The presiding officer on this vote, the yeas are 5, the nays are 94. Threefifths of the senators duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, the motion is not agreed to. The point of order is sustained and the amendment falls. Mr. Durbin madam president . The presiding officer the majority whip. Mr. Durbin madam president , i ask unanimous consent that the the presiding officer the senate will be in order. Mr. Durbin i ask unanimous consent that the following amendments appeared motions be the next amendments and motions the senate will come to order. 5265 cruz, 5281 sanders, 5385 kennedy, motion to waive the budget with respect to insulin. Cruz motion to commit on vaccines. Cruz motion to commit targeting parents. And that all provisions under the previous order remain in effect. The presiding officer is there objection . Without objection. Mr. Cruz madam president . The presiding officer the senator from texas. Mr. Cruz madam president , i call up my amendment number 5265 and ask in a it be reported by number. The presiding officer the clerk will report. The clerk the senator from from texas, mr. Cruz, proposes amendment numbered 5265 to amendment number 5194. Mr. Cruz madam president , this bill represents the most significant assault on u. S. Energy production the senate has ever considered. It is designed to bankrupt every coal miner in america, to dramatically increase gas prices consumers are paying, and to permanently harm u. S. Oil and gas production. There is you however, one group there is, however, one group who the Senate Democrats do not oppose having more oil, and that is the Chinese Communists. In the past year, President Biden has sold over two Million Barrels of oil to the Chinese Communist government from Americas Strategic Petroleum reserve. That oil was paid for by u. S. Taxpayers. My bill would block the president from selling our oil to the Chinese Communists. I would note also that it was sold to a Chinese Company owned by the communist government in which a significant stake was owned by a private equity firm owned in significant part by the president s own son, hunter biden. If the democrats dont want to see millions of barrels of u. S. Oil sold to the Chinese Communists, they should support my amendment. The presiding officer the senator from hawaii. Mr. Schatz i raise a point of order that the pending amendment violates section h106 of the concurrent budget, h. Con. Res. Of the 115th congress, the senate payasyougo point of order. Mr. Cruz madam president . The presiding officer the senator from texas. Mr. Cruz pursuant too section 904 of the congressional budget act and relative budget resolutions, i move to waive and i ask for the yeas and nays. The presiding officer is there a sufficient second . There appears to be. The clerk will call the roll. Vote vote the presiding officer on this vote, the yeas are 54, the nays are 46, threefifths of senators duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, the motion is not greed to, the point of order is sustained and the amendment falls. The senator from vermont. Mr. Sanders i call up my amendment numbered 5281 and ask it be reported by number. The presiding officer the clerk will report. The clerk the senator from vermont for himself and mr. Merkley proposes 5281 to amendment numbered 5294. The presiding officer order. Mr. Sanders mr. President , let me quote from a july 29 letter from over 350 environmental organization, including friends of the earth, food and water watch and the Climate Justice alliance sent to President Biden and senator schumer, expressing of expressing concerns, quote, any fasttracking of fossil fuel permitting is incompatible with climate leadership. Natural gas are the there can be no new fossil fuel leases, exports or infrastructure if we have any hope of preventing ever worsening climate krois cease, floods and wildfires, all of which are ripping across the country as we speak. We call on you to fulfill your promise to lead on climate starting with denying approval for the pipeline, and leases in the gulf of alaska and preventing fasttrack permits for fossil fuel projects, end of quote from 350 organizations. I agree with those organizations. My amendment would eliminate all of the provisions of the bill that would benefit the fossil fuel industry, including opening up 700 million acres of public lands and water for oil and gas drilling. There is a reason that b. P. And shell the presiding officer the senators time has expired. The. Mr. Sanders i urge my colleagues to support this amendment. The presiding officer the senator from south carolina. Mr. Graham in a night and a day, night turned into day of extremes, this is the most extreme yet. Thats saying a lot. Senator sanders wants to destroy fossil fuel exploration at a time youve got to get a mortgage on your house to fill up your car. I want you to understand whats being proposed, shut down american fossil fuel exploration, make us more dependent on fossil fuel in the habdz of the bad guys, its hands of the bad guys, it is 4. 08 now, this is the most dangerous idea now for the american consumer. If youre tired of paying high gas prices, then vote republican. The presiding officer the question is on the amendment. The presiding officer is there a sufficient second . There appears to be. The clerk will call the roll. Vote the presiding officer the yeas are 1, the nays are 99, and the amendment is not agreed to. Mr. Kennedy mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from louisiana. Mr. Kennedy thank you, mr. President. I call up my amendment numbered 5385, and ask that it be reported by number. The presiding officer the clerk will report. The clerk the senator from louisiana, mr. Kennedy, proposes an amendment numbered 5385 to amendment numbered 5194. Mr. Kennedy mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from louisiana. Mr. Kennedy thank you, mr. President. Mr. President , my amendment, which i also offer on behalf of many of my republican colleagues, would substantially and dramatically lower the cost of insulin for millions of americans. As you know, mr. President , we have 1,403 federally qualified Health Care Centers in america sometimes called Community Health centers. They have 16,000 sites of service. My amendment would reimplement a rule that President Biden repealed. My amendment would make insulin available at federally qualified Health Centers for pennies on the dollar, and it would pay for itself by redirecting existing money from the Obamacare Public Health prevention fund. Mrs. Murray mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from washington. Mrs. Murray mr. President , lifesaving medicines dont do any good if people cant afford theyll. Thats why its so important that we do help people get the medicine they need, especially insulin. It is exactly why we need to pass the inflation reduction act, which does take historic steps to lower costs and it caps patients insulin costs at 35 a month. If republicans really want to help patients get insulin, they will help us get this bill signed into law instead of derailing it with amendments an weaken the insulin provision democrats are trying to pass. We are trying to make sure that no one has to ration their insulin and put their lives at risk. I hope some republicans will join us on this lifesaving bill, but i do urge my colleagues to reject this amendment so we can get to that bill. The presiding officer the question is on the amendment. Mr. Kennedy do i have any time left, mr. President . The presiding officer you do not. The question is on the amendment. Mr. Kennedy i ask for the yeas and nays, mr. President. The presiding officer is is there a sufficient second . There is. The clerk will call the roll. Vote vote