[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 27, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S2197]
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                          CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I return to the floor tonight with a 
happy announcement on the jobs and competition bill: We have reached an 
agreement with Republicans that clears the path to entering into a 
conference with the House.
  Tomorrow, the Senate will hold two votes: one on cloture and one to 
approve our measure making the conference committee official.
  Next Tuesday and Wednesday, we will then hold floor votes on 28 
motions to instruct--8 from Democrats, 20 from Republicans.
  Tonight's agreement is very good news for America, for good-paying 
jobs in America, for economic strength in America, for investments in 
the kinds of science and technology that will help us grow as a country 
and provide great futures for the next generation.
  This bill represents the next major step forward towards finally 
sending a jobs and competition bill to the President's desk. Of course, 
I wish it would have happened much sooner; but, nevertheless, the time 
has come to move forward on this bill.
  Let me add this: This will be the most votes on motions to instruct 
of any bill in decades--a sign of both the immense good will we have 
shown to our Republican colleagues and the fact that many Members on 
both sides of the aisle have a stake in seeing this bill finalized.
  We have a lot of work left to do, but this agreement is a big step 
forward towards finally enacting the legislation to lower costs, bring 
manufacturing back to America, and strengthen our supply chains so we 
can keep our economy strong for decades.
  I want to thank my colleagues from both sides of the aisle who worked 
in good faith to reach this point.

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