Step out of partisan boxes and work with me to find Real Solutions to real problems. Weve done it time and time again. This time it didnt work. Nearly four months later, im still deeply disappointed that we didnt solve the border crisis for my state and for our country. But to use this failure as a political punching bag only punishes those who were courageous enough to do the hard work of finding compromise in the first place. So, who will be courageous next time . Who will stand up and do the hard work . Who will take the risks . Who will say yes, ill help solve this big challenge our country faces . Why would anyone . We dont leave today with a political victory. No one wins. No one gets the higher ground. Instead, were saying to each other, dont step out, dont try to solve big problems, stay in your partisan corner, yell some more, blame the other side. Today, yet again, the senate has chosen politics. But my state is still suffering, and as i said on the floor back on february 7, if you want to spend the spin the border crisis for you own political agendas, go right ahead. If you want to continue to use the southern border as a backdrop for your political campaign, thats fine, good luck to you, but i have a very clear message for anyone using the southern border for staged political events. Dont come to arizona for your political theater. Do not bring it to my state. In arizona were serious. We dont have time for your political games. There are big challenges facing the senate and our country, and evidently this is not a Senate Interested in solving those challenges. Americans deserve better. I yield the floor. Mr. Murphy madam president. The presiding officer the senator from connecticut. Mr. Murphy madam president , i am deeply grateful to senator sinema, senator lankford, senator mcconnell, senator schumer, and others who worked with us over the course of four months to craft this landmark, unprecedented, bipartisan Border Security bill, that if enacted would take the biggest step that we have taken in decades to bring order to our southwest border. It would give a shot of confidence to our constituents that we can find agreement on even the toughest of issues. I maybe come to a slightly different conclusion, though, on the reason that we are here today than my very good friend senator sinema and my great friend senator lankford. I think one of the most important enduring values in politics is the value of persi persistence. If you believe something is important, you dont give up the first time. We worked very hard to achieve this compromise. Its a good faith compromise. Youll see that its a compromise because there will be democratic members who will vote against it today. We solved some big problems in this bill, reducing the amount of time to process an slaument claim from an asylum claim from ten years to a handful of weeks or months, giving the president new powers to shut down the border when crossings get too high, giving new legal rights to migrants, allowing more visas for folks to come to the United States to work or be reunited with families. I think that was so important that we shouldnt give up after failing once. I think the American People have told us that solving the problem at the border is so important that we shouldnt put away that compromise simply because the first time politics won out. Maybe im naive, but i had some degree of hope, some degree of faith that maybe the second time we could come together and vote to proceed to a debate. Because remember, thats all this vote is, not a vote on final passage. A vote to bring this bill before the senate, to litigate the outstanding issues that republicans may have about the reforms in this bill. And so i deeply appreciate all of the work that senator lankford and senator sinema went into this bill. I just come to a slightly different conclusion. This doesnt make me less eager to engage in bipartisan compromise in the future. This doesnt dissuade me from trying to reach future compromises. Frankly, i think our decision to not give up when weve reached this really important product, i think it may frankly put wind behind the wings of those in the future who decide to do something really important on Something Big and work across the aisle to get it done. We have a chance right now to come together, to put politics and campaigns aside, to vote to proceed on this landmark bipartisan Border Security reform bill, and i hope that my colleagues do it. Mr. Schumer madam president , ill be very brief. For years, weve heard if you want to fix the border, then Congress Needs to act. Today, we have a chance to act on the strongest border bill congress has seen in generations. To those who have said for years Congress Needs to act on the border, this bipartisan bill is the answer. Its time to slow were serious about fixing the problem. Its our chance to hire more Border Patrol agents, asylum officers and immigration judges. Its a chance to stop the flow of fentanyl and give Law Enforcement the tools they need to scan 100 of whats coming into the country. Its our chance to give the president Emergency Powers to close the border, to update asylum laws and improve vetting. Its a chance to show the American People were listening, were acting, we can still reach across the aisle, and work on one of the most vexing problems facing the nation. I implore my colleagues to not let this moment pass. I yield the floor and call the question. 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 proceed to calendar number 397, s. 4361, a bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for Border Security and so forth and for other purposes. The presiding officer pursuant to rule 22, the chair now directs the clerk to call the roll to ascertain the presence of a quorum. The presiding officer is there objection . Without objection. The quorum is present, the question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on the motion to proceed to s. 4361, a bill making emergency supplemental appropriations of Border Security and combating fentanyl for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2024, 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. 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. Senators voting in the affir affirmative, blumenthal, brown, coons, cortezmasto, durbin, hassan, heinrich, hickenlooper, king, merkley, murphy, peters, reed, schatz, schumer, shaheen, smith, tester, warner, warnock, welch, whitehouse, and wyden. Senators voting in the negative, barrasso, blackburn, budd, capito, cassidy, collins, cramer, crapo, daines, fischer, hydesmith, johnson, kennedy, lee, lummis, marshall, padilla, romney, rubio, sanders, schmitt, scott of florida, sinema, sullivan, tillis, wicker and young. Mr. Markey, no. Mr. Cotton, no. Mr. Vance, no. Mrs. Gillibrand, aye. Ms. Rosen, aye. Mr. Thune, no. The clerk mr. Hoeven, no. Ms. Murkowski, aye. Mr. Braun, no. Ms. Klobuchar, aye. Mr. Paul, no. Vote the clerk mr. Ossoff, aye. The clerk mr. Bennet, aye. The clerk mr. Cruz, no. Mr. Carper, aye. Mrs. Murray, aye. Mr. Lankford, no. The clerk mr. Grassley, no. The clerk mr. Boozman, no. The clerk mr. Lujan, aye. The clerk mr. Cornyn, no. Ms. Stabenow, aye. The clerk mr. Booker, no. Ms. Butler, no. The clerk mr. Graham, no. The clerk mr. Van hollen, aye. The clerk ms. Ernst, no. Mrs. Britt, no. The clerk ms. Cantwell, aye. Mr. Cardin, aye. The clerk ms. Duckworth, aye. Mr. Fetterman, aye. The clerk ms. Hirono, aye. The clerk mr. Mcconnell no. The clerk mr. Hawley, no. Ms. Baldwin, aye. The clerk mr. Casey, aye. The clerk mr. Risch, no. The clerk mr. Kaine, aye. Mr. Rounds, no. Mr. Kelly, aye. The clerk mr. Moran, no. The clerk mr. Tuberville, no. C the presiding officer on this vote the yeas are 43, the nays are 50, threefifths of the senators duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, the motion is not agreed to. The majority leader. Mr. Schumer i move to proceed to legislative session. The presiding officer the question is on the motion. All in favor say aye. All opposed, no. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it. The motion is agreed to. Mr. Schumer i move to proved to executive session to consider calendar number 647. The presiding officer all if favor say aye. All opposed, no. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it. The motion is agreed to. The the clerk will report. The clerk nomination Nuclear Regulatory commission, christopher t. Hanson, of michigan to be a member. The presiding officer the clerk will report. The clerk cloture motion, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby bring to a close debate on the nomination of executive calendar number 647, christopher t. Hanson, of michigan, to be a member of the Nuclear Regulatory commission. Mr. Schumer i ask that the reading of the names be waived. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Schumer i move to proceed to legislatives g legislative session. The presiding officer the ayes appear to have it. The motion agreed to. Mr. Schumer i move to proceed to executive calendar number 507. The presiding officer the ayes do have it the motion is agreed to. The clerk will report the nomination. The clerk nomination, the judiciary, tanya jones bo cinch er to be associate judge of the d. C. Superior court. Sch mr. Schumer i senlt a cloture motion to the desk. The presiding officer the clerk will report. The clerk cloture motion, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby bring to a close debate on number 507, monique bosnier to be associate judge of the d. C. Superior court. Mr. Schumer i move to proceed to legislative session. The presiding officer the question is on the motion. All those in favor say aye. Opposed, nay. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it the motion is agreed to. Mr. Schumer i move to proceed to executive session to i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 511. The presiding officer the question is on the motion. All those in favor say aye. All opposed, no. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it the it. The motion is agreed to. The clerk will report. The clerk nomination, the judiciary, judith e. Pipe of the di r district of columbia. Mr. Schumer i send a cloture motion to the determine. The presiding officer the clerk will report. The clerk cloture motion, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby bring to a close debate on the calendar number 511, judith e. Pipe of the district of columbia to be associate judge of the district superior court. Mr. Schumer i move to proceed to legislative session. The presiding officer the question somebody the motion. The ayes appear to have it. The motion is agreed to. Mr. Schumer i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 590. The presiding officer the question is on the motion. All those in favor say aye. Opposed, no. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it. The motion is agreed to. The the clerk will report. The clerk nomination, department of state, Stephanie Sanders sullivan of maryland to be representative of the United States of america to the african union. Mr. Schumer i send a cloture motion to the desk. The presiding officer the clerk will report. The clerk cloture motion, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby bring to a close debate on the nomination of executive calendar number 590, Stephanie Sanders sullivan, of america to be representative of the United States of america to the african union. Mr. Schumer i ask that the reading of the names be waived. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Schumer i ask that the mandatory quorum calls for the cloture motions filed today be waived. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Schumer i ask that the senate consider calendar numbers 653 through 665, and all nominations on the secretarys desk in the air force, army, marine corps, and navy, the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or teebt debate that no further motions be in order to the nominations, that the that the president be immediately notified. The presiding officer is there objection . Without objection. Mr. Schumer i ask that the senate proceed to legislative session and be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein up to to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Schumer madam president , i ask unanimous consent the committee on health, education, labor and pensions be discharged from further consideration of h. R. 2365, the senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The presiding officer the clerk will report. The clerk h. R. 2365, an act to direct the secretary of health and Human Services to prevent, diagnose, and treat parkinsons. The presiding officer without objection, the committee is discharged and the senate will proceed. Mr. Schumer i ask unanimous consent the bill be considered and read a third time. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Schumer i know of no further debate on the bill. The presiding officer is there further debate . If not, all those in favor say aye. Opposed, no. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it. The bill is passed. Mr. Schumer i ask unanimous consent that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Schumer and for a moment a few moments ago, the Senate Unanimously passed the National Plan to end parkinsons act, a bill that marshals agencies across the government to tackle this awful disease in a comprehensive way. I thank senators murphy and capito and everyone who championed this bill. Parkinsons is truly a terrible illness. It has taken an awful toll on my family, my mom suffers from this disease. I know parkinsons has affected the families of others in this chamber as well as over a million americans in this country. This bill for the first time will unite the government in an effort to find a cure for this disease once and for all by promoting Parkinsons Research and encourage treatments, with this bill were taking one step closer to bringing this awful disease to an end and i thank everyone who made it possible. I wish to thank representative Jennifer Wexton of virginia who spent months championing this bill even though diagnosed with a rare form of parkinsons, she is an inspiration, she has used his struggle to help others and now the bill goes to the president s desk. Now, madam president , i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of calendar number 367, s. 138. The presiding officer the clerk will report. The clerk calendar number s. 138 to modify certainly provisions. The presiding officer without objection, the senate will proceed. Mr. Schumer i ask unanimous consent the committeereported substitute amendment be considered and agreed to, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Schumer i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the consideration of s. Res. 706 submitted earlier today. The presiding officer the clerk will report. The clerk s. Res. 706 706, recognizing National Foster care month and so forth. The presiding officer without objection, the senate will proceed. Mr. Schumer i ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. With no intervening action or debate. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Schumer madam president , i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the consideration of s. Res. 707, which is at the desk. The president pro tempore the clerk will report. The clerk roiging the significance of Jewish American heritage month as a time to celebrate the contributions of Jewish Americans to the society and culture of the United States. The presiding officer without objection, the senate will proceed. Mr. Schumer i ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. Pro the presiding officer without objection. Mr. Schumer madam president , i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the consideration of s. Res. 708, submitted earlier today. The presiding officer the clerk will report. The clerk s. Res. 780,