Floor Statements

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 479, S. 3875.

Mr. President, I ask that the committee-reported substitute amendment be withdrawn, the Peters substitute amendment, which is at the desk, be considered and agreed to, that the bill, as amended, be considered and read a third time and passed, and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 7698, which was received from the House and is at the desk.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table.

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. 765.

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.

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to the en bloc consideration of the following Senate resolutions introduced

earlier today: S. Res. 804, S. Res. 805, S. Res. 806, and S. Res. 807.

I ask unanimous consent that the resolutions be agreed to, that the preambles be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, all en bloc.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 278, S. 1617.

I further ask unanimous consent that the committee- reported substitute amendment be agreed to.

I ask unanimous consent that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time.

I know of no further debate on the bill, as amended.

Finally, I ask unanimous consent that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 393, S. 1687.

I further ask that the committee-reported substitute amendment be agreed to.

I ask that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time.

I know of no further debate on the bill, as amended.

Finally, I ask that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 395, S. 3906.

I further ask that the committee-reported amendments be withdrawn.

I ask that the Cardin substitute amendment, which is at the desk, be considered and agreed to.

I further ask that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time.

I know of no further debate on the bill, as amended.

Finally, I ask that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 4877 and that the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.

I further ask that the bill be considered read a third time.

I know of no further debate on the bill.

I ask that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 281, H.R. 3462.

I further ask that the Cardin substitute amendment, which is at the desk, 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. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 280, S. 2521.

I further ask that the committee-reported substitute amendment be withdrawn.

I ask that the Cardin substitute amendment, which is at the desk, be considered and agreed to.

I further ask that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time.

I know of no further debate on the bill, as amended.

Finally, I ask that the committee-reported title amendment be agreed to and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate.

I suggest the absence of a quorum.

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

Mr. President, I have six requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority Leader.

Pursuant to ruIe 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:

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10 a.m. on Thursday, September 29, and that following the prayer and the pledge, the morning hour be

deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day, and morning business be closed; that upon the conclusion of morning business, the Senate resume consideration of Calendar No. 389, H.R. 6833.

Now, Mr. President, before we adjourn, I just want to notify the Members that we expect to vote on the Freeman nomination before lunch.

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

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

Mr. President, I have a short update on today's vote for the information of all Senators.

Later this afternoon, the Senate is scheduled to hold a cloture vote on a motion to proceed to a vehicle for the CR.

Now, Senate Republicans have made very clear they will block legislation to fund the government if it includes bipartisan permitting reform because they have chosen to obstruct instead of work in a bipartisan way to achieve something they have long claimed they wanted to do.

Because American families should not be subjected to a Republican- manufactured government shutdown, Senator Manchin has requested, and I have agreed, to move forward and pass the recently filed continuing resolution legislation without the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2022.

Senator Manchin, myself, and others will continue to have conversations about the best way to ensure responsible permitting reform is passed before the end of the year.

I yield the floor.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 798, submitted earlier today.

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.