Chuck Schumer

Mr. SCHUMER

Mr. SCHUMER. I further ask that the committee-reported substitute be considered and agreed to; that the bill, as amended, 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.

Mr. SCHUMER

Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar 493, S. 4524.

Mr. SCHUMER

Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration and the Senate now proceed to S. Res. 769.

Mr. SCHUMER. I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table.

Mr. SCHUMER

Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be discharged from further consideration and the Senate now proceed to S. Res. 772.

Mr. SCHUMER. I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon table.

Mr. SCHUMER

Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration and the Senate now proceed to S. Res. 774.

Mr. SCHUMER. I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table.

Mr. SCHUMER

Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the en bloc consideration of the following Senate resolutions introduced earlier today: S. Res. 815, S. Res. 816, S. Res. 817, and S. Res. 818.

Mr. SCHUMER

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 Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.

Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, this morning, the thoughts of everyone in the Senate are with the people of Florida, who are in the midst of one of the worst storms ever to hit the State, as Hurricane Ian made landfall yesterday. Ian made landfall as a category 4 hurricane, with wind speeds reaching 150 miles an hour and storm surges reaching reported heights of 18 feet. About 2 million people are now without power, and communities that dot the coastline are seeing 3 to 4 feet of flooding. Thankfully, Ian was downgraded to a tropical storm this morning, but the damage has already been severe, and the road to recovery will be long. I will continue to monitor the situation in Florida over the coming days, and the Senate stands ready to help Floridians with whatever they need to stay safe and rebuild their communities. I want to thank all the first responders, National Guardsmen, and local officials, volunteers, and every single person who placed themselves in harm's way to keep their communities safe.

Mr. SCHUMER

Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote by which Executive Calendar No. 1043 was not confirmed.

Mr. SCHUMER

Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that for any nominations confirmed during today's session of the Senate, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table and the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action.

Mr. SCHUMER

Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate resume legislative session; that it be in order for Senator Braun to offer amendment No. 5765; that at 1:45 p.m., all motions and amendments other than the substitute be withdrawn; that no further amendments be in order to the bill; that substitute amendment No. 5745 be agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time; and that the Senate vote on the passage of the bill, as amended, with 60 affirmative votes required for passage, without further intervening action or debate.

Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, for the information of the Senate, there will be two rollcall votes at 1:45 p.m. The first vote will be on the passage of the continuing resolution to fund the government through December 16. The second vote will be on the confirmation of the Gomez nomination upon reconsideration. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum.

Mr. SCHUMER

Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I move to proceed to the motion to reconsider the vote on the confirmation by which Executive Calendar No. 1043, the nomination of Arianna J. Freeman, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, was not confirmed.

Mr. SCHUMER

Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, in a few moments we will vote on the continuing resolution to fund the government through mid-December. This legislation avoids a very bad thing, shutting down the government, and does a lot of good things: money for the people of Ukraine, funding for communities reeling from natural disasters, aid to families with their heating bills--just to name a few. I am very thankful to all the Senators, particularly Chairman Leahy and Ranking Member Shelby, who made this possible. This is commonsense, bipartisan legislation, following many other bipartisan bills that we have done in this session, and I am glad that we came to a timely conclusion and didn't go right up to the brink and risk a shutdown. Millions and millions of people can breathe easy knowing that we have done this in a timely way and the money to continue the government will be there. Of particular importance is the money to Ukraine. These people have struggled so valiantly. Make no mistake about it. American weaponry and help have helped them turn the tide of the war. We cannot stop now, and we are not going to. The heat program is so important. Winter is coming upon us. The program is running out of money. While we probably will get more money in the omnibus in December, between now and Christmas, there are going to be a lot of cold days, and people are going to need that heat money. The money for natural disasters--in my judgment, as a result of climate change, we have many more disasters, so we need more help, and this will go to many States and many parts of the country. So I want to thank, again, Senator Leahy. I want to thank Senator Shelby. I want to thank the members of the Appropriations Committee. I want to thank all the staff--mine and others--who worked so long and hard to get this done. I ask for the yeas and nays.

Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, the CR is a great bipartisan bill that is going to help a whole lot of people, and we are keeping the government open with ample time.

Mr. SCHUMER

Mr. SCHUMER. Now, Mr. President, for the information of all Senators, the next rollcall vote will be on Tuesday, November 14, at 5:30 p.m. While we have accomplished a great deal so far, more than any Congress in recent memory--and we all should be proud of what we have accomplished--we still have much to do and many important bills to consider. Proceeding to the NDAA will save us valuable time, enabling us to get more done. But Members should be prepared for an extremely-- underline ``extremely''--busy agenda in the last 2 months of this Congress. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum.

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

Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, when I made the announcement for the information of Senators, I said we will return--the next vote, rollcall vote, will be on November 14 at 5:30 p.m. That is correct, but that is a Monday, not a Tuesday. I yield the floor.

Mr. SCHUMER

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

Mr. SCHUMER

Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I move to proceed to legislative session.

Mr. SCHUMER

Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 1130.

Mr. SCHUMER

Mr. SCHUMER. Finally, I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum call for the cloture motion filed today, September 29, be waived.