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senate historian. kate scott has also written about that era in her book, reining in the state, civil society and congress in, the vietnam and watergate era. we appreciate your participe reading in our congress investigates series. oh, it's my pleasure. thank i'm so glad to see you and welcome you to the 50th anniversary of the watergate break-in. my my name is rufus edmiston. can't imagine my parents. give me a name like that but backwards is spelled suffer. and
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senate. thank you for our witnesses for being here i will not recognize ranking member doug fisher for her opening. >> good after elected think clement tropic klobuchar for hearing this and i like to think or three witnesses for being with us. today we're about the nomination process in the u.s. senate and the changes to the process over time and what if any changes may improve that process. to provide advice and consent and second nominations provide the senate an opportunity for oversight and while oversight responsibilities are not explicit in the constitution, the supreme court has said they are inherent in the legislative process set forth by article i. the constitution does not subject every presidential appointment to the advice and consentpo process. it only requires advice and consent for the principle officers however the constitutionci does allow congrs to decide whether to apply advice and consent to inferior officers. i'm sure experts from the constitutional, i'm sorry, from the
senate. thank you for our witnesses for being here i will not recognize ranking member doug fisher for her opening. >> good after elected think clement tropic klobuchar for hearing this and i like to think or three witnesses for being with us. today we're about the nomination process in the u.s. senate and the changes to the process over time and what if any changes may improve that process. to provide advice and consent and second nominations provide the senate an opportunity for...
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. >> senate majority leader chuck schumer held a news conference and talked about senate republicans blocking a bipartisan tax bill that would've expanded the child tax care at it, added tax breaks for small businesses and helps communities affected by natural disasters. he also talked about the 2020 four presidential election and proposed changes to the supreme court. >> thanks for waiting. >> okay thank you for being here. thanks for your good work. it's part of our congressional session and the few minutes ago something very disappointing and stunning happened on the senate floor. the vast majority of republicans blocked a hugely bipartisan package that would have helped families with health businesses and would have helped housing and communities hit by natural disasters, something the american people wanted and once again they said why are they making us vote on this? this was bipartisan. there is a moment that the senate republicans are even to the right of the house republicans but it happened today. this bill was crafted in good part by one of the most conservative members of
. >> senate majority leader chuck schumer held a news conference and talked about senate republicans blocking a bipartisan tax bill that would've expanded the child tax care at it, added tax breaks for small businesses and helps communities affected by natural disasters. he also talked about the 2020 four presidential election and proposed changes to the supreme court. >> thanks for waiting. >> okay thank you for being here. thanks for your good work. it's part of our...
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a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from wyoming. mr. barrasso: thank you, mr. president. last week mr. biden gave what many consider his farewell address. americans are eager to say farewell and in many ways good riddance with regard to the policies he brought with the democrats upon occupier country. ita it's been a record of ruin. when americans look at the state of the nation today, they don't like what they see. three out of four americans will tell you the country is heading in the wrong direction. prices are 20% higher than they were when joe biden and kamala harris came into office. people are forced to cut back, forced to decide whether they can fill their gas tanks or their grocery carts. according to cnn, nearly 40% of all americans say they worry they can't pay their bills. so how did we get here? democrats passed trillions of dollars in reckless and radical and runaway spending. it was so unpopular as a proposal, and congress heard from the american people how unpopular it was, it was so unpopular that at a point it was tied
a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from wyoming. mr. barrasso: thank you, mr. president. last week mr. biden gave what many consider his farewell address. americans are eager to say farewell and in many ways good riddance with regard to the policies he brought with the democrats upon occupier country. ita it's been a record of ruin. when americans look at the state of the nation today, they don't like what they see. three out of four americans will tell you the country...
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senator robert menendez. i set on the day of his indictment that while he was entitled to due process under the law, the severity of the allegations against him compromised his ability to effectively represent new virtually -- new jersey and i called for his immediate resignation. senator menendez went through the legal process that ultimately a jury of his peers found him guilty on all charges. following those convictions on july 23, i received a letter from senator menendez informing me of his intention to resign on august 20. it is a tragic ending to a long and largely productive career in public service. senator menendez accomplished many things on behalf of our state, but sadly he will be remembered for putting his own interests ahead of the public interest. at a time of such great division in our nation when the bonds between our fellow citizens have grown so afraid, it is important that we hold our nation's leaders of every political persuasion accountable they are found guilty of breaking the law and
senator robert menendez. i set on the day of his indictment that while he was entitled to due process under the law, the severity of the allegations against him compromised his ability to effectively represent new virtually -- new jersey and i called for his immediate resignation. senator menendez went through the legal process that ultimately a jury of his peers found him guilty on all charges. following those convictions on july 23, i received a letter from senator menendez informing me of...
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senate historian. kate scott has also written about that era in her reining in the state, civil society and congress in, the vietnam and watergate era. we appreciate your participe reading in our congress investigates series. oh, it's my pleasure. thank
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crowded with senator bennet.ou were the first member of the u.s. senate to publicly say that joe biden couldn't win the election. so tell me about how you are reflecting on that public statement and what it took to make that, and where we are tonight. sen. bennet: i just thought once i was convinced that that's what the outcome was going to be, that we were going to lose in a landslide, and i think we're going to lose the house and senate, i thought it was important to be honest about that. all i was trying to do was say we should have an open debate in the party about what we do. and now tonight, it's almost staggering to think about what's happened. president biden has done something no other president has ever done, making a decision to put the country in front of his own political interest. and this party has consolidated in a way that i don't think anybody would've predicted. you think about the number of conventions you've been to, and the drama and upset and competition and all that stuff. we had to get a
crowded with senator bennet.ou were the first member of the u.s. senate to publicly say that joe biden couldn't win the election. so tell me about how you are reflecting on that public statement and what it took to make that, and where we are tonight. sen. bennet: i just thought once i was convinced that that's what the outcome was going to be, that we were going to lose in a landslide, and i think we're going to lose the house and senate, i thought it was important to be honest about that. all...
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senator of tennessee decided to look into this and he created a committee inmm the senate to investigate organized crime and the mob. part of his investigation involves going to different cities around the country. he went to 14 different cities and the interviewed law enforcement officers, politicians and citizens in these different cities to find out what the state of organized crime was in their areas. they often put suspected mobsters and gamblers on the stand as well and these hearings which were televised captivated the nation. >> the hearing hearings biggest sensation comes from frank castilloro repeated -- he provis a sparkling bit of dramatic reality. >> i have a lot of respect and i aren't not going to answer the question. i'm going to walk out. >> labor research to see these'' intent than the rest of the united states. so many people are interested in watching the televised hearings that some of them were shown in movie theaters were people who did not have televisions at home could go and watch these hearings. americans tuned in an incredible numbers. one report was that ther
senator of tennessee decided to look into this and he created a committee inmm the senate to investigate organized crime and the mob. part of his investigation involves going to different cities around the country. he went to 14 different cities and the interviewed law enforcement officers, politicians and citizens in these different cities to find out what the state of organized crime was in their areas. they often put suspected mobsters and gamblers on the stand as well and these hearings...
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as the governor alluded to, the idea of bn called senator bothers me -- being called senator bothersly. i recognize i will spend the rest of my life telling people, please, go back to calling me what you did before. i appreciate from both sides of this room that will not be a problem at all. [laughter] our residents deserve a functioning senate office. our nonprofits and local governments deserve an office that will fight for them for their grants and support them in navigating the arcane maze of federal agencies. and yes, new jersey deserves its full voice on the floor of the united states senate. relying on my familiarity with the senate and deep knowledge of the issues facing this state, i will stand as our second crucial voice for the democratic caucus under majority leader chuck schumer on the important items that will come before us over the next months. i will draw from the words of the man under whom i begin this journey in public service, the late senator frank lautenberg. in his final address on the floor in december of 200, he --- 2000, he said, if we defend the interests
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in the senate we are working on bipartisan bills. there's three or four more bills today inr the senate committee, democrat and republican. chair murray, ranking member collins working together, contrast that to the house where they can't pass anything bipartisan, even some of the partisanan majorities and it's filled. so we have to work hard but i'm confident if speaker johnson loans and works in a bipartisan way we can avoid a shut down. go ahead. >> trump won montana by about 16 points and ohio by about eight. do you have any concerns about the liberal politics dragging them down? >> there's excitement from one end of the country to the other about the democratic ticket and tester and round and our senators, they fight for montana, regardless of party. that's why they are doing so well in the states despite the need. i am confident that they are going to win their seats because they are standing and willing to break with democratic parties party iswhen they find the needt but i'm confident we are going to win the seats and keep th
in the senate we are working on bipartisan bills. there's three or four more bills today inr the senate committee, democrat and republican. chair murray, ranking member collins working together, contrast that to the house where they can't pass anything bipartisan, even some of the partisanan majorities and it's filled. so we have to work hard but i'm confident if speaker johnson loans and works in a bipartisan way we can avoid a shut down. go ahead. >> trump won montana by about 16 points...
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senator bennet played a big role with a couple of newcomers, senator warnock played a role, senator booker also played a role -- he was not a newcomer. senator warnock had been sworn in a couple months earlier. i remember saying -- and this is the best day of my career because we were about to pass the expanded child tax credit. i knew what it meant. most of us knew what it meant. it passed. it was a partisan bill. the vice president came in and broke the tie. it passed 51-50. immediately after this passed, the president signed it soon after. i called secretary yellen, the secretary of the treasury, i said we've got get this up and running. by july checks went out to the families of 2 million children in ohio. the checks went out to 60 million children around the country. the child poverty rate dropped almost in half by september. think about that. but then that tax break expired for reasons i won't go into here. but it tells you -- i hear these numbers. i hear people say, the child poverty tax rate dropped by 50%. i hear people say, as senator casey said, it means people can afford school
senator bennet played a big role with a couple of newcomers, senator warnock played a role, senator booker also played a role -- he was not a newcomer. senator warnock had been sworn in a couple months earlier. i remember saying -- and this is the best day of my career because we were about to pass the expanded child tax credit. i knew what it meant. most of us knew what it meant. it passed. it was a partisan bill. the vice president came in and broke the tie. it passed 51-50. immediately after...
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i strongly urge t a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from idaho. mr. crapo: thank you, mr. president. with election politics front of mind, doomed-to-fail show votes have become an all-too-frequent occurrence in this chamber. but there is no more obvious showboat than the one scheduled to happen today immediately before the august recess. in today's attempt to score political points, the democrats are moving to a bill, h.r. 7024, that has been languishing for six months in the hopes of fabricating a narrative that republicans don't support small business, children, or alleviating poverty. however, if my democrat colleagues were serious about delivering relief to small businesses and working families, they would have worked out a solution with senate republicans in earnest on a pathway that would gain broad support from our members. while there are plenty of provisions in this bill that my colleagues and i support, the proponents have known this since before it was released that senate republicans would need to change the bill in order to gain substanti
i strongly urge t a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from idaho. mr. crapo: thank you, mr. president. with election politics front of mind, doomed-to-fail show votes have become an all-too-frequent occurrence in this chamber. but there is no more obvious showboat than the one scheduled to happen today immediately before the august recess. in today's attempt to score political points, the democrats are moving to a bill, h.r. 7024, that has been languishing for six...
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>> the senator from rhode island. >> first albany congratulate senator brown and senator casey for all the work that they put into this effort. and chairmen widen for his negotiation to where we are right now. this is a big deal for rhode island. we actually try the child tax credit dreamcoat. we know how it works in one of study 4000 rhode island families during covid. what we saw is it lifted many of them out m of poverty. what else we saw is that it enabled parents to get into the workforce. there is a phony narrative that if you give the child tax credit to families, they will just avoid work. our experience was the opposite. once you had child tax credit revenues and you could afford, for instance, childcare for your kid, then you could go to work. and, of course, we needed workforce in covid so people are paying attention to this. that was our experience. this is a pro-child and pro-work tax credit. now, you think would be an easy slam dunk over here. became through the house with a big bipartisan vote. and the corporate benefits included in this bill far exceed the family benefi
>> the senator from rhode island. >> first albany congratulate senator brown and senator casey for all the work that they put into this effort. and chairmen widen for his negotiation to where we are right now. this is a big deal for rhode island. we actually try the child tax credit dreamcoat. we know how it works in one of study 4000 rhode island families during covid. what we saw is it lifted many of them out m of poverty. what else we saw is that it enabled parents to get into...
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okay, so in some the senate republic, the senate republicans told the american people they refuse to help you in 2024 and we want to be frank republicans voted no because of partisanship not policy but the senior senator from missouri said to himself and he said it to himself at few days ago. he said about this about republican leadership quote we aren't interested in passing anything. it's getting things done in a bipartisan way was an olympic event today senate republicans would not have gotten anything. no gold, no silver, no bronze. senate republicans were handing out leaflets earlier this week saying how republicans have not given into the democratic quote wind before november. republicans governing is not just about political whims. this is about making sure american families when. today because of republicans american families lost. it's been a busy and active summer in the u.s. senate. before the august work period begins let me summarize many takeaways. earlier this week we had two of the most important laws that federal laws protect their kids cope and. senate republican to
okay, so in some the senate republic, the senate republicans told the american people they refuse to help you in 2024 and we want to be frank republicans voted no because of partisanship not policy but the senior senator from missouri said to himself and he said it to himself at few days ago. he said about this about republican leadership quote we aren't interested in passing anything. it's getting things done in a bipartisan way was an olympic event today senate republicans would not have...
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senate historian kate scott the senate select committee to study governmental operations with respect to intel agents activities, a.k.a. the church committee. why frank church? why. 1975 1975? because in december of 1974, the new york times published a front page above the fold blockbuster article authored by pulitzer prize winning journalist seymour hersh. and that article alleged that the cia had operated a domestic intel agents collection program nationwide, wide, in clear violation of its 1947 charter. frank church was chosen to lead this investigate mission because he wanted the job. he lobbied senator mike mansfield, who was the democratic majority leader in 1975. he lobbied mike mansfield for the position. he saw it as a continuation of some of the earlier work that he had been doing on some special investigatory committees. and importantly, he had been an 18 year at that point member of the senate foreign relations committee. he had been one of the first public voices of dissent in the united states senate about us vietnam war policy. and he was someone who really wanted to ta
senate historian kate scott the senate select committee to study governmental operations with respect to intel agents activities, a.k.a. the church committee. why frank church? why. 1975 1975? because in december of 1974, the new york times published a front page above the fold blockbuster article authored by pulitzer prize winning journalist seymour hersh. and that article alleged that the cia had operated a domestic intel agents collection program nationwide, wide, in clear violation of its...
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senate historian kate scott the senate select committee to study governmental operations with respect to intel agents activities, a.k.a. the church committee. why frank church? why. 1975 1975? because in december of 1974, the new york times published a front page above the fold blockbuster article authored by pulitzer prize winning journalist seymour hersh. and that article alleged that the cia had operated a domestic intel agents collection program nationwide, wide, in clear violation of its 1947 charter. frank church was chosen to lead this investigate mission because he wanted the job. he lobbied senator mike mansfield, who was the democratic majority leader in 1975. he lobbied mike mansfield for the position. he saw it as a continuation of some of the earlier work that he had been doing on some special investigatory committees. and importantly, he had been an 18 year at that point member of the senate foreign relations committee. he had been one of the first public voices of dissent in the united states senate about us vietnam war policy. and he was someone who really wanted to ta
senate historian kate scott the senate select committee to study governmental operations with respect to intel agents activities, a.k.a. the church committee. why frank church? why. 1975 1975? because in december of 1974, the new york times published a front page above the fold blockbuster article authored by pulitzer prize winning journalist seymour hersh. and that article alleged that the cia had operated a domestic intel agents collection program nationwide, wide, in clear violation of its...
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>> yes, senator. i have a strong commitment to invest in trust and safety of the sediment opening statement i intend to invest more than $2 billion in trust and safety this year alone. we have 40000 safety professionals working on thisou topic. we built the specialized child childsafety team to help us idey specialized issues horrific issues like material like the ones you have mentioned. if we identify any honor platform and we do a detection we will remove it report them to authorities. >> why is a tick tackling children to be exploited into performing commercial sex acts? >> senator respectively disagree that characterization live streaming product is not for anyone below the age of 18 we take an action to identify anyone who violates that and we remove them. will remove them from using the service.o at this point and wintered your ranking mentor senator graham. thank you. mr. citron you say when you start a discussion. to be honest with you we've been having this discussion for a very long time. w
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senate.hey touch on reducing the number of confirmed positions, senate power of advice and consent and challenges with agencies relying on acting officials. the hearing is nearly an hour. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [background noises] alright, a call to order this hearing of the rules committee on senate procedures to confirm nominees. or get them confirmed, that is our goal. i like to thank ranking member fisher and our colleagues for being here as well as our witnesses jenny mattingly as well from that nonpartisan partnership for public service as well as sean and elizabeth of the congressional research service. thank you all for joining us at. today we are going to hear from these three nonpartisan experts about the increasing amount of time it's taking for the senate to confirm nominees from presidents of both a party we want to make that clear from the beginning. this is not any kind of a partisan fight to be are engaging in. senator fischer and i get along quite
senate.hey touch on reducing the number of confirmed positions, senate power of advice and consent and challenges with agencies relying on acting officials. the hearing is nearly an hour. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [background noises] alright, a call to order this hearing of the rules committee on senate procedures to confirm nominees. or get them confirmed, that is our goal. i like to thank ranking member fisher and our colleagues for being here as well as our...
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when i first got to the senate, obviously i hadn't known the senate prior to that, but i did know the house. when i first got to the senate, i thought it was functioning pretty well. this was, i was elected in 2010, so january of 2011. harry reid was the majority leader, and the routine experience as i recall it was on a monday afternoon you would introduce a bill, it would be open for amendment, members would go down to the to the floor over the course of the next today or two and offer -- in total it would be several hundred a amendments, and then there'd be a process of winnowing it down and getting people to agree they didn't require a vote on all of them. we'd get it down to 20 or 30, and on tuesday afternoons we would -- on thursday afternoon we would mow down 20 or 30 amendments. we'd discover where the consensus was, and then we'd go on to passage. that worked that a way, i think, for the better part of congress. but at some point senator felt it's very, very important that we not expose vulnerable senators who are up for re-election to having to cast tough votes, so we starte
when i first got to the senate, obviously i hadn't known the senate prior to that, but i did know the house. when i first got to the senate, i thought it was functioning pretty well. this was, i was elected in 2010, so january of 2011. harry reid was the majority leader, and the routine experience as i recall it was on a monday afternoon you would introduce a bill, it would be open for amendment, members would go down to the to the floor over the course of the next today or two and offer -- in...
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senate. [applause] were going to miss her. just a you know, when a member of the house runs for the united states senate, we consider that a demotion not a promotion. [laughing] but nonetheless, nonetheless, she is exceeding a giant and where so thankful, chairwoman senator stabenow her incredible service to michigan and to the united states senate and to the united states of america, so transformative. [applause] in so many areas. and we're thankful good to see you, another important member of the delegation. thankful for your governor androgenic other and all other statewide elected officials. let me simply say that i also of course wanted to acknowledge and celebrate someone who is truly a treasure in the united states house of representatives. someone who is been a great number of congress, someone has been a friend, a colleague, an ally come someone who i came into congress with, someone who is really become a good friend, almost from the very beginning of my journey. betty kelly, i use
senate. [applause] were going to miss her. just a you know, when a member of the house runs for the united states senate, we consider that a demotion not a promotion. [laughing] but nonetheless, nonetheless, she is exceeding a giant and where so thankful, chairwoman senator stabenow her incredible service to michigan and to the united states senate and to the united states of america, so transformative. [applause] in so many areas. and we're thankful good to see you, another important member of...
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next, senator whitehouse. not only is he a valued member of the finance committee is the budget committee to focus on these kinds of properties we appreciate that. senator whitehouse. rex thank you chairman wyden and mr. president to collect center from rhode island. >> first of all i want to congratulate senator brown and senator casey for all the work they have put into this effort. chairman wyden, for his negotiation to where we are right now. this is a big deal forrhode isl. we tried the child tax credit during covid prayer we know how it works 174,000 rhode island families group company vid. what we saw is it listed many of them out of poverty. what else we saw is that it enabled parents to get into the workforce. there is a phony narrative that if you give the child tax credit to families they will avoid work. our experience was the opposite. once you had child tax credit revenues and you could afford for instance a child care for yournc kid, then you could go to work. and of course we needed workforce t
next, senator whitehouse. not only is he a valued member of the finance committee is the budget committee to focus on these kinds of properties we appreciate that. senator whitehouse. rex thank you chairman wyden and mr. president to collect center from rhode island. >> first of all i want to congratulate senator brown and senator casey for all the work they have put into this effort. chairman wyden, for his negotiation to where we are right now. this is a big deal forrhode isl. we tried...
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senator estes kefauver of tennessee decided to look into this, and he created a committee in the senate to investigate organized crime and the mob. part of his investigation going to different cities, the country. he went to 14 different cities and he interviewed law enforcement officers and politicians and citizens in these different cities to find out what the state of organized crime was in their areas. they often put suspected mobsters and gamblers on the stand as well. and these hearings, which were televised, captivated the nation. the crime hearing's biggest sensation comes from frank costello, reputed in king of the underworld. he provides a starkly king, bit of dramatic reality order, by which i think an awful lot of respect for. i'm not going to answer another question. you're just because i'm not under arrest and i'm going to walk out. i just about it, mr. costello. we'll use every resource in our command to see that he's brought to contempt. and he was arrested by the united states senate. so many people were interested in watching these televised hearings that some of them
senator estes kefauver of tennessee decided to look into this, and he created a committee in the senate to investigate organized crime and the mob. part of his investigation going to different cities, the country. he went to 14 different cities and he interviewed law enforcement officers and politicians and citizens in these different cities to find out what the state of organized crime was in their areas. they often put suspected mobsters and gamblers on the stand as well. and these hearings,...
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senators bill to end the er tc program. they doubled that the child tax credit from $1,000 to $2,000 in 2017 for the tax cuts and jobs act and provided additional help to low income families by lowering and increasing the refund ability of the credit. beyond 2025 i've maintained a willingness to negotiateha a bil that provides meaningful relief but today's show boat further demonstrates that democrats are not serious about doing so
senators bill to end the er tc program. they doubled that the child tax credit from $1,000 to $2,000 in 2017 for the tax cuts and jobs act and provided additional help to low income families by lowering and increasing the refund ability of the credit. beyond 2025 i've maintained a willingness to negotiateha a bil that provides meaningful relief but today's show boat further demonstrates that democrats are not serious about doing so
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>> senator, i disagree. that is not -- it doesn't mean individual people don't have issues and there are not things we need to do to help provide the right tools for people, but across all the research we've done internally, in a survey that the senator previously cited, 12 or 15 different categories that we ask teens if they felt instagram made it worse or better and across all of them except for the one senator holly cited, more people said that using -- >> i've got to land this plane. we just haverg to agree to disagree. if you believe that instagram -- i'm not saying it's intentional but if you agree, if you think it is not hurting millions of young people, you shouldn't be driving. thanks. >> thank you mr. chair and thank you to the panelists that have come to have an important conversation with us. most importantly, i want to appreciate the families that have shown up to continue to be remarkable champions of your children and loved ones, for being here and particularly to california families that i. w
>> senator, i disagree. that is not -- it doesn't mean individual people don't have issues and there are not things we need to do to help provide the right tools for people, but across all the research we've done internally, in a survey that the senator previously cited, 12 or 15 different categories that we ask teens if they felt instagram made it worse or better and across all of them except for the one senator holly cited, more people said that using -- >> i've got to land this...
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a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from arizona.enator: i ask unanimous consent that privileges of the floor be granted to my following interns and fellows for today. mckinley hosic, marlow hicks, brook davis, george porteus, prescott schmitt, connor m{l1}c{l0}laughlin and kiery wagstaff. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. kelly: the last one was not an intern but a fellow. the presiding officer: without objection, duly noted. a senator: mr. president. mr. wyden: in a few minutes the senate will vote on the tax relief for american workers and families act. there has been a lot of discussion and debate this week about it, and i'll make just a few final points. republicans are talking a lot these days trying to convince americans that they are the ones who support children and families, not democrats. republicans talk about supporting small businesses. they talk about competing with china. they talk about how terrible it is that nobody can afford a home in america. and they talk about cracking down on fraud in government pr
a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from arizona.enator: i ask unanimous consent that privileges of the floor be granted to my following interns and fellows for today. mckinley hosic, marlow hicks, brook davis, george porteus, prescott schmitt, connor m{l1}c{l0}laughlin and kiery wagstaff. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. kelly: the last one was not an intern but a fellow. the presiding officer: without objection, duly noted. a senator: mr. president. mr....
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you'll also hear from senator warnock and senator chris coons before we hear from president biden later in the evening. these are some of the voices you will hear from later tonight and throughout the week and our convention is so much bigger. this convention is about who we are fighting for and what we are fighting for. we will talk about freedom. you will hear that from the speakers, which is a perfect introduction to the executive director of the convention. alex has worked tirelessly to put this convention together. we are all seeing the fruits of their labor and excited about what we will see tonight. with that i will turn it over to >> welcome to chicago and thank you for joining us for the first day of the 2024 democratic national convention. over the last year-plus as quinton referenced we've been building the stage literally and figuratively here in chicago for democrats to tell our story directly to the american people. tonight's theme for the people will showcase kamala harris' commitment to fighting for everyday americans. because at its core the harris-walz ticket is a tick
you'll also hear from senator warnock and senator chris coons before we hear from president biden later in the evening. these are some of the voices you will hear from later tonight and throughout the week and our convention is so much bigger. this convention is about who we are fighting for and what we are fighting for. we will talk about freedom. you will hear that from the speakers, which is a perfect introduction to the executive director of the convention. alex has worked tirelessly to put...
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senator daniel inoue, who is the chair on the senate side, kind of an icon of the senate, lost his arm in world war two. here's a little bit of what he had to say. ladies and gentlemen, 200 years ago, the framers of our constitution provided for a more perfect union by establishing a strong national government built on a system of checks and balances. the founding fathers did not believe that effective government and checks and balances were inconsistent. on the contrary. it was their premise that no branch had such a monopoly on truth that it should be free to act with total independence. the unique genius of the american system was that by dividing power, it promoted sound policy based on reasoned and open discourse, a mutual trust between the branches. these hearings, this morning and for the days to follow will examine what happens when the trust, which is the lubricant of our system, is breached by high officials of our government. the story is not a pretty one as it unfolds in these proceedings. the american people will have every right to ask, how could this have happened here?
senator daniel inoue, who is the chair on the senate side, kind of an icon of the senate, lost his arm in world war two. here's a little bit of what he had to say. ladies and gentlemen, 200 years ago, the framers of our constitution provided for a more perfect union by establishing a strong national government built on a system of checks and balances. the founding fathers did not believe that effective government and checks and balances were inconsistent. on the contrary. it was their premise...
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to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable brian schatz, a senator from the state of hawaii, to perform the hawaii, to perform the this rhetoric on campuses when they say we are, my feeling that is acceptable to have to hear that her from the road to the c4 go back to poland? for kill the jews? do you think that rhetoric is acceptable or allows for jewish students to feel safe on campus? >> absolutely not. >> i really appreciate that. do think it is okay to link arms and keep jewish students from attending class? >> absolutely not. they're not learning lessons from the past. it wasn't okay to do that in the 60s. it is not okay to do that now. this is the united states of america, we have to uphold the love and make sure based on race or ethnicity are not discriminated against. accountable space for jewish students to learn, grow. anything less is unacceptable. like to ask about your title ix. she wanted to get her pr and i had to learn what that meant. the top male athlete, they were significant. i am rem
to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable brian schatz, a senator from the state of hawaii, to perform the hawaii, to perform the this rhetoric on campuses when they say we are, my feeling that is acceptable to have to hear that her from the road to the c4 go back to poland? for kill the jews? do you think that rhetoric is acceptable or allows for jewish students to feel safe on campus? >> absolutely...
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thank you, senator. i'm sorry to go on a little longer. >> thank you, senator campbell.e will have five-minute rounds. let me start if i might what really differentiates the united states from china, the prc, is the way that we conduct our foreign policy wrapped in our values. they conduct foreign policy based upon transaction objectives. and president biden has made it clear that the foreign policy will be wrapped within our values. so, we promote democracy, good governance, respect for human rights. china uses corruption and force as need be if they are threatening to do i want to try to carry out their foreign policy. so my question to you, as we develop our relationship with the prc, how do you balance our commitment to advance the values that our foreign policy is based in, not just the direct bilateral relations with china that countries in which we are competing with china. how do we balance the advancement of the values that are critical to the national security with the realities that are dealing with regimes that differ from us and are prepared to do things we
thank you, senator. i'm sorry to go on a little longer. >> thank you, senator campbell.e will have five-minute rounds. let me start if i might what really differentiates the united states from china, the prc, is the way that we conduct our foreign policy wrapped in our values. they conduct foreign policy based upon transaction objectives. and president biden has made it clear that the foreign policy will be wrapped within our values. so, we promote democracy, good governance, respect for...
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now we turn to senator kennedy. senator kennedy: thank you, mr. chairman.e to all our witnesses. i'm sorry i was late. i was in another committee. how many of you drive an electric car -- you own an electric car? don't. >> we been electric by battery no and plug-in electric yes. >> and of the three folks recent hands, how many do you own cars at all. >> no no no okay. let me ask you all this please give me a brief answer because they're five of you and there's only one of me okay. if an electric cars are so swell in happen we have to pay people to drive them. >> from houston electric vehicle about $10,000 higher today they are for an equivalent internal combustion vehicle and today but the cost is declining substantially as of this is a temporary intervention to help the auto industry strategically compete in global markets and transitions better car. >> as i have issue okay so electric vehicles are so swell then how come we have to pay people to drive them. >> sorry i. >> i cannot see the names. >> i miss closer all refer not to commit a policy but. [inaud
now we turn to senator kennedy. senator kennedy: thank you, mr. chairman.e to all our witnesses. i'm sorry i was late. i was in another committee. how many of you drive an electric car -- you own an electric car? don't. >> we been electric by battery no and plug-in electric yes. >> and of the three folks recent hands, how many do you own cars at all. >> no no no okay. let me ask you all this please give me a brief answer because they're five of you and there's only one of me...
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we had a couple of them show up just before i left the senate and that changed the senate completely. it was like putting a drop of red dye and a glass of water and every molecule in the glass changed as a result of it. so, i think what is happening is the social media is substantially changing how people see and how people in the congress would have been the misfits and can get national attention and the question before all of us is what is that and how do we deal withow it? >> i will be pretty quick. i was drawn to this idea. i have a great interest in making sure they focus on the numbers and find ways to better cooperate and do their jobs but as i think about this i often think having spent 14 years there i think is that the people we elect, is that the process, is it performative politics, social media, more partisan media, redistricting. parties are becoming frankly in many ways less diverse ideologically. i hope that weta get into these kind of issues today to stimulate this conversation. >> i'm grateful for this and my colleagues because all of us have worked inside the belly
we had a couple of them show up just before i left the senate and that changed the senate completely. it was like putting a drop of red dye and a glass of water and every molecule in the glass changed as a result of it. so, i think what is happening is the social media is substantially changing how people see and how people in the congress would have been the misfits and can get national attention and the question before all of us is what is that and how do we deal withow it? >> i will be...
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the entire senate. if it's present and voting, the minority has to be around, because if they are not, then you can get 35 senators and the filibuster. i will tell you one little anecdote. my friend al franken when he was in the senate, one day on a thursday said to jim bonnie, see you on monday and he said, no you won't. you have to be there, i don't, because there was a filibuster going on. you have got to get the 60 votes. now, when they changed the rule, nothing much happened because of the norms. the norms for 25, 35 years after 1975 were, you only do a filibuster if it is a matter of an intense national concern. and we had very few of them. the norms changed because of mitch mcconnell. it was, we can use the filibuster as a weapon of mass obstruction. and that is what has happened since. my idea was, you flip the numbers. instead of 60 required to end debate, 40 or 41 required to continue debate. the burden goes to minority. the whole idea was an intense minute were the willing to go to great leng
the entire senate. if it's present and voting, the minority has to be around, because if they are not, then you can get 35 senators and the filibuster. i will tell you one little anecdote. my friend al franken when he was in the senate, one day on a thursday said to jim bonnie, see you on monday and he said, no you won't. you have to be there, i don't, because there was a filibuster going on. you have got to get the 60 votes. now, when they changed the rule, nothing much happened because of the...
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senators like j.d.ple, he wouldn't show up for work when there was a chance to help 16 million kids, lawrence, from large families who are walking and economic kate. he could have given them relief. now he comes back and says kamala harris is against the child tax credit, he will be for the real thing. there is no evidence they will be for anything except helping the people at the top >> i have to ask you about something that never in history would this be a question to the chairman of the senate finance committee. in fact, chairman of any other committee. that is that you and senator white house have a written a letter to the justice department asking for a special counsel to investigate a supreme court justice. justice thomas something that you have questions whether he, "whether he and his wealthy benefactors have complied with their federal tax obligations." you are raising the possibility as a tax expert running the tax committee and senate finance committee it is entirely possible. >> the money to
senators like j.d.ple, he wouldn't show up for work when there was a chance to help 16 million kids, lawrence, from large families who are walking and economic kate. he could have given them relief. now he comes back and says kamala harris is against the child tax credit, he will be for the real thing. there is no evidence they will be for anything except helping the people at the top >> i have to ask you about something that never in history would this be a question to the chairman of...