earmarked for gaza or the west bank is another dollar hamas can put into their pocket. last week i spoke about the u.n. relief and works agency and how this false humanitarian mission has been corrupted by hamas and terrorist sympathizers. this has been confirmed by multiple ngo's, the media, joe biden's own advisors, and whoever published and then deleted this post from the twitter account. hamas stole those supplies and unra. this is a body that pulls 93% of its funding from global government. in 2021, unra took $338 million

from the united states. $118 million from the european commission, and hundreds of millions of dollars from individual european nations. since 2021, biden has sent unrwa a billion dollars -- a billion dollars. usaid funds more than $21 billion worth of u.n. programming and they've sent millions of dollars to unrwa, and now the president is ready to send them billions more. if the american people knew what their tax dollars were actually being used for, they would be outraged, and i believe it is time for them to know. we know that hamas steals unrwa money and supplies and stores their weapons in unrwa

facilities. we also know that they fill those facilities with human shields, but something that hasn't gotten nearly enough attention is how our tax dollars are radicalizing the next generation of hamas extremists. u.n. watch published a report in march exposing unrwa unaffiliate unaffiliated schools for what they are, in -- intoc trination centers. this is u.n. watch that published this report and exposed the u.n. relief and works agency for palestinian refugees for what they were doing. one employee shared an instagram post calling a teenaged palestinian islamic fighter who was killed in a shootout a, and

i quote, little cob that fights like a thousand lions, that was an employee of the u.n. relief and works agency who shared that instagram post calling a teenaged fighter a little cub who fights like a thousand lions, there was a caption, and i quote, hitler, are you sleeping? wake up, honey, there are still some people you need to burn. end quote. u.n. watch also found official curriculum from last year's celebrating dlal marobi, in 1978 she led plo massacre that left

israelis dead. 13 of her victims were children. another piece of propaganda written for ninth graders, described the firebombing of a jewish bus as a barbecue party, one unrwa assigned boys anti-semitic poetry that urged the students to expel israelis with blood and flesh from palestinian. all of this was subsidized by the american taxpayer. hamas is responsible for the october 7 massacre in israel, but anyone who believes that hamas is a solo actor is willfully ignorant. they have support. and right now biden's foreign policy is providing much of that support not only through the

money pipeline but through his absolute refusal to keep iran in check. this isn't just a u.s. problem, it's a worldwide problem that we will not solve until the money stops flowing and hamas is eradicated. minoritily at least when it comes to unrwa, accountability is built in. global governments provide that funding, which means we can take it away. the u.s. needs to step up and lead. i have introduced legislation to halt that funding until iran is expelled from the u.n. and investigated for violations. we have to get this job done. our legislation would accomplish two goals. it will destroy that pipeline of taxpayer dollars from the u.s. to hamas and disrupt the biden

administration's policy of appeasement toward iran. everything president biden has done has made this world more dangerous, but nothing has had more immediate and catastrophic consequences for our allies than his refusal to treat the iranian regime like the dangerous adversary that it actually is. he sent robert malley and other iranian assets to renegotiate the failed nuclear deal. administration officials allowed ms. tabot a bb's security to stand clear even though she was operating under the advice of iranian officials. he agreed to hand over a

$6 billion ransom payment and insisted the most prolific state sponsor of terror would dedicate every penny to humanitarian aid. and in the hours following the worst massacre of jews since the holocaust, he insisted that there was no connection between iran and hamas and their terrorist acts. never mind that a week later hamas leadership met with the iranian foreign minister in qatar. biden's foreign policy is fatally flawed. that has become evident, and if we don't force him to reverse course, he will further endanger the american people and our allies and our safety and security. i yield the floor.

the presiding officer: the question comes on the nomination. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be a sufficient second. the clerk will call the roll. vote: the clerk: ms. baldwin. mr. barrasso. mr. bennet. mrs. blackburn. mr. blumenthal. mr. booker. mr. boozman. mr. braun. mrs. britt. mr. brown. mr. budd. ms. butler. ms. cantwell. mrs. capito. mr. cardin. mr. carper.

the clerk: 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. kennedy. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. menendez. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray.

the clerk: mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz.

mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young.

the clerk: senators voting in

the affirmative, barrasso, blackburn, coons, daines, fetterman, fisher, gillibrand, hassan, heinrich, hide smith, manchin, markey, mcconnell, ossoff, paul, rosen, shaheen, tester, welch, wicker. no senator voted in the negative. mr. braun, aye. mr. scott of florida, aye. mr. rubio, aye.

mr. casey, aye. the clerk: mr. carper, aye. mr. murphy, aye.

mr. schumer, aye. the clerk: mr. tillis, aye. mr. rounds, aye. mr. van hollen, aye.

the clerk: ms. baldwin, aye. ms. klobuchar, aye.

the clerk: mr. hickenlooper, aye. mr. crapo, aye.

mr. cassidy, aye. mr. marshall, aye. mr. merkley, aye.

the clerk: ms. stabenow, aye.

the clerk: mr. kelly, aye. mr. wyden, aye.

the clerk: mr. kaine, aye.

mr. schatz, aye.

the clerk: mr. sullivan, aye.

the clerk: mr. cramer, aye.

the clerk: mr. thune, aye.

the clerk: mr. lummis, aye. mr. cornyn, aye. ms. lummis, aye.

the clerk: mr. brown, aye.

the clerk: ms. duckworth, aye. mr. hagerty, aye. the clerk: mr. ricketts, aye.

the clerk: mr. cardin, aye. ms. collins, aye. mrs. britt, aye. mr. romney, aye.

the clerk: mr. young, aye. ms. murkowski, aye. mr. boozman, aye.

mrs. smith, aye. -- ms. smith, aye.

the clerk: mr. lankford, aye. the clerk: mr. cotton, aye.

mr. sanders, aye. the clerk: mr. grassley, aye. mr. lujan, aye. mrs. capito, aye.

the clerk: mr. parties, aye. -- mr. peters, aye. mr. kennedy, aye.

the clerk: mr. reed, aye. vote:

the clerk: mr. lee, aye. the clerk: ms. hirono, aye.

the clerk: mr. warner, aye. the clerk: mr. vance, aye.

the clerk: mr. whitehouse, aye.

the clerk: ms. sinema, aye. mr. tuberville, aye.

the clerk: mr. graham, aye.

the clerk: ms. ernst, aye. the clerk: mr. durbin, aye. mr. schmitt, aye.

the clerk: mrs. murray, aye. mr. bennet, aye. mr. hoeven, aye.

mr. budd, aye.

the clerk: mr. johnson, aye.

the clerk: mr. hawley, aye. mr. risch, aye.

the clerk: mr. moran, aye. the clerk: ms. warren, aye.

the clerk: mr. mullin, aye.

vote:

the clerk: mr. warnock, aye. the clerk: ms. cantwell, aye. mr. cruz, aye.

the clerk: mr. king, aye. mr. blumenthal, aye.

the clerk: mr. menendez, aye.

the clerk: mr. booker, aye. ms. cortez masto, aye.

the clerk: mr. butler, aye. -- ms. butler, aye.

the presiding officer: the yeas are 98, the nays are zero. the nomination is confirmed. under the previous order, the nomination is confirmed and laid upon the table and the president are be -- will be immediately notified of the senate's action. the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. the clerk: cloture motion we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby bring to a close debate on the nomination of executive calendar number 116, jessica looman, of minnesota, to be administrator of the wage and hour division at

the department of labor, signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. the question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination of jessica looman, of minnesota, to be administrator of the wage and hour division of the department of labor, the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote:

the clerk: ms. baldwin. mr. barrasso. mr. bennet. mrs. blackburn. mr. blumenthal. mr. booker. mr. boozman. mr. braun. mrs. britt. mr. brown. mr. budd. ms. butler.

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. kennedy.

mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. menendez. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen.

mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance.

mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young.

the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative -- baldwin, bennet, blumenthal, booker, cardin carper cortez masto durbin femplet gillibrand hassan hirono king menendez murray peters murray schatz sullivan warren whitehouse and wyden. mr. markey, aye. mr. merkley, aye. senators voting in the negative barasso boozman britt budd capito cassidy cardona cornyn

cotton crapo ernst fischer graham grassley hagerty had hoeven johnson kennedy lee moran mullin risch rubio schmitt scott of florida, tillis, tuberville, vance and wicker. mr. daines, no. vote:

the clerk: mr. kaine, aye. the clerk: mr. van hollen, aye.

mr. ricketts, no.

the clerk: mr. mcconnell, no. the clerk: mr. reed, aye. mr. warnock, aye. the clerk: mr. rounds, no.

mr. young, no. mr. brawn, no. the clerk: mr. braun, no.

the clerk: mr. schumer, aye.

the clerk: mrs. shaheen, aye. the clerk: mr. paule, no.

the clerk: mr. paul, no. the clerk: ms. murkowski, no.

the clerk: mr. warner, aye.

the clerk: mr. romney, no. the clerk: mrs. blackburn, no.

mr. kelly, aye. the clerk: mr. coons, aye.

the clerk: mrs. hyde-smith, no.

the clerk: mr. lujan, aye. mr. thune, no.

the clerk: mr. murphy, aye. the clerk: ms. rosen, aye.

mr. marshall, no.

the clerk: mr. welch, aye. mr. heinrich, aye. mr. manchin, aye. the clerk: mr. lankford, no.

the clerk: mr. tester, aye.

the clerk: mr. casey, aye.

the clerk: mr. ossoff, aye.

the clerk: mr. brown, aye.

the clerk: ms. stabenow, aye.

vote:

the clerk: mr. hickenlooper, aye.

the clerk: ms. klobuchar, aye.

the presiding officer: the ayes are 51, the nays are 47. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the

nomination. the clerk: department of labor, jessica looman of minnesota for administrator of the wage and hour division. the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. whitehouse: mr. president, h.r. 5860 was the continuing resolution signed into law on september 30. it narrowly averted an extremist-led government shutdown. that act included $16 billion in disaster relief for states like florida, vermont, new york, pennsylvania, hawaii, louisiana, and others that suffered tremendous losses from extreme weather events, exacerbated by fossil fuel emissions causing climate change. it also provided funding for the thousands of firefighters who protect our communities from the

ravages of wildfires. because that was designated as emergency funding, the budget committee chairman -- i.e., me -- is authorized to increase the committee's top line by the same a. the funding will not supplant nondefense discretionary funding which includes investments for climate mitigation environmental protection, job training, national parks and forests and law enforcement. that is subject to the fiscal year 2024 discretionary spending limits. that funding was designated as emergency funding pursuant to section 251-b-2-a-1 of the balanced budget and emergency deficit control act of 1975. section 314-a. act allows the chairman of the committee to revise the allocations adegree gates and levels consistent with the

amount of emergency funding. today i am making that adjustment. in addition, mr. president, section 121-c. fiscal year responsibility act of 2023 contained a reserve fund to allow the budget chairman to revise budget aggregates and budget allocations and to adjust the pay-as-you-go ledger for legislation that would not increase the deficit over the period of fiscal years 240 to 2033. the authorizing portion of h.r. 5860 division b meets the conditions of that reserve fund. over the ten-year period, division b reduces deficits by $2 million. as such, i am revising the budget aggregates, committee leigh indications and paying paying ledger to accommodate h.r. 5860. i ask unanimous consent that the accompanying tables, which provide details about the

adjustment, be printed in the record. and i yield the floor. the presiding officer: without objection. the presiding officer: the righteous senator from rhode island. mr. whitehouse: i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to legislative session and be in a period of morning business were senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes eachment. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. whitehouse: mr. president, i have four requests for committees to meet during today's session of the senate. they have the approval of the

majority and minority leaders. the presiding officer: duly noted. mr. whitehouse: i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of calendar number 68, s. 1170. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 68, s. 110, a bill to reauthorize and update the project safe childhood program and for other purposes. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. whitehouse: i ask unanimous consent that at committee-reported amendment be considered and agreed to. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. whitehouse: i ask that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. whitehouse: i know of no further debate on the bill, as amended. the presiding officer: if there's no further debate, the question is son passage of the bill, as amended. all those in favor, say aye. all those, no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it.

the bill, as amended, is passed. mr. whitehouse: i ask that the motions to reconsider be considered madeland upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. whitehouse: i ask unanimous consent that the committee on the judiciary be discharged from further consideration of senate resolution 397 and the senate proceed to the en bloc consideration of the following senate resolutions -- senate resolutions 397, world food day, 425, public radio music day you and 426, national bison day. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will proceed to the resolutions en bloc. mr. whitehouse: i ask unanimous consent that the resolutions be agreed to, the preambles be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, all en bloc. the presiding officer: without objection.

mr. whitehouse: mr. president, i now ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today, it stand aadjourned until 10:00 a.m. on wednesday, october 25. that following the prayer and pledge, the journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be deemed expired, the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day, and morning business be closed. that upon the conclusion of morning business, is not withstanding rule 22, the senate resume consideration of calendar number 198, h.r. 4366 as provided under the order of october 24. further, that at 11:30 a.m., the senate proceed to executive session to resume consideration of the looman nomination and that all postcloture time be considered expired, that upon disposition of the looman nomination, the senate resume legislative session. finally, if the nomination is confirmed during wednesday's session, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, and the president be immediately notified of the senate's actions. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. whitehouse: for the

information of the senate, senators should expect roll call votes in relation to amendments to the minibus during wednesday's session. if there is to further business to come before the senate, i ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. the presiding officer: the senate stands adjourned until senate stands adjourned until

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