ms. hassan: won hearts and -- -- that he has won the hearts and minds s. mr. durbin: he is truly a humble man. he works for the people he loves, the people of illinois. he has been a model of integrity, compassion and unwavingering commitment to public service. later this month, unfortunately for us, he's going to be stepping aside with his recordbreaking sixth and final term. there is a simple explanation for his unrriveled record. he really cares for people. he's devoted his life to building a better state for our kids. and he radiates a warmth and sincerity to everybody he meets. it is hard to keep up with him. whenever secretary white enters a room, he won't leave until he shakes every hand, whether it is a foreign dignitary or a person clearing the tables. even cultural barriers don't hold him back. he points with pride to the fact that he can express a greeting in selfen different languages. i think i've heard all seven. i tell you, he is one of the most loyal friends you can count on. when i ran for senate, nobody in chicago knew who i was. well, lo and

ms. hassan: mr. president, i am grateful today to join my colleagues as we continue to sound the alarm about the ongoing serious threat to our democracy. this is a perilous time. and i want to thank senator klobuchar for her leadership on this issue and all of the rest of my colleagues who have been so eloquent tonight and i know will be eloquent tonight who are hear today to highlight the challenges to democracy that we are currently facing. and the opportunities that we have to protect it. mr. president, i am honored to represent new hampshire, a state that does democracy better than anywhere else. i want to start by talking about one of my favorite new hampshire moments, events. shortly after i was first elected governor in 2012, i attended our statewide veterans day ceremony at the new hampshire veterans cemetery, a remarkable, serene, beautiful space in the heart of new hampshire. ive had attended that ceremony in the past, but on this particular veterans day, i had just days before and for the

ms. mace and mr. connolly and senator hassan for introducing the senate companion. all of them for putting forth a thoughtful bipartisan bill to establish that very process. this bill would require the office of management and budget to quickly issue guidance requiring federal agencies to create and maintain inventories of all crypto graphic systems currently in use, as well as all federal i.t. systems that could be vulnerable to future quantum computers. within a year, o.m.b. would be required to submit to congress a strategy for addressing the risk posed by quantum computing, allowing time for the assessment of this strategy before the national institute of standards and technology, which is expected to issue its standards for how to deal with quantum computing in 2024. the o.m.b. would then be required to issue guidance requiring agencies to develop a plan to migrate their i.t. systems to quantum resistant cryptography. using those standards and to consult with the chief information officers, counsel to prioritize agency i.t. systems for migr migration based on r

ms. hassan: ms. hassan: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from new hampshire. ms. hassan: i ask unanimous consent that the cloture motions be withdrawn and notwithstanding rule 22, tomorrow at 12:30, the senate vote on the perez nomination and the scott nomination and if cloture is invoked at 1:30 p.m. the senate vote on confirmation of the scott and murphy nominations and at 5:30 p.m. the senate vote on the hopkins nomination and the blackwell nomination. the cloture motions with respect to the tamika montgomery-reeves, and finely if any nominations are confirmed during wednesday's senate session, the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table and the president be immediately notified of the senate's action. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. hassan: madam president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate consider the following nomination. calendar number 1202, juan sanchez to be federal he could chairperson of the southwest border, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, that the president be immediate

ms. hassan: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from new hampshire. ms. hassan: i ask unanimous consent that at a time to be determined by the majority leader, in consultation with the republican leader, the senate proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 1103, jay curtis shambaugh, of maryland, to be an under secretary of the treasury, that there be ten minutes of debate equally divided, upon the use or yielding back of time, senate vote without intervening action or debate on the nomination. if the nomination is confirmed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table and the president be immediately notified of the senate's action and the senate resume legislative session. the presiding officer: is it there objection? without objection, it is so ordered. ms. hassan: mr. president, 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 min