u. s. senate has already passed a $60000000000.00 military aid package for ukraine, but it has been held up in the house of representatives. that's because far right, republicans don't support the measure. and they apparently have threatened to mike johnson with the speakership. if he brings the senate version of that spending package to the house floor for a vote, a house democrats for their part or tried to use a parliamentary mover to try to force a vote on the measure. but there's no guarantees that will work. so unless, until mike johnson decides to allow the members with the house of representatives to vote on the $60000000000.00 package, there won't be any additional funding for ukraine, at least not coming from washington any time soon. rosalind jordan elders era washington joe biden and donald trump both have one enough delegates to secure their parties. presidential nominations for november, so 5, and passed the threshold after winning the primary and the state of georgia. while donald trump secured the republican nomination after winning the primary in washington state's polic

u. s. senate has already passed a $60000000000.00 military aid package for ukraine. but it has been held up in the house of representatives. that's because far right, republicans don't support the measure. and they apparently have threatened to mike johnson with the speakership. if he brings the senate version of that spending package to the house floor for a vote. house democrats for their part or trying to use a parliamentary mover to try to force a vote on the measure. but there is no guarantee that will work. so unless, until mike johnson decides to allow the members with the house of representatives to vote on the $60000000000.00 package, there won't be any additional funding for ukraine, at least not coming from washington any time soon. rosalind jordan elders sierra washington and the jerry and the 61 people have been kidnapped in the village of buddha and come to an estate when the society of the options are carried out just before midnight local time on monday, they come days off to $287.00 school children were taken from school and could do now was the inco

u. s. senate has already passed a $60000000000.00 military aid package for ukraine, but it has been held up in the house of representatives. that's because far right, republicans don't support the measure. and they apparently have threatened to mike johnson with the speakership. if he brings the senate version of that spending package to the house floor for a vote, house democrats for their part are trying to use a parliamentary mover to try to force a vote on the measure. but there is no guarantee that will work. so unless, until mike johnson decides to allow the members with the house of representatives to vote on the $60000000000.00 package, there won't be any additional funding for ukraine, at least not coming from washington any time soon. rosalind jordan, elders, era, washington the us has been battling a shortage of health care. what because they used to fill a void. it's recruited a record number of nurses from the philippines that labor and migrant rights activists. so many of being exploited on the below reports from manila. like many filipino nurses, k or renters wants to work

u. s. republican senator lindsey graham is strong, the drink that ukrainian politician part politicians pause a new mobilize ation bill as quickly as possible that would lower the age. ukrainian men can be called into the army to 25 years or even younger. and i would hope that those eligible to serve in the ukrainian military would join. i can't believe it's a 27. you were in a fight for your life, so you should be serving not at 25 or 27. we need more people in the line. we're looking at here is just so yet another of us piece of evidence as to who is actually pulling the strings and key of what so may appear as a shocking to many is a completely normal. and ukraine is even appraised by their western puckett tiers. if you will, american senator lindsey graham is calling on ukrainians to go into battle, making vague promises that the united states was some point, provide the country with loans. now the washington post stephen gives us his direct quote. no matter what we do, you should be fighting. he said, no matter what we do, you are fighting for you. now, that same article says that

and the price s u s. republican senator lindsey graham is strongly urging, but ukrainian politicians paused a new mobilization bill as quickly as possible. that would decrease the age you trade in men can be clued into the autonomy to 25 years or even lower. i would hope that those eligible to serve in the ukrainian military would join. i can't believe it's a 27. you were in a fight for your life, so you should be serving. not at 25 or 27. we need more people in the line to discuss the story more days, how we cross live now to only see correspondence with long calls are of good to say you will not. how should we read this statement in lots of reasons, speculation that mobilization, if it's a new crane, have become even tougher of the? well, what we're looking at here is just see yet another of us piece of evidence as to who is actually pulling the strings and key of what so may appear as a shocking to many is a completely normal in ukraine and is even appraised by their western puppets, ears, if you will. american senator lindsey graham is calling on ukrainians to go into battle, mak

u. s. senate we are today lawmakers are considering the nomination of an assistant defense secretary. to vote on the first the two federal spending packages to fund the government october 12 for a partial government shutdown possibly friday at0a midnight. arizona independent senator kyrsten sinema has announced she will not be seeking reelection and will be leaving the chamber at the end of this year. now live coverage of the senate here on c-span2. the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. the chaplain dr. barry black will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let

u. s. senate does that come with voting rights in the knesset, or the bundestag.gues who spent years decrying foreign interference in american politics to decide one day to flip the scrip■■ on our allies. let's get one thing straight. to violence and that you mention crisis rests entel of hamas. this entire conflict would end if the cowardly terrorists who ruled gaza from the schools and hospitals released their innocent hostages.and the peopls every day, the people of gaza -- will press -- have a say in the matter. they can turn on hamas, turning terrorist leaders, like -- and turned over the hostages whose seizure by palestinian terrorists started this conflict in the first place. until then, mr. president, israelis unity government ought to continue to do what the overwhelming majority of israelis expect of it, bring the innocent home, bring the terrorists to justice, and bring peace and security to its citizens. and iht add, pay the peanut gallery no mind. on on a different matter, thisk the biden administration's radical epa is finalizing yet another regulati

u. s. senate we are today lawmakers are considering the nomination of an assistant defense secretary. this week■ senators are expected to vote on the first the two federal spending packages to fund the government october 12 for a partial government shutdown possibly friday at0a midnight. arizona independent senator kyrsten sinema has announced she will not be seeking reelection and will be leaving the chamber at the end of this year. now live coverage of the senate here on c-span2. the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. the chaplain dr. barry black will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. who turns dark y into bright tomorrows. satisfy us with your mercy, grace, and peacee may receive your help for our time of need. lift the light of your countenance upon our lawmakers. calm every troubled thought and keep their feet on the path of peace. lord, perfect your strength in their empower them to serve you in a way that honorsour name. guide their debates to expose truth, to produce creative compromise, and to bring solutions that will keep america strong. ma

bill is meant to avoid a partial us government shutdown at midnight and now goes to the senate for a final vote. the u. s. has historically been the largest fund off the 8 organization may have a while as the national executive director of the council on american islamic relations. and he says the band with hom, the most vulnerable palestinians. it says a major set back to on the rows. it could to get a mission today to have to help save the palestinians. and at wind the, the organization can survive with the, with the help from the rest of the world. but as you said, us is the lion's share of, of, of the supporters of, of the united nations. and the, you know, this way, it was just a be complicit with the set up. is there a, in suffocating defense thing? and in pushing a tens of thousands of young children into a, a mazda nutrition. and we have seen the number is increasing the depth of people, especially children, were almost at 30 people who died 27 of them children. and this is a, it is a void that gets him, it's a man made state is set up. is there a made catastrophe, aided supplied, supported polit

go to congress to the house of representatives and to the senate and ask for this money because the legislative is holder of the purse in u. s. government here. the executive wants to spend money, but has to ask the legislative to give them to approve the money. so we will see how this pans out, however, so i think the president biden and defined in ministration is, and that is also for, let's assume some political reasons because we're in a presidential election year. he wants to foot the bill and wants to do it quickly . so what's gonna happen there is that feed operation happens as soon as possible. of course, that has to be an investigation still going on and this will be intense, but then rebuild as soon as possible and to the money for that. well, as the president says, come out of federal tax coffers, voters different z months that for us, thank you very much different as of look not some of the other stories making news around the world. at least 5 people have been killed in a bus accident on the german also bon, near the city of lights. it please say the into city bus drove off the highway before trash and over time

his words are significant and he was facing a major question from senators on this armed services committee. that being whether the u. s. military efforts to contain ended her these continued attacks upon us troops and against merchants in international waters by a ryan proxy groups, whether those efforts to contain them or working. and his answer was quite frank to this committee. he said that any rock and in syria that yes, there in fact have not been any detected attacks against us forces in those countries in the last 32 days that are significant. and given that before this, it was a near daily attacks facing us troops. one that even lots of the deaths of 3 us soldiers. what nathan, difference the top us commander said that it was the us air strike that killed the top commander of the cuts. i hezbollah group in syria, in iranian proxy militia. he so since then there have been no detected attacks, but he cautioned that this deterrence was likely temporary. and he also answered that efforts to deter the who seizing him and had been unsuccessful, as we have seen played out daily in these attacks on shipping lanes. wha

some senators were saying they did not even know what the u. s. actually, it's a new j as questions a slow fall to the rate of the kill for you is surface me. i didn't know there was a 1000 troops and niger there is on a brief us next week as to why or why they were there and what they were doing. and we don't know exactly where we're at in the world militarily and what we're doing. so john mccain is going to try to create a new system to make sure that we can answer the question while we're there. we'll know how many soldiers are there, and if somebody gets killed there, that we won't find out about it in the paper. now ask yourself, what's really list full the you is to do. mumble. we are aware of the statement from the national council for the safe guard of the homeland and usually air which follow spring discussions at senior levels. in the i made this week about our concerns with the cnsp is trajectory we are in touch with the cns be and we'll provide further updates as warrant that we heard from an international relations expert who says us

s. joe concha,u also as always. thank you, too. now, last night, alabama senator katie britt delivered a rebuttal to joe biden's state of the union. and she joinand s us now with mh more. senator, good to see you.u welc welcome to the programom. med >> i hope you don't read social media because whenever you do beca big like you did last welce night, it can be brutal. welcome to my dail my world. that's right. my advice is never read it and never read it. >> you know, sean, last night i called people to get into a the arena. and when you get in the arena, you get arrows. they getreen you i at you. and. but it's worth it when you're fighting for wou are ncan people, whe you were fighting to make sure that hardworking families, just like you sait to md in, your lat segment, that they are seeing, that they have a voice of the things they're concerned about, that they're worried about, that we're actually talkinr y ag them things that we talk about around our kitchen table. joe bide aboutunn seems to be da from reality and somebody needs to bring him back quick. >> you

u. s. trained troops in africa took place and new here just last year, and it's not a topic us senators are afraid to openly admit. it appears that the united states trained yet another to leader in africa. it's a disturbing trend and a sign of how badly mist allocated our national security spending is on the continent. it's a recipe for disaster, and it's part of the story about why crews are spreading all across africa in lots of places where the us has delivered lots of military assistance, but not enough economic cooperation. but who can forget the 2011 us sled operation in libya with the removal and assassination of panama for tennis markets, all fee. the k of led to the, the stabilization and privatization of the countries oil industry, putting wealth into western hands and created what some of called the libyan slave trade. all quote, under the guise of humanitarian intervention, 3 came, we saw, died. have anything to do with your visit? i'd sure the news, or was the sales for profits that bush's and needs the american government, an american needs to send their troops and the ag

them with the family, share them with the senators, protect your constitutional rights, make your voices heard. china's foreign ministry has said that any u. s. bond against tech talk on national security concerns is not fair. katrina, you has moved from badging? well, the chinese government has weighed and accusing the u. s. a bullying chinese tech funds including tick tock and bike down to says that this is an active hedge. a monique that undermines coincidence in each national business, and that it will eventually backfire on washington. now just going back to take, took seo, showed the 2 states that you did go on a following that say that the biggest, the victims of this post say would be americans. he states that 300000 american jobs are on the line here. and that this will also endanger the income of many, many small businesses that rely on tick tock. so the direction here so far has been quite strong. and we'll have to wait and see what the next steps to be. aging has seen sort of this coming. this is not the 1st time the tick tock has been targeted by us politicians in 2020 aging as a response started to put in place some regulations

before we wrap it u like to do,s looking for how we build consensus here because polital between the house and senates and other levels of government. i'm going to ask in closing if u would maybe close in terms of taking us closer to consensus on relating to what we've been talking about today. it could be something else related to what we are talking abou■ t today. but we might ask a question that triggered a response. do you have the chance to give an opening statement with some wisdom and i would ask if you would lead us off. >> thank you, senator. three one is consensus is critical and we need people at the table and i'm not suggesting people in the room today are not at the table but one thing that ameripen has discovered over the last four years is we will only solve these if all of the stakeholders sit down together and that is■sc onsensus is, so encourage those that are not engaged in this issue to follow hearings like this and understand the complexity of it and move forward. two other things i do want to mention that while we have i think 40 countries around the world that have the epr wast

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the senate majority leader, chuck schumer says the is really prime minister is an obstacle to peace schumer's, the highest ranking, jewish elected official in u. s. history utilities ever deliver, such as needs are criticizing and is really prime minister color over his handling of the war on gaza. and his rejection of a 2 state solution. more than $31000.00 palestinians have been killed and $73000.00 have been injured and is really a tax on god's since october 7th. as a result, many americans are no questioning israel's nearly $4000000000.00 in annual military assistance, or didn't take long for schumer's remarks to be condemned by republicans. it is grotesque and hypocritical for americans who hyperventilate about foreign interference in our own democracy. to call for the removal of the democratically elected leader of israel. this is unprecedented on social media is really a basset, or is calling the comments unhelpful and counter productive to our common goals demonstrate to the war and goes up. it has become such a nightmare. both morally and in terms of us interest that is creating a possible dramatic major rift between democratic leaders

u. s. president digit buying has said that he will sign legislation if it is sent to him. that would band tick tock. it looks like the us senate may follow the us house of representatives. i mean, our, you know, assuming that we're going to look at this legislation becoming law and a possible band happening here, we think only 25 percent. i mean, i'd be shocked at this, actually hit the standard for me, allowed to be there in terms of how as this goes through and i can tell you from lab or beltway contacts. yeah. it's really viewed right now is 25 percent chance that this actually band goes through, but yeah, the popcorn moment, definitely live drum and soap opera. then i think i always don't. he is most read in the united states stand. thank you. we appreciate your now. yes, we're here in europe, lawmakers today approved at the world's 1st legal framework on artificial intelligence. it's history make the act aims to balance the safety. reliability of a i use for people across europe. well, also fostering its development in various industries. it's been 5 years in the making and it could be seen as a president for countries st

the senate majority leader, chuck schumer says the is really prime minister, is an obstacle to piece schumer's the highest ranking. jewish elected official in u. s. history utilities ever delivers, such as needs are criticizing and is really prime minister color over his handling of the war on gaza. and his rejection of a 2 state solution. more than $31000.00 palestinians have been killed and $73000.00 have been injured and is really a tax on god since october 7th. as a result, many americans are no questioning israel's nearly $4000000000.00 in annual military assistance, or didn't take long for schumer's remarks to be condemned by republicans. it is grotesque and hypocritical for americans who hyperventilate about foreign interference in our own democracy. to call for the removal of the democratically elected leader of israel. this is unprecedented on social media is really a basset, or is calling the comments unhelpful and counter productive to our common goals demonstrate to the war and goes up. it has become such a nightmare. both morally and in terms of us interest that is creating a possible dramatic major rift between democratic leaders a

you're now seeing democratic senators in particular saying that there needs to be a holding of account of the israeli government in how it's using the military equipment which the u. s has been providing to israel for decades now. it's a policy known as n s. m. 20. and you have centrist democrats, not far left. democrats, saying that there needs to be more pressure to hold the israeli government accountable for how it's conducting. it's more and gone so, so it's very, very small, but there is growing pressure. the question is going to be, are you going to see a nope of this to happen any time soon? and such that the bind administration's goal of trying to get a temporary cease fire could actually be brought to bear. that whole process, as we know, is still ongoing. there's going to be in his way, we delegation coming here to washington next week at president biden's request in order to consult with by the administration. officials about what to do about trying to wrap up the war in gaza. and so you've got this political posturing that's happening over on capital hill. and you have on the other side, these close door discussions about how to try to resolve this war s

u. period allows an individual to remain in voter file in which they know longer live for several elections including a presidential election a u.s. senate election, gubernatorial election two congressional elections and numerous local elections,s, four years quite frankly is too long. this federal law requires secretaries of state to knowingly maintain bloated inaccura voter list, amending they mvra shorten waiting period but certainly increasing voter confidence, decrease voter files and result in more accurate voter files across the country. again, thank you for your time, it's been an honor and privilege to appear before youay thank you. >> thank you very much h y secretary. mr. kramer. >> chairwoman klobuchar and ranking member fisher and members of the committee. i want to thank you for having me here today as mentioned i'm executive director of charleston county board of directors but also privilege of serving as vice chair for a subcommittee for national association ofhe counties as member of the united states election assistance commission board of advisers. i cann overstate the significance of the county io perspective in any topic involving election administration. we are the frontline workers responsible for ensurin