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VOTE ON MOTION TO ADJOURN

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On 2026-08-07, Senator Darline Graham (R-SC) delivered a floor speech titled "VOTE ON MOTION TO ADJOURN" in the Senate.

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Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 130 (Friday, August 7, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 130 (Friday, August 7, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S4556-S4557] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] VOTE ON MOTION TO ADJOURN Mr. THUNE. Madam President, I move to adjourn pursuant to the previous order. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion to adjourn. The motion was agreed to. Mr. LEE. Madam President, if the motion for the Senate to adjourn with pro forma sessions scheduled until September 14 would have been a recorded rollcall vote, I would have voted no. Mr. KENNEDY. Madam President, had there been a rollcall vote on the motion to adjourn, I would have voted nay. Mr. HAWLEY. Madam President, had there been a recorded vote on the motion for the Senate to adjourn, I would have voted nay. Mr. SCOTT of Florida. Madam President, if the motion for the Senate to adjourn with pro forma sessions scheduled until September 14 would have been a recorded rollcall vote, I would have voted no. Mr. HAGERTY. Madam President, if the motion for the Senate to adjourn with pro forma sessions scheduled until September 14 would have been a recorded rollcall vote, I would have voted no. Mr. SCHMITT. Madam President, if the motion for the Senate to adjourn [[Page S4557]] with pro forma sessions scheduled until September 14 would have been a recorded rollcall vote, I would have voted no. Mr. McCORMICK. Madam President, had there been a rollcall vote on the motion to adjourn, I would have voted nay. Mr. MORENO. Madam President, if the motion for the Senate to adjourn with pro forma sessions scheduled until September 14 would have been a recorded rollcall vote, I would have voted no. Mr. HUSTED. Madam President, had there been a rollcall vote on the motion to adjourn, I would have voted nay. Mrs. MOODY. Madam President, if the motion for the Senate to adjourn with pro forma sessions scheduled until September 14 were to have been a rollcall vote, I would have voted no. Ms. GRAHAM. Madam President, if the motion for the Senate to adjourn with pro forma sessions scheduled until September 14 would have been a recorded rollcall vote, I would have voted no. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader. ____________________

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VOTE ON MOTION TO ADJOURN Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 130 (Friday, August 7, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 130 (Friday, August 7, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S4556-S4557] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] VOTE ON MOTION TO ADJOURN Mr. THUNE. Madam President, I move to adjourn pursuant to the previous order. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion to adjourn. The motion was agreed to. Mr. LEE. Madam President, if the motion for the Senate to adjourn with pro forma sessions scheduled until September 14 would have been a recorded rollcall vote, I would have voted no. Mr. KENNEDY. Madam President, had there been a rollcall vote on the motion to adjourn, I would have voted nay. Mr. HAWLEY. Madam President, had there been a recorded vote on the motion for the Senate to adjourn, I would have voted nay. Mr. SCOTT of Florida. Madam President, if the motion for the Senate to adjourn with pro forma sessions scheduled until September 14 would have been a recorded rollcall vote, I would have voted no. Mr. HAGERTY. Madam President, if the motion for the Senate to adjourn with pro forma sessions scheduled until September 14 would have been a recorded rollcall vote, I would have voted no. Mr. SCHMITT. Madam President, if the motion for the Senate to adjourn [[Page S4557]] with pro forma sessions scheduled until September 14 would have been a recorded rollcall vote, I would have voted no. Mr. McCORMICK. Madam President, had there been a rollcall vote on the motion to adjourn, I would have voted nay. Mr. MORENO. Madam President, if the motion for the Senate to adjourn with pro forma sessions scheduled until September 14 would have been a recorded rollcall vote, I would have voted no. Mr. HUSTED. Madam President, had there been a rollcall vote on the motion to adjourn, I would have voted nay. Mrs. MOODY. Madam President, if the motion for the Senate to adjourn with pro forma sessions scheduled until September 14 were to have been a rollcall vote, I would have voted no. Ms. GRAHAM. Madam President, if the motion for the Senate to adjourn with pro forma sessions scheduled until September 14 would have been a recorded rollcall vote, I would have voted no. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader. ____________________