[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 138 (Tuesday, August 3, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S5683]
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                       BUSINESS BEFORE THE SENATE

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, Senators continue to work through the 
bipartisan infrastructure bill here on the floor. Members from both 
sides want to be able to consider as many germane amendments as 
possible, but we want to work efficiently to allow those votes.
  Yesterday was a positive day in that respect. Democrats and 
Republicans agreed to vote on three amendments, two of which were led 
by Republicans. Two bipartisan amendments--one led by Senators Thune 
and Tillis, another led by Senators Padilla and Moran--were adopted 
with over 90 votes.
  We have one--potentially two--more amendment votes lined up this 
morning. We can hold even more amendment votes today if our Republican 
colleagues grant us the consent to do so.
  The bottom line is this: The Senate can work through amendments 
rather efficiently when we have cooperation between the majority and 
the minority, as we have had in this bipartisan legislation. It can go 
rather slowly, of course, without that cooperation. In either case, the 
Senate is going to stay here until we finish our work.
  I will conclude my remarks now in order to give time to the other 
Members waiting to speak, but I will come back to the floor shortly 
afterwards to join the chair and ranking member of the Rules Committee 
asking the Senate to award the Congressional Gold Medal to members of 
the Capitol Police force who defended us from a violent mob on January 
6.
  I yield the floor.

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