mr. cruz: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from texas. mr. cruz: mr. president, move to discharge s.j. res. 89 from the foreign relations committee. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from texas, mr. cruz, moves to discharge s.j. res. 89, a joint resolution to direct the termination of the use of united states armed forces and so forth from the committee on foreign relations. mr. cruz: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from texas. mr. cruz: mr. president, the gaza pier is a perfect example of the biden administration's foreign policy incoherence. this was a nearly half billion dollar stunt trying to buy a few votes in michigan. it's been an unconscionable waste of american taxpayer dollars and small it has undermined america's geopolitical credibility with our allies. the pier is unnecessary. we can debate whether sufficient aid is getting to the gaza strip. but i believe that our israeli allies have taken unprecedented steps to ensure that indeed there is. i understand that many democrats disagree. wha

the clerk: mr. young, no. mr. young, aye. mr. brown, aye. mr. cramer, no. mr. cruz, no. the presiding officer: on this vote, the yeas are 54, the nays are 36, and the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: nomination, department of state, dorothy shea of north carolina to be deputy representative of the united states of america to the united nations. mr. welch: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from vermont. mr. welch: madam president, ver vermonters are experiencing a lot of anguish now. this photograph depicts flooding that we had in barre a year ago. it is here with us again, a year to the date -- a year to the day we had a return of flooding that we had devastating flood in 2023. parts of the northeast kingdom, two weeks later, were flooded again. they were hit with eight inches of rain, heavy rain, which caused more flash floods in the northeast kingdom, and today, right today, six more inches of rain is in the forecast. i come to the senate floor tonight, where vermont is in crisis. i'm asking for my colleagues on bo

mr. cruz: mr.resident. the presiding officer: the senator from texas. mr. cruz: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the following intern and law clerk in my office be granted floor privileges until august 2, 2024, yu jeanne davis -- eugenie davis, michael latierie. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. cruz: mr. president, mr. president, while there is no doubt our country has greatly benefited from the internet, for some families it has come at a painful and even tragic cost. every parent i know is concerned about the online threats directed at our kids, whether it's predators targeting children or online videos promoting self-harm, risky life choices or undermining their self-esteem, we all know someone who has had to grapple with the failure of big tech to take responsibility for the harms caused by its products. today the senate is beginning to put big tech on notice. the kids online safety act, or kosa, and the children and teens online privacy protection act, or coppa 2.0, wil

mr. coons. the clerk: 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. the clerk: ms. hassan mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. 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. 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. biden-harris. vote: the

mr. cruz: mr.dent. the presiding officer: the senator from texas. mr. cruz: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the following intern and law clerk in my office be granted floor privileges until august 2, 2024, yu jeanne davis -- eugenie davis, michael latierie. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. cruz: mr. president, mr. president, while there is no doubt our country has greatly benefited from the internet, for some families it has come at a painful and even tragic cost. every parent i know is concerned about the online threats directed at our kids, whether it's predators targeting children or online videos promoting self-harm, risky life choices or undermining their self-esteem, we all know someone who has had to grapple with the failure of big tech to take responsibility for the harms caused by its products. today the senate is beginning to put big tech on notice. the kids online safety act, or kosa, and the children and teens online privacy protection act, or coppa 2.0, will bo

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. 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. 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 -- collins, lujan and sinema. senators voting in the negative -- barras

the clerk: mr. cruz, no. the clerk: mr. mullin, no. mr. kennedy, no. the presiding officer: the yeas are 50, the nays are 41. are 50, the nays are 41. the milestone that we will take today congress has discussed and debated the need for reform and safeguards on the internet. we held dozens of hearings, mark zuckerberg and other egos to our committee and brought agreement something needs to be done. we need rules, safeguards despite countless bipartisan demand for legislation, nothing has happened. the legislative investigation throughout that process. we began to meet with parents. fentanyl, exploitation and other or if it harms. as a parent of children and senator blackburn, we felt deeply the grief but admire the parents who came to us and demanded action. one of the most said to us early on speaking on behalf of of so many of them and us mark when will you stop them from killing people? when will you stop them from killing our children? u.s. senate taking action finally. the kids online safety act is a simple straightforward measure that gives young

mr. braun, aye. the clerk: mr. kelly, aye. ms. butler, aye. the clerk: mr. cruz, aye. mr. young, aye. the clerk: mr. lee, no. the clerk: ms. rosen, aye. mr. sullivan, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. lujan, aye. the clerk: mr. murphy, aye. the clerk: on this vote, the ayes are 91, the nays are three and the motion is agreed to. the senate stands in recess until 2:15 p.m. ll bring live coverage we return here on c-span2. >> next up, c-span coverage of the convention we had to chicago for the democratic national convention live monday as parties prepare their nominee. the administrations vision for the next four years as a fight. the national convention live monday august 19 on c-span, c-span now or online at c-span.org. ♪♪ is vintage on the field government funded by the martin carter is proud to be recognized as one of the best providers and we are just getting started building 100,000 miles of new infrastructure to reach those who need it most. >> charter communications the board and is a public service along with these of the television provi g

mr. coons, aye. ms. sinema, aye. the clerk: mr. tester, aye. mr. cruz, no. the clerk: mr. merkley, aye. the clerk: mr. budd, no. mr. hawley, no. the clerk: ms. duckworth, aye. mr. manchin, aye. the clerk: mr. rounds, no. vote: the clerk: on this vote the ayes are 51. the nays are 43. the motion is agreed to. the presiding officer: the senator from oregon. mr. wyden: i ask unanimous consent that janice lapore, a fellow in our office be granted -- be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the congress. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. wyden: mr. president and colleagues, if i started the work day with the opportunity to help 16 million kids from low-income families make america more competitive with china, build affordable housing for hundreds of thousands of americans, and pay for it all by cracking down on fraud, i'd call that a hell of a good day at the office. tomorrow we're going to find out if senate republicans agree. the vote on the tax bill tomorrow has been more than six months in the making. in fact, i've been working on this in a completely p

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. 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. 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. 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: sfishg sfishg bennet -- senators voting in the affirmative -- bennet, browne, collins, durbin,

mr. cruz. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mrs.and. 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. 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. 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 -- cantwell, capito, cardin, casey, cortez masto, heinrich, hickenlooper, kenne

mr. cruz. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. the clerk: 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. marshall, no. 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. the clerk: 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. the clerk: ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. 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: -- duckworth, grassley, manchin, peters, sinema, a

mr. crooks climbed up but it was unknown if they were assigned to any of those windows that day. the law enforcement officials said that the counter snipers were tasked with watching over the other side of the building further from the gunman. here is that you from the building and the gunman would have been out of the line of sight. they go on to say that videos and photos reviewed by the time show that what was most likely a fourth team from a local law enforcement agency, roughly 1000 feet away on that roof, was visible several times in the hours and minutes before trump again the speech. that is the latest reporting on that and you say we need to hear more. caller: there was not anybody in the water tower and that should've been the sheriffs department. that was their zone. it is cool. i'm just going to call cornyn. i want to hear from the sheriff department. host: tony and texas. norman in ohio, independent. good morning. caller: i am just wondering, can you show where trump was on f

the clerk: mr. cruz, aye. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, aye. the clerk: mr. padilla, aye. the clerk: mr. budd, aye. mr. mullin, aye. the clerk: ms. smith, aye. the clerk: mrs. murray, aye. the clerk: mr. wyden, aye. the clerk: ms. collins, aye. the clerk: mr. ricketts, aye. ms. cantwell, aye. the clerk: mr. hawley, aye. the clerk: mr. blumenthal, no. mr. cardin, aye. the clerk: mr. casey, aye. mr. rounds, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. kelly, aye. ms. hassan, aye. the clerk: mr. murphy, aye. the clerk: mr. welch, aye. mr. schmitt, aye. the clerk: mr. coons, aye. the clerk: ms. lummis, aye. the clerk: mr. hagerty, aye. mr. braun, aye. the clerk: mr. bennet, aye. vote: the clerk: ms. murkowski, aye. the clerk: mr. rubio, aye. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. vote: the presiding officer: on this vote the yeas are 82. the nays are 6. 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. mr. schumer: madam president. the presiding officer: the m

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. 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. l. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. 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 -- butler, duckworth, gillibrand, hickenlooper, king, markey, murphy

mr. cruz. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mrs.librand. 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. 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. m mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. rickckckckck 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. 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: mr. barasso, no. senators voting in the affirmative -- baldwin, cantwell, hickenlooper, merkley, murkowsk

vote: the clerk: mr. manchin, aye. the clerk: mr. cruz, no. the clerk: miss rosen, aye. the clerk: ms. rosen, aye. the clerk: mr. kaine, aye. mr. hawley, no. vote: the clerk: mr. blumenthal, aye. the clerk: mr. fetterman, aye. the clerk: mr. kelly, aye. the clerk: mr. reed, aye. the clerk: mr. lee, no. the clerk: mr. van hollen, aye. the clerk: mrs. shaheen, aye. the clerk: mr. heinrich, aye. ms. warren, aye. the clerk: mrs. murray, aye. mr. cardin, aye. the clerk: mr. booker, aye. mr. hickenlooper, aye. the clerk: ms. smith, aye. ms. cortez masto, aye. ms. duckworth, aye. the clerk: mr. lujan, aye. mr. welch, aye. the clerk: ms. baldwin, aye. the clerk: mr. young, no. ms. cantwell, aye. the clerk: mr. coons, aye. the clerk: mr. p sanders, aye. . mr. bennet, aye. . the clerk: mr. warnock, aye. the clerk: mr. budd, no. the clerk: mr. schumer, aye. mrs. gillibrand, aye. vote: . vote: the clerk: ms. klobuchar, aye. the clerk: mr. casey, aye. mr. padilla, aye. the clerk: ms. hirono, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. whitehouse, aye. the clerk: mr. ossoff, aye. the presiding officer:

conservative in the senate ted cruz is running for reelection of the senate against mr.uz it is my contention this is the most lawless administration and american history and i like your input on this. on a number of grounds he has defied to supreme court decisions and he brags about it. he has violated our immigration laws and he is happy about it. he violates title ix by redefining it in the civil rights act to eliminate effectively women's sports. he is in violating separation of powers by legislating on his own paid by the budgeting and spending on his own. by using regulations to get around congress the epa is running amok and so are the other departments produce impounding federal funds from israel despite the fact you folks have voted to get armaments to israel as fast as possible is violating the empowerment act and the take care because of the constitution. he is using the federal bureaucracy to register voters and targeted democrat areas. and he is on constitution appointed there is attorney general a rogue prosecutor whose entire job is to harass, smear, indic

conservative in the senate ted cruz is running for reelection of the senate against mr.ted cruz it is my contention this is the most lawless administration and american history and i like your input on this. on a number of grounds he has defied to supreme court decisions and he brags about it. he has violated our immigration laws and he is happy about it. he violates title ix by redefining it in the civil rights act to eliminate effectively women's sports. he is in violating separation of powers by legislating on his own paid by the budgeting and spending on his own. by using regulations to get around congress the epa is running amok and so are the other departments produce impounding federal funds from israel despite the fact you folks have voted to get armaments to israel as fast as possible is violating the empowerment act and the take care because of the constitution. he is using the federal bureaucracy to register voters and targeted democrat areas. and he is on constitution appointed there is attorney general a rogue prosecutor whose entire job is to harass, smear,

conservative in the senate ted cruz is running for reelection of the senate against mr. cruz it is my contention this is the most lawless administration and american history and i like your input on this. on a number of grounds he has defied to supreme court decisions and he brags about it. he has violated our immigration laws and he is happy about it. he violates title ix by redefining it in the civil rights act to eliminate effectively women's sports. he is in violating separation of powers by legislating on his own paid by the budgeting and spending on his own. by using regulations to get around congress the epa is running amok and so are the other departments produce impounding federal funds from israel despite the fact you folks have voted to get armaments to israel as fast as possible is violating the empowerment act and the take care because of the constitution. he is using the federal bureaucracy to register voters and targeted democrat areas. and he is on constitution appointed there is attorney general a rogue prosecutor whose entire job is to harass, smear, in

conservative in the senate ted cruz is running for reelection of the senate against mr. ted cruz it is my contention this is the most lawless administration and american history and i like your input on this. on a number of grounds he has defied to supreme court decisions and he brags about it. he has violated our immigration laws and he is happy about it. he violates title ix by redefining it in the civil rights act to eliminate effectively women's sports. he is in violating separation of powers by legislating on his own paid by the budgeting and spending on his own. by using regulations to get around congress the epa is running amok and so are the other departments produce impounding federal funds from israel despite the fact you folks have voted to get armaments to israel as fast as possible is violating the empowerment act and the take care because of the constitution. he is using the federal bureaucracy to register voters and targeted democrat areas. and he is on constitution appointed there is attorney general a rogue prosecutor whose entire job is to harass, smear

mr.rooks climbed up but it was unknown if they were assigned to any of those windows that day. the law enforcement officials said that the counter snipers were tasked with watching over the other side of the building further from the gunman. here is that you from the building and the gunman would have been out of the line of sight. they go on to say that videos and photos reviewed by the time show that what was most likely a fourth team from a local law enforcement agency, roughly 1000 feet away on that roof, was visible several times in the hours and minutes before trump again the speech. that is the latest reporting on that and you say we need to hear more. caller: there was not anybody in the water tower and that should've been the sheriffs department. that was their zone. it is cool. i'm just going to call cornyn. i want to hear from the sheriff department. host: tony and texas. norman in ohio, independent. good morning. caller: i am just wondering, can you show where trump was on fox

, marco rubio, ron desantis, and nikki haley among mr. trump's most bitter rivals in the primary. >> it is not normal to go and throw temper tantrums. >> reporter: but now nikki haley has been offered an olive branch of sorts, a last-minute speaking slot at the convention. you can see her here on stage getting ready for tonight. she is expected to aim her message at voters who are uncertain about mr. trump and make the case for why she is voting for him, according to a source with knowledge of her remarks, a signal of the trump takeover of the gop as he has remade the party in his image. >> we're not a unified party on every issue, but we're unified behind this ticket. >> reporter: senator vance, now under fire from democrats under for his previous criticisms of mr. trump, including declaring himself a never trump guy. >> i was certainly skeptical of donald trump in 2016, but president trump was a great are president and he changed my mind. >> reporter: vance flanking the former president and his children monday. and late tonight, a secur

. >> senator cruz. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you for being here. i agree with what you said, that the individual -- secret service personnel demonstrated remarkable bravery. that being said, it's different from the decision of leadership. secret service leadership committed catastrophic security failures. the worst security failures for the secret service since 1981, since the attempted assassination of president ronald reagan. it's incumbent upon this committee to determine why those security failures happened. just after the shooting, secret service put out an official statement from your spokesperson that says, there's an untrue assertion that a member of the former president's team requested additional security resources and those were rebuffed. this is false. we added as part of the increased campaign travel tempo. was this tweet accurate? >> with respect to butler, pennsylvania, it's accurate, sir. >> it's accurate that the trump team had not asked for additional security and had not been rebuffed? >> if you are talking about butler, pennsylv

senator cruz. >> thank you, mr. chairman. last year 40,990 people died on roads in the united states. i expect that we will hear that number multiple times today. and that's because it's a tragic number, especially for all of those who lost loved ones. there are many reasons that go into this. one of which is lack of adequate infrastructure. lack of sufficient freeways. lack of sufficient space that creates more traffic. unfortunately the biden administration has consistently failed to prioritize new freeways, has consistently failed to prioritize infrastructure and instead the biden administration has allowed itself to be distracted by political pet projects. things like bike lanes. things like the allegation that there are racist roads we need to be worried about. instead of focusing on the important task of building more roads. on this committee i'm proud to have led the way on multiple pieces of bipartisan legislation that have been signed into law to expand our critical infrastructure. passed unanimously and was signed i

senator cruz. >> thank you, mr. chairman. last year 40,990 people died on roads in the united states. i expect that we will hear that number multiple times today. and that's because it's a tragic number, especially for all of those who lost loved ones. there are many reasons that go into this. one of which is sufficient free lack of sufficient space that creates more traffic. unfortunately the biden administration has consistently failed to prioritize new freeways, has consistently failed to prioritize infrastructure and instead the biden administration has allowed itself to be distracted by political pet projects. things like bike lanes. things like the allegation that there are racist roads we need to be worried about. instead of focusing on the important task of building more roads. on this committee i'm proud to have led the way on multiple pieces of bipartisan legislation that have been signed into law to expand our critical infrastructure. passed unanimously and was signed into law. that interstate is critically needed

, among mr. trump's most bitter rivals in the primary. >> it is not normal to go and throw temper tantrums. >> reporter: but now, nikki haley has been offered an olive branch of sorts, a last-minute speaking slot at the convention. you can see her here onstage getting ready for tonight. she is expected to aim her message at voters who are uncertain about mr. trump and make the case for why she's voting for him, according to a source with knowledge of her remarks. a signal of the trump takeover of the gop as he has remade the party in his image. >> we're not a unified for his previous party on every issue, but we're unified behind this ticket. >> reporter: senator vance now under fire from democrats for his previous criticisms of mr. trump, including declaring himself a never trump guy. >> i was certainly skeptical of donald trump in 2016, but president trump was a great president and he changed my mind. >> reporter: vance flanking the former president and his children monday. and late tonight, a

. >> senator cruz. [sen. cruz: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. rowe, thank for you being here. i agree with what you said at the outset the individual secret service agents demonstrated remarkable courage putting their bodies in between the line of sight of the shooter and the president. that being said, the bravery of the line agents is quite different from the decisions of secret service leadership. secret service leadership committed catastrophic security failures, indeed the worst security failures for the secret service since 1981, since the attempted assassination of president ronald reagan. it is incumbent upon this committee to determine why those security failures happened. just after the shooting, secret service put out an official statement from your spokesperson that said there's an untrue assertion a member of the former president's team requested additional security resources and those were rebuffed. this is absolutely false. in fact, we added protective resources and abilities as part of the increased campaign tempo. is this tweet accurate? ronald: with respect t

. >> senator cruz. [sen. cruz: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. rowe, thank for you being here. agree with what you said at the outset the individual secret service agents demonstrated remarkable courage putting their bodies in between the line of sight of the shooter and the president. that being said, the bravery of the line agents is quite different from the decisions of secret service leadership. secret service leadership committed catastrophic security failures, indeed the worst security failures for the secret service since 1981, since the attempted assassination of president ronald reagan. it is incumbent upon this committee to determine why those security failures happened. just after the shooting, secret service put out an official statement from your spokesperson that said there's an untrue assertion a member of the former president's team requested additional security resources and those were rebuffed. this is absolutely false. in fact, we added protective resources and abilities as part of the increased campaign tempo. is this tweet accurate? ronald: with respect to

mr. wicker: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from mississippi. mr. wicker: reserving the right to object. i would simply observe that this resolution is, in fact, not the sense of the senate and it is wrong to suggest that the senate, in any way, the majority of senators in any way agree with this resolution. it is also a simple fact that the dictator, the war criminal, vladimir putin, thinks he can wait out the clock. this resolution closes the door -- would close the door to continued support for ukraine, taking bilateral agreements off the table would simply bind america's hands. victory against the dictator putin must be our position. ukraine can't win without the support of its friends. putin knows this and surely my friend, the senior senator from utah, also knows this. we should not pass this resolution because it would hand putin a rhetorical victory, and we should not permit that. i yield the floor. the presiding officer: is there objection? the senator from ma

senator ted cruz, are republican from the great state of texas, joins us now. mr.g to bow out gracefully, or is he going to be forced out? >> stuart, i think he's going to be forced out. i put the odds of biden not being on the ballot in november about 80%. i think the democratic party is freak being out right now. i think you're seeing senators, house members, you're seeing "the new york times," nbc news, you're seeing george clooney in hollywood. and it's worth noting why they're freaking out. will be, they've all known for six month, for a year, for longer that biden's mental capacity was severely diminished, that he was not up to doing the job. but they're not worried about having a commander in chief who's not capable of fulfilling the responsibilities. the only reason they're panicking is because they now realize the american people have seen that, and they're terrified that he's going to lose in november. so now they're willing to dump him. i put the odds at about 80% they dump him, and if and when they dump him, i think their replacement nominee will be one

mr. green: i yield two minutes to the gentlelady from texas, representative de la cruz.he speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from the great state of texas is recognized for two minutes. ms. de la cruz: thank you for yielding. this is a subject that is very, very close to me and my community. i'm on the border of texas, over 80% of my district being hispanic. and this is a resolution that i strongly support. in fact, as i listen to my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, where they say this is campaigning and politically motivated not only am i deeply offended, but the american people are deeply offended by those comments. why? because we are not rushing to recess to campaign. we are rushing to our districts to calm our communities down that very soon, very soon there will be a change in administration that there will be a change in political thought, and that we will have a president come january that will care about our borders and that will care about our national security. it is an insult to the american people that, that kamala harris and the biden administrat

mr. green: i yield two minutes to the gentlelady from texas, representative de la cruz. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from the great state of texas is recognized for two minutes. ms. de la cruz: thank you for yielding. this is a subject that is very, very close to me and my community. i'm on the border of texas, over 80% of my district being hispanic. and this is a resolution that i strongly support. in fact, as i listen to my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, where they say this is campaigning and politically motivated not only am i deeply offended, but the american people are deeply offended by those comments. why? because we are not rushing to recess to campaign. we are rushing to our districts to calm our communities down that very soon, very soon there will be a change in administration that there will be a change in political thought, and that we will have a president come january that will care about our borders and that will care about our national security. it is an insult to the american people that, that kamala harris and the biden administr

. >> i mean, to mr.mp mocked mrs. crews and said his father was complicit in that case. i mean, the people who go for trump after trump dumps on them are really a special breed i just wanted to say she went after kamala harris. >> she was very critical of kamala harris for vice president harris but in a way that is within the confines of politics, going criticizing her for the border, criticizing her for the biden-harris record basically for biden's record and also saying that the criticism of harris for being black, for being a woman is not just she said it's not helpful. and the american people are smarter than that. >> that's right. i mean, she, she wants to she's a republican and she has always stood for republican values and she wants to make sure that the competition is focused on that it's focused on where they stand on the issues and not focused on on ridiculous things like dei claims that we've heard some from some members of their party. i also think it'll be interesting to see with harris at t

mr. speaker i move to suspend the rules and pass s.324 49. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the bill. the clerk: an act to designate the outpatient clinic of the department of veterans' affairs in wyandot county. the speaker pro tempore: each will control 20 minutes and the chair recognizes the gentleman from illinois. >> i ask all members have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks in which to revise and extend their remarks on s.3249. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. >> i rise in support of s.3249, a bill to designate the outpatient clinic of the department of veterans' affairs at wyandot county, kansas the captain elwin shopteese v.a. clinic, a son of kansas elwin shopteese enlisted in the national guard and joined the 137th infantry regiment and in the army deployed to europe during world war ii and fought on omaha beach and was a part

mr. green: i yield two minutes to the gentlelady from texas, representative de la cruz. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from the great state of texas is recognized for two minutes. ms. de la cruz: thank you for yielding. this is a subject that is very, very close to me and my community. i'm on the border of texas, over 80% of my district being hispanic. and this is a resolution that i strongly support. in fact, as i listen to my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, where they say this is campaigning and politically motivated not only am i deeply offended, but the american people are deeply offended by those comments. why? because we are not rushing to recess to campaign. we are rushing to our districts to calm our communities down that very soon, very soon there will be a change in administration that there will be a change in political thought, and that we will have a president come january that will care about our borders and that will care about our national security. it is an insult to the american people that, that kamala harris and the biden administr

. >> thank you, mr. chairman. so many other members of this committee whom i serve with in the house were very good friends i'm happy to be back. i almost was not back today. yesterdayta afternoon at boston children's hospital my youngest child a daughter had very experimental surgery which has resulted we hope in her fetus becoming healthy andef hopefully she will give birth in a few weeks it is quite a miracle. and obviously i was going to see saytheir things had not gone we. i mention this not just because it's top of mind that makes clear how amazing this country is. how important will be offered in terms of healthcare how their services and benefits to the american people is and it is worth fighting for this country. that is what our report is about we try to make the case about how it is worth fighting for our country. some pundits have already said it's a good report but it will gathers. desk on shelves. i certainly hope not. our commission on a bipartisan basiss was unanimous in our recommendations. we are

. >> thank you, mr. chairman. first, let me begin by thanking both of you and the members of your commission for the work and the service to our country that this provides. most recently when director haines and general cruz were before this committee, i think it was in may, they confirmed that the initiation of hostilities between the united states and either russia or china would increase the likelihood that hostilities would be initiated by the other against the u.s., as well. it would appear based on the conversation so far that your commission would agree with that assessment. is the department planning for this reality in which conflict with either russia or china likely means a conflict with both today? ambassador edelman? amb. edelman: well, the department's plans, basically as embodied in the nds of 2022 like its predecessor in 2018, essentially is geared towards defeating one adversary while holding the others harmless essentially by nuclear deterrence. what i don't think the department is actually begun

but from mr. cedric perspective, donald trump has to reach out but to those nikki haley voters, you're talking about nationally, maybe 1 million or two of never trumpers. i would argue that there's maybe a three to 4% of them nationally who will not vote for president biden a second time around. i think there's potential appellate argument to make to those individuals from someone like a nikki haley, there's also some desantis voters out there who were very skeptical of trump as well. >> his ability. do you have on those haley voters? >> so what i think is fascinating is that all of those names you just mentioned, crews, haley desantis. there is an alternate universe in which they are each at some point the leader of the republican party. they are the one giving the thursday night speak which they are the one heading into november as the nominee, we don't live in that universe. and so what i'm curious to see is, what will they do tonight that sets up that for the future if it's even possible, espe