[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 61 (Wednesday, April 6, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S2052]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
ORDER OF PROCEDURE
Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that
notwithstanding rule XXII, at 10 a.m. tomorrow, April 7, the Senate
resume legislative session and proceed to the en bloc consideration of
H.R. 6968, the Russian oil ban, and H.R. 7108, the Russia PNTR, both of
which are at the desk; that amendment No. 5021 to H.R. 6968 be
considered and agreed to; that amendment No. 5020 to H.R. 7108 be
considered and agreed to; and that those be the only amendments in
order to either bill; that the bills, as amended, be considered read a
third time en bloc; that the Senate vote on the passage of H.R. 7108,
as amended, and H.R. 6968, as amended; and that with respect to both
bills, the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the
table without further intervening action or debate; further, that upon
the disposition of H.R. 6968, the Senate resume executive session and
vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar No. 860, the
nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson. Finally, I ask unanimous consent
that the mandatory quorum call for the cloture motion with respect to
the Jackson nomination be waived; that if any nominations are confirmed
during Thursday's session of the Senate, the motion to reconsider be
considered made and laid upon the table and the President be
immediately notified of the Senate's action.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
The Senator from Idaho.
Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, I rise in strong support for Senator
Schumer's request for unanimous consent for the Senate to proceed to
the en bloc consideration of H.R. 6968, the Russian oil ban, and H.R.
7108, the Russian permanent normal trade relations legislation.
I want to thank Senators Schumer, Wyden, Wicker, Paul, Cardin,
Murkowski, Manchin, Lankford, Risch, Menendez, Cornyn, and Sullivan. It
is a long list of Senators who worked hard on this legislation to get
us to this point. They exemplify how you can be both principled and
reasonable.
I want to especially again thank Senator Schumer. We did work
carefully and long together. We spent tireless days working to try to
make sure that this worked out. We, I think, both acknowledge that we
respect the good faith that each of us has shown in moving this forward
and getting it to this point.
Thanks to the efforts of all of these Senators, the Senate is in a
position to pass these important bills. Importantly, their efforts in
this Chamber reflect the best of what Ukraine desperately seeks to
preserve and that which Vladimir Putin is determined to destroy:
freedom and representative government.
That is why the legislation at issue is so important. It strikes
directly at Putin and cuts off the lifeblood for his war machine and
his autocracy by banning U.S. imports of Russian energy products,
including petroleum, natural gas, and coal. It places Russia and
Belarus in the same pariah status as North Korea and Cuba for trade.
The congressional action, including the certification criteria in the
bills, is critical because it signifies a standing commitment to the
Ukrainian people and to our NATO allies that is more durable than
Putin's machinations in Ukraine. This legislation will inspire our
allies to take similar actions against Russia.
As President Zelenskyy told us when he asked for the ban, ``[It] can
be called an embargo [or it can be] just morality.''
Because this legislation is so critical to the support of Ukraine, we
must act in unison on these bills and call on Speaker Pelosi to
promptly vote on this legislation in the House, where it will also
receive a resounding vote in favor.
Therefore, I strongly second Senator Schumer's request and also ask
that the Senate agree to it.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
Without objection, it is so ordered.
Mr. SCHUMER. I thank my friend, the Senator from Idaho.
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