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. senators voting in the affirmative -- alsobrooks, baldwin, bennet, blumenthal, blunt rochester, booker, cantwell, fetterman, gallego, gillibrand, hassan, heinrich, hickenlooper, hirono, kaine, kim, king, klobuchar, lujan, markey, merkley, murphy, murray, ossoff, peters, reed, rosen, sanders, schatz, schiff, schumer, shaheen, van hollen, warren, wyden. senators voting in the negative -- banks, barrasso, blackburn, budd, cotton, cramer, crapo, cruz, curtis, daines, ernst, fischer, graham, grassley, hoeven, husted, hyde-smith, johnson, justice, lankford, leigh, mccormick, moody, moran, moreno, mullin, paul, ricketts, risch, rounds, scott of florida, scott of south carolina, sheehy, thune, tillis, wicker, young. mr. marshall, no. ms. smith, aye. mr. sullivan, no. mr. mcconnell, no. ms. murkowski, aye. ms. duckworth, aye. mr. coons, aye. mr. tuberville, no. ms. lummis, no. mr.

we are grateful that senators shaheen and telus are here with the senate nato observer group which iso known as the snog which is fun. and i thought we would jump right into it. there's been a lot going on here this week, a lot of activity outside of this building, around ukraine, europe, the administration, but president zelenskyy spoke today and had a meeting with keith kellogg, in the background there has been some mixed messaging from the administration and something that i and other reporters here have been hearing are some doubts from some european officials about whether the us can bring vladimir putin to the table. i wanted to start with you, senator shaheen. what do we know about the administration's plan here? >> you should maybe start with senator telus. i think you are right. there have been mixed messages from the administration. i think secretary of defense hegseth spoke out of turn when he said we should take nato off the table, at least i think he did because we don't ever start a negotiation by giving away all our leverage. than vice president vance walked that back i

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. >> up next, senator jeanne shaheen, the top democrat on the senate foreign relations committee, joins republican senator thom tillis in a conversation with politico about global security during the munich security conference in germany. before the senators' visit to ukraine, they talked about the country's ongoing war with russia and u.s. support, the effect of china, and the trump administration's view of nato. this is just under 20 minutes. >> all right. welcome. i feel very happy, we are grateful that senator shaheen and senator tillis are here for the senate nato observer group, also known as the snog, which is fine. i thought we would jump right into it. there has been a lot going on here this week. a lot of activity outside of this building around ukraine, europe, the administration. administration. but president zelenskyy spoke today and will a petitions with the president's enjoy keith kellogg in the brown there's been some mixed messaging from the administration and something that i and some other reporters here have been hearing are some doubts from some european officials a

i'm christina brown and shaheen with lauren co hosts of the on council culture podcast. thank you all so much for your time. thank you for being part of the discussion today, christine, and show him. i'd like to start with you. we decided to do this. busy because as we observe the internet here on the stream, um, if you was like there's no escaping counsel culture as a concept. but as a concept that has evolved over the years and it has different meaning to different people. can i get you to 1st define what council culture actually is? of course i think when we talk about cancel culture, we are specifically referring to parts of reality or the idea that people deserve to be punished when they do things that we don't like or that wouldn't gain to be socially unacceptable. and when we talk about cancel culture, but just using language that is accessible to more people to be ality is that there is no such thing as canceled culture. cancel culture is just basically car. so reality and it's like most accessible format. it is a way for people too often insight mobs to take dow

we are grateful that senator shaheen and senator tillis are here for the senate nato observer group,hich is also known as the snog, which is fun. i thought we would jump right into it. there's been a lot going on here it week, a lot of tuft outside of -- activity outside of this billing. around ukraine, europe, administration. but president zelenskyy spoke today and will a petitions with the president's enjoy keith kellogg in the brown there's been some mixed messaging from the administration and something that i and some other reporters here have been hearing are some doubts from some e

well my guess now is vice and shaheen, the minister of state for foreign affairs and ex patriots of the palestinian national authority man administered. it's good to have you with this book before we talk about geo politics and the palestinian authority. i want to ask you as a palestinian, what went through your mind when you heard about us? president trump's proposal that the us take over the gaza strip. oh, great up and up to an acceptable displacement of my people who have been suffering for the last 7 decades in moore and have been through an atrocious router, the dental side, the war and god for the last 50 months. this is just of a, a blaze of defiance of international law. it's a come defending aptitude. it shows uh, this ideology of head, germany and uh, an expect soonest. uh, ideology that sees people and the geography as objects that can be played with. how has the palestinian authority been reacting to this proposal? i think the naturally, the palestinian also added the voice of the rejection of the propose that just like it was due, rejected collectively from all out of coun

i spoke with barson shaheen. she's the for administer of the palestinian national authority. and i asked her how she feels about trump's proposal. oh, great. a. and a page of unacceptable displacement of my people who have been suffering for the last 7 decades in moore and have been through an atrocious router, dental site, the lord and god support the last 15 months. this is just of a, a blaze of defiance of international law. it's a condescending attitude. it shows uh, this ideology of head, germany and uh, an expect soonest, uh, ideology that sees people and the geography as objects that can be played with. how has the palestinian authority been reacting to this proposal? i think the naturally, the palestinian also added the voice of the rejection of the propose that just like it was due, rejected collectively from all out of countries. it's not me countries of the countries of the free world. the quick there was a quick response of rejection to the statements. is the palestinian authority. is it in communication? is it in contact with the trumpet administration? i mean, h

shaheen: thank you. i'm pleased to come to the floor today with my friend and colleague, senator tillis. he and have i cochaired the senate naval observer group, we've traveled together on a number of occasions and we just came back on tuesday from a very brief trip to ukraine. we were joined by senator bennet, who was not able to join us -- who is not able to join us right now, but i think it's important for us to come to the floor and to talk about what we saw and what we heard in ukraine. it was incredibly powerful to travel to ukraine, to see first hand the situation on the ground there and we visited a number of places during the day. we met with residents in downtown kyiv who had lost their homes in the january 1 missile attack there, an attack that landed only about two blocks from the presidential palace. while we were there actually meeting with the folks who lost their homes, the air raid sirens went off, which is a usual occurrence in kyiv, fortunately it was not for us in downtown kyiv, but a

we have new hampshire where jeanne shaheen has dispatched strong republican challengers. same with virginia and colorado. in michigan, my good friend and predecessor as chair gary peters is retiring. we have a deep bench in michigan and i am confident we will hold that seat. thankfully we have some great opportunities, as well. we have to defeat susan collins in maine. maine is a blue state. we can beat her. she is a tough candidate, vice president harris won maine so i am optimistic we can build on that momentum, find the right candidate and win. in north carolina, senator tillis will be our top target. he nearly won in 2020 and with the right candidate we will win this race. if you look at the north carolina map, we are up the next two cycles. if we spend a lot of time building the grassroots and doing early outreach and building up campaign headquarters, we can win two seats out of north carolina. believe it! there are a number of states that can be in play depending on the environment. these are some red states -- don't get nervous -- it matters who runs, who gets pri

paul number 999, slotkin number 664, van hollen 233, and shaheen 236. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. the senator from rhode island. mr. reed: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent to call up amendment number 172, which was cosponsored by my colleague, senators lujan and alsobrooks and ask that it be reported by number. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from rhode island, mr. reed, proposes an amendment numbered 172. mr. reed: mr. president, the other day president trump said medicare, medicaid, none of that stuff is going to be touched. if that's statement had any truth behind it, then my colleagues on the other side of the aisle should be voting for this amendment. which calls for a point of order against any legislation that cuts medicaid or medicare. medicare serves 67 million seniors and people with disabilities, and nearly 80 million americans rely on medicaid. failing to pass this amendment will be a signal that these programs are on the chopping block. this vote will be a test for

now i recognize senator shaheen. senator shaheen: thank you. congratulations and thank you for your willingness to serve. welcome to our family and friends this afternoon. new hampshire, like many other states represented on this committee, has over 99% of its businesses who are small businesses. i certainly agree with the fact that small businesses are the lifeblood of this country. 2/3 of jobs created i would small businesses. my favorite statistic about our small businesses is that they create 16 times more patents than large businesses, so it is critical that we provide assistance to ensure that they thrive. i heard from one of our businesses in new hampshire yesterday that sells agricultural equipment to universities, and they help research feed efficiency to help farmers. he was worried that they halt to funding this week, the order that freezes spending, caused him to worry about his businesses, so what would you say to that business owner so that they are reassured that their orders will continue? ms. loeffler: i appreciate the chance t

we are grateful that senator shaheen and senator tillis are here for the senate nato observer group, which is also known as the snog, which is fun. i thought we would jump right into it. there's been a lot going on here it week, a lot of tuft outside of -- activity outside of this billing. around ukraine, europe, administration. but president zelenskyy spoke today and will a petitions with the president's enjoy keith kellogg in the brown there's been some mixed messaging from the administration and something that i and some other reporters here have been hearing are some doubts from some european officials about whether the u.s. can bring vladimir putin to the table. i want to start with you, senator somewhat happy -- somewhat happy. what do we know about the administration as plan hear? >> you maybe should start with senator tillis. i think you are right, there have been mixed messages from the i think sepbgts of did he ever hegseth spoke maybe outs of turn when he said we should take fates toe off -- state toe off because we don't start by giving away our leverage. then vice presid

shaheen: whether it's a terror attack, a cyberattack from a non-state actor, whether it is a threat in russia or china or iran, we in the united states are the targets of foreign adversaries every single day. but thanks to our intelligence community and the thousands of americans who dedicate their lives to our security, we're safe. these brave men and women are counting on us to have their backs which is why the nomination of tulsi gabbard is so concerning. our adversaries will be thrilled if we confirm tulsi gabbard as director of national intelligence. no one more so than russian president vladimir putin. ms. gabbard has not hidden her positive views of russia and president putin. while ukrainians fight valiantly to keep their homeland an defend freedom and democracy, tulsi gabbard cozies up to putin and defends russia's brutal invachgs the former congresswoman has parroted russian propaganda saying that the war could have been avoided if nato and the biden administration had simply -- and i'm quoting -- simply acknowledged russia's legitimate security concerns. and we know that a n

shaheen: mr.sident, i come to the floor to join my colleagues with a great deal of concern to discuss the trump administration's nomination of robert f. kennedy jr. to be the next secretary of the department of health and human services. to put it very simply at the outset, robert f. kennedy, rfk jr. is unfit to lead the highest health office in our nation. first of all, rfk has no -- let me repeat -- no health or medical experience. that in and of itself should be a red flag on this nominee who is supposed to be tasked with leading our nation's health agency. but sadly that's not where the red flags end. from his radical and dangerous opinions on vaccines and other public health to his promises to cut medical research to his ever changing position on women's rights to access reproductive health care, he has proven that he lacks the credibility, the knowledge, and the capability to be the secretary of health and human services. so let's take a step back. when president trump ran his campaign, he r

. >> up next, senator jeanne shaheen, the top democrat on the senate foreign relations committee, joins republican senator thom tillis in a conversation with politico about global security during the munich security conference in germany. before the senators' visit to ukraine, they talked about the country's ongoing war with russia and u.s. support, the effect of china, and the trump administration's view of nato. this is just under 20 minutes. >> all right. welcome.

[applause] senatnne shaheen is also in germany, sg off the munich security conference with a bipartisan meeting to talkut how the united states can set the ukrainian people up for success as they continue fight for freedom and democracy. u.s. senators lindsey graham, sheldon whitehouse, and adam schiff are also at the conference that will continue through sunday. >> c-span's washington journal. our live forum inviting you to discuss the latest issues in government, politics, and public policy. from washington and across the country. saturday morning, foundation for events of democracy senior fellow david daoud will talk about the latest on the israel-hamas cease-fire. then peter shin and joe dunn discuss how the government funding freeze is impacting health clinics and services. c-span's washington journal. join the conversation live at 7:00 eastern saturday morning. >> democracy is always an unfinished creation. >> democracy is worth dying for. >> democracy belongs to us all. >> we are in the section wary of democracy. >> freight responsibilities fall to democracies. >> american democr

[applause] >> senator jeanne shaheen is in germany and posted, "starting up the munich security conferenceith a meeting with ukrain president zelenskyy to talk about how the united states can set the ukrainian people up for suas they continue their fight for freedom an democracy." lindsey graham, sheldon whitehouse and adam schiff are also at the conference that will continue through sunday. >> saturdays watch american history tv's series, first 100 days. we will ask for the early months of presidential administrations with historians, authors, and through the c-span archives. we will look at compass men's and setbacks, and examine -- accomplishments and setbacks. this saturday, the first 100 days of ulysses grant's presidency. grant was a famous civil war general who won the white house in 1868. his campaign slogan was let us have peace. issues during grant's first 100 days included reconstruction, the payment of debt, voting rights, and the fight against the kkk. watch a megan history tv's first 100 days, saturday at 7:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span2. >> starting xt wee

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i want to get some reaction from democratic senator jeanne shaheen. she's the top democrat on the senate foreign relations committee. she also sits on the senate armed services committee. senator, thanks so much for joining us. first of all, what do you make of secretary hegseth potentially firing these high ranking officers, including the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff? he deems them too political. >> well, i think the only one who's being political here is secretary hegseth and firing people because they're women or because they're african-american. that doesn't seem to me the way the military is normally worked. it's not. >> you know. >> he he talked a lot about wanting. >> to. >> restore lethality to our military. well, what he's doing now doesn't improve the lethality. it doesn't improve the readiness. >> it just. >> creates political divisions at a time when our military strength has been that it is not political. and secretary hegseth is introducing politics into the military in ways that are not good for our national security. >> i know

but first, coming up on california live, learning to slow down, california live correspondent john shaheen meets up with a key gang master to learn exercises to help our physical and mental well-being. that's aad. athe brain just met with ukrainian president zelensky. the meeting comes one day after president trump posted an error filled message aboutkraine to truth social. scott mcgrew here to go through it line by line. good morning. the president really shocked our allies, really shocked ukraine by posting that message that parrots russian talking points while president trump is pushing for peace. not clear at this point if he is still on ukraine's side. the truth social post is a long one, so i won't read it out loud. but the key points are trump calls ukrainian president zelensky a dictator, says he's unpopular with his people, says once again, ukraine started the war. that's a lie. and said zelensky will not allow elections. now, taking this point by point, zelensky is not a dictator. he was democratically elected in free and fair elections. a kyiv university poll puts zelenskyy's ap

california live correspondent blanche shaheen takes you inside one of the iconic homes that's just ahead in under 30 minutes. rain that's been coming into the bay area. in fact, we've got a live look at our radar right now. we've made it through one storm this week, but a new one is certainly making its presence known. look at all that green in just moments. meteorologist kari hall will join us. she's been tracking long. how long? this latest deluge is going to stick around. and you can always get storm ranger in the palm of your hand 24/7 by downloading our free nbc bay aa app. president trump continues to talk about his desire to remove palestinians from the gaza strip, posting on truth social that the u.s. should build a, quote, great and spectacular development. scott mcgrew has the latest. yeah. good morning, he said on truth social this morning that israel would hand over the gaza strip to the united states after fighting had ceased. now, it's hard to parse out if that reflects some kind of agreement or just a here's my plan. trump writes, the people palestinians like chuck schumer

i'm just getting some notes on a few some shaheen. he's one who will be transferred directly to the hospital because according to sources who spoken to al jazeera, he was actually he had surgery in his ready prison without anesthesia codes. apparently he is in very bad condition, but you can see that chloe, these jubilant crowns are to be seen on a weekly basis. they haven't been able to beat them in the to you, which is whether it be released from also prison. but instead of the, the red post bosses have gone to the top to tell us in the start we smu seems to be that with those people are essentially things was know, it was saying, just spouses of people counting, streaming, highly emotional, reaching these business spots as you know, before we don't see many functional flocks was certainly not seeing him as spots has been a big stretch by these radio. that those ways and those kind of traction and flags are very likely to be arrested. and we've already seen this campaign by these ready forces across the occupied west side doings kin

we do know at the one person who has some shaheen. one is that there's prisoners, according to so says that been um, speaking to alex sierra. he's going to be taken directly to hospital. he's one of those prisoners because according to them, he had an operation without anesthesia inside to this radius prison and we have had received so many testimonies from these ready presents where people are saying essentially the conditions inside have just been getting so much less since october the 7th, some of those prisoners including product to shut off who was released last week. she was a member of a left wing group in palestine at she's been in and out of prison so many years. and it's a, she'd be able to essentially monitor how people have been treated. she was in solitary confinement for a number of months, put into administrative detention, which is this arbitrary detention way. you can remain that for indefinite periods without charge or trial interested. it's also a policy of people being held in select tree confinements where they ca

shaheen actor was working at dunkin donuts when the crash happened right in front of her. my are. why people like dry? one? >> and then part lot like because almost killed >> the aircraft climbed to about 1500 feet above the ground. we're looking at the gps data on the aircraft. a slight right turn, followed by a slight left turn and then the state descent towards the groundwork crash. witnesses say the flames lit up the entire sky. and when i got up into the middle street, see why some money and a nice. >> and like, like she was like, like the shot. was she like why? and that's stewart and i picked the right features like here was guard closed. national transportation safety board investigators as well as the philadelphia officials both say that it could take weeks or even longer before we have an idea of why. >> this plane actually crashed in philadelphia. mills hayes. >> still ahead here at noon today, animal organizations partnering up to stop a part outbreak in san francisco details on the free resources that are available for pet owners to help stop the de >> the san francis

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we don't know how these members what they'll do, but there are some where we're looking at jeanne shaheen new hampshire, dick durbin, the number two senate democrat in illinois, jack reed of rhode island. we'll see what happens. and mitch mcconnell, of course he is. this could be the end of his long career. and we're seeing how he's reacting to the potential of being free from his leadership responsibilities. and maybe a senate seat in two years. >> you're seeing sort of in a way, the how one can become liberated, you know, when they're in this situation. >> and when they're not running for reelection. >> that's right, that's right. i mean, he's been one of the more well-known republicans that, you know, in his votes for some of trump's cabinet picks or just in his being willing to be outspoken in his criticism against the current white house. um, i you mentioned spending. i mean, my colleagues also just reported when you look at the potential midterms coming up and forthcoming elections, the that liberal donors, big time donors are pulling back their cash right now because of frustration

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. baldwin, no. mr. mccormick, aye. the clerk: mr. schatz, no. mr. daines, aye. the clerk: mr. reed, no. ms. hassan, no. the clerk: mrs. blackburn, aye. mr. lujan, no. mr. van hollen, no. mr. gallego, no. mr. wyden, no. mrs. hyde-smith, aye. the clerk: mr. sanders, no. mr. curtis, aye. p the clerk: mr. scott of florida, aye. the clerk: mr. banks, aye. the clerk: ms. warren, no. the clerk: mr. hagerty, aye. mr. merkley, no. ms. rosen, no. the clerk: mr. bennet, no. the clerk: mr. peters, no. the clerk: mr. tillis, aye. the clerk: mr. johnson, aye. the clerk: mr. budd, aye

shaheen: mr. president, i come to the floor to join a number of my colleagues in is expressing my opposition to russell vought to head up the office of management and budget. but i want to start, before i do that, in responding to my colleague from wyoming, who we've worked closely together over the years. we've both been on the foreign relations committee. to his comments on the icc because i was also in the meeting with prime minister netanyahu. i also share concerns about the way the icc has operated. i think we should be the able to come to an agreement, to a compromise on how this bill gets written. and in fact that's what the prime minister and his entourage suggested, that this senate should work together to get this done. t unfortunately what we saw was an unwillingness on the part of my republican colleagues to come to a compromise, to actually provide the protections that we're hearing from american businesses that they need in order to continue to not be sanctioned for work that they ha

shaheen: is the senate in a quorum? the presiding officer: we are. mrs.haheen: i ask that the quorum call be lifted. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. shaheen: i come to the floor today to call attention to the trump administration's unconscionable disregard for air safety. last month, here in washington, we saw the deadliest commercial aviation event on u.s. soil in over 23 years. and while this loss of life was horrifying, it was unfortunately not unimaginable. in recent years, near misses at airports across the country have increased, and the incident at dca illustrated just how quickly these dangerous situations can take a turn for the worst. several times last year, runway incidents were narrowly avoided, due in no small part to the heroic actions of certified professional air traffic co controllers who staff our towers. these controllers are hardworking americans. they often log 6-day weeks and 10-hour days, and that's on a good week. so even before this week's misguided and, frankly, stupid -- i mean, i have to say i think it's a stupi

together, that has been broken down now we have to do it at scale, not as an exception neck senator shaheen. >> thank you to each of our witness for being here today. one area that comes up over and over again to make sure he works not just for us but our allies and military to ensure we maximize the capabilities and alliances we need to focus on interoperable or native way with allies and partners they assume you agree with that. to ensure systems are built in terms of relations things that make it hard and devise allies and partners. >> there are not a number of areas we can break down and a lot of it external authorities. in the partners already interoperable the start. >> is not one of the other, we need both. >> the things that have happened as a result we have watched have created they have been with their responses. are there lessons we should be taking? >> i don't know our startups responded in a way we want paper crisis. this is an industry based problem so how we look at the next that allows part of that agility hardware the first century manufacturing allows us to have that and c

. >> senator shaheen and then cotton. >> thank you both for being here for your service to the country i am not sure if any resources are coming from the operations in your area of responsibility to address some of the flight that have been transporting migrants out of the country. i understand that last weekend air force c-17 transport of 104 migrants from the united states to india. that flight cost american taxpayers $2.5 million. i understand that we are currently spending nearly 30,000 dollars in our for every deportation flight that is being run by the military when homeland security used to charter flights like these at less than one third of the cost or $8500 an hour. does not seem to me like a very effective use of our dollars given the needs that you and the admiral talked about in terms of what you require for additional resources to address the threat 's facing the country. can i ask, are you seeing any of the impacts of those costs yet on north comps budget and do you , do you know how those costs are being paid? >> senator, i've not seen any impact at this point. i will r

now i recognize senator shaheen. >> thank you. congratulations, senator loeffler, on your nomination and thank you for your willingness to serve. welcome to all your family and friends were here with you this afternoon. new hampshire, like many of the states represent on this committee, has over 99% of its businesses who are small businesses. i agree with the fact that small businesses are the lifeblood of this country. two-thirds of jobs are created from small businesses. my favorite statistic about our small businesses is that they create 16 16 times more pates than large businesses. so it's critical we provide assistance to ensure that they thrive. i heard from one of our businesses in new hampshire yesterday that sells agricultural equipment to universities, and to help research feed efficiency to help farmers. he was worried that the halt to funding this week, so the order that freezes spending, caused him to worry about his businesses. what would you say to that business owner so that they are reassured that the orders are g

. >> senator shaheen will be ruggedized next, one of our colleagues was kind enough to allow him to goinstead because he recites at the city at 11:00. senator sheehy, welcome to this committee. you are recognized. >> thank you, chairman. thank you very here thanks or bring your family. it's great to see them all here. the military is a family business. when woody for months and years, that carries the weight. i come from a large state not a whole lot of people and a lot of our veterans had to travel many, many hours to get the v.a. care. i would be curious to hear your thoughts on how are going to expand access to get into care. as senator blumenthal and is discussed it's been press release, talked about but i think we know from experience it's been hard for veterans to effectively mesh their veterans health care benefits with being able to seamlessly go to the community and get the character if you're from plenty woodmont and it can a five half hour drive to a v.a. care facility. i want to make sure we take action to ensure veterans can go in the community and get to the needs of don'

in the coming days i will join senators marshall, shaheen and others to reintroduce what we call cooper davis and devon nor in act. we hope the committee will advance this critical legislation on a bipartisan basis. and i hope that congress will finally, finally allowed these companies to be sued by the victims families so they can be held accountable in the court of law. enough teenagers have died due to big tech's deliberate indifference. we must also acknowledge the role the u.s. has played in arming cartels to the teeth. we send hundreds of thousands of firearms south of our border in the cartels cash in. they facilitate the use of violence to traffic fentanyl into the united states. of state and federal law enforcement agencies are on the front lines of protecting our communities from fentanyl and other opioids. but the texan is getting more difficult. fentanyl is so potent and move in quantities so small that high-value shipments can easily be hidden. as a result, law enforcement needs access to technology and resources to quickly and efficiently detect these drugs. this includes

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. senators voting in the affirmative -- boozman, cornyn, crapo, graham, mullin, risch, rounds, and tuberville. senators voting in the negative -- bennet, gallego, lujan, markey, schumer, and wyden. vote: the clerk: mr. wicker, aye. mr. marshall, aye. mr. moreno, aye. mrs. britt, aye. mr. heinrich, no. mr. justice, aye. 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,

shaheen: whether it's a terror attack, a cyberattack from a non-state actor, whether it is a threat in russia or china or iran, we in the united states are the targets of foreign adversaries every single day. but thanks to our intelligence community and the thousands of americans who dedicate their lives to our security, we're safe. these brave men and women are counting on us to have their backs which is why the nomination of tulsi gabbard is so concerning. our adversaries will be thrilled if we confirm tulsi gabbard as director of national intelligence. no one more so than russian president vladimir putin. ms. gabbard has not hidden her positive views of russia and president putin. while ukrainians fight valiantly to keep their homeland an defend freedom and democracy, tulsi gabbard cozies up to putin and defends russia's brutal invachgs the former congresswoman has parroted russian propaganda saying that the war could have been avoided if nato and the biden administration had simply -- and i'm quoting -- simply acknowledged russia's legitimate security concerns. and we know that a n

cruz: i want to thank senator curtis and senator marino that very kindly agreed to let senator shaheen skip line. i think that was why's discretion. s --sen. sheehy: ai is getting tons of press and lot of investment. that's great. there are also industries we need that have made this country great that we need in the future. how do we bring back resource industries like mining and timber? how do we get them back on their feet, track capital and it is industries and make america a leader and it is industries again? mr. lutnick: we have chased those industries away with a regulatory environment that makes no sense to me. why would we mine? we don't mine lithium in america. we want electric cars. we all want clean air and water. why do we mine -- why do we have australian mining lithium with coal? put it on a supertanker, drives that all the way here, puts it in trucks, and drives it across the united states of america instead of mining it in the u.s. . that makes no sense. we need to change the regulatory environment and unleash america for the benefit of america. sen. sheehy: there used