mr. sullivan, no. mr. mcconnell, no. ms. murkowski, aye. ms. duckworth, aye. mr. coons, aye. mr. tuberville, no. ms. lummis, no. mr. padilla, aye. mr. schmitt, no. mr. kennedy, no. mr. welch, aye. ms. slotkin, aye. mr. cornyn, no. mr. whitehouse, aye. mrs. britt, no. 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 disband

mr. sullivan, proposes amendment 1029. mr. sullivan: i want to take this opportunity to demonstrate our strong republican support for medicaid and medicare right now. my amendment is very simple. it's going -- it says we're going to strengthen and improve medicaid for the most vulnerable populations and strengthen medicare so that it's available for years to come. now, mr. president, i know my democratic colleagues are going to try tonight to use scare tactics to message that republicans don't support these vital programs, but we do. these are critical programs that republicans support. heck, president trump has repeatedly said that these programs are not going to be touched. people rely on medicare and medicaid. alaskans rely on medicare and medicaid. we're here to strongly support them. so, we should all agree that we want to weed out waste, fraud, abuse in our health care system, including in medicare and medicaid, and we must main tape our safety net programs. we can do both, mr. president, and make them stronger. so, i hop

mr. sullivan, aye. the clerk: ms. lummis, aye. the clerk: mr. young, aye. vote: the clerk: ms.ono, 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. president. the presiding officer: the senator from oregon. mr. wyden: mr. president, as we begin this discussion that is so important to america, i thought i would just mention the conversation i had recently with a couple of young medical & said, you know, we know you're interested in health care and been involved in this. i'm so appreciative of senator murray who is going to pick up on the health care issue, an area where she has very substantial experience and expertise. i thought these medical students summed up this debate because they said, the way we see this kennedy nomination, it's not just a vote for next week or even next year. this is a vote with enormous impact for decades because mr. kennedy, according to these you

mr. sullivan, aye. the clerk: mrs. blackburn, aye. ms. baldwin, no. the clerk: mr. murphy, no. the clerk: mr. cotton, aye. the clerk: ms. alsobrooks, no. the clerk: ms. warren, no. mr. young, aye. 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. m

mr. sullivan, aye. ms. murkowski, aye. the clerk: mr. welch, no. the clerk: ms. lummis, aye. the clerk: mr. cassidy, aye. mr. hickenlooper, no. the clerk: mr. booker, no. mr. blumenthal, no. vote: vote: the clerk: ms. klobuchar, no. the clerk: mr. hawley, aye. the clerk: mr. hoeven, aye. the clerk: mr. paul, aye. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, no. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, aye. the presiding officer: we have 51 yeas. 47 nays. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: nomination, department of justice, kash patel of nevada to be director of the federal bureau of investigation. mr. mcconnell: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from kentucky. mr. mcconnell: i've never liked calling too much attention to today's date, february 20. but i figured my birthday would be as good a day as any to share with our colleagues a decision i made last year. during my time in the senate, i've only really answered to two constituencies. the republican conference and the people of kentucky. over the years the first group trusted me to coordinate cam camp

mr. sullivan, this sort of. senior close to retirement guy. decide that he. >> would. >> take the. that speaks volumes about how people. inside of the justice department think. >> he he. >> filed that motion to dismiss. >> knowing that. >> he would be the subject of criticism and that many people would not understand what he. >> was doing. >> but he protected the department in that unit specifically. >> i wouldn't. >> have thought, given the last eight years, that there is still that much more to learn about the internal workings of the department of justice and some of the people therein, but we're learning more. thank you as always, joyce, i really appreciate your time. joyce vance is a former united states attorney and msnbc contributor, and the co-host of the sisters in law podcast. all right. straight ahead. are elon musk and his business empire benefiting from doj's efforts to dismantle the government? i'll talk to two new york times investigative reporters who can bring us some context. and three hostages have been reunited with their families and are recovering in israeli h

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. senators voting in the affirmative -- banks, barrasso, blackburn, britt, budd, cassidy, cotton, ernst, grassley, hagerty, hawley, hyde-smith, kennedy, moreno, paul, schmitt, scott of florida, tillis, and young. senators voting in the negative -- duckworth, durbin, king, lujan, murkowski, murphy, padilla, peters, sanders, warner and welch. ms. slotkin, no. mr. sheehy, aye. mr. schatz, no. mrs. moody, aye. mr. crapo, aye. mr. scott of south carolina, aye. ms. rosen, no. mr. tuberville, aye. mr. husted, aye. mr. johnson, aye. mr. risch, aye. 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.

mr. lutnick: i can. sen. sullivan: thank you. mr. chairman, thanks very much. chair cruz: as a texan, i want to clarify for the record that red snapper are not communist fish. [laughter] and in a nod to my alaskan friend, neither are pink salmon. [laughter] senator peters. sen. peters: mr. lutnick, welcome. congratulations on your nomination. i certainly appreciated our wide-ranging discussion we had in my office recently. i know that tariffs are powerful and a positive tool that can be used, but they need to be used strategically. they need to be used thoughtfully. and that is why i called for 100% tariffs on chinese vehicles last year. and why am going to continue to fight for aggressive trade policy when it comes to our relations with china. as the senator from michigan i am particularly focused on manufacturing. we know how to make things in michigan and i don't think you can be a great country if you don't actually make things. that's what we do in my state and i want to work to make sure we are growing that sector as well as creating good paying jobs that

mr. lutnick: i do. sen. sullivan: no communist fish. freedom is what we do. mr. lutnick, the chairman is going to focus this committee a lot on energy. which i think is great. i know you care about unleashing our extraordinary energy potential. one of the big areas of focus of the trump day one eo on unleashing alaska's extraordinary resource potential is moving forward and finally getting down this massive alaska lng project we have been working on for a number of years. we got all of the permits during the trump administration. of course, biden blocked those. this would create thousands of jobs, would revitalize the american steel industry, estimates are would reduce our trade deficit by about $10 billion a year. and you commit to work with me, the president who is focused on that, the secretaries of interior and energy, and other cabinet officials, including our asian allies to make this project a reality which would be great for the country, great for our workers, great for our trade deficit and really boost america's national security? mr. lutnick: i can. se

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 for a family of four . tens of millions of families will see their child tax credit cut in half to $1000 and 90% of taxpayers would see their standard deduction cut in half. owners of over 20 million small businesses will face a massive tax hike with taxes up to 43.4%. 7 million taxpayers will be impacted by the alternative minimum tax from 200,000 taxpayers from . many more small businesses and farms will have their death tax exemption cut in half. the national association of manufacturers highlighted if we allow the tax cut

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. chairman, ranking member, members of the esteemed committee for the opportunity to appear before you today. let me begin by thanking my girls who are now returning to the congressional confirmation. their love and enthusiasm for me serving again is a major reason why i feel going back to own be as of right endeavor at the right moment. beyond my enthusiasm for being at president trump side. it is a profound honor to be nominated a second time by president trump to serve as the director of the office of management and bu

mr. sullivan. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. presiding officer: no debate is permitted during a vote. the senator will suspend. the clerk: mr. warner. the presiding officer: no debate is permitted during a vote. the senator will suspend. the clerk: mr. warnock. the presiding officer: pursuant to rule 12 no debate is permitted during a vote. the senator will suspend. the clerk: ms. warren. the presiding officer: pursuant to rule 12 no debate is permitted during a vote. the senator will suspend. the clerk: mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. the presiding officer: no debate is permitted during a vote. the senator will suspend. the clerk: mr. wicker. the presiding officer: no debate is permitted during a vote. the senator will suspend. the clerk: mr. young. the presiding officer: the senator is not recorded. pursuant to rule 12 no debate is permitted during a vote. ma'am, the senator will suspend. the senator is not recorded. a senator: on behalf of of the taxpayers who have been insulted for too long, i vote aye. the presiding officer: rem

mr. chair and senator sullivan. >> thank you. senatorit smith. >> thank you mr.d welcome mr. greer i'm glad to see you and appreciate your family being here and your willingness to serve our country. i believe too often our national trade policy for the last 35 years or so has failed american workers. under both democratic and republican administrations across big corporate interest importing goods ahead of the interest of workers to make it for american there's a direct connection between the significant income inequality that we see in this country and the way that our trade policies have been used to benefit the capitol and multinational corporations and as many of my colleagues have said it's not just jobs on the linux also our national security. failed policye failed trade policy means we are way too dependent on china for many things including critical medicine and technology. the role of the less trade representative if you are confirmed he would forge new trade deals for maintaining an existing market testing domestic producers from unfair -- did i captur

sullivan. >> thank you, mr. chairman, and congratulations to you and the reykjavÍk on your new positions.ooking for to working with you. congressman collins, congratulations to you. thank you to your wonderful beautiful family there behind you. it's great you doing this. i agree with my good friend kevin cramer in his opening remarks. you are eminently qualified, imminently qualified. as a veteran yourself and as a chaplain. i agree with senator cramer to bring some real unique insights. going to be great and of the 14 strong supporting your confirmation. i'm a big fan and i hope we have bipartisan support for your confirmation while given your qualifications so thanks for your willingness to serve appreciate our meeting. i focused a lot on alaska for really important reasons my state has more veterans per capita than any state in the country. so a real patriotic place way up north. we are big, talking big states. i what you think in the size of alaska because of the want to embarrass anybody but it is really, really, really big. when tim sheehy left i think where fiber sextant bigger tha

mr. speaker. working families are getting screwed. last year i met a young family in sullivan county who was struggling to make ends meet. do you cut back on the groceries to pay the rent? maybe pick up a couple extra shifts at work. then you have to pay for more childcare. tough conversation that is families are having at kitchen tables across upstate new york. and then as if that's not enough, they get a letter in the mail from the utility company saying they are going to jack up rates again. these corporations are raking in billions of dollars, bragging to their investors about t. now they want to take even more money from families that are struggling to get by. hell, no. today i'm fighting back. i'm introduce ago bipartisan bill to create good union jobs, making homes more efficient. my bill will save families up to $400 per year on their utility bills. 400 bucks is a lot of money for daycare and groceries and rent, because that young family in sullivan county needs that money a hell of a lot more than the utility monopolies do. i yield back, mr. speaker. the speaker pro t

sullivan in for melissa lee tonight. and as always, we are coming to you live from studio b at the nasdaq. and on your desk tonight, mr. tim seymour, karen finerman, dan nathan and guy adami. good to see you. i have not been here in. >> can we clap? let's clap. >> so this is the first time since that. >> new show. >> by the. >> way, can we start by saying the. >> show. >> with you. and kelly. >> is fantastic? >> it's one of the top 12 or 13 shows on the network. >> without question. >> you complement each. >> other extraordinarily well and i'm happy for both. >> of you. >> i don't know where this is going. he's so nice. what? a handsome guy. adami. thank you. all right. >> let's kick. >> let's around. >> he's always. >> like the live shows. already sold out. let's kick it all off with your money today. and let's be honest, it wasn't a great one. walmart posted its worst day in more than a year. we're going to dig in more on walmart in just a second because up first tonight a big bank breakdown. financials. the worst performing of the sector today. goldman sachs morgan stanley jp morgan citigroup all down. in fact goldm

sullivan, you're supposed to wave. there's a whole crew from the women's procurement circle here, and our presenting sponsor is wells fargo. and i'd like to invite brian smith, come and provide a welcome. mr. smith is the executive vice president, head of government relations and public policy. please. thanks. we appreciate. wells fargo appreciates. this opportunity. last spring we partnered with the u.s. capital historical to commemorate the 100th anniversary of native american. and we're honored that historical society has asked us to partner again and to welcome the members of 119th congress. we, as jane mentioned, are we also have the honor of remembering the rich life and legacy. the late congressman john lewis. we extend a warm welcome to the republican and democratic class leaders who, as jane said, aren't here. but the stutzman and former congressman tom reid, who will join the conversation to discuss his bipartisan work with the late congressman and the profound inspiration he gained from their time in congress together. finally, special shout out to the u.s. capitol. historic society, particularly the u. the president and ceo jane, who's doing a phenomenal job to bring the rich