so if you are at work with some corporation that is not paying their taxes, and you can report that successfully the collection of those taxes to the irs, that whistleblower can get a share of the return. and so far, since $2,066,000,000,000, billion dollars has come back into the federal treasury. however in regard to that program so much of the program's history there is been an embedded culture in treasury and the irs has hampered the success of the program. so, i will look forward to working with mr. bessent to turn that culture around the 2006 legislation will be much more

productive unit in the not having the federal government cheated out of taxes that people owe. based on my discussion with mr.n bessent, there is no doubt in my mind he is well-qualified to be treasury secretary. so, i urge all of my colleagues to join me in voting in favor of his nomination later today. >> senate president pro tempore chuck grassley using opening remarks in the chamber floor to speak about international holocaust remembrance day. cooks today marks the 80th anniversary of the nazi concentration and extermination camp with the holocaust

remembrance day. today, we remember the 6 million jewish victims as well as the victims of other millions of others. victims persecuted by te nazis. we do this so that is never repeated. i honor the victims, the survivors and their families by combating anti-semitism and preserving history for future generations. in 2023 approached me about wrongdoing by the swiss bank named its internal investigations into the information relating to the banks ties. for decades trying to track the nazi confiscation of all kinds of jewish valuables.

we all know they use the swiss bankser to hide whatever was confiscated. i went to senator whitehouse and adjournment of the budget committee should the budget committee for subpoena that was developed by investigations independent confirmed allegations and shed light on the nazi during and after world war ii.

it's very clear credit's past leadership panel this matter terribly and also the reputation the bank fired since then credit suisse as a bank collapsed, it was emerged. and he has been rehired owns the results of this inquiry. mishandling this whole event. earlier this month senator whitehouse and i released r updates from this investigation.

shortly after their negative press leaks and possibly past disgruntled employees. that leaks contain lies about the work and the attack of his characterfs. these attacks serve no purpose other than to frustrate an investigation that absurd conduct is in fact a spit in the face to the victims of the holocaust. the united states congress will not tolerate and should not tolerate that kind of evil here in the 21st century. neither will those brave souls long past that live to the nazi

evil. they stand guard as our spiritualgt strengths. so, let this be a message to the bank obstructionists. that this senator, as senate of the chair committee, i will leave no stone unturned when it comes to nazi evils and neither will senator whitehouse. i yield the floor. >> present from >> to be treasury secretary 68 -- 29 before the vote massachusetts senator senate finance committee ranking member of oregon talked about why they were voted against his nomination. senator mike crapo chairs the finance committee speaks in support of mr. bessent. >> at madam president i rising in opposition to