Chuck Schumer

Mr. SCHUMER

Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I ask for the yeas and nays.

Mr. SCHUMER

Mr. SCHUMER. I know of no further debate on the bill.

Mr. SCHUMER. I ask unanimous consent that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table.

Mr. SCHUMER

Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 686, H.R. 5887.

Mr. SCHUMER

Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 685, S. 5098.

Mr. SCHUMER

Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 5649, which is at the desk.

Mr. SCHUMER

Mr. SCHUMER. I ask unanimous consent 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.

Mr. SCHUMER

Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, if Republicans do not work with Democrats in a bipartisan way very soon, the government will shut down at midnight. It is time to go back to the original agreement we had just a few days ago. It is time the House votes on our bipartisan CR. It is the quickest, simplest, and easiest way we can make sure the government stays open while delivering critical emergency aid to the American people. If the House put our original agreement on the floor today, it would pass, and we could put the threat of a shutdown behind us. Our agreement would keep the government open, provide emergency aid for communities battered by hurricanes and other natural disasters, support our seniors, support our doctors, nurses, rural hospitals, and protect our farmers from the dairy cliff. As I said, the only--only--way to get anything done is through bipartisanship.

Mr. SCHUMER

Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I just listened to my friend Leader McConnell deliver what may be his final remarks on the Senate floor as Republican leader. Today, I want to wish him and his family my very best as he prepares to serve in this Chamber in a different role next year. Everyone knows Leader McConnell and I had plenty of disagreements over the years on matters of policy and politics, but when the time was right, we found ways to work together to get very important things done for this country. Today, I would like to acknowledge and thank him for those moments. We worked together, for example, to pass the national security supplemental to stand with our friends in Ukraine, to hold the line against Vladimir Putin, and safeguard America's national security interests around the world. I appreciate his commitment to these principles no matter who occupies the Oval Office. We also worked together in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic to get the CARES Act done, and in the aftermath of the Capitol attack on January 6, Leader McConnell worked with me and the other leaders to bring the Senate back into session so we could finish the job of certifying the 2020 election. These are just a few of the examples showing how two very different leaders found common ground to move things forward. In each instance, Leader McConnell's actions benefited our country. So I thank him for those moments. I wish him, his wife Elaine, and his entire family our best wishes, and I know all of my colleagues on our side of the aisle join me in those best wishes and respect. (Applause, Senators rising.) I yield the floor.

Mr. SCHUMER

Mr. SCHUMER. I move to commit H.R. 82 to the Committee on Finance with instructions to report back forthwith with an amendment.

Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, we just passed our 235th judge. It is historic. It sets a record. In a few moments, I will be speaking about that. But first, let us finish our housekeeping and other business, so we can finish the business for the Senate for this year. Cloture Motion

Mr. SCHUMER. So I send a cloture motion to the desk.

Mr. SCHUMER. I have an amendment at the desk.

Mr. SCHUMER. I ask to dispense with further reading of the amendment.

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

Mr. SCHUMER. I have a second-degree amendment at the desk.

Mr. SCHUMER. I ask to dispense with further reading of the amendment.

Mr. SCHUMER. I ask to dispense with further reading.

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

Mr. SCHUMER. I have an amendment to the instructions at the desk.

Mr. SCHUMER. I ask to dispense with further reading of the amendment.

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

Mr. SCHUMER. I have a second-degree amendment at the desk.

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 legislative session.