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susan collins, bill cassidy, todd young. i don't think there is a actual republican senator that this is a good choice. the question is, is the political will there? do they want to cross trump this early? my only real run-in with matt gates was in the outer oval office when trump was his president, he was about to walk in and meet with him and i said what is in that folder so i could see what he was about to give to the president, it was kim's conspiracy theories about joe scarborough murdering his intern and he presented it to trump who didn't tweeted about it causing the rest to the family of this woman who died tragically. that is the character and judgment of this individual. house republicans know it, senator republicans know it. to make it is chilling at that guy is the guy that will be running the department of justice. to make the stunning lack of judgment character and integrity. >> i do know met gates because i worked with him my bipartisan legislation but i think the biggest story today is senator john doing is t

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here to react is louisiana senator bill cassidy. he's the top republican on the senate health education labor and pensions committees that released a scathing report accusing the biden-harris administration of failing to secure the border leading to the exploitation of migrant children. senator, thank you so much for joining us. what can you do about this? do you believe that trump's warnings will move the needle? >> absolutely, i think they will move the needle. just to speak a little bit about the report. we all know the biden-harris administration 10 million people crossed the border illegally. they got overwhelmed with the number of unaccompanied minors. now the fact that a two-year-old is unaccompanied is not true. but still, somehow it comes across as unaccompanied and they just at some point were overwhelmed they began to process people without vetting the sponsors they were releasing the child to. some of the children were exploited. either in hazardous working conditions or sexually exploited. some of the contractors hired

you have susan collins and lisa murkowski and bill cassidy.h senators voted to convict him in the aftermath of january 6. they have shown a willingness to stand up to them. there is a clear indication that is not going to be entirely up to donald trump what happens in dc. there is little room for bipartisan success. what they need is at least republicans to stand up to some extent and i think pam bondi is someone that is not as bombastic as matt gaetz and someone who epping democrats may be more eager to try to begin conversation with understanding she worked as attorney general for eight years. >> incoming senate majority leader, john thune meeting tomorrow or tonight at mar-a- lago. what do you hear >> the options was the only one that did not give a firm commitment ahead of the vote to allow recess appointments pushed through. this is where i think johnson's meeting is important. pete hegseth is somebody that needs not only for credibility purposes of republican senators putting their vote behind someone like that but also to the public at

todd young, susan collins, bill cassidy. i don't think there is a single republican senator who actually thinks this is a qualified choice and somewhat of a moral character. the question is is the clinical will they are? if i could just tell you quickly my only running with matt gaetz was in the outer oval office when donald trump was president. he was holding a folder and i said what's in that folder so that i could see what he was about to get to the president. it was conspiracy theories about joe scarborough. he presented it to donald trump will then tweeted about it causing the rest of the family of this woman who died tragically and had no involvement obviously. that is the character and judgment of this revision -- individual. >> that is chilling at back i guess the guy who is going to be running the department of justice. >> the sunny lack of judgment and character. >> i worked with him on my bipartisan legislation in passing two laws recently. i think the biggest story is senator john thune is now the senate majority

. >> doctor bill cassidy, the senator from louisiana sounded hopeful and optimistic sitting down with him but on the idea of him moderating his views on vaccines, he is somebody who sat down with a transition cochair weeks ago and pushed lies about vaccine and things that weren't true and the cochair was sitting here with me saying how do you know vaccines are safe for children? as a pediatrician, when you see that, this is a grown man who was just saying this a few weeks ago to the person he was doing a job interview with. doesn't that make you concerned that kids would be less safe if robert f kennedy junior was running the department of health and human services? >> as i said, there are some tremendous fog as it is -- positive things and i am concerned about vaccines. what i hope mr. kennedy would do, and it is a fact that the rates of autism has gone up in this week a study was published that depending on the age groups between 2011 and 2022 autism has gone up 450% and as a pediatrician and scientist not due to vaccines. i would hope you would commission an independent task force

that is why i also took note of bill cassidy who has not afraid to be a trump critic , did not commit to confirming kennedy but did not rule it out and praise him in a statement yesterday. very interested to see where this goes. >> to your point, what i am wondering is this is not traditional republican pick for health and human services, this is a former democrat who has a lot of left coated views. i want to know , when he is expressing views that challenge the pharmaceutical industry and other aspects of big business is that something republican senators will go along with? when he is expressing views about government regulation, that he wants more state control over what we eat and how the government governs our health and that kind of thing, is that something that republicans senators want to go along with . these of the policy questions that i think will be interesting when and if he gets to confirmation. >> just quickly , to your point, molly, it is easy to label big business and pharma as enemies , these are donors and constituents of many republican senators who have to cast v

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others like bill cassidy and tom tillis are up for re- election, how are they going to balance appealingo a general electorate there a republican primary? john thune, he knows he got elected with the assignment to unify the conference behind donald trump's agenda, where will he draw the line with trump? where will he submit? finally mitch mcconnell the outgoing senate republican leader after 18 years is the ultimate free agent. he still has a lot of clout within the conference, and he's going to use that here to push back on trump? or will he differ? >> we should say your own reporting is that trump is working the phones to drum up support for matt gaetz. it would result in a faster result. what is the state of play? first on the ethics many reports, the argument is that he's no longer a member of congress and there is no precedent to release the report? >> as he said, there is actually precedent, it is true the normal practice is that when a member of congress leaves ethics investigation committees close down. but, there's been investigation about a decade ago that started and finished

bill cassidy, a senator from louisiana, sounded hopeful and optimistic about sitting down with rfk.n the idea with him moderating his views on vaccines, he is someone who sat down with a transition cochair weeks ago and pushed lies about vaccines. things that were not true . the cochair was sitting here with me saying, how do you know vaccines are safe for children? so as a pediatrician, when you see that, this is a grown man who was just saying this a few weeks ago to basically the person he was doing a job interview with. does that not make you concerned that children would be less safe if robert f kennedy jr. was running the department of health and human services? >> as i said, i think there's tremendous positive things, like focusing on chronic diseases in children. of course i'm concerned about vaccines. what i hope mr. kennedy would do, and it is a fact the rates of autism have gone up, just this week a study was published that depending on the age groups, between 2011 and 2022, autism rates have gone up as much as 450%. as a pediatrician and a scientist. >> but not because o

so we need senator bill cassidy who is the chairman of the help committee in the senate which would bef. kennedy to make sure an antivaxxer, someone who has improved water to help children and high-speed internet is causing leaky brain syndrome, somebody who thinks it's not a virus and someone like this does not belong anywhere near the levers of health and human services. >> congressman jake auchincloss, come and see me any time. >> which would be the nominees that will be pushed out. you know it will happen, but who? we are back in 90 seconds. ♪♪ >>> 16 past with the breaking news, president biden is expected to speak any minute from brazil. he is on what is likely his last foreign trip before leaving office. let's go right to nbc's kelly o'donnell who joins us from rio de janeiro where the president will be heading. it will allow ukraine to strike russia with long-range missiles. tell us about this decision, kelly, and why now? >> well, the white house and the pentagon are not talking about this openly. there is new reporting that's coming from at first "the new york times" talking

you have susan collins, lisa murkowski, bill cassidy. those three voted to convict him in the january 6th attack. they've shown a willingness to stand up to donald trump. so there's a clear indication that it won't be entirely up to donald trump what happens in washington, d.c. so from that end, you know, democrats, they have little room for actually bipartisan successes here in these years ahead. so what they need is at least republicans to stand up to some extent. and i think that pam bondi is somebody not as bombastic as matt gaetz and somebody who i think democrats may be more keen and eager to try to begin at least a conversation with, understanding she's somebody who worked as attorney general for eight years. >> and what will go down, incoming leader john thune meeting with trump tonight at mar-a-lago. what are you hearing from at least thune's camp when it comes to the pete hegseth and that situation? >> this is where john thune of the three senate majority leader options was the only one who did not give a firm commitment ahead

people like joni ernst, lindsey graham, bill cassidy, john kiernan, john hoven, chuck grassley, the most senior member. these are people who, i believe, take their constitutional prerogatives to advise with care. i think the nominee for secretary of defense, he is views, his date of views on fox and elsewhere should be carefully examined. >> is defense for war criminals, perhaps? >> his defense for were criminals, perhaps. on that point, alex, here is why it is so important that we have a military code of conduct we have military justice. the u.s. military is the most powerful, the greatest military on earth because of our power, but also because we observe the rules. we have a rule of law in the military that is marrow deep in the training of every officer to excuse a violation of the rules, to excuse war crimes is a major setback. it is a blow. it violates everything that is a fundamental part of the training of any officer, of any enlisted member of the u.s. military. so, that is, in my opinion as someone who used to be the senior legal official of that department, one of the things t

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people like lisa murkowski or a bill cassidy of louisiana who seem to have skepticism not just when askedhis pick for attorney general and pete hegseth to run the department of defense. so that's going to be the question here because essentially as a republican senator is it viable to buck the republican candidate on his pick, and if you're triaging and picking just one of them to break with him on, which one do they pick? that is going to be a real question that is facing senate republicans sooner rather than later. also, i would note the senate leadership fight with john thune coming out on top. it's quite a day to be john thune and to know you are now the senate republican majority leader that will be dealing and advising your members on all of these questions. >> caitlin collins, thank you. >> joining us is senator blumenthal that is expected to run the hearings if there is one. the former attorney general of connecticut. senator blumenthal, what is your reaction to the prospect of matt gaetz becoming attorney general? >> the only reason for matt gaetz's nomination is he's a trump pup

. >> your republican colleague from louisiana senator bill cassidy was asked tonight.ecretary of defense. he said who? yes. that is a classic example of why you would want to skip the confirmation process. >> we need a thorough confirmation process. that has been the hallmark of no, ma'am knows in the past. sometimes when that starts up a nominee may withdraw. sometimes a person from their own party will voice concerns. sometimes quietly or loudly. sometimes you will have a hearing and things come out. that just happens. sometimes you think it is fair, sometimes it's not. but the process is what is always distinguished the checks and balances of our government. we do not live in a government of a tyrant or a king but a democracy of checks and balances. one of the things we started talking out about. that is judges. you have judges to make sure that people are following the law. and to look at the actions of other branches of government and decide if they are legal. then you have the senate which is very clearly spelled out in the constitution has the right to confirm n

senator bill cassidy, who? the more colorful take coming from a defense industry lobbyist to politico, who the "f" is this guy? cnn's elena ine in washington with the latest. there were substantial cabinet announcements overnight. what are you learning as he's headed to d.c. right now? >> reporter: that's right. donald trump will be here in d.c. he's going to be meeting first with house republicans behind me here for what i'm told is a victory lap. i'm told he's expected to tell republicans he was given a mandate. he wants to move aggressively just like he's moving aggressively with his cabinet picks, fill them on his decisions but really try to talk to them about his agenda. now, i do want to get to those cabinet picks because you're absolutely right, kate. we saw a flurry of picks in the last 24 hours. first he announced mike huckabee, the governor of arkansas is going to be his u.s. ambassador to israel, a big job given the war happening in the middle east. he also announced john ratcliffe, the former nation

democratic senators but also those like lisa murkowski and susan collins, todd young notably, bill cassidy, yes, the likes of mitt romney retiring, but there are several senators who have shown reticence towards donald trump executive use of power and showed eagerness to stick by and ensure that the senate continues to perform as an advising consent body and that is where you cited yesterday with a majority, now majority leader john thune being the selection in the private ballot to be the next leader, somebody who was among the three individuals to put their name forward to replace mitch mcconnell, the only one that did not outright commit to allowing recess appointments in this trump administration so i think there's a clear indication that there could be some holdups to these potential nominees and if they do acquiesce to the likes of matt gaetz, i think that is a clear indication that donald trump has a majority of allied backers inside this republican majority.>> and ryan, let's talk about this because the house ethics committee is scheduled to meet today, what we know about the matt

collins, may someone like mitch mcconnell, although he is not directly addressed it, someone like bill cassidythe senators have said we want these checks. you should give us these checks. this will go faster if we get the checks. no one has drawn a line in the sand and said there is no way i will ever prove someone who does not have these checks and likewise trump has not drawn a line in the sand and said there is no way i will ever do the checks. they are both signaling we do not want to do them. a bunch of senators want these. things will go easier for you if you do these. this is a point of tension already and this will continue to be a point of tension as the nomination confirmation process goes forward. sonali: we thank you so much for joining us with the latest. tomorrow trump's former top economic advisor gary cohn joins bloomberg surveillance for an exclusive interview at 8:00 a.m. new york time. elsewhere we are anticipating possible breaking news today from the manhattan district federal court, sentencing proceedings underway for archegos capital management founder. prosecutors have

senator bill cassidy promises children will be safer under the incoming trump administration. >> yes, root. if you are able to shut down the border you will have that many fewer children. >> missing migrant children is a topic trump's incoming border czar tom homan has elm if a sized recently. he says a future deportation operation is about targeting the worst of the worst, hopefully finding kids are being exploited and putting them back with their families. bret? >> bret: jeff, thank you. a bill that bring franchise back to the district of columbia has been approved by senate committee measure would give control of the property. supporter also try to get it through the legislative process you before the he could of the year when a new congress is sworn. in lawmakers from maryland not surprisingly, where the team has played since 1997 are characterizing the measure as a federal give away to d.c. commanders fans in the district well, they are pretty pumped about the possibility. up coming up next panel with the latest on the trump transition. latest what covering tonight. fox 5 in new

their shoulders, especially the republican senators who are up for reelection in 2026, including bill cassidyoted for impeachment. how does he handle this? we shall see. >> you made reference to some of the more moderate senators on the republican side who might not go along and who do not seem to be going along with matt gaetz. just because you have a majority in the senate, they are not all 53 lock in votes. >> for these controversial picks, every democrat will vote no. if you have for defections and john curtis, a house member replacing that romney, he doesn't get totally in line behind trump, maybe he is another one. there are a handful of republican senators you need to watch because they could take down a nominee but they are probably not going to take a lot down. that could be too much political capital on their behalf. >> i think you are going to be busy these next few days. thank you very much. a number of other key business positions we look at. maybe i am partial to that. treasury secretary commerce secretary, housing and urban development, these are all the issues that come up and

those legacies, i'm thinking of former house members, bill cassidy, james langford from ohio, kevin cramerand a few others, are they willing to support a matt gaetz as the attorney general? and the curveball is, would donald trump consider a recess appointment? this is what he told them they would do, though. and if you supported donald trump, you're just as responsible for this as the president-elect is. >> let me ask you a question that's challenging dave's assessment of hegseth. we're learning that he, the fox news host tapped for defense secretary, was flagged as a possible threat as a fellow service member, when he was removed from his assignment. hegseth said it was due to a jerusalem cross tattooed, but politico reports it was a different tattoo that read a afraid that's used by white supremacists. >> no matter what, they cannot do recess appointments. they have to hold these hearings, let the public know, get the questions, have their background checks by the fbi, alex. donald trump was looking to basically outsource it to other companies, because he didn't want to have a thorough

hopefully it sent to bill cassidy who at times has been willing to consider party lines come out prettyorably for rfk junior his appointment and others. people are walking their expressed concerns about some of these matt gaetz has been one is on the hill when that announcement came out was talking to senate republicans seem to indicate it's pretty tough road for matt gaetz to get there than not making any decisions right now. it's clear these controversial pics are going to have rough processes even if they get across the finish line in the end there's going to be real questions asked a handful of republican six or seven i can name who are not going to be able to be counted on. >> republican senators do not want to resist or oppose trump. they might discover some hint of institutional pride of the president demands the senate shutter its operation for a while so he can circumvent the required confirmation process put in place cabinet officials most centers opposed. so how does this play out in reality? >> thing with susan recess appointment and that is appropriate. as a historian if yo

repeatedly obstructed congress and state investigations show the senate report on this led by senator bill cassidyn and trafficking of illegal migrant children and they basically just blew off any oversight of what they were doing, and they took no meaningful steps to prevent what was happening. your final word. >> yeah, it's a travesty and it's actually child abuse, and it's worse than that. so we know what's happening to these children. they are being sex trafficked and also used as slaves and god knows what else is happening to these children and that's a crime and i hope that the trump administration, the first priority is to find these children and find out where they are and find out if they are safe or not. i'm sure you will find that, many of them are not safe. remove them from the situations, and put them somewhere, where they can be safe. it's a duty of the american people to do that. look we let them into this country. we just can't let this thing run amuck and get them, have them exploited for the rest of their lives. liz: congressman thank you so much good to see you. >> thank you. li

to be a moment in which he faces intense questions from people like joni ernst from people like bill cassidyisa murkowski, susan collins if he were to get such orders or request from donald trump, how would he respond. those are very difficult questions that he is going to have to answer for, and attest to, and that could be a hindrance to him not only getting confirmed, but meeting donald trump's standards of what donald trump wants out of his next pentagon secretary. >> eugene, "the new york times" writes that the picks slot into three different sort of categories, if you will. those who dole out revenge, those who will calm wall street and those who will downsize the federal government. which of those missions will he have easiest time carrying out without grease? >> that's a good question. i think largely probably the retribution, right. when you think about, you know, republicans have for a long time wanted to get rid of the education department, for example. that's a department that was created by congress. you can't just do that with the swift -- swish of a pen that we know of in any

responses to a lot of these nominations so far, we had one that are lisa desjardins got from senator bill cassidy, in response to rfk junior. he is the chair of the -- he said ultimately he is open to rfk junior's nomination and he wants to learn more about it. that is what we are hearing a decent amount from republicans. they are open to a number of these nominations, despite the fact that none of them are qualified and have no experience. amna: we have also just gotten word that trump has nominated former congressman doug collins to be his v.a. secretary. the shape of this next administration is coming together. laura barron-lopez, always good to see you. laura: thank you. ♪ geoff: house republicans will maintain their hold on the lower chamber next year, giving republicans a political trifecta in washington, controlling both chambers of congress and the presidency come january. our lisa desjardins has been following it all, and joins us now from our pbs news super screen. so republicans retain control of the house. what are the margins looking like? lisa: we have had changes in the last day wi

the biggest declaration of the republican party yet we have seen that some of these senators, bill cassidyate bill cassy or todd young. todd young cares very deeply and senator young from indiana cares very deeply about america's national security. it is sort of his obsession. so there is another guy i didn't even -- i wouldn't each put on that list with murkowski and collins and mitch mcconnell right there. i don't think he can get from where he is to a yes vote on a guy that can't pass a fbi background check and is not prepared for that position. >> you said the two key words. national security. for a long time, the republican party was the party of national security. republicans are all over the place on social issues, economic issues, whatever. national security. i think this might be a different test and it could be very difficult for these people. >> coming up, the landslide that wasn't. peter baker is sizing up donald trump's victory and what it says about the president-elect's claims of a mandate. straight ahead on "morning joe." " make this christmas the year you go all-in on joy.

these nominations so nominee far, amna, we did have one that our lisa desjardins got from senator bill cassidyin response to rfk jr. he's the chair of the senate health, education, labor pensions committee. and he said ultimately he's open to rfk jr.'s nomination and that he wants to learn more about it. and that's kind of what we're hearing a decent amount from senate republicans, which is that they are open to a number of these nominations, despite the fact that many of these people appear to have very many little experience in the roles that they may take. amna: laura, if it speaks at all to the pace at which these names are coming out, we have also just gotten word the president-elect trump has nominated former congressman doug collins to be his va secretary. the shape of this next administration is coming together. white house correspondent laura barron-lopez, always good to see you. thanks. laura: thank you. what would make geoff: house republicans will maintain their hold on the lower chamber next year, giving republicans a political trifecta in washington, controlling both chambers of

i think mitch mcconnell, uh bill cassidy, some others, um you know, that may have a real problem withously, the most lethal, but one of the biggest, if actually the biggest government bureaucracy that exists and, you know, in charge of our military members who we take very seriously so i think there's going to be some, some senators that actually kind of look at this very critically. and i would say it's about a 5050 chance he gets approved right now, maybe a little better than 50 over 50. just because everybody is super into donald trump. so we'll see what happens so so this goes you think to the confirmation process with the hearings. >> do you think it will feel like like the brett kavanaugh confirmation process. you know, republican senator bill hagerty actually brought up the kavanaugh hearings today yeah, i mean, i think it's going to be like way more intense because if you think about it again yes, hegseth was not charged with that. >> he also wasn't exonerated, as you mentioned. but the military has had an issue with sexual assault that they've been trying to address for a num

capitol hill was clearly a republican senator from lisa murkowski, susan collins, todd young, bill cassidy, it only takes four republican senators to block the confirmation of any of these nominees. and it was going to be an outstanding question of whether the republican party on capitol hill, which donald trump is effectively reshaped greater into his image over the course of these last eight years, whether it would still stand as a barrier to essentially ultimate unilateral executive authority and declaration over governance in washington, d.c. and this is the first pin to drop in which the -- clearly indicated he's not ultimately going to get his way every single time and even with the threats of recess appointments, there is a clerical ar calculat to why they decided for matt gaetz to ultimately step aside because i think this is a big indication that the republican senators up on capitol hill are not a sure bet to sign off on everything that donald trump sends their way. >> so, is it your sense this had been building? we have this new reporting, i mean, did you get any sense on the gr

. >> so for instance, senator bill cassidy, who appears poised to become the chair of the senate health, education and labor committee, has expressed some caution. so i think he reflects obviously, the views of some republicans who are looking at someone who's so pro-labor. there are also republicans who look, for instance at rfk jr.. for hhs and his past expressions on the issue of abortion. and they have a lot of concerns. what do you say to your republican colleagues who having seen that trump made strides with certain voters and that he's incorporated some people into his cabinet, that maybe other republicans might not? what do you say to them about what they should expect about how those voting blocks are going to be represented in his government? >> first, it's absolutely appropriate for the senate to advise and consent, right? they're going to go through a process. it ought to be diligent. but i say they listen to the american people. they can't on one hand celebrate that president trump has returned to office as a change agent return to the white house built the broadest coaliti

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people like susan collins and lisa murkowski, bill cassidy, they are still in the u.s. and in the scenario that you add on another senator or two who are resistant to some of the picks who he believes are best positioned to implement the policy that he wants to enact in these department and agencies, then it would be beneficial for him in order to enact the policies he wants to enact to bypass at the confirmation process. and this by guaranteeing that he has a senate majority leader who if he desires and wants to go that route is willing to and ensures while this is still an open process between the likes of john thune and a john cornyn and a rick scott, well, it's going to be advantageous for him power wise to make sure that he gets somebody in that senate majority leader position who is not an inhibitor to his ability to go and use washington in the four years that he has to his advantage and that, i think, is why when you're hearing individuals like kash patel who met resistance among some, let's be very clear, conservatives from donald trump's first administration t

thank you, senator cassidy, we're so grateful for your time. bill[captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2024] >> ♪ it's not unusual to be loved by anyone ♪ >> the press is reporting dave mccormick won the u.s. senate seat in pennsylvania beating democrat bob casey. a spokesperson from the casey campaign said the democratic senator is not yet conceding, adding, this race is within a half point and can't be called while the votes of thousands of pennsylvaniaians are still being counted. we'll make sure every pennsylvaniaian's voice is heard. follow c-span.org as the 2024 election results continue to come in. friday, it's a discussion of how the u.s. and canada can cooperate to attain energy security and influence in global energy market from the hudson institute, watch live at 9:30 a.m. eastern on c-span, c-span now, our free mobile app or online at c-span.org. >> for election coverage and breakdown of the races, see which states each candidate carried. follow us for the governor's races and monitor for balance of power in the white house.

our final panel, please welcome back to the stage, jeanie allen along with united states senator bill cassidyor everybody who is here and has been watching, but we believe, we've got people in a room and you want to just-- you want to fill them with everything you can because it's a busy, important time and as you've heard senator cassidy, everyone here wants to get stuff done. so, i'm so excited to have the opportunity to spend a few minutes talking about what your goals are. you woke up the day after the election, realizing that you were likely to be the majority, in the majority to be able to run the health education labor and pension to be helped. so, senior senator from the great state of louisiana, what are you thinking? what do you think the biggest challenge you're going to face in the 119th congress and what can you tell us that can prepare us for some of what you've heard tonight? >> there's always -- by the way, thank you for everyone hanging in for the last session. and they say they save the best for last, but i think the worst because everybody goes home. you've got it take the

you have names like shelly moore capito, bill cassidy, susan collins, maybe some of the senators in thet who would have been more independent-minded. you wonder if the pressure of going through this knowing that you have to face re-election in two years changes that dynamic. >> i mean, it could. it is a secret ballot, though. so a lot of these individuals could, you know, just not simply say who they voted for and ideally that would be respected. it is interesting that you brought that up. >> emily, does it stay a secret? do you guys know? >> a lot of times they say who they voted for. >> previously it has been a close ballot, the last time they had a vote. >> you could come out and get shamed even, i would think, stef. >> some can say how they voted. some announced how they plan to vote. it has remained a secret ballot and this is -- they go in, write a name on a sheet of paper, and senator barroso, currently the conference chair and also running for whip, he'll be reading and counting the votes himself. unless he can read handwrite and decides to try to share that -- >> i write with m

cassidy: i ask unanimous consent that the bill en bloc be considered read en bloc and considered passe considered made and laid upon the table, all en bloc. the presiding officer: without the presiding officer: without >> good afternoon everyone. yesterday was a little bit warm kicks off. >> go ahead and why don't you go ahead and spill the beans. >> okay about which you been. >> will let start with what we start, the middle east. what is the latest with the discussions over lebanon cease-fire. >> we seen that the special envoy present they rooted today in the speaker of the lebanese parliament, we get a press statement after that they make clear, that we have made significant progress and the agreement is within reach but it's going to take decisions by both parties israel and lebanon, actually get head in agreement and that's what we will continue to push were. >> okay, and so where does this leave us right now. >> it leaves us that we will continue to talk to the parties, try to get an agreement in the number of issues of the united states yes, special envoy lead negotiator but you

act, led by my friend and senators blumenthal, blackburn, markey and cassidy, which sailed through the senate unanimously. the billtects both youth currently impacted by social media but also seeks to address the root causes of the danger, the addictive design of the algorithm. this decisive action shows me this body can and will do big things together to protect our young people. this is proof that there is that hope, and i now turn back to my colleague senator britt for her leadership on yet another bipartisan bill that i hope will also pass through this chamber. mrs. britt: listen, i'm so glad that you brought up, before we move to the next one, the kids online safety and privacy act, i think, really recommends the best among us. it was a true bipartisan product. it showed progress on the issue. i am proud to have been a cosponsor and working alongside the senators that you mentioned, their leadership, blackburn, blumenthal, cassidy, markey, that were willing to step up and truly say, look, leer is a path forward and -- here is a path forward, let's build consensus and move it. so thank you for the effort, all

bill. there's other problems. again, novo nordisk is not the villain in this story. thank you. i yield back. >> thank you. >> senator hassan? >> thanks, mr. chair. and to you and senator cassidy for this hearing. mr. jorgensen. this year, novo nordisk abruptly discondition continued the drug levimir. and i know he raised this with you but i want to bring it in. levimir is one of the few long- acting insulins for use during pregnancy. novo nordisk interrupted the diabetes care plans of millions of americans, with only a few weeks' notice. will novo nordisk agree to provide any interested company with the necessary information and drug formulation to make levimir? >> senator, thank you for the question. any decision to take a product off the market is a very, very difficult decision. and i have to explain why we had to do that. we, last year, reduced the price for levimir. we dropped the price, yet to find that bbms dropped access to levimir. so much less patients have access to that. >> i understand that. but my question is, now that 4iot making it and there are patients who need it, will you provide necessary drug information and formulation to other pharmaceutical companies