then he became head, first secretary treasurer in the afl-cio. he had in his veins, in every atom of his body, the heart, the thoughts, the needs of the working people of america. he was them. rich trumka was the working people of america. he never had any airs.

mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader is recognized. mr. schumer: let me, before i begin, thank senators carper and capito for managing this bill and doing it in such a fine way and their staffs as well. now, mr. president, it's been a long and winding road but we have persisted and now we have arrived. there were many logs in our path, detours along the way, but the american people will now see the most robust injection of funds into infrastructure in decades. in a few moments the senate will pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill dedicating over $1 trillion to strengthen every major category of our country's physical infrastructure. it's been a long time in coming. our economy is number one in the world, but infrastructure ranks number 13. you will find better roads, bridges, airports, broadband in the united arab emirates than in the united states of america. today the senate takes a decades-overdue step to revitalize america's infrastructure and give our workers, our businesses, our economy the tools to succeed in the 21st century. the

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mr. schumer: if there's no further business to come before the senate, i ask it stand adjourned under the previous order. the presiding officer: the the presiding officer: the >> the senate is continuing work on the bipartisan infrastructure deal we will have live coverage when senators return on c-span2. we now return to american history tv in progress exploring our nation's past every saturday. >> i put away all my books and i never opened any boxes and when i came back i was in montgomery county in the early '90s and i came to gettysburg believe it or not there was no tour guides back then how many of you remember during the centennial there was a tour guide by stackpole and nye, do you remember that i'm showing you raids by the way i called the company and said how would you like someone to revise that textbook and theyca said sure im never written a book before and were gonna give you a role in advance and one thing led to another and another, did not start off as historians but i'm the kind of person that i like to read and write in research and is perfect especially when he can't g

mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: now, mr. president, yesterday evening, as everyone knows, the group of bipartisan senators working on infrastructure finished the text of the bill. i immediately moved to make that text the base of the bill here on the floor, as promised. last night, democrats offered to begin the amendment process right away. there are three bipartisan amendments to the bill we're ready to consider. two are led by republicans. a round-smith amendment, and a thune-tester amendment. and another from senators padilla and moran. let me be clear. these three amendments will constitute only the first tranche of potential amendments. the senate can and should consider more amendments, more afterwards. i would encourage senators from both sides of the aisle to submit potential amendments to the bill, and, as we have already done several times this year, on the anti-asian hate crimes bill, the

mr. schumer and most tim accredits don't want a bipartisan -- democrats don't want a bipartisan deal.hey believe that mr. schumer is going through the motions to set of -- satisfy the bipartisan desires of president biden and a handful of democrat senators to keep them on board for a bigger bill. that -- but that he would not be unhappy if the bill collapsed so he could move on and say he tried but failed to report -- work with republicans. ugh sandra oh costo cortez was on sunday -- alexandria ocasio-cortez was on sunday shows. >> it is alarming. language around privatizing infrastructure, we have seen public infrastructure for private entities and it is concerning and should be concerning to every american. we need to see that language and see what is put in there so that when it reaches the house, bipartisan doesn't always mean it is in the interest of the public good. sometimes there are lobbyist giveaways in some of these bills. >> when it comes to the infrastructure package, you disagree with a fellow democrat from michigan who said don't let it sit. it does not age well. >> we

mr. schumer himself describe it as the biggest coming together in decades in terms of a spending package on infrastructure in the u.s. and it is comprehensive when you look through the list. it is not just roads and bridges and rail. it goes through broadband, fresh drinking water, and across the gamut of the economy, making progress. if it does get across the line, it will be a recovery story. that will fuel more debate about inflation tory in the u.s. -- story in the u.s. manus: what comes next in the wider economic plan? we will get into the much larger fiscal long-term plan, aren't they? enda: exactly right. clearly, there is a lot of division on both sides of the house in the u.s. about how much spending the economy does require. we know there is broader debate among economists in terms of how much support the u.s. economy does need right now given the recovery has been robust. with the virus surging the way it is, it comes as a reminder that the economy is not yet out of the woods. the bigger picture that the biden administration argues is a lot of these changes are longer-term. ta

mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. the presiding officer: are we in a quorum? -- we are not in a quorum call. mr. schumer: the senate has voted to advance the bipartisan infrastructure bill and bring debate on the substitute amendment to an end. i repeat that democrats are ready and willing to vote on additional amendments to the bill before moving to final passage. once again that will require the cooperation of our republican colleagues. i hope they will cooperate so we can move more quickly. otherwise we'll proceed by the book and finish the bill. i said yesterday we could do this the easy way or the hard way. yesterday it appeared that some republicans would like the senate to do this the hard way. in any case we'll keep proceeding until we get this bill done. now on another related matter, as the senate approaches final passage of the bipartisan infrastructure bill, i want to shine a spotlight on a part of the legislative process that doesn't see the light often enough -- the office of the senate legislative couns

mr. schumer: mr. president, are we in a quorum? the presiding officer: we are not. mr. schumer: now, mr. president, it may have taken all weekend, but the senate is now finally on the precipice of passing major bipartisan infrastructure legislation. last night, an overwhelming bipartisan majority of senators voted to surmount the final few procedural hurdles and put the bill on a glide path for passage tomorrow morning. the bill will represent a substantial down payment towards the level of infrastructure investment our country needs, and for the first time, the senate has come together around such a package in decades. i will have more to say about it before final passage. now, all summer, i have spoken about how the senate would proceed along two tracks when it came to infrastructure. the bipartisan bill we'll vote on tomorrow as well as the budget reconciliation bill that will allow democrats to make historic investments in american jobs, american families, and efforts to reverse climate change. in order to achieve such an ambitious legislative effort, i laid out two

mr. president, i thank senator schumer for his leadership, the fact that we in the senate were able to come unanimously behind this important, important resolution, which i will describe, in a minute, and i also thank senator mcconnell, and i certainly thank my friend senator blount for his leadership. we must pass this legislation honoring the capitol police and other heroes who protecteded the capitol on january 6th, by awarding them this congressional gold medal. senator blount joined me from the beginning in sponsoring the senate version of this legislation and worked with me on the rules committee and thank you to the presiding officer senator padilla for his great service on that committee, to continue the work of getting to the bottom of the security planning and response failures that we saw on january 6th. while that work goes on, it is important that we recognize the bravery and patriotism of those who defended our democracy and our lives with congress's highest honor. the insurrection at the capitol was more than an assault on democracy. oh, it was that in a big big way, but it w

mr. schumer dancing miss pelosi raising money our president is on vacation.eople understand what a tragedy this is i can't tell you dfrgs i have had over the last week with former military members or with milt members including general officers who are devastated by this spent a long time on phone with a young soldier embedded with afghans for years made dear friends there, some are calling says pleaing is there anything you can do you please protect me? the president is on vacation. rather than taking those kind of phone calls or rather than talking to heads of state about -- this is unfathomable to me lack of leadership account, by the way, general mill leand general austin unless they understand difference hard to imagine they do they he should resign over this we haven't a failure of this magnitude probably in 50 years. >> milley and austin clear president biden wasn't listening to military advisers or foreign policy advisers having inside people in in a job would make difference if you have joe biden who is single handily sending this in addition our rel

mr. schumer are going to try their best to pair it. strongly for it and the gop showing bipartisan action it will be to the democrats' failure really which will not go well for the president and not go well for the midterms. so this is a country issue and bipartisanship, look, a decade ago i worked with president obama to get manufacturing back on the radar, on-shoring and protecting our supply chains. the pandemic has brought that home. we in america need to get a 21st century economy and bipartisanship has to be the way to do it and the business community is he pretty happy with this bill, not 100%. but even 80%, this should be done. pairing will be a disaster. maria: yeah, i agree with you on all of that. andrew, let me ask you about the business community's participation in this. how will they this play out? let's say hypothetically that this bill passes into law and we've got all this money going into infrastructure. what kind of public/private partnerships do you expect in terms of whether it's financials or construction companie

mr. president, let me begin by thanking president biden and majority leader schumer for their leadership in the arduous process which has gotten us to where we are right now. mr. president, i do understand that many of my republican colleagues are in a bit of shock. they're in a bit of shock now. they are finding it hard to believe that the president and the democratic caucus are prepared to go forward in addressing the long-neglected needs of working families and not just the 1% and wealthy campaign contributors. that's not the way things usually happen around here. usually, it's the big-money interests, the campaign contributors, and the lobbyists who call the tunes. but not today. today we move this country in a very different direction. mr. president, the american people are sick and tired of growing income and wealth inequality in our country, where two people now own more wealth than the bottom 40%, where the top 1% owns more wealth than the bottom 92%, and where 45% of all new income has gone to the top 1% since 2009. in other words, the people on top are doing phenomenally well. m

mr. president, let me begin by thanking president biden and majority leader schumer for their leadership in the arduous process whichas

. >> fellow new york democrat senate majority leader chuck schumer and kiersten gillibrand have issued statements calling on mro to resign. his report on the new york state attorn general substantiated and corroborated the allocations of the brave women who came forward to share their stories and we commend the women for doing so, it said. for more on the allegations, here is our correspondent in w york. >> it's a 165 page report in which in painful details it outlines the kinds of actions mr. cuomo embarked on to create this toxic work environment in which this kind of harassment could continue. it also went on to say that look , mr. cuomo actually violated both state and federal laws and that there was retaliation against some of the women when they would come forward to say that they were inappropriately approached by the governor himself. there was a lot of detail in terms of the kinds of things that these women experienced. being forced to sit on the governor's lap. being forced to withstand these unwanted sexual comments, groping and touching. it was really, there were some pretty disturbing things corro

fellow new york democrats, senate majority leader chuck schumer and senator kirsten gillibrand, have issued a statement calling on mrlegations against andrew cuomo, here's our correspondent in new york samira hussain. it's a 165 page report in which, in painful detail, outlines the kinds of actions that mr cuomo and barked on to create this toxic work environment in which this kind of harassment could continue. it also went on to say that, look, mr cuomo actually violated both state and federal laws, and that there was retaliation against some of the women when they would come forward and say that they were inappropriately approached by the governor himself. there was a lot of detail in terms of the kinds of things that these women experienced, being forced to sit on the governor's lap, being forced to withstand these sexual comments, these unwanted sexual comments and unwanted sexual groping and touching. it was really — there were some pretty disturbing things that were corroborated through this report in this investigation. find report in this investigation. and how will this _ report in this investigation. and ho

schumer spoke today to the president. he is optimistic this will pass, perhaps tuesday. >> now mr.it may have taken all weekend, but the senate is now finally on the precipice of passing major bipartisan infrastructure legislation. last night, an overwhelming bipartisan majority of senators voted to put the bill on a glide path to passage tomorrow morning. kathleen: expects the vote tomorrow, tuesday. one reason for optimism is over the weekend, we already had 50 democrats, all 50 in the senate, and 18 republicans saying they would vote for the bill. that is enough to get it passed. of course it is for the cryptocurrency supporting rules, that is what is being contested. because the original bill has been seen by some, including democrat ron wyden for morgan, as t-- from oregon, as too broad. you have to ask these cryptocurrency players to report on information the don't even have. jack dorsey is saying they are overly broad. nevertheless, looks like it will go through. and what is next, chuck schumer and other democrats are saying next we will move on to the $350 trillion social i

mentality among congressional democrats that they obey chuck schumer and their only answer is sir, yes, sir. >> the guy who was like, yes, sir, mrr, yes, sir. the real question -- i just wanted to play that. can you understand as somebody who was a republican strategist, what is the strategy behind killing children and letting children die of covid? i can't figure it out. >> i think we call that clip projection. i'm not a therapist. that's a psychological assessment of it. i think the strategy as macabre as this sounds is project strength at all costs, own the libs at all costs. that's what it comes down to. it doesn't come down to policy. they're not counting numbers of how many people are dead or alive. they are not concerned about the well-being of their own citizens. how can i project that i am against joy reid, dr. fauci, the elites, the people on the coast and brown folks? that's all this is about. they are doing that at the expense of their own citizens. here is the other thing, they know better. >> yeah. >> on that same network on fox, they wrote attack the left over opposing vaccine mandates in schools. he said, this is

mr. hank, let's talk about what is in the bill. apologies in advance if i have to cut you off for senator schumer or governor cuomo's attorney. while we have time, let's talk about what is the bill? >> it's a huge amount of cash for roads and other major projects, and $66 billion for trail, and i think that's all the time we'll have to talk about, craig. >> i think you are right. counsel has started the virtual briefing. let's listen in. >> the problems with that report, biases that i think came with that report, and i want to spend a few minutes today on behalf of the governor walking through that report, and the issues that we have with the report. because what happened between tuesday, august 3rd, when this report came down, was that dozens of people called for the governor's resignation. the governor had no opportunity to respond, and a press cycle ensued. journalists were saying things that he had groped and fondled 11 women, and that was not true and that was not in the report. over the last eight days, the media frenzy contributed to what the report was, which was the investigators acted as the prosecutors, the judge a

schumer says the chamber is set to pass the major bipartisan infrastructure package. lawmakers agreed to limit the date on the measure with 16 republicans joining with all democratic senators. >> now, mrmay have taken all we can, but the senate is now finally on the precipice of passing major bipartisan infrastructure legislation. last night, an overwhelming bipartisan majority of senators voted to surmount the final few procedural hurdles and put the bill on a path for passage tomorrow morning. mark: leader schumer called the latest bipartisan vote a very handsome, overwhelming vote. new coronavirus cases in the united states last week closed at the highest weekly level since february, fueled by the highly transmissible delta variant. it rose by 49

schumer and kristen gillibrand reiterated their calls on cuomo to resign. before today, president biden said that he too would call for cuomo's resignation if the attorney general's investigation confirmed the allegations against,. mr. biden waited in late today. >> i understand that the state legislator may be assigned to pitch. quick this is over this and other scandals. they pledged to provide this, with any relevant evidence from her investigation. judy: we turn to karen do it. she is new york state public radio's c in albany. welcome to the newshour. >> how compelling is the evidence? that the attorney general presents in this report? >> i found all of these allegations pretty compelling and most of them we know about when they first became public like in march, i cover them, i talked to some of the women but the way this report put them out, it was deeply shocking to see alof these allegations that were poorly -- pretty well corroborated. this new one was the incidence of the state trooper. she was pled out of the ranks by cuomo, chosen to be his bodyguard. usually the superintendent of the state police does that. that is highly unusual. she was subject to an appropriate touching. asking her why she wasn't we

pelosi, schumer, it is a much madder they will this massive bureaucracies with the wind and election, i think mandate and they loosely claim is the judgment retorted was, the numberless to the mr the reason i hated trump so deeply is that trump actually starting to root them out and take on their bureaucracies and we can them. exactly right, when you have state department of the justice department, 97 or 98 percent of their political contributions under the democrats when you know we try to implement a policy, which is not, you're going to facebook dragging leaking and sabotage than regular basis. i think whoever winds and 24, it's a republican nation in her office with the intent is one of the first part of businesses being to break up the bureaucracies make it possible for bureaucrats who made the public. right now you have a layer of news media and universities bureaucrats and politicians who literally sit on the country and represent a power structure which is opposite of the american people. we've been doing polling with jon mclaughlin with pay com issues in which any 5 percent rejection on the left, 85 percent they just don't care. the best example is whether or not you

growing course for cost resign from majority leader-- leader schumer and even the "new york times" editorial board writes this morning quote if mrion showing cuomo grubb, kissed or sexually harassed 11 women in retaliated against at least one accusation. the governor denies. >> i never touched anyone inappropriately or made inappropriate sexual advances. reporter: in a bizarre slideshow showing touching and kissing people as part of his defense, but charlotte bennett one of his accusers is not buying it. >> and his propaganda video was not only uncomfortable and inappropriate, but downright weird and unnecessary. reporter: in albany, the status on the speaker said they will move forward with a impeachment process because, has lost the confidence of the democratic majority and can no longer remain in office and guys, the governor's troubles may yet not be over because you have come of course, the investigation by the u.s. attorney's office with the nursing home scandal. steve: that's girl right. thank you. albany county da is now launching a criminal probe, so keep in mind yesterday the attorney general who did not return-- simpl

the senate floor, here's senate majority leader chuck schumer on the ajean the for the chamber -- agenda for the chamber before the august recess. >> mr. president -- >> majority leader. >> are we in a quorum? >> we are. >> i ask unanimous consent the quorum be dismissed. >> without objection. >> mr. president, my stated goal has been that the senate pass both a bipartisan infrastructure bill and a budget resolution with reconciliation instructions. this is our so-called two-track strategy. both a bipartisan infrastructure bill and a budget resolution with reconciliation instructions. and despite some bumps in the road, always expected on two bills as large and comprehensive as these, we've remained firmly on track to achieve our two-track goal. on the bipartisan track, i have worked with my colleagues throughout the process to help produce an outcome that all parties find acceptable. i've tried to prod the negotiators when they've needed it and given them space when they've asked for it. deadlines were mess to advance the negotiations. we're here right now, during a rare weekend session, in order to move the bipartisan bill forward a

mr. schumer: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent that the following amendment to the substitute be called up and reported by number, lummis-kelly 2181. further, that the senate vote in relation to the amendment on tuesday, august 3 at 11:45 a.m. with no amendment, in order to the amendment prior to a vote in relation to the amendment with 60 affirmative votes required for adoption and two minutes of debate equally divided prior to the vote. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent -- the presiding officer: the clerk will report the amendment by number. the clerk: the senator from new york mr. schumer for ms. lummis proposes amendment 2181 to amendment number 2137. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10:30 a.m. tuesday, august 3. that following the prayer and pledge and the morning hour be

mr. schumer: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: now, mr. president, we are working on an agreement, as you know, we've been working all day. but we aren't there yet, as work continues on the agreement, i am filing cloture on both the substitute and the underlying bill for a saturday vote. if we come to an agreement yet tonight, which is our preference, we will have additional votes on amendments. i believe we're very close to an agreement and see no reason why we can't complete this important bipartisan bill. so i urge both sides to continue working diligently to make it happen. now, i send a cloture motion to otodesk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion. 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 move to bring to a close debate on the sinema substitute amendment to calendar number 100, h.r. 36 4,an act to authority funds for federal-aid highways, transit programs and for other purposes, signed by 19 senators as foll

mr. schumer: very important to the workings of the senate. next, i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar 250. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all those in favor, say aye. those opposed, say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is disagreed to. -- is agreed to. the clerk: the judiciary, eunice c. lee of new york to be united states circuit judge for the second circuit. mr. schumer: i might parenthetically add a great nominee to the state of new york. i send a cloture motion to the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the cloture motion. 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 move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of executive calendar number 25, eunice c. lee of new york to be united states circuit judge for the second circuit, signed by 17 senators as follows -- mr. schumer: i ask consent the reading of the names be waived. the presiding offi

mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the time during any recess, adjournment or period of morning business count postcloture. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, it is so ordered. mr. schumer: for the information of all senators, the senate will convene at noon tomorrow and for reconsideration of the infrastructure bill. i yield the floor. i note the be a -- mr. schumer: mr. president, we've been working hard all day on amendments and hopefully we can come to some agreement tomorrow, but the time is burning as we go forward so for the information of members, keep working and we'll resume at 12:00 p.m. and i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call:: quorum call:

mr. schumer: well, mr. president, ... as you know, as we all know, january 6 unleashed many horrors, but it also revealed many heroes, a day that many of us remember for its violence, anger and destruction was not without its share of bravery, sacrifice, and selflessness. i am of course talking about the capitol police and the metropolitan police. in a few moments my colleagues, senators klobuchar and blunt, will ask the senate to award them the congressional gold medal. it is the highest expression of gratitude that congress can bestow. i cannot imagine more worthy recipients than the men and women who put their lives on the line to defend this temple of democracy. i want to thank senator klobuchar, the chair of the rules committee, and senator blunt, the ranking member of the rules committee, for working so hard on this. and i want to commend the house and speaker pelosi and the house members who voted for it as well. now i must mention that i am still stunned by what happened in the house, where 21 members of the house

mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: well, i thank my colleagues for their fine speeches and very much appreciate them. now the bipartisan group of senators have finished writing the text of the infrastructure bill. i will take the procedural language the base of the bill here on the floor. i want to congratulate the members of the bipartisan group for their efforts. we haven't done a large bipartisan bill of this nature in a long time. i want to especially thank the staffs who burned the midnight oil many a night for their diligence, hard work, intelligence committee and skill. thank you, staff. these days it isn't easy to do major bills in the senate, especially bipartisan ones. so i tried to prod the negotiators along when they needed it and given them the space when they asked for it. in the end, the bipartisan group of senators have produced a bill that will dedicate substantial resources to prepare, maintained upgrade our nation's critical infrastr

mr. schumer: i rise today wit sen. schumer: i rise today with some horrible news about the passing of a friend richard trumka who left us this morning. lost a fierce warrior at a time when we needed him most. just yesterday rich was lending his support to the striking miners in alabama. following in his father's footsteps, he worked in the mines. he went to penn state, earned his law degree, didn't practice, didn't go to some fancy place. went right to work for the united mine workers, which he led for so many years, and then he became head, first secretary treasurer in the afl-cio. he had in his veins, in every atom of his body, the heart, the thoughts, the needs of the working people of america. he was them. rich trumka was the working people of america. he never had any airs. he never put it on. and he cared about his fellow workers so. he was a great leader. he knew that the working -- that the labor movement and working people had to expand and be diverse. one of his passions as a labor leader was immigration refo

mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader is recognized. mr. schumer: before i close, i have some brief remarks. first on the bill that just passed, let me thank my colleagues for passing this very important bill. it stems from the fact that in 2018, 20 lives were lost in a tragic limousine accident in skaharie, new york. the families came from the small city of amsterdam, the people. they had done just the right thing. it's a group that went out. they knew they might be enjoying themselves, so they hired a big, long stretch limo. unfortunately, as the limo came down the hill in skaharie, it crashed, and 20 people died. i met the families. these were young people in the prime of life. i met one mom. she lost four daughters, four daughters in this crash. this community of amsterdam and these families have endured endless tragedy. but instead of cursing the darkness, they have lit a candle, and they are pushing for the fact that there are -- there is a hole in regulation. we regulate trucks and we regulate smaller limos, but when it's a large limo

mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: are we in a quorum? i ask unanimous consent the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: okay, first i'm going to do the administrative stuff. mr. leader -- sorry, mr. president, i understand there are two bills at the desk due for a second reading en bloc. the presiding officer: the clerk will read the title of the bill for the second time. the clerk: s. 2670, a bill to provide for redistricting reform and for other purposes. s. 23671 -- 2671 a bill to amend the campaign act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, super pacs and other entities and for other purposes. mr. schumer: madam president in order to place the bills on the calendar under rule 14 i object to further proceeding en bloc. mr. president, sorry. the presiding officer: objection s having been heard, the bill will be placed on the calendar. mr. schumer: thank you, mr. president. now, mr. president, this morning we

mr. schumer: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent -- okay. i ask unanimous consent that following senator kelly's maiden speech, that senators johnson, peters, and carper be permitted to speak for up to five minutes each prior to the start of the vote. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. schumer: for the information of senators, the vote scheduled for 12. a 15 will likely begin closer to 12:30 p.m. now, mr. president, for my remarks. as you have seen, as america has seen, the senate is moving full steam ahead on the bipartisan infrastructure bill. since the legislative text of the bill was finalized, the senate has considered eight amendments. five amendments were led by senators from the republican minority. seven amendments have received roll call votes. one amendment offered by the uncommon pairing of senators warnock and cruz was adopted yesterday by voice vote. miracles happen, even here in the senate, mr. president. so the senate is making great progress on amendments, and we're going to make further progre

mr. president, i just wanted to lend words in support of what majority leader schumer just said about rich trumka and send my prayers and love to barbara and his family. everyone in the labor movement, what a strong, vibrant, committed leader. we've worked together on so many different issues, and it was always about is this going to create good-paying jobs? are workers going to be able to have their voice in the workplace? is there standard of living going to increase? what are we doing for folks? are we bringing jobs home? are we creating jobs here? wh

mr. president, i just wanted to lend words in support of what majority leader schumer just said about rich trumka and send my prayers and love to barbara and his family. everyone in the labor movement, what a strong, vibrant, committed leader. we've worked together on so many different issues, and it was always about is this going to create good-paying jobs? are workers going to be able to have their voice in the workplace? is there standard of living going to increase? what are we doing for folks? are we bringing jobs home? are we creating jobs here? what are we doing for the backbone of our country, which are working men and women? so i just want to indicate my profound sadness and shock, and my love and support for all of those who i mr. brown: thank you, mr. president. i rise with -- i don't know if i've actually

mr. president, i just wanted to lend words in support of what majority leader schumer just said about rich trumka and send my prayers and love to barbara and his family. everyone in the labor movement, what a strong, vibrant, committed leader. we've worked together on so many different issues, and it was always about is this going to create good-paying jobs? are workers going to be able to have their voice in the workplace? is there standard of living going to increase? what are we doing for folks? are we bringing jobs home? are we creating jobs here? what are we doing for the backbone of our country, which are working men and women? so i just want to indicate my profound sadness and shock, and my love and support for all of those who i know are very sad and grieving at this moment. thank you, mr. brown: thank you, mr. president. i've actually said this on the floor. i rise with a heavy heart because of the death earlier today of longtime friend rich trumka who was longtime president of the national afl-cio. i call him a friend because my wife connie and i, who is in the gallery with our g