[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 139 (Monday, September 9, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S5866]
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                       Business Before the Senate

  Madam President, now on the work period, everyone knows that an 
election is just around the corner, but Senators still have a 
responsibility to make progress wherever possible on bipartisan issues 
that will help the American people. There is much we can still 
accomplish if Republicans give us their cooperation and keep alive the 
bipartisan momentum that we had in July when we passed KOSA and COPPA.
  There is more work to do on the NDAA, on rail safety, on lowering the 
cost of insulin and prescription drugs, on artificial intelligence, and 
on keeping healthcare costs low. We may not be able to get all these 
things done before the election, but I urge my colleagues to make the 
most of this work period so we can set ourselves up for success for the 
rest of the year.
  Bipartisan compromise is hard--harder these days than it has been in 
the past--but we have seen time and time again in these last 2 years 
that it can be done. Bipartisanship has prevented pointless and painful 
government shutdowns. Bipartisanship saved the full faith and credit of 
the United States. Bipartisanship has rescued Ukraine from defeat on 
the battlefield. Bipartisanship led to the monumental passage of the 
Kids Online Safety legislation, and I strongly urge the House to take 
up KOSA and COPPA as soon as possible. Bipartisanship has kept our 
airports running safely and delivered disaster relief and humanitarian 
aid for innocent civilians in Gaza and around the world and more.
  I know many Senators on both sides still want bipartisanship to 
continue as much as possible for as long as possible. We will have our 
fierce disagreements in the weeks to come, but that doesn't change or 
diminish this responsibility we all have to ensure that the American 
people are taken care of. So let's continue.