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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. senators voting in the affirmative -- blackburn, budd, cruz, johnson, kennedy, lee, lummis, maurnl, rubio -- marshall, rubio, scott of florida, tuberville. senators voting in the affirmative -- baldwin, bennet, blumenthal, booker, boozman, brown, butler, cantwell, capito, cardin, carper, casey, collins, coons, cornyn, cortez masto, cotton, cramer, duckworth, durbin, ernst, fetterman, fisher, gillibrand, graham, hagerty, hassan, heinri
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mr. mcconnell: mr. president. the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: nearly 20 years ago, russian president vladimir putin described the peaceful dissolution of the soviet union as the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the 20th century. and for decades he's worked incessantly to revive the repressive empire built by stalin, including by redrawing european borders by force. back in 2008, he said the russian military -- he sent the russian military to bring georgia, a sovereign democracy, to heel. his forces occupy parts of that country right up to today. precisely ten years ago today, putin launched a military invasion into ukraine to seize crimea and the donbas region. of course, today isn't the anniversary of a settled event in the past. it's a mile marker in a campaign of subgags, and conquest that remains very much alive. over the past ten years, putin's invasion has grown from an initial incursion by to a massive ground campaign to seize all of ukraine. but as russia aggression escalated, two things remain the same. first, the incredi
mr. mcconnell: mr. president. the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: nearly 20 years ago, russian president vladimir putin described the peaceful dissolution of the soviet union as the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the 20th century. and for decades he's worked incessantly to revive the repressive empire built by stalin, including by redrawing european borders by force. back in 2008, he said the russian military -- he sent the russian military to bring georgia, a...
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mr. mcconnell is a really nice guy and smiled. there are some different things that he spoke at, and he is such an unlikely politician. just very nice. i remember one time somebody approached him at a restaurant and started being absolutely horrible to him and all the people in the restaurant went to defend him because he was just sitting there and taking it. a lot of people in the restaurant went over to defend the guy. from this person who decided they were going to go off on mitch mcconnell. a nice guy. good seeing you. love the dress. host: is there a politician in kentucky that you think, if he should choose not to run for reelection in 2026, who do you think will win that seat? caller: that is a tough one, but i believe it will probably be a republican. mostly, we know about our democrat candidates. but so far, nobody can touch him. i'm sure it will be a republican. host: democratic caller. let's take a look at 2016 when then senate majority leader came onto c-span's program afterwards to talk about his book, the long game,
mr. mcconnell is a really nice guy and smiled. there are some different things that he spoke at, and he is such an unlikely politician. just very nice. i remember one time somebody approached him at a restaurant and started being absolutely horrible to him and all the people in the restaurant went to defend him because he was just sitting there and taking it. a lot of people in the restaurant went over to defend the guy. from this person who decided they were going to go off on mitch mcconnell....
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mr. mcconnell: mr. president. the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: four months ago, senate republicans asked our colleague from oklahoma, senator lankford, to take on a pretty tall order -- negotiate serious border security policy with an administration that had shown no interest in actually securing the border. he put in an enormous amount of work, and i'm very grateful for the persistence he's shown over many nights, weekends, and a few holidays. the product he was able to secure earned the endorsement of the national border patrol council, a sign that you're pointing in the right direction. but as our colleagues recognized, the agreement does not have a a path to become law. the border crisis that president biden invited through his rhetoric and his willful neglect will continue to challenge the brave men and women of cbp and ice and impact communities across the country. and its effects will follow his legacy forever. i wish i croix say that -- i wish i could say that a record-setting border crisis was the only challenge that the presi
mr. mcconnell: mr. president. the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: four months ago, senate republicans asked our colleague from oklahoma, senator lankford, to take on a pretty tall order -- negotiate serious border security policy with an administration that had shown no interest in actually securing the border. he put in an enormous amount of work, and i'm very grateful for the persistence he's shown over many nights, weekends, and a few holidays. the product he was...
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mr. young, no. ms. hassan, aye. the clerk: mr. ricketts, no. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, no. the clerk: mr. cruz, no. the clerk: mr. merkley, aye. mr. romney, no. ms. warren, aye. the clerk: mr. kennedy, no. the clerk: mr. daines, no. the clerk: mrs. capito, no. the clerk: mr. booker, aye. ms. duckworth, aye. the clerk: mr. is schmitt, no. mr. scott of florida, no. mr. paul, no. the clerk: mr. marshall, no. the clerk: mr. durbin, aye. the clerk: mr. casey, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. blumenthal, aye. the clerk: mr. brown, aye. the clerk: mr. kelly, aye. ms. butler, aye. the clerk: ms. ernst, no. the clerk: mr. coons, aye. ms. cantwell, aye. ms. baldwin, aye. the clerk: mr. bennet, aye. the clerk: mr. padilla, aye. the clerk: mr. warnock, aye. the clerk: mr. hoeven, no. mr. schatz, aye. the clerk: mr. hickenlooper, aye. mr. sanders, aye. vote: the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. the clerk: mr. cardin, aye. the clerk: mr. cramer, no. the presiding officer: the yeas are 54. the nays are 43. the motion is -- is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: nomination, th
mr. young, no. ms. hassan, aye. the clerk: mr. ricketts, no. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, no. the clerk: mr. cruz, no. the clerk: mr. merkley, aye. mr. romney, no. ms. warren, aye. the clerk: mr. kennedy, no. the clerk: mr. daines, no. the clerk: mrs. capito, no. the clerk: mr. booker, aye. ms. duckworth, aye. the clerk: mr. is schmitt, no. mr. scott of florida, no. mr. paul, no. the clerk: mr. marshall, no. the clerk: mr. durbin, aye. the clerk: mr. casey, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. blumenthal,...
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the clerk: mr. cornyn, aye. mr. welch, aye. ms. britt, no. mr. mcconnell, aye. vote: the presiding officer: on this vote the yeas are 77. the nays are 20. and the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: the judiciary, melissa damian of florida to be united states district judge for the southern district of florida. night. my my u.s. senate again regulation. the truth is, just happy anybody remember my name. president reagan called me mitch o'donnell. close enough, i thought. my wife and i married on president reagan's birthday, february 6. probably not the most thing to admit for both of us. thirty-one years, she's been -- the great state of texas will celebrate 1818 years -- 188 years since we declared our independence from mexico and fought for liberty. in the fight for our independence, many brave texans laid down their lives at the alamo, including william barret travis, james buoy and davy crockett. they risked everybody to make liberty a reality for generations of texans to come. it's a tradition on texas independence day to r
the clerk: mr. cornyn, aye. mr. welch, aye. ms. britt, no. mr. mcconnell, aye. vote: the presiding officer: on this vote the yeas are 77. the nays are 20. and the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: the judiciary, melissa damian of florida to be united states district judge for the southern district of florida. night. my my u.s. senate again regulation. the truth is, just happy anybody remember my name. president reagan called me mitch o'donnell. close enough,...
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. # mr. mcconnell: mr. president. the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: in the earliest days of vladimir putin's escalation in ukraine, america's closest allies and partners have been paying close attention. from halfway around the world in the indo-pacific, our friends have made it clear that in the ukranian people's fight, they see their own future. from taiwan, ukraine's survival is taiwan's survival. from japan, security in europe and security in the indo-pacific are inseparable. from australia, it's absolutely in the interest of every free country that putin's aggression fails. but why? why would peaceful people dare to get involved in others' fights? why would leaders in asia contribute billions of dollars in weapons to help ukraine defeat russian aggression? why would the prime minister of japan and the president of south korea bother with long journeys to wartime kiev to express solidarity with ukraine? why not just pull up the draw bridge and keep quiet? because our allies and partners are not naive, because they know that unchecked ag
. # mr. mcconnell: mr. president. the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: in the earliest days of vladimir putin's escalation in ukraine, america's closest allies and partners have been paying close attention. from halfway around the world in the indo-pacific, our friends have made it clear that in the ukranian people's fight, they see their own future. from taiwan, ukraine's survival is taiwan's survival. from japan, security in europe and security in the indo-pacific are...
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mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. menendez. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. the clerk: mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative -- britt, brown, butler, cardin, cotton, duckworth, ernst, fisher, gillibrand, grassley, kaine, lankford, peters, schatz, thune, van hollen, wicker, no senator voted in the negative. the clerk: ms. baldwin, aye. the clerk: mr. wyden, aye. ms. cantwell, aye. the clerk: mrs. murray, aye. mr. padilla, aye. the clerk: ms. smith, aye. ms. hassan, aye. mr. markey, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. lujan, aye. mr. casey, aye. mr. welch, aye. the
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mr. mcconnell: as some of you may know, this has been a particularly time for my family. we tragically lost elaine's younger sister angela just a few weeks ago. when you lose a loved one, particularly at a young age, there's a certain introspection that accompanies the grieving process. perhaps it is god's way of reminding you of your own life's journey to prioritize the impact of the world that we will all inevitably leave behind. i turned 82 last week. the end of my contributions are closer than i'd prefer. my career in the united states senate began amidst the reagan revolution. the truth is, when i got here i was just happy if anybody remembered my name. president reagan called me mitch o'donald. close enough, i thought. my wife elaine and i got married on president reagan's birthday, february 6. it's probably hot the -- not the most romantic thing to admit, but reagan meant a lot to both of us. for 31 years elaine has been the love of my life and i'm eternally grateful to have her by my side. i think back to my first days in the senate with deep appreciation for the
mr. mcconnell: as some of you may know, this has been a particularly time for my family. we tragically lost elaine's younger sister angela just a few weeks ago. when you lose a loved one, particularly at a young age, there's a certain introspection that accompanies the grieving process. perhaps it is god's way of reminding you of your own life's journey to prioritize the impact of the world that we will all inevitably leave behind. i turned 82 last week. the end of my contributions are closer...
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mr. mcconnell. mr. menendez. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs.urray. 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, cardin, duckworth, durbin, hassan, heinrich, lujan, markey, merkley, murray, rosen, sinema, van hollen, warner, warnock. senators voting in the negative, capito, cornyn, cotton, cruz, fischer, mcconnell, risch, rounds, tuberville, wicker. the clerk: mr. crapo, no. the clerk: mr. schmitt, no. mr. johnson, no.marshall, no. mr. bennet, aye. mr. ricketts, no. the clerk: mr. grassley, no. the clerk: mr. thune, no. the clerk: mr. braun, no. the clerk: ms. ernst, no.
mr. mcconnell. mr. menendez. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs.urray. 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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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. the clerk: 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 -- baldwin, bennet, blumenthal, booker, brown, butler, cardin, casey, collins, cornyn, cortez masto, durbin, graham, hassan, heinrich, hickenlooper, hirono, kaine, kelly, kennedy, king, lujan, lummis, markey, menendez, merkley, murkowski, murphy, ossoff, padilla, peters, reed, romney, rosen, rounds, rubio, sanders, schatz, smith, warner, warnock, warren, welch, and wyden. mr. fe
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. the clerk: 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....
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mr. scott of south carolina, aye. mr. reed, no. mr. boozman, aye. mr. mcconnell, aye. mr.oons, -- mr. risch, aye. the clerk: ms. baldwin, no. mr. coons, no. mr. warnock, no. mr. bennet, no. the clerk: mr. murphy, no. mr. cassidy, aye. the clerk: ms. cortez masto, no. mr. schmitt, aye. the clerk: mr. ossoff, no. the clerk: mr. booker, no. the clerk: mr. schumer, no. mr. ricketts, aye. the clerk: mr. tillis, aye. ms. murkowski, aye. the clerk: mr. sullivan, aye. the clerk: mr. scott of florida, aye. the clerk: mrs. britt, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. markey, no. mr. hoeven, aye. mr. vance, aye. the clerk: mr. padilla, aye. the clerk: mr. padilla, no. the clerk: mrs. fischer, aye. the presiding officer: on this vote, the yeas are 50, the nays are 47. two-thirds of the senators voting having not voted in the affirmative, the bill on reconsideration fails to pass over the president's veto. under the previous order, the senate will resume executive session to proceed to the consideration of the following nomination, which the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination, department of
mr. scott of south carolina, aye. mr. reed, no. mr. boozman, aye. mr. mcconnell, aye. mr.oons, -- mr. risch, aye. the clerk: ms. baldwin, no. mr. coons, no. mr. warnock, no. mr. bennet, no. the clerk: mr. murphy, no. mr. cassidy, aye. the clerk: ms. cortez masto, no. mr. schmitt, aye. the clerk: mr. ossoff, no. the clerk: mr. booker, no. the clerk: mr. schumer, no. mr. ricketts, aye. the clerk: mr. tillis, aye. ms. murkowski, aye. the clerk: mr. sullivan, aye. the clerk: mr. scott of florida,...
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mr. mcconnell: mr. president. the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: four months ago, senate republicans asked our colleague from oklahoma, senator lankford, to take on a pretty tall order -- negotiate serious border security policy with an administration that had shown no interest in actually securing the border. he put in an enormous amount of work, and i'm very grateful for the persistence he's shown over many nights, weekends, and a few holidays. the product he was able to secure earned the endorsement of the national border patrol council, a sign that you're pointing in the right direction. but as our colleagues recognized, the agreement does not have a a path to become law. the border crisis that president biden invited through his rhetoric and his willful neglect will continue to challenge the brave men and women of cbp and ice and impact communities across the country. and its effects will follow his legacy forever. i wish i croix say that -- i wish i could say that a record-setting border crisis was the only challenge that the presi
mr. mcconnell: mr. president. the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: four months ago, senate republicans asked our colleague from oklahoma, senator lankford, to take on a pretty tall order -- negotiate serious border security policy with an administration that had shown no interest in actually securing the border. he put in an enormous amount of work, and i'm very grateful for the persistence he's shown over many nights, weekends, and a few holidays. the product he was...
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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 -- baldwin, bennet, brown, butler, cardin, carper, cortez masto, duckworth, fetterman, hickenlooper, hirono, cain, kelly, king, lujan, menendez, murphy, murray, ossoff, reid, romney, rosen, schatz, sinema, tillis, warner, whitehouse, and wyden. senators voting in the negative -- braun, brit, budd, capito, cornyn, daines, graham, grassley, hagerty, hawley, hyde-smith, johnson, kennedy, lankford, mcconnell, mullin, murkowski, paul, ricketts, risch, rubio, scott of florida
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it's this decision actually doesn't come as a surprise, as mr. mcconnell really facing serious health issues. i'm sure that many of all of yours remember the episode. so he momentarily froze in front of the media. for example, however, this definitely is not the sole reason the voice announcement to step down at the end of this year from his leadership role. he is also facing increasing resistance . rufus, in his rank, is actually due to his push for continued military assistance to ukraine. he's one of those. we strongly advocates hold the process of a for an april that includes over $60000000000.00 in 8 for ukraine. so as you say, you're stepping down this kind of minority leader the end of november. how is that like you to change the republican party rove as a his departure from this leadership role, the g o p, the republican policy will lose kind of an old school politician who follows his principles rather than blindly supporting donald trump. and this is particularly interesting because mcconnell worked really closely with mr. trump and he was the president of the united states.
it's this decision actually doesn't come as a surprise, as mr. mcconnell really facing serious health issues. i'm sure that many of all of yours remember the episode. so he momentarily froze in front of the media. for example, however, this definitely is not the sole reason the voice announcement to step down at the end of this year from his leadership role. he is also facing increasing resistance . rufus, in his rank, is actually due to his push for continued military assistance to ukraine....
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mr mcconnell, who turned eighty two last week, made the surprising announcement on the senate floor.
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the clerk: mr. mcconnell, aye.
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mr. schumer: i yield the floor. mr. mcconnell: madam president. the presiding officer: the republican lead. mr. mcconnell: as congress returns to washington this week, the deadline to avoid a partial lapse in government funding is fast approaching. without action by friday, the country would face needless disruptions to agriculture, transportation, military construction, and essential services at the v.a. so i'll say at the outset what i said every time congress has faced this threat, shutting down the government is harmful to the country. and it never produces positive outcomes on either policy or politics. what's more, a shutdown this week is entirely avoidable, the senate appropriations passed full-year legislation four months ago and the house has produced legislation of their own, we have the means and time to avoid a shutdown and make serious headway on onnal appropriations, but, as always, the task at hand will require that everyone rose in the same direction toward clean appropriations and away from poison pills, needless to say, millions
mr. schumer: i yield the floor. mr. mcconnell: madam president. the presiding officer: the republican lead. mr. mcconnell: as congress returns to washington this week, the deadline to avoid a partial lapse in government funding is fast approaching. without action by friday, the country would face needless disruptions to agriculture, transportation, military construction, and essential services at the v.a. so i'll say at the outset what i said every time congress has faced this threat, shutting...
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mr mcconnell�*s team says it is not because of several recent health scares that he is stepping down.stephen neukam who covers the us congress for axios and asked him why he might be stepping down. i think there was wide expectation within washington that this would be leader mcconnell�*s last term at the helm of the senate gop. i think the timing here and him announcing this in february is surprising to a lot of people. we'll have to hear from him and those close to him on what spurred on the decision but i think in general, the development that he will not be at the front of the gop any longer after this year is not all that shocking given his age, he is in his 80s and the fact that it came so early on in the election cycle month before the election is surprising. he had fallen out with the lot of people and what does this mean for us politics? former president donald trump is the leading candidate for the republican nomination in 2024 and likely will have a rematch between him and joe biden in november. the republican party has been undergoing an ideological transformation since 20
mr mcconnell�*s team says it is not because of several recent health scares that he is stepping down.stephen neukam who covers the us congress for axios and asked him why he might be stepping down. i think there was wide expectation within washington that this would be leader mcconnell�*s last term at the helm of the senate gop. i think the timing here and him announcing this in february is surprising to a lot of people. we'll have to hear from him and those close to him on what spurred on...
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mr. mcconnell is a really nice guy and smiled. there are some different things that he spoke at, and he is such an unlikely politician. just very nice. i remember one time somebody approached him at a restaurant and started being absolutely horrible to him and all the people in the restaurant went to defend him because he was just sitting there and taking it. a lot of people in the restaurant went over to defend the guy. from this person who decided they were going to go off on mitch mcconnell. a nice guy. good seeing you. love the dress. host: is there a politician in kentucky that you think, if he should choose not to run for reelection in 2026, who do you think will win that seat? caller: that is a tough one, but i believe it will probably be a republican. mostly, we know about our democrat candidates. but so far, nobody can touch him. i'm sure it will be a republican. host: democratic caller. let's take a look at 2016 when then senate majority leader came onto c-span's program afterwards to talk about his book, the long game,
mr. mcconnell is a really nice guy and smiled. there are some different things that he spoke at, and he is such an unlikely politician. just very nice. i remember one time somebody approached him at a restaurant and started being absolutely horrible to him and all the people in the restaurant went to defend him because he was just sitting there and taking it. a lot of people in the restaurant went over to defend the guy. from this person who decided they were going to go off on mitch mcconnell....
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mr mcconnell — who turned 82 last week — said he intended to serve out his senate term untiljanuary 2027onger as leader. one of life's most underappreciated talents is to know when it's time to move on to life's next chapter. so i stand before you today, mr president and my colleagues, to say this will be my last term as republican leader of the senate. now, let's focus on the latest of what is going on in gaza. the leader of hamas says the group is showing "flexibility" in negotiations with israel but that it's ready to continue fighting. it's the first sign of any movement from hamas. the group is believed to be holding around 130 israeli hostages, and any deal to release them is expected to include transfers of palestinians being detained by israel. paul adams reports from jerusalem. back where it all began, families and friends of the hostages are on the march. this is where hundreds of israelis were killed on october 7, where hundreds of others were dragged away into gaza. they are marching tojerusalem to minding the government to do more, hopes raised by talk of a ceasefire. 145 en
mr mcconnell — who turned 82 last week — said he intended to serve out his senate term untiljanuary 2027onger as leader. one of life's most underappreciated talents is to know when it's time to move on to life's next chapter. so i stand before you today, mr president and my colleagues, to say this will be my last term as republican leader of the senate. now, let's focus on the latest of what is going on in gaza. the leader of hamas says the group is showing "flexibility" in...
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mcconnell, aye. mrs. fischer, aye. mr. moran, aye. the clerk: mrs. blackburn, aye. the presiding officer: the yeas are 90, the nays are 5. motion is agreed to. a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from conkwon. mr. murphy: thank you, mr. president. i'd ask unanimous consent that i be allowed to complete my remarks before the scheduled recess. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. murphy: mr. president, this is unbelievable. like, i can't believe this is happening. we were all here. this wasn't a dream. this really happened. republicans all stood up and said that they wanted a bipartisan bill to fix the border. the border is a priority. the border is a crisis. we delivered a bipartisan bill to fix the border with the republican senator appointed by the republican caucus to cut the deal. and within 24 hours before the ink was even dry, republican senators decided they don't want a bipartisan bill to fix the border. they want to pretend they never asked for a bipartisan border bill. because what they actually want is chaos. because that'
mcconnell, aye. mrs. fischer, aye. mr. moran, aye. the clerk: mrs. blackburn, aye. the presiding officer: the yeas are 90, the nays are 5. motion is agreed to. a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from conkwon. mr. murphy: thank you, mr. president. i'd ask unanimous consent that i be allowed to complete my remarks before the scheduled recess. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. murphy: mr. president, this is unbelievable. like, i can't believe this is...
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the clerk: mr. coons, aye. mr. mcconnell, aye. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. mr. braun, no. the clerk: mr. wicker, aye. the clerk: mr. sullivan, aye. the presiding officer: on this vote, the yeas are 66, the nays are 33, three-fifths of the senators duly chosen and sworn having voted in the affirmative, the motion is agreed to and the point of order fails. the question is on amendment 1388. the yeas and nays were previously ordered. the clerk will call the roll. vote: the clerk: ms. baldwin. mr. barrasso. mr. bennet. mrs. blackburn. mr. blumenthal. mr. booker. the clerk: mr. boozman. mr. braun. mrs. britt. mr. brown. mr. budd. ms. butler. ms. cantwell. mrs. capito. mr. cardin. mr. carper. mr. casey. mr. cassidy. ms. collins. mr. coons. mr. cornyn. ms. cortez masto. mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr.
the clerk: mr. coons, aye. mr. mcconnell, aye. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. mr. braun, no. the clerk: mr. wicker, aye. the clerk: mr. sullivan, aye. the presiding officer: on this vote, the yeas are 66, the nays are 33, three-fifths of the senators duly chosen and sworn having voted in the affirmative, the motion is agreed to and the point of order fails. the question is on amendment 1388. the yeas and nays were previously ordered. the clerk will call the roll. vote: the clerk: ms. baldwin....
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mr mcconnell, who turned 82 last week, made the surprising announcement on the senate floor. one of life's most underappreciated talents is to know when it's time to move on to life's next chapter. so i stand before you today, mr president and my colleagues, to say this will be my last term as republican leader of the senate. for more on mitch mcconnell�*s stepping down and the spending deal, here's our north america correspondent gary o'donoghue. after repeated attempts to get a spending agreement, it does look like leadership in congress from both sides have at least reached a partial agreement on some other spending bills that they have been arguing about. it looks now in the next couple of days that resolutions were put through senate and the house of representatives to extend one of the deadlines until next friday, by which time they will pass spending bills on six separate departments. now, they haven't reached an agreement on the other six departments, but they are going to push the deadline for that back until march 22. so in some ways, this is progress being made and
mr mcconnell, who turned 82 last week, made the surprising announcement on the senate floor. one of life's most underappreciated talents is to know when it's time to move on to life's next chapter. so i stand before you today, mr president and my colleagues, to say this will be my last term as republican leader of the senate. for more on mitch mcconnell�*s stepping down and the spending deal, here's our north america correspondent gary o'donoghue. after repeated attempts to get a spending...
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a political analyst era. cam says mr. mcconnell has played a key role in recent appointments to the us supreme court. they are also growing concerns over the role of some of the supreme court. and is it true amateur america's laws, or is it becoming more partisan? and certainly, mitch mcconnell, who today as announced that he is stepping down from leadership. it's instrumental in the makeup of the court that we see now that holds many of these transformational decisions in their hands. and so mitch mcconnell who has certainly been thinking impetus of obstruction and creating the polarization that the nation is witnessing and under going right now, much of that can be laid directly at the feet of mitch mcconnell. i mean, we have to remember he was be the senate leader who actually stop the 1st black president from actually up up 20 someone to the supreme court. and they were just many other decisions that were made by him that were clearly part of then surely political. and we know that while he was the senate majority leader, no major or an industry instrumental legislation, did he eve
a political analyst era. cam says mr. mcconnell has played a key role in recent appointments to the us supreme court. they are also growing concerns over the role of some of the supreme court. and is it true amateur america's laws, or is it becoming more partisan? and certainly, mitch mcconnell, who today as announced that he is stepping down from leadership. it's instrumental in the makeup of the court that we see now that holds many of these transformational decisions in their hands. and so...
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but let's talk a little bit more about mr. mcconnell's influence on the american judiciary in 2016 . as you said, mcconnell stopped president obama from filling a supreme court vacancy during the presidency of donald trump. the us senate confirmed 3 conservative justices to the supreme court. that very much tilted the ideological balance of the court. mcconnell also work closely with trump to fill federal courts with republican judges. so just how much did mcconnell transform the face of the court system in the us to? well, let's look at it like this. mitch mcconnell is responsible for many, for, for i'm a majority of the lower court judges that actually served on the court right now. so if you take out the supreme court, it is mitch mcconnell was hand that is actually on many of those lower court decisions. because while we look at mitch mcconnell refusing to give merrick garland a hearing at brock obama, but has he, he also refused to actually bring forth a number of lower court justices. and when donald trump came into office, that's when we saw the flood gates open and a lot of t
but let's talk a little bit more about mr. mcconnell's influence on the american judiciary in 2016 . as you said, mcconnell stopped president obama from filling a supreme court vacancy during the presidency of donald trump. the us senate confirmed 3 conservative justices to the supreme court. that very much tilted the ideological balance of the court. mcconnell also work closely with trump to fill federal courts with republican judges. so just how much did mcconnell transform the face of the...
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it starts off with an email from mrs. mcconnell to sean hopkins, it says can you please touch base with ethan crumbley, in his autobiography poem he said he feels terrible and that family is a mistake. unusual responses for sure. he writes back thanks for the heads up, i've been -- i'll try to catch up with him. were you aware this was ever a discussion, or an issue? >> no. >> were you aware that mr. hopkins ever talk to or try to talk to your son. >> no. >> did anyone ever call you to make you aware of any of this? >> no. >> if you heard this, how would you react, or what would your reaction be? >> i'd be definitely concerned why he feels like his family is a mistake, and he feels terrible. that would be a concern to me. >> this is something you are unaware of? >> correct. >> and in fact, when did you find out these emails existed? >> when we started getting discovered. >> so, in this case. >> correct. >> all right i want to go to 1:57, this is on november 10th of 2021, this is miss mcconnell sends john a message, ethan
it starts off with an email from mrs. mcconnell to sean hopkins, it says can you please touch base with ethan crumbley, in his autobiography poem he said he feels terrible and that family is a mistake. unusual responses for sure. he writes back thanks for the heads up, i've been -- i'll try to catch up with him. were you aware this was ever a discussion, or an issue? >> no. >> were you aware that mr. hopkins ever talk to or try to talk to your son. >> no. >> did anyone...
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. >> mr. mcconnell? >> no. >> senate g.o.p. leader mitch mcconnell the nail in the coffin as nearly every republican and several democrats blocked the bipartisan border deal from getting a vote on the senate floor. >> i just voted no on the border bill. i think it makes it worse. >> i came to serve in the senate because it's a serious place. a day like today makes it hard to believe in that. >> chuck schumer pivoting to backup plan a global aid package without the controversial border policy. that $95 billion bill would include 60 billion for ukraine, 14 billion for israel. 9 billion for humanitarian aid to gaza ukraine and 4 billion to taiwan and indo-pacific. schumer says he will allow amendments and hopes the house will take it up. >> the house is in chaos. it doesn't behoove the speaker well to block everything. >> speaker mike johnson hasn't shut the door yet, after failing to pass a stand alone israel aid package last night. and fumbling the impeachment of dhs secretary alejandro mayorkas. >> i think he'll learn. mike is
. >> mr. mcconnell? >> no. >> senate g.o.p. leader mitch mcconnell the nail in the coffin as nearly every republican and several democrats blocked the bipartisan border deal from getting a vote on the senate floor. >> i just voted no on the border bill. i think it makes it worse. >> i came to serve in the senate because it's a serious place. a day like today makes it hard to believe in that. >> chuck schumer pivoting to backup plan a global aid package...
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the other three leaders, including mr. mcconnell, all three leaders as well as the president and vice president shown there, they all support ukraine aid. mike johnson is the one person who hasn't made that happen, but also the one person who needs to make it happen. if he doesn't allow it on the floor it becomes that much harder for democrats to find a way to bypass him. most people agree if it gets to the house, there's bipartisan majority for ukraine. the blockage by the speaker is holding it up. >> we know there had been a lot of intense back and forth. what is the real relationship between president biden and republican leadership? we were listening earlier to our colleague here jonathan lemire saying, when speaker johnson was elected, there weren't many people in the white house or on capitol hill that knew him well. what's the relationship like? where's the personal part of this fit in? >> they have almost no relationship. that's absolutely true. i think the president has spoken with him a couple times since he beca
the other three leaders, including mr. mcconnell, all three leaders as well as the president and vice president shown there, they all support ukraine aid. mike johnson is the one person who hasn't made that happen, but also the one person who needs to make it happen. if he doesn't allow it on the floor it becomes that much harder for democrats to find a way to bypass him. most people agree if it gets to the house, there's bipartisan majority for ukraine. the blockage by the speaker is holding...
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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. vote: the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative, baldwin, blumenthal, brown, butler, capito, cardin, collins, cortez-masto, duckworth, gillibrand, grassley, hassan, heinrich, king, lujan, mcconnell, menendez, merkley, mullin, murphy, murray, padilla, peters, reed, rosen, rounds, schumer, sinema, smith, tester, tillis, warner, whitehouse, wicker, wyden, young. senators voting in the negative, blackburn, britt, crapo, fischer, graham, hawley, hoeven, paul, ricketts, rubio, sanders, schmitt, tuberville. ms. staben
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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mcconnell, aye. vote: vote: administration over administration has pieced together to make regulatory what i can do to change the direction of the country. we seen it the last ten or 15 years what happened but the encounter number from cbp and we can look back to 2009 and we can see the numbers of half a million or so and this is true in the obama administration and we are lower than this even before. skyrocketing. return the trump of ministrations to make aaa into from the highest year of the trump administration during the biden administration and that there wasn't a single one like it was under the trump administration, year after year after year and this little one, but this fiscal year since october would you will notice the last four months is higher than any year during the obama administration and almost as high as the peak year under the trump administration and that four months so for this year. we feel it in our cities and schools and communities, we see the television and all of the chaos
mcconnell, aye. vote: vote: administration over administration has pieced together to make regulatory what i can do to change the direction of the country. we seen it the last ten or 15 years what happened but the encounter number from cbp and we can look back to 2009 and we can see the numbers of half a million or so and this is true in the obama administration and we are lower than this even before. skyrocketing. return the trump of ministrations to make aaa into from the highest year of the...
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mr. mcconnell. mr. menendez. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. 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. 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 presiding officer: a quorum is present. ms. collins: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from maine. ms. collins: madam president -- mr. schumer: madam president, could we have order, please. the presiding officer: order in the chamber, please. ms. collins: thank you, mr. president. thank you, madam president. madam president, for the information of our colleagues, i want to bring everyone up to date on where we are. for the past few days, the leadership on both sides of the aisle, as well as the bill managers on bot
mr. mcconnell. mr. menendez. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. 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. 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....
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now, having said all that, my point is i mr.onnell: the administration released its request for supplemental appropriations in october. i said the senate would need to do its own work to meet the demonstrated needs of our national security. the president's decisions over the past three years have directly contributed to the web of serious security challenges demanding the senate's attention. from an embarrassing retreat from afghanistan that emboldened terrorists and shredded credibility with our allies to a halting response to russian escalation that kept lethal capabilities off the front lines of ukraine's defense, to an iran policy that tried trading deterrents for detente, the senate can and will continue to urge the commander in chief to do the right thing. but we also have a responsibility of our to provide for the common defense and equip the next commander in chief with the tools to exercise american strength. that responsibility is in front of us right now, and addressing national security challenges with serious legisl
now, having said all that, my point is i mr.onnell: the administration released its request for supplemental appropriations in october. i said the senate would need to do its own work to meet the demonstrated needs of our national security. the president's decisions over the past three years have directly contributed to the web of serious security challenges demanding the senate's attention. from an embarrassing retreat from afghanistan that emboldened terrorists and shredded credibility with...
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mr. mcconnell struggled to ph-rb shall his conference to support the package of that $118 billion.rcement policy and funding for ukraine, israel, and other allies. the "washington times" takes a look at some of the element people who have spoken out. republicans particularly who have spoken out against the bill since its release including senator danes of montana. chair of the senate republican campaign arm. minority whip john thune of south dakota and senator joni ernst of iowa. expect pessimism. senator john cornyn of texas advisor to republican leadership says he has serious questions and concerns. senator lindsey graham of south carolina, vocal opponent for the new border policy said, a robust gate and amendment process will be need. that's what to expected in the leadup for the test vote of this legislation. you can express your thoughts as well during the course of this hour. let's start with mel in oklahoma. supporter of the legislation. mel, good morning. tell us why. caller: good morning. i think it's been years they have been trying to come up with something. now they fin
mr. mcconnell struggled to ph-rb shall his conference to support the package of that $118 billion.rcement policy and funding for ukraine, israel, and other allies. the "washington times" takes a look at some of the element people who have spoken out. republicans particularly who have spoken out against the bill since its release including senator danes of montana. chair of the senate republican campaign arm. minority whip john thune of south dakota and senator joni ernst of iowa....
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mcconnell's decision marks another shift for his party toward mr.rump. >> believe me, i know the politics within my party at this particular moment in time. i have many faults misunderstanding politics. is not one of them. mcconnell has faced opposition from members of his own party and trump for his defense of ukraine aid and the bipartisan border security deal. >> for a guy who sees america's role in the reagan mold to bring democracy forward and serve as a model of activism, that's a real challenge for mitch mcconnell and his legacy. >> mcconnell has been at odds with trump blaming the former president for inciting the january 6th attack, then voting to acquit him during the impeachment trial, moving the republican party and the us supreme court and the federal bench overall. >> farther to the right. but not someone who could please donald trump in the process of doing so. while many republicans praise mcconnell, the ultra conservative house freedom caucus wrote, no need to wait till november for senate. >> republicans should immediately elect a
mcconnell's decision marks another shift for his party toward mr.rump. >> believe me, i know the politics within my party at this particular moment in time. i have many faults misunderstanding politics. is not one of them. mcconnell has faced opposition from members of his own party and trump for his defense of ukraine aid and the bipartisan border security deal. >> for a guy who sees america's role in the reagan mold to bring democracy forward and serve as a model of activism,...
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reaction from a lot of folks in washington are just the fact that this is a favourable outcome for mrtalking about who might replace mitch mcconnell and there is an article on the bbc website and apparently three of the main candidates and also check that out as well. the widow of the russian opposition leader alexei navalny has made an emotional address to the european parliament, in which she claimed her husband was tortured for three years on vladimir putin's orders and then murdered. the long—standing critic of the russian president died suddenly in prison earlier this month. nick beake reports. it's not even two weeks since she lost her husband, but yulia navalnaya says she has to keep fighting. the latest stop on her path tojustice, the european parliament, where she condemned vladimir putin for actions that had bereaved russians, ukrainians and her own family. putin must answer for what he has done with my country. has done to a neighbouring, peaceful country. and putin must answer for everything he has done to alexei. alexei navalny died in his siberian prison, where he was se
reaction from a lot of folks in washington are just the fact that this is a favourable outcome for mrtalking about who might replace mitch mcconnell and there is an article on the bbc website and apparently three of the main candidates and also check that out as well. the widow of the russian opposition leader alexei navalny has made an emotional address to the european parliament, in which she claimed her husband was tortured for three years on vladimir putin's orders and then murdered. the...
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these are consequential times, mr. speaker. we need leadership.e need a united republican party, something that we discussed from day one. thanks for your time. thank you. all right. coming up, we sent sara carter to an illegal immigrant crossing hotspot in arizona to show just how bad this crisis is that joe biden has created. i promise you, you're going to want to see this tape next. also get reaction with senator lindsey graham as we continue. so... - we're engaged! - we're engaged! congrats carol! your youngest finally popped the question. but now, you're really going to have to get those new dentures. after all, you need a smile that matches the moment. so this might be a good time to mention that aspen dental can create natural looking dentures in no time. just for you! and that comes with $0 down plus 0% interest if paid in full in 18 months. helping mothers of grooms look their best. it's one more way aspen dental is in your corner. weathertech knows that trucks like yours can take a beating. are you sure? bring it on! but with weathertech
these are consequential times, mr. speaker. we need leadership.e need a united republican party, something that we discussed from day one. thanks for your time. thank you. all right. coming up, we sent sara carter to an illegal immigrant crossing hotspot in arizona to show just how bad this crisis is that joe biden has created. i promise you, you're going to want to see this tape next. also get reaction with senator lindsey graham as we continue. so... - we're engaged! - we're engaged! congrats...
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former president trump wanted mcconnell out. it was thought that mr. trump could try to engineer his ouster if he wins in november. neil? >> neil: thank you for that, chad, on capitol hill. we'll give you the latest and whether the former president has said anything about this. the former president plans to go to the border tomorrow. the present president plans to go to the border tomorrow. they're not there at the same time and the same place. it's note worthy. jacqui heinrich has more. >> we're waiting for the results of the president's physical that happened today. it won't include a cognitive test. on the border, travel tomorrow. he will not be seeing an area, a sector that has been very busy. the white house says that doesn't matter. he's going to rail against republicans for killing the bipartisan border deal that failed in the senate. they see this as a big opportunity to shift the blame from the white house to the gop on the crisis at the border. more on that. there are so many tina feys i could be. so i hired body doubles to help me out. splur
former president trump wanted mcconnell out. it was thought that mr. trump could try to engineer his ouster if he wins in november. neil? >> neil: thank you for that, chad, on capitol hill. we'll give you the latest and whether the former president has said anything about this. the former president plans to go to the border tomorrow. the present president plans to go to the border tomorrow. they're not there at the same time and the same place. it's note worthy. jacqui heinrich has more....
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mr. president, do your job and protect our homeland. >> over the weekend this senator endorsed -- >> i don't have any announcement about that today. quex leader mcconnell, he spoke about the speaker being optimistic, what do you see the path in the short amount of time to avoid a shutdown? is the senate going to wait for the house? >> i think we are getting close on the first four bills. hopefully that won't require any of the short-term cr. and hope springs eternal. >> the senator said he would support a full senate trial for alley huntsville mayorkas, would you also supported? >> i think that would be the best way to go forward. quick suit talk about speaker johnson's position on the meeting, even though he is prepared to bring it to the floor of the house? clicks you can ask the speaker about his views. i will give you mine. what i hope this at the house will take up the senate bill and let the house work its way. if they change it and send it back here, not only do we not want to shut
mr. president, do your job and protect our homeland. >> over the weekend this senator endorsed -- >> i don't have any announcement about that today. quex leader mcconnell, he spoke about the speaker being optimistic, what do you see the path in the short amount of time to avoid a shutdown? is the senate going to wait for the house? >> i think we are getting close on the first four bills. hopefully that won't require any of the short-term cr. and hope springs eternal. >>...
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i have many false mr. hundred and seven, politics is not one >> but mcconnell also acknowledged that he at 82 year-old, 82 years old realizes that quote, the end of my contributions are closer than i prefer, unquote mcconnell has visibly struggled on occasion in recent months, appearing to freeze and forget what he was saying for extended periods of time including a news conference last july this week been good bipartisan cooperation and a string of >> image does he or she want to say i'm sure school back to you want to see anything else to the press >> correct >> let's bring in cnn's manu raju on capitol hill, and i know how big of a surprise was the announcement today. >> well, the timing was a surprise, jake, i think there had been an expectation that sometime this year that mitch mcconnell would announced he would not run again for leader. he had not been saying whether he would run and continue this term. remember he's already gotten and what he sought out for which did become the longest serving part
i have many false mr. hundred and seven, politics is not one >> but mcconnell also acknowledged that he at 82 year-old, 82 years old realizes that quote, the end of my contributions are closer than i prefer, unquote mcconnell has visibly struggled on occasion in recent months, appearing to freeze and forget what he was saying for extended periods of time including a news conference last july this week been good bipartisan cooperation and a string of >> image does he or she want to...
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these are consequential times, mr. speaker. we need leadership. we definitely need a united republican party, something we discussed from day one. we appreciate your time, sir. thank you. all right. coming up, we did send our owncg sara carter to an illegal immigrant crossing hotspot in arizona to show just how badsi this crisis is. t hathat joe biden has created.g o i promise you, you're going to want to see this tape next. >> we'll also get reaction with senator lindsey graham as we continuen wi sen his backx nation. the only place to watch new episodes to watch is defenders of justice now take down criminal masterminds. i come a long family of parents who are going to jail today. cops new episode friday on fox nation and coming soon cops spring down for spring break. please make this go away. >> you're not a you guys are 21, right? america is streaming attention bearing families. >> in september 2023, the u.s. navy announced an elective option offering cash awards of between 100 and $550,000 for victims of camp lejeune. >> the navy also release
these are consequential times, mr. speaker. we need leadership. we definitely need a united republican party, something we discussed from day one. we appreciate your time, sir. thank you. all right. coming up, we did send our owncg sara carter to an illegal immigrant crossing hotspot in arizona to show just how badsi this crisis is. t hathat joe biden has created.g o i promise you, you're going to want to see this tape next. >> we'll also get reaction with senator lindsey graham as we...