week like this? >> guest: a couple things we can take away from it. so the first is that legacies take a long time to unfold. if carter had died a couple weeks after leaving office we would be having very different conversations and we have today. that's horrible the because a lot of policies he put in place had not yet unfolded. we didn't know how they're going to work or if they're going to work or if his diplomatic efforts would pan out. history takes a long time to really understand exactly what peoples roles in it are. the second i think people will come away with an appreciation that much of what we celebrate harder for is not critical. it's about politics. his decency, his goodness, his humanitarian commitment, his service. those are not political things, and that is something worth remember, that there are things that are not political. the last piece and i would encourage anyone to think that we've seen all of these ceremonies and regardless of how you feel about the president,

sometimes they look awful lot like a ceremonies we've seen across the pond for monarchs, for kings and queens. there is a question of whether or not we actually want to do that and what is the right way to celebrate a former president was just a citizen like anyone else in the republic? >> host: there is a cost to this as well. we've seen it range greatly for former presidents. who foots the bill speak coverage for the funeral for the late president jimmy carter continues on c-span3 and on the c-span of video at. we will break way to fulfill our 45 your commitment to live gavel to gavel coverage of u.s. senate considering a bill today that would trick dhs to detain migrants for theft related crimes. live senate coverage right here on c-span2.

the president pro tempore: the senate will come to order. the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. lord of life, thank you for the opportunity to honor the life and legacy of the 39th president of the united states. your mercies are new to us every morning. today, take our senators by the hand and lead them on the road you desire them to travel. lord, help our lawmakers to seek your guidance as they establish

their priorities, always remembering their accountability to you. may this accountability motivate them to never deviate from the path of integrity, but to seek to ensure that your will is done on earth even as it is done in heaven. may they never forget that you are with them and will guide them. we pray in your sovereign name. amen. the president pro tempore: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty

and justice for all. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. morning business is closed. under the previous order, the senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to s. 5, which the clerk will report. the clerk: motion to proceed to calendar number 1, s. 5, a bill to require the secretary of homeland security to take into

custody aliens who have been charged in the united states with theft, for other purposes. mr. grassley: mr. president. the presiding officer: the speaker pro tem. mr. grassley: i would like to speak for one minute in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. grassley: january 9, is national law enforcement appreciation day. today, as well as every day, we should give our thanks to the nation's men and women in blue. i make this practice. whenever i see a police officer, i always try to stop and say two things -- i'm not for defunding the police, and i proud to back the blue or i say it in another way, thank you for maintaining the peace. as chamber of the senate judiciary committee, you can be sure that i'll continue my work

to protect and support law enforcement in both iowa and nationwide. the judiciary committee always accomplishes issues supporting police in a bipartisan series of bills most often in the month of may. to our law enforcement friends, all senators say, thank you for your selfless service. may god bless you and may god protect you. i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the clerk: ms. alsobrooks.

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according to georgia about 11 part of the jimmy carter is durable georgia 5, president tr elect to be the 47th president of the united states. by thanksgiving he announced several senior rules in his new administration. all in all it just president trump 18 days to name all of his cabinet secretaries, a pace unprecedented in history. it usually takes a few weeks, but president trump has shown he wants to get to work quickly, executing the mandate he received from the american people and he deserves to have his team in place in order to do that. that's going to require some work from the senate. we're ready to get to it. the senate will prove -- brave each of the nominees -- provide each of the nominees with a fair

process. senate committees plan to hold public hearings with several nominees. senators will have a chance to ask them questions on the record, and the american people will be able to hear directly from the men and women president trump has chosen for his administration. committees have been noticing hearings for several nominees for the national security, the armed services committee is preparing to hear from pete hegseth, the foreign real estates committee has plans to hear from senator rubio, who has been nominated for second of state -- second of state, the intelligence committee has begun preparing for john ratcliffe, and the government affairs committee will hold a hearing for governor kristi noem. other committees have announced plans for confirmation hearing. the veterans' affairs committee for doug collins, the homeland security and governmental affairs committee for russell

vote, the energy committee for governor doug burgum, and chris wright to be -- and pam bondy for attorney general. mr. president, that's just the start. our goal is to keep up a steady pace of progress in the coming weeks. in 2009 president obama had 12 cabinet secretaries in place. it took the biden administration three times longer toe get the same number confirmed many we need to get back to the obama standard. we're going to need democrats to cooperate in order to do that. earlier this week, the democrat leader said that his caucus's approach to the trump nominees will be fair but thorough. i hope it will be fair. we'll be ready to proceed

whether or not democrats choose to corporate. we need to give them a fair process in the united states and that's what we're going to do and i look forward to getting our committees to work. i yield the floor and suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the clerk: ms. alsobrooks.

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[background noises] [background noises] democratic leader. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent that the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. sh mr. schumer: today, mr. president, our prayers are with the people of southern california impacted by the wildfires that have spread over the past few days, the images of homes, schools, places of worship burning are terrifying and almost surreal. i've been briefed on the latest efforts by federal and state officials to contain these fierls. sadly there's a lot of work left to do before the crisis is over. right now it's the vital that our firefighters and first

responders have everything they need to combat the flame and rescue people from danger. the senate just passed, fortunately, a sweeping disasters aid package for these kinds of emergencies, but now we must ensure all necessary disaster aid goes out the door as quickly as possible and given to people who need it most. the worst wildfire -- the fact that the worst wildfire in los angeles history should happen in the dead of winter is another exam of climate change. we pray -- we pray for the people of southern california and we thank all of our brave first responders working withou to keep people safe. today's vote, this afternoon, the senate is going to hold its

first procedural vote on the laken riley act. i expect this bill will have enough votes from both parties to proceed. if we get on the bill, democrats want to have a robust debate, where we can offer amendments and improve the bill. on the first day of the 119th congress, my good friend, the republican leader, senator thune, said he wants to make the senate a place, quote, where all members should have a chance to make their choices heard, unquote. well, this bill would be a fine place to start. we should allow debate and amendments on the bill. this is an important issue. we should have a debate and amendments, and that's why i am voting yes on the motion to proceed. to remind my colleagues, this is not a vote on the bill itself. this is a motion to proceed, a vote that says we should have a debate and should have amendments. now, on the gop taxes and our democratic agenda, each day, it's becoming clearer that the new trump administration will

look a lot like the old one -- chaos for republicans, bad news for working americans. that's what this new trump administration already looks like. just like they did four years ago. all week long, republicans have tripped over themselves to try to figure out how they're going to hurt everyday americans through their agenda. all this talk about one bill or two bills, all this talk about one bill or two bills is irrelevant. that's just washington insider mac nations. -- machinations. americans needs to know the real story -- republicans are united on using their new majorities to cut taxes for the ultra wealthy at the expense of working people. it doesn't matter if it's one or two bills, when they're doing so much to hurt working americans and only help those who probably need help the least, the very least, by and large.

all these promises we heard from republicans about fighting for the working class didn't even make it to inauguration day. they're back to trying to cut taxes for the ultra wealthy and megacorporations. look, i have no problem against those fortunate enough to have a lot of money. god bless them. but they need to pay their fair share, and almost all americans would agree with that. so, it's truly stunning, it's revealing that republicans are already spending so much energy trying to figure out the best way to make taxes for the very wealthy open -- even lower. we're already seeing a glaring contrast between how democrats use their time in power and what democrats -- sorry. we're already seeing a glaring contrast between how republicans use their time in power and what democrats believe in. later this afternoon, senate democrats will convene on the senate steps for our first major

press conference, where we will outline our priorities and where they lie in the 119th congress. we need to lower costs for working and middle-class people, not reward the untrarich and america's biggest corporations. if republicans want to work with us on real policies that lower costs for real working americans, we're glad to partner with them. but if republicans try to sell out our children's future, with mu multitrillion-dollar tax cuts that only help those at the very top, we will fiercely, fiercely oppose them. now, on nominations, the american people have a right to know if president-elect trump's cabinet nominees are going to fight for them. will they lower people's costs? will they be loyal to the country and the constitution? or will they cater to their wealthy benefactors, like the first trump administration? will they try to undo the well

springs of democracy? we can answer these questions through a robust nomination process in the senate. but when republicans, like the chairman of the energy and natural resources committee, try to rush nominees before senators have even received basic information, such as background reports, americans have to ask what are republicans trying to hide when they don't want their nominees to have background checks and don't want to have full information about them? these nominees have -- will have enormous power. ef american has to go through a background check, be asked questions, when they're applying for a job. will these -- well, these jobs are so important. of course this should happen here. but so far, some of the republican chairs of committees are resisting, and that doesn't speak well for the qualifications or the confidence they have in their nominees. i inst -- in the last two days,

the chairman of the committee on energy and natural resources has noticed hearings on not one, but two of president trump's nominees without minority consent. governor doug burgum for secretary of interior and chris wright for secretary of energy. these two positions, secretary of interior, secretary of e energy, will be tasked with managing our natural resources and our clean energy future. they'll be responsible for protecting the good-paying clean-energy jobs created under president biden. i remind my republican colleagues, those jobs are in red states as much blue states. the american people deserve to know if these cabinet nominees will protect good-paying clean-energy jobs or kill these jobs and put a lot of people out of work for some ideological thing they're chasing. yet, senate democrats on the committee have yet to receive basic information about either of these nominees' backgrounds. republicans choosing to rush

nominees is quickly becoming a pattern. it's hard not to wonder what are the republicans trying to hide about these nominees from the american people? what are they trying to hide? what are they afraid of? now, finally, i want to end on a more personal, but also bittersweet note. you know, mr. president, i have had great staff through all my years in the senate and in the house. i owe everything to them. they work so damn hard, and they're so dedicated, and they're so smart and so creative and so caring. to say that this is one of the best i've ever had is really high tribute. but matt fuentes, my top health policy advisor for eight years, is one ever the very, very, very best i have ever, ever, ever had. eight years. amazing. matt, i want to tlaunchg for your amazing work. i'm so proud of what you have

accomplished, for us, for new york, and for the country. matt, as i said before, i have the best staff in the world, and matt was no exception. he joined my team and immediately got to work helping defend the aca when republicans tried to repeal it in 2017. he was instrumental in passing covid relief, which saved thousands of lives. he led insulin reform policies. now people are getting insulin and medicare limits for $ -- recipients. i don't think it would have happened without this guy sitting next to me. he figured out the ways to get it done. it's not easy. and he helped us lower drug prices for millions of other americans, because as you know as of the first of january, there's a cap of how much any senior citizens can -- citizen can pay for the drugs they use, as well as negotiations that have been now allowed so that medicare can negotiate with the

drug companies and ten of the most popular drug prices are going way down. anyone who's worked with matt will agree on one thing, he possesses a rare gift, it's true, amazing, he can translates the most complex policy into clear and direct essentials while grasping the core difficult political issues at play. i can recall many times, probably more than either of us want to admit, when i called matt at kw78 in the morning -- at 7:00 in the morning, midnight, matt, what about this? what about that? he never got mad. he was always very factual and matter-of-fact and an and would solve the problem. he's amazing. despite the stressful situations the job put him in, matt always raidated calmness, confidence. he never wavered under pressure. that's when he was at his best.

when everyone else was trying to prove they're right and others were wrong, he had the special ability to bring people together on both sides of the aisle. so much of what we did were bipartisan, and that's the reason, right here. it was a sight to behold to watch matt. again, i just have to say, with all the pressure and all, everything going on, and having a new, young family, a beautiful child -- still -- now there are two, he stayed cool as a cucumber. i don't know if they use that expression these days. my mother uses that one. it's probably out of date. have you heard it, mr. president from your mother, too, cool as a cucumber? matt was cool as a cucumber throughout all of it. thoughtful, kind, generous. he knows when be serious, but doesn't take himself seriously. he's always seeking to help, and is never afraid to hold strong

for what he believes is right. you know, my wish for every senator, regardless of our ideology, is that you have a matt fuentes sometime, someplace on your staff working on some important issue. i want to say one thing, i hate seeing matt leave. he's one of the best i've ever had. but we have a new successor to matt, his deputy, who i know will fill his large shoes. so thank you very much. okay. matt, from the bottom of my heart, thank you, thank you, thank you. not just for me, but for everything you've done for america and americans. your legacy, no matter what else you do in life, is there. there are literally going to be huge numbers of people, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, maybe millions, who are alive, who are healthier because of you. what an amazing legacy. god bless you, matt.

good luck. good luck to your nice wife, to your great little kids. i know you'll do other great things. but forever, forever, forever you will be part of the schumer family and one of the best members of it.

he posted a number of things on social media music and culture and the like and that is what is made clear. in one of his post in the act his own families without wouldn't be enough, it wouldn't give his cause enough attention. what is the current state of isis? today currently hold territory? how much influence and territory do they have?

>> both the territory and in the last few days along with iraqi forces, syria and iraq and addition we can do this the region. and inspire people in their homeland in europe as well. >> it is online. part about what might motivate

and actively which is. in two wars by giving them what to believe in. they are the actual reasons. >> the deputy press secretary talking to reporters about the level of threats today. can never reconstitute -- some unexpected is happening in the early days of this new congress right here in the senate. that is, we're seeing some

bipartisanship. republicans and a number of democrats have now agreed take violent criminals would have entered our country illegally and are a threat to the safety and the security of the american people shouldn't be here. we need to do something about it. a headline in "politico" this week tells the story. it reads democrats make a right turn on immigration. this is an encouraging start to our new senate year. and now we need time for the democrats to prove that they really do want to work with us. the senate is going to vote today on this bipartisan laken riley act. just to remind those who are unfamiliar with the situation, laken riley, a young woman, she was a student at augusta university in athens, georgia. she was studying to be a nurse. and tomorrow would have been her 23rd birthday. she was murdered by an illegal

immigrant. all she was doing was out taking a jog. that illegal immigrant, that illegal immigrant was in america because of joe biden and the democrats' open border policies. the laken riley act had been sponsored and is now cosponsored by every republican in the senate, and there are also several democrats who have recently signed on to this legislation, and they now support it. happy to hear the democrat leader saying that he was going to vote to get on the bill as well. the laken riley act presents the senate a simple choice. are we willing to allow illegal immigrants to roam free in our country? or do we want to save american lives? protecting americans from the dangers of a broken border makes sense to, i believe, most if not all of our citizens. earlier this week senator john fetterman of pennsylvania was asked about the laken riley act.

this is what he said. he said, if you're hear illegally and you're committing crimes, i don't know why anybody thinks that that's controversial. well, not too long ago his party certainly thought this point of view was controversial. that's what we saw happen here in the senate. last congress republicans tried to bring up the laken riley act. the democrats blocked us. they wouldn't even let us debate it. so i'm happy to hear that democrats are now open to debating this important bill. it's nice to see that the results of the election in november have changed the thinking of some of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle. debating the laken riley act isn't enough. the senate must go on to pass it. the house has already passed this exact version of the laken riley act this past week, and that vote was overwhelming will i bipartisan. the senate now has an opportunity to make a real difference. a difference to protect american citizens from illegal immigrant crimes. there are some democrat senators

who say that they support the laken riley act but they want to weaken it. to be clear, senate republicans are not weakening this lifesaving legislation. we will not allow that to happen. we must ensure that what happened to laken riley does not ever happen again. when the time comes to vote on the laken riley act, i encourage all of my colleagues to vote yes. democrats join us, the laken riley act will actually become the law of the land. but more than importantly than that, it will need an urgent need of the american people. that's what we're really trying to do here, solve a problem, come up with a solution. this isn't comprehensive immigration reform. to be clear, there is much more that needs to be done to fix our broken, open border. but today i introduced a bill called the build the wall act. that will certainly go a long way. we know that border walls work. my proposal finishes the wall. and it pays for it with unspent

covid money, money that is available to be used and should be used for that productive purpose. we've already built more than 450 miles of border wall between the united states and mexico. we know that it worked. under president trump, illegal crossings were at a record low. but now after more than ten million illegal immigrants have poured into our country during the last four years, we need to fip the -- finish the wall. the need to do it is greater today than it has ever been before. the moment has come for safety and for security and now for serious action. joe biden and the democrats broke the border, opened the border, allowed and actually invited into this country people who are part of criminal cartels, drug dealers, terror suspects. this action turned every state, including my home state of wyoming, into a border state. it's time for even more democrats to join republicans

today in securing our border, saving our lives, and passing this important piece of legislation that is coming before us today. thank you, mr. president. i yield the floor. i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the clerk: ms. alsobrooks.

we have rolling at the same time president trump we haven't defeated them. a little bit of charitable action. allow the missiles, it's acute problems is. and live with them but not allow them allies of our.

as. >> one more question, u.s. army isis impact legally. it's what can so i do? didn't they have either isis cleaning or pledge allegiance. >> have the authority will hold and surreal local terrorists and

how it's allowed the along with others for terrorism as we have. and united states. what it is critical to identify and then gone away. not americans and they are set to expire in the upcoming year. and for democrats, in

connecticut, good morning. good morning, guess. they describe the situation in syria. he was a terrorist and million dollar bounty on his reward. in large part he is there. and it is completely aware.

why on earth should i believe in anything the fbi says what's up uncle and new orleans? the constantly misleading information about what's going on. >> owns really important.in the spender or alongside. the terrorist organization that in my view we supported democratic forces in may work to

push one against you look at levels as. for some time and bad very worried and we should is one is sure. stable and secure in great cannot right now.

and they go before fundamentally in protecting our country. the give them the capability. >> you think it's a threat of isis october 7 attack? >> i have no doubt littered supported by iran for that reason damage like isis, they are all united states and allies think these are the people you to go after october 7 gives them

the opportunity to say we need to do more. it is unique against this on a dozen full back. in gaza as well. it is the kind of depravity. i will leave american people and the attack. and decades around the world and do the same thing.

in the medical as well. >> my view of these things you and understand this. should they can be removed on this. and handed over governments and

iraq. with id and legitimately. and through the united states. scope and utilities is plated and i believe that.

a couple of them the neighboring country do and they called law. so and the power vacuum. our decade and a half. it is the better way.

it has been a challenge and it may replicate itself. the truth is, let's never been in. it is at the redline and that every year. and it doesn't mean they are and interest for the nations are controlled or radicalized.

in that hasn't and that will challenge. look you raise these questions and we need to think about that. at the end of the day we have a lot of forces and they are the poorest. with got to get them in the right place and work with them and we are getting to the right people in power. >> an independent, new york. >> i just have a question question and supposedly did

this. the reporters and getting her from the military and back, one of the challenges and family who dollars in his own. i have some mental health issues as well. a long time, veteran and it is

shocking born and the united states and it appears to be the military. the gunbattle and that is disturbing to think about. a real challenge we have shot. they are actually looking for people in looking at radicalized ideas. >> i want to ask you by the president elect trump, it's one

thing open borders and i want to know your reaction and prioritizing border security and counterterrorism is what you think of that is and in the last few years because of the challenge of the border we know they have the numbers we spent we don't want those in the united states and highlights in the united states and we got to like overseas did and and we are

walking and chewing gum at the same time. >> thank you so much for joining us.

the president trump 18 days on

president history. they named their first nominees and trump count he wants to get there more quickly. he deserves to have this place even more. the senate will provide each of the nominees with a fair process and that is unfolding in the past several weeks. next week senate committees hearings with several companies and senators will have a chance you record here directly closing for his part nomination. the armed service committee right here in the foreign relations committee it's not

only was states. the cia director, security is to focus. steve is. the senate affairs committee and the nominee parts homeland security and government affairs committee and nominated to return. the interior secretary and chris right. the judiciary committee for attorney general and the transportation and that is just the start. in 2009, president obama had 12

in place. this week the democrat leaders and i hope it will be. we will be ready to proceed whether or not they cooperate. in this process or in the united states senate and i look forward to the committee getting to work. i yield the floor. >> today, mr. president, with

the people of california impacted by wildflowers over the past few days, basis of worship in schools and homes are burning. briefed on the latest to contain buyers. sadly there's a lot left to be done. right now are firefighters and first responders have everything they need from the federal government to keep people danger it is precisely for these kinds of emergencies. what they need most. the worst wildfire in history with history and the dangers of

climate change to happen regularly. in the first responders looking to keep people safe the senate will hold its first procedure vote. i expect the bills will proceed if we get on the bill and have a debate and improve it.

... a vote the says we should have a debate and have amendments. now on the gp taxes and our democratic agenda. each day it's becoming clear that the new trump administration will look a lot like the old one. bad news for working americans. that's what this new trump administration already looks like, just like they did four years ago. all week long republicans have tripped over themselves to try to figure out how they're going to hurt everyday americans through their agenda. all this talk about one bill or two bills. let's talk about one bill or two

bills is irrelevant. that's just washington insider machinations. americans need to know the real story. republicans are united on using their new majorities to cut taxes for the ultra-wealthy at the expense of working people. it doesn't matter if it's one bill or two bills when they're doing so much to hard-working americans and only help those who probably need help the least, the very least. by and large. all these promises we heard from republicans about fighting for the working class didn't even make it to inauguration day. they are back to trying to cut taxes for the ultra-wealthy and megacorporations. look,

>> and build better lives for their families. in the months and years to, democrats will show where our values lie through what we do and how we fight for all americans. we will fight to bring down inflation, to help people save money when they go to the grocery store, when they go to the pharmacy, when they pay their cable or internet bill. we will fight to make housing more affordable. will fight to see americans are

not bit the top by giant corporations with hidden fees and predatory behavior. we will fight to defend women's healthcare, to defend our fundamental liberties. if republicans want to join us and not just help those at the very top, we stand ready to work with them. but are our promised republs comes with a warning. democrats will not hesitate to fight back if republicans use the new majorities to make life more expensive for the working families of this country. if donald trump and republicans use the new majority to push the same old gop policies of tax cuts for the very rich, cuts to health care trickle-down economics, democrats will fight back. if the republicans go after social security at medicare as many of them say they want to do, they are going to have to go through us. the time to get to work is now. they have been about this

reconciliation bill, should be two bills are one bill? does make a difference. that's inside washington. they are to find the quickest best way to average americans by giving the very wealthy the huge tax breaks they don't be. now you would hear from our newest voices, folks we are proud to welcome. great freshman class and they're here to speak because they are great a great addition. first is andy kim from new jersey. [applause] >> thank you leader. and to say that shone like he does breed bit of what to tell you, just six months ago i got a phone call. my father had gotten into mexico he got rush the hospital. he will never have the chance to build to walk again. his life is turned upside down. now try to fear how we can get the care he needs, the struggle to be able to save never was able to have afforded by home and now the faced with a

situation of paying upwards of $10,000 a month or basically bankrupting himself until he is eligible for medicaid. we need more options for the american people. i'm a father of a seven-year-old and a natural. i'll be honest, i worry about what kind of america my kids are going to grow up in. so many sums of talk to in new jersey faced with the challenges of care whether it's sandwich generation like myself or others try to get how the going to be able to build the lives of the what. they're not asking for the moon. they are asking to have a life of dignity and decency. try to get to live their best lives, to be able to afford the kind of living they want for their loved ones which is all of one for my dad, all of what my family and for my kids. i hear from people in new jersey saying they feel the weight of his anxiety. they say it's often hard to breathe because they feel so anxious about what's happening now. they say feels like death from a thousand cuts that they are struggling right now.

that's what i'm here for an grateful for my colleagues to fight alongside making sure we can deliver for the people and their daily tides in their daily needs. thank you so much. [applause] >> the great state of delaware. >> thank you, leader schumer, for hosting this press conference. i'm excited to be here with my colleagues including this incredible freshman class. and i have a message to the american people. i can tell you one thing. we the senate democratic caucus are ready what did i say? we are ready. we are ready to fight for working families we are ready to fight for our communities, and we're ready to fight for americans. now as some of you may know my colleague chris coons and i represent a small but mighty state, delaware. but what you might not know is that delaware is only three

counties and we are blue, purple and red. so we work with everybody. our urban, suburban, rural and coastal. we are america. and so america again want to tell you that the senate democrats are ready. we are here fighting for you. and as a former secretary of labor of the state of delaware, jobs and economy is job number one. as meta-fact if i were to have a second building it would be lisa lamont jobs rochester. because we know when working people thrive, we all thrive. that means you have a home that you can afford to live in. that means you have access to quality healthcare. that means you have the ability to both pay for your prescription drugs and for your groceries. and it means we have a tax code that does not give breaks to the

ultra rich while you are just breaking even. that's what we're fighting for. it's a new day, america. let's get to work. [applause] >> hey come everybody. i'm alyssa slot can the newest senator from the great state of michigan. thrilled to be with my colleagues in my freshman class, amazing with gary peters to all of you shivering out there i am seeing you behind the camera. this is michigan weather. suck it up, buttercup, this is what some of us live with everyday. i want want to say very quickly as one of the freshman who won in a state that was also one by donald trump. regardless of our differences, i believe to my core a strong middle class is a national security issue. it is literally what of the most unifying things we have between us and my job as someone who represent a state that voted for donald trump is to look for common cost anywhere i can. leadership is about picking between the things you have to

compromise on and the things you should never compromise on. so wherever i can't i'm going to work across the aisle the way comes to our democracy, our rights, our values, i'm going to stand up and stand in the breach. thrilled to be a great thank you for having us. suck it up, , everybody. it's a little cold. >> good afternoon, everyone. angela alsobrooks, senator from the great state of maryland. i am really proud to stand with my colleagues today but had to say i'm even more proud to be on behalf of the people. you heard my colleagues talk about the brisk weather. i think we're all feeling it and i'm and i reminded in a moment like this that in just a few minutes i'm glad of an opportunity to go back inside of this building. we cannot forget for a single moment there are americans all across this country who have no

place to go on a day like this. and a cold day. that is what her work is about. it's about the people. nobody represents it better than president jimmy carter who we today recognize his life of work. what president carter represent for all of us is the truth that doesn't matter what we say we believe. it's more important what we do. i stand with my colleagues saying we we're here to do something on behalf of the american people come the people who believe like president carter did that every person deserves to have a place to live, who believed like president carter that economic opportunities should blow to all of us come to believe like did that we have a role to play in providing these pixel i'm prepared to work that only with my colleagues here in the democratic caucus but to work with republicans and good people all across this senate who intend to get things done for the american people. and i'll say this as a close. president carter's work was

remarkable, and one of the things i noticed in his work with habitat for humanity which we all recognized he did up until his final days, and i'm sure it is the case when he went to build those houses he never stopped to ask the question, what a democrat or republican live in this house. he believes every person, every human deserves to have a place to live. that is what our work is based on. we ready to get to work and we will not be deterred. we'll continue pushing to ensure that every single family and every single person across our country can experience the american dream. [applause] >> great freshman class come great unity. thank you, everybody. >> let's go. >> all right.

>> mr. president, our prayers are with the people of southern california impacted by the wildfires that a sped over the past few days. the images of homes, schools, places of worship burning are terrifying and almost surreal. i been briefed on the latest efforts by federal and state officials to contain these fires. sadly, there's a lot of work left to do before this crisis is over. right now it's vital our firefighters and medical workers and first responders have everything they need from the federal government to combat the flames and rescue people from danger. the senate just past fortunately a sweeping disaster aid package precisely for these kinds of emergencies but now we must ensure all necessary disaster aid goes out the door as quickly as possible and is given to the people who need it indeed most. finally, the worst wildfire in los angeles history should

happen, the fact the worst wildfire in los angeles history should happen in the dead of winter is another warning of the dangers of climate change. extreme weather events will continue to happen regularly and will get worse if we don't tackle the climate crisis head-on. we pray, , we pray for the peope southern california we thank all of our brave first responders working with that rest to keep people safe. now today's vote. this afternoon the senate is going to hold its first procedural vote on the lincoln riley act. i expect that this bill have enough votes from both parties to proceed. if we get on the bill, democrats want to have a robust debate what can offer amendments and improve the bill. on the first day of the 119th congress my good friend the republican leader senator thune said he wants to make this in a place, quote, were all members should have a chance to make

their voices heard, unquote. this bill would be a fine place to start. we should allow debate and amendments on the bill. this is an important issue. we should have debate and minutes and that's why i am voting yes on the motion to proceed. to remind my colleagues this is not a vote on the bill itself. it's a motion to proceed about that says we should have debate and death amendments. now on the gop taxes and our democratic agenda. each day it's becoming clear that the new trump administration will look a lot like the old one. chaos for republicans, bad news for working americans. that's what this new trump administration already looks like, just like they did four years ago. all week long republicans have tripped over themselves to try to figure out how they're going to hurt everyday americans to their agenda. all this talk about one bill or

two bills for all this talk but one or two bills is irrelevant. that's just washington insider machinations. americans need to know the real story. republicans are united on using the new majorities to cut taxes for the ultra wealthy at the expense of working people. it doesn't matter if it's one bill or two bills when they are doing so much to hurt working americans and only help those who probably didn't help the least, the very least, by and large. all these promises we heard from republicans about fighting for the working class didn't even make it to inauguration day. they are back to trying to cut taxes for the ultra wealthy and megacorporations. look, i have no problem against those who are fortunate enough to have a lot of money. god bless them. but they need to pay their fair share, and almost all americans

would agree with that. so it's truly stunning, it's revealing that republicans are already spending so much energy trying to figure out the best way to make taxes for the very wealthy even lower. we are already seeing a glaring contrast between the democrats use their time in power and what republicans, and what democrats -- sorry. we are releasing a glaring contrast between how republicans use their time in power and what democrats believe in. a little later this afternoon senate democrats will convene on the senate steps for our first major press conference where we will outline our priorities and waited like in the 119th congress. we need to lower costs for working middle class people, not reward the ultra rich and america's biggest corporations. if republicans want to work with us on real policies that lower costs for real working americans, we are glad to

partner with them. but if republicans try to sell out our children's future with multi-trillion dollars tax cuts that only help those at the very top, we will fiercely fiercely oppose them. now on nominations. the american people have a right to know if president trump's cabinet nominees are going to fight for them. will they lower peoples costs? will they be loyal to the country and the constitution? or will they cratered to their wealthy benefactors like the first trump administration. will they try to undo the wellsprings of democracy? we can answer these questions through a robust nomination process in the senate. but when republicans like the chairman of the energy and natural resources committee try to rush nominees before senators have received basic information such as background report, americans have to ask, what a republicans trying to hide when they don't want their nominees

to have background checks and don't want to have full information about them? these nominees have enormous power. every american has to go through a background check, to be asked questions when you're applying for a job. these jobs are so important of course this should happen here. but so far some of the republican chairs of committees are resisting. that doesn't speak well to the qualifications or the confidence they have in their nominees. in the last two days the chairman of the committee on energy and natural resources has noticed hearings are not one but two of president trump's nominees without minority consent. governor doug burgum to be secretary of the interior, and chris right to be the secretary of energy. these two positions secretary of interior, secretary of energy, will be tasked with managing our natural resources and our clean energy future. they will be responsible for

protecting a good paying clean energy jobs created under president biden. i will remind my republican colleagues those jobs are in red state as much as they are in blue states. the american people deserve to know if these cabinet nominees will protect good clean energy jobs with achilles jobs? a lot of people out of work for some ideological thing they are chasing. yet, senate democrats on the committee have yet to receive basic information about either of these nominees background. republicans choosing to rush nominees is quickly becoming a pattern. it's hard not to wonder what are the republicans trying to hide about these nominees from the american people? what are they trying to hide? what are they afraid of? now finally i want you in on a more personal but also bittersweet note. you know, mr. president, i had great staff through all my use

in the senate and the house. i would everything to them. they work so damn hard and there's a dedicated and they are so smart, so creative and so caring. so to say that this is one of the best i've ever had is really high tribute, but matt fuentes, my top health advisory policy for eight years is one of the very, very, very best i've ever, ever, ever had. eight years, amazing. matt, i i want to thank you fr your amazing work. i'm so proud of what you've accomplished. not just for new york but for the country. matt was, as i said, before i have the best staff and will and matt was no exception. he joined my team and immediately got to work helping to defend the ac when republicans try to repeal it in 2017. he was was instrumental in passing covid relief which saved thousands of lives.

he let insulin reform policy. now people are getting insulin for $35. $35. i don't think it would happen without discussed sitting right here next to me. he figured out the ways to get it done. it's not easy. and he helped us lower drug prices for millions of other americans because as you know as of the first of january there's a cap of how much any senior citizen can pay for all the drugs they use as well as negotiations that would then now about the medicare can negotiate with the drug companies and ten of the most popular drugs prices are going way down. anyone who is work with matt was agree on one thing. he possesses a rare gift. it's true, amazing, he can translate those complex policy into clear and direct essentials while grasping the court difficult political issues at play. i can recall many times probably

more than either of us would want to admit when i called matt at seven in the morning, at midnight, matt, what about this? what about that? he never got mad. he was always very factual, matter of fact, and would answer and solve the problem. so he's amazing. and despite all the stressful situations, matt, that the job put them in. matt always radiated confidence. he never wavered on depression. in fact, that's when he is at his best when everyone else in the room was trying to prove the right and others were welcomed he had the special ability to bring people together on both sides of the outback so much of what we did were bipartisan and that's the reason right here. it was a sight to behold to watch matt. and again i just have to say, with all the pressure and all everything going on and having a

new family, a new young family, a beautiful child, now there are two, he stayed cool as a cucumber. i don't know if they use that expression these days. my mother uses at will. it's probably out of date. have you heard it, mr. president, from your mother, too comical as a cucumber? matt was cool as a cucumber throughout all of it. kind, generous. he knows when to be serious but doesn't take himself seriously. he's always seeking to help and is never afraid to hold strong what he believes is right. you know, my wish for every senator regardless of her ideology is that you have a matt for when test sometime someplace on your staff working on some important issue. i do want to say one thing. i hate seeing matt leave. he's one of the best as i've said we've ever had but we have a new successor in matt who was his deputy who i know will fill

his large shoes. so thank you very much. okay. matt, from the bottom of my heart thank you, thank you, thank you. not just from the but for everything you've done for america and americans. your legacy the matter what else you do in life will -- there are literally going to be huge numbers of people, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, your alive, who are healthy because of you. what an amazing legacy. god bless you, matt. good luck. good luck to your nice wife come to your great little kids. i know you will do other great things but forever forever forever you be part of the schumer family and one of the best members of it. i yield the floor.

>> to talk about the resignation of the canadian prime minister christopher joining us with a wilson center. he served as the director of the canada institute. good morning to you. >> guest: morning, pedro. >> host: thank you for joining us. i suppose canadians watching this event intently watching for americans because you talk of what it means for americans that this action is taken place by the prime minister? >> guest: absolutely. in the canadian system which is like the british system, a prime minister leads a group of people from his own party to become prime minister. the liberals have 153 seats in

parliament in house of commons there are 338 total. so for anyone who is quick and matthew know to get 50% of those seats you need 170. they only have 153. they are called for minority government so it's a very vulnerable to the opposition. all the opposition parties vote against the government, the government could fall into the justin trudeau has done a good job of trying to manage issues and stay in power as long as he has. he's been prime minister since 2015. what changed recently has been a real lack of confidence in his leadership on the part of his own party. this isn't something canadian public is involved in doing, although polls show conservatives, the opposition party, are 20, 22, 23 points ahead of the liberals. what's happened is a lot of the liberals very concerned that

they will lose the next election were to come up has to happen by october 20, 2025. not that many months from now. his own members said you have to go. because he's struggling already with opposition, his own caucus starts leading the way and has trouble. he's really resign because he's recognize inevitably if he doesn't have the support of his party he can't --, , as far ae american public watching, what does it do for relationship in the short term between the united states and canada? >> guest: there's is a d a near-term slight difference in the short term is that in the system prime minister said he's going to stay until he's replaced by another member of his party. so there's going to leadership organized. so until he steps down from

being prime minister technically he is still in charge. all the members of cabinet are still running their departments currently. what a stupid is he asked the governor general who represents king charles iii, the governor general was asked to prorogue part of which is like a recess in the sense a break between the first session of this parliament and the second session which is coming up as soon as they come back on march 24 if they don't come back sooner. that means that parliament, there's no question, no committee activity, all of the elected members will be away from ottawa. on the other hand, it means the civil service, members of the cabin and the prime minister continues to do their jobs. to give an example, the prime minister went to mar-a-lago to promise president-elect trump he would take strong action on fentanyl, illegal migration and

border security. in order to avoid a 25% tariff that the president-elect threatened to impose on canada and other countries. that deal will continue, government capable of delivering on those investment and will proceed accordingly. if you are flying to canada, the airport security will continue. if you are trying to visit canned across the lan port that will continue. from and of the things that matter for canada with americans can we are in this phase were quite a bit of that will continue as normal even at the political trump is going on a buffer heads. >> host:

>> host: we are joined by jamil jameel jaffer, nash is good institute founder and george mason university at the george mason university law school. he's a former senior counsel the house intelligence committee. welcome to the program. >> guest: thanks for having me. >> host: talking about this attack in new orleans. the fbi has said the attacker is 100% inspired by isis. tell us how to reach that conclusion. >> guest: the most obvious evidence we have is that he put an isis like on the back of his truck that he drove into that crowd there on bourbon street killing 14. be on that we know over the

course of the last year and in particular in the lead up to the tackle he posted number of things and social media indicating his allegiance to isis, indicating his concerns with music and western culture and the like. that's what make clear to us, in particular he's involved, in particular he mentioned and one of his post right before he conducted the attack that is think about killing his own family but decided that we'll be splashy enough it wouldn't get his cause enough attention and i was part of his concern which is why he did this attack he did in new orleans. >> host: the u.s. i believe is largely defeated isis in iraq and syria. what's the current state of isis? to the currently hold any territory and how much influence and power to the actually have now? >> guest: you're right we committed a strong to the operations of the course of a decade now against isis but it

do continue to hold small august the territory in the last few days u.s. forces along with iraqi forces have conducted strikes in syria and iraq against isis targets. in addition of december 20, 2024 we killed a senior isis leader and so we continue to have strike exercise because there are threat in the region and internationally does are trying to plot his longer-term attacks against the united states against allies in europe and the united states conceding to inspire people to conduct attacks in their homeland and you're in the united states or in europe as well. >> how are the inspiring those attacks? to what medium? >> guest: it's unfortunate but is online. they're posting videos that talk about the jihadist. they talk about training terrorist 50 talk about what might motivate you to conduct an attack. they talk about extreme versions that are not the actual version

of islam that most of the world's ability, muslims practice. they are working an effort to actually take people have other issues such as jabar had issues in in a silly come financially come issues of life at an military. vulnerable people and convert them into killers by giving them a something to believe in, to motivate them, something that explains why the having problems that are not the reason for the problems. >> host: i'm going to play a short portion and the concavity press secretary talking to reporters last friday about the level of threat basis represents today and then get your reaction to it. >> isis retains capabilities as we've seen in in a back in sa and that's why we have our forces in both of those countries to ensure that isis can never reconstitute or research or surge back to what it was just a decade ago. the entire mission of our force

presence to ensure the enduring defeat of isis and that's what we parted with the syrian democratic forces over the past few years and that's why we continue to conduct strikes against isis positions whether it be as recently in the desert or elsewhere because of course isis remains a threat. but they certainly are not the same threat they were a decade ago. >> host: what do you make of that, jameel jaffer, and the concept of military defeat of isis given that this is more of an ideology that inspires other people to make attacks on their fellow citizen? >> guest: there's no doubt it's hard to combat an ideology. isis is and just ideology. it's a group of fighters in planners are conducting attacks and plotting attacks and making videos trying radicalize people, communicating over encrypted apps with americans, with europeans, trying to get these

attacks conducted. there are people, there are facilities, training camps that are capabilities that are obtaining, jessica syria with the fall of assad which is a victory for the world that room dictator use chemical weapons against his own people, at the same time every people coming into power, the newly syria purportedly, he's a former member of al-qaeda, former member of the newsroom front. he claims -- they control real territory with real weaponry but the truth is that a real challenge and these terrorists are not going away. they believe they continue to work in the united states. if we take our eye off the ball unfortunately they will achieve success, notches in ways he did in new orleans but in bigger and

the more spectacular attacks which is their goal. >> host: we will take your calls for jamil jaffer of george mason university. we're talking about the threat isis poses to the united states. we are taking your bipartisan to unanimous consent to dispense with the quorum call. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. britt: thank you. on january 10, 2002, laken riley was born into this world to her loving family. tomorrow would have been her 23rd birthday. she should have celebrating with her family, blowing out candles on a birthday cake and filling her loved ones' lives with the joy she spread so effortlessly. but instead of spending another year around the sun with friends and family, instead of figuring out what her next steps in life

would be -- which had limitless potential -- instead of achieving her dreams of becoming a nurse, tomorrow we will mark the first day she isn't here with us on this side of heaven. nobody knew laken and the light she shined on all those around her like her family, so i'd like to read a statement from allison and john phillips, laken's mother and stepfather. it's impossible to fully describe what was taken from laken and from our family on february 22, 2024. laken's life was abundantly and exceptionally full of promise. she was beautiful, shining beacon in the life of everyone who knew her. not only did the people who knew and loved her lose a beautiful

soul, but so did our world. laken shared her love for jesus with everyone she encountered. laken's passion for sharing her faith through acts of kindness were felt by everyone she met. laken was selfless, hardworking, and made those around her feel special. laken did not just talk about her faith; she led by example. a truly special person. laken riley was, as we can hear, in allison and john's heartfelt words, just incurrently. there was no -- just incredible. there is no reason northerns reason at all, that she should no longer be with us. her killer, who came from this country illegally, should have

never been in the united states, and once he had been arrested for multiple crimes before committing the most heinous, unimaginable crime, he should have been detained by ice immediately. had that been the case, laken's family and laken herself would face a very different reality. they'd be celebrating a birthday, not approaching the one-year anniversary of her murder. the laken riley act will help prevent other families from experiencing this unimaginable heartache. i was proud to introduce this bill in the senate with senator ted budd of north carolina. with his support and leadership, along with majority leader john thune and the entire republican senate conference, along with

support came from across the aisle from senator john fetterman and ruben gallego. i am grateful for the tremendous leadership of georgia congressman mike collins who originally introduced and led this piece of legislation in a bipartisan passage in the house not once, but twice. literally lapping the senate. when you look at representative collins, that is a true servant leader. he saw an issue that occurred right there with his constituency. his heart broke alongside theirs. and then he didn't just talk about it. he did something about it. representative mike collins put pen to paper. he said we are going to create a solution. we're going to make sure that no family has to experience the

heartbreak that laken's family is enduring. that type of leadership is what comblefrm this body -- is what every member of this l body should strive for. as is already the case for various types of criminal activities our law would require customs enforcement would mandate these illegal aliens are detained until their removal from the p united states until they get the -- before they get the opportunity to commit graver crimes. i want to be clear, only individuals that would be subject to this bill are criminal illegal aliens. these individuals crossed our border illegally and then they committed a crime after getting here. that's who we're talking about. our bill would also ensure that

states have standing to bring civil action against federal officials who refuse to enforce mandatory detention and enforcement provisions of our current immigration laws as well as statutory limitations on grant of immigration parole. for officials who violate those laws, i know, and my colleagues know our bill is necessary as it is straightforward. the house, as i mentioned, has lapped us in the senate by passing this twice under the leadership of representative collins. and unfortunately when we tried to move it here, democrats repeatedly blocked our attempt. senate democrats actually didn't even give this a committee hearing or a markup. let's learn from those mistakes. to my democratic colleagues, i implore you to see reason, to

see laken's face, and to think about the potential consequences if you choose to block this again. i once again want to read the words of laken's mother and stepfather, allyson and john phillips. the laken riley has our full support because it would help save innocent lives and prevent more families from going through the kind of heartbreak we've experienced. laken would have been 23 on january 10. there is no greater gift that could be given to her and our country than to continue her legacy by saving lives through this bill. every single member of congress should be able to get behind this purely commonsense bill that will make our country and communities safer. so to my colleagues, please listen to allyson and john.

understand their pain. hear their pleas for action. they need us to pass the laken riley act. every american family needs us to pass the laken riley act, and they deserve it. today, on the eve of what should have been laken riley's 23rd birthday, let's honor her legacy and advance a p bipartisan bill that will help us save american lives. thank you, mr. president. i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mr. grassley: i'm here to support the laken riley act. this legislation comes within the jurisdiction of the judiciary committee, which

committee i will chair this congress. we all know that a result of the last election was a mandate for the president to carry out his agenda. in that agenda was the deportation of people who illegally enter our country. everybody knows you can't come to the united states without our permission. one of those things that president trump prioritized was his pledge to detain and deport criminals who are in this country illegally. laken was a young woman who lost her life at the hands of a violent illegal immigrant with

criminal history. laken's killer robbed a business before he robbed laken of her life. he should have either been in prison or deported immediately after committing his first crime of robbery. this bill would ensure that thieves detained in our immig immigration, detained by our immigration authorities. sadly, we know from experience that some administrations willfully refuse to enforce our immigration laws. this bill protects our citizens against any future administrations that want to let criminals stay in the united states illegally. it allows states to sue the federal government if and when

it refuses to detain an gleam immigrant who harmed a person in that state. over the past four years a countless of number of criminals crossed our borders and hurt americans. no american should be harmed by those who shouldn't be here in the first place. the laken riley act will empower the president and his administration to remove the dangerous criminals that currently roam our streets and threatens our citizens' safety. i'd like to thank my colleague senator britt for taking the lead on the laken riley act. thanks to her leadership, we have supporters and cosponsors from both sides of the aisle backing this legislation. i urge my colleagues to re move

to and support this bill. the primary goal of the federal government is to protect its citizens. we owe it to laken riley and others who have fallen victim to crimes by illegal migrants to ensure that the federal government never fails to protect other americans like it failed to protect them. i yield the floor. mr. durbin: mr. president. the presiding officer: the democratic whip. mr. durbin: i ask unanimous consent that we begin the roll call immediately, the 3:00 roll call. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. 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 move to bring to a close debate on the motion to proceed to calendar number 1, s. 5, a bill to require the the secretary of h

honduras to take into custody aliens who have been charged. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent the mandatory quorum has been waived. the question is the motion to proceed to s. 520 require -- s. 50 require the secretary of homeland security to take into custody it illegal aliens. the clerk will call the roll. the clerk: ms. alsobrooks. ms. baldwin. mr. barrasso. mr. bennet. mrs. blackburn. mr. blumenthal. ms. blunt rochester. mr. booker. mr. boozman. mrs. britt.

the clerk: mr. budd mr. budd. ms. cantwell. mrs. capito. mr. cassidy. ms. collins. mr. coons. mr. cornyn. ms. cortez masto. mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo.

the clerk: mr. cruz. mr. curtis mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mr. gallego. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. every time i went to church with him was packed. started before sunrise and i was thankful that it got to walk in with my grandmother. esses we sat down, sunday school would start.

my grandpa always been asking if he wanted into his church before. my grandma and i raise our hands. and then my grandfather would pull the congregation and we quickly found out that the church was full of people from all over the country to alter the backgrounds and beliefs. my grandfather address the most diverse sunday school class ever assembled, again. before he would deliver his bible lesson, my grandpa talked about his week, and election he would talk about. if you stop the conflict, he talked about it. if he eliminated disease from a village or a country, he would talk about it. when my brother jeremy died, he announced the news at sunday school. in fact, i i remember my brotr died on a sunday because only

time my grandfather was late to teach. my grandfather won the nobel peace prize. the sunday school class learned first. at the end of his nobel peace prize lecture student of sears and universal problem on our planet was a growing chasm between the richest and poorest people on earth. for the next two decades as a problem compounded he returned to this theme, verses from the bible. the richest people in the world using their enormous wealth to buy a nation's poverty. many other people that my grandparents help lived on less than one dollar a day. my grandfather spent the entire time helping those in need. he built houses for people who needed homes. he eliminated diseases in forgotten places. he waged peace.

wherever he saw a chance. he loved people. whenever he told the stories in sunday school he always said he did it for one simple reason. he worshiped the prince of peace, and he commanded it. the bedrock of my grandfathers faith comes from the apostle paul letter to the romans, chapter eight, one-18, 38, 39. therefore there is no condemnation for those who are in christ jesus because christ jesus, because through christ jesus a lot of the spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death. what the law allowed us to, it was weakened by the sin of nature, god sent his own son to be a sin offering.

.. do so and we cannot go out. you are controlled not by the sinful nature the spirit is in you.

if anyone does not have the spirit of christ what they do not belong to christ. our because of righteousness. in will give life to spirit who lives in you. we have an obligation. do not spirit of central indeed

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supporting my mom and his great faith that supported my mom and we requested so thank you. a good thing. jeff and amy, mr. president, madam vice president, former president, first lady and house of representatives in the senate, justices, very distinguished guests ladies and gentlemen.

president carter is he would do a eulogy. they would deliver a eulogy president carter did that was filled and after that call, as you can imagine both of them got off the phone and had a good chuckle considering which one would be in person to deliver that second eulogy. [laughter] as you know, that died in 2006 and president carter's eulogy continues to bring a smile and laughter, joy and pride to our family.

in old friend. my dad getting his yellow legal pad out with his pen and writing this to a beloved friend. john adams and thomas jefferson. president adams password thomas jefferson still survived. clearly all.

a long ways between grand rapids and planes georgia. the distances the machine. jimmy and i are respected even before. and so as politician it is clear that. 106 contests. i didn't like it but little did

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joe spoke and the reporters on royal the lane and it would require the tough decisions. and it was issued directly to which he had literally given his life. the first time but no law the last time. the washington establishment. honesty and truth telling were synonymous with the name jimmy carter. those traits were instilled in

him by his parents and the strength of his honesty reinforced by his upbringing poised on the brink of social transformation and he displayed that honesty throughout his life as a naval officer, governor, president and world leader. virginia carter was not an aspirational goal, as part of his very soul. i think jimmy wrote more books than any former president and once asked if he enjoyed writing, he replied with the familiar twinkle in his eye that can cut. [laughter] but i think he enjoyed writing for another reason. as an author, he was under no

pressure to tailor his opinions to some political constituency. we've experienced the harsh reality, defeat at the polls can be painful but we also came to know a more important consequence. political defeat and writing can also be liberating. if it frees you to discuss topics that aren't necessarily consistent with short-term political popularity. jimmy learned early on was not enough to merely bear witness and be there on a sunday morning inspired by his faith. he pursued brotherhood across boundaries of nationhood and tradition, across boundaries of

pass. america's urban neighborhood rural villages around the world he reminded us christ had been a carpenter. in third world villages he campaigned not for votes but eradication of diseases that change the developed world. all of his time was spent pulling out and cease-fires monitoring and down the road again was really necessary. [laughter]

and he never forgot what he came home to four now and the end he would finally come home to. in of the many things jimmy and i have in common, the most important is this. we both married way above ourselves. way above. with jimmy in the way with his first lady and life left, none was greater for jimmy and his roslyn and the love the two of them shared with their children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren. jimmy, roslyn was and is an

american compassion. like no other first lady in our history, roslyn carter is a true citizen of the world. she became a friend to me and all of the family. while the carter and men were decidedly mixed record when it came to lobbying congress, roslyn and betty were unbeatable in the advocacy for millions of people being despair and shame. our thanksgiving of knowing this beloved man, this is very special man.

the american people in the world will be forever blessed by decades of good works. jimmy carter's legacy of peace and compassion will remain unique as it is timeless. we extend our love to you and that our prayers to the prayers of tens of millions of people around the world. may god bless and watch over this good man. we say goodbye to him and his life was lived to the fullest with faith demonstrated and countless works with a mission

richly fulfilled and a soul rewarded with everlasting life. as for myself, jimmy, i'm looking forward to our reunion. we have much to catch up on. thank you, mr. president. welcome home, old friend.

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of times since then but here ago. today will join will honor our dear friend president carter. his extraordinary years of principal and decent leadership and courageous commitment to civil rights and human rights i remember the emergence of jimmy carter on the national stage and in particular his 1971 inaugural address. for the first time, a georgia governor call for commitment martin luther king jr. and for the decency that has leadership made good or over his lifetime. i was surprised when then candidate carter asked me to join him as his running mate in 1976. he amazed me as he has every year needed. of course he was really great

also suddenly a great sense of humor and while we had only four years in the white house, he achieved so much in that time and stood as a murder for americans dedicated justice and decency. carter was a man of his word will gain the concepts of the vice president immediately and i told him that like to do it and had only two requests. i wanted to make a real contribution and didn't want to be embarrassed as my predecessors have. he agreed and welcomed full participation and directed his saddle as they would enter. all very careful to protect from frustration and to humiliation

that occurs the lives of many vice presidents. i want to thank the president for the good choices he made with his key personnel. we don't have time to mention many of them but as close as possible to rivaling carter's work ethic. to me, the president and to the nation. one thing that don't normally is how well we work together and understood each other. i think one of the realities grew up small town and in every moment of his life, i was an alternative who grew up in the methodist church where my dad

was a preacher in my face was poor to me. carter's face was poor to him that commitment created a bond between us that allowed us to understand each other and find ways to work together. he led me to take a leadership role that never would have happened before. he trusted me to take a central role trying to be people who work cleaning their country. with president carter's orders and both people were picked up by great navies and taken to safety. good american citizens working for a healthy and prosperous nation.

we have jimmy and roslyn to thank for helping champion public arts and for just being so kind to her. these were good years. president carter and i became close friends. we spent hours together throughout the day working on real problems not wasting time. the personal relationship we establish continued throughout our life. carter was farsighted and put aside his political interests tackle challenges that demanded sacrifice and protect their kids and grandkids from future harm. very few people in the 70s heard the term climate change.

conserve energy and deregulate oil and gas prices and clean alternatives to fossil fuels. it wasn't a perfect program for things to president carter u.s. energy consumption declined by 10% between 1979 and 1983. in many ways, he laid the foundation for future presidents to come to climate change. some thought he was crazy to fight so hard to pass these laws. but he was dead right and we know that all. we also know president carter elevated human rights from his agenda. he pursued and pushed to advance

the rights of women. he posed and signed law to prove the equal rights amendment. he appointed women to head the purpose of commerce, education, hud and what is now hew. women play crucial role developing high environmental proposals and dramatically increase feelings of district court judges including ruth bader ginsburg. and all he appointed five times as many women to the federal bench is all from the beginning of our country. two decades ago president carter said he believed income inequality was the biggest

global issue and more recently than the 2018 commitment of the university he said i think now the largest global issue is discrimination against women and girls in this world. concluded that until they foster discrimination against women change will cannot advance in poverty and income inequality cannot be evolved. toward the end of our time in the white house the president and i were talking about how we might describe what we tied try to accomplish. we came up with the sentence which remains an important summary of our work. we told the truth, we obey the law and we kept the peace.

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to do what he believed was the right thing taking controversial challenges regardless of political consequences and there were many. and that support in today's politics independent surveys indicate that past success rates should and more than any other president. remarkably accessible the press and the american people. from the deepest part of the deep south champion avoiding more people of color and senior executive positions than all previous 38 presidents. he created the department of

education and dramatically increased spending for low and moderate income and thanked him for all the ethics comprehensive reform. the creation of fema for disaster relief and things crucially important today as we see that in los angeles. jimmy carter was an environmentalist president since theodore roosevelt. eighty million acres of national parks. his energy bills were vertical to move our country from independence to enter energy security. we are now the largest oil and gas producer in the world.

the first incentives inaugurating the clean energy and symbolizes it with solar panels sold on the white house roof. under appreciated at the time now widely recognized republicans and fans alike president carter was a great the regulator. legislative battles to loosen the regulatory bonds shackles and thereby democratizing air travel. in telecommunications and even the beer industry encourages local craft beers.

these laid the foundations economy. he dealt with the inflation, nixon ford and himself during the 70s. the only objection is he was in the federal reserves knowing in advance they talk monetary policy and would raise interest rates down and would do so and an election year. you take care of the economy and i'll take care of the policies didn't inflation dropped like a rock after he left office and remains low for decades.

jimmy carter lays the founding box was the first president to make human rights a priority in u.s. foreign policy. they stimulated them to a lasting democratic transition. and it's human rights champion of freedom for these countries and tripling soviet. after post war plan. negotiated a major arms treaty

while at the same time initiated the weapon system in the 1980s. critics applaud these tough measures. jimmy carter's lasting achievement to bring the first piece to the middle east and the greatest act of diplomacy in american history. each of them will survive. between the donations he saved

the agreement at the 11th hour and it was the 11th hour. the past 45 years it lays the foundation and the abraham accords. but the hostage laces was a major factor in the second term. despite support for. the safe return of hostages above his own local fortunes. he took full responsibility for the failure of the hostage rescue mission and worked tirelessly even after his bitter reelection defeat to ronald

reagan. and they live a life fulfilled with faith and service and one life and the best we can with it. and mr. president, he may not in belongs in the foothills and making it stronger in the world safer. for his presidential successes.

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[background noises] >> in my church, we sing a song that says from the moment that i wake up, until i lay my head i will sing of the goodness of god. at all how many people in here can say that. i know i can. my grandfather certainly can. from the moment that he woke up until he laid his head, his life

was a testament to the goodness of god and i think all of you celebrate this life. to the president and first lady's, a great honor to have you here. you know the human side of the american president like no other really appreciate you. guess. to those of you they came from all across the world, thank you for being here to celebrate and a tribute to my grandfather. i say grandfather but we called him pawpaw as many of you know. we called my grandmother mom so we are time talking about mom and pop off. just letting people know they were regular folks.

they spent four years in the governor's manchin and four years at the white house but the other 92, they spent at home georgia. one of the best ways to demonstrate regular folks take them by their own. it looks like they might have built it themselves. [laughter] second, my grandfather was likely to show up at the door in the 70s short shorts and crocs. [laughter] then he walked in the house it was like thousands of other grandparents house all across the south, trophies on the wall and the prorated pictures of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. their main bone have poured and stuck in the kitchen. demonstrating they had a little

rack next to the sink you hang the book. demonstrating they change with the times and didn't get a cell phone and one time he called me early on in the process. i answered hey, pawpaw. he said who is this? [laughter] he said what are you doing? he said i'm not doing anything, you called me. he said i didn't call you, i'm taking a picture. [laughter] nuclearse engineer -- quorum call? the presiding officer: we are not. mr. hoeven: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, i rise today, along with my colleague from north dakota, senator kevin cramer, to honor the 2024 ncaa fcs national champions, the

north dakota state university bison. yes, it is pronounced "bizon". anyone from bison nation, which is the ardent fan base that supports this great program, will tell you that. on monday night, the bison finished another impressive football season by winning their tenth fcs national title. correct, their tenth. the bison broke their own record for the most fcs titles of all time, krug their -- including their wins in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, and now 2024. they have won actually 19, that's just ten since 2011, they've actually won 19 ncaa

football championships. the game was on national television, with more than three million people watching, as it neared its exciting conclusion. i had the opportunity last night to talk to president trump about it, and he said right away, he said, you guys have a great team. senator cramer was there as well. i think, as a matter of fact, i think senator cramer texted him, either during or right after the game -- i'm not sure. he'll tell us. but needless to say, i waited till wednesday night to talk to the president, but he right away said you have a great team, great program, and of course, we want them back at the white house. we had them, kevin, i think five years ago, and it was, to say a great visit would be an understatement. it was unbelievable. the president took time to talk to all of the football players, had them come to the oval office. i think he had a great time. a great experience. so we are very excited about

going back, and truly, truly appreciate president trump's hospi hospitality, willing in hes to have this great -- willingness to have this great team back. but also, you realize that president trump, he's a real sports fan. he really is. he knows about our bison team, and of course, everybody else's team too. he knows his sports. it was a hard-fought game, but i have to say we played a truly worthy opponent. the montana state university bobcats. the bobcats had an unbeaten season going at that point, and really had steam roled a lot of very good -- steam rolled a lot of good teams. they are to be commended as well. their coach, brent vegan, outstanding coach, class guy, you saw that the way he handled the game. obviously, they played their hearts out, it was a tough loss

for them, but they showed absolute class, starting with their coach and their fan base, certainly the team. actually, he was a player for the north dakota bison. he was a tight end on our football team a number of years back, and was an offensive coordinator. he turned that montana state program around, and they are a tough, tough program, and will continue to be. he's an outstanding coach. so, the championship capped off a great season for the bison. they ended 14-2 and proved once again they really are a dominant force when it comes to fcs football. i want to take a minute to recognize and congratulate the players and the coaches who are so vital to the success. quarterback cam miller just had an incredible game. he just had an incredible year.

but really showed his meddle in this final game. he led the team. he was the most valuable player. he rushed 18 times for 12 , and -- 18 times, 121 yards, two touchdowns, and completed 19 of 22 passes for almost 200 yards. those are the kind of stats that are just off the chart. his leadership all year long, certainly in the playoffs, just unbelievable. i also want to acknowledge marty brown. he is a freshman running back who won the jerry rice award as the freshman of the year. obviously, just had an incredible year, very prestigious award, rushed for more than a thousand yards and scored 14 touchdowns during the year. also i want to recognize wide receiver bryce lance, tremendous young receiver. he tied the record on monday for

the most single-season touchdowns in missouri valley conference history, which is the conference that the bison play in. he had a total of 17 touchdowns. we honor the whole team. it takes a team. incredible players, incredible senior leadership, a number of whom are going to be drafted, no we about it they'll be high draft choices. well coached by tim polecek. he's a first-year coach. a former bison under craig boal for the bison. he came back and this was his first year as head coach. so obviously, exciting for him do win the title -- to win the title in his first year. also other coaches, i specifically want to mention coach randy hedberg, a longtime friend of mine. he is the quarterbacks coach. this guy is a quarterback whisperer. he coached quarterbacks who are

in the nfl now, carson went z, with the chiefs, easton stick with the chargers, trey lance with the dallas cowboys. this guy was actually a professional quarterback himself, amongst other teams played for the tampa bay buccaneers. the first game the tampa bay buccaneers won, randy hedberg, john mckay was the coach, the very first game they won as an expansion team randy hedberg was the quarterback. he's got the gift. we have great players, and a string of players that go to the nfl, and no doubt cam miller will as well. coach denver climban, son of former bison head coach chris clyman. the legacy goes on. chris' son devon is with us. carlton littlejohn, a standout linebacker.

also coach grant olson, a former player, his wife amy is a professional golfer. so, this is an athletic family. those kids are going to be something else, i tell you what. but he was selected as the 2025 class of the american football coaches association 35 under 35 coaches leadership institution. so, he did a tremendous job with the defense. but to all of the coaches and, of course, most of all to these incredible young student-athletes, they were just awesome this year, did an incredible job. i want to congratulate all of them, and athletic director matt larson. another individual who is a good friend of both of ours, dave cook, president of the university, class act. big kudos to him. i got to conclude on bison

nation. oh, i forgot here my posters. i'll show them quick. here they are celebrating after the big win in frisco, texas. we kind of like to refer to frisco, texas as fargo south. one of the high schools in fargo is fargo south. maybe that's how it got started. we love frifshgo. we -- we love frisco, texas. having won ten championships there may have something to do with it. it's a marvelous place. here's the coach holding up, that's coach polasek holding up the trophy there. i think you can see kevin cramer in the back. i guess not. we weren't there but would have loved to have been there. but boyson nation supports this team and you can't do it without that fan base. the montana bobcats were there in force.

i talked to players or talked to some of the folks that were there, some of the alumni and fans that got to the game. and they said montana state really supported their team well. so with that i'm going to turn to my colleague senator cramer who is going to offer some more remarks and, like i say, we are excited because our work is not done. we'll continue to work with the team and look forward to a white house visit. senator cramer. mr. cramer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from north dakota. mr. cramer: thank you. i'm going to do what i do so well and so often and agree with john hoeven. how is that? i won't bore you with a lot of the same information. but he did set up, i think, you set up a perfect opportunity to dig into the dynasty a little bit. when you went through every year. we've been in congress every year that they've uh-1 of these

fcs championships. somebody remiepdzed me of that yesterday -- reminded me of that yesterday. we've given a lot of these speeches, several in the house. a dynasty is a succession of rulers of the same line of descent. a succession of rulers of the same line of descent. so when senator hoeven went through the names of those coaches in these last 14 years, they're in the line of descent. craig who went to wyoming was the coach when they became eligible for the fcs championship series. just to put a little more meat on that, it was a division two, a powerhouse winning several national championships. they switched over to division one and then became eligible -- they didn't become eligible to be even be in the tournament

until 2008. so just imagine that. they were basically the junior varsity until 2008 with they became eligible for the playoffs. and in 2010, they got to the quarter finals. so we got these ten championships but let's not forget. one of the other times, one of the other four years that they didn't win the national championship, they were in the quarter finals. two other years of those four, they were in the semifinals. and the other year they were the runner-up. so what are they then? 9-0 frisco. no wonder we like fargo south. i might also point to this little tidbit and maybe the ncaa is doing this to us on purpose. the next couple of years are going to be in nashville. marsha and bill will have to host us. we'll wait for that to happen. ten championships. everybody is using the word dynasty. espn is using the word dynasty.

you can't help but use the word dynasty. the two quarterbacks in this game, tommy milatt from montana state and ken, played each other in the same game when they were freshmen. they both startedwith their respective teams when they were freshman. what a program and what a great group of guys that created. one of the other things i wanted to throw out there is -- by the way, this poster, this is what -- this is what i texted to president trump about 30 seconds of the game. ndsu posted this image on their x, their twitter feed. so i forwarded it to president trump and said does this mean we get to come to the white house? he said yes with exclamation mark. he loves the program. he loves the program. but ndsu is a really good

football program, the best football program, but there are a lot more. ndsu is a research institution, a land grant university. john and i and anybody in the ag country knows how valuable and important they are to our economy, to our farmers, the research that they do. they are in our one research university, one of the top 100 research universities in the united states. about 12,000 students. about a hundred majors. of course graduate programs and doctoral programs, all kiemdzs of opportunities for young -- kinds of opportunities for young men and women who are looking for an education and a fun place to get one. so we're just so proud of north dakota state university. we're proud of all of our universities. the private ones, public ones. they stand out in so many ways. but this is ndsu's day. we're just honored to be able to celebrate with them in this special way and look forward to going to nashville about a year from now and watching another

one, john. he's a little more -- you know, he doesn't like to set the bar too high and get disappointed, but we're almost never disappointed. so i'm getting my tickets for nashville. with that i yield. mr. hoeven: just a final comment. just so that both can see our ties. because i really want to commend you on your outstanding choice of the green and yellow ndsu, north dakota state university tie. and i have the wheat version of the tie, mr. president. and i know in nebraska, you understand how important agriculture is. so we're proud of our school, for our football teams, but also because it's one of the leading schools of agriculture in the country and for so many other reasons as well. mr. cramer: if i might reclaim a moment. i think there are two montana senators that should be wearing these ties. we'll find them later. i yield. mr. hoeven: thank you, mr. president.

we yield the floor.

we are thinking of the former president and his family on this day. the new year is upon us and in just 11 days we will welcome a new administration here to washington. as we get our bearings in the new year, we are really pleased to kick off a series of these discussions that really think of grand strategy that think of some of america's place in the world, global governance issues and situate u.s. foreign policy

in the minds of policymakers and all of us. we are really very pleased to kick this off with really the great foreign policy figures of our time. stephen hines who is of course the president and ceo of the rockefellers brothers fund. coining the term acupuncture philanthropy. i love this to describe the approach that leverages the modest, relatively modest assets to trigger larger systemic change. i think if you look at stevens time and his career of public service prior to that, he really has had quite a remarkable impact in some big transcendent areas of policies. sustainable development, democracy, mobile governance, peace building among other priorities. i would also note that stephen practices what he preaches back

in 2010. he set an ambitious path to the foundation to align the funds investment practices with its mission space which subsequently led to rbf divesting from fossil fuels. last year, stephen authored this report which i highly commend to you online. i think we even have some copies around the office for the future which is a exploration of international relations in an age of turbulence. it is a compelling role through branch strategy, issues of global governance and as we kick off the new year we thought this would be a great way to kind of frame the discussion that will unfold over the coming years. stephen, thank you for being here today with us. >> thank you for having me and

thank you for being in the variance audiences online and in the room. it is great to see everybody. >> i will start by saying they have been a beneficiary of the generosity of the rockefeller brothers fear china work, middle east work, some of our work on global governance. it will not blunt the savage nest of my question. do not get too comfortable there >> it's okay. you do not have to have any future grants. [laughter] >> i'm sorry. [laughter] okay. before we jump in, let me just talk a little bit about the order of battle here over the next 45-50 minutes or so. we will have a discussion between the two of us on some of the issues that were captured in stephen's analysis. we will reserve some time at the end for q&a. both with our online audience and those of you in the room online. you know the drill. you can go online and submit

your questions and we will call those and certainly have time to get to some of those for some of you joining us in the room we will have a microphone passed around. but with that, stephen, let's get started. >> you right in this report, i will quote, what distinguishes this period in human history is a confluence of forces. political strategic, economic, social top, technological and environmental as well as interactions among them. that fueled the turbulence that we see today. so, everywhere we look, we are looking at a people, we are looking at backsliding. we see new threats, we see reemerging threats, political instability and overall, and erosion of the institutions that were previously relied upon to manage those challenges. help us to frame the outset. help us sort of frame your own

thinking. what do you say are the two or three biggest challenges that we face. what are the chief causes of those and what are the consequences? all told, the confluence is of these kind of various forces always kind of created different today than in previous years. >> first, i also want to pay tribute to president carter. he was a remarkable leader. i had the opportunity to meet him in early 1976 during the primary season when he was still jimmy who. i was deeply impressed and moved by his sincerity and his honesty and his approach at a time where we were coming through a period of domestic turbulence. when we look back, it is not working, oh, that is not so good

which one is not working? is it the room mike or the c-span mike? because i can speak to the room. no? okay. thank you. i was just saying that i had the opportunity to meet governor carter in early 1976 before any of the primaries had actually taken place. when we think back on the kinds of things that he struggled with in his presidency and how he responded to them, there is a lot of relevance to the situation that we find ourselves in today. so, to get to your question, it is true that history is always essentially told us the story of turbulence. plagues, wars, economic crises,

collapse, shifts in systems of governance, et cetera. what i think distinguishes this period of turbulence is this simultaneous confluence of this array of forces across different domains and across the entire globe. i think that this is the key point. the possibility of three existential threats simultaneously. the first obviously being the climate crisis. the second being a new nuclear arms race which is already underway between the united states, russia and china. the third being the advent of hyper disruptive technologies like artificial intelligence, but, also, biomedicine and nanotechnology, all of which have the potential to do great good, but they also have the potential to alter human life. so these three existential threats happening simultaneously in a world of armed conflict at

the moment then any time in the decades. and an aging system and an anachronistic system that simply is not up to managing the range of global problems that we are living with. >> what are the challenges that you identify. just to pivot off of your last comment? you know, one of the failures, if you will, of mobile governance, to your mind at least, you know, our inability to better integrate, if you will , we have a global majority into decision-making and giving them agency to help manage and, you know, the challenge that they equally are facing. six and a half billion people in the world, and, as you know,

today is kind of international mechanisms whether it is un or other international agencies, do a relatively poor job of reflecting their priorities, their needs, their concerns and really kind of integrating them as partners and solutions. obviously we can take the security council itself, cap represents about 2 billion people. not even one third of the world 's population and has significant influence on global events. it may surprise you to hear this , but there's not a lot of sympathy for the united nations. certainly not in this town and really around the world. particularly as we watch the crises in ukraine being perpetuated. how is the un not more effective in addressing these. the un turns 80 this year. so, i have to ask you, is it

possible to even retrofit this organization? has the un had its day and it's time to turn the page? >> well, it is interesting. should we pay any attention? what is it doing for us, what is it doing for the world? the un remained essential but the un is not sufficient. we need to try to remake the un is much as possible and i would say that some of the outcomes of the summit of the future that was held at the un in the fall were some positive directions including some real progress in the concept of un security council reform. so, we have to keep pushing to remake the un as we can but we also have to think about how do we supplement the un and augment the capacity to solve and manage

global problems when the un is incapable of acting. i think that a lot of that has to do with recognizing we are living in a multi- power world and a world in which power is much more dispersed than it has been in the past. one of the logics of the past that we have to divest from is this notion of great power dominance because it just is not accepted by the rest of the world. that is a logic that goes back to essentially the wars in the congress of vienna and that is when great power dominance was really kind of invented and it has been codified in the un security council, but it is being rejected by the school majority and thank you for using that term because i do not like to term the global south because

it does not acknowledge the fact that we are really talking about the majority of the worlds population. by the way, most of them live north of the equator so they are not even in the south, geographically. they are the global majority and we should acknowledge that. one of the things that we need to do in the logic of the future is manage a process of dealing with multi- nodal power and to create a more equitable distribution of power and inclusion in both global processing global outcomes. >> let me push you a little bit on this. what are the implications here? on the top of your mind, what are the top one or two implications for that, as you described, kind of exclusion of the global majority? >> well, if the united states does not in particular kind of redesign our relationship with the global majority, others are

doing it, and we know who they are. china is very active in this regard and quite brilliant and very effective. the rockefeller brothers fund works in various places around the world and i can tell you, every place that we were, we see the chinese at work. it is very, very impressive. the countries of the global majority say to us when i asked them the questions, well what is it like dealing with china, are they putting you into massive debt and also forcing you into political relationships that you may not otherwise choose and they say, well, make us a better offer. not the rbs, the global north for the great powers or just make us a better hour. it is not that this is the direction that we want to go but for us we have to be pragmatic. we have to serve the needs of our people. so, you know, this is what they

forced us to do if we do not get a better offer. sometimes, it is a bargaining chip. we are all new here in the chinese are very good at playing that game, but that does not mean that the core aspirations and needs of people in the global majority are not bona fide, are not meaningful and that we should not be meeting them. >> if you look through history, the challenge of global governance is difficult. that many people in a room with a lot of different opinions and people pulling in opposite directions. so, you know, given that, does the future lie, why does the future not lie at what we used to call coalitions of the willing. you know, the u.s. are okay,

japan, these kind of coalitions of the willing. has global governance not had its day, and why not just work with these smaller coalitions where there are like-minded views and attitudes and individual countries pulling in the same direction. >> i think increasingly that is exactly what we need to deal. that is part of what i think in terms of supplementing or augmenting the un. it is about creating an ecosystem of institutions and processes to manage global affairs and not relying on a centralized system. many lateral is him coalitions of the willing, regional organizations are very important in this. multi- alignment or variable alignment where we will be aligned with some countries on certain issues and we will have different alignments with different countries on other issues and so the implication of this, of course is far greater complexity and from the point of

view of managing it, through diplomacy and intrastate relations, it is enormously complex. one of the things that it requires is a massive surge in diplomatic capacity. one of the things that i think we need to do in this country and others is to build our diplomatic capacity not rely so heavily on our mighty military force and build a diplomatic capacity that understands the logic of the future as opposed to relying on the logic of the past that they are comfortable in working in many lateral arrangements. they are comfortable working in variable alignment. they are comfortable and having to be nimble and reactive on a quick basis. that is a 20 year project. one of the ideas that i propose in this paper is actually a

global diplomacy curriculum that would be developed with scholars from across the globe and practitioners from across the globe and then taught in various schools of diplomacy and international relations and available online in multiple languages so that not only are we creating an american cadre of diplomats who are poised to do the diplomacy of the future, we are helping to do this on a global basis which will actually help create more global cooperation because the diplomats of the future will have some common basis in their training. >> i want to push this many lateral steam. i want to talk to about the eu. there is a lot in your report, i will quote to you again, today, the eu is a dynamic and productive single market and the second largest economy after the united states. it is the world's largest trader of manufactured goods and services and ranked first both inbound and outbound in both inbound and out bound foreign

investment. you conclude that the eu is perhaps the greatest single political achievement of the second half of the 20th century. so, can you explain to an american audience who i think would sort of a little bit rebel against that. just an overly bureaucratic disorganized slow messy, you know, aggregation of countries. convince me that that statement you said is correct. presuming you can, you may not, if we are successful, is there a potential, do you see a potential for other kind of regional pooled sovereignty? africa, can we talk about indo pacific? is there north america. >> this will end, soon. >> well, i stand by that statement. i think that the eu is a remarkable achievement.

i want to point out that it is not in achievement that happened easily and it is not in achievement that happened quickly. this goes back literally to the end of the second war and the creation of the coal and steel community in the 1950s and it has evolved to become a much more powerful and well organized instrument it started out as a peace project after two world wars. fighting largely on european territory and it has been quite successful in that regard. it developed into a very powerful economic project and you can pull up the data. now it is more and more a political project. is it messy, is it cumbersome, is it bureaucratic, yes all of those apply. one of the reforms that i and others have promoted it is in the paper the notion that they need to move away from unanimous decision making because it is slowing them down on key issues and it is very problematic. there is eu reform underway in the same fashion that there is

security council reform underway and that will take time. but, you know, a quote a french industry in the paper who said, we have to realize that the eu is a dear -- daily miracle. i think that that is a fair statement. it is pretty miraculous that these 27 member states have been able to come together and do as much as they can. i think that it offers a model and the concept of collaborative sovereignty that i think needs to be more of the future as opposed to nationstate sovereignty which is simply inadequate. so, we look at the african union we look at other regional organizations and i think part of what the logic of the future suggests is that, actually, we should work to strengthen those organizations and help them become more effective and help them take on more responsibility and do it in coordination with the united nations. one thought there is to give

them participation in standing in some fashion in the work of the security council. the same way that some of them are now invited to meetings of the g20 so that we are decentralizing the process but coordinating it at the same time i think that the eu offers a really powerful model, not that it needs to be replicated exactly, but the lessons from eu success and its challenges and shortcomings are really important as we think about building regional capacity. >> you know, potential success in other regions around the world, where would you take the eu model next. >> i think that the african union is one that i would focus the most on. this paper is obviously looking long term into the future. africa will just be increasingly critical in the decades ahead. population growth will happen in

africa. consequences of climate change are going to be very acute in africa. economic needs are going to be acute in africa and, so, i think that the african union provides the kind of starting point and i would spend time working with them and thinking about how to strengthen their capacity. how to integrate them into the globe will system, systems and how to create this network of regional capacity that can contribute to global problems. >> i want to turn to one of the most interesting points at least to me that you raised in your document, stephen, you talked about, and you have this morning here, but the multiplicity of the existential risks that we face as an international community. challenges that are so big that they defined the ability of any single country or maybe even

community of countries to improve, supersede. so, therefore, we are challenging and you pointed out i think quite articulately here the need to really transcend traditional sovereignty and think about methods of the -- aggregating sovereignty at the superstate level, if you will. speaking as one example of climate change. a threat of nuclear war. i think you referenced that as well. challenges that obviously all require a shift in how we coordinate responses to address these challenges. >> i want to ask you how you will respond to those. you are aggregating power in different ways rather than aggregating at the super estate level, we should be thinking about actors at the substate level and we should be engaging, you know, here in individual states or private industry or,

you know, other actors to address these issues instead of going up, should we not be going down. >> i write in the paper that we need to be doing both. we need to figure out those challenges that require greater global capacity and those challenges that are better managed at more local levels of governance. and do both simultaneously. and, as we devolved some power, we also need to distribute resources to help those local levels or regional levels of governance to have the capacity to respond to the impacts of global problems in their particular locales. so, climate is kind of the classic example of this. this is a lesson that we can draw from the european union as well. they are a notion of subsidiarity that problems should be solved at the lowest level of governance. the level of governance closest to the people that actually will create effective response.

i think in the global system we need to think that way, too. for planetary challenges we need planetary capacity. for managing the impacts we need much more local capacity and for coordinating we need some supranational institutions and regional institutions and ad hoc institutions and mechanisms. and, so, we are living in a very complex world and i painting a picture of a very complex system of ecosystems of institutions and mechanisms and processes. this is not going to be a simple matter. it will take, you know, real creativity and real political will. both of which i think are in short supply. >> let's do a quick got check onto that point, stephen. an age of america first. some may say that university located

in lawrence, kansas. it was established by the department of interior for the purpose of maintaining the federal government's trust responsibilities and treat y agreements to the native americans. haskell university serves as a custodian of tribal culture offering students the opportunity to receive tuition-free higher education in an environment that understands and prioritizes indigenous values. yet haskell has faced significant challenges. haskell's campus which once serves b served as a sanctuary for native american art and history has been neglected by the bureau of indian education. many buildings, many which serve as u.s. historic landmarks are in disrepair are no longer in use. many of the residential buildings on campus are not equipped with heating, ventilation or air conditioning

and the campus is not compliant with the americans with disabilities act. it is the responsibility of the bureau of indian education as described in the indian education act of 1972 to, quote, ensure continued and expanded educational opportunities for indian students. yet the bie failed to maintain haskell's infrastructure or to provide a safe campus for students and employees. sint 2017 -- since 2017 i've been working to bring attention to the bie's mismanagement of the university. on multiple occasions i called on leadership at the department to address the wide array of problems and challenges at haskell. in 2022, serious allegations were reported to my office regarding improper treatment of students and the wrongful termination of an employee at haskell indian nations universities. i contacted the director of indian education urging the bie to address these issues.

although the bie of course assured me in march of 2023 that changes would be made to alleviate my concerns, we continue to hear from students and staff reporting the problems and reporting that those problems that were reported back then were not being addressed adequately. in october 2023 i was informed of a confidence on-campus investigation into the issues at haskell. in april of 2024 a report was released due to an investigation by the government watchdog agency which revealed serious problems including failures to establish and follow policies involving sexual assault and intimidation of faculty and students. with these findings, i called on a systemic overhaul within bie, but as has almost always been the case, the department of interior chose to delegate the responsibilities to an assistant secretary and refused to directly address the issues at

hand. since april 2024, i made repeated requests to meet with deb haaland, secretary of the interior, to discuss these issues. every attempt for discussion was rebuffed. this ongoing neglect is unacceptable. it's past time for real change at haskell. to address these issues last month, i released a draft piece of legislation to provide a federal charter for h haskell indian nations university and to remove the department of interior and the bureau of indian education from direct oversight of the university. the legislation will empower haskell with self-governments, providing an organizational structure that reflects its mission, community and needs of its students. the marker bill calls for the establishment of a new governing body at haskell, a board of regents who will be directly accountable to the students the, staff and to the tribes that haskell serves.

the board would manage the university's budget, make decisions regarding academic programming, faculty and facilities, and ensure that the institution is providing a high-quality educational experience for students that attend haskell university, an educational experience that they deserve. i appreciate the support from the haskell board of regents. the president of the board, p brittany hall, said this, and i quote her. these challenges underscore the need for more tailored governance model, one that enables the university to thrive. by moving haskell outside the purview of bie removed the bureaucratic ambivalence that damaged in significant ways its potential. i'd like to request that members of the native american, lawrence, kansas, and higher education communities submit feedback to my office or to my colleague who is leading this effort in the house of

representatives, congressman tracy mann, on the proposed legislation to ensure this bill effectively addresses key issues. we are looking for comment and input. the history of the federal government's treatment of native americans is filled with broken promises. we should not allow haskell, a cornerstone of native higher education, to become another promise we failed to keep. the students who walk through the doors of haskell deserve better than the inefficiency and mismanagement and neglect they face under the current governance system. i look forward to working with all stakeholders to refine the draft legislation and request my colleagues join me in an effort to secure a prosperous future for haskell university. mr. president, i thank you for your attention.

a bipartisan vote of 84-nine. the final vote is expected next week. you are watching live senate coverage here on c-span2. >> welcome back, we are joined now by jamil jaffer. institute founder george mason university at the george mason university law school. he is a former senior counsel to the house intelligence committee welcome to the program. >> thank you for having me. in talking about this attack in new orleans, the fbi had said the attacker is 100% inspired by isis. tell us how they reach that

conclusion. >> the most obvious is he put in isis flag on the back of his truck that he drove into that crowd. there on bourbon street killing 14 people. beyond that, we know that over the course of the last year and in particular up to his attack, he posted a number of things on social media indicating his allegiance to isis. indicating his concerns with the second western culture and the like. that is what is made clear to us in particular, he actually mentioned in one of his post right before he conducted the attack that he had this thing about killing his own family but decided that that would not be splashy enough it would knock it is cause enough attention and that was part of his concern which is why he conducted the horrific attack like he did there in new orleans. >> the u.s. i believe was largely defeating isis in iraq and syria. so, what is the current state of

isis? do they currently hold any territory and how much influence and power do they actually have right now? >> we have conducted a strong series of operations to the words of a decade now against isis. they do continue to hold small pockets of territory just in the last few days. u.s. forces along with iraqi forces have conducted strikes in syria and iraq against isis targets. in addition on december 20, 2024 , killing a senior isis leader. so, we continue to conduct strikes because they continue to pose a threat both in the new gym but internationally as well. they are trying to plot these long-term attacks in europe. there also trying to continue to conspire people to conduct attacks in their homelands either here in the united states or in europe as well. >> how are they inspiring those attacks. through what medium. >> it is unfortunate but it is

actually online. they are posting videos that talk about the jihad. talk about training tariffs. what may motivate you to conduct the attack. they talk about extreme versions that most of the world's ability and muslims practice. so, they are working in an effort to actively take people who have other issues, issues and his family life and financially and culture rating a life after the military. vulnerable people and convert them into killers by giving them something to believe in. something to motivate them. problems that are not the actual reason for their problems. >> i will play you a short portion of pentagon press secretary. a level of threat that isis represents today and then i will get your reaction to it. >> isis retains capabilities as we've seen in iraq and syria. that is why we have our forces

in both of the countries to ensure that they can ensure reconstitute or resurge back to what it was, you know, just a decade ago. an entire mission is to ensure the defeat of isis and that is why we have partnered with the syrian democratic forces, you know, over the past few years. that is why we continue to conduct strikes against isis predictions weatherby as recently as in the desert or elsewhere. because, of course, they certainly are not the same threat that they were a decade ago. >> what do you make of that? the concept of military defeat of isis given that this is more of an ideology that inspires other people to make attacks on their fellow citizens. >> there is no doubt that it is hard to combat ideology. it is also a group of fighters

and planners who are conducting attacks and plotting attacks overseas. making videos that we are talking about trying to radicalize people, communicating over encrypted apps with americans in the united states, with europeans in europe as well so, there are people, there are facilities, there are training camps, there are capabilities, look at syria with the fall. that brutal dictator he used chemical weapons against his own people. at the same time, the very people coming to power, the new leader of syria, he is a former member of al qaeda. a former member of the fund a key terrorist group of the region. he claims -- but they now control real territory with real weaponry and the israelis have taken a significant effort to take out a lot of syrian military equipment. that is a real challenge and needs tariffs are not going away they also believe that they work

these couple months. they are happy that he will achieve the success. more spectacular which is ultimately the goal we are talking about the threat that isis poses to the united states. we are taking your calls by parties. four republicans and 2,027,488,002 for independence. president-elect trump has said that he wants to scale back the u.s. presence in the middle east and just as a reminder, the u.s. has about 2000 troops in iraq about 900 and syria. they are there to counter isis. what do you think that the impact will have, of that will

have more, you know, isolationist or america first agenda. >> well, look, we have had three presidents in a row, obama, trump and aydin who of all wanted to reduce our force posture, remove ourselves from a lot of these overseas conflicts, focus here at home. at times a we've done that we seen the disastrous withdrawal from afghanistan. we sought against isis. but then, the challenge where he allowed the turkish government to go after allies and so there are challenges in our relationship with our allies and our adversaries overseas and the real fact of the matter is at the end of the day, it is better for the united states and americans and allies in europe to fight these adversaries where they are whether it's in the middle east or elsewhere rather than allowing them to plan a plot toxicants our home in the united states organs europeans in europe organs americans and europeans anywhere around the globe. the real truth is if we witness effort or even be successful at

staving off of the attacks of the homeland we have to conduct operations overseas. not just in syria, not just in iraq but afghanistan in northern pakistan. >> president-elect trump was asked about it at the news conference yesterday. i will play you a portion of what he said specifically about turkey. >> the pentagon disclosed last month that the u.s. has some 2000 troops in syria. that is almost double the number initially we were told 900. when you keep that capacity the same? >> i will not tell you that. i will say that it was turkey. turkey has been after that country and different names and forms and shapes for 2000 years. those people that when in art from turkey. president juan is a friend of mine. he is a guy i like, respect. i think he respects me also. he is the one that did not go up

there certain people after i request that he not. the kurds. they are natural enemies. they hate each other, but he did not do that, yet. auntie did not do it in the past also. he started and i said please do not do that and he did not do it if you look at what happened with syria, russia was weekends. iran was weekends. he is a very smart guy. he sent his people in there through different forms and different names and they went in and they took over and that is the way that it is. >> what do you think of that on, you know, ceding the fight of isis to the turkish president? >> certainly, he has interest in the region as do russia and iran as president trump correctly laid out. in a lot of ways the turkish effort was successful at harming russia and harming iran amidst interest in syria and by

replacing that and getting the brutal dictator out. the problem is the people that have now taken over the country have long-term ties back to al qaeda, back to terrorist groups that have attacked the united states and president trump rightly lays out that there is challenge between the kurdish forces and the turkish forces. we have an important relationship there is an ally. at the same time, we have a very strong relationship with the kurds who actually wonder president trump or at least took back a lot about territory as you point out. we have not yet won that war. we have not defeated them. we have to maintain that relationship as well. president trump tells a little bit more of a charitable story than what actually took place. at the same time getting the turkish government and the president in the right place is a good thing for the nato alliance. a good thing for the united states. a while back they brought mark -- they brought russian missiles that is a huge problem. we need to get them to stop doing that. turkey has different interests

as well. we have to figure out how to work together with them, but also not allow them to go after key allies of ours that iphone 4s had fought for themselves to protect those lands in iraq and syria from the very real threat of vices and groups like al qaeda. >> we will take calls, but one more question for you before we do. this attack in new orleans was carried out by a u.s. army veteran, born in texas. he had pledged allegiance to isis just before the attack. legally, when it comes to an american citizen, what can the fbi do, as far as attracting people, surveilling people here in the united states that have either isis leanings or have actually pledged allegiance. >> well, it is a great question. a really important question.

the challenge i think that we face today as we have an authority that used to be in the intelligence act. it allows us to surveilled americans with the court order from the foreign intelligence which is made of district judges around the country to soul like these terrorist weird unfortunately, other critically imported authorities that we have today on drug suspects as well. the 215 pretty much allows us to access metadata for connectionsd connections between the united states. they allow us to four years. the authorities that are identi. now they have gone away. they are missing some of these things. second, section 702 our ability to surveilled foreigners, not americans, is also said to expire in the upcoming year. only for a short period. we have to reauthorize out as well. a lot of important decisions to

make frankly dropping the ball in a big way when it comes to loan will surveillance over four years ago. >> let's go to calls now to greg a democrat in wellington, connecticut. hi, greg. >> good morning. good morning, guest. i am a lifelong democrat. i am a big antiwar guy. i think that the guest here is being a little bit disingenuous when he describes a situation in syria. giuliani is a terrorist entity had a $10 million bounty reward on his head. in large part, he is there because of u.s. support of his terrorist group to take down the legitimatel government of syria. this all started back in 2011.

so, the guest, you know history of this situation is completely missing here as i talk, but, short of that, allies. allies. if ts said reading and in order to place the bill on the calendar under the provisions of rule 14, i object to my own request. the presiding officer: the objection is heard. the bill will be read for the second time on the next legislative day. mr. thune: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the consideration of s. res. 19, which was submitted earlier today. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: senate resolution 19, honoring the life and legacy of president jimmy carter and commending president jimmy carter for his lifelong career of public service, humanitarian leadership, diplomacy, and courageous advocacy. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will proceed to the measure.

mr. thune: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and that motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. thune: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned up 3:00 p.m. on monday, january 13, 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. further, upon the conclusion of morning business, the senate resume consideration of the motion to proceed to calendar number 1, s. 5, postcloture. finally, that all postcloture time expire at 5:30 p.m. and the senate vote on the motion to proceed to calendar number 1, s. 5. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. thune: mr. president, if there is no 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

3:00 p.m. on monday.