Usmca that might come as a result of these negotiations that can improve the outcome of American Workers im happy to consider. Its important to remember that usmca is better than nafta by nearly every standard, including labor and environment. So i hope discussions between House Democrats and ambassador lighthizer is an exercise in getting to the yes that i feel Speaker Pelosi wants to get to. One particular area where everyone can agree is that enforcement across the board is a key compromise that must be hammered out. Factors outside of farmers hands such as an oversupply of grain in the global market, an unusually wet spring across the midwest, and natural disasters like flooding have all contributed to increased uncertainty and less profitability for farmers and leading to anxiety among those same farmers. Passing the usmc will help alleviate some of that uncertainty and anxiety for the years ahead by providing stable export market for american corn, soybeans, pork and dairy to nam
Vote vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote sph if not, the yeas are 5, the nays are 38. And the nomination is confirmed. Under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table, and the president will be immediately notified of the senates action. The clerk will report the noings the motion to ip voke 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 nomination of Colette Dodson honorable of arkansas to be a member of the federal Energy Regulatory commission, signed by 17 senators. The presiding officer the question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination of Colette Dodson honorable of arkansas to be a member of the federal Energy Regulatory commission ferc shall be brought to a close. The yeas and nays are mandatory un
You know, its been analyzed both ways, al, and i hope what it is, is a first step toward further collaboration, because our countrys in trouble. You know, we have a fiscal crisis looming. We still have an economy thats too weak, and we need to Work Together to solve these problems. So i like to view it as a very small step, a baby step in the right direction. It did reduce the deficit a little bit. It did it without raising taxes. It kept us from going into a Government Shutdown in january, but also in september of next year. And finally, it put the United States congress back on track to do appropriations bills. Let me get to some of the things you want to do in just a minute, but, first of all, when you get back, staring you right in the face within a month or so is the debt ceiling. Yep. Democrats say clean debt ceiling, we dont want to rattle Financial Markets. You have said that this is a chance to get more serious. Absolutely. What do you want to put on the debt ceiling . Whats t
Something some kind of collaboration . You know, its been analyzed both ways, al, and i hope what it is, is a first step toward further collaboration, because our countrys in trouble. You know, we have a fiscal crisis looming. We still have an economy thats too weak, and we need to Work Together to solve these problems. So i like to view it as a very small step, a baby step in the right direction. It did reduce the deficit a little bit. It did it without raising taxes. It kept us from going into a Government Shutdown in january, but also in september of next year. And finally, it put the United States congress back on track to do appropriations bills. Let me get to some of the things you want to do in just a minute, but, first of all, when you get back, staring you right in the face within a month or so is the debt ceiling. Yep. Democrats say clean debt ceiling, we dont want to rattle Financial Markets. You have said that this is a chance to get more serious. Absolutely. What do you wa
It is, is a first step toward further collaboration, because our countrys in trouble. You know, we have a fiscal crisis looming. We still have an economy thats too weak, and we need to Work Together to solve these problems. So i like to view it as a very small step, a baby step in the right direction. It did reduce the deficit a little bit. It did it without raising taxes. It kept us from going into a Government Shutdown in january, but also in september of next year. And finally, it put the United States congress back on track to do appropriations bills. Let me get to some of the things you want to do in just a minute, but, first of all, when you get back, staring you right in the face within a month or so is the debt ceiling. Yep. Democrats say clean debt ceiling, we dont want to rattle Financial Markets. You have said that this is a chance to get more serious. Absolutely. What do you want to put on the debt ceiling . Whats the condition for rob portman supporting the debt ceiling .