mr. president. mr. president, i rise to pay tribute to a fellow new englander and a truly extraordinary senator, our friend patrick leahy. in his memoir, senator leahy said that one word came to him time and again as he prepared to announce his retirement. that word is conscience. the senate at its best, he wrote, has been the nation's conscience, a place where members keep their word and work together for the good of our country. we heard him expound upon that today when he talked about the currency of the senate being trust. he went on to say it has been a place where the minority have not just had a seat at the table but a voice as well. it has been a place where leaders join together across party lines to protect and strengthen our precious democracy. for 48 years, mr. president, patrick leahy has been such a leader. as we celebrate the fact that he's the longest-serving current senator and the longest-serving in vermont's history, we know that this remarkable longevity is the consequence of his char

mr. president, mr. president a few days or colic my neighbor from nebraska senator ben sasse is retiring from congress to become president of the university of florida and i have to say his leaving is a loss for the senate not least because the average educational attainment here will drop precipitously when he leaves. this ben has four graduate degrees masters and a doctorate. i have to say thank you to all of hisho staff who represented m in his gallery and his family to melissa cory and alex and brett for the sacrifices you all have made so that he could serve here can be such an inspiration i think to so many of us who've had the opportunity to serve with him in to see not only his great intellect but his passion and his ability to get things done for the people of nebraska and the people of our country. i will say when i hire people i typically hire people on t my staff for a try to who are than i am in my case that's not hard. case in his case that's more challenging. your staff has got to be the m

mr. president. mr. president, i wish that every american could have heard the speech that was just delivered by our friend and colleague from nebraska, senator ben sasse. it reflects his intellect, his intelligence, his integrity, his imagination. it demonstrates that he is both an historian and a visionary. it paints a portrait of where we need to do work in america but also holds out the promise of making our great country even better. in his speech and in a recent op-ed in "the wall street journal," senator sasse said, this country belongs to the optimists, the innovators, and the builders. those words by ben sasse perfectly describe the qualities that he has brought to this chamber and that he will bring to his new leadership position at the university of florida. as he leaves us to assume the presidency of the university of florida, i want to thank my friend from nebraska for his service and congratulate him on this exciting, new opportunity to make a positive difference once again. ben came to the

mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from indiana. mr.i rise today -- joe has gone over this, i think, very clearly. i support him in just sticking with the letter of the law. he said china produces 75% of the world's lithium ion batteries. we only 7%. china controls 80% of facilities that convert critical minerals into usable battery parts. making things in america, not just about promoting our own manufacturing, which we need to do better generally. it's also about not funding the human rights abuses by the chinese communist party, and to give them even more of a leg up when you see what they've done trying to fit into the world economic chain where they still steal intellectual property. they do things that take them out of the norm that we're all familiar with. this is just simply to fix something that was recently passed in a reconciliation bill. i didn't vote for the reconciliation package because of disagreements with it in general. i do that on a lot of things, even when i like components of what's in something, if it doesn't have

mr. president. i yield the floor. >> the state of the union is strong because you, the american people, are strong. >> president biden delivers the state of the union address outlining his priorities to congress on tuesday, february 7th. his first state of the union speech since republicans won back control of the house. we will hear the republican response and take your phone calls, texts and tweets, live coverage of the state of the union on c-span, c-span now, mobile video apps online or c-span.org. c-span now is a free mobile apps featuring your unfiltered view of what is happening, keep up with the latest events with floor proceedings and hearings and u.s. congress, white house events, the courts my campaigns, and more from the world of politics at your fingertips. stay current with

mr. president, the nation is reeling. people, republicans, democrats, independents, non-affiliates, ffblack folks, white folks, rich folks, poor, southerners, northerners, the west coast into thest east coast are sick and tired of politics as usual. we as a nation deserve better. we shouldn be able to build a coalition around the common ground off yes we need more training onla de-escalation. yesee we need more resources thn training the duty to intervene and we need more grants and the best wearing the badge. we should have simple legislation that we can agree upon that has been agreed upon in the past. but too often, too many are concerned with who gets the credit. i know thatre when a conservatie republican starts talking about policing in america, some people seem -- i came and talked about my unnecessary incident with the police. i came to the floor and talked about the man walter scott shot in my city and came to the floor juneam the 17th talked about the massacre of mother emanuel church in my hometown. i take the

mr. president, i yield the floor. mrs. murray: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from washington state. mrs. murray: thank you, mr. president. i have had the honor over the past several years to lead the health, education, labor and pensions committee. it is a committee that i truly feel represents the heart and soul of our country's values, and as i prepare to hand over the gavel now to my colleague, senator sanders and the new congress, i want to take a moment today to reflect on the incredible work we have done on our committee and recognize the many people who have made it all possible, especially my colleagues on the committee over the last eight years who worked time and time again across the aisle to solve tough problems together. from health care to education to supporting workers and retirees and working to ensure everyone can live with dignity and respect, the issues that we tackle are the issues families across our country face in their everyday lives. they are the issues i constantly hear about when talking with peopl

mr. president. mr. e: as we all heard in just a few days, our colleague, my neighbor from nebraska, senator ben sasse, is retiring from congress to become president of the university of florida. and i have to say that his leaving is a loss for the senate, not least because the average educational attainment here will drop precipitously when he leaves. ben has four -- four graduate degrees, three master's degrees, and a doctorate. and i have to say thank you to all his many staff who are represented both here and in the gallery, to his family, to melissa and cory and alex and background check, for the -- and breck, for the sacrifices that you have all made so he could serve here and be such an inspiration i think to so many of us who have had the taunt to serve with him and -- had the opportunity to serve with him and see the passion he has for america. when i hire people, i try to hire people who are smarter than i am, in my case, that's not hard. in his case, that's probably a little more challenging, s

mr. president, i yield the floor. mr. speaker. the presiding officer: yes. mr. bin: i have one request for committees to meet during the today's session and it has the approval of the majority and minority leaders. the presiding officer: duly noted. a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from arkansas. mr. boozman: thank you, mr. president. today i rise to highlight the need to strengthen our alliances, as bad actors around the world continue to threaten peace and global stability. in august my senate colleagues and i took a critical step to bolster our defense by ratifying finland and sweden as nato members. this was the right action to take. it's time for all remaining nato members, these countries, to follow this example and approve expanding our trans-atlantic alliance by adding two very valuable and reliable partners. in just a few short weeks we are, we'll be marking a grim milestone of the one-year anniversary of russia's unprovoked invasion of ukraine. russia's brutal actions in ukraine coupled with its increasing escalatory rhetoric

mr. president, the accident of the helicopter crash.e think it was an accident and hope it was an accident. but it did raise in my mind the question of your own safety. do you feel that there are still ongoing and active threats that are increasing? do you worry about your own security every day? pres. zelenskyy: no, i am not worried about that. i do not have anything to add here. [applause] >> you said once that you do not need a ride, you need ammunition, right? pres. zelenskyy: nothing has changed. we still need ammunition. [applause] just to add to the mission. you said accidents. i would like to tell you that it is not an accident because it is in a war and war has many dimensions, not just in battle fields. these are the results of war, absolutely. missile strikes on our civilians , our kids being killed in kindergartens at schools, someone might say the information that it is us who have our own civilians at the crosshairs and it was just a mishap. but this is different. empty words. every individual death is a result of the war.

mr. president. [applause] the president. mr. president. [applause] >> i ask you to remember every person that you may love. thank you, very much. thank you. thank you for this minute. only one minute but it is to remember so many people. including thousands -- and civilians killed on january 14. it is time we are short of. two years ago i spoke for the first time. the topic was how to build a sustainable killed at least 25 people, including children. my address will be short. it is time we are short of. two years ago i spoke for the first time. the topic was how to build a sustainable world. the world cannot keep peace with change. food insecurity, energy needs to be amended. this is a time of crisis. food insecurity, energy needs to be amended. this is a time of crisis. [indiscernible] ukraine and their allies have saved millions of lives. but not only in ukraine, in the whole world. ukraine and their allies have saved millions of lives. but not only in ukraine, in the whole world. [indiscernible] peace and ukraine must out way russia's a

mr. president, thank you so much for that moving address. let me ask you a few questions. i know how pressed you are so thank you in advance. of course, let me extend my condolences and i think everybody else's condolences in this audience for the terrible tragedy in ukraine. in november and december, the world watched with amazement as ukrainian forces liberated one town and city after another. it seems now as though the war has moved into something that looks more like a stalemate. can you tell us what the war looks like to you on the front lines right now? pres. zelenskyy: on behalf of ukraine, thank you so much. thank you for the question. thank you for your condolences. i think that the war does not look good. and has not been good since the beginning and clearly, wintertime it slows down. everyone gets tired. it is nature. the people, and thank god, the enemy as well. it looks as follows. the east of our country standing strongly. the living, the ones that have been unfortunately lost for thei

mr. president, i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president. e presiding officer: the senator from nebraska. mrs. fischer: thank you, mr. president. and i would thank my colleague, the senior senator from texas, for his comments and his perspective and his insight serving as a senator from a bored -- border state and what they are facing every single day. and i would say to my colleague, mr. president, that nebraska has become a border state. i know colorado has become a border state. every state in this country now are feeling the effects of the chaos that we see at our southern border. so my thanks to the senior senator from texas for offering his perspective on that. i would say on january 13 in nebraska, we had two nebraska state patrol officers who pulled over two separate vehicles that were hours away from each other. one car contained 50,000 suspected fentanyl pills. the other contained a suspected fentanyl cocaine mixture. and both cars were driven up from the border. these are only the latest instances of synthetic opioid trafficking in

mr. president. mr.. thomas jefferson jones from albemarle county. i move that the minutes is read. we approved and adopted. i second mr. president, your motion has been moved seconded those in favor of adopting the resolutions to the minutes well signify by saying i all those opposed the matter. dr.. now, we may begin the day with any new mr. president. mr. cobb. mr.. mr. cathcart, the gentleman from out of town, sir, i beg leave to offer the following resolutions. you may proceed to. resolved that a well-regulated militia militia comes close. the gentleman and yeoman is the only security and the natural defense of a free government. here, here. that's up to militia in this colony would forever preclude the mother company country from keeping among us a standing army of mercenary forces and would obviate the pretext of taxing us for their support. come on, mr. henry hopes that establishment of such a militia is at this time peculiarly necessary for the protection and defense of the country, and the

mr. president, in our continent. usnca, mexico, the united states and canada, it has shown to be a valuable instrument to consolidate. we couldn't produce and couldn't produce in america what we consume, that's what we're asking. of course we could. this is a matter of definition and planning as well together, planning together joint future nidevelopment planning. united partnering in america amounts to consolidating definitely the most important region of the world would have so many advantages. we have labor forces with technological development and also with great natural resources. distances between our countries and other countries in terms of transportation and we also have demands in our marketplaces. $18,100 a year. [inaudible] nonetheless productive integration we're now proposing should also have the backing and support of private investment and 1913, 1961, president kennedy proposes through the white house and he was there talking to ambassadore of latin america and the community that plan alliance with pr

mr. president. the presiding officer: the democratic whip. mr. durbin: i ask consent to end the quorum call. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: mr. president, i have two requests for committees to meet during today's session, they have the approval of the majority and minority leaders. the presiding officer: duly noted. mr. durbin: mr. president, i ask permission to complete my remarks before the recess. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: 50 years ago this last sunday, the supreme court ruled that reproductive health care in america is a constitutionally protected right and that americans have the freedom to make the most personal decision imaginable, when and whether to start a family. the case was called roe v. wade. for those who were alive when it was decided, we remember what it meant for millions of americans, the freedom to make their own reproductive health decisions. when roe v. wade was decided, our nation had a long way to go living up to the promise of equal justice under the law. as one example, w

mr. president? [applause] president zelenskyy: ladies and gentlemen, [inaudible] a tragedy happened near kyiv hours ago. helicopter crash happened. the minister of internal of affairs was there. 14 ukraine people lost their lives today and many more are harmed. losing [indiscernible] them was [indiscernible] i ask you to honor the memory of every person ukraine that has lost their life with a minute of silence lease. -- a minute of silence please. thank you very much. thank you. thank you for this minute. only one minute but it keeps the memory about so many people. ukraine lost thousands including three on january 14. russian missile traveled hundred kilometers to a residential area and killed at least 45 people. and that's children, 45. my address will be short about the time we are short of. three years ago i spoke with the first time in [inaudible] the topic was how to build a cohesive and sustainable world. i'm talking online now in the topic is how to cooperate in a divided, fragmented world. t

mr. schumer: madam president. p have vice president the majority leader. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent the is that the proceed to the consideration of senate resolution 1, submitted earlier today. the vice president: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: senate resolution 1, establishing a committee to inform the president of the united states that a quorum of each house is assembled. the vice president: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection, the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. the vice president: without objection. pursuant to senate resolution 1, the chair awe points the senator from new york and the senator from kentucky as a committee to join a committee often with the house of representatives to wait upon the president of the united states and inform him is that a quorum is assemble and the exxon is ready to receive any communic

mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from wyoming. mr. barrasso: thank you it mr. president. i come to the floor to talk about our economy. the president has been doing a the although of bragging these days about the economy. last week it was virginia. later this week it is philadelphia. he is in new york city today. he's going to be here on capitol hill down the hall in the house next tuesday night with the state of the union. you know, the american people that i talk to and looking at statistics and poll numbers from around the country, the american people don't believe the president had anything to brag about. look at the economy that's facing our nation today. two-thirds of people in polls out this weekend say they disapprove of the way joe biden is handling the economy, disapprove, doing a bad job, country heading in the wrong direction. it is real lay problem when 70% of the people in the country which they love is headed in the wrong direction. why would they say it? they take a look at their own personal situation. the average family has lost more than $10,0

mr. president. mr. ident, honorable members and fellow mayors, americas mayors stand on the front lines of american democracy. we serve the american people every day from every background and in every part of the country. we listen and lead. we serve and protect. we deliver for everyone. while we hold different viewpoints, philosophies and experiences, today we all carry a common message. the federal government acts and we needed to act as soon as possible. it needs to adjust the potholes of america. it needs to find a solution to the humanitarian and security crises on our borders. this means addressing the core drivers, not just the symptoms of the crisis. from our confronting the repressive regimes of latin america, to the human trafficking cartels, we must act. we also must act on modernizing our visa system and dysfunctional immigration laws. i was pleased to see you begin to address these issues recently when you visited the border. [applause] we all know we have a long way to go. we need to act on

mr. president. as we all heard in just a few days our colleague, my neighbor, senator sasse is retiring from congress and becoming president of the university of florida and i have to say that his leaving is a loss for the senate not least because the average educational attainment will drop precipitously when he leaves. he has four graduate degrees, three masters and a doctorate and i have to say thank you to all his staff who are represented both here and in the gallery, to his family for the sacrifices you all have mades so that he can serve here and be such an inspiration to so many of us who've had the opportunity to serve with him and see not only has intellect but passion and ability to get things done for the people of nebraska and the people of our country. but i will say when i hire people i typically hire people who are smarter s than i am andn my case, that's not hard. in his case it's a bit more challenging. your staff has got to be the caucus around here but it's no surprise that he bec

mr. president. the accident of the helicopter crash. we think it was an accident and hope it was an accident. but it did raise in my mind the question of your own safety. do you feel that there are still ongoing and active threats that are increasing? do you worry about your own security every day? pres. zelenskyy: no, i am not worried about that. i do not have anything to adhere -- to add here. >> you said once that you do not need a ride, you need ammunition, right? pres. zelenskyy: nothing has changed. >> we seem to have lost signal for this live event. we hope to resume our life coverage shortly -- live coverage shortly. unfortunately, we are still having technical issues and not able to resolve this problem with our live feed from this event. we hope to have this for you in its entirety later in our program schedule. here's what is coming up later today at c-span. at noon eastern, we take you to annapolis for the swearing in ceremony of verlander governor-elect moore and lieutenant governor. wes moore becomes the first black govern

mr. president. >> mr. thomas jefferson. >> and move the minutes as read be approved and adopted. >> a second mr. president. practice that has been moved and seconded all of those in favor of adopting the resolution as read please signify. all those opposed that we begin the reading with new business. noneir. resolved that the well decorated militia. >> gentleman is the only security in the national defense of a free government. will forever preclude the company from keeping them on the standing army of mercenary forces and would be a pretext it for their support. >> peculiarly necessary for defense of the country and the note or a business of a government is calling us together in a legislative capacity to insecure and this time of danger and strife. any position it will be made to secure our inalienable rights and liberties from further violation. [inaudible] , quite in the hall. result therefore the call it would not be put immediately and that a committee to be named by this convention to prepare a plan

mr. president, it is natural for a man to indulge in the illusions of hope. shine our eyes against the painful truth and listen to the sounds of sirens transformed but this is part of wiseman and the arduous struggle for liberty. disposed to count ourselves among a number of those whose lives are knocked and years here not, those things would affect our salvation but for my part, whateverhe anguish the cost, i'm willing to know and provide for it. i have buts one by which my guidance, all the above experience. how do you know the future but by the past? how do you know the past? i wish to know was there has been for the last ten years to justify hope with with such the gentleman has been soo pleased n this house. a smile with which our petition is lately and it shall proof until our feet and not the trade. ask yourselves how this perception is with these separations that cover waters and darken our land. necessary for reconciliation. be reconciled and brought into our love. let us not deceive ourselves. these are conjugation, the last argument to which kings

mr. president, why are you taking this position now? did germany force you to change your mind on sending tanks? president biden: germany didn't force me to change our mind. we wanted to make sure we were all together. that's what we are going to do all along. thank you. reporter: mr. president, any response to the disclosures of classified documents. reporter: has the search of your home completed? [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2023] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy visit ncicap.org] >> the state of the union is strong because you, the american people, are strong. >> president biden delivers the annual state of the union address outlining his priorities to congress on tuesday, february 7. his first state of the union speech since republicans won back control of the house. we'll also hear the republican response and take your phone calls, texts, and tweets. watch live coverage on the state of the union beginning at 7 p.m. eastern on

mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to legislative session and be in a period of morning business, with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the appointments at the desk appear separately in the record as if made by the chair. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that when the senate it completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 10:00 a.m. tuesday. the journal of proceedings approved to date, time for the two leaders reserved for their use later in the day and the senate be in a period of morning business, with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. further that is correct the -- the senate recess to allow for the republican caucus meeting. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: for the information of the senate, no roll call votes a

mr. president. >> senator from nebraska. >> thank you, mr. president. mr. president, i rise to speak from this floor for the last time serving the people of nebraska as their senator has opinion been -- been a unique honor and learned more to feed people in human history quite literate ll and i speak here saying to nebraska thank you for these eight years. eight years of us getting to be a part of it team much bigger than just ourselves. that's a special privilege and 32 of us now on the team and dozens who have already departed, none of us take that for granted and so we say thank you to nebraska. you're asking for your vote and put their trust in you that you will rightly prioritize and seek their long-term interests. you're asking them to trust your judgment, your common sense. and nebraskaens and me, gave me victories in 93 counties when i ran for office the first time in my life in 2014 and then made me the most censured public official in nebraska the six years and proceeded two years ago to reelect me then, all 93 counties, and many times it felt like

mr. president. supervisor chan, the # -- [roll call] >> mpdz, all members are present. >> thank you, madam clerk clerk. we are in the homeland towards the originalal # habitants. >> america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> i believe you can call the first item. >> yes. the honorable mayor. >> thank you, madam clerk. welcome again for two days in a row. mayor breed, do you have any opening remarks? >> thank you. i just want to start by talking about specifically the storm yesterday, some of you are aware that i issued a proclamation declaring a local emergency regarding the storms here in san francisco and the bay area. this proclamation is primarily about being eligible for federal funding. it is retroactive to new year's eve which means that is critical in support of responding to the last storm of the last week 1/2 can be eligible for fema reimbursement. it is an important step we need to take. the president of the un

mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from north carolina. mr. tillis: thank you, mr. president. i rise to join my colleagues in a discussion about the right to life. and what happened last week in washington, d.c., when tens of thousands of americans of all ages, races, religious backgrounds traveled to our nation's capitol to march for life. this march for life was particularly special since it was the first march for life after the supreme court's dobbs decision, which made this march a special celebration recognizing the unborn life saved as a result of that decision. i was proud to see many north carolinaians represent our state in the march by participating and fighting for the young babies who do not have a voice but for the voices expressed in the march for life they would be unheard. in january 1974, a brave group of committed pro-life leaders, led the first mar march for lifo advocate for the supreme court's judicial activism, in my opinion, in the roe v. wade case. this year the march for life was not only an event to advocate for the unborn, it was to celebr

mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from nebraska. mr. sasse: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, i rise to speak from this floor for the last time. serving the people of nebraska as their senator has been a unique honor, and i will remain grateful for all that i've learned from the folks who do more to feed the world than any people, anytime or place in all of human history, quite literally. i know that i speak for my team as well. some here on the floor for the first time, some in the gallery, in saying to nebraskans thank you for these eight years, eight years of us getting to be a part of a team much bigger than just ourselves. that is a special privilege, and none of the 32 of us now on the team and dozens who already departed take that for granted. so we say thank you to nebraska. running for office is a dangerous business, and asking someone to give you their vote, you're asking them to give you their trust, to put their trust in you that you will rightly prioritize and sequence their long-term interests. you're asking them to trust your judgment, your consci

mr. president, the nations and people of the continent to ask for respect and aid and help and assistant. president biden, you hold the key in your hand to open and substantially improve the relationship among all the countries of the american continent. i know this is a controversial initiative, i'm very much aware of the facts that its implementation in place many difficulties. but, i also believe that there's no better way to guarantee that it prospers wealthy and peaceful and just being the future of our peoples, our fellow man, our fellow women, our competitor it's and also all the people from the continent and future generations. so my proposal, president biden, is an integral proposal that is the economic region in the world's, strengthening our fraternal relationship and the american continent, respecting our differences, our sovereignties so that no one is left behind, and so that all of us, together, we can start seeking the beautiful utopia of freedom, liberty, equality and true democracy. there are many of us that haven't stopped dreaming and the just integration among all the

mr. president, the election was fair and legitimate." did you ever tell the president, "mr. president, the election was fair and legitimate, and we lost"? >> well, as i say on the first page of "so help me god," it was an election we lost. and i made that clear to the president over and over again. but i never wanted to discount every opportunity that we had to air concerns that tens of millions of republicans felt about the election, either in the courts or before the congress of the united states. what saddened me and ultimately angered me was that, in the waning days leading up to january 6th, the expectation of a fulsome debate that would hear of irregularities and any evidence of fraud gave way to an expectation greatly facilitated by a group of outside lawyers that were allowed to advise the president, people that not only should never have been in the oval office, but they shouldn't have been let on the white house grounds, that communicated to the public that, in some way, i could change the outcome of the election. and i'll never forget driving up to the capitol that

mr. president. i wish every american fit of heard the speech that was just delivered by a friend and colleague from nebraska our friend senator ben sasse. his integrity and imagination and demonstrates is both a historian and a visionary. it paintst a portrait of where we need b to do work in america but also holds up the promise of making our great country even better in his speech and in a recent of that in "the wall street journal" senator sasse said this country belongs to the optimist and the innovators in the builders. those words by senator sasse perfectly describe the quality he gives to the chamber and that he will bring to his new leadership position at the university of florida. as he leaves us to assume the presidency of the university of florida, i want to thank my friend from nebraska for his service and congratulate him on this exciting opportunity to make a positive difference caonce again. coming to the senate in 2015 with a remarkable record of accomplishment as an educator, consul

mr. president. supervisor chan, the # -- [roll call] >> mpdz, all members are present. >> thank you, madam clerk clerk. we are in the homeland towards the originalal # habitants. >> america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> i believe you can call the first item. >> yes. the honorable mayor. >> thank you, madam clerk. welcome again for two days in a row. mayor breed, do you have any opening remarks? >> thank you. i just want to start by talking about specifically the storm yesterday, some of you are aware that i issued a proclamation declaring a local emergency regarding the storms here in san francisco and the bay area. this proclamation is primarily about being eligible for federal funding. it is retroactive to new year's eve which means that is critical in support of responding to the last storm of the last week 1/2 can be eligible for fema reimbursement. it is an important step we need to take. the president of the un

mr. president for a quick senator from nebraska thank you, mr. president. mr. president i rise to speak from the floor for the last time. serving the people of nebraska as their senator has been a unique honor. i will remain grateful for all that i've learned for the folks who do more to feed the world than any people, any time or place in all of human history quite literally. i know i speak from a team as well some on the floor for the first time some in the gallery and sing to nebraskans, thank you for these eight years. eight years of us can they be part of a team much bigger than ourselves but it's a special privilege none 32 of us now as a .team and dozens have already departed take that for granted. so with a estate thank you to nebraska but running for office is a dangerous business and asking someone to give you their vote you're asking them to give you their trust to read but their trust in you you will rightly prioritize and sequence their long-term interest. you are asking them to trust your judgment, your conscious and your common sense. nebraskans a

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mr. president. >> thank you so much. one, public comment public comment is closed. (gavel) madam clerk let's go to adoption without committee references 19 through 24. >> were introduced without reference and unanimous vote required for the resolution on first reading today alternatively any supervisor my require a resolution to go to the committee. >> thank you very much. madam clerk. >> supervisor ronen. >> can i please co-sponsor items 19 introduce 23 and 24. >> supervisor ronen thank you so much supervisor walton thank you for hearing this um, for the three 1 as is committee of the whole for number 24. and several things have happened. i'm sorry. >> you are the. >> sorry. >> 24. >> sorry. >> supervisor stefani. >> may i please severe item. >> thank you very much. madam clerk supervisor peskin i'm sorry. >> you're on mute. sorry about that can be please be a sponsor co-sponsor of item 23. >> madam clerk call the roll on items 20, 21 and 2 and 23 and add supervisor safai to which item. >> 23. >> o

mr. president, mr.inister, i'm honored to stand with you today, and i'm grateful to have both of you as partners, and i might add friends as we work together to realize a shared vision for north america. thank you very much. >> let's give the floor to his excellency, the prime minister of canada justin trudeau. >> good afternoon, buenas that tardes. thank you for having us here in mexico. president biden, my friend, thank you for all your hard work and your valuable insights at today's meetings. as a continent, we are unique. we're three large democracies committed to freedom, human rights, equality, and creating real opportunity for everyone. we share deep ties as friends and trading partners. [ speaking in fr] >> translator: how to become closely tied with nafta. this helped create millions of good employments and the trade amongst our borders drew investors from the world over. >> competitive in the world. it makes sense why. combined, we are home to half a billion people. we have an extraordinarily

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mr. president. >> supervisor chan present. >> supervisor dorsey present. >> supervisor engardio present. >> supervisor mandelman present. >> supervisor melgar present. >> supervisor peskin present. >> alameda present. >> supervisor ronen present. >> supervisor safai present. >> supervisor stefani present and commissioner chan here. >> present. >> mr. president all members are present. >> thank you. madam city clerk colleagues i apologize but i've been supervisor christy with covid 19 again and not able to appear in-person and would like to did he give stat supervisor walton to run today is board of supervisors meeting and do that without objection supervisor walton please take over. >> thank you supervisor peskin and hope you get well soon and happy to have you with us remotely. >> san francisco board of supervisors we are on the homeland and the original habitants of san francisco and you have the indigenous and in accordance with the tradition the tina have never been forgotten their responsibilit

mr. president. >> supervisor chan present. >> supervisor dorsey present. >> supervisor engardio present. >> supervisor mandelman present. >> supervisor melgar present. >> supervisor peskin present. >> alameda present. >> supervisor ronen present. >> supervisor safai present. >> supervisor stefani present and commissioner chan here. >> present. >> mr. president all members are present. >> thank you. madam city clerk colleagues i apologize but i've been supervisor christy with covid 19 again and not able to appear in-person and would like to did he give stat supervisor walton to run today is board of supervisors meeting and do that without objection supervisor walton please take over. >> thank you supervisor peskin and hope you get well soon and happy to have you with us remotely. >> san francisco board of supervisors we are on the homeland and the original habitants of san francisco and you have the indigenous and in accordance with the tradition the tina have never been forgotten their responsibilit