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mr. mcconnell, no. vote: the clerk: mr. coons, aye. the presiding officer: on this vote the ayes are 52. the nays are 14. so the nomination is confirmed. under the previous order, the leadership -- 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. under the previous order, the senate will resume consideration of richard nomination which the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination, department of state, elizabeth h. richard of virginia to be coordinator for counterterrorism. the presiding officer: the question is on the nomination. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be a sufficient second. the clerk will call the roll. vote: 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. mr. carper. mr. casey. mr. cassidy. ms. collins. mr. coons. mr. cornyn. ms. cortez masto. mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr.
mr. mcconnell, no. vote: the clerk: mr. coons, aye. the presiding officer: on this vote the ayes are 52. the nays are 14. so the nomination is confirmed. under the previous order, the leadership -- 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. under the previous order, the senate will resume consideration of richard nomination which the clerk will report. the clerk:...
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mcconnell, no. mr. schatz, no. the clerk: ms. cortez masto, aye. the presiding officer: on this vote, 26 ayes and 73 nays. the motion to table has not been agreed to. the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. the clerk: cloture the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby bring to a close debate on the conference report to accompany h.r. 2670, an act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities for the department of defense, and so forth and for other purposes, signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. the question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on the conference report to accompany h.r. 2670, an act to thorz of authorize for fiscal year 2024 for military activities for the department of defense and for the department of energy to provide military strength shall be brought to a close? the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the r
mcconnell, no. mr. schatz, no. the clerk: ms. cortez masto, aye. the presiding officer: on this vote, 26 ayes and 73 nays. the motion to table has not been agreed to. the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. the clerk: cloture the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby bring to a close debate on the conference report to accompany h.r. 2670, an act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military...
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mr. mcconnell: mr. president. the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: negotiations on border security continue to make headway. i'm grateful to senator lankford for his uninterrupted focus on the task at hand, which is meaningful policy changes. our colleagues at the negotiating table are under no illusions about how difficult it is to fix our nation's broken asylum and parole system. they're working on what would be the first serious repair in more than 30 years. but there's no longer any disagreement that the situation at the southern border is unsustainable and requires the senate to act. this is the core of america's national security. it will be an essential part of supplemental legislation to address pressing security challenges and negotiations will continue in earnest until we get there. the senate cannot afford to get this wrong. from south texas to southeast asia and to the red sea, it is an historically challenging and consequential time to protect america's interests, our allies, and our own people. the world is witnessing the fir
mr. mcconnell: mr. president. the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: negotiations on border security continue to make headway. i'm grateful to senator lankford for his uninterrupted focus on the task at hand, which is meaningful policy changes. our colleagues at the negotiating table are under no illusions about how difficult it is to fix our nation's broken asylum and parole system. they're working on what would be the first serious repair in more than 30 years. but...
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mr. mcconnell, aye. the clerk: mr. hawley, no. the clerk: mr. vance, no. the clerk: mr. tuberville, no. mr. romney, aye. the clerk: mr. menendez, no. the clerk: mr. mullin, aye. vote vote: the clerk: mr. young, aye. the clerk: mr. brown, no. mr. cramer, no. the clerk: mr. braun, no. mr. hoeven, no. the clerk: mr. warnock, no. the clerk: mr. hagerty, no. the clerk: mrs. blackburn, no. the clerk: mr. coons, aye. the presiding officer: on this vote the yeas are 65, the nays are 35, three-fifths of the senators duly chosen and sworn having voted in the affirmative, the motion is agreed to to and the point of order falls. mr. schumer: mr. president, may we have a little order. the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. mr. schumer: mr. president -- the presiding officer: the senate is not in order. the senate will be in order. mr. schumer: mr. president, thank you. for the 62nd year in a row the senate is passing our national defense authorization act, one of the most important bills we work on each year to protect the american people, ensure our long-term security
mr. mcconnell, aye. the clerk: mr. hawley, no. the clerk: mr. vance, no. the clerk: mr. tuberville, no. mr. romney, aye. the clerk: mr. menendez, no. the clerk: mr. mullin, aye. vote vote: the clerk: mr. young, aye. the clerk: mr. brown, no. mr. cramer, no. the clerk: mr. braun, no. mr. hoeven, no. the clerk: mr. warnock, no. the clerk: mr. hagerty, no. the clerk: mrs. blackburn, no. the clerk: mr. coons, aye. the presiding officer: on this vote the yeas are 65, the nays are 35, three-fifths of...
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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, bennet, blackburn, budd, butler, cantwell, capito, cardin, collins, duckworth, durbin, fetterman, fischer, graham, grassley, hassan, hyde-smith, kaine, kennedy, lummis, mullin, murkowski, murray, ossoff, rubio, schumer, shaheen, sinema, thune, whitehouse, and wicker. senators voting in the negative, markey, merkley, sullivan, warren and wyden. mr. murphy, aye. mr. schmitt, aye. the clerk: ms. smith, aye. mr. heinrich, aye. mr. brown, aye. mr. padilla, aye. the clerk: m
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mr. mcconnell: madam president. the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i'd like to begin today with a few words about the late justice sandra day o'connor. justice o'connor was a transformative figure in the history of our country. and of our highest court. she was a trailblazer in both legislative politics and constitutional jurisprudence and i'm grateful for her extraordinary life and for her dedicated service. i know our colleagues join me in offering our deepest condolences to justice o'connor's children, grandchildren, and the entire o'connor family. now, madam president, on an entirely different matter, the senate has less than two weeks to pass supplemental legislation on urgent national security priorities. as i've said for months, that means addressing both grave threats to america's interests overseas and the glaring border security crisis right here at home. senate republicans know that national se
mr. mcconnell: madam president. the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i'd like to begin today with a few words about the late justice sandra day o'connor. justice o'connor was a transformative figure in the history of our country. and of our highest court. she was a trailblazer in both legislative politics and constitutional...
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. ♪♪ mr. mcconnell: mr. president. the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. all of its flaws, the supplemental request the biden administration submitted to congress did correctly identify four especially urgent national security priorities. defeating russia's invasion in europe, countering iran-backed terror in the middle east, deterring chinese aggression in the indo-pacific, and securing america's southern border. late last week president biden said he was willing to make, quote, significant compromises on republican policy changes designed to restore real border security. and across the country, elected democrats are emphasize being just how -- emphasizing just how urgent this progress is. the governor of arizona reported over the weekend that her state is, quote, at a breaking point and that it needs washington to or, quote, step up, do its job and bring security and order to our border. she's a democrat. at the front lines of the crisis that has unfolded on president biden's watch, the mayor of no gallon less, arizona, put it this way -- quote, i think
. ♪♪ mr. mcconnell: mr. president. the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. all of its flaws, the supplemental request the biden administration submitted to congress did correctly identify four especially urgent national security priorities. defeating russia's invasion in europe, countering iran-backed terror in the middle east, deterring chinese aggression in the indo-pacific, and securing america's southern border. late last week president biden said he was willing to make,...
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the clerk: mr. mcconnell, no. mrs. gillibrand, aye. the clerk: ms. murkowski, aye. mrs. fischer, no. the clerk: mr. coons, aye. mini vote: the clerk: mr. menendez, aye. mr. hawley, no. mr. blumenthal, aye. the clerk: mr. tuberville, no. the clerk: mr. johnson, no. mr. cassidy, aye. mr. president -- the clerk: mr. manchin, aye. the clerk: mr. moran, aye. the presiding officer: the ayes are 59, the nays are 40, the amendment -- the motion is agreed to. the senator from montana. a senator: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that i can speak up to 15 minutes. tougher tougher i ask -- the presiding officer: without objection. tougher tougher i ask that privileges be granted to joe farnish for the remainder of 2023. the presiding officer: without objection. tougher tougher thank you -- mr. tester: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, this is supposed to be the greatest deliberative body on the face of the earth and exemplifies what the greatest nation in the world should exemplify and lead in that vain. -- in that vein. i want to highlight the real consequences of this
the clerk: mr. mcconnell, no. mrs. gillibrand, aye. the clerk: ms. murkowski, aye. mrs. fischer, no. the clerk: mr. coons, aye. mini vote: the clerk: mr. menendez, aye. mr. hawley, no. mr. blumenthal, aye. the clerk: mr. tuberville, no. the clerk: mr. johnson, no. mr. cassidy, aye. mr. president -- the clerk: mr. manchin, aye. the clerk: mr. moran, aye. the presiding officer: the ayes are 59, the nays are 40, the amendment -- the motion is agreed to. the senator from montana. a senator: mr....
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mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. mendendez. the clerk: ms. baldwin. mr. mullin. mr. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reid. mr. ricketts. mr. barrasso. mr. bennet. mrs. blackburn. 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. cinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. 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. mr. warnock. the clerk: ms. baldwin. the clerk: ms. baldwin. the clerk: ms. baldwin. senators voting in the affirmative -- baldwin, bennet, butler, cantwell, carper, casey, coons, gillibrand, heinrich, kaine, king, klobuchar, lujan, manchin, marquee, mendendez, merkley, murray, padilla, peters, rosen, schatz, smith, stabenow, whitehouse, wicker. the clerk: senators voting in the negative -- barrasso, boozman, cruz, lummis, paul, rubio, vance. mr.
mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. mendendez. the clerk: ms. baldwin. mr. mullin. mr. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reid. mr. ricketts. mr. barrasso. mr. bennet. mrs. blackburn. 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. cinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr....
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the clerk: mr. mcconnell, no. the clerk: mr. blumenthal, aye. the clerk: mr. manchin, aye. the clerk: mr. paul, no. the clerk: mr. king, aye. the presiding officer: the yeas a 53, the nays are 47. the nominee is confirmed. under the previous order, the motion is reconsider is 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 majority leader. mr. schumer: madam president, the question before us is simple -- will senators rise to defend western democracy, protect our fundamental values, and support our friends abroad fighting for their lives? are we willing to stand up to autocratic brutes and respond to our adversaries with strength, not weakness? will we help the people of ukraine fight against vladimir putin, like we promised? this is a moment in history. this is a moment history will record. the answer to all these questions should be an emphatic yes. at stake is america's safety, the survival of democracy, and the future of the war in ukraine. as we've always done i
the clerk: mr. mcconnell, no. the clerk: mr. blumenthal, aye. the clerk: mr. manchin, aye. the clerk: mr. paul, no. the clerk: mr. king, aye. the presiding officer: the yeas a 53, the nays are 47. the nominee is confirmed. under the previous order, the motion is reconsider is 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 majority leader. mr. schumer: madam president, the question...
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the clerk: mr. hawley, no. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, aye. mr. menendez, aye. the clerk: mr. bennet, aye. the presiding officer: the yeas are 66, the neys are -- the nays are 24. the nomination is confirmed. un underthe motion to reconsider sr considered made and laid upon the table and the president will be immediately notified of the senate's action. the presiding officer: the majority whip. mr. durbin: i ask that the senate resume consideration of the long nomination. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: nomination, the judiciary, brandon s. long, of louisiana, to be united states district judge for the eastern district of louisiana. mr. durbin: i ask unanimous consent that the cloture motion with respect to the long nomination be withdrawn. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. durbin: mr. president, i know of no further debate on the nomination. the presiding officer: if there's no further debate, the question is on the nomination. mr. durbin: i ask for the yeas and nays
the clerk: mr. hawley, no. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, aye. mr. menendez, aye. the clerk: mr. bennet, aye. the presiding officer: the yeas are 66, the neys are -- the nays are 24. the nomination is confirmed. un underthe motion to reconsider sr considered made and laid upon the table and the president will be immediately notified of the senate's action. the presiding officer: the majority whip. mr. durbin: i ask that the senate resume consideration of the long nomination. the presiding officer:...
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mcconnell, no. the clerk: mr. schumer, aye. vote: the vice president: are there any senators in the chamber who wish to vote or change a vote? if not, on this vote, the yeas are 50 and the nays are 50. the senate being equally divided, the vice president votes in the affirmative and the motion is agreed to. mr. schumer: madam vice president. the vice president: the majority leader. mr. schumer: today is historic. vice president harris has just cast her 32nd tiebreaking vote, the most tiebreakers ever. i join all of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle thanking the vice president for her leadership and for making the work of the senate possible. the record vice president harris sets today is significant. not just because of the number but because of what she has made possible with tiebreaking votes. without her tiebreaking votes, there'd be no american rescue plan, no inflation reduction act, and we would not have confirmed many of the excellent federal judges now presiding on the bench. every time duty has called, vice pres
mcconnell, no. the clerk: mr. schumer, aye. vote: the vice president: are there any senators in the chamber who wish to vote or change a vote? if not, on this vote, the yeas are 50 and the nays are 50. the senate being equally divided, the vice president votes in the affirmative and the motion is agreed to. mr. schumer: madam vice president. the vice president: the majority leader. mr. schumer: today is historic. vice president harris has just cast her 32nd tiebreaking vote, the most...
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mr. mcconnell. mr. menendez. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. s mr. murphy. mrs.ray. 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. senators voting in the affirmative -- bennett, brown, coons, cornyn, fetterman, gillibrand, heinrich, king, lujan, shaheen, sinema, warner, whitehouse, and wicker. senator cotton voted in the negative. mr. sullivan, no. the clerk: mrs. capito, aye. the clerk: mr. peters, aye. the clerk: ms. hirono, aye. ms. smith, aye. the clerk: mr. young, aye. the clerk: mr. hawley, no. ms. ernst, aye. the clerk: mr. cassidy, aye. mr. durbin, aye. the clerk: mr. reed, aye. the clerk: mr. tester, aye. mr. ossoff, aye. mr. hickenlooper
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mr. mcconnell. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. daines. 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. -- mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. vote: the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative, bennet, booker, cardin, durbin, hickenlooper, lujan, ossoff, padilla, rosen, smith, and welch. senators voting in the negative, boozman, ernst, lee, marshall, paul, scott of south carolina, thune, and tillis. mr. schatz, aye. mr. crapo, no. mr. johnson, no. the clerk: mr. heinrich, aye. mr. schumer, aye. mr. blumenthal, aye. the clerk: ms. klobuchar, aye. mrr peters, aye. mr. peters, aye. the clerk: ms. stabenow, aye. mr. ricketts, no. the clerk: mrs. fischer, no. the clerk: mr. murphy, aye. the clerk: mr. ki
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the clerk: mr. young, no. the clerk: mr. hoeven, no. vote: the clerk: mr. mcconnell, no. the presiding officer: on this vote, the eyes are 50, the nays are 11, 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 actions. under the previous order, the senate will resume consideration of the following nomination, which the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination, department of justice, christopher charles fonzone of pennsylvania to be assistant attorney general. united states and israel have never been more determined in their life and our shared values. in our shared interest in our shared goals. you have shown the people of israel and the entire world what get you to be a leader and a partner. there is no greater projection of our ties and sitting together discussing the more sensitive to issues of the agenda for prosperity and trust. thank you secretary for your commitment to israel's security. we stand here 72 days into a war we did
the clerk: mr. young, no. the clerk: mr. hoeven, no. vote: the clerk: mr. mcconnell, no. the presiding officer: on this vote, the eyes are 50, the nays are 11, 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 actions. under the previous order, the senate will resume consideration of the following nomination, which the clerk will report. the clerk:...
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mr. mcconnell: i would suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the clerk: ms. baldwin. quorum call: mr. durbin: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority whip. mr. durbin: i ask consent the quorum call be suspended. it's been months since israelis were killed, some of them americans, including hersch goldenburg poland. for anyone watching 60 minutes this past weekend the ordeal shared by some of the hostages was harrowing and maujable. these hostages have been subjected to brutal, physical and psychological torture. i have long called for a humanitarian pause by both sides that includes the release of all hostages as quickly as possible. i believe this remains the right path forward, and i hope our government will pursue this goal. but make no mistake, this hamas attack was a reminder that there are still those who do not recognize israel's right to exist. i do, and i understand their right to self-defense. but what has happened since october 7 raises larger questions abou
mr. mcconnell: i would suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the clerk: ms. baldwin. quorum call: mr. durbin: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority whip. mr. durbin: i ask consent the quorum call be suspended. it's been months since israelis were killed, some of them americans, including hersch goldenburg poland. for anyone watching 60 minutes this past weekend the ordeal shared by some of the hostages was harrowing and...
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in this article by ramsey touch berry, some suggested it was time for mr. biden and mr.cconnell to take the negotiating rains from the rank-and-file members -- reigns from rank-and-file members. there's been a group trying to come to a deal on border security changes in have not been successful. the law street editorial board making the same argument. ukraine emergency. the way out of the mess is for mr. biden to get serious about an immigration compromise. tell his negotiators to cut a deal with the gop and sell it to democrats and the country as necessary to get his supplement delayed bill through a divided congress. mr. biden campaigned as a pragmatist who could cut bipartisan deals. well, here we are. ukraine and israel are political emergencies and the commander-in-chief has to do what it takes to get a deal done. do you agree with the wall street journal editorial board? john and virginia, independent -- in virginia, independent. caller: good morning, c-span. can you hear me? host: good morning. caller: i agree with that article. the world is a volatile place right
in this article by ramsey touch berry, some suggested it was time for mr. biden and mr.cconnell to take the negotiating rains from the rank-and-file members -- reigns from rank-and-file members. there's been a group trying to come to a deal on border security changes in have not been successful. the law street editorial board making the same argument. ukraine emergency. the way out of the mess is for mr. biden to get serious about an immigration compromise. tell his negotiators to cut a deal...
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mcconnell. here's what he had to say. [video clip] >> nobody on the republican side has been more enthusiastically supporting of a comprehensive supplemental deal to ukraine, israel and taiwan. we want that to pass. all we're talking about borders, if you don't believe how serious we are i am advocating and i hope our members vote no on the motion to make the point for the final time that we insist on meaningful changes to the border. i designated the lead on this but a number of members have been involved without much success. now is the time to pay attention to our own border. host: minority leader mitch mcconnell. do you agree or disagree with him? how do you think they should vote? should border security changes be tied to ukraine, israel and taiwan. ? a test vote is taking place in the senate and you can watch our gavel-to-gavel coverage on c-span. thstill unscheduled roll call vote wl be on breaking the filibuster to begin debate on the still unfinished bill. it needs 60 yeahs but it will fall short without republic
mcconnell. here's what he had to say. [video clip] >> nobody on the republican side has been more enthusiastically supporting of a comprehensive supplemental deal to ukraine, israel and taiwan. we want that to pass. all we're talking about borders, if you don't believe how serious we are i am advocating and i hope our members vote no on the motion to make the point for the final time that we insist on meaningful changes to the border. i designated the lead on this but a number of members...
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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 -- barrasso, blumenthal, capito, casey, cornyn, cortez masto, duckworth, fetterman, fisher, gillibrand, hyde-smith, kaine, manchin, peters, reed, risch, rosen, schumer, scott of south carolina. shaheen, smith, tester, warner. senators voting in the negative -- lee, marshall, merkley, paul, schmitt, wyden. the clerk: mrs. britt, aye. ms. baldwin, no. the clerk: mr. tillis, aye. mr. durbin, no. ms. butler, aye. ms. hassan, aye. ms. cantwell, aye. mrs. murray,
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....
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mr. chairman. >> thank you ms. norton. i would recognize chairman gray, he's not able to be with us for this particular things i now recognize ranking member of the full committee mr. lawson for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chair and want to thank the chair and ranking them for having this hearing today. welcome all the beauty witnesses. thanks of it is made in the subcommittee hearing today. about your work to implement the bil. the bipartisan infrastructure long is in this hearing is not opportunity to highlight how these federal infrastructure dollars are benefiting communities in and helping ud a cleaner greener safer and more accessible transportation system. congress provided $530 billion in the bil for roads, bridges transit buses ferries and other infrastructure needs under the subcommittees jurisdiction. investment level a number of new initiatives in the bil par exceeds previous transportation bills and congress had a d.o.t. a tall order in a permitting this legislation. give
mr. chairman. >> thank you ms. norton. i would recognize chairman gray, he's not able to be with us for this particular things i now recognize ranking member of the full committee mr. lawson for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chair and want to thank the chair and ranking them for having this hearing today. welcome all the beauty witnesses. thanks of it is made in the subcommittee hearing today. about your work to implement the bil. the bipartisan infrastructure long is in this...
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mr. menendez, aye. mr. durbin, aye. mr. sanders, aye. mrs. gillibrand, aye. senators voting in the negative -- barasso, brawn, budd, cotton, crapo, cruz, daines, ernst, fischer, grassley, hagerty, hawley, hyde-smith, johnson, kennedy, lee, lummis, mcconnell, mullin, hall, ricketts -- paul, ricketts, risch, scott of florida, vance, and young. mrs. murray, aye. mr. thune, aye. mrs. britt, no. mr. schatz, aye. ms. rosen, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. hoeven, aye. the clerk: mr. manchin, aye. ay. the clerk: mr. merkley, aye. the clerk: ms. warren, aye. mr. fetterman, aye. the clerk: mr. coons, aye. the clerk: ms. duckworth, aye. the clerk: mr. scott of south carolina, no. mr. warnock, aye. the clerk: ms. sinema, aye. mr. reed, aye. the clerk: mr. murphy, aye. the clerk: mr. lankford, aye. vote: the clerk: ms. stabenow, aye. the clerk: mr. king, aye. the clerk: mr. boozman, no. the clerk: ms. klobuchar, aye. the clerk: mr. wicker, aye. the clerk: mr. sullivan, no. the clerk: mr. kelly, aye. mr. carper, aye. the clerk: mr. markey, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. schumer, aye
mr. menendez, aye. mr. durbin, aye. mr. sanders, aye. mrs. gillibrand, aye. senators voting in the negative -- barasso, brawn, budd, cotton, crapo, cruz, daines, ernst, fischer, grassley, hagerty, hawley, hyde-smith, johnson, kennedy, lee, lummis, mcconnell, mullin, hall, ricketts -- paul, ricketts, risch, scott of florida, vance, and young. mrs. murray, aye. mr. thune, aye. mrs. britt, no. mr. schatz, aye. ms. rosen, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. hoeven, aye. the clerk: mr. manchin, aye. ay. the...
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, have criticized similar remarks from mr. trump in recent days. >> the sudden cancellation of a three soccer club strike in a nerve in an east bay community coming up the rally tonight, trying to put pressure on officials for more funding. >> also ahead, new video tonight of an oakland lululemon store where thieves smashed into the store, allegedly making off with a number of items. >> also, california lawmakers now focusing on retail theft. the hearing at the capitol, where legislators are trying to tackle this growing issue the alameda county sheriff's office tonight. they were protesting the sudden cancellation of a free soccer club sponsored by the deputy sheriff's activities league. ktvu jana katsuyama live tonight in the newsroom to explain the controversy and concern jana. >> mike. the alameda county sheriff's office helps to fund the program that's actually run by the nonprofit deputy sheriff's activities league, or diesel. parents say that the community needs these kinds of programs to keep kids out of trouble. and t
, have criticized similar remarks from mr. trump in recent days. >> the sudden cancellation of a three soccer club strike in a nerve in an east bay community coming up the rally tonight, trying to put pressure on officials for more funding. >> also ahead, new video tonight of an oakland lululemon store where thieves smashed into the store, allegedly making off with a number of items. >> also, california lawmakers now focusing on retail theft. the hearing at the capitol, where...
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mr. allen, i turn to you first. quebec in your political commission, when joe biden ran in 2020, i remember that he talked about what happened in and how that impacted him and influenced his decision to run. what did you hear in his comments today? >> i heard a president making what i think was a statement a lot of politicians do, which is to become pundits, and talk about these sort of contours of the race in a global analysis kind of roy. that said, what he is saying is not surprising. i think there are a lot of democrats to agree that donald trump is basically the rays on that threat of a second biden run. he said during the first campaign that he wanted to be a bridge president. he does not want to be a bridge from a first term donald trump term to a second donald trump term. he wants a bridge past donald trump. he believes that work is unfinished, and for the democratic party, he remains. there is some criticism of him internally, but he's stronger than any democrat or. now >> without a doubt. amy, joe biden's
mr. allen, i turn to you first. quebec in your political commission, when joe biden ran in 2020, i remember that he talked about what happened in and how that impacted him and influenced his decision to run. what did you hear in his comments today? >> i heard a president making what i think was a statement a lot of politicians do, which is to become pundits, and talk about these sort of contours of the race in a global analysis kind of roy. that said, what he is saying is not surprising....
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. >> this is what a crisis looks like, mr. president, when it comes to keeping america safe.r security is not a side show. it's ground zero. stuart: only getting worse. and there's this, hunter biden called to appear behind closed doors tomorrow. he's refusing to appear. he could be charged with contempt of congress. russell fry is a member of the oversight committee. he bring withs us the latest on hunter. that's next. ♪ ♪ annie, are you okay, are you okay, annie? ♪ you've been hit by, you've been hit by a smooth criminal ♪ as an independent financial advisor, i stand by these promises. as a fiduciary, i promise to be the financial steward that you and your family need. i promise to put your long-term financial well-being above any short term transaction. everyone has a big picture. my job is to help you invest in yours. [announcer] charles schwab is proud to support the independent financial advisors who are passionately dedicated to helping people achieve their financial goals. visit findyourindependentadvisor.com first time i connected with kim, she told me that her husba
. >> this is what a crisis looks like, mr. president, when it comes to keeping america safe.r security is not a side show. it's ground zero. stuart: only getting worse. and there's this, hunter biden called to appear behind closed doors tomorrow. he's refusing to appear. he could be charged with contempt of congress. russell fry is a member of the oversight committee. he bring withs us the latest on hunter. that's next. ♪ ♪ annie, are you okay, are you okay, annie? ♪ you've been hit...
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listen to what senator mitch mcconnell had to say about the border.> this is what a crisis looks like. this is what the democratic leader spent last week insisting was extraneous to america's national security. well, mr. president, when it comes the keeping america safe, border security is not a side show. it's ground zero. stuart: national border patrol council president brandon judd joins me now. brandon, nothing ever gets better, it only gets worse. and, you know, most of the country doesn't know what's going on unless they watch fox. i think that's reality. >> yeah, stuart. right now i'm steaming. i'm so upset. when you look at the individuals, what was most important to me was to look at how many border patrol vehicle you saw there in eagle pass. we saw 10 border patrol vehicles. that means we didn't have any other agents patrolling the border in any other locations. the border was absolutely wide open. we can look at a the number of people crossing the border illegally and say, yeah, that's a horrible picture. but what we have to take stock of i
listen to what senator mitch mcconnell had to say about the border.> this is what a crisis looks like. this is what the democratic leader spent last week insisting was extraneous to america's national security. well, mr. president, when it comes the keeping america safe, border security is not a side show. it's ground zero. stuart: national border patrol council president brandon judd joins me now. brandon, nothing ever gets better, it only gets worse. and, you know, most of the country...
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ukraine is a cookie-cutter mystic issue, mitch mcconnell is lonely in the senate.ue here, two wars and putin on a show diplomacy. lisa: i want to understand what the details are, the border control issues holding up some of this spending. i want to understand where the push and pull is given the fact that there does seem to be consensus that there does need to be something done. at the same time, what is so outrageous that biden cannot get behind it? what would biden be willing to allow to get funding through? tom: we will touch on that this morning. let's get kathy jones from charles schwab. the case for low interest rates is straightforward but the path is likely to be rocky. we expect bond yields to -- but uncertainty about the fed's policy moves will likely be a source of volatility. we are optimistic fixed income will deliver returns next year." tom: the positive return is the heart of the matter in 2023. kathy jones joins us now, chief strategist at charles schwab. we were with apollo management, they have a multiyear annuity yielding 5.70%. locked in for sev
ukraine is a cookie-cutter mystic issue, mitch mcconnell is lonely in the senate.ue here, two wars and putin on a show diplomacy. lisa: i want to understand what the details are, the border control issues holding up some of this spending. i want to understand where the push and pull is given the fact that there does seem to be consensus that there does need to be something done. at the same time, what is so outrageous that biden cannot get behind it? what would biden be willing to allow to get...
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harder to make the argument, if you give aid to ukraine, they will be successful, and at some point mrnnot accomplish it through military means but keep it on the agenda. >> supplemental funding for ukraine before christmas seems unlikely with mitch mcconnell saying yesterday it would be practically impossible, in his words, to get a deal done. and house speaker mike johnson told nbc news said they would approve a plan if they give us the border. and zelenskyy was making the case to congress yesterday that he needs the aid. he was pushed about the u.s. border, and he said i don't know anything about your border, and he said i am here to talk about ukraine. it sounds like the white house may be open to something on the border and talking to senate republicans about a deal to get this aid to ukraine. where does it stand this morning? >> i will say conversations were more productive yesterday than last week after we saw republicans storm out of the meeting on border security and having president zelenskyy cancelled his scheduled zoom with lawmakers to try and convince them to continue to
harder to make the argument, if you give aid to ukraine, they will be successful, and at some point mrnnot accomplish it through military means but keep it on the agenda. >> supplemental funding for ukraine before christmas seems unlikely with mitch mcconnell saying yesterday it would be practically impossible, in his words, to get a deal done. and house speaker mike johnson told nbc news said they would approve a plan if they give us the border. and zelenskyy was making the case to...
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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. senators voting in the affirmative -- baldwin, cardin, casey, coons, hickenlooper, kaine, klobuchar, murphy, shaheen, warnock, and wyden. senators voting in the negative -- barrasso, blackburn, collins, cornyn, cotton, crapo, cruz, ernst, graham, hagerty, hoeven, hyde-smith, johnson, kennedy, lankford, marshall, m{l1}c{l0}connell, moran, paul, risch, romney, rounds, schmitt, thune, tillis, and tuberville. mr. kaefd, no. -- mr. cassidy, no. ms. hassan, aye. mrs. murphy, aye. ms. stabenow, aye. mr. daines, no. mrs. c
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....
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x well, earlier this morning mrs morning senator mcconnell and i welcomesk ukrainian president zelenskyy to the u.s. senate. his third visit to the u.s. capitol. it was a very powerful, and lightning and positive meeting. president zelenskyy's message was directed. ukraine will win the war against russia. if more aid is approved. but, it was next country is also true for no approved, putin will when it is that simple. ukraine, the west, united states strength as a credible ally are all hanging in the balance right now. also, president zelenskyy urged we need to pass this aid quickly because if we do not pass it quickly it will send a signal to the whole world that we are abandoning ukraine and could to start a snowball cascading to ukraine's in detriment and to our detriment. if ukraine falls there will be historic and colossal tragedy. if russia is victorious future generations will remember this is a moment of shame for the west, for the united states and for those in the senate who sought to block it. this is a moment when a friend and need calls on our help. we must rise to the occas
x well, earlier this morning mrs morning senator mcconnell and i welcomesk ukrainian president zelenskyy to the u.s. senate. his third visit to the u.s. capitol. it was a very powerful, and lightning and positive meeting. president zelenskyy's message was directed. ukraine will win the war against russia. if more aid is approved. but, it was next country is also true for no approved, putin will when it is that simple. ukraine, the west, united states strength as a credible ally are all hanging...