ms. sinema is voting against her constituents. i think, at her peril. so i -- i would hope she comes around, in the coming days, to understand that this package strengthens our care economy, produces jobs. we -- we are looking at a package that would produce 2 million jobs, per year, over the next ten years. i don't think ms. sinema wants to be the one that votes against a jobs act. i just think that's not wise. particularly, when arizona, desperately, wants all that. >> well, there are so many details for the devil to be in, with this package. i know you are avidly looking forward to the next. we, certainly, are. and i will be interested to see how this shakes out, if you have folks like senator sinema, whose objections may be dropped or who come around. and whether or not enough people align on both sides of -- of the party to move this thing forward. but we will discuss that, once we actually have the text of it. congresswoman marie newman of illinois, good to have you on the program. thank you very much. >>> coming up, there is a new push in congres

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, reserving the right and prerogative to any one senator object to moving forward when consent to not present. as the senator from tennessee made clear yesterday in his remarks on the floor, he has declined to provide unanimous consent for a time agreement moving forward in this postcloture time period. i'm sure it is no surprise that there are senators on both sides of the aisle who object to unanimous consent on one or more of the amendments listed in his proposed list today. i'm sure that he offers the same level of respect to those senators denying their unanimous consent as has been offered to him as well. now, i am proud to report that throughout this bipartisan process we have produced over the course of a number of months a piece of legislation drafted entirely by the independent and bipartisan m

ms. sinema: mr. president i rise today as we approach a vote on america's infrastructure, a bipartisan proposal that will make america stronger and safer creating good-paying jobs and expand economic opportunities across the country. after months of negotiations, the senate has now debated our bipartisaninfrastructure and investment jobs act. we've considered 22 amendments from both sides of the aisle and voted to adopt many of those amendments. in the coming hours the senate will have the opportunity to approve legislation that meets the needs of everyday families, employers, and communities. for decades american infrastructure has been crumbling. for decades american families have asked congress for infrastructure investment. and for decaded, congress was blocked bipartisan disagreements. now as the senate proposes for a final vote, what will this historic legislation actually mean for the people we serve? our bill will mean better roads by investing an historic $110 billion to repair and upgrade o

with reluctance from senators sinema and manchin on the $3.5 trillion, can the president envision accepting a smaller dollar figure than $3.5 trillion? or is -- ms. psaki: look, i'm naturally not going to negotiate from here, not that any of you are expecting me to do that. i will say that what is vital to the president is that -- and what leader schumer also reiterated in his press conference this morning, is that this reconciliation package includes the build back better agenda, key investments in childcare, in -- additional investments in climate change, addressing the climate crisis, additional investments to lower costs for people across the country. he has certainly expressed a comfort with the $3.5 trillion size, as you -- as you all know, and obviously there's a lot of work ahead as we work to gather support for the -- this package. go ahead. >> does the white house know who in florida made the request for hundreds of more ventilators from the strategic national stockpile? ms. psaki: well, i would say, kaitlan, i saw the remarks and comments by the governor and representatives of the governor. i would note that, as a policy, we don't sen

ms. sinema: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from arizona. ms. sinema: mr. president, pursuant to section 904 of the congressional budget act of 1974, i move to waive all applicable sections of that act and any other applicable budget points of order for purposes of the pending amendment. and 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 i d: -- vote: vote: vote:

ms. sinema: 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 minutes each. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. ms. sinema: thank you. it's my honor and privilege this evening to join with the fellow nine senators of the g10 who have been working together for months now along with an additional 12 qleegz who -- colleagues who together, the 22 of us senators have worked long and hard with each other and with the white house to introduce this evening the bipartisan infrastructure investment and jobs act. we know that this has been a long and sometimes difficult process, but we are proud this evening to announce this legislation and we look forward very much to working with our colleagues in a collaborative and open way over the coming days to work through this historic investment in infrastructure in our country and to come agreement in the united s

ms. sinema: i want to commend commie colleagues for the work we've done over the past four years, considering 22 amendments. while we weren't able to agree on additional amendments today, i also look forward to us reconvening on sat did i and proceeding under regular order to finish what will be an historic legislation both in its bipartisan nature and that the impact it will have on our country. thank you, mr. president. i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from hawaii. mr. schatz: i ask unanimous consent to vitiate the quorum call. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schatz: i ask unanimous consent that the senate consider the following nominations en bloc -- calendar number 143, 144, 145, 272, that the senate vote on the nomination en bloc without intervening action or debate, the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate, that any statements related to the nominations be printed in th

ms. sinema, and the senator from ohio, mr. portman, to h.r. 3684, an act to authorize funds for federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs and for other purposes shall be brought to a close. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: on this vote, the yeas are 67, the nays are 27. three-fifths of the senators duly chosen and sworn having voted in the affirmative, the motion is agreed to. the senator from delaware. mr. carper: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from delaware. mr. carper: could we have order, please. the presiding officer: the senate will be in order. mr. carper: thank you. earlier today i quoted churchill a couple of times appeared one of my favorites is, asked when thrown out of office after world war ii, he was asked by reporters, mr. churchill is this for you the end? he said this is not the end, this is not the beginning of the end, this is the end of the beginning. while we're g