[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 26 (Sunday, February 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S837-S838]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, today, the Senate gavels in on a Sunday 
to continue our work on the national security supplemental. In about an 
hour, we will take the next procedural vote--on cloture on the 
substitute amendment. I can't remember the last time the Senate was in 
session on Super Bowl Sunday, but as I have said all week long, we are 
going to keep working on this bill until the job is done.
  Even though we are keeping the process moving on the floor, Democrats 
still hope we can reach an agreement with our Republican colleagues on 
a reasonable list of amendments. We are happy to have fair and 
reasonable amendment votes on the floor, so we will see if there is any 
possibility for speeding this process up. But at the same time, it is 
essential we finish the work on this bill.
  It has been years, perhaps decades, that the Senate has taken up a 
stand-alone bill that so significantly impacts not just our national 
security, not just the security of our allies, but the very security of 
Western democracy and our ideals.
  As we speak, Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine has rendered parts 
of Eastern Europe a war zone, the likes of which we have not seen in 
those regions since the Second World War. Ukraine is dangerously low on 
supplies, including ammo and air defenses. If America doesn't assist 
Ukraine, Putin is all too likely to succeed, as President Zelenskyy 
repeatedly has reminded us. The only right answer to this threat is for 
the Senate to face it down unflinchingly by passing this bill as soon 
as we can.
  Again, Democrats are ready to work with the other side in the spirit 
of bipartisanship. I know many of my Republican colleagues are working 
in good faith to get this done. I thank them for their dedication, for 
their good work, and for doing the right thing by voting yes yesterday. 
Let us move forward.
  I yield the floor.

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