Quorum call mrs. Boxer mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from california. Mrs. Boxer i ask had a the quorum call be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mrs. Boxer mr. President , we all know that our ally israel is in a fight for its survival because a terrorist group so named by the United States and europe is at war with israel right now. And we remember how it all started with the kidnapping of three israeli boys and the torture and their death, and hamas praised that. Tragically, there was a revenge killing, and the government arrested those responsible for it and theyre going to pay for that. While hamas praises praises what happened. Today i spoke with the ambassador, and i have to say just now this is what i heard him say, and i havent factchecked this, but as i understand it, there was a ceasefire in place. All sides agreed. Everybody agreed. Israel was going to be allowed to clear out the tunnels, which are being used to open up to had to h
Mr. Pryor mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from arkansas. Mr. Pryor id like unanimous consent that the quorum call be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Pryor mr. President , i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak up to ten minutes each. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Pryor i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the consideration of h. R. 83, which was received from the house and is at the desk. The presiding officer the clerk will report. The clerk h. R. 83, an act to require the secretary of the interior to assemble a team of technical policy and Financial Experts to address the energy needs and so forth and for other purposes. The presiding officer is there objection to proceeding . Without objection. Mr. Pryor i ask unanimous consent that the murkowski substitute amendment, which is at the desk, be agreed to, the bill as amend be read a thir