00:00The 60-vote threshold having not been achieved, the amendment is not agreed to.
00:06Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that it be in order for the following senators to be recognized to offer amendments, motions, or points of order.
00:12If the amendments be reported by number with no amendments in order prior to a vote in relation to amendments or motions,
00:17Blackburn-Cruz, number 2602, Blackburn, number 2814, Rosen, number 2717, Kennedy, number 2790, Hickenlooper, number 2719, and Shaheen, number 2564.
00:28Without objection?
00:30Mr. President.
00:37The senator from Texas.
00:38I call up amendment 2602 and ask that it be reported by number.
00:43The clerk will report.
00:46The senator from Texas, Mr. Cruz, for Mrs. Blackburn and himself, proposes an amendment number 2602 to amendment number 2360.
00:55Mr. President, a few hours ago we had an agreement that Blackburn-Cruz was set to pass.
01:01It was a compromise that would have imposed a five-year moratorium on state regulation of artificial intelligence.
01:07When I spoke to President Trump last night, he said it was a terrific agreement.
01:12The agreement protected kids and protected the rights of creative artists.
01:16But outside interests opposed that deal.
01:19Communist China, which desperately wants to beat the United States in the race for AI, hated the deal.
01:26Liberal politicians like Gavin Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass and Comrade Mamdami, who are all eager to aggressively regulate AI, all hated the moratorium.
01:36Randy Weingarten spoke out against the moratorium.
01:40So did transgender groups and radical left-wing groups who want to use blue state regulations to mandate woke AI.
01:49In this body, your word is your currency.
01:53Our deal would have passed easily.
01:56But a couple of hours ago, the other side backed out.
02:02I recognize many of my colleagues would prefer not to vote on this matter.
02:05Therefore, I withdraw the Blackburn-Cruz amendment, and I would suggest that Blackburn-2814, the motion to strike, be adopted by voice vote.
02:14The senator has that right.
02:17Mr. President.
02:24I recognize the senator from Tennessee.
02:26Thank you, Mr. President.
02:28Yes, indeed, there was problems with the language that was in this amendment.
02:36And I regret that we weren't able to come to a compromise that would protect our governors, our legislators, state legislators, our attorney generals,
02:49and, of course, House members who have expressed concern over this language.
02:56I appreciate that we are going to withdraw this one, and I would like to be recognized on my amendment, 2814, and ask that it be reported by number.
03:14The clerk will report.
03:17The senator from Tennessee, Mrs. Blackburn, for herself and Ms. Cantwell, proposes an amendment number 2814 to amendment number 2360.
03:28Thank you, Mr. President.
03:30I do want to thank Senator Cruz for the work and the time that he put in trying to find a resolution to this issue.
03:39I do appreciate that.
03:41But what we know is this.
03:44This body has proven that they cannot legislate on emerging technology.
03:51It is frustrating.
03:53We have not passed online privacy.
03:56We have not passed the No Fakes Act, the Copied Act.
04:01There are all of these pieces of legislation dealing with AI that we haven't passed, but you know who has passed it?
04:09It is our states.
04:12They're the ones that are protecting children in the virtual space.
04:16They're the ones that are out here protecting our entertainers, name, image, likeness of broadcasters, podcasters, authors.
04:27And it is appropriate that we approach this issue with the seriousness that it deserves, and we have not reached a resolution on this.
04:40So, therefore, I ask my colleagues to join me in striking Section 40012.
04:50Vote yes.
04:52Let's pass this bill.
04:54Let's get everybody off to July 4th and a happy independent stay.
05:00I ask for the yays and nays.
05:03Hold on.
05:05Is there a sufficient second?
05:18There appears to be.
05:31The yays and nays are ordered.
05:33The yays and nays are ordered.
05:35Is someone speaking in opposition?
05:38Okay.
05:39The question occurs on amendment.
05:41The clerk will call the roll.
05:45Ms. Also Brooks.
05:47Ms. Baldwin.
05:48Mr. Banks.
05:49Mr. Barrasso.
05:50Mr. Bennett.
05:52Mrs. Blackburn.
05:53Aye.
05:54Aye.
05:55Aye.
05:56Aye.
05:57Aye.
05:58Aye.
05:59Aye.
06:00Aye.
06:01Aye.
06:02Aye.
06:03Aye.
06:04Aye.
06:05Aye.
06:08Aye.
06:09Aye.
06:10Aye.
06:11Aye.
06:12Aye.
06:13Aye.
06:14Aye.
06:15Aye.
06:16Aye.
06:17Aye.
06:18Aye.
06:19Aye.
06:20Aye.
06:21Aye.
06:22Aye.
06:23Aye.
06:24Aye.
06:25Aye.
06:26Aye.
06:27Aye.
06:28Aye.
06:29Aye.
06:30Aye.
06:31Aye.
06:32Aye.
06:33Aye.
06:34Aye.
07:05Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Blunt-Rochester, Mr. Booker, Mr. Bozeman.
09:29Mr.
09:30Mr. Bud, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cassidy, Ms. Collins, Mr. Coons,
09:42Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Kramer, Mr. Crapo,
09:55Mr. Cruz, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Danes, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Ernst,
10:15Mr. Fetterman, Mrs. Fisher, Mr. Gallego, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Haggerty,
10:25Mr. Hassen, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Hickenlooper, Mr. Rono, Mr. Hoven, Mr. Husted,
10:45Mr. Husted, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Justice, Mr. Cain, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy,
10:57Mr. Kim, Mr. King, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Lee, Mr. Lujan, Mr.
11:11Lomis, Mr. Lomis, Mr. Markey, Mr. Marshall, Mr. McConnell, Mr. McCormick,
11:29Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Moody, Mr. Moran, Mr. Moreno, Mr. Mullen, Mr. Murkowski,
11:39Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Murray,
11:49Mr. Ossoff, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Paul, Mr. Peters, Mr. Reed, Mr. Ricketts,
11:53Mr. Risch, Mr. Rosen, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Schiff,
11:59Mr. Schmidt, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Scott of South Carolina,
12:05Mr. Schuhin, Mr. Sheehy, Ms. Slotkin, Ms. Smith, Mr. Sullivan,
12:13Mr. Thune, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Warner, Mr. Warnock, Ms. Warren,
12:23Mr. Welch, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Young,
13:57Schmidt, Scott of Florida, Shaheen, Sheehy, Slotkin, Smith,
14:01Scott of Florida, Shaheen, Sheehy, Slotkin, Smith,
14:04Scott of Florida, Scott of Florida,
14:07Scott of Florida, Shaheen, Sheehy, Slotkin,
14:09Smith, Scott of Florida,
14:15Van Hollen, Warner, Warnock, Warren, Welch,
14:19Whitehouse, Wicker, Wyden, Young,
14:23Mrs. Murray, aye.
14:27Senators voting in the negative.
14:31Curtis, Lee, Tillis.
14:35Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Tuberville, aye.
14:41Mr. Johnson, Mr. Johnson, aye.
14:57Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Barrasso, aye.
15:00Mr. Lee, Mr. Lee, aye.
15:05Mr. Curtis, Mr. Curtis, aye.
15:13Ms. Murkowski, Ms. Murkowski, aye.
15:17Mr. Schumer, Mr. Schumer, aye.
15:43Mr. Schumer, Mr. Schumer, aye.
15:45Mr. Thune, Mr. Thune, aye.
15:57Mr. Thune, Mr. Thune, aye.
16:31Mr. McCormick, Mr. McCormick.
17:00Aye.
17:01Aye.
17:02Aye.
17:02Aye.
17:04Aye.
17:05Aye.
18:19Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Sullivan, aye.
18:33Mr. McConnell, Mr. McConnell, aye.
18:43Mr. Sullivan, aye.
19:13Mr. Scott, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, aye.
19:20Mr. Scott of South Carolina, aye.
19:22Mr. Scott of South Carolina, aye.
19:24Mr. Scott of South Carolina, aye.
19:26Mr. Scott of South Carolina, aye.
19:28Mr. Scott of South Carolina, aye.
19:30Mr. Scott of South Carolina, aye.
19:32Mr. Scott of South Carolina, aye.
19:34Mr. Scott of South Carolina, aye.
19:36Mr. Scott of South Carolina, aye.
19:38Mr. Scott of South Carolina, aye.
19:40Mr. Scott of South Carolina, aye.
19:42On this vote, the yeas are 99, the nays are 1, the amendment is agreed to.
20:12Mr. President.
20:24I recognize the senator from Nevada.
20:26I call up my amendment 2717, and I ask that it be reported by number.
20:32The clerk will report.
20:33Senator from Nevada, Ms. Rosen, for herself and others, proposes an amendment number 2717 to amendment number 2360.
20:40I rise today to call for a vote on my amendment to protect critical investment and production tax credits for solar and wind projects.
20:49For our nation to be truly energy independent and compete with China, we must be a global leader on the energy sources of the future like solar and wind.
20:58But these projects just don't happen overnight.
21:00By the time many of these projects ready to come online, the tax credits will help make them financially viable, will have expired because of this bill.
21:09This bill will kill the clean energy industry, costing thousands of good-paying jobs and raise energy costs for hard-working families.
21:18My amendment gives these industries the runway they need.
21:21I urge all of my colleagues to support this amendment.
21:26I'm going to – I'll ask for the yays and nays.
21:28I'm not sure who's going to yield.
21:31I'll yield.
21:31Mr. President.
21:32I recognize the senator from Idaho.
21:34Mr. President, going back to endless subsidies is not sensible energy tax policy.
21:39Allowing adversarial nations and the industries they unfairly subsidize to benefit from incentives intended to benefit Americans is doubly unfair.
21:51I urge my colleagues to vote no.
21:54I ask for the yays and nays.
21:57Is there a sufficient second?
21:59No.
22:00There appears to be.
22:01The clerk will call the roll.
22:03Ms. Oslo Brooks.
22:04Ms. Baldwin.
22:05Aye.
22:06Mr. Banks.
22:07No.
22:08Mr. Barrasso.
22:09Mr. Bennett.
22:39This is Blackburn.
22:41This is Blackburn.
22:41This is Blackburn.
23:09I got him.
23:23I got him.
23:23Mr. Brown.
23:38Ms. Blunt-Rochester.
23:40Aye.
23:41Mr. Booker.
23:43Mr. Bozeman.
23:49No.
23:49Mrs. Britt.
23:51Mr. Bud, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cassidy.
24:21Ms. Collins, Mr. Coons, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Kramer, Mr. Crapo,
24:51Mr. Cruz, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Danes, Ms. Duckworth.
25:21Mr. Durbin, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Fetterman, Mrs. Fisher, Mr. Gallego, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Graham,
25:38Mr. Grassley, Mr. Haggerty, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Hickenlooper,
25:50Mr. Hirono, Mr. Hoven, Mr. Husted, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Justice, Mr. Kane,
26:05Mr. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kim, Mr. King, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Lee, Mr. Lujan,
26:33Mr. Lamas, Mr. Markey, Mr. Marshall, Mr. McConnell, Mr. McCormick, Mr. Merkley,
26:51Mr. Murray, Mrs. Moody, Mr. Moran, Mr. Marino, Mr. Mullen, Mr. Murkowski, Mr. Murphy,
26:57Mrs. Murray, Mr. Ossoff, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Murkowski, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Ossoff, Mr. Padilla,
27:19Mr. Paul, Mr. Peters, Mr. Reed, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Risch, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Sanders,
27:37Mr. Schatz, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Schmitt, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Scott of
27:51South Carolina, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Sheehy, Ms. Slotkin, Mr.
28:06Smith, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Van Halen, Mr.
28:24Warner, Mr. Warnock, Ms. Warren, Mr. Welch, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wyden, Mr.
