Chuck Schumer

Mr. SCHUMER

Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I send a cloture motion to the desk.

Mr. SCHUMER

Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 533.

Mr. SCHUMER

Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I move to concur in the House amendment, with an amendment No. 4871, which is at the desk.

Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I move to concur in the House amendment. Cloture Motion I send a cloture motion to the desk.

Mr. SCHUMER. I ask that further reading be dispensed with.

Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I have an amendment to the instructions, which is at the desk.

Mr. SCHUMER. I ask that further reading be waived.

Mr. SCHUMER. I ask for the yeas and nays on my amendment.

Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I have an amendment to the amendment No. 4871, which is at the desk.

Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I have an amendment to amendment No. 4874, which is at the desk.

Mr. SCHUMER. I ask for the yeas and nays on the motion to concur with the amendment.

Mr. SCHUMER. I ask that further reading of the amendment be waived.

Mr. SCHUMER. I ask unanimous consent that further reading be dispensed with.

Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I move to refer the House message to the Committee on Finance with instructions to report back forthwith with an amendment numbered 4873.

Mr. SCHUMER

Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 486.

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 President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.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 want to begin today with a short update on the debt ceiling. Over the past few days, we have made good progress on this issue, and I am optimistic that we will be able to prevent the awful prospect of the U.S. defaulting on its sovereign debt for the first time ever. Nobody wants to see the United States default on its debts. As Secretary Yellen has warned, a default could eviscerate everything we have done to recover from the COVID crisis. We don't want to see that and I don't believe we will see that and I continue to thank all of my colleagues for cooperating in good faith to preserve the full faith and credit of the United States.

Mr. SCHUMER

Mr. SCHUMER. Finally, Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m., Wednesday, December 8; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, and the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day and the Senate be in a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each; that the cloture motions filed during yesterday's session ripen at 11:30 a.m., and if cloture is invoked on the Rollins nomination, all postcloture time expire at 2:15; further, that if cloture is invoked on the Smith nomination, all postcloture time expire at 5:30 p.m.; finally, that if any of the nominations are confirmed during Wednesday's session, the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table and the President be immediately notified of the Senate's actions.

Mr. SCHUMER

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

Mr. SCHUMER

Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I send a cloture motion to the desk.

Mr. SCHUMER

Mr. SCHUMER. I ask unanimous consent that the concurrent resolution be agreed to 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 No. 173, S. 2629.

Mr. SCHUMER. I further ask 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.

Mr. SCHUMER

Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I send a cloture motion to the desk.

Mr. SCHUMER

Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to consideration of S. Con. Res. 23, submitted earlier today.