like ben sasse i'm optimistic that we can do just that. it has been such an honor to serve with senator sasse. i'm grateful for his efforts to strengthen our institutions and developing our national discourse and bringing people together while recognizing we are always going to have bigger goals on the proper path forward for our nation. i have learned so much from him. in a recent column ben wrote that america was thehe best home freedom has ever had and still

president, the senate will be a poorer place without ben sasse. he is incredibly smart, he combines that with being incredibly principled. he lives by his principles. he's always willing to do the hard things, the right things, even when they aren't popular. during his time in the senate, he's been notable for speaking out against oppressive authoritarian regimes, for standing up for the right to life of the most vulnerable and innocent americans, unborn babies, for his interest in the future of work, for his commitment to working up our american community, and so much more. he's a big-picture thinker who oftentimes gets up at the early hours in the morning -- 4:30 in the morning -- and just starts brainstorming on a big piece of paper much it is a quality that will serve him well as a university president. and i can think of few individuals more suits to leading a university. florida is lucky to have him. i know how deeply committed he will be to the university. though i have to warn them that if the cornhuskers ever approach ben about the positi

ricketts was sworn in as a member of the 118 congress for the freshman senator replaces former senator ben sasse resigned to become president of the university of florida. the chair lays before the senate certificate a permit to fill the unexpired term crated by the resignation ofy former senator benjamin sass of nebraska. the certificate the chair has advised the form suggested by the senate hearing no objection the reading of the certificate will be waived it will be printed in full in the record. if the centers that designate when i'll present himself as the dust which will administer the oath of office. please raise your right hand to produce solemnly swear that you will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies foreign and domestic. that youn will bear true faith and allegiance to the same. they take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion you will faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which you are about to enter, so help you god. correct study picaresque and graduation senator. [applause] [applause] [applaus

senator from nebraska ben sasse.poke earlier this morning about senator mike mansfield whose path in politics began in the faculty lounge. so dave benz. alas the legislature's claim of senators as proved temporary and now the average is literally striking back. it's a look at his resume leaves no mystery about the intellectual formation of our sharp colleague from the cornhuskers state. the valedictorian of the high school, went to harvard saint john's o'neil and the high-flying sought-after consultant in business. as i understand it it wasn't just brainpower that took into the ivy league. it was also a bit of blunt force so let me explained. as the story goes the childhood tumble out of the hayloft left our colleague with a big scar and lasting numbness in his forehead. i'm not literally making this up. a friend started to make a name for himself turning a would-be handicap into a signature move. the head buts. needless to say college recruiters took notice. this hardheaded practicality combined with then smarts and

heard the speech that was just delivered by a friend and colleague from nebraska our friend senator ben sasse. his integrity and imagination and demonstrates is both a historian and a visionary. it paintst a portrait of where we need b to do work in america but also holds up the promise of making our great country even better in his speech and in a recent of that in "the wall street journal" senator sasse said this country belongs to the optimist and the innovators in the builders. those words by senator sasse perfectly describe the quality he gives to the chamber and that he will bring to his new leadership position at the university of florida. as he leaves us to assume the presidency of the university of florida, i want to thank my friend from nebraska for his service and congratulate him on this exciting opportunity to make a positive difference caonce again. coming to the senate in 2015 with a remarkable record of accomplishment as an educator, consultant for nonprofit organization and president of the university. his work for the department of homeland security, justice and hhs prepared

those words by ben sasse perfectly describe the qualities that heht has brought to this chamber and that he will bring to the new leadership position at the university of florida. as he leaves us to assume the presidency, i want to thank my friend from nebraska for his service and congratulate him on this exciting new opportunity to make a positive difference nonprofit organizations and president of the university. his work for the department of homeland security and helping human services prepared him well for the issues he addressed here. consistently, he took a thoughtful approach that was defined by his commitment to the facts. his genuine desire to understand opposing points of view and find common ground and most of all, his integrity. he is the author of two best-selling books that reveal much about his character. in one he offers advice on how we can strengthen our children's self-reliance, work ethic and civic responsibility. in the other, he provides remedies for the societal alienation that drives us apart that affects everything from our local communities to national politics

and bases worldwide area the nebraskaenor designate is expected to be sworn io e senate replacing ben sasseho regned to become the president of the university of florida. the house returns on tuesday, e mbers vote on legislation later in the week barring the president from releasing oil from the strategic petroleum reserve for non-emergency purposes without an pred plan to increase oil drilling on federal public lands. watch live coverage of theou on c-span, the senate on c-span 2 and on our free video up c-span now or online at c-span.org. announcer: c-span now is a free mobile app featuring your unfiltered view of what is happening in washington live and on demand. keep up with live streams of floor proceedings and hearings from the u.s. congress, white house events, the court and campaigns all at your fingertips . stay current with the latest episodes of "washington journal" and find scheduling information for c-span's tv networks and radio, plus a variety of doublet podcast. c-span now is available at the apple store and google play. c-span now, your front row seat to washington anytime

he is replacing ben sasse.ter that they will be voting on nominations to go through without incident on tuesday there is a hearing in the judiciary committee that people may find interesting. especially if they try to order taylor swift tickets and could not get them. there is a hearing on their consumer prices and competitive ticketing essentially. that is something that is happening. they will also be having hearings on upcoming's and nominations and there are several close house i'm sorry close senate intelligence meetings. i am hearing some of that is due possibly to discuss what they might be able to find out about these probes into classified documents that were found at .president biden's residence. >> of course the house was out the u.s. reach its statutory debt limits and the treasury department taking what they are calling extraordinary measures. tell us a little bit about the landscape of the debt ceiling debate to come in the coming months? >> this is going to be a pretty big fight between republica

cornyn: my former colleague, ben sasse, who has left the center to go to the university of florida, early on in the conflict, said it it shoots, ship it. i kind of like that. in other words, i don't know why we would withhold any capacity that may be available to ukraine, to repel the invasion or to defend their country, short of any concerns about obviously putin using tactical nuclear weapons. of course, he is more than happy to radel that sabre, but we have some ideas about what their doctrine is in that regard. again, nobody really thought that putin would do what he did february 24 of last year. one person made that decision. i hope the germans can find their way to stepping up, to support the ukrainians more aggressively. i would wonder, what does that mean in terms of their commitment to the nato alliance, if heaven forbid, nato were threatened? can we depend on them? i think that raises a number of questions. hal: in the gray sweater. >> my name is jeff. thank you so much. you mentioned you don't think -- xi could wake up one day and decide to invade taiwan. sen. cornyn: i was bei

. >> senator ben sasse delivered his farewell speech on the floor of the senate. the nebraska senator announced in early december that he would be resigning from the chamber to become the next president of the university of florida. >> mr. president. >> senator from nebraska. >> thank you, mr. president. mr. president, i rise to speak from this floor for the last time serving the people of nebraska as their senator has opinion been -- been a unique honor and learned more to feed people in human history quite literate ll and i speak here saying to nebraska thank you for these eight years. eight years of us getting to be a part of it team much bigger than just ourselves. that's a special privilege and 32 of us now on the team and dozens who have already departed, none of us take that for granted and so we say thank you to nebraska. you're asking for your vote and put their trust in you that you will rightly prioritize and seek their long-term interests. you're asking them to trust your judgment, your common sense. and nebraskaens and me, gave me victories in 93 coun

institute >> nebraska republican senator pete ricketts is expected to be sworn in replacing senator ben sasse who regn to become the president of the univeitof florida. the house is back tuesday. meerwill vote on legislation later in the week barring the presidtrom releasing oil from the strategic oil reserve for non-emergency purposes without an approvepl to increase oil drilling on federal public land. watch coverage on the house on c-span, the center on c-span two, and watch on the free video app c-span now or online at c-span order. -- c-span.org. >> 10 days after 9/11, intelligence agency analyst alva montes was arrested by the fbi on sp unknowns charges -- on espionage charges, and was sentenced to 25 years in prison. e was released in early january 2023 after serving 20 years. tonight on q and a, investigative journalist, author of "codename blue red," talks about the life and career of ana montes. >> she did not take documents out of the building. very rarely would she take a

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quoting now, all the evidences indicate the worst effects of the crash upon employment will have ben sassee next 60 days. less than two months later and an address to the chamber of commerce of the united states, he said i am convinced we've now passed the worst and with continued unity of effort, we shall rapidly recover. he declared his great economic experiment is great economic experiment, his term, had taken succeeded to remarkable degree. his optimistic prophecies of early 1930 eventually cost him dearly in public disillusionment. at that juncture, they did not appear so outlandish. many other seasoned observers andts analysts including his english economist shared his w belief the worst was or very soon would be over. many gave him credit for calling the public mood immediately after the crash. for a time it appeared his policy of cooperative action of side of government, interesting term, had been vindicated. the early months of 1930, the stock market recovered the ground it lost. but then, is what happened repeatedly in the next three years just when hoover thought he restored eco

and republican ben sasse officially resigned from the senate yesterday the nebraska politician is leaving senate in his second term to become the president at the university of florida. sasse is known for his criticism of former president trump and one of seven senators who voted to convict him in his second trial. >>> let's get to bob with the etf edge. >> etfs continues to rake in money in 2022 but aside from the inflows into plain vanilla, some funds attracted enormous info. let's talk to hamilton reiner, running the j.p. morgan equity etf, you had one of the big hits out there in 2022. you beat the s&p by 14%. including the events you buy low volatility stocks but with a twist explain. >> it is 100% active management. we start with our 21 fundamental analysts at j.p. morgan that are the best priced. and then it has a higher quality footprint. the twist as you put it is selling out of the money s&p 500 index options for income the options reduce volatility and add income to the strategy so it gives you a return dividends, options premium and some of the upside. >> and i see abvi, exxon

nebraska republican pete ricketts is also expected to be sworn into the senate replacing ben sasse. house returns on tuesday. members will foot on legislation later in the week barring the president from releasing oil for nonemergencyurses without an approved plan to increase oil drilling on federal public land. watch live coverage of the house on c-span, see the saton c-span2. you can also wch on our free video app c-span now or online at c-span.org. >> c-span now is a free mobile app featuring your unfiltered view of what is happening in washington live and on-demand. keep up with the biggest events with streams of hearings from the u.s. congress. white house events, campaigns and more from the world of politics all at your fingertips. stay current with the latest episodes of "washington journal" and find scheduling information for c-span's tv network and c-span radio app was a variety of podcasts. c-span now is available at the apple store and google play. download it for free today. your front row seat to washington anytime, anywhere. >> c-span is your unfiltered view of governm

governor has named republican pete ricketts to fill the senate seat vacated by the recently retired ben sassetwo years before a special election is held in 2024 to finish out the remaining two years of sasse's term. he can then run for a full six year term in 2026. sasse announced in the fall he was leaving the senate to take a job as president of the university of florida. the u.s. intelligence community is releasing its latest report about unidentified aerial phenomena what used to be called ufos. the government acknowledges there are unknown objects flying in sensitive military airspace. it says it has no evidence that extra industrials are responsible. jeff paul is in with details. >> new release by the office of director of the national intelligence. of the 366 new reports of so-called ufos, roughly half could be explained after further investigation. the other half remains a mystery. a light sightings balloons, some drones others are birds and our worn bags unusual flight characteristics or performance capabilities and require further analysis. now, most of these ufos or uaps as the gov

advisor, to announce senate appointment, appointment toan replace -- fill the seat left vacant by ben sasse when he resigned from the senate and went to bed the university of florida. nehemiah in florida is next. >> how are you? i'm interested in the fact that mccarthy would not let anybody but santos lie and get away with it and the other guy in miami named zimmerman shot a guy, a little boy. all of them and of look like the same person. we need to stop this craziness and lying to people in america becauses he's sitting there flying and coveringd up for a zimmerman and a santos. thank you. >> robin in georgia on the approved line. >> good morning. about the documents, this could be solved by doing one thing. if president biden claims he doesn't know anything about them, why don't you look for fingerprints? it's got to be on the paperwork. if he says he doesn't know anything abouthe them, run fingerprints. that will tell the truth. >> i appreciate your calls -- >> today former secretary of state, mike pompeo shares views on public service and international affairs including the ongoing war

the current governor appointed him to fill senator ben sasse's seat through 2024. election will be held. sass resigned on sunday to become president of the university of florida, creating the vacancy. >>> we have some heartbreaking news out of los angeles this morning. singer song write eric lisa presley, the only child of rock legend elvis presley died thursday. she was just 54 years old. in a statement pricecy will presley wrote it is with a heavy heart that my beautiful daughter lisa marie presley has left us. hours before priscilla presley said her daughter had been rushed to the hospital after she was found not breathing. emergency responders couldn't find a pulse. presley thainched supporterers for their love and prayers and has asked for privacy. >>> up next we'll turn to sports including a major injury update. >>> also ahead we're going to tell you about elon muffing's big idea to boost his revenue. hold tight. we'll be back in a minute. s rev. hold tight we'll be back in a minute. downy will soften your clothes without dyes or perfumes. the towel washed wi

senator ben sasse, who i do not like at all supposedly beat donald trump in nebraska. that is to save more nebraska at republicans voted, they voted for sentence they did not vote for donald trump as president. now, all of these things combined gave americans i believe a lot of legitimate reason to question the selection, that election. hold on the minute, hold on the minute part she got mailed in ballots is taking six days to declare a winner. you got these really odd results, split balloting for the last important braces are getting more votes than the vote for president. the left did absolutely nothing. not one thing. not that media, not the democratsnt, not the president elect at the time for the vice president alexa. they did nothing to explain what their version of events were. of course they can cite and they would say what you want us to explain? an election is an election, the votes of the votes. but given the extraordinary circumstances of that election is conducted in an unprecedented way with turnout, 80 plus million votes for a guy that did not even campai

. >> you wonder how former senator ben sass feels about becoming a professor in florida.e same time he is going after the nhl for having diversity programs. the predominantly white national hockey league. >> it is more of the same. as sam is saying, and he is right, he is going to use all of this to differentiate himself from other conservatives around the country, whether or not he runs in 2024. he can say with a straight face, unlike a lot of others, when i said that i was going to take on the woke left, the woke et cetera, et cetera, i brought results. that's something when you talk to conservatives that they are excited about. you talk to folks looking at who is going to run in 2024 against donald trump in the primary, the reason his name comes up is because not only does he have the put it to 'em that donald trump has, he has the results in what he is saying. >> eugene daniels and sam stein, thanks to both of you. >>> high stakes. alec baldwin facing criminal charges for his role in the shooting death on the "rust" movie set. how he plans to fight those charges comin

ben sasse resigned to serve as university of florida's president.t for katie porter, running to be california's next senator. sources say barbara lee also planning to jump into that democratic primary. that seat currently held by the incumbent democrat, dianne feinstein, who has not announced this she will actually retire. >> senator feinstein will make her own decision in her own time and i have respect for that and i know she has respect for others throwing their hat in the ring and want to be the best warrior that california can have in washington. >> the biden administration says it is not, emphasis on not, coming for your gas stove. a safety commissioner argued those stoves are a hazard and suggested a ban might be on the table. but the white house shot that down yesterday. a study did find gas stoves can cause a higher asthma risk in children. >> washington gathering today to pay respects to obama-era defense secret ash carter who died in october after suffering a heart attack. president biden honoring the former chief during a service at the

nebraska senator ben sasse, who i don't like at all, supposedly beat donald trump, nebraska. that is to say more nebraskan republicans voted or they voted for the senate and they did not vote for donald trump as president. now, all of these things combined gave. americans, i believe a lot of legitimate to question this election, that election, and to doubt it is a hold on a minute. hold on a minute. you've got mail in ballots. it's six days to declare winner. you've got these really odd result split balloting where these less important races getting more votes than the for president. covid this is this is not you know, the left did absolutely nothing. not not one thing, not the media, not the denver crats, not the president elect at the time, the vice president elect, they did nothing to explain what they what their version of events were. they did absolutely not. now, of course they can say and they would say, well, what do you what do you want? what do you want us to explain? an election is an election. the votes were the votes. but given extraordinary circumstances of that

senator ben sasse who i don't like at all supposedly be donald trump in nebraska. that is to say more nebraska and republicans voted. well, they voted for the senate and did not vote for donald trump as president . all of these things combined, okay, gave americans i believe a lot of legitimate reasons to question this election and to doubt it. so hold on a minute. you've got mail in ballots. it's taking x days to declare a winner. you've got these really odd results, split balloting where these less important races are getting more votes than the votes for president. covid. the left did absolutely nothing. not one thing. not the media. not the democrats. not the president elect at the time. they did nothing to explain what their version of events were.they did absolutely nothing. of course they can say and they would say what do you want us to explain? the election is an election, the votes were the votes but given the extraordinary circumstances of that election, and given that it was conducted in an unprecedented way with turnout, 80+ million votes for a guy tha

of nebraska will formally and officially announce who the senator will be to replace republican ben sass a different state, this one from california. democratic congressman barbara lee of that state is planning to run for the senate come 2024. two sources directly familiar with the situation tell our team that the congresswoman told other lawmakers, her colleagues, about her plans at a closed door meeting earlier today. it comes a day after another california congresswoman, progressive katie porter, officially and publicly announced her push for that senate seat. and the reporter who first broke the story, nicholas wu, and i didn't know there was an open senate seat in california, in 2024, you didn't miss anything, there is no formal open senate seat in 2024, neither of the state senators including dianne feinstein have said they are planning not to run in 2024, we spoke to congressman lee after this meeting with the congressional black caucus. bring us up to speed. >> what happened here is congressman lee was basically telling her colleagues in the congressional office she was intendsin

for -- the -- nebrka republican senator pete rickets expected to be sworn in, replacing senator ben sasse who regned to becomeheresident of the university of florida. the housesack on tuesday. members will vote on legislation later in the week wearing the pridt from releasing oil from the strategic petroleum reserve for non-emergency purposes without a plan to increase federal drilling on fedel blic land. watch live coverage of the house and see the senate on cpa two. you can watch in our free video app, c-span now or live at c-span.org. >> over four days, c-span's cameras had unprecedented access to the floor of the u.s. house as california republican representative kevin mccarthy became speaker of house. it was history in the making with unscripted moments from the house floor. like we always have with uninterrupted, unbiased coverage of congress. here's what people are saying about c-span. c-span is the hottest tv drama in 2020 three. the wall street journal says the house drama has one winner -- c-span. from the washington post -- c-span has become must watch tv. though you never know

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and bases nebraska republican pete records is also expected to worn in replacing former senator ben sasseand the house returns morrow. members will vote on legislation barring the president from releasing oil from the strategic petroleum reserve for non-emergency purposes and approve a plan to increase oil drilling on federapuic lands . watch live coverage. you can al wch on our free video oine at c-span.org. >> start your day with washington journal, your window into the nation's capital . the only nationally televised forum discussing the latest issues in washington and across the country. >> it gives the people an opportunity to speak for themselves on the issues they care about. >> join our three hour conversation with a varietyof congressional members . >> it is one of the great institutions in this country where speech often times unpopular can still be presented. >> and washington influencers . >> thanks for bringing an honest discussion on the policy issues. nobody does that as well as you do. >> watch watch washington journal at 7 am eastern on

republican senator ben sasse of nebraska said combined. he is resigning from his senate seat and resigning from the chamber after eight years to be the new president of the university of florida. here is his floor speech from yesterday. [video clip] >> the u.s. constitution is the greatest political document ever written. the central principles that undergirded of the dignity of human beings and the rejection of absolute power because souls cannot be compelled by force, this is the soul of america. when the country is at its best we are making good on this promise and country has been more blessed with wide political arrangements than we. the separation of powers vertically and horizontally. despite attacks by demagogues, the constitution endures. at the commission in philadelphia george washington called this document the standard to the wise and honest can repair. so long as the constitution endures, we can to repair and recover and hope again in the system. the second reason for our hope, americans are institution builders. we have buil

the current governor appointed his predecessor yesterday to fill ben sasse' seat through 2024.all to determine who will serve the final two years of the term. sasse resigned on sunday to become the president of the university of florida, creating the vacancy. >>> tesla is cutting prices in the u.s. and throughout europe, in some cases by as much as 20%. the move came shortly after ceo elon musk warned that the prospect of a recession and higher interest rates meant the company may lower prices to help fuel demand. the lower prices may also help the electric vehicle maker qualify for more federal ev tax credits. willie? >>> monday, january 23rd is the official start of tax season. who knew? that's the day the irs will begin accepting and processing tax returns. the agency expects more than 168 million returns will be filed this year. the last day to file taxes is april the 18th. mark your calendars. >>> and the $1.35 billion mega millions jackpot still this morning up for grabs. there's another drawing tonight. this is the second largest mega millions jackpot in history. the cas

there's a lot of differences there and senator sass is there and he focused on getting conservative judges on the ben and have judges that understand the meaning of the constitution andud i share that same value ad that's what we've done as i've appointed judges here in nebraska as well. senator sass was very keen on strong national events, especially national defense, especially with regard to the threat of the chinese communist party and i share the same concerns so i think there's going to be a lot more similarities around issues that he and i will be focused on, which are again kind of conservative values that we share. so i think there's going to be a lot of similarity on the issue and can't think of specific issues we differ on on top of my head and even conservatives on different issues and can't think of one off the top of my head. it's important that we have that same conservative values and philosophy coming to dc. the governor was kind to appoint me and it's one of the things i put together is a team and governor matt will help me put together that team and work in washington dc to get tha

so ben your colleagues and we wish you all the best as you go next interesting sasse canon.interesting sasse >> thank you mr. president. mr. president i rise to speak from the floor for the last time. serving the people of nebraska as their senator has been a unique honor and i will be grateful for all that i've learned from the folks that do more to feed the world than any people at any time in a place in human history but i know that i speak for my team as well from here on the floor for the first time from the gig gallery in sang to nebraskans thank you for these eighte years, eight years of us getting to be am part ofa team much bigger than just ourselves and that was an essential privilege and none of the 32 of us on the team and dozens who have already departed take that for granted so we thank you. running for office as a dangerous business and asking someone to give you their vote you're asking them to give you their trust to put their trust in you that you will rightly prior ties the long-term interests. you are asking them to trust your judgment come your conscience. the pres

so, ben, your colleagues wish you and melissa all the best as you go write the next interesting chapter to the sasse family canon together. mr. sasse: thank you, leader. mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from nebraska. mr. sasse: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, i rise to speak from this floor for the last time. serving the people of nebraska as their senator has been a unique honor, and i will remain grateful for all that i've learned from the folks who do more to feed the world than any people, anytime or place in all of human history, quite literally. i know that i speak for my team as well. some here on the floor for the first time, some in the gallery, in saying to nebraskans thank you for these eight years, eight years of us getting to be a part of a team much bigger than just ourselves. that is a special privilege, and none of the 32 of us now on the team and dozens who already departed take that for granted. so we say thank you to nebraska. running for office is a dangerous business, and asking someone to give you their vote, you're asking them to give you their trust

to enjoy the collegial and cerebral talents of our good friend the junior senator from nebraska, ben sasse. i spoke earlier this morning about senator mike mansfield. his politics began in -- and so did ben's. alas the legislature's plan for senator ben sasse prove temporary heading out striking back.t our sharp colleague from the cornhuskers state of valedictorian of fremont high school degrees from harvard st. johns and yale and the high-flying stent as a sought-after consultant in business. as i understand it it wasn't just brainpower that punched his ticket to the ivy league. it was also a bit of blunt force so let me explained. has the story does a childhood tumble out of the hayloft left our colleague with a big scar and numbness in his forehead. i'm not literally making this up. her friend started to make a name for himself turning a would be handicap into a signature move, the head buts. needless to say recruiters took notice. this hardheaded practicality combined with smarts and creativity an interesting and impactful career. like using the wrestling mat as a a springboard for wor

so, while cory, alex, and breck are growing up with the sasse family canon, ben's colleagues have spent the last eight years with the sasse senate canon. new arguments, new ideas on issues ranging from the future of work to the future of war, to the dignity of the human person. our colleague from nebraska has been among this body's leading voices -- data privacy, intellectual property, automation, the economic threats posed by the chinese communist party, religious liberty, civics education -- all in a day's work. but behind the seemly disparate interests, behind the fascinations with seemingly opposite things, like new technology and ancient philosophy, i see a clearer common thread. senator sasse is passionate about things that bear directly on the future of the american experiment. that's the central passion that brought our colleague to this chamber. now, as he departs to head a major american university, it's the same passion he's taking away from it. when it comes to protecting and strengthening our countries' future, education is right up there with legislation. anyway, i suspect

senator of nebraska pete ricketts was sworn in as 118th member of congress replacing former senator ben sasse resigned to become president of the university of florida. the vice president: the chair lays before the senate a ser certificate of appointment created by the resignation o the certificate the chair is advised is in the form suggested by the senate, hearing no objection, the reading of the certificate will be waived and presented in full in the record. if the senators designate will now present himself at the desk. oath of office. the vice president: do you solemnly swear that you will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that you will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that you take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which you are about to enter, so help you god? the vice president: congratulations.

for the last eight years, nebraskans could rest easy knowing they had deb fischer and ben sasse on the job here in washington. during that same time, if of course, they also had an outstanding leader, even closer to home. as governor pete ricketts applied private sector savvy to the work of public administration with great effect. he secured for nebraska families and small businesses the biggest tax relief in that state's history. he championed parents' rights, and defended civics education. and in the face of a global pandemic, he built his state's response on common sense, saving lives but also safeguarding livelihoods. preserving liberties and protecting kids' educations, all at the same time. the people of nebraska chose wisely in electing and reelecting governor ricketts by huge margins, and their new governor chose wisely in sending his predecessor here to this chamber. i know i speak for the entire senate in extending a warm welcome to senator ricketts and his wife, suzanne. pete, we're glad to have you here on the team. now, on another matter, the american people want and need