Chuck Schumer

Mr. SCHUMER

Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that it be in order to call up the following amendments to S. 2226: Lee, No. 376; Scott, No. 510; Romney, No. 823; Sinema, No. 315; Grassley, No. 273; Blackburn, No. 224; Moran, No. 949; Baldwin, No. 685; Cornyn, No. 931; Rounds, No. 813; and Warnock, No. 199; further, that with respect to the amendments listed above, at a time to be determined by the majority leader in consultation with the Republican leader, the Senate vote on amendments in the order listed, with no further amendments or motions in order and with 60 affirmative votes required for adoption, with the exception of Lee, No. 376, and that there be 2 minutes equally divided prior to each vote, with 4 minutes equally divided for debate on the Lee amendment.

Mr. SCHUMER. For the information of Senators, I expect one more rollcall vote today, which will be on the Lee amendment. Mr. President, I am glad we are taking another step towards final passage today, and we will keep going when we return next week. Providing for our national defense is always one of our highest responsibilities in Congress and something that should always be bipartisan, and today, we are seeing that play out in the Senate. I want to thank my colleagues. For both sides, this has been a lot of bipartisan cooperation and back-and-forth, and I want to thank my colleagues on both sides for their good work. I also want to thank Chairman Menendez and Senator Scott for agreeing to work on their differences with respect to the Scott amendment, to work out their differences in the conference committee. I have given both of them my assurance that I will work with them to find an amicable solution. I yield floor.

Mr. SCHUMER. I announce that the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Warnock) are necessarily absent.-

Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.

Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, first, I am happy to talk about the 50th anniversary of hip hop, a great artistic creation in America, and we have a resolution celebrating that 50th anniversary. I am proud that my resolution commemorating the 50th anniversary of hip hop will pass the Senate. The resolution again designates August 11 as Hip Hop Celebration Day, the month of August as Hip Hop Recognition Month, and the month of November as Hip Hop History Month. I would like to thank Senator Cassidy, as well as Congressman Bowman in the House, for their work on this resolution, and I also want to thank my dear friend LeRoy McCarthy, the historian of hip hop, who proposed to me the idea of honoring hip hop. He deserves credit today, as do all my colleagues who made this happen. Hip hop was born in my hometown of New York at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx. Years ago, I worked with DJ Kool Herc, KRS-One, and the residents of 1520 to save the birthplace of hip hop when the owner wanted to sell the building to another developer and remove its affordable housing units to make a profit. They were going to destroy the rec room where hip hop was first created by DJ Kool Herc. We were able to prevent so many people from being displaced and, at the same time, make sure that this historic landmark would forever be honored properly. And over the decades, hip hop has transcended language, race, age, and both geographic and socioeconomic barriers. Many people can attest to the fact that hip hop actually changed their lives for the better, gave them purpose and meaning. I know many of them myself, many of whom are New York City and Bronx residents. So hip hop is great. It is a uniquely American art form that quickly blossomed into a global movement. And we are proud--proud, proud, proud--today that this resolution honoring the 50th anniversary of hip hop will pass.

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Mr. SCHUMER. I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate.

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Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask further that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate.

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Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I have eight requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority Leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following committees are authorized to meet during today's session of the Senate:

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Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, finally, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn to then convene for pro forma session only, with no business being conducted, at 6:30 a.m. on Friday, July 21, 2023; further, that when the Senate adjourns on Friday, July 21, it stand adjourned until 3 p.m. on Tuesday, July 25; that on Tuesday, following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be deemed expired, the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day, and morning business be closed; that following the conclusion of morning business, the Senate resume consideration of Calendar No. 119, S. 2226; further, that at 5:30 p.m. the Senate vote on the Cornyn No. 931 and the Rounds No. 813 amendments in the order listed.

Mr. SCHUMER. For the information of the Senate, Members should expect two rollcall votes beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

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Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order.

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Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that all postcloture time on the motion to proceed to Calendar No. 119, S. 2226, be considered expired, and the motion to proceed be agreed to.

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Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I call up substitute amendment No. 935.

Mr. SCHUMER. I ask unanimous consent that further reading of the amendment be dispensed with, and I ask for the yeas and nays.

Mr. SCHUMER. I call up amendment No. 936 and ask that it be reported by number.

Mr. SCHUMER. Finally, I ask unanimous consent that it be in order to call up the following amendments: Murray, No. 300; Kaine, No. 429; Paul, No. 222; Hawley-Vance, No. 838; Cruz-Manchin, No. 926; further, that with respect to the amendments listed above, at 3 p.m., the Senate vote on the amendments in the order listed, with no further amendments or motions in order, and with 60 affirmative votes required for adoption and that there be 2 minutes equally divided prior to each vote.

Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, later this morning, it will be my honor to join congressional leaders in welcoming President Isaac Herzog of Israel to the Capitol for a joint address to Congress. Since the founding of the Nation of Israel 75 years ago, he has been one of America's most important allies and fiercest friends. The United States was the first country to recognize Israel as an independent state; and to this day, our bond remains strong, our partnership essential. While we have our differences, the United States and Israel are united in the most profound ways that two nations could be. America's support for Israel must never waver because Israel will be an essential partner for the United States in the 21st century. I look forward to meeting with President Herzog this morning, and I join congressional leaders in welcoming him to Congress.

Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that it be in order to ask for the yeas and nays on the substitute amendment No. 935.

Mr. SCHUMER. I ask for the yeas and nays.

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Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate recess subject to the call of the Chair.

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Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, just for the information of Members, we are speeding up the vote process. There is the White House picnic tonight, and we have to get things done by then. So there are going to be 10-minute votes, and we are going to call questions quite strictly. Thank you.

Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, again, I remind Members that we now closed the vote before everybody came, and we are going to keep doing that. So please stay here, and let's try to get as much done as we can this afternoon. Thank you.

Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, we made some good progress this afternoon. We are going to have our fourth vote now. It will be the last vote today. The Cruz-Manchin amendment, No. 926, will be the first vote tomorrow morning. We are going to continue to work on setting up additional rollcall votes on amendments for tomorrow. Members should be aware that we will probably have a nice chunk of votes tomorrow if we can work everything out. We want to move as quickly as we can.

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Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate be in a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.

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Mr. SCHUMER. As a reminder, Senators should gather in the Senate Chamber beginning at 10:20 a.m. tomorrow, and we will proceed as a body to the House Chamber at 10:30 a.m. for the address by His Excellency Isaac Herzog, President of Israel.