mr. cruz: thank you, mr. chairman. ms. abrams, it's been over two year, you still refuse to concede you lost the race for governor in georgia in 2018. you said you do not concede the process was proper and that, quote, they stole it from the voters of georgia. yes or no, today, do you still maintain that the 2018 georgia election was stolen? >> as i've always said i acknowledged at the very beginning that brian kemp won under the rules that were in place. what i object to are rules that permitted thousands of georgia voters to be denied their participation in this election and had their votes cast out. i will continue to disagree with the system until it is fixed. we have seen marked progress made, unfortunately it was undone in s.b.-202. i will continue to advocate for a system that permits every eligible georgian to cast their ballot. mr. cruz: i'm going to ask you to please answer the question i ask, yes or no, do you still maintain the 2018 election was stole snn that's your language. >> m

what mr hawley and mr cruz are now doing is fighting for the inheritance of that big lie.icans, the republicans, that they're the victims, that they're the ones whose votes are being stolen and so forth. so, yes, so long as we have that big lie in the system, there's going to be a problem, right? and so part of your question about the actuality, the answer would be there has to be serious investigation of what happened in the us from november of last year through january of this year. there has to be some kind of commission which lays that down — notjust for future historians, but for citizens and for judges, so that we can have clarity about that. that will reduce the danger. it won't eliminate it, but it will reduce it. this fight for factuality that you talk about, you take from the us horizon to a global horizon because you talk about climate change being one of the things that most concerns you. the arguments about climate change, the truth about the science, the thing that perhaps most concerns you about the world in general today because you say that you see, in the

i know something else -- it would be an open invitation for mr. cruzck to come into latin america and to engage us in what would be a civil war and possibly even worse than that. host: so what role did questions about castro and cuba play in the 1960 presidential campaign? guest: it's such a bizarre situation, because nixon is arguing the exact opposite of what he believes. kennedy is attacking nixon from the right on cuba, saying the revolution has to be quarantined and its opponents have to be supported. the kennedy campaign had put out a campaign statement that the eisenhower administration was not helping, providing virtually no help. in this debate, which was the fourth of the presidential debates, nixon is countering that press statement from the kennedy campaign for all those reasons that he articulated. so you have this bizarre situation -- if you are an american voter in 1960 and don't want the united states to intervene in cuba, you would vote for nixon, who articulated why this shouldn't happen. even though nixon himself was actually pressin

cruz. in case any has any final questions. >> i have a couple of questions. let me start with mr. copel. since you testified two years ago, additional states have enacted red flag laws and multiple states have amended their laws. it seems that they have all amended them in the direction of providing less protection of due process, and less protection of second amendment rights. for example, california amended its law to allow a disgruntled coworker to initiate the process for confiscating a fellow coworkers firearm. do you think the trend is for these laws to get broader and broader, and less protective of fundamental rights? if so, why do you think this is happening? >> maybe it is the slippery slope that always happens on all kinds of laws. as people get it enacted and say look, look how narrow it is. when it is they are, they start thinking of ways how to move it further and further. anyone who is concerned about someone else can come to a law enforcement officer, a peace officer, or states attorney and bring that forward problem forward, but just because you had a fight with a guy at

mr. speaker, including ted cruz and at one point, you called him lucifer incarnate. worst of it and a few other people. i've had a really interesting life in an interesting career and people will find this interesting. if for those who i stepped on toes a little bit, it's okay. >> bret: it is an interesting read, we appreciate your time and enjoy the sunshine down there in florida. up next, honoring a fallen capitol police officer, we go live to capitol hill. >> your son, your husband, your brother, your dad was a. good boy! [laughs] ♪ hold my pouch. ♪ trust us, us kids are ready to take things into our own hands. don't think so? hold my pouch. is now a good time for a flare-up? enough, crohn's! for adults with moderate to severe crohn's or ulcerative colitis... stelara® can provide relief and is the only approved medication to reduce inflammation on and below the surface of the intestine in uc. you, getting on that flight? back off, uc! stelara® may increase your risk of infections, some serious, and cancer. before treatment, get tested for tb. tell your doctor if y

cruz: thank you, mr. chairman. there was no one in this country who is not fed up with and furious when we hear that another monster has used a gun to take an innocent life. there is not a person in this country who is not heartbroken when they learn about another suicide. every life is a gift from god. every innocent life that is lost is unique and tragedy. in texas, we have seen far too many mass murders at the hands of deranged and sick individuals. i was in santa fe the morning of that shooting. santa fe high school is less then an hour from my house. i was in el paso at the walmart after another mass murder. i was in midland odessa after yet another. i was in dallas where five police officers were murdered by a deranged radical. i was in sullivan springs in that beautiful sanctuary where a monster murdered innocent women and children. i care deeply about stopping violent crime. gun crime in particular. i have spent much of my adult life in law enforcement. trying to stop violent criminals who prey upon the inn

cruz: thank you mr. chairman and congratulations to both of the nominees. dge jackson, you and i attended lawsuit -- law school together. judge jackson: good to see you. sen. cruz: congratulations. let me start with a general question which is how would you find judicial activism -- define judicial activism? judge jackson: when a judge is unwilling to separate out their own personal views of a circumstance or case and they rule consistent with those views rather than the law as they are required. ms. jackson-akiwumi: i would give the same answer and out other judicial activism means many things to different people, for me it suggests a judge who goes beyond the issues presented to the court. judges are limited. they have a restraint rule in that they only decide the issues presented to them. one form of activism is going beyond. sen. cruz: what should a principled judge do if the law requires one outcome into your own personal, political policy views are to the contrary? how does the judge resolve that? judge jackson: the judge is duty-bound to follow the la

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. >> texas senator ted cruz spoke against the president's nominee to be the defense secretary for policy was later confirmed. here is what he said. >> mr. president. i ask unanimous consent to speak up to seven months prior to the vote onrd the nomination. >> without objection, so ordered. >> authorized to speak about , theto president under secretaryf defense for policy. most basic responsibility of our government and military is to protect the national security helping allies and straining our enemies the pentagon policy chief is responsible for those evaluations. unfortunately, i've come to believe his judgment is irreparably marred by obsessive animosity towards israel. i can think of no other way to explain the years of consistent wrong abuse regarding the middle east and not just that but impulsive and reckless. he's repeatedly spelled out his conspiracy theories and attacks on twitter and other public venues. he views the world through a clock cracked lens and i challenge my democratic imcolleagues to explain one sime thing, what otherna explanation other than animosity to the world's only jewishte state coud possibly account fo

cruz: thank you, mr. chairman. there was no one in this country who is not fed up with and furious when we hear that another monster has used a gun to take an innocent life. there is not a person in this country who is not heartbroken when they learn about another suicide. every life is a gift from god. every innocent life that is lost is unique and tragedy. in texas, we have seen far too many mass murders at the hands of deranged and sick individuals. i was in santa fe the morning of that shooting. santa fe high school is less then an hour from my house. i was in el paso at the walmart after another mass murder. i was in midland odessa after yet another. i was in dallas where five police officers were murdered by a deranged radical. i was in sullivan springs in that beautiful sanctuary where a monster murdered innocent women and children. i care deeply about stopping violent crime. gun crime in particular. i have spent much of my adult life in law enforcement. trying to stop violent criminals who prey upon the inn

cruz: thank you mr. chairman and congratulations to both of the nominees. judge jackson, you and i attended lawsuit -- law school together. judge jackson: good to see you. sen. cruz: congratulations. let me start with a general question which is how would you find judicial activism -- define judicial activism? judge jackson: when a judge is unwilling to separate out their own personal views of a circumstance or case and they rule consistent with those views rather than the law as they are required. ms. jackson-akiwumi: i would give the same answer and out other judicial activism means many things to different people, for me it suggests a judge who goes beyond the issues presented to the court. judges are limited. they have a restraint rule in that they only decide the issues presented to them. one form of activism is going beyond. sen. cruz: what should a principled judge do if the law requires one outcome into your own personal, political policy views are to the contrary? how does the judge resolve that? judge jackson: the judge is duty-bound to follow the

senator cruz. >> thank you, mr. chairman. congratulations to both of the nominee's. judge jackson come you and i attended law school together. >> we did. >> it's good to see. >> good to see you again. >> congratulations. let me start with a general question to both of you. which is how would you define judicial activism? >> i think judicial activism is when a judge is unable or unwilling to separate out the own personal views of a circumstance or case and they rule consistent with those views rather than the law as they are required to do. >> i would give the same answer, senator cruz, and also add other judicial activists mean many things to different people. for me it also suggests a judge he goes outside beyond the issues presented to the court. judges are limited. get quite a restrained role that there only to decide the issues presented to them, and one form of activism is going be on that. >> so what should a principled judge curiel if the law requires oneo out, and your own personal political policy views are to the contrary? how does a judge resolve that conf

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. >> texas senator ted cruz spoke against the president's nominee to be the defense secretary for policy was later confirmed. here is what he said. >> mr. president. i ask unanimous consent to speak up to seven months prior to the vote onrd the nomination. >> without objection, so ordered. >> authorized to speak about , theto

cruz. senator padilla? >> thank you, mr. chair.e i begin my questions, i want to take a moment to remark on the significance of this hearing. as chairman durbin reminded us and noted at the outset of this hearing, over the past four years, the prior administration appointed 226 judges to the federal courts. almost 30% of the current federal judiciary. an overwhelming majority of those appointees, 189, were white. and nearly as many, 171, were men. over the course of the prior administration, our federal judiciary became markedly less diverse. today marks an important step in reversing that trajectory and creating a federal judiciary that reflects the america that it serves. this committee has heard and will hear testimony from five nominees, all persons of color and three women. they have experience in public defense, prosecution, civil litigation, municipal law and military service. the diversity of background and professional experience they offer to the federal judiciary in addition to their impressive qualifications is remarkab

cruz? >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. carvajal, welcome. thank you for your service. what currently is happening to bureau prison inmates who are criminal aliens? when they're tirms of incarceration expire. are they being transferred immediately to d.h.s. for deportation? >> senator, we have immigration hearing programs at 24 of our sites. we work in conjunction with i.c.e. i.c.e. makes the final determination whether they're going to be deported or not. so we have a process that works with that. about 17% of our population are non-u.s. citizens. i.c.e., they determine whether or not they're going to be deported. typically they make that determination. there's a time frame. they come and pick them up, and then they're released to them. >> so what percent of criminal aliens are being deported after they've served their prison time? >> senator, i don't know that information. have you lived to ask the department of homeland security. i don't track that system, because it doesn't -- it's not within my authority. >> the bureau of prisons doesn't keep records as to whether

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cruz: thank you, mr. chairman. today's democratic party has gotten steadily more and more radical.y ask americans to see ourselves as victims. but in today's democratic party, there is a hierarchy of victims and some victims trump other victims. this will reflects -- bill reflects the radical democrats's war on women. they have made the decision that women are not high enough on the hierarchy of victims and so this bill would, in effect, appeal title ix, which created an incredible revolution of girls and women's sports in colleges and universities and high schools and junior highs throughout the country. this bill is not a discrimination bill. the democrats, when they are talking about this bill, want to frame it as a discrimination bill. they don't want to own the radical aspects of this bill. it is none of government's business what consenting adults do in their own bedrooms. it is none of government's business the sexual orientation or gender identity of adults in their own lives. this bill is not about that. this bill is about mandating that biological males should be allowed

cruz. >> thank you, mr. chairman. ms. abrams.en over two years and you still refuse to concede that you lost the race for governor in 2018. you have said, quote, you do not concede the process was proper and that, quote, they stole it from the voters of georgia. yes or no today do you still maintain that the 2018 election was stolen? >> as i've always said i acknowledged since the beginning brian kemp one under the rules that were in place but i object to the rules that permitted thousands of voters to be denied with their votes cast out and so i will continue to disagree with the system until we have deemed the progress. it was undone but i will continue to advocate for a system that permits every eligible to cast their ballots -- >> i'm going to ask you to please answer the question i asked. yes or no do you still maintain the election was stolen? that's your language. a. >> my language was that it was stolen from the voters of georgia. we do not know what they would have done because not every eligible georgian was permitted t

mr. mccarthy of california. this whole thing could have just been an email. >> and thej of course we get shots of ted cruz sleepinghe audience.4& cruz was so bored at that speech that he fellñr asleep. and i know what you are thinking right now, you think i'm going to say something like oh, that's weird, i thought lizards slept with their eyes open but i'm not going to say that, because honestly that was the?;■ most relatable thing ted cruz has ever done. because that speech was roy-- when you consider biden goals aren't going to get past congress, we basically just listened to an old man talk for an hour about his dream. but also a policy speech is just a set of directions for where the president wants to take the country. and in a way, directions are supposed to be boring. i mean you don't want google maps like you know what would be crazy, if you drove into that lake. do it, bitch, do it now, do t drive into the lake. in fact, if it were up to me, these wouldn't even be-- you print it out, let the people read it. when did we decide that you can only judge a policy proposal based on how entertaining the performa

senator cruz: this is abrams -- misses -- mrs. abrams. you have said that you do not concede the process was proper and they still the 2018 election from the voters of georgia. do you still maintain that the 2018 georgia election was stolen? >> i acknowledged at the very beginning that brian kemp one under the rules in place. but i object to rules that permitted thousands of georgia voters to be denied participation in this election and have their votes cast out. i will continue to disagree with the system until it is fixed. we have seen progress made and unfortunately it was undone in sp2 02. i will continue to -- as -- sb 202. >> answers a question i asked. yes or no, do you still maintain the 2018 election was stolen? that >> is your language. >>five full language was that it it was stolen from the voters of georgia. we do not know what they would have done. not every eligible georgian was permitted to participate. >> you also told the new york times that your loss was fully attributable to border -- voter suppression. do you know in g

mr. calaway, thank you for today. you are recognized for your opening statement. >> thank you, ranking member cruz.i also want to include ranking member cantwell in this. i want to personally thank the four of you, this committee and the entire congress for the care and attention you have given our industry and our employees over the last year. we would not be where we are today without you. our employees, both cargo and passenger, have worked tirelessly to see them distribute medical supplies and mostly vaccine throughout this pandemic. covid oviscerated the passenger airline industry. we have a balance sheet that is three times the size of 9/11. for context, the last time i appeared before the congress committee was last may. passenger lines were down 95%. 3,000 planes were parked, half the entire fleet. companies were losing 10 to $12 billion a month, and as we all know, airports were like ghost towns. from the beginning we joined hands with our labor partners, and with a single unified voice, we asked you to save our jobs. you did. this committee led the way and there is a lot to make of that.

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mr. president, you are telling us what we have been doing successfully for a very long time. ted cruz what do you say? >> no, i agree with that i think it's a step in the right direction for the cdc, but they need to go farther. and the science shows what ted cruz says here if you compare states, which don't have these mask mandates and the state of florida is wide open. i mean here i go to a sporting event in new york and there is a few people scattered around but in the ncaa down in florida it's a lot more people and the case numbers are not going up. so, we have to consider what are -- what's the damage we are doing by keeping things closed? in blue states? versus what are we saving in terms of our economy and america's psyche and economically by opening things up? that's the question now. lockdowns are ancient. they don't fit covid. they never did. they have been disproven and we need to follow the science. ainsley: dr. siegel, do you think our kids are going to be able to go back to school? many states kids don't have to wear a mask in some of these schools. do you think our kids

mr. president. first, i madam president, i'd le to aassociate myself with the fine remarks of the senator from alabama. the senator from alabama and i traveled together along with senator cruz and senator cornyn just a few weeks ago. we had, i think, a total of 19 senators that went to see the crisis firsthand. and in fact it's not just one crisis, as the senator from alabama and i have both spoken about. it is a double crisis. it's a national security crisis as well as a humanitarian crisis. we went on a midnight patrol, and what did we see at midnight? well, we saw and we heard -- not just did we see the lights on on the other side of the rio grande, we heard the cat calls from traffickers who were taunting our u.s. border patrol agents, saying in spanish, you cannot stop us now. that is what we're hearing from the criminals and the traffickers across the rio grande. we saw signs on the ground directing migrants to the facilities where they will then turn themselves in. and we spoke to the border patrol agents. they told us that their jobs got an awful lot harder on january 20, which is the day that joe biden became president of the united states. president biden flipped

mr. cruz: mr. president, i rise in support of amendment numbered 1456, which i introduced along with senator kennedy from louisiana. i ask unanimous consent that senator hagerty be added as a cosponsor to the amendment. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. cruz: this amendment is straightforward. it targets the ongoing discrimination that is being directed against asian americans by colleges and universities across the country, including preeminent institutions such as yale and harvard, which are denying admission to qualified asian american applicants in favor of underrepresented minority groups. the u.s. department of justice was suing yale for its discrimination against asian americans until the biden administration dismissed that law enforcement. -- that lawsuit. my amendment would prohibit institutions of higher indication from -- education from receiving any federal funding if they have a policy or engage in discrimination against asian americans during recruitment or admissions. i u

mr. cruz: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from texas. mr. cruz: i ask unanimous consent to speak for up to seven minutes prior to the vote on the kahl nomination. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. cruz: mr. president, i rise today to speak about colin kahl, the president's nominee to be under secretary of defense for policy. the most basic responsibility of our government and our military is to protect the national security of the american people, which requires helping our allies and constraining our enemies. the pentagon's policy chief is responsible for those evaluations. unfortunately, i have come to believe that colin kahl's judgment is irreparably marred by obsessive animosity towards israel. i can think of no other way to explain his years of consistently wrong views regarding the middle east. and not just wrong, but impulsive and reckless. he has repeatedly skilled out his conspiracy theories and attacks on twitter and other public venues. he views the world through a cracked lens. and i challenge my democratic

mr. cruz: madam president, i rise today to express concerns over two of the democrats' nominees. there have been a number of questionable nominees put forth by this new administration, but these two nominees may be the two most radical nominees put forth. first, i'd like to talk about vanita gupta. today we are set to vote on discharging vanita gupta's nomination out of the judiciary committee because ms. gupta could not garner a majority vote in the committee on moving her nomination forward to the full senate. the judiciary committee is deadlocked, and for good reason. this nominee's record is that of an extreme partisan ideal og. -- idealogue. i can tell the american people ms. gupta is not a moderate, is not mainstream, but is rather an extreme political activist that the democrats want to be the number three lawyer at the department of justice. when she testified before the judiciary committee last month, she consistently dodged questions she wouldn't answer -- dodged questions. she wouldn't answer if she supported any restrictions on abortion whatsoever. she wouldn't answer