Vote the clerk mr. Moran, aye. The clerk ms. Ernst, aye. It the clerk mr. Bennet, no. Mr. Menendez, no. The clerk mr. Murphy, no. The clerk ms. Cortezmasto, no. Ms. Butler, no. Mr. Kennedy, aye. The clerk mr. Blumenthal, no. Mr. Budd, aye. The clerk ms. Collins, aye. Mr. Cruz, aye. The clerk mr. Van hollen, no. The clerk mr. Warnock, no. Mr. Coons, no. The clerk mr. Carper, no. Ms. Murkowski, aye. The clerk ms. Lummis, aye. The clerk mr. Sullivan, aye. Vote the presiding officer on this vote the nays are 48 on this vote the yeas are 48, the nays are 50. The motion is not agreed to. Mr. Schumer mr. President. The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Schumer i ask unanimous consent the mandatory quorum call with respect to the cloture motion on the house message to accompany h. R. 815 be waived. The presiding officer is there objection . Without objection. Mr. Schumer i ask for the yeas and nays. The presiding officer the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. The clerk cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the motion to concur on the house amendment to the Senate Amendment to h. R. 815, an act to amend title 38 United States code, and so forth and for other purposes. Signed by 18 senators. The presiding officer by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. The question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on the motion to concur in the house amendment to the Senate Amendment to h. R. 815, an act to amend title 38, United States code to make certain improvements relating to the eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through the Veterans Community care program, and for other purposes, shall be brought to a close. The yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. The clerk will call the roll. The clerk ms. Baldwin. Mr. Barrasso. Mr. Bennet. The clerk mrs. Blackburn mr. Blumenthal. Mr. Booker. Mr. Boozman. Mr. Braun. Mrs. Britt. Mr. Brown. Mr. Budd. Ms. Butler. Ms. Cantwell. Mrs. Capito. Mr. Cardin. Mr. Carper. Mr. Casey. Mr. Cassidy. Ms. Collins. Mr. Coons. Mr. Cornyn. Ms. Cortez masto. Mr. Cotton. Mr. Cramer. Mr. Crapo. Mr. Cruz. Mr. Daines. Ms. Duckworth. Mr. Durbin. Ms. Ernst. Mr. Fetterman. Mrs. Fischer. Mrs. Gillibrand. Mr. Graham. Mr. Grassley. Mr. Hagerty. Ms. Hassan. Mr. Hawley. Mr. Heinrich. Mr. Hickenlooper. Ms. Hirono. Mr. Hoeven. Mrs. Hydesmith. Mr. Johnson. Mr. Kaine. Mr. Kelly. Mr. Kennedy. Mr. King. Ms. Klobuchar. Mr. Lankford. Mr. Lee. Mr. Lujan. Ms. Lummis. Mr. Manchin. Mr. Markey. Mr. Marshall. Mr. Mcconnell. Mr. Menendez. Mr. Merkley. Mr. Moran. Mr. Mullin. Ms. Murkowski. Mr. Murphy. Mrs. Murray. Mr. Ossoff. Mr. Padilla. Mr. Paul. Mr. Peters. Mr. Reed. Mr. Ricketts. Mr. Risch. Mr. Romney. Ms. Rosen. Mr. Rounds. Mr. Rubio. Mr. Sanders. Mr. Schatz. Mr. Schmitt. Mr. Schumer. Mr. Scott of florida. Mr. Scott of south carolina. Mrs. Shaheen. Ms. Sinema. Ms. Smith. Ms. Stabenow. Mr. Sullivan. Mr. Tester. Mr. Thune. Mr. Tillis. Mr. Tuberville. Mr. Van hollen. Mr. Vance. Mr. Warner. Mr. Warnock. Ms. Warren. Mr. Welch. Mr. Whitehouse. Mr. Wicker. Mr. Wyden. Mr. Young. The clerk senators voting in the affirmative bennet, blumenthal, boozman, carper, cassidy, collins, coons, cramer, duckworth, durbin, ernst, fischer, graham, grassley, hickenlooper, hirono, hoeven, hydesmith, kennedy, klobuchar, lujan, manchin, mcconnell, mendendez, moran, murray, ossoff, peters, reed, rounds, schatz, schumer, shaheen, stabenow, sullivan, thune, tillis, van hollen, warnock, welch, whitehouse, and wicker. Mr. Daines voted in the negative. Mr. Heinrich, aye. Mr. Fetterman, aye. Ms. Murkowski, aye. Mr. Cardin, aye. Mr. Kaine, aye. Mr. King, aye. Mr. Lee, no. Mr. Booker, aye. Mr. Cotton, aye. Mr. Murphy, aye. The clerk mr. Budd, no. The clerk ms. Baldwin, aye. The clerk mrs. Britt, aye. The clerk mr. Ricketts, aye. Mr. Tester, aye. Mr. Merkley, no. The clerk mr. Crapo, aye. The clerk mr. Lankford, aye. Mr. Rubio, no. Mr. Hawley, no. The clerk ms. Lummis, no. The clerk mr. Risch, aye. Mr. Schmitt, no. Mr. Marshall, no. The clerk mrs. Blackburn, no. The clerk mr. Sanders, no. The clerk ms. Cantwell, aye. The clerk mr. Wyden, aye. Mr. Casey, aye. Ms. Sinema, aye. The clerk mr. Scott of south carolina, aye. Mr. Kelly, aye. Mr. Tuberville, no. The clerk mr. Johnson, no. The clerk mrs. Capito, aye. The clerk mr. Romney, aye. Mr. Rosen, aye. Mr. Markey, aye. Mr. Young, aye. The clerk mr. Brown, aye. The clerk mrs. Gillibrand, aye. The clerk mr. Cornyn, aye. Ms. Cortez masto, aye. Mr. Scott of florida, no. The clerk mr. Cruz, no. The clerk mr. Hagerty, no. The clerk mr. Barasso, no. The clerk mr. Warner, aye. The clerk mr. Braun, no. Mr. Mullin, aye. Mr. Padilla, aye. Vote the clerk ms. Hassan, aye. Ms. Smith, aye. The clerk ms. Warren, aye. Mr. Vance, no. Ms. Hassan, aye. The presiding officer on this vote the yeas are 80. The nays are 19. Threefifths of the senators duly chosen and sworn having voted in the affirmative, the motion is agreed to. Cloture having been invoked, the motion to refer and the amendments pending thereto fall. Mr. Schumer mr. President. The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Schumer could we have some order, please, mr. President. The presiding officer memberswill take their conversations outside. Mr. Schumer mr. President , today the senate sends a unified message to the entire world. America will always defend democracy in its hour of need. We tell our allies we will stand with you. We tell our adversaries dont mess with us. We tell the world we will do everything to defend democracy and our way of life. In a resounding bipartisan vote, the relentless work of six long months has paid off. Congress is sending the supplemental to President Bidens desk. Getting this done was one of the greatest achievements the senate has faced in years, perhaps decades. A lot of people inside and outside the congress wanted this package to fail. But today those in congress who stand on the side of democracy are winning the day. To our friends in ukraine, to our allies in nato, to our allies in israel and to civilians around the world in need of help, help is on the way. To our friends in ukraine, america will deliver more ammo and air defenses and basic supplies that you need to resist putin on the battlefield. To our friends in israel, america will soon deliver aid to help you fight the scourge of hamas and stand up to iran. To innocent civilians in the midst of the war in the midst of war from gaza to sudan, america will deliver food and medicine and clothing. And to our friends in the indopacific, we will stand with you to resist the Chinese Communist party. And to the whole world, make no mistake, america will deliver on its promise to act like a leader on the world stage, to hold the line against autocratic thugs like putin. A few months ago putin made a bet that american aid would sooner or later come to an end. We are showing putin that betting against america is always, always a grave mistake. Over the past few months ive spoken repeatedly and at length about the supreme importance about getting the supplemental package done. Starting in october and through thanksgiving and christmas and new years and into the spring, i said again and again that we had to work in a bipartisan way. Democrats and republicans alike if we wanted to pass this bill. And when we succeeded in getting the supplemental through the senate the first time in february, it was two two for two reasons above all, persistence and bipartisanship. At certain points it might have seemed hard to see how wed reach our goal, but we never lost hope, that if we persisted, we could finish the job. Today, thank god, our persistence has been validated. And the bill the senate sent to us by the house is largely the same as the bill in substance as what the senate has championed all along. It wasnt easy to reach this point but todays outcome yet confirms another thing weve stressed from the beginning of this congress. In divided government, the only way to ever get things done is bipartisanship. Im very pleased that in this moment when it mattered most, both parties found a way to work together, even when it wasnt easy. Again, persistence and bipartisanship is what saved the day. Leader mcconnell and i would not always agree, worked hand in hand and shoulder to shoulder to get this bill done. Together we were bipartisan and persistent. Now, its troubling that a very small minority within the hard right tried desperately for months to prevent congress from doing the right thing. These isolationists have now secured their ignominious place in history as the one who would see america stick its head in the sand as our enemies sought to undermine us. Had they won, they would have presided over a declining america. Im glad that today we will see that effort fail. This is an Inflection Point in history. Western democracy perhaps faced its greatest test since the end of the cold war. The conflicts we see right now in europe and the middle east and the tensions of the indopacific will go a long way in shaping the balance of power between democracy and autocracy in the decades to come. And the consequences for americas longterm security will be profound. If putin is allowed to seize the territory of a neighboring sovereign nation, if Chinese Communist party is allowed to consume the indopacific, if iran is allowed to dominate the middle east, and if america were to stand by and do nothing, it is the United States that would suffer the consequences most of all in the long run. Failure to act now could not only undermine the legitimacy of our democratic values, it would have impacts across american life. It would hurt us politically, economically, militarily, and socially. It would harm the competitiveness of u. S. Businesses, endanger the safety of our troops, cripple americas innovative potential and make the world a more hostile place for our civic values, individual liberty, freedom of expression, equal justice under law, and opportunity for all. We always try to live up to these ideals, but they will not survive if autocratic powers like putin and the Chinese Communist party overtake america in this century. Thats whats at stake in the war in ukraine where we face putin. Thats what is at stake in t the in indochina where we face xi. Thats whats at stake in conflicts in the middle east where we face iran. Nothing less, nothing less than the future of American Security and the future of the democratic order that has survived since the end of the second world war. So we have a choice. We can either make a downpayment on defending our security or finding ourselves on the back foot facing much graver thrifts in years and decades to come. The only answer is the right one. We must act now. We have learned in recent years that democracy is a fragile and precious thing. It will not survive the threats of this century, the new threats if we arent willing to do what it takes to defend it. And if america will not lead the way to project democracy in this age, no other nation will. That is the burden, that is the duty of a nation as great as ours. There are so many people on both sides of the yiel who deserve credit aisle who deserve credit for this immense accomplishment. I thank President Biden for his stalwart leadership. He never flifrnled or wined. He knew how important this was and was also working with us. I thank leader mcconnell as i mentioned before working hand in hand with us, not letting partisanship get in the way. I thank speaker johnson who rose to the occasion. In his own words said he had to do the right thing despite the enormous political pressure on him. And i thank leader jeffries who worked so well together in his bipartisan way with speaker johnson. And let me say this once again about my friend, the republican leader. We are of one mind to get this bill done. It was our bipartisanship, our linking of arms together that got this large and difficult bill through the Congress DespiteMany Political ideologues who wanted to bring it down. Bipartisanship once again prevailed and i thank him for his leadership. I want to thank my senate colleagues, particularly in my caucus, the dedication and unity and strength that you have shown has made this possible. I was able as leader to work with the republican leader in the house, the speaker, the minority leader in the house and the president because i knew i had our full caucus behind us, strongly, fervently. The speeches we heard at our tuesday lunches made by many who are sitting here would make every american proud. And i thank you, thank you, thank you for that. The past six months our friends and allies across the world have been watching whats been going on in congress and asking themselves the same thing. Will america stand by her friends to face down the forces of autocracy . Will america follow through on its commitment to be a leader on the world stage and safeguard the cause of democracy . Will america summon the strength to come together, overcome this intrif cal pull of partisanship and rise once again to meet the magnitude of the moment . Today with both parties working together, the senate answers these questions with a thunderous and resounding yes. I yield the floor. A senator mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from washington. Ms. Cantwell mr. President , i rise to urge my colleagues to pass this important legislation, and i want to thank senator leader schumer for his tremendous leadership on this entire package. It is amazing his dedication and support to getting this done really, really held steadfast. Owl caucus, as our caucus, as the just described, and so many of our colleagues on both sides of the aisle. I also with a with to thank senator murray for her continued leadership on appropriations bills. This supplemental will supply ukraine with desperately needed equipment and weapons and training and logistics. For two years the ukrainian people have shown courage and resilience enabling them to resist russian aggression. And as just described by our leader, it would be disastrous for our National Security and democracy and human rights if we had not supported them. This bill also continues to support american taxpayers by authorizing the president to use an estimated 5 billion in frozen russian assets. These assets will help pay for ukraines reconstruction, and it designates the u. S. Economic assistance which ukrainians will have to pay back once they have repelled the russian situation. The supplemental also includes support for our middle east ally israel, including support to make sure that just like this past few days in shooting down 99 of missile Drones Attack by iran, it also includes 9 billion of humanitarian aid for gaza and for people caught in conflicts around the world. These conflicts have taken an immeasurable toll. The supplemental also contains a range of sanctions that will make it harder for each of israels and irans and ham and hamas to finance their operations. It consequencetains the ship act which requires the president to impose sanctions against individuals and companies that knowingly help evade oil sanctions. Illegal revenues funnel billions to illegal organizations terrorist groups and it builds on legislation senator murkowski and i enacted over a decade ago that helped expose the middle men that were helping iran evade these sanctions. It also involves billions of dollars for a critical part of the world where we stand shoulder to shoulder with these democracies. It also contains legislation to fend off fentanyl act which i was proud to be a cosponsor. Critically important legislation that does a couple of things. One, it declares that fentanyl is a national emergency. This enables the president to impose sanctions on fentanyl traffickers, enabling the u. S. Treasury to better fight fentanylrelated money laundering. Those fentanyl traffickers and money launderings have ties to organized crime and to drug cartels. So these issues have been clearly outline in my state by communities, health providers, Law Enforcement, and others who want help in stopping the traffickers. Part of the solution is stemming the flow of fentanyl. And this supplemental would how the proceeds of those seized assets by those narco traffickers to be used by Law Enforcement in our local communities to fight this fentanyl scourge. We must give our communities all the tools they can to stop this product from flooding across our borders, and this legislation will do just that. I also want to address that technology should be a tool to help solve our greatest challenges, to improve our human conditions, and drive innovation and support economic opportunity. But foreign adversaries use technology for social and political control. There is no individual right to privacy or freedom of speech in these autoocracies. U. S. Media companies are not allowed to operate in china. In fact, china leads the world in using surveillance and censorship to keep taps on its own population and to repress dissidence. Governments that respect freedom of speech do not build backdoors into hardware or software, into apps on phones or on laptops. Backdoors allow foreign advocates to target people. Backdoors allow foreign adversaries to use proxy bots to bombard vulnerable populations, americans, with harmful content or even to blackmail people. The u. S. Department of justice has stated, quote, hostile foreign powers are weaponizing b bulk data and the power of Artificial Intelligence to target americans, end quote. I do not want technology in the United States used this way. I want the United States to work with our most Sophisticated Technology countries, likeminded democracies, places like japan, south korea can our europeanian allies and set the global standard for technology and data protection. I want to see a technology nato, one in wit our allies come together and say, there cannot be a Government Back door to any hardware or software if it wants to see a Global Adoption rate. We should have a trusted frame rate for crossborder data flows as has been discussed. And criteria for trusted data flows should include commitments to democratic governancern the rule of law, and the protection of Property Rights and free