Quorum call quorum call mr. Sanders madam president. The presiding officer the senator from vermont is recognized. Sorry. Mr. Sanders thank you. Madam president , since last week the senate has been quote, unquote, debating the presiding officer senator, were in a quorum call. Mr. Sanders i would ask that the quorum call be vitiated. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Sanders madam president , since last week, the senate ostensibly one of the great deliberative bodies in the world, supposedly, has been quote, unquote, debating the 740 billion National Defense authorization act. Its been a very, very silent debate because of the 700 amendments that have been filed to this bill. There has been no roll call votes on any of them. I do understand that in the managers amendments have been accepted, and thats fine, but weve had a vigorous debate but nobody in the world has heard that debate because theres not been one amendment here on the floor. And knowing the way the senate does
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Then we will go to the traditional nomination followed by the next Circuit Court by the morning ill announce forgo next to peasant will be taken one is we can go to the tim scott police bill or the and aa. The tim scott bill is close to being finished. I will let you know in the morning what we are going to have after we finish the 53rd circuit judge. I want to congratulate cory gardner, steve daines and the others who worked on the Great American outdoors act. They will get a big victory the final vote will happen tomorrow on that. That something they have been working on for a long time. Great credit to their effort to get across the finish line. Also want to thank tim scott in the group he has been working with on police reforms. I think they have done a tremendous summer amount of good work we are making Good Progress on that. I hope we can get a big vote here. It is up to the leader would not get scheduled. I think the substance for that bill is something people have worked hard o
Afternoon everyone. Let me lay out the schedule. Let me lay out the schedule. As you know we winish the Great America outdoors bill tomorrow. Then we will go to the traditional nominatio followed by the next cir court by the morning ill announce forgo next to peasant will be taken one is we can go to the tim scott police bill or the and aa. The tim scott bill is close to being finished. I will let you know in the morning what we are going to have judge. I want to congratulate cory gardner, steve daines and the others who worke on the Great American outdoors act. They will get a big victory the final vote will happen tomorrow on t been working on for a long time. Great credit to their effort to get across the finish line. Also want to thank tim scott in the groupbf he has been working with on police reforms. I think they havemer amount of good work we are making Good Progress t i hope we can get a big vote here. It is up to the leader would not get scheduled. I think the substance for
We are getting out of equities and bonds. They are getting out of crude. They are all just going into dollar, the dollar being another safe haven here. Caroline certainly the dollar remains the haven of choice. It is interesting whether we are talking about an inflationary or deflation area cycle as sherry was pointing out. Volumes have been very much on the thin side today, and people have been taking a step back on the risk on and risk off folk us. Volumes in the s p 500 remain. Romaine i am glad you brought up the volumes. That is something we should have talked about a bit more. The price action over the next couple of days may not be completely reflective of economic sentment, but it could cause a lot of problem for folks depending on the side of the trade you are on. Caroline lets take it back out to sherry paul now. Sherry, the big expiration as for the hearing from that coming up. Volatility s of and you are saying to remain committed. The dollar remains stronger as taylor poin