signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 3:00 p.m. on monday, may 10, 2021. i do think maxine nationalism is inevitable that i also think that inexcusable and it's theologically perilous because anyway there's uncontrolled spread you can get the emergence of variance that are moredangerous . areas that kill more readily, areas that might overcome the best of our vaccines. so far the vaccine that we have each work well against the variance but the variance are the wildcard. this pandemic will not be over for the united states until it's overeverywhere . i think there is a way forward on this. it's not simple but it's possible. as senator barrasso said the mrna back technology is stunning. what you've essentially done is taken a somewhat cumbersome biological process and you've transformed it into a legalprocess . it's not easy but much more predictable and the companies are getting better and better at doing it but the production is nowhere nea

signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore.siding officer: under the previous order the leadership time is reserved. mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader is recognized. mr. schumer: are we in a quorum? the presiding officer: we're not. mr. schumer: thank you. good morning, mr. president. and a landmark report from the international energy agency says countries need to move faster and more aggressively to cut planet warming pollution. that's from "the new york times" this morning. the international energy agency for the first time is recommending specific steps to accomplish the drastic cuts in carbon emissions that nearly every developed country has pledged to achieve. one of the principal recommendations is, quote, the rapid phaseout of gasoline-powered vehicles. it just so happens that this report lands on the same day that president biden is in michigan to celebrate the release of a new line of electric pickup trucks. as one of the best-selling cars in america, replacing gasoline pickups wit

signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. surely schumer well, we were greeted this morning by some very sad news, that our former colleague, senator john warner of r, of virginia, had had passed away at the age of 94. a five-term senator, he was a consensus builder, authority on military affairs, one of the last world war ii veterans to serve in this chamber and he actually interrupted his law school studies to join the marine corps during the korean war. the kind of stature that he had, his great -- great, great reaching across the aisle in bipartisanship is something that this chamber misses and we miss him. at my request, the flags will be lowered to half-staff on behalf of his honor. on behalf of the senate i want to ex our condolences to his family. now, on the competition act, the senate today will continue work on the bipartisan u.s. innovation and competition act, l

signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 4:00 p.m., on thursday, may 6, 202

signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. mr. schumer: madam president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: i understand there is a bill at the desk that is due for a second reading. the presiding officer: the leader is correct. the clerk will read the title of the bill for the second time. the clerk: h.r. 3233, an act to establish the national commission to investigate the january 6 attack on the united states capitol complex, and for other purposes. mr. schumer: now, madam president, in order to place the bill on the calendar under the provisions of rule 14, i would object to further proceeding. the presiding officer: objection having been heard, the bill will be placed on the calendar. mr. schumer: thank you, madam president. now, on january 6, only now, january 6 is only a few months ago. the memory is still fresh for all of us who experienced it firsthand. a violent mob stormed this citadel of democracy, assaulted our c

signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent that further proceedings -- okay. madam president, like all of my colleagues, i spent last week traveling my home state. i spoke with kentuckians about where we've come over the past 15 months, where we are today, and the bright future we should have ahead. more than 1.8 million kentuckians have received covid vaccines. these medical miracles were created in record time by genius scientists plus operation warp speed, and they are proving the pathway back to normalcy that we had hoped for. i was happy to get to visit the baptist memorial hospital in elizabethtown to hear about their vaccination program and to thank the staff for all of their work. we should be on track for a fantastic american comeback summer, full steam ahead, from vaccinations to job growth, the new biden administration inherited favorable trends in every direction. thanks to the five bipartisan rescue packages that congress passed just last year. but in several important ways, the decisions

signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore.ding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. the clerk will report the unfinished business. the clerk: s. 1260, a bill to establish a new director yacht in the national science foundation and so forth and for other purposes. mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader is recognized. mr. schumer: so in a moment the senate will resume business. a few of our republican colleagues may continue their speeches. the senate spent two hard weeks working on this bill, we have every intention of sticking it out until the job is done. and that's what we're going to do. i look forward to passing this historic and extremely bipartisan bill later today. i yield the floor. mr. paul: i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: quorum call: the presiding officer: a quorum is present. the senator from kentucky is recognized. mr. paul: we are currently $28 trillion in debt. whose fault

signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. the presiding officer: morning business is closed. under the previous order, the senate will resume consideration of s.j. res. 13, which the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 33, s.j. res. 13, providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5 united states code of the rules submitted by the equal employment opportunity commission relating to update of commissions conciliation process procedures. mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: thank you, mr. president. so the spanish philosopher horge santiana is credited with the saying those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. when it comes to january 6, we would all do well to heed that advice, but right now there's an effort on the part of the house republican leadership to make sure we forget that that fateful day ever happened. later today, the house will vote on

signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 4:00 p.m., on thursday, 4:00 p.m., on thursday, >> the senate returns for legislative work a week from today on may 10 to debate president biden's executive nominees. right now more of the house hearing. live on c-span2. >> if we can, you know, with our educational system, our reporting systems create an environment where people are comfortable i think will make a lot of headway towards the safety culture that we need. >> i appreciate that response. one of the questions we have is, with their perhaps value in developing and independent safety process inside the ud for leaders to those issues? is a a something you considero

signed by patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. mr. schumer: madam president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: well, the senate opens this morning after a very late night of amendment votes on the u.s. innovation and competition act. ucica. five in total, four of which were sponsored by republicans. so far on this bill the senate has held votes on no fewer than 18 amendments. four from democrats and 14 from republicans, and there are more to come. as i mentioned yesterday, in a landmark moment for bipartisanship in the senate weeks even adopted an amendment by senator rand paul by voice vote. yes, that's right. i said the two words together, rand paul, voice vote. four words. but i said the two conceptsle together, rand paul -- concepts together, rand paul, voice vote. the process was important here. for years senators have been clamoring for an open process and more amendment votes. i can't tell you how many speeches i heard on the floor about the virtues of regular order. well, this competition bill ought to be the answer to my colleag

signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. mr. schumer: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: are we in a quorum? the presiding officer: we're not. mr. schumer: mr. president, yesterday the commerce committee, senate commerce committee, on which you sit, came together on a bipartisan basis to advance the endless frontiers act by a vote of 24-4. 24-4. we're now one step closer to passing a bill that will keep our country one step ahead in science and technology for decades to come. it's my intention for the senate to take up the endless frontier act next week in a package with legislation to strengthen our alliances and partnerships, invest in the american semi-semiconductor industry, ensure that china pace a price for its predatory actions and boost advanced manufacturing, innovation and critical supply chains. for decades, american prosperity has been anchored by our unmatched capacities for invention and innova

signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: good morning, mr. president. now later this morning the four congressional leaders will meet with president biden and vice president harris at the white house. speaking for the democratsification our hope is to come together and find common ground and work if a bipartisan way to overcome the many challenges of our time. we cannot be smallminded or passive, we must be big and bold to meet the changes in the world, the rapid changes that are occurring in the world. the world is rapidly changing and has been for some time. just like the steam engine launched the industrial revolution and a century of tumultuous change and electricity changed things dramatically in the latter half of the 19th and early parts of the 20th century, the internet has launched the text million to logical revolution. we are living through that period of massive change everywh

signed: patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate will proceed to legislative session. under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. the presiding officer: morning business is closed. under the previous order, the senate will proceed to executive session and resume consideration of the following nomination, which the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination, department of health appeared human services, andrea joan palm of wisconsin to be deputy secretary. the presiding officer: the republican whip is recognized. mr. thune: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, infrastructure, court packing, crisis, jim crow, bipartisan -- all words that we recognize. all words with fixed, long-established meanings. and all words whose meanings are currently being twisted unrecognizably. in the brave, new world of the biden administration and the democratic congress, the plain meaning of language is no longer so plain. take the term infrastructure. ask anybody what they think

signed patrick j. leahy, president pro tempore. mr. schumer: mr. president. mr. president, before i begin on my -- the prepared remarks i have, i note that this morning, marjorie taylor greene, republican congresswoman from georgia, once again compared preparations taken against covid to the holocaust. these are sickening, reprehensible comments, and she should stop this vile language immediately. now, a year ago today, on another month equally important, george floyd was murdered in broad daylight by a police officer sworn to protect and serve. our country was forever changed by the stomach-churning video of derek chawf inkilling mr. floyd. it marked a summer unlike any we have seen. around the world, floyd's name was chanted in many large cities. as recently as this weekend, professional soccer players in the british premier league knelt before the game. in support of the global movement against racism touched off by george floyd. this was not only a fight for justice for one man and his family who i have had the privilege to meet with, but a fight against the