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>> we take you live now to capitol hill with the senate is about to gavel in on this monday afternoon. today lawmakers are expected to consider the nomination of a judge on the use course of the flesh is to say to these folks is expected on the fourth security and foreign aid package. live coverage of the senate here the chaplain: let us pray. lord of all nations, illuminate the hearts of our senators

today. enable them to shine your light into our nation and world, not to glorify themselves, but to honor you. give them the power of ethical fitness that will enable them to reinforce lofty rhetoric with righteous actions. as they face daunting challenges, lift the light of your countenance upon them. keep them from growing weary in doing what is right, as you remind them of the certainty of a bountiful harvest. help them to see the great

results that come from seeking to do your will. we pray in your holy name. amen. the presiding officer: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington, d.c., february 5, 2024. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable tammy duckworth, a senator from the state of illinois, to perform the duties

of the chair. signed: patty murray, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. #

mr. schumer: madam president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: yesterday evening after months of persistence, hard work and arduous negotiations, a bipartisan group of senators released the text of the emergency national security supplemental package. the bipartisan package is four long tireless months in the making. everyone worked doggedly to piece this together. from senators to senate staff to the biden administration. i must have called negotiators every day, multiple times a day. i want to thank you president biden for his leadership and making it clear from day one he was willing to compromise with republicans to get this agreement done. i wish to thank my senate colleagues, who worked cease leslie on this package --

ceaselessly on this package, as well as secretary mayorkas and the rest of the administration. and all of our staffs worked so long and so diligently. we are blessed in this senate to have great, hardworking, dedicated staffs. now, at times, i know, it seemed as if negotiations would fall off the tracks. many on the outside rooted loudly for this effort to fail. but everyone persisted and pers persisted, even in dark moments. i reminded my colleagues of the immense stakes there this bill, and to their everlasting credit they kept moving forward, and now we have a bill. the $64,000 question now is whether or not senate can drown out the outside noise, drown out people like donald trump who want chaos, and do the right thing for america. i urge senators on good -- of

goodwill on both sides of the aisle to do the right thing and tune the chaos out. history is going to look over our shoulders and ask if the senate rose to the occasion. we must, we must act. in a few moments, i will file cloture on the motion to proceed to the vehicle of the national security supplemental. the vote will be the most important that the senate has taken in a very long time, to ensure america's future, prosperity, and security. that's how important the vote on this national security supplemental is. senators should expect the first vote on this bill to come wednesday. everyone will have had three days to read this bill before taking a vote. we must keep working until the job is done, passing this bill is too important to let the calendar get in the way.

now, getting to this point was never guaranteed. a security package that includes bipartisan border legislation is one of the hardest things the senate has tackled in years. from the start, i said the only way we would succeed was if both sides were serious about reaching a bipartisan package. i worked very hard to give negotiators the space they needed to do their work and create an environment where bipartisanship could take root. many on the hard right wanted to hijack this process by demanding we take up h.r. 2, but i made clear the only bill i would bring to the floor was one that could win bipartisan support. not a single democrat in the house or senate voted for h.r. 2. today i am proud that after four months of hard negotiations, we indeed have a bipartisan agreement that is a product of compromise, hard work, and

persistence. i am hopeful that enough senators understand that this bill is too important -- too important to let politics get in the way. because, if we fail, the ukrainian people -- if we fail the ukrainian people then vladimir putin will likely succeed in his invasion of ukraine. putin will be emboldened and western democracy will face the greatest threat it has seen in decades. if we don't help israel defend itself against hamas, the dangers of another october 7 will persist, and the war in the middle east could grow much wore. if we don't deliver humanitarianed aid to -- humanitarian aid to gaza, countless of innocent palestinian civilians will be denied lifesaving assistant that cannot wait. and if we don't secure our border right now, the crisis our republican colleagues talk about so much is only, only going to get worse. everyone agrees the border is a mess. for years, years our republican

colleagues have demanded we fix the border, and all along they said it should be done through legislation. only recently did they change that, when it looked like we might actually produce legislation. well, we are producing legis legislation, in a bipartisan way, and now, unfortunately, many on the hard right are running, are turning their back on this package. everyone's asking the same question -- are maga republicans serious about fixing the border, or is this merely political? now, if senate democrats wrote this national security supplemental entirely on our own, of course it would look different. but we live in an era of divided government, and that means both sides have to compromise if we want to pass a bill. this bipartisan agreement is not perfect. but given all the dangers facing america, it is the compro hencive package our -- comprehensive package our country needs right now.

it will provide tens of billions to ukraine, for javelins, ammunition and more. it gives israel the security assistance it needs to resist those who wish to wipe out a jewish state, off the map. it delivers lifesaving humanitarian assistance, food, water, medicine, clothing, not just for innocent civilians in gaza, but for growing humanitarian needs around the world, and it holds the line against the chinese communist party in the indo-pacific. and it has other items we're very proud of too. hundreds of millions for the nonprofit security grant to protect synagogues, churches, mosques, hbcu's and other nonprofit organizations victimized by discrimination and hate. this is something i've worked very hard to secure for years.

it also includes the fentanyl -- the fend off fentanyl act, something we worked very hard on to pass in the defense authorization bill, and we're glad it has been included here. and of course, thanks to months and months and months of hard work by senators murphy and sinema, lankford, murray, and collins, and our staffs, and many, many others who provided their input, this supplemental package is a real opportunity for congress to finally address america's borders and make progress towards a more efficient and well-resourced system. it will cut years of delay in the asylum process, while ensuring fair outcomes. it will invest in more front line personnel and provide more funding to the border. make no mistake about it, fixing our immigration system will not finish with this bill. democrats will keep fighting to

reach our ultimate goal of compro hencive immigration -- comprehensive immigration reform. i believe so strongly in comprehensive reform. i led the gang of eight in 2013 to pass it, and we will keep fighting for it once our work on this supplemental is done. now, in coming days i urge senators on both sides to think carefully about what's at stake in this legislation. this moment, this bill, the actions here in the next few days are an inflection point in history, where the security of our nation and of the world hangs in the balance. i know a majority of senators want to get this done, and i know this will take bipartisan cooperation to move quickly. it's not going to be easy, but senators owe it to the american people to tune out the political noise coming from the outside and do the right thing for our country, our beloved country.

this moment demands the senate to show leadership. it harkens back to the decades and moments when senators did rise to the occasion. it demands the senate's decisive action. in the coming days, i hope the senate can, once again, rise to the occasion, lead america forward. i yield the floor. mr. schumer: madam president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: i move to proceed to calendar number 30 h.r. 815. the presiding officer: the clerk

will report the motion. the clerk: motion to proceed to calendar number 30, h.r. 8, 15 an act to amend title 38 united states code and so forth and for other purposes. mr. schumer: i send a cloture motion to the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the motion to proceed to calendar number 30, h.r. 815, an act to amend title 38 united states code and so forth and for other pur purposes, signed by 17 senators as follows. mr. schumer: i ask consent the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the clerk: ms. baldwin.

mr. mcconnell: madam president. the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent that further proceedings under the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: four years ago, as a candidate for the democratic nomination, president biden promised his base functionally open borders. quote, i would in fact make sure that we immediately surge to the border all those people who are seeking asylum. that was president biden as he took office. three years ago, as people surged to the border, they insisted that the president had told them to come. and by his actions, we know they were exactly right. the biden administration invited a crisis at our southwest b border. in the tradition of washington democrats dating back decades,

they chose an issue over its solution. and then it made it worse. the president of the united states threw out essential border security tools like remain in mexico, froze new funds for commonsense measures like border wall construction, and abandoned the brave men and women of cbp and ice to clean up the mess. president biden's border crisis has upended the life and communities across america, flows of deadly fentanyl have snuffed out precious lives in states like kentucky. catch and release has confronted even the bluest so-called sanctuary cities with the harsh realities of unchecked illegal immigration.

and for three years the president and his administration have tried to convince the american people not to believe their own eyes. they tried in vain to pretend we weren't facing a crisis but the country knows better. this is a humanitarian and security crisis of historic proportions. and senate republicans have insisted not just for months but for years that this urgent crisis demanded action. three months ago we asked our colleague senator lankford to lead that action. in just the time since washington democrats finally decided to join him at the negotiating table, the president's border crisis made history all over again. december saw the highest daily and monthly tallies of illegal border crossings ever on record.

the crisis has literally never been worse. this is the reality as the senate begins careful consideration of the border security agreement announced last night. a gaping hole in our nation's sovereign borders on president biden's watch is not going to heal itself. and the crater of american credibility of three years as the president's foreign policy will not repair itself either. today our adversaries are embolden as terrorists and authoritarian thugs challenge the strongest military in the world. our commander in chief is hesitant, hesitant and self-deterred. it's long past time for the president to demonstrate more resolve and start imposing decisive costs on those who dare to attack america. and it's now time for congress to take action on supplemental

national security legislation that finally meets those challenges head-on. i've spoken at length for months about the urgent need to invest in american hard power, stand with our allies, and start showing our adversaries that the word's foremost superpower intends to start acting like one again. my colleagues know where i stand. they know as well as i do that if american adversaries in moscow, beijing, and tehran are working together to undermine us. and they know that the time is finally come for the senate to respond with strength. the national security legislation we're preparing to take up will invest heavily in the capabilities and capacity that america and our allies need to gain the upper hand over this emerging axis of authoritarians.

make no mistake. america needs to -- the gauntlet has been thrown and america needs to pick it up. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate will proceed to executive session to resume consideration of the following nomination which the. the clerk: will report. the clerk: nomination, department of state, kurt campbell of the district of columbia to be deputy secretary. the presiding officer: the senior senator from illinois. mr. durbin: madam president, i'm heartened, encouraged that there's finally a bipartisan agreement to provide ukraine, israel, gaza, and taiwan critical funding to meet their urgent national security and humanitarian needs. it should have happened months ago. but republicans demanded that

any discussion of this assistance be tied to changes in border policy here in the united states using national security as a bargaining chip and gambling, sadly, with people's lives. the future and fate of europe, the middle east, and the indo-pacific hung in the balance. last week the european union reached an agreement to provide an additional $54 billion to stand by ukraine and shore up its war-ravaged economy bringing the total european union support well over a hundred billion dollars in comparable -- and comparable to what the united states has done. meanwhile, vladimir putin continues to think he has more resolve than we do. revelling in his belief that western democracy is unable to sustain its rejection of russian tyranny. but more than just putin, other

destabilizing forces around the world are watching what we do from iran to north korea. we must prove to them our commitment to democratic ideals. our response to putin's aggressions has cons skwenss, not just in ukraine or even russia, but global, historic consequences. in fact nato secretary-general stoltenberg recently issue add plain warning to all of us in the west. he said if putin wins, there is, quote, real risk that his aggression will not end there. putin will continue to wage his war beyond ukraine. further, if other despots sense western weakness, they will be embolden to attempt their own aggression. stoltenberg went on to say, our support is not charity. it is an investment in our country. it is time for speaker johnson and republicans to realize that bipartisanship is the only, the only way to ensure that ukraine,

israel, taiwan, and innocent civilians in gaza will receive critical lifesaving assistance. let's not flinch when it comes to standing up to such obvious threats to democracy and the rule of law. the world is watching and that is why we must pass this national security package. but this agreement also addresses our immigration policy. and let me be clear. we do need to fix our disastrous immigration laws and secure the border. that has been a fact for more than three decades. that's why i've worked to years to pass bipartisan legislation that would fix our immigration system. leader schumer came to the floor earlier and recalled the time when the so-called gang of eight, four democrats and four republicans, worked months to put together a measure which passed with the bipartisan roll call on the floor of the senate. i was honored to be part of that effort. this bill that we have before us includes important measures,

such as a one-time increase in green cards and protections for children of h-1b visa holders who age out of legal status when they turn 21. but i'm deeply, deeply disappointed this bill does not include a path to citizenship for dreamers. recipients of temporary protected status, farmworkers or other essential people who have spent years contributing to our society. these individuals fill a critical role in america. a study showed that undocumented immigrants, undocumented immigrants pay nearly $80 billion in federal and $40 billion in state and local taxes every single year. many of these immigrants are brought to the united states as children. they don't know any other home. yet without congressional action, they spend each day in fear of being deported.

madam president, 12 years ago in response to a bipartisan request from myself and the late senator richard luger of indiana, president obama established the daca program, deferred action for childhood arrivals. it really was a reflection of the dream act which i had introduced over 20 years ago. daca has protected more than 800,000 young people from deportation. all of whom arrived in our country as children. these young people are known today as dreamers. they grew up alongside our kids and many have gone on to serve our nation as servicemembers, doctors, first responders. they believe in the american dream. i've come to the floor of this senate 138 times. this is it. to tell their stories. i don't think there's any more compelling argument that can be made for the dreamers and d.c.

than to let people know exactly who they are, what they have done and what they dream of. this is a story of a young woman who came to america at the age of 4. alexander abernika. she first arrived in orange, california from the philippines and she vividly remembers sharing a single, tiny room with all six of her family members. while attending college she discovered a passion for health care and she applied to the only school, medical school which was accepting dreamers at the time. loyola university school of medicine in chicago. in 2020 she was accepted to the school and received one of the first american medical association's dream m.d. equity scholarships which is given to daca recipients or first-generation immigrants to study medicine. but daca has always intended to be a temporary solution.

and since president obama established the program, republicans for reasons i cannot explain to you there any political or human terms, there waged a relentless campaign to overturn it and deport these dreamers back to the countries they may not even remember. last september a federal judge in texas declared the daca program illegal. though the decision left in place protections for current daca recipients like alyssandra while the appeal is pending they live in fear the next court decision will end their careers and uppend their lives. until a permanent solution is written into law, alyssandra's service to her community is the a risk as is the service of other dreamers who work as teachers, doctors, engineers, and so many more important professions. the permanent solution is enacting the dream act, a piece of legislation which i mentioned. i introduced two decades ago. it would provide a path to

citizenship for dreamers across america and allow them to live stable lives and to live out the american dream which they richly deserve. immigrants have been a vital part of the american success story. our nation still needs them. if daca is struck down, experts predict that our economy will lose over $11 billion a year in lost wages. moreover, as we face decreasing population, shortages of medical professionals, immigrants can help mitigate that gap. without continued immigration, the u.s. working age population will shrink by over six million by the year 2040. as americans retire, this could lead to a 23% reduction in monthly social security payouts to retirees. remember, these immigrants, even undocumented, and dreamers are paying taxes and paying into social security for us, for our children for the next generation. to resolve these challenges, we

need to create additional lawful pathways for immigrants while also providing legal status for our undocumented population who have been here for decades. that's why good-faith efforts to reform and improve our broken immigration system cannot stop with this bill. madam president, i think about the situation with these dreamers. and what they are facing. and how many of them i met over the years. when i first introduced the bill, they used to come up to me in chicago, wait until it got dark outside so no one would see them and they'd whisper to me, i'm a dreamer, can you help me. it became a cause for me and certainly i worked at it. i'm disappointed that i cannot tell a story of success even greater than we achieved with daca. but they are still waitingto hear -- waiting to hear. this bill we're considering gives some help to what we call documented dreamers.

here's how it work. the h-1b visa is offered to foreign experts and professionals to come to the united states and work for three years, renewable three years. they can bring their families with them. a lot of people from china, from india, and other places come and take some critically important jobs in our economy under this program of h-1b. they are accompanied by their families. they continue to work extending the year after year in the hopes that eventually they will become citizens themselves of the united states through what's called a green card. but while they are doing this, their spouses cannot legally work in many instances and their children are running a real risk. you see, whether these kids reach the age of 21, they're no longer able to stay with their families. they could have spent a whole life with their families. they could have gone to school.

if they want a future in meshaling, they need a green card. if they don't get it by age 21, they're eligible for deportation. does that make any sense sat all? this bill sttrs to solve that problem. and i certainly support the efforts to solve it and applaud those who are behind it. but the same conditions apply to dreamers, brought here as little children. they were raised in the united states, went to school in the united states, stood up and pledged allegiance in the classroom every single mopping. they ask to be part of our future. they did nothing wrong. they were kids when they were brought here. why they weren't included in this bill, i don't know. i'm sorry to say, i think there are a few senators who are just dead set and stopping the dreamers and daca every chance they get. what a loss that would be to america for us to lose that talent, that drive, that determination, that important part of our future. and what a commentary it is on us as americans that our nation of immigrants has no room for

alyssandra and so many others who could make this a better nation. there are thousands of them. there were 800,000 of them under daca initially. there are many more that are still eligible. i'm sorry this bill does not include that provision for the dreamers, but i will tell you this -- i'll fight for every opportunity i have to bring the dream act before the united states senate in the hope that one day we will give these young people exactly what they deserve -- part of america's future. madam president, i yield the floor. mr. durbin: i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll.

quorum call: the clerk: ms. baldwin.

lawmakers applying for a this issue, republicans tie these together because of opposition for ukraine funding and it has risen with plumbing this is followed. we saw $118 billion allocated including for ukraine to there's a lot of disagreement in terms of where this will go and if it remains alive in the senate and the house.

>> such as what? >> ukraine element is a factor. one member in particular thing you should never tie the border with foreign aid saying that's what they wanted all along. what i'm hearing from republicans going far enough in the text of the bill and of course we know house republicans created a bill last year and that is past alongside foreign aid or equivalent of the. >> thing from the border security side, 20 million for immigration enforcement describing it as hiring new

officers to evaluate and expulsion authority. migrants could still apply for port of entry. how much more do republicans want other than this what they are seeing flex. >> we are seeing a lot of misinformation one of those increasing in the united states and what was in the package after publicans have included, some elements like the resurrection of that. that's the only solution really republicans have come up with to impeach alejandro mayorkas so the border and immigration

dividing everyone in party so this will not go away in the overly sensitive, difficult challenging problem. >> why are republicans interested in getting rid of the home and secondary? >> the impeachment last week, it's a long and drawn out process and that committee on this investigation in this effort and a lot of it was at the will of these republicans say he has done a poor job of the border and they are trying to open the border and flood the country with more migrant. house republicans have made so they are trying to impeach him

on two articles including proceeding public in the congress and the other one was willfully following the law. it is a huge issue for democrats so i haven't seen any democrats about their being vocal in terms of the poor job he has done. >> to aspects of a busy week ahead when it comes to congress. >> i think it's going to be challenging with the opposition right now and republicans are

angry about what's in the bill so it's going to be hard to maneuver but i would assume moving disturbed especially since the house, there is no aid bill and it's and undermine authority to move ahead knowing that would be done using his words and he had a lot amongst his members and there's a lot of assumptions about what the bill does so it's a different move for him showing authority and yesterday he's the one in charge

which was a big topic. the amount of discussion and information from the other side, i want to tell you what he has to say regarding that. >> reoffered a briefing? >> i have not been, individual senators call and give me tips and things going on in the room but we do not been part of that negotiation and have been clear from day one literally the next morning in late october, functional equivalent, but those are and why they are necessary. sixty-four house republicans to the border in january and some people in charge. they said these other things you must do in the reason we have the biggest border catastrophe in u.s. history was because

president biden took these actions. >> speaker johnson from yesterday. >> i think it's interesting the call on the president's use of action among previously republicans have wanted to do legislative action and they passed hr to from a high demand of their list so that's what speaker johnson is trying to persuade the administration and authority of power and he's in this position now and it is becoming more vocal. very media shy but it is more in his. >> let's hear it from rex in minnesota, democrat line. go ahead.

>> i am very concerned about one thing in particular now that trump has shown his hand being aligned with aid to ukraine. it seems it is more and more obvious the heart right is more constrained with benign aid to ukraine with stabilized eastern hewitt in particular, ukraine and 80 putin then anybody in the house and they are in resolving the border crisis. the chaos plus ensued with the border crisis has become as we seek with eagle pass, a staging area. ...

thanks for the question. becoming this very sour topic among the republicans is pretty accurate. the majority i would say of the house conference and senators to support ukraine. since comp has been in power and since there has been a big movement, that has put more emphasis on isolation if you want to call it that. just focusing more on domestic needs. the american first movement that has turned on a lot of members. a lot of republicans, maybe some that are more moderate are saying that they have already given a lot of money to ukraine. i think they want to see more transparency in the funding as

well as a strategy by them. that is kind of what i am hearing from members. >> on another topic, how is congress generally reacting against the iran backed groups. >> i think it is, you know, more complicated. a lot of those talks have been more internal. the committee wasn't briefed on those a couple weeks ago or last week. i think you will hear the same argument from some people. saying this administration and the war that has evolved. this is the appropriate action to take. >> how much information have they given congress without the strike and the authority used to wage these strikes. >> a lot of these are often times close. >> teresa is next. teresa is from tennessee on our

republican mind for our guest. go ahead. >> good morning. i wanted to talk about the border still. this bill does allow 5000 illegals to enter this country until before the border is shut down and the keeper of the border being shut down is joe biden. does anybody really believe that joe biden will shut that order down? another thing, would you please talk about the $39 million that is allocated to joe biden in this bill until september 2025. one other thing, you will keep blaming donald trump and mike johnson for stopping this bill. the american people want this bill stopped. the ukraine funding and the open border is a hill that republican

voters are willing to die for. democrats will not vote for that bill. black voters in chicago are pitching a fit about these illegals being sent to their communities. joe biden already hemorrhaging the black vote. >> okay. okay. >> i think it is interesting. there are some democratic oppositions. we have seen that especially for members of the congressional hispanic caucus. the group on capitol hill and the house. so lawmakers in the senate that were saying this bill goes too far trying to tie former policies. blaming the biden administration of going. it is interesting depending on who you ask.

i think it is one of the strong positions on capitol hill. i do think it is also interesting how big the border has become for the biden administration as well as democrats in an election year. i think that a lot of these members are becoming more vocal about the issue. just overall, saying the administration needs to step up. especially with 10 months away from november. >> from richard in augustine georgia. democrats line. good morning. >> good morning. the immigration problem began back in 1980 when i was part of military and the cuban vocalists i have come to feel that we have five immigration policies. one for europe, one for cuba,

one for haiti, one for mexico and far east in the northwest. when they address these issues in 1980, they have not done it. my question is, a bipartisan bill passed in the senate, why not. representative johnson or the house speaker. read it and dissected and also add something to it. the problem, we've had it since 1980. 250,000 people. >> thank you. >> i think that this is an interesting point. speaker johnson said yesterday that he was not briefed on this. trying to brief the house later on this. i just want to add that house republicans have been pretty clear with where they stand on this. a lot of them have been against this bill for a long time say they don't really trust anything that democrats do.

i think that the other factor is a lot of them are saying basically privately or publicly now that donald trump is in office. if he wins this election they are taking that risk. until there is a republican president in the white house to tackle this issue because they trust joe biden to be able to handle it. republicans in the house, i think one of the reasons it has become challenging for the speaker because they're such a majority, tied to the members of the right to the ally saying that, you know, they really do support as the main issue. they will not vote for anything. need to vote down rules and other legislation on the floor. something on that issue that is near what they passed last year. >> mark is in california. hi. >> good morning. >> this question came from a friend that lives out of the

country. he wanted me to relay why are they actually helping the cartels make money? basically trafficking. >> elaborate on that. why do you think that that is. >> basically just opening the border as soon as you came in. millions of people have come to this country and basically, you know, a melting. now the pot is pretty full. his question was, basically, why is biden mae arcus basically working for the cartels. >> okay. >> okay. i think that a lot of republicans have accused mayorkas of fostering some of those issues. making an argument he is trying to open the border on day one.

facing back on a lot of those claims used for the republican impeachment effort saying that illegal immigration numbers have actually gone down. so, i think that it is really hard to find, you know these issues and i think that, you know, republicans argue that mayorkas has done a poor job on the border and a lot of democrats have done that, too. i think that that is why this effort has kind of come to fruition. >> we saw a temporary reprieve from a government deadline passing. the next deadline set to happen in march. where's the house and senate as far as resolving this issue of government funding? >> i think what will likely happen is a continuing resolution. short-term government funding bill.

it will not make conservatives happy at all. especially after he did it, you know, the first time. i think chip away texas even floated a reason. but, you know, personally, i do not see people making a move to try to oust johnson. we know what happened with kevin mccarthy. he has really governed in a similar fashion. mike johnson seen as a conservative and ally. union leadership is a whole different job. i think that he is learning that he actually has to govern and legislate. >> to what degree do you think that speaker johnson has gone some cover because of his stance , now on immigration. >> i think that he has gotten quite a bit of cover unlike mccarthy. a lot of it is technology driven quite frankly. i think that he kind of -- kind of came in with no baggage.

there were members that were really skeptical of mccarthy from the start. he would not give in to the demands of conservatives. of course, mccarthy really led with the house caucus. he pushed back really strongly against that notion. that is how this congress has to govern. they were able to dig eight this >> giovanni and missouri. you are on with our guest. good morning. >> good morning. how are we doing this morning. >> thank you. you are on. go ahead. >> i want the world to listen to this. can you please tell me why they will not pass a clear bill and why they keep adding in the bill when it is our border, the united states of america protecting us. why can't we just pass a clean bill. what is the problem that the

democrats refused just to pass a bill for the border. i really am amazed at how the democrats want to keep adding more and more to a bill while other countries, when we have the problem in our country. just tell me why here that is all i want to know. >> thank you, call her. >> i think that democrats do want to pass a bill. i think that is part of the reason why democratic negotiators have tried to find a bipartisan issue. i think that a lot of democrats in those chambers are acknowledging immigration and border is a problem. they are not afraid to say the biden administration has played a role. pointing fingers at the dhs secretary at times.

it is a big issue for them. they are trying to play on this proposal. i think that some democrats are making the argument, particularly those that are more aligned. we need to be -- they are texas. saying that we need to fix the problem. that makes it so difficult. >> i want to ask you about a recent story. you can fill in the blanks. house democrats worried biden is turning off young voters cared can you explain what is going on >> two dozen house democrats on this issue.

a lot of them are committed to the consensus is a losing enthusiasm among young voters. they were turned off by the president. a stance on israel. supporting israel. the president and the administration. democratic leadership. this is a big problem. and, so, biden has 10 months to kind of turn this around. he did rely a lot on younger voters to help him get elected in the last cycle. he is working really hard by dispatching some of these other

members. he found one of the youngest members of congress that he has been working with the administration and the campaign. showing up young voters. they hired someone directly. at least youth involvement. >> yes. i think that that shows the acknowledgment of the issue. i think that a lot of democrats are kind of relying on if donald trump is the nominee that will way. the other issue is will they turn out at all. such an enthusiastic out for biden. >> punch bowl.news. mary and nevada. democrats line. thank you for waiting. good morning. >> the border has been a problem

for four years. 2013 there was a border bill. did not bring it to the floor. it has now morphed into the freedom caucus. they don't want to legislate, they want chaos. scott lankford, he has a republican, not just the middle-of-the-road republican it is bipartisan. johnson is listening to trump who wants chaos. okay. trump did not deal. he had two years to deal with the border. okay. coming in during the pandemic. nothing was moving during the pandemic. if you want to see things get

bad, don't pass this bill. don't bring this bill to the floor. then you will see more people coming in. >> okay. thanks, mary. i want to do a couple things. how much is a former republican influencing response to the senate bill? >> i certainly think he is influencing things. private comment saying the political situation turns to this given trump's public opposition to the bill. making things really difficult. even up in the air after trump is continuing to. the style of politics. a lot of them are, you know, supportive of drop but come out

and endorse desantis. i don't know how much he has on that anymore. they are very aligned with their political style. >> an election year, they don't want to give the president a win , especially on immigration. >> getting i did know when when the time is up, republicans know the border and immigration is a huge issue for the president is not something that they want. obviously biden will use that to go on the campaign trail. i have a bipartisan supporter and that will only support them in the election. >> what else do we look out for.

the time where i am in both parties. it is a leadership shakeup. >> you can see reporting from our guest at punch bowl news. covering congress for that publication. thanks for that time. politics here in washington, d.c. and beyond, campaign 2024 that continues on particularly after the results of the south carolina primary. thanks for giving us your time. >> good to be here. we saw a victory for joe biden in south carolina. how does that she shape your campaign going forward no serious competition from the nomination. still has not missed the running

they are not in a position to win any delegates gives they came very far from winning any delegates in south carolina. the 15% combined, they have about 4%. the 30,000 people for the republican or democratic in south carolina. lots of nonwhite voters it is why he has no serious impediment to the nomination this time. two candidates are in the race. >> president biden made a big effort at making south carolina first therapy at changing the state particularly african-american voters in that state. >> it was helpful. it did not hurt him much in new hampshire. the other side of this is the

question pushing south carolina in the calendar, not voting in terms of picking up delegates. it ended up not hurting that much. you have a larger number of people turning out to vote for joe biden as a write in candidate last month and people that showed up for barack obama adjustable for him for a second term in 2012. in south carolina, anecdotally, it did help the president. putting such a focus on the shape -- estate to emphasize issues that have uplifted black voters, black americans, that is a lot of what the campaign is about. the new cycle changes from day to day. there campaign is about using paid messaging. digital ads and et cetera. whatever you think of the president, the foreign policy, look what he has delivered for you in terms of drugs, in terms of unemployment. it did help at the margins. albeit not in the state he will

compete in against donald trump in november. >> south carolina has yet to hold its primary for the candidates. talking about those that are competing there and what south carolina means for them. >> right. it is down to nikki haley and donald trump competing in south carolina. they go ahead of south carolina. that did not really happen. taking a foot off the gas in south carolina.

it is less popular than them. among republican voters, again, this is the state where you can shop in sam a republican abode in that primary. people rarely switch before parties for practical reasons. she is only winning with people who consider themselves democrats with independence in 130,000 of them just came off the board. voting on saturday you cannot vote again in the presidential primary this year. there is an effort, less money involved to turn out people that are not traditional. consider being governor of that state. you are familiar if you remember nikki haley 10 years ago with a tea party governor. the party before trial. convincing you to turn around and vote strategically when trump is down has been tough. she has been campaigning harder than trump in the state without making a bunch of obvious conversions according to paul's. >> one of the analyses is that

mammoth university poll, citing one of the things that may be working against hers because she is being more combative against the former president. >> that is right. there is no good way. everyone found this out in the primary. everyone who has attacked him has seen from a collapse in the approval rating, hutchinson who became very disliked, chris christie the same thing. the ammunition of it. ron desantis tried this in iowa and trotted in new hampshire. let's republican voters over the course of the primary. the republicans have attacked. she went on saturday night live in the south carolina primary days ago and participated in a sketch where johnson is very good for trump impersonations for "snl" and they are ripping about the issues. trump taking a mental competency

test. i will not endear her with republican voters. no one cracked this code. haley is the only one left. once trump was in legal peril, most republican voters who already like the guy decided he was being unfairly targeted and they had that to keep the primary going. turning the conference and there is a lot of anger there. you hear that from a lot of republican voters. talking about nevada doing their primary and how they split it. tell our viewers about that. the state, democrats ran the state and the state legislature the last four years. they changed it so instead of a caucus they have a primary. that is how democrats will sign their delegate.

they voted as a party. a very proton -- pro trump already which they are holding two days later assigned delegates and you had to choose a candidate. would you compete in the primary which maybe get some news but assigns no delegates or would you compete in the caucasus which come two days later will probably have lower turnout. the trump campaign deciding to compete in the caucasus. nikki haley campaign which never prioritize nevada's competing in the primary. on tuesday you will have a democratic primary where biden is favored to win again. the republican primaries where the ballot is nikki haley and some candidates you have never heard of and the ability to write none of the above which is the governor joe lombardo will do. he endorsed trump and said the primary is over. you have a strange two-part republican process. watching on tuesday night as republicans is what the turnout

is and how many people vote for nikki haley versus an alternative writing none of the above. any number at all you say that this is evidence that i have traction. this is what rick santorum did 12 years ago. nonbinding primary scared a number of flashes on the screen sometimes it helps you. the trump campaign will say, actually, that is not relevant. this is one problem for haley. she has no place to pick up real momentum before she gets to south carolina. you have the virgin islands also published in the delegate count. they will happen this week and they will only sign a pledge to one delegate. there is a chance that haley gets maybe one delegate out this week. that would be it. you will have a new nevada competition with very low stakes in the expectation that trump will pick up all the delegates on thursday. >> we have about 30 seconds. you wrote a recent piece. the republican primaries were built for donald trump.

tell our viewers why. >> changing their rules so that trump would benefit. nevada was a big one. nevada was the caucasus. the shot across the valley at ron desantis who was running a lot of his campaign activity through a never back down super pack. even in california rules were changed so that delegates were assigned out large. trump has favored 40 points right now. trump was already favored going to primary. where republican parties could change the rules, they absolutely did that is another reason why haley is running very few places to mount an attack on donald trump. >> you can find his work online. thank you for your time. >> thank you.

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agreements. a boat is expected on the $118 billion border security and order -- foreign aid package. members may also consider the nomination of kurt campbell to be deputy secretary of state. you are watching live coverage here on c-span2.

start showing the adversaries that it intends to start acting like one again. our colleagues know where i stand. they know as well as i do that american adversaries are working

together to undermine us. they know that the time has finally come for the senate to respond. national security legislation, we are preparing to take out the capabilities and capacity america and our allies need to regain the upper hand over this emerging axis of authoritarians. make no mistake, america needs to pick it up. >> senior senator from illinois. >> i am encouraged for a bipartisan agreement. critical funding to meet their urgent national security and humanitarian needs. when should have happened months ago. republicans demanded that any

discussion of this assistance be tied to changes in border policy here in the united states. gambling sadly with people's lives. the future is in favor of europe , the middle east and eastern pacific. last week the european union reached an agreement to provide an additional $54 billion to standby ukraine. bringing the total european union support well over $100 billion in comparables with the united states. meanwhile, vladimir putin continues to think he has more resolved than we do. western democracy is unable to sustain its rejection of russian charity. more than just putin, stabilizing forces around the

world we are watching. what we are doing from iran. we must prove to them our commitment to the ideal spirit our responses having consequences. not just ukraine or russia. global historic consequences. in fact, nato secretary-general recently delivered a warning to all of us in the west. he said if putin wins there is real risk that his aggression will not end there. putin will continue to wage its war beyond ukraine. they will be emboldened to attempt their own aggression. going on to say our support is not charity. it is investment in our country. it is time for speaker johnson to realize that bipartisanship is the only, the only way to ensure that ukraine israel taiwan and innocent civilians in

gaza will receive critical life-saving. the world is watching. that is why we must pass this national security package. the agreement also addresses our immigration policy. let me be clear. we do need to fix our immigration laws and secure the border. the effects for more than three decades. that is why worked for years to pass bipartisan immigration system. calling the time when the game of a putting together a major for the bipartisan rule in the florida senate. i was honored to be part of that effort. this bill includes important measures such as a one-time

increase and protections for children with h 1 b visa holders who wage out of legal status when they turn 21. i am deeply disappointed this bill does not include a path to citizenship for dreamers. essential people who spent years contributing to our society. a critical role in america. the study shows that undocumented immigrants, undocumented immigrants pay nearly $80 billion in federal and 40 billion in state and local taxes every single year. many of these immigrants are brought to the united states as children. they do not know any other home. congressional action may spend each day in fear of being deported.

>> madam president, 12 years ago in response to bipartisan request for myself and late senator of indiana, president obama established the program deferred action for childhood rivals. it really was a reflection of over 20 years ago. protecting more than 800,000 young people from deportation. all of film arrives in our country from deportation. they grew up alongside our kids. many have gone on to serve our nation as service members, doctors, first responders. they believe in the american dream. i come to the floor of the senate 138 times. to tell their stories. i do not think there is any more compelling arguments that could be made.

letting people know who they are and what they dream of. this is a story of a young woman that came to america at the age of four. she first arrived at orange county california from the philippines. she vividly remembers sharing a single tiny room with all six of her family members. while attending college she discovered the passion for healthcare. she applied to the only medical school she was accepting at that time. leo the university school of medicine chicago. in 2020, accepted to the school and received one of the first american medical association dream md equity scholarships which is giving to recipients and first generation immigrants to study medicine. they have always intended to be a temporary solution.

and since president obama established a program, republicans for reasons i cannot explain to you in any political or human terms waged a relentless campaign to overturn it. to deport these dreamers back to the countries they don't even remember. last september a federal judge in texas declared the program illegal. though the decision left protections for current recipients like alessandro while he appealed to spending. the next court decision in their careers and up in their lives. permanent solutions written into law. the service to the community is at risk. other dreamers working as dreamers and so many more professions. it was introduced two decades ago. a lot of them live stable lives

and to live out the american dream which they deserve. emigrants have been a vital part of the american success story. our nation still needs them. if it is struck down experts predict they will lose over $11 billion a year. we faced increasing population. medical professionals, immigrants can help mitigate that. without continued immigration the working age population will shrink by over 6 billion by the year 2040. as americans retire this could lead to a 23% reduction in monthly social security payout reductions. these immigrants even undocumented and dreamers are paying taxes and paying the social security for us. for our children. for the next generation. to resolve these challenges we need to create lawful pathways

for immigrants. while also providing legal status for the population that has been here for generations. reforming and approving our broken immigration system. madam president, i think about the situation with these dreamers. what they are facing. how many of them i have met over the years. when i first introduce the bill they used to come up to me in chicago, wait until it got dark outside so no one would see them and they would whisper to me, i am a dreamer. can you help me. certainly i worked at it and i cannot tell the story of success even greater than we have achieved, but they are still waiting to hear. this bill that we are considering give some help to what we call documented dreamers here is how it works. the h 1 b visa is offered to the

following experts and professionals to come to the united states to work for three years, renewable three years. they can bring their families with them. a lot of people from china, india and other places, take critically important jobs in our economy. they are accompanied by the families. they continue to work extending year after year. in hopes they will become citizens themselves in the united states through what is called a green card. while doing this, their spouses cannot legally work in many instances. their children run a real risk. they are no longer eligible to stay with their families. they could have spent their whole lives in america because their family came there. it succeeded over and over again they have a future in america they need a green card.

by age 21 they are eligible for deep orientation. does that make any sense at all? i certainly support the efforts to sell it and applaud those that were behind it. the same conditions apply to dreamers brought here as little children. they were raised in the united states. went to school in the united states. stood up and pledge allegiance in the classroom. they asked to be part of the future. they did nothing wrong. why they were not included in this bill, i do not know. i think there are few senators that have been set on stopping the dreamers. what a loss that would be. for us to lose that talent, that drive, that determination. what commentary it is on us as americans that our nation with

immigrants for alessandro and so many others that could make this a better nation. and hundred thousand initially. many more of them still eligible i am sorry that this bill does not include that vision for the dreamers. i will fight for every opportunity i have to bring your dream before the united states senate in the hope that one day we will give these young people exactly what they deserve. part of america's future. president, i yield the floor.

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i'm here to join us to break that down from a political , thank you for giving us your time . >> good to be here, thank you. >> victory for joe biden in south carolina, how has that going forward? >> the president went into saturday with no serious

competition, he still running, they are not in the position to win any delegate. start picking up the 15% combined about 4% and there were not that many democrats, 30,000 showed up republican and democrat but a signal in these primary state. the other side is pushing it

first in terms of picking up delegates, a larger number who have turned out last month and people who showed up for barack obama for signature in 2012. in south carolina it anecdotally did help to present the focus on the state and empathize and it's uplifted black americans below poverty line. in using paid messaging etc. to say what you think of the president whatever problem, look what he's delivered in terms of unemployment.

they did help. >> get to hold republican candidates and those competing there and what south carolina means for the. >> it's down to nikki haley and donald trump in south carolina. a three week march where nothing has changed. and i trump republicans that nikki haley with lynn and she would get ahead in south carolina and that didn't really happen. taking his foot off the gas and if you look at only from the most recent, trump is popular south carolina, nikki haley is less than him and this is a

state where you can show up in that primary and was incredibly popular and only winnie with people who consider themselves democrat an independent and they just came off the board. he voted, you can't vote again for the presidential primary this year so there is an effort, less money involved to turn out people not turning out for nikki haley but if you are a democrat and south carolina you're familiar with the tea party governor was a conservative icon in the party before trump and turnaround to vote tediously when trump is up by 30 points so she's been campaigning harder without making obvious conversions. >> one of the analysis in the

university.may be working against her combative toward the president. >> that's right. there's no good way everyone comes out in the primary, no quickly to get voters to keep liking you. a collapsing approval rating and chris christie the same thing. most popular over the course of primaries and haley and her outreach to non- republicans attacked trump and went on saturday night live and participated about nikki haley's

issue. that's probably not going to endear her with republican voters. the problem for every candidate, haley is the only ones left. once trump was in legal peril, they decide he was unfairly targeted and know somebody for the primary. was a lot of anger among conservative members that haley is right at all. you get a a lot. >> you talk about what to expect this week, talk about nevada and how they do their primary and how they split it, tell our viewers about the. >> the state legislature the last four years and a primary.

attacked democrats will center delegate. the nevada republican party the primary irrelevant which they hold two days later and assigned delegates and compete in the primary and it assigns no delegate in the delegate and compete in the caucasus. when winning and in the republican primary for nikki haley and the ability to write none of the above. the primary is over and raise the above. we have a strange two-part republican process and watching

tuesday night republican what the turnout is and how many people vote nikki haley if you're in the nikki haley campaign, any number of all, this was 12 years ago, he won a nonbinding primary and the trump campaign will say not relevant, we are picking up in one problem for haley she is no place to pick up before she gets to south carolina. so there is a chance haley gets one delegate out and that would be it. >> will we have 30 seconds, the

republican primary spoke for donald trump, tell viewers what. >> the change the benefits, nevada was a big one. politics shot across and ron desantis running in the superblock. even in california rules were changed in delegates for assigned at large and 50% of the vote favoring 40 points rinne trump is already favored in the primary but that benefit trump from a they did that is another reason haley is running. >> you can find work online, thank you for your time.

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including senators murphy, cinema, langford, murray, collins and picketing back to spend the rest of the administration and for all our so diligently, we are blessed to have great hard-working dedicated staff. associations fall off, family out with this effort and this is the evening my name is ali the sixth of us bill the cap movie forward and now we have a bill for $64000 question now is

whether or not senators drawn out outside noise for america. we urge centers of goodwill on both sides of the aisle to do the right thing and turn the chaos out. history is going to look over our shoulders ask if the senate rose to the occasion. we must. in a few moments i will need a national security of the boat will be the most important the senate has taken in a very long time to ensure americans future, prosperity and security. that's how important this vote on supplemental centers expect

the first boat to come wednesday everyone will have had three days to read the bill before taking about. now getting to this was never guaranteed. a security package including bipartisan border legislation is one of the hardest things the senate has in years. i said the only way we would succeed is if both sides were serious about reaching a bipartisan package. i work very hard to give negotiators they need to do their work and create an environment where bipartisanship to take root. many of the hard right wants to hijack this process demanding the charge for make clear the only bill was one that could win bipartisan support, not a single

democrat in the house and senate voted for hrt. today i'm proud after four months of negotiations we have a bipartisan agreement of optimize and persistence. i am hopeful and excited to understand the bill is too important to let politics get in the way. if we fail, ukrainian people and vladimir putin will likely succeed in this invasion of ukraine. putin will be emboldened in western democracy will face this. if you have israel defend itself against hamas the dangers of another october 7 will persist in the war in the middle east be much worse. if we don't deliver humanitarian aid to gaza, innocent palestinian civilians will be denied lifesaving assistant cannot wait and if we don't

secure our border right now, the crisis republican colleagues talk about so much is only going to get worse. everyone agrees the border is a mess. for years our colleagues have demanded we fix the border and all along they said it should be done through legislation. only recently did they change that and it looked like we might produce legislation. we are producing legislation in a bipartisan way and now many of the hard right are turning their back on this package. our maga republicans serious about fixing the border? is it merely political? democrats broke this national security supplemental on our own, it would look different.

both sides have to compromise if we want to pass a bill. this is not perfect but given the dangers facing america is a company has a package our culture need china. he gives israel security assistance it needs to resist those forced to wipe out -- . the presiding officer: without objection. mr. cardin: i ask consent that the vote scheduled to begin in three minutes start immediately. the presiding officer: without objection. under the previous order, the senate will resume consideration of the following nomination, which the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination, the judiciary, joseph albert laroski j jr., of maryland, to be a judge of the united states court of international trade. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the question is on the nomination.

is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. the clerk: ms. baldwin. mr. barrasso. mr. bennet. mrs. blackburn. mr. blumenthal. mr. booker. mr. boozman. mr. braun. mrs. britt. mr. brown. mr. budd. ms. butler. ms. cantwell. mrs. capito. mr. cardin. mr. carper. mr. casey.

mr. cassidy. ms. collins. mr. coons. mr. cornyn. ms. cortez masto. mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. daines.

ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy.

the clerk: mr. change. --

the clerk: mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. menendez. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla.

mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan.

the clerk: mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren.

mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young.

the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative -- britt, brown, butler, cardin, cotton, duckworth, ernst, fisher, gillibrand, grassley, kaine, lankford, peters, schatz, thune, van hollen, wicker, no senator voted in the negative.

the clerk: ms. baldwin, aye.

the clerk: mr. wyden, aye. ms. cantwell, aye.

the clerk: mrs. murray, aye. mr. padilla, aye.

the clerk: ms. smith, aye. ms. hassan, aye. mr. markey, aye.

vote: the clerk: mr. lujan, aye. mr. casey, aye. mr. welch, aye.

the clerk: mr. carper, aye. mr. scott of south carolina, aye. mr. paul, aye.

the clerk: mr. crapo, aye. the clerk: ms. cortez masto, aye.

the clerk: ms. stabenow, aye. the clerk: mr. reed, aye.

the clerk: mr. graham, aye.

the clerk: mr. schumer, aye. the clerk: mr. booker, aye. mr. ossoff, aye. mr. boozman, aye.

the clerk: mr. scott of florida, aye. mr. kennedy, aye. mr. warnock, aye. mr. marshall, aye. the clerk: mr. tuberville, aye. ms. sinema, aye.

the clerk: mrs. hyde-smith, aye. ms. collins, aye.

the clerk: mr. mullin, aye. the clerk: mr. lee, aye.

the clerk: mr. schmitt, aye. mr. johnson, aye. mr. hoeven, aye.

the clerk: mr. heinrich, aye. mr. rounds, aye. mr. king, aye.

vote:

the clerk: mr. mcconnell, aye. ms. hirono, aye. mr. warner, aye.

the clerk: mr. murphy, aye. ms. klobuchar, aye. mr. young, aye.

the clerk: mr. vance, no.

the clerk: ms. murkowski, aye.

the clerk: mrs. shaheen, aye.

the clerk: mr. vance, aye.

the clerk: mr. menendez, aye.

the clerk: mr. bennet, aye.

the clerk: mr. coons, aye.

vote:

the clerk: mr. blumenthal, aye.

the clerk: mr. hagerty, aye.

the clerk: mr. kelly, aye. mr. whitehouse, aye. the clerk: ms. rosen, aye.

the clerk: mr. merkley, aye.zero

and the nomination is confirmed. under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table and the president will be immediately notified of the senate's action. a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from minnesota. ms. smith: i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to legislative session and be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. smith: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 10:00 a.m. on tuesday, february 6, that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the journal of proceedings be approved to date, the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day, and morning business be closed. that upon the conclusion of morning business, the senate

proceed to executive session to resume consideration of the campbell nomination. further, that the cloture motions filed during thursday's session ripen at 11:30 a.m. and that the senate recess following the cloture vote on the campbell nomination until 2:15 p.m. to allow for the weekly caucus meetings. further, that if cloture is invoked on the campbell nomination, all time be considered expired at 2:15 p.m. and that if cloture is invoked on the began crow nomination -- baggio nomination, all time be expired at 5:30 p.m. if any nominations are confirmed during tuesday's session, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table and the president be immediately notified of the senate's action. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. smith: if there is no further business to come before the senate, i ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. the presiding officer: the senate stands adjourned until senate stands adjourned until

during today's session the set lawmakers confirm joseph to be a judge on the u.s. court of international trade. senators also worke