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mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. mr. fetterman. mrs.. 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. mancn. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. menendez. mr. merkley. mr. 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. 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. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative -- barrasso, blackburn, britt, budd, cassidy, cornyn, cotton, cramer, crapo, daines,t, fischer, graham, grassley, hagerty, hawley, hyde-smith, johnson, k
mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. mr. fetterman. mrs.. 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. mancn. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. menendez. mr. merkley. mr. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr....
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mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand.ul 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. 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. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. senators voting in the affirmative -- blackburn, braun, cotton cramer crapo, cruz daines ernst, grassley hagerty, hoeven jo
mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand.ul 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. 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....
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mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr.. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. the clerk: mr. lujan.! ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, mr. menendez. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin.ski. 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. 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 -- baldwin, cardin, kaine, klobuchar, manchin, menendez, murphy, murray, pete
mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr.. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. the clerk: mr. lujan.! ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, mr. menendez. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin.ski. mr....
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mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. uz mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr.terman. 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 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.■ñ. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mrsc 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. eh. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young.■y the presiding officer: on this vote the yeas are 47. the nays are 51. the motion is not agreed to. a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator fromlina. a sen
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quorum call: mr. durbin: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority whip. mr. durbin: mr.president, -- the presiding officer: we're in a quorum call. mr. durbin: i ask unanimous consent it be ut objection. mr. durbin: adeel mangi has been nominated by president biden. his name is on the calendar. recent weeks we've heard an amazing number of attacks against this individual. it is hard to i that are being said about him. they bear no resemblance to the truth. what was said this morning on the floor of the united states painful. to accuse a nominee of being anti-semitic is heartbreaking when it's not true and in this case it clearly is not true. after the initial hearing on mr. mangi, who would be the first muslim to serve on the federal we received communications from several groups in defense of his nomion of the questioning that took place in the senate judiciary committee. one of the most from the anti-defamation league. the adl issued a statement in response to what they call the appropriate and prejudicial treatment of adeel abdullah mangi, a nominee for the u.s. circu
quorum call: mr. durbin: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority whip. mr. durbin: mr.president, -- the presiding officer: we're in a quorum call. mr. durbin: i ask unanimous consent it be ut objection. mr. durbin: adeel mangi has been nominated by president biden. his name is on the calendar. recent weeks we've heard an amazing number of attacks against this individual. it is hard to i that are being said about him. they bear no resemblance to the truth. what was said this morning...
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mr. durbin: mr.is. mr. durbin: mr. president, i have an extraordinary responsibility as chairman of the senate judiciary committee. important legislation, but probably more important the filling of vacancies in our federal of our constitution, we create judges, and there are pproximately 890 the united states.udges across as vacancies occur, as they often do, the senate judiciary committee, working with the white house and members senate, have to do background checks on these individuals, submit them to the fbi for further background checks, do our own due diligence, consider them in an open hearing before the committee, and ultimately vote in committee before they come to the floor. so far this year -- i should say, in this term, under president biden we've had 181 federal judges that have gone through this process and been cleared on the floor and report out■ó of the senate. they're now serve their nation in this capacity t i can tell you that it's not a an easy process. lengthy questionnaires are
mr. durbin: mr.is. mr. durbin: mr. president, i have an extraordinary responsibility as chairman of the senate judiciary committee. important legislation, but probably more important the filling of vacancies in our federal of our constitution, we create judges, and there are pproximately 890 the united states.udges across as vacancies occur, as they often do, the senate judiciary committee, working with the white house and members senate, have to do background checks on these individuals,...
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mr. durbin: mr. president, reserving the right to object. majority whip. mr. durbin: mr.ent, let me say at the outset that senator tillis though we may disagree on this particular e, is a respected colleague, a friend and a member of the committee which i chair and a valuable member of that committee. i thank him for hisship though we may disagree today. i hope we find room to agree tomorrow. mr. president, bipartisan bill the camp lejeune justice act, was signed into law in august of 2022 almost two years ago. it was part of what was known as the pact act. this was an important bill to provide a day in court f marines and others who were poisoned by contaminated water at camp lejeune, north carolina. for over three decades, from 1953 to 1987 marines, their families and others working living at camp lejeune were exposed to toxic mix of industrial solvents and other chemicals in their drinking water. as a many as one million people are at increased risk of cancer parkinson's, and other debilitating these individuals suffered the same harm in another place, they would have
mr. durbin: mr. president, reserving the right to object. majority whip. mr. durbin: mr.ent, let me say at the outset that senator tillis though we may disagree on this particular e, is a respected colleague, a friend and a member of the committee which i chair and a valuable member of that committee. i thank him for hisship though we may disagree today. i hope we find room to agree tomorrow. mr. president, bipartisan bill the camp lejeune justice act, was signed into law in august of 2022...
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mr. durbin: mr. president. the presiding officer: the democratic whip. mr. durbin: mr. president, i rise again today to discuss an issue that i have been working on for more than 20 years. e ongoing uncertainty and plight facing america's dreamers. it was a little over 20 years ago when my office in chicago got a telephone call. there was a girl graduating from high school in chicago, and she had a problem. the a musical prodigy. she played the piano and she was extraordinary. the bad news was she was undocumented. she was brought to the united states at the age of 2. her parents had brought her originally from korea through bra sdal and chicago. her father's goal was to become a minister in churc she used to travel with him to these churches and pound away at the piano while he was practicing his sermons. over the years she enlisted in a program called the merit music program and developed her piano skills to anlevel. all of her teachers said to her her -- teresa lee was her name -- you've got t school julliard manhattan conservatory. you qualify for all of them. so sh
mr. durbin: mr. president. the presiding officer: the democratic whip. mr. durbin: mr. president, i rise again today to discuss an issue that i have been working on for more than 20 years. e ongoing uncertainty and plight facing america's dreamers. it was a little over 20 years ago when my office in chicago got a telephone call. there was a girl graduating from high school in chicago, and she had a problem. the a musical prodigy. she played the piano and she was extraordinary. the bad news was...
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durbin: mr.ajority whip. mr. durbin: in just weeks an important but controversial surveillance authority known as section 702 of the foreign intelligence surveillance act will expire. this extraordinary authority was initially presented to congress as a temrary emergency counterterrorism tool more than 15 years ago. as is often the case with temporary emergency authorities, section 702 is now used for a wide range of foreign intelligence purposes, from countering russia to stopping the flow of fentanyl into the united states. just last month the bureau of investigation revealed that data collected using section 702 allowed the agency ■ to foil several attacks in recent years, including attacks that would have crippled u.s. critical infrastructure and even threaten the lives of our u.s. servicemen. and authority has helped the u.s. uncover atrocities committed by russia during its ongoing assault in ukraine. i have had demonstrations of this section 702 authority, and there is no doubt in my mind
durbin: mr.ajority whip. mr. durbin: in just weeks an important but controversial surveillance authority known as section 702 of the foreign intelligence surveillance act will expire. this extraordinary authority was initially presented to congress as a temrary emergency counterterrorism tool more than 15 years ago. as is often the case with temporary emergency authorities, section 702 is now used for a wide range of foreign intelligence purposes, from countering russia to stopping the flow of...
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the senator from new york, mr. schumer. the senator from illinois, mr. durbin.shington, center -- senator from michigan. the senator from minnesota, ms. klobuchar. the senator from the senator from wisconsin, ms. baldwin. the senator from kentucky, mr. mcconnell. the senator from south dakota, mr. thune. the senator from wyoming, mr. barrasso. the senator from west virginia, mrs. capitola. and the senator from iowa. >> the members of the escort committee will exit the chamber through the lobby doors. ■[ >> the dean of the diplomatic court. [applause] u? >> the chief justice and associate justices of the supreme court. [applause] [cheers and applause] ■é ■f■+ ■i [indistinct ■í [indistinct chatter] ■x [applause] [gavel banging] cabinet. [applause] [applause] [indistinct chatter] ot■0s
the senator from new york, mr. schumer. the senator from illinois, mr. durbin.shington, center -- senator from michigan. the senator from minnesota, ms. klobuchar. the senator from the senator from wisconsin, ms. baldwin. the senator from kentucky, mr. mcconnell. the senator from south dakota, mr. thune. the senator from wyoming, mr. barrasso. the senator from west virginia, mrs. capitola. and the senator from iowa. >> the members of the escort committee will exit the chamber through the...
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the clerk: the clerk: mr. kennedy, no. the clerk: mr. durbin, aye. the clerk: mr. thune, no. clerk: mr. murphy, aye. the clerk: ms. hassan, aye. the clerk: mr. vance, no. peddling. vote: zoo the clerk: mr. tester, aye. mr. manchin, aye. ms. warren, aye. mr. kelly, aye. the clerk:sanders, aye. t h the clerk: mr. manchin, no⌝ the clerk: ms. butler, aye. ■■n( the presiding officer: on this vote the yeas are 50, the nays are 48, and the motion is agree senate stands in recess until >> the fast -- senate is now in recess. republicans are scheduled to minister benjamin netanyahu today. the lawmakers will be back at 2:i 15 eastern for more votes on u.s. district court nominations for new jersey and northern california. 'qf >> celebrating the 02th anniversary of our annual student cam documentaryn. highle milestone of the anniversary, each participant was given the option to the look 20■q years into the future or into the past. in response, we received inspiring and thought-provoke isingocore than if 3,200 students across 42 states through conducting in-depth interview ises with expe
the clerk: the clerk: mr. kennedy, no. the clerk: mr. durbin, aye. the clerk: mr. thune, no. clerk: mr. murphy, aye. the clerk: ms. hassan, aye. the clerk: mr. vance, no. peddling. vote: zoo the clerk: mr. tester, aye. mr. manchin, aye. ms. warren, aye. mr. kelly, aye. the clerk:sanders, aye. t h the clerk: mr. manchin, no⌝ the clerk: ms. butler, aye. ■■n( the presiding officer: on this vote the yeas are 50, the nays are 48, and the motion is agree senate stands in recess until >>...
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mr. cardin, aye. ms. cortez masto, aye. the clerk: mr. durbin, aye. the clerk: mr. booker, aye. ms.nst, aye. kennedy, aye. erk: mr. moran, aye. mrs. britt, no. mr. risch, aye. mr. markey, aye. the clerk: mr.cotton, aye. the clerk: mrs. fischer, aye. mr. welch, aye. ms. cantwell, aye. the clerk: mr. romney, aye. the clerk: mr. padilla, aye. the clerk: ms. abenow, aye. mrs. blackburn, aye. mrs. hyde-smith, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. mcconnell, aye. the clerk: mr. sanders, aye. the clerk: ms. hirono, aye.n>ó!n
mr. cardin, aye. ms. cortez masto, aye. the clerk: mr. durbin, aye. the clerk: mr. booker, aye. ms.nst, aye. kennedy, aye. erk: mr. moran, aye. mrs. britt, no. mr. risch, aye. mr. markey, aye. the clerk: mr.cotton, aye. the clerk: mrs. fischer, aye. mr. welch, aye. ms. cantwell, aye. the clerk: mr. romney, aye. the clerk: mr. padilla, aye. the clerk: ms. abenow, aye. mrs. blackburn, aye. mrs. hyde-smith, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. mcconnell, aye. the clerk: mr. sanders, aye. the clerk: ms....
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durbin, the senator from washington, mrs. murray. so there are procedural motions going on right now that the vice president, who is the president of the senate, is calling the senate leadership to order, abby, phillip, when you talk to democrats on capitol hill, when you talk to democrats in the biden administration, what are they telling you about how they think the president, who has really been experiencing very low approval ratings from the american people and in polling, is trailing donald trump in many key battleground states. >> how do they think he's going to turn it around? >> look, especially in the president's orbit and inside of the campaign, they don't see this as any one. you know, one solution that's going to turn the whole thing around. they see that they have multiple things that they have to do simultaneously. one of them is about turnout among democrats, which i think they believe the democracy element is a super potent argument for tried and true people on the left who are very concerned about that. but the reaso
durbin, the senator from washington, mrs. murray. so there are procedural motions going on right now that the vice president, who is the president of the senate, is calling the senate leadership to order, abby, phillip, when you talk to democrats on capitol hill, when you talk to democrats in the biden administration, what are they telling you about how they think the president, who has really been experiencing very low approval ratings from the american people and in polling, is trailing...
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schmitts, no o durbin, aye.■ the clerk: ms. lummis, no. ms. warren, aye. ms. aye. mr.chumd the er mrs. gillibrand, aye.■g■. the clerk: mr. padilla, aye. y4■ the clerk: mr. blumenthal, aye. mr. scott of no. the clerk:hagerty, no. the clerk: mr. mr. the clerk: mr. waoc a vote: the clerk: mr. manchin, aye. the clerk: mr. kelly, aye. thossoff, aye. rubio, no. the clerk: mr. fetterman, aye. ■ the clerk: mr. moran, no. a! the clerk: mr. warner, aye. the clerk: mr. hoeven, no. ■■qwx the clerk: ms. murkowski, aye. vote: ■h ■w the clerk: mr.bennet, aye. ■] the clerk:■9 the presiding officer: on this vote, the yeas are 52, the nays are 38, the motion is agreed toj mr. whitehouse: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. wh■o■pehouse: mr. es am back again with the old battered time to wakup graphic here -- wakup here. the smithsonian can't have it quite yet. this time to wakeup climate report starts with the unfortunate proposition that we are in terrible danger on climate. a critical part and an essential explanation of the danger is that the repu
schmitts, no o durbin, aye.■ the clerk: ms. lummis, no. ms. warren, aye. ms. aye. mr.chumd the er mrs. gillibrand, aye.■g■. the clerk: mr. padilla, aye. y4■ the clerk: mr. blumenthal, aye. mr. scott of no. the clerk:hagerty, no. the clerk: mr. mr. the clerk: mr. waoc a vote: the clerk: mr. manchin, aye. the clerk: mr. kelly, aye. thossoff, aye. rubio, no. the clerk: mr. fetterman, aye. ■ the clerk: mr. moran, no. a! the clerk: mr. warner, aye. the clerk: mr. hoeven, no. ■■qwx the...
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mr. spiegel? >> chairman durbin, ranking member graham, and members of the committee, thank you for moving forward an important legislation to protect children online. i am evan siegel, the cofounder and ceo of snap. we created snap chat, and online service used by more than 800 million people online to communicate with their friends and families. i know many of you have been working to protect children online since before snapshot was created and we are grateful for your long-term dedication to this cause and your willingness to work together to help keep our communities safe. i want to acknowledge the survivors of online harms in the families were here today who have suffered the loss of a loved one. words cannot begin to express the profound sorrow i feel with a service we have made to bring people happiness and joy that has been used to create harm. i want to be clear we understand our responsibility to keep the community safe. i also want to recognize the many families who have worked to rais
mr. spiegel? >> chairman durbin, ranking member graham, and members of the committee, thank you for moving forward an important legislation to protect children online. i am evan siegel, the cofounder and ceo of snap. we created snap chat, and online service used by more than 800 million people online to communicate with their friends and families. i know many of you have been working to protect children online since before snapshot was created and we are grateful for your long-term...
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thank you, mr. chairman projects and consider holly's only footnote i would add is this time must be different. they have armies of lawyers and lobbyists they spend tons of money but this time must be different. senator durbin perfect thank you chairman blumenthal and senator hawley and let me follow up with senator hawley's comments, i could not agree more i could not agree more and the senate judiciary committee after graphic hearings were parents and victims came forward and told us what had happened to them online we decided to take action. we passed six bills related to this issue. child sexual abuse similar issue. six bills and something happening is miraculous. all six passed unanimously. every democrat every republican take a look at the folks up at this end of the tables across the political spectrum we all agreed on this. what is happened since? nothing six bills waiting for a day on the calendar but six bills waiting for national debates. six bills passed unanimously on a bipartisan basis
thank you, mr. chairman projects and consider holly's only footnote i would add is this time must be different. they have armies of lawyers and lobbyists they spend tons of money but this time must be different. senator durbin perfect thank you chairman blumenthal and senator hawley and let me follow up with senator hawley's comments, i could not agree more i could not agree more and the senate judiciary committee after graphic hearings were parents and victims came forward and told us what had...
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mr. durbin: mr. president. the presiding officer: the democratic whip. mr. durbin: mr. president, we all know it's women's history month, and though this work should be done year-round during march especially we focus onthe policies of women in america, including the lives of women veterans. for most of america's history, america's armed forces were made up primarily of men in uniform. not anymore. today more than 17% of the active duty force in america are women. as our armed forces better reflect the diversity of america, that means our support system and resources for veterans m a needs of that population. one of those resources must be supporting our veterans and servicemembers when they want to start family. those who serve our nation are at an elevated risk for injury. that is part of the reason we owe them such a debt of gratitude. they do risk life and limb to protect america. but when servicemembers are injured in the line of duty one consequence can be obstacles to conceiving children. that
mr. durbin: mr. president. the presiding officer: the democratic whip. mr. durbin: mr. president, we all know it's women's history month, and though this work should be done year-round during march especially we focus onthe policies of women in america, including the lives of women veterans. for most of america's history, america's armed forces were made up primarily of men in uniform. not anymore. today more than 17% of the active duty force in america are women. as our armed forces better...