mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. helmy. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. rkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. mssinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mal mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative -- baldwin, bennet, blumenthal, book,brown, butler, carper, casey, as soon as, cortez mao, duckworth, dur businesspeople, hassan, heinrich, helmy, hicken

mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mrgrassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. helmy. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. joson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. keedy. mr. king. ms. klobucha mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lun. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. mark. mr. mcconnell. marshall, mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. senators voting in the affirmative -- baldwin, bennet, blumenthal, book,butler, cantwell, cardin, carper, coons, cortez masto, duckworth, durbin, gillibrand, hassan, heinrich, helmy, hickenlooper, hirono, kne, kel

mrs. fischer, no. the clerk: mr. cotton, no. mr. markey, aye. the clerk: ms. smith, aye. mr. ricketts, no.. vote: the clerk: mr. carper, aye. the clerk: mr. scott of south carolina, no. mr. merkley, aye. the clerk: mr. manchin, aye. mr. heinrich, aye. the clerk: mr. budd, no. the clerk: mr. bennet, aye. the clerk: mr. lankford, no. the clerk: mr. blumenthal, aye. mrs. shaheen, aye. mr. rounds, no. the clerk: mr. booker, aye. the clerk: mrs. murray, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. braun, no. the clerk: mr. young, no. mrs. britt, no. mr. graham, no. mr. boozman, no. ms. butler, aye. mrs. hyde-smith, no. ms. ernst, no. the clerk: mr. kelly, aye. the clerk: mr. lujan, aye. mr. ossoff, aye. mr. fetterman, aye. mr. risch, no. mr. casey, aye. mr. rubio, no. mr. reed, aye. ms. collins, no. the clerk: ms. murkowski, no. vote: the clerk: mr. king, aye. mr. daines, no. the clerk: mr. thune, no. mr. moran, no. the clerk: mr. schatz, aye. mr. cardin, aye. mr. hickenlooper, aye. the clerk: ms. lummis, no. the clerk: ms. lummis, no. d.c. with commercial republican leaders as well as biden at the

mrs. fischer, no. mr. boozman, no. the clerk: mr. kelly, aye. the clerk: ms. cortez masto, aye. the clerk: ms. murkowski, no. mr. scott of south carolina, no. the clerk: mr. warnock, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. warner, aye. the clerk: on this vote the yeas are 48, the nays are 39, and the motion is agreed to. mr. schumer: madam president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: can i have the tention of all the members? the presiding officer: order in the senate. mr. schumer: thank you. i'm asking unanimous consent th any remaining roll call votes this eveng be ten minutes each. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. schumer: i move to pceed to executive session to consider calendar 539. the presiding officer: t question is on the motion to proceed. at t moment there is not ond? sufficient second. mr. schumer: madam president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: i give a sufficient second. the presiding offir: the appears to be sufficient second. the clerk will call the roll. vote: the erk: m baldwin. mr. barrasso. m

mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. helmy. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative -- lujan and wyden. senators voting in the negative -- boozman, collins, cornyn, cotton, crapo, graham, grassley, johnson, kennedy, lankford, lee, lummis

mrs. fischer, no. vote: the clerk: mr. risch, no. the clerk: ms. lummis, no. the clerk: ms.tez masto, no. the clerk: ms. duckworth, aye. mr. markey, aye. decisively that far too many americans are struggling to live paycheck to paycheck, struggling to get by and struggling to get ahead. and we're hopeful that the incoming administration is prepared to join us in that effort to truly make the american dream available and accessible to everyone. now, my honor to yield to my good friend, my classmate, my colleague an amazing leader in house democratic caucus democratic whip katherine clark. >> thank thank you so much,. leader. i am profoundly grateful for the trust and confidence of my colleagues and especially grateful to get to work with this leadership team led by hakeem jeffries who continue to pull our caucus together and to lead with the american people at the center of everything he does. we are so grateful for you, mr. leader, for all your partnership and the values and inspiration that you bring to our caucus. house democrats, we stand united in a single nation. buildi

mrs. fischer, no. the clerk: mr. welch, aye. the clerk: mrs. blackburn, no. mr. braun, no. cotton, no. the clerk: mr. barrasso, no. the clerk: mr. merkley, aye. the clerk: mr. daines, no. mr. risch, aye. mr. reed, aye. mr. king, aye. ms. stabenow, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. boozman, no. ms. ernst, no. the clerk: ms. collins, aye. mr. ricketts, no. the clerk: ms. cortez masto, aye. the clerk: mr. moran, no. ms. lummis, no. mr. cruz, no. mrs. capito, no. mr. lee, no. the clerk: mr. blumenthal, aye. the clerk: mr. young, aye. the clerk: ms. hirono, aye. the clerk: mr. van hollen, aye. the clerk: ms. rosen, aye. mr. scott of south carolina, no. mr. graham, no. the clerk: mr. cornyn, aye. the clerk: mr. padilla, aye. ms. sinema, aye. the clerk: ms. murkowski, aye. mr. kaine, aye. the clerk: mr. helmy, aye. vote: the clerk: ms. smith, aye. ms. baldwin, aye. the clerk: mr. hoeven, no. the clerk: mr. schatz, aye. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, no. the clerk: mr. marshall, no. the clerk: mr. brown, aye. the clerk: mr. tester, aye. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. the clerk: mr. wyden, aye

mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. helmy. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. >> good morning. this committee will come to order. today we are holding a hearing to discuss the urgent federal funding needs for communities harmed by the recent natural disasters. before we get started doing to acknowledge briefly this is the first hearing we've had since the election. it is clear some things will look different. one thing will not change and that is my commitment to working with senator collins to keep doing the important work of this committee and a bipartisan manner despite any distractions thrown our way heard this too much at stake for families back home for any of us to throw up our hands. we stillth h

mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. helmy. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. i thank you all for being here and i'm delighted to be accompanied by senators merkley welsch and then colin. we are here this morning to discuss the three joint resolutions or jay argues that the senate will be voting on tomorrow. they are as j. rezwan 11, to block 120-millimeter tank rounds as j. reyes 115 to block high explosivebe mortar rounds as j.o block guidance kits attached to many of the bombs dropped in gaza. the truth of the matter is that from a legal

mrs. fischer, no. the clerk: ms. duckworth, aye. ms. ernst, no. the clerk: mr. scott of south carolina, no. the clerk: mr. king, aye. the clerk: mr. schatz, aye. the clerk: ms. klobuchar, aye. mr. lee, no. ms. hassan, aye. mr. blumenthal, aye. the clerk: ms. butler, aye. the clerk: mr. markey, aye. the clerk: mr. hawley, no. the clerk: mr. romney, no. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. the clerk: ms. rosen, aye. the clerk: mr. ossoff, aye. ms. lummis, no. the clerk: mr. mullin, no. the clerk: mr. carper, aye. mr. lankford, no. the clerk: mr. peters, aye. the clerk: mr. sanders, aye. the clerk: will -- mr. hagerty, no. the presiding officer: on this vote, the yeas are 50, the nays are 48. the nomination is confirmed. under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered madeland upon the table, and the president be immediately notified of the senate's action. mr. durbin: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: i ask unanimous consent the mandatory quorum call with respect to the ali nomination, cloture motion, be waiv

mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. helmy. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. the senate work in nontraditional nominations today votes have also begun on a. series of foreign policy measures introduced by independent senator bernie sanders been these include resolutions to block arms shipments to israel and other disapproving of loan relief for ukraine. earlier today at vice president-elect jd vance was on capitol hill talking with lawmakers about the incoming president's choice for attorneyy gener

mrs. fischer: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from nebraska. mrs. fischer: thank you, madam president. over the past few months, we've heard from both sides of the i'll about how american families need more support. we've heard discussions about the child tax credit, child care costs, and dozens more issues that affect parents and their children. earlier this year, senator vance summed it up nicely -- what could be a mission statement for republicans to use on this issue. he said, quote, we want to provide more options so that people are raising families in a thriving and happy way in this country. madam president, my colleagues and i are here today to talk about republican solutions, and i want to talk specifically about one solution to the family leave problem, that has not just republican but also bipartisan support. across america only 27% of workers in the private sector have access to paid family leave. the other three-quarters have to choose between making ends meet and taking care of their fam families, whether that's welcoming a newborn or n

mrs. fischer, no. mr. lee, no. mr. marshall, no. the clerk: mr. cornyn, no. mr. whitehouse, aye. the clerk: mr. carper, aye. the clerk: mrs. shaheen, aye. mr. ossoff, aye. mr. barrasso, no. mr. scott of florida, no. mr. manchin, aye. the clerk: mr. blumenthal, aye. the clerk: mr. king, aye. mr. mcconnell, no. the clerk: mrs. hyde-smith, no. the clerk: ms. butler, aye. the clerk: mr. kelly, aye. mr. kennedy, no. the clerk: mr. tester, aye. the clerk: mr. budd, no. ms. smith, aye. mr. brown, aye. the clerk: mr. tillis, no. the clerk: mr. hawley, no. ms. collins, aye. the clerk: mr. merkley, aye. the clerk: mr. romney, no. ms. lummis, no. mr. hagerty, no. mr. boozman, no. the clerk: mr. padilla, aye. mr. mullin, no. the clerk: mr. cramer, no. mr. ricketts, no. the clerk: mrs. blackburn, no. ms. cantwell, aye. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. mr. johnson, no. the clerk: mr. casey, aye. ms. hassan, aye. the clerk: mr. schmitt, no. the clerk: mr. graham, no. the clerk: mr. braun, no. the clerk: mr. warnock, aye. the clerk: mr. coons, aye. the clerk: mr. lankford, no. the clerk: mr. cru