mr. kelly, aye. mr. warnock, aye. mr. durbin, aye. mr. hawley, no. mr. hagerty, no. ms. cortez masto, aye. mrs. capito, no. mr. warner, aye. the presiding officer: on this vote, the yeas are 52, the nays are 48. the yeas are 48, the nays are 52. the amendment is not agreed to. the senator from new mexico. mr. lujan: i'd like to call up my amendment number 699 and ask that it be reported by number. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from new mexico, mr. lujan, proposes an amendment numbered 699. mr. lujan: mr. president, we are experiencing a nationwide shortage of police officers. police departments are stretched thin, making our communities less safe. in the worst cases, some small departments have disbanded completely. small towns need federal dollars to bolster their ranks. the musk-trump freeze took funding away from our police departments and law enforcement officials. the cops hiring program is the lifeline to many law enforcement agencies. cops hiring grants provide funding directly to law enforcement agencies to increase their co

in a statement, mr kelly's family said he "died peacefully after a period of ill health".ainian counterpart, volodymyr zelensky, will visit washington on friday to sign an agreement on sharing kyiv�*s mineral resources with the united states. at a press conference in kyiv on wednesday, mr zelensky insisted the deal is "preliminary" and that he won't sign anything without the us guaranteeing his country's security in the event of a ceasefire with russia. the bbc�*s analysis editor ros atkins looks at what we know about the agreement. a deal on ukraine's minerals had seemed a long way off — not now. we'll be signing an- agreement, which will be a very big agreement. last week, donald trump called president zelensky a "dictator", suggested ukraine had started the war, and reportedly demanded 50% of ukraine's mineral deposits. mr zelensky said no to that, said, "i cannot sell our country," and claimed donald trump was "living in a disinformation space" created by russia. with russia on un resolutions about the war, and when friedrich merz — who will be germany's and ukraine's

mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. kim. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. mccormick. mr. merkley. mrs. moody. mr. moran. mr. moreno. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schiff. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. mr. sheehy. ms. slotkin. ms. smith. mr. sullivan. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative -- barrasso, cotton, cramer, crapo, cruz, fischer, justice, marshall, moran, mullin, rounds, sheehy, thune, tuberville, wicker. senators voting in the negative -- blunt rochester, cantwell, kaine, kelly, kim, murray, and warnock. ms. alsobrooks, no. the clerk: ms. ba

born in ireland, mr kelly started out as a journalist and going for gold. after a period of ill healthst the interest on national debt now exceeds the defence department spending. - $1 trillion on interest. at work in the last week. at the time, mr musk added on social media that failure to respond would be taken as their resignation, not to send an answer. mr trump said he wasn't sure what would happen to those and those people are i on the bubble, they say. maybe they'll be gone. maybe they're not around, . maybe they have otherjobs, maybe they moved and they're not where they're _ it certainly didn't show — not only was mr musk obviously at the cabinet meeting, but he dominated. and the cabinet secretaries sat at the table, that also didn't show — despite the fact that the president did ask them if they had "a problem" with mr musk. answering their questions about the work he's doing with doge to reduce the federal workforce. building in front of me — and it's reported that had made sure of that. now, it's been a very busy week for donald trump. as we know earlier this week, he host

the clerk: mr. kelly, no. mrs. moody, aye. the clerk: mr. lankford, aye. the clerk: mr.ker, aye. mr. cassidy, aye. the clerk: mr. warner, no. mr. sanders, no. the clerk: mr. schiff, no. mr. whitehouse, no. mr. marshall, aye. ms. baldwin, no. the clerk: mr. warnock, no. the clerk: mr. schumer, no. the clerk: mrs. murray, no. the clerk: mr. merkley, no. the clerk: mr. graham, aye. the clerk: mr. markey, no. the clerk: mr. blumenthal, no. the clerk: mr. grassley, aye. the clerk: mr. scott of south carolina, aye. mr. ossoff, no. the clerk: mr. mr. padilla: no. ms. klobuchar, no. the clerk: ms. gillibrand, no. the clerk: mr. risch, aye. mr. schmitt, aye. the clerk: mr. van hollen, no. the clerk: mr. budd, aye. the clerk: mr. sullivan, aye. the clerk: ms. lummis, aye. the clerk: mr. young, aye. vote: the clerk: ms. hirono, no. the presiding officer: on this vote the yeas are 53. the nays are 47. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: department of health and human services, robert f. kennedy jr. of california to be secretary. mr. wyden: mr. p

this could be pardonable is only due to the fact that all of those other pardons, including for mr. kellyranted. and again, that's still, i think to most americans, makes zero sense for, i think, obvious reasons. >> yeah. look, i know we're out of football season. i was going to say a home run because we're in baseball season, spring training, but didn't have the same effect. anyway, thank you, greg bauer. thank you, ryan riley. appreciate you both. right now, canadian investigators are examining the cockpit cockpit voice recorder and the data recorder from that delta flight that flipped upside down on a runway in toronto monday. they say it's still too early to say what caused the accident. and while we want to learn more. nbc's tom costello is taking a closer look at how monday's accident appears to be a textbook example of how to survive an aviation emergency. >> with the. >> wreckage of that regional jet still resting on a toronto runway. aviation experts say the fact everyone survived is due in no small part to the flight attendants, who remained composed yet in charge, ordering pass

he's best known for hosting game for a laugh in a statement, mr kelly's family said he "died peacefullyched an operation to shut down the compounds, which have authorities cut power and phone lines forcing armed groups supporting the scams to begin freeing workers. but with so many nationalities involved, 0ur south east asia correspondentjonathan head the of now stopped. the rows of along the featureless buildings along the river are now being emptied of their many have been their workers. many have been and horribly trafficked and horribly mistreated. asked, nearly mistreated. when asked, nearly all want go last all want. to go home last ”f ,,., thailand fuel and to the compounds, their militia allies to freeing the workers. this was over the group was pushed over the narrow river on a raft and taken in by the thai army. 7of chinese 7 7777a7lr7e7ady77 7 77a7lr7e7adybeer7177 7 77a7lr7e7adybeen7flown 77 7 77a7lr7e7adybeer717flown me. have already been flown home. they were clearly being treated as—o—eo not but as criminals, not victims. but flow of evacuees to the flow of evacuees to tha

mr. kelly: mr. president, i bet a lot of folks watching tonight cannot believe that we are here talking about the office of management and budget. the office of management and budget. there is nothing more bureaucratic-sounding in this whole city. and that says something. it's not an office arizonans should really have to think about, let alone see their senators debate for hours. think of this -- think of this office as our government's financial planner. they keep track of spending for everything from veterans' benefits to disaster relief for communities. when flagstaff gets hit by flooding or north scottsdale gets hit by a major wildfire, this is the office that signs off on federal relief. every single federal agency must go through the office of management and budget to access the dollars that congress writes into law for the work that they do for the american people. when it's working right, this is the office that helps build the federal budget and then makes sure that it gets executed accord

mr. kelly, no. the clerk: mr. johnson, aye. ms. ernst, aye. the clerk: mr. durbin, no. the clerk: mr. cassidy, aye. the clerk: mr. sanders, no. ms. hassan, no. mr. peters, no. mr. barrasso, aye. mr. reed, no. the clerk: mr. curtis, aye. the clerk: mr. ricketts, aye. mr. thune, aye. mr. ossoff, no. the clerk: mr. hagerty, aye. the clerk: mr. van hollen, no. ms. rosen, no. mr. banks, aye. the clerk: mr. tillis, aye. ms. duckworth, no. mr. mccormick, aye. ms. cortez masto, no. the clerk: mrs. hyde-smith, aye. the clerk: ms. blunt rochester, no. ms. collins, aye. the clerk: mr. lankford, aye. mr. sheehy, aye. the clerk: mrs. murray, no. the clerk: mr. hoeven, aye. the clerk: mr. scott of south carolina, aye. . the clerk: mr. merkley, no. the clerk: mr. budd, aye. mrs. gillibrand, no. mr. moran, aye. the clerk: mr. fetterman, no. the clerk: mr. schatz, no. ms. smith, no. mr. husted, aye. ms. lummis, aye. the clerk: mrs. capito, aye. ms. cantwell, no. the clerk: mr. cramer, aye. mr. kim, no. ms. murkowski, aye. mr. coons, no. mr. kaine, no. the clerk: mr. warner, no. mr. king

mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. kim. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. ms. klobuchar.ica's small businesses, no stronger advocate than our president. actually our commitment if confirmed i will work tirelessly to make small business again. i want to thank my wonderful husband jeff and my wonderful friends who have joined us here today most importantly i gave all thanks and glory to god. as someone who has meant my life working in small businesses, starting them, growing them and helping them succeed, i know that small business is big business for america. they comprise 99% of small businesses, 2 out of 3 new jobs. they are the opportunity and innovation engines that drive prosperity and growth and they power the american economy as much as they power the american dream and president trump make historic strides driving small business formation, blue- collar boom and agenda created 7 million new jobs. his first term accomplishments were so great that following the 2024 election small business optimism recorded largest jump since 1980 but it was more than 2 months before

mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. kim. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. today the committee will consider two matters promotion of coast guard samuel hopkins center lieutenant commander in the nomination of deputy secretary of transportation. mr. bradbury's confirmation hearing last week expressed dismay that there have been fatal aircraft accidents here in washington, d.c., pennsylvania and alaska and in arizona, this week we had another distressingly close call chicago's midway airport a small jet on the ground into the runway without authorization as an incoming flight was landing. now more than ever it's essential for the department of transportation to have officials understand the systems are task with managing and can assess such incidents have a systemic cause. as a former general counsel of the department of transportation mr. bradbury will bring a deep understanding of how the department in a transportation system operates. he is intimately familiar with the department of past attempts with the forward-looking and receptive leader, by cully rais

mr. kelly, no. vote: the clerk: ms. warren, no. mr. mccormick, aye. ms. rosen, no. ms. alsobrooks, no. mr. padilla, no. mr. warner, no. ms. baldwin, no. mr. heinrich, no. ms. lummis, aye. mr. coons, no. mr. welch, no. ms. blunt rochester, no. mr. reed, no. mr. cruz, aye. mr. bennet, no. mr. peters, no. mr. schatz, no. ms. cantwell, no. mr. warnock, no. mr. kaine, no. mrs. murray, no. mr. graham, aye. mr. cornyn, aye. mr. schumer, no. mr. moreno, aye. mr. hagerty, aye. mr. whitehouse, no. mr. justice, aye. mr. boozman, aye. ms. smith, no. ms. murkowski, aye. mr. ossoff, no. mr. thune, aye. ms. cortez masto, no. mrs. hyde-smith, aye. mr. markey, no. ms. klobuchar, no. the clerk: mr. king, no. mr. murphy, no. mr. sheehy, aye. the clerk: mr. booker, no. mrs. gillibrand, no. the clerk: ms. slotkin, no. the clerk: mr. hawley, aye. mr. cassidy, aye. the clerk: mr. blumenthal, no. vote: the presiding officer: the ayes are 51. the nays are 47. and the motion is agreed to. mr. thune: mr. president. the presiding officer: i recognize the majority leader. mr. thune: i ask unanimous

kelly, mr. hartman said that he hoped these tariffs would open up markets. go last time around? >> kelly: well, to some extent, it worked. coming out of that initial trade war, china agreed to historic trade deal. it was called phase one, and they agreed to not only buy, but increase by $30 billion over a couple of years. they didn't fully live up to that commitment. they started off strong but then started to fizzle out for a number of dynamics. covid may have been one of them. but i will also note that those initial pain tariffs, the government had to step in and give farmers billions in aid so it sort of offset tariff revenue. >> maurice: what if this drags on? what does mr. hartman expect that to mean for his whole livelihood? >> kelly: he is so concerned about competition, maurice. trade negotiations take time and brazil and argentina are chomping at the bit to steal some of that market share in china from these u.s. farmers, and he told me some of that business once it is lost you cannot get it back. >> john: cbs news "money watch" kelly o'grady. thank

mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. kim. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms.lummis. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. mccormick. mr. merkley. mrs. moody. mr. moran. mr. moreno. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schiff. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. plan is to help the wealthy get wealthier tax giveaways families paying the bill. how massive giveaways going to be paid for? slashing services to families and families try to get on their feet so they can thrive and get to the middle-class. great betrayal. today we will consider russell the office of management and the budget really the place for this campaign is coordinated. we will hear very different ideas have to take our country forward. from my friends across the aisle will hear we need to continue to give massive tax giveaways to the wealthiest americans and we will hear how nonpartisan expertise that makes our country run smoothly should be replaced b

kelly they sift through -- mr. kelly: they sift through the intelligence from all the intelligence agencies from the cia, nsa, and decide what to brief the president on. which includes information about terrorists planning attacks here in the united states or on our servicemembers abroad. it includes evidence of adversaries backing cyberattacks. often the intelligence is incomplete or there are pieces that contradict one another. it's this person's job to cut through the noise and present the president with what he needs to know. there can't be any spin. there can't be a finger on the scale to get him to do one thing or not do another. it requires impeccable judgment and sound decision-making. everything we've learned about colonel gabbard during her:confirmation process is that she's not the person for this job. it's that simple. mr. president, i went into this process with an open mind. colonel gabbard and i, we had a long meeting in my office. she responded to a number of written follow-up questions that my colleagues

mr. kelly, our colleague on this committee and i have legislation that incentivizes private companies who fund neuroscience research in partnership with academia and nonprofit research institutes. the administration's cuts would result in less opportunity for public-private partnerships like this one, and throttle critical mental health research. you see davis in my district does incredible work with n.i.h. funding. they've developed diagnostic tools and treatment for individuals with autism, designed personalized medical approaches for cancer patients, the study, the significance of critical research for alzheimer's research, and develop new ways to restore speech for a.l.s. patients. and that's just a few of the things they do, and that's just in my district. n.i.h. research around the country has produced tangible results from nobel prize-winning innovations in gene editing to breakthroughs in cancer treatment. n.i.h. funding also positioned us to quickly develop the trump covid vaccine. thi

mr. kelly, no. mr. ricketts, aye. mr. blumenthal, no. mr. daines, aye. mr. justice, aye. ms. cantwell, no. mr. graham, aye. ms. collins, no. mr. marshall, aye. ms. lummis, aye. mr. mccormick, aye. mr. schumer, no. mrs. gillibrand, no. mr. sullivan, aye. mr. mcconnell, aye. mr. wyden, no. ms. alsobrooks, no. mr. cramer, aye. ms. blunt rochester, no. mr. kim, no. mr. merkley, no. mr. lankford, aye. mr. kaine, no. mr. warnock, no. ms. hirono, no. mr. booker, no. mrs. murray, no. mr. heinrich, no. ms. cortez masto, no. mr. rounds, aye. mr. moran, aye. mr. reed, no. mr. thune, aye. mr. cornyn, aye. ms. warren, no. ms. hassan, no. mr. ossoff, no. mr. fetterman, no. ms. smith, no. mr. van hollen, no. mr. markey, no. mr. coons, no. ms. baldwin, no. mr. hickenlooper, no. mrs. shaheen, no. vote: the clerk: mr. boozman, aye. the clerk: ms. klobuchar, no. mr. hoeven, aye. the clerk: mr. schiff, no. the clerk: mr. bennet, no. mrs. capito, aye. mr. wicker, aye. the clerk: mrs. fischer, aye. the clerk: mr. cruz, aye. the clerk: mr. mullin, aye. mr. lee, aye. the clerk: mr. gallego, no. the

mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. kim. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. mccormick. mr. merkley. mrs. moody. mr. moran. mr. moreno. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schiff. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. mr. sheehy. ms. slotkin. ms. smith. mr. sullivan. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. the presiding officer: a quorum is present. the ske is is it the sense of the senate that the debate on the nomination of russell vought of virginia to be director. office of management and budget shall be brought to a close. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: the clerk: ms. alsobrooks. ms. baldwin. mr. banks. mr. barrasso. mr. bennet. >> thank you

mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. kim. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. mccormick. mr. merkley. mrs. moody. mr. moran. mr. moreno. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schiff. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. mr. sheehy. ms. slotkin. ms. smith. mr. sullivan. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. the last thing they need is another massive tax hike on top of that inflation. what happens if the tax cuts expire . if we do not extend these tax policies americans will be at with an over $4 trillion taxincrease . more than 2.6 trillion of that tax increase will fall on households giearning $400,000 per year and an average family of four making $80,000 will be saddled with the $1700 tax increase . this is the equivalent to 6 to 8 weeks work of groceries

mr. kelly: mr. president, i really care about science. i spent my career as an engineer, as a navy pilot, and a test pilot, and as an astronaut. three jobs where facts matter, where you make decisions based on science, not superstition. because when you're launching off of an aircraft carrier or orbiting the earth at 17,500 miles an hour, there's no room for conspiracy theories. you have to deal in reality. in my career, relying on science literally meant the difference between life and death. and the same is true for the person who is responsible for our nation's health. the secretary of health and human services is responsible for making sure that the best science guides our health care, from developing lifesaving medicines to preventing deadly diseases. this job requires a commitment to science, facts, and to public health. but the nominee before us today, robert f. kennedy jr., has spent much of his career doing the exact opposite. rejecting science, spreading conspiracy theories, and putting public health at risk. that's not someone

i'm insisting on it and believe me, it was applies a lot of people on the kelly kelly that mr. president's appointment is that you're talking tonight about the united states taking over a sovereign territory. what authority would allow you to do that? are you talking about a firm, an occupation there, redevelopment and mr. prime minister? do you see this idea as a way to expand the boundaries of his real and to have a more or piece? even though these rarely people know how important that land is to you and your citizens, just as the space is inherited by the palestinians as well. i do see a long term ownership position. i see it bringing great stability to that part of the middle east and may be the entire middle east. and everybody i've spoken to this was not a decision made lightly. everybody i've spoken to loves as the idea of the united states, phoning that piece of land developing and creating thousands of jobs was something that will be magnificent and a really magnificent area that nobody would know. nobody can look because all they see is death and destruction and rubble and, and d

mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. kim. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. i'd like to thank president trump for his confidence in me at the special focuses of this campaign they want to make american education the best in the world can return education to the states where it belonged to free american students from the educationrm bureaucracy of school choice. proof that americans overwhelmingly support the presence vision and i'm ready to enactra it. education is the issue that determines our national success and prepares american workers to in the future. i've been passionate about education since my earliest college days when i studied to earn a teaching certificate. this is continued for my business career as a connecticut state board of education member as a university trustee and the chair of the america first policy institute which advocates workforce development parental choice and accountability in higher education. i'm also a mother and grandmotherha and i join millios of american parents who want better schools for our kids and grandkids. the lega

mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. kim. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. thank you j.d. and the vice president for that kind introduction. deeply appreciate our friendship and that you were able to join you today. i'm profoundly grateful to president trump and the confidence he's placed in me. to honor to stand here before you as your nominee for the secretary of commerce. my family is here with me today and i like to introduce you to my wife allison behind me who for 30 years has been my great partner adviser and a spectacular mother to our wonderful children my eldest son kyle behind me brandon, casey and ryan. extraordinary sister eydie is also here as well as allison's brother rick and my sister-in-law abby and many of my closest friends who chose to come down to support me. i grew up on long island new york and my mother was an artist and art teacher my father was a professor of american history. my mother gene taught me how to appreciate life. when i was 14 she was diagnosed with terminal cancer but she decided she was going to die before then she was going to live

the presiding officer: the senator from arizona mr. kelly: mr.resident, the folks in my state are working hard but finding it tough to get ahead. let's just look at the price of eggs. the hickman family farms is one of the top egg producers in the country, and they are the biggest in our state. they have millions of birds producing millions and millions of eggs that feed the state of arizona and the country. and like so many of the other egg producers, they're getting decimated by bird flu. they've had to put down a lot of their hence. more than a million -- their when ens. more than a -- their hens. more than a million because of this disease. the same is with egg producers across the country, and that is having a serious impact on family budgets. the safeway down the road from my house in tucson is now charging $9.49 a dozen for eggs. and i can't remember ever seeing it this high. some grocery stores are rationing eggs, only allowing customers to buy one or two cartons at a time. and if you go to the waffle house, you're paying a surcharge for

mr. kelly: we've got to produce enough reliable energy to make utility bills affordable for families and to bring online the advanced manufacturing and data centers that are powering our economy and will power our economy into the future. we're seeing this in arizona. the demand for energy keeps going up. it's going up rather quickly. now here's the good news. the united states is producing more energy than ever before. we're using everything at our disposal. we're finally bringing the manufacturing of solar panels and batteries and wind turbines back to america. now, that creates great-paying jobs across the country, jobs that you can actually raise a family on, jobs that are in places like arizona and oklahoma, colorado, and texas. and we're investing to develop new technologies to produce even more energy. now, for years my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have raised very legitimate concerns about the need to reform our permitting processes to cut red tape and unleash american manu

here's that exchange with democratic senator mark kelly. >> mr. feinberg did russia. >> invade ukraine? >> well. >> um. >> going to. my behind closed doors, uh, statement a second ago. i'll just say this. um. the, um. >> they moved tanks and troops and armored personnel carriers across the ukrainian border. it's pretty simple question. >> i gotcha. however, there's a very intense there's a very tense negotiation going on. now, it's important for american interests. i'm not. i don't have. >> mr. feinberg. we've got to live in the real world here. >> but i don't. >> i mean, things happen, and it's obvious to the rest of the world, and i think it's obvious to europe right now that we just blew up an alliance. and for us not to be able to say an obvious fact is it doesn't help a negotiation. >> well, what i was trying to say, senator, is i don't think some person who's not informed on this not involved in discussions, should make statements, uh, public that could undermine, uh, what the president and the secretary's intent is. >> that back and forth c

do you ever him all, kelly, the reports and mr. john, neighborhood of kansas city, a combination of factors that as they families and the bees, these guys a script, the offer mass of the brutal is what the war that destroyed everything. and the reason we're the weather add this extra stuff winter to hundreds of thousands of displays, bells, demons who return to find their homes completely destroyed. they have been forced to live in the open in the flimsy tents that do not provide any sort of the protection from the vice in with or as you can see this family here. and then as you can see, the situation here is getting a much more dire as this 10, which is shelter in this family here. and a she, i, your neighborhood are facing har circumstances your in the night, especially in this winter season. and then the lease of the coast time i'm station living an attempt is really hard to convey a gun and we will, soaked in rain will touch. the ground is still wet and cold. the young children counts in shirts. they've been coughing and vomiti

. >> all right, kelly, thank you. >>> and mr. trump is, again, causing controversy by seeming to blame ukraine for being invaded by russia. speaking at mar-a-lago, the president referred to ukrainian complaints that they're not included in peace talks in saudi arabia. >> i think i have the power to end this war. and i think it's going very well. but today i heard oh, well, we weren't invited. you've been there for three years. you should have ended it. you should have never started it. you could have made a deal. >> i think that comment had a lot of people scratching heads. what's the latest to come out of saudi arabia. >> reporter: the meeting was as much about the optics, at least for the russian side as it was about concrete results. the u.s. and russia a agreedagr saudi saudi to begin ending the war in ukraine. secretary of state rubio did say this was just the beginning of the conversation and that more work needs to be done. this comes as intelligence and congressional sources in washington tell nbc news that they have, quo

kelly. >> thank you mr. chairman. thank you all of you for being here today.ber of the subcommittee of the cochair of the defense modernization caucus along with senator kramer, i focused on maintaining our competitive edge over our adversaries. to achieve this got i'm sure the military is not only equipped with cutting edge technology but also at the infrastructure to remain effective and contested environments where supply chains and sustainment could be disruptive. i don't know if the three of you saw an order from omb in the white house last night or yesterday expansive order with repercussions across the country. it's unprecedented and i will explain in a second where i think the defense impact could be. this is appalling medicaid health plans meals for kids nutrition programs for pregnant mothers programs to help homeless veterans. it appears that it also may freeze federal funding and grants for department of defense research and manufacturing technology. and other small business and ovation programs. so i want to ask each of you starting with mr. gertz

kelly, go ahead. >> mr. president, you are talking about -- thank you, mr. president and mr. prime minister. you are talking tonight about the united states taking over a sovereign territory. what authority would allow you to do that? are you talking about a permanent occupation there, redevelopment? and, mr. prime minister, do you see this idea as a way to expand the boundaries of israel and to have a longer piece even though the israeli people know how important that land is to you and your citizens, just as the space is inherited by the palestinians as well? >> i do see a long term ownership position. and i see it bringing great stability to that part of the middle east and maybe the entire middle east: everybody has spoken to. this was not a decision made lightly. everybody i have spoken to loves the idea of the united states owning that piece of land developing and creating thousands of jobs with something that will be magnificent in a really imag magnificent area noy could know. although see is death and destruction and rawble and demolished buildings falling all over.

. >> maurice: and kelly o'grady joins us now. so mr.r here sees the tariffs increasing business and prices at the same time. so, how do you see that playing out for the larger economy? >> reporter: well, he is such an excellent case study for that central tension. i mean, tariffs, they are supposed to protect domestic industries, and we are already seeing clients of beichner see increased demand, he is seeing that come to him, but tariffs also potentially raise prices for the businesses that make those products, and then for us, the consumers. and i go back in history, what happened under the first trump administration? we saw similar aluminum and steel tariffs, and there are a number of analyses that show the manufacturing industry actually hired less people because of those increased costs. this time around, the economic landscape is different. the tariff plan is different. so whether it's net negatie or net positive, it's going to depend on the industry, the extent of the tariff, and the length. >> maurice: to be continued. kelly o'g

. -- mr. kelly. the presiding officer: no debate is permitted during a vote. senator will success spend. the clerk: mr. kennedy. mr. kim. the presiding officer: pursuant to rule 12, no debate is permitted during a vote. the senator will suspend. the clerk: mr. king. the presiding officer: pursuant to rule 12, no debate is permitted during a vote. no debate is permitted during a vote. the senator will suspend. the clerk: ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. the presiding officer: pursuant to rule 12, no debate is permitted during a vote. the senator will suspend. the clerk: ms. lummis. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. mccormick. mr. merkley. the presiding officer: pursuant to rule 12, no debate is towered during a vote. is permitted during a vote. the senator although suspend. the clerk: mrs. hoody. -- mrs. moody. mr. moran. mr. moreno. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. the presiding officer: pursuant to rule 12, no debate issinged during a vote. the senator will suspend. the clerk: mr. ossoff. the presiding officer: pur

kelly: you are talking about -- thank you, mr. president and mr. you are talking about the united states taking over a sovereign territory. what authority would allow you to do that? are you talking about a permanent occupation there, redevelopment? and mr. prime minister do you see this idea as a way to expand the boundaries of israel and to have a longer peace even though the israeli people know how important that land is to you and your citizens just as the pace is inherited by the palestinians as well? president trump: i do see a long-term ownership position. and i see it bringing great stability to that part of the middle east and maybe the entire middle east, and everybody i've spoken to, this is not a decision made lightly everybody loves the idea of the united states owning that piece of land developing that land, creating thousands of jobs, something that will be magnificent in a magnificent area that all they see is death and destruction and rubble and demolished buildings falling all over. just a terrible sight. i've studied it. i've stu

kelly: thank you, mr. speaker. two weeks ago president trump was sworn into office. he won the popular vote and the electoral college. don't like results, but i accepted them. for the past four years, i've heard my colleagues on the other side of the aisle passionately defend article 1 of the constitution. not anymore. i heard them speak about the importance of congress' power of the purse. not anymore. i heard them insist that only congress can change laws and determine the structure of our government. not anymore. in the past two weeks, we've seen a familiar pattern emerge. the president creates an issue, causing a crisis, there is confusion, then he fixes the crisis, often by backing -- walking back the very same issue he created. just this week he threatened tariffs against our closest neighbors. import taxes that would drive up the costs for american consumers. there was no real reason, no real justification. but after days of uncertainty for businesses across crit, president trump -- across the country, president trump backed down. what did he get in return? pr

kelly. >> thank you mr. chairman. thank you all of you for being here today.ittee of the cochair of the defense modernization caucus along with senator kramer, i focused on maintaining our competitive edge over our adversaries. to achieve this got i'm sure the military is not only equipped with cutting edge technology but also at the infrastructure to remain effective and contested environments where supply chains and sustainment could be disruptive. i don't know if the three of you saw an order from omb in the white house last night or yesterday expansive order with repercussions across the country. it's unprecedented and i will explain in a second where i think the defense impact could be. this is appalling medicaid health plans meals for kids nutrition programs for pregnant mothers programs to help homeless veterans. it appears that it also may freeze federal funding and grants for department of defense research and manufacturing technology. and other small business and ovation programs. so i want to ask each of you starting with mr. gertz. have you looked

mr. chairman . >> general and adm., senator kelly was not the first to mention the cost of military air aso the cost of a charter flight. to your knowledge are those figures correct d? >> to tell you the truth i don't have knowledge of that because those are all run through us transportation command, i don't have access to those numbers . >> but you will get back to us, will you not? >> of course. >> and how about you adm. >> we can work together. >> if i can make one comment, just from experience about 21,000 pounds an hour for a c-17, 5000 pounds and for our four fuel costs. so just in fuel costs it's about a 4x area. >> but you will follow up or the witnesses will followup, now senator max . >> general, the president's executive order to establish the iron door for america versus the need for weapons to shoot down enemy missiles and also the satellites to track them. the eo call for the quote acceleration of the deployment of a hypersonic ballistic tracking answer layer . if north tom is going to have an effective iron dome for the whole land, how important is if we expand our fleet of

mr. chairman. >> general and admiral, senator kelly was not first to mention the cost compared to the cost of a charter those figures correct? >> to tell you the truth i don't have knowledge of that. i don't have access to those numbers. >> how about you, admiral. >> mr. chairman. >> 7,000 pounds of our 4 fuel costs. it is 4 x. >> you follow-up for the witnesses. >> the iron dome, stresses the need for weapons, they called for the acceleration of the deployment, and how important that the hypersonic missile and space-based sensors. >> having successful field over the north american continent. >> forced and foremost, we have to detect anything. and the first capability that we will reliably and accurately track the hypersonic missile. we have some capability already that detect, easy to track because the ballistic profile, the hypersonic's are maneuverable and much faster. given the space-based capability to detect and track those is imperative. >> how fast do we need them? >> how fast do we need the capability? immediately. thank you for that. >> some of my colleagues said the us military operations de

address, kansas governor laura kelly asked legislators to expand the state's medicaid program and pledged to block a gop proposed school voucher program. >> please be seated. mr. speaker, mr. president. madame chief justice. and the entire kansas supreme court. members of my cabinet. leaders of the kansas tribes, and all the constitutional officers and legislators assembled. it is an honor to speak with you tonight, and i want to thank you for the very warm welcome. it is also my honor to welcome lieutenant governor david tolan and his family in the gallery, his wife beth, and their children, caroline and william. along with my family members, especially my granddaughter rory, who are joining us via livestream. for much of my time in office, we have been focused on righting the wrongs of the past. getting our state back on the road to prosperity. that is exactly what we have accomplished together. refunded our public schools six years in a row. [applause] we balanced the state budget six years in a row. [applause] we closed the bank of k. and we are investing in roads and bridges and broadband. [applause] we have attracted the largest economic development pro