thank you for this hearing today. >> thank you, chair durbin. nator booker, chair of the crime subcommittee for your opening remarks come up with. >> thanks much, chairman ossoff. i want to thank the chairman of the full committee whose u.s. welcome, who's been a part of silly of these issues. it's frustrating to me because our society is turning a blind eye to the treatment and experience of incarcerated individuals. it's stunning that things have been allowed to happen in our prisons and jails throughout our country that do not align with our values. an often put us as outliers in the developed world for how people are treated behind bars. we are especially culpable for overlooking complex challenges and barriers faced by pregnant and postpartum women while incarcerated. i came to this issue many years ago from honestly a place of ignorance. i-40 since i was a law student in prisons and have been visiting prisons regularly since then trying to reform our system and going to jails and prisons. but one day it was pointed out to me by a woman form

. >> thank you, chair durbin. senator kennedy. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and thank you for calling this hearing. ms. umber, you were in a georgia state prison? >> yes, that is correct. >> okay. and ms. laboy come out by saying her name right? >> yes, sir. >> your daughter was in a state prison? >> yes, york correctional. >> in georgia. >> york correctional in connecticut. >> well, i want to thank both of you for coming. i mean, your testimony was instructed but that sounds kind of sterile when you put it that way. it was also moving. i know these four colleagues well. hope we will have another hearing on the subject. i would like to sit down with them and others and try to figure how to address this problem. >> yeah. >> i've had this discussion with senator booker before. i think it, we need to address the issue of solitary confinement in our prisons. we need to involve law enforcement. i'm hoping that another hearing we will offer the georgia state officials the chance to come in and tell us what happened here, and offer constructive suggestions. i i gues

. >> senate judiciary chair durbin slammed these picks overall because they also include his personal defense lawyers as deputy ag and solicitor general . durbin said, quote, these selections show that donald trump intends to weapon eyes the justice department to seek vengeance. donald trump viewed the justice department as his personal law firm during the first term and these selections are poised to do his bidding. what kind of long-term damage can be done to the doj if it is not an independent agency? >> it's important to remember that the reason he wants these individuals in these positions of high power is because they will do his bidding. right now the justice department, it has a number of post-watergate norms that the department put in place over decades to prevent the department from being used for partisan political purposes. right now with these nominees you have people in place who put politics before party. right now doj will tell you they follow the facts and law those tell them where to go next. that is not the case with matt gaetz. quite frankly he will be a puppet for

today, democrats on the senate judiciary committee led by chair durbin urged the health ethics committee to share the report and all documentation related to their investigation into gaetz's alleged misconduct. "we cannot allow this critical information from a bipartisan investigation into long- standing public allegations to be hidden from the american people, given that it is directly relevant to the question of whether mr. gaetz is nullified unfit to be the next attorney general of the united states." even one of the republican colleagues, john cornyn of texas, is calling for the release of that report. >> i think there should not be any limitation on the senate judiciary committee's investigation, including whatever the house ethics committee has generated. >> so you want to see it? >> absolutely. >> be on the ethics investigation, i would say the near unanimous consensus among members of congress who know and work with matt gaetz is that he is just an absolutely horrible person, that he is a living, breathing troll with no real principles, only cares about himself. i don't know the

>> reporter: senate judiciary chair dick durbin has asked the fbi for its file on gaetz stemming fromow-closed sex trafficking investigation, and tonight house democrats introduced a pair of motions to try to force the ethics committee to release the gaetz report. norah? >> norah: nikole killion on the hill with those new developments. nikole, thank you very much. turning now to the historic west coast bomb cyclone and atmospheric river funneling rain, wind, and snow to parts of the region, in the pacific northwest, gusts reached hurricane force. cbs's carter evans reports on the deadly storm from outside seattle. >> reporter: in the pacific northwest, powerful winds turned trees into lethal projectiles. huge limbs came crashing down on cars and buses overnight. they also killed at least two people in the seattle area, including a woman who was struck by this tree inside her home. her husband quickly called 911. >> i just had a tree hit my house, and i think it -- it may have fallen on my wife. >> reporter: heather wong is with the bellevue fire department. so she was showering at the

>> senate judiciary chair dick durbin has asked the fbi for its file of gaetz, stemming from a now closed trafficking investigation and house democrats have introduced a pair of resolutions to try to force the ethics committee to release their report on gaetz nikole killion. >> cbs news capitol hill in georgia, the verdict was swift, and the sentence was the max. >> in the murder trial of a venezuelan migrant. a judge found 26 year old jose ibarra guilty on all counts and sentenced him to life in prison without the possibility of parole. ibarra entered the country illegally, and the murder of laken riley fueled the heated debate over the southern border during the race for president. manuel bojorquez was in the courthouse when the verdict came down. >> count one. malice murder. i find the defendant guilty. >> sobbing. could be heard in the courtroom as the judge found jose ibarra guilty on all ten counts. >> count three. felony murder. i find the defendant guilty. >> after the verdict, laken riley family and friends addressed the court. her mother allyson phillips, spoke first on that hor

. >> the chair of the senate judiciary committee, dick durbin, continues to call for the report on matt gaetz who has been picked to serve as the next attorney general and durbin on the floor determined whether he and the appointments should be confirmed in the end. >> hard to believe it's been less than two weeks since the last election. two weeks. if it seems longer, it's because you may have been following what happened since. already the president-elect, donald trump, is selecting his proposed members of his cabinet. last week it came to the department of justice who is overseeing the trump transition team warned and i quote, career department of justice lawyers must be fully committed to implementing president trump's policies or they should leave or be fired. end of quote. he shamefully slandered quote a deep state. whatever the heck that is. and mitchell advisor to president-elect trump argued that every lawyer in the voting section and likely the civil rights division needs to be terminated. of course, the president may set policy directives, but the department of justice is not

the chair of the senate judiciary committee dick durbin continues to call for the release of the house ethics report on matt gaetz, who has been picked to serve as the next attorney general by donald trump . senator durbin talks about the nomination on the floor, saying it is the senate's responsibility to determine if he and other appointments get confirmed in the end. hard to believe it's been less than two weeks since the last election. two weeks. if it seems longer, it's because you may have been following what's happened since. already the president-elect donald trump is selecting his proposed members of his cabinet. last week it came -- when 2 came to the department of justice, mark who is overseeing the team for the department of justice warned, and i quote, career department of justice lawyers must be fully committed to implementing president trump's policies or they should be leave -- they should leave or be fired. end of quote. he shamefully slandered these nonpartisan public servants as, quote, a deep state, whatever the heck that is. and mr. mitchell, an adviser to presiden

the chair of the senate judiciary committee dick durbin continues to call for the release of the house ethics report on matt gaetz, who has been picked to serve as the next attorney general by donald trump . senator durbin talks about the nomination on the floor, saying it is the senate's

senator dick durbin, the outgoing chair of the judiciary committee, wants your committee to preserveant parts of their investigation. will that happen? well, i cannot get into those details and that is something that remains to be seen. i believe a republican senator has also made a request that the documents be provided, but i think we will have to see how that plays out. i think sooner or later, there is going to be a reckoning that comes with that. they've got other sources where they can get a lot of the documents, like that affirmative justice, for example, that did the investigation. he is going to have to answer questions about that investigation, whether they get our report or some other source for the information. he is going to have to address it sooner or later. will your committee be meeting tomorrow as planned to discuss whether this report should be handed to the senate or not? we do have a meeting scheduled for tomorrow. i cannot get into the particulars of it at this time because it is a confidential process. but i think we willjust have to wait and see what the resol

moments ago, senate judiciary chair dick durbin calling on the house ethics committee to preserve andort on its investigation into potential misconduct by matt gaetz. gaetz has been under investigation for sexual misconduct and illegal drug use, accepting improper gifts, misusing state identification records, converting campaign funds to personal use, sharing inappropriate images or videos on the house floor, among other transgressions. just what we all want from america's top cop. his resignation from congress yesterday may not have been a coincidence. multiple outlets including "the new york times" reports that gaetz resignation comes 48 hours before the committee was set to vote on releasing its report into matt gaetz's conduct, which the times characterizes as, quote, highly critical. the committee is set to meet tomorrow while the house ethics committee has no longer has jurisdiction to punish matt gaetz, it is not clear if they will still release their findings. an attorney for a woman who alleges that she was sex trafficked by matt gaetz joined calls for the report to be releas

illinois senator dick durbin chairs the judiciary committee.revious 214 nominees have been historic confirm or black women to the federal circuit courts. >>and all the prior presidents of the united states combined democratic leader chuck schumer says they're making progress today confirming a judge to the u.s. tax court. >>and advancing a circuit court nomination. a lot of work to do on several fronts. but i am encouraged about 30 judges picked by president biden are still awaiting senate confirmation. >>but they'll face an uphill battle. i hope we put up every roadblock and use every. >>tool that we can to to object >>in slow that process down, north dakota republican senator kevin cramer says the senate should instead focus on passing the annual defense policy bill and appropriations bill toooooooooo much to do to session just dealing with partisan left-wing judges. president-elect dododododonald weighed in on truth social sunday, writing, quote, no judges should be approved during this period of time in trump's first term, he made 234 judic

with some senator sasse at the justice department -- the democrats on the panel led by dick durbin, the current chairf the committee -- he will not be the chair come january. republicans will take over. for now, democrats are saying we need to see the justice department investigation. caller: yes. we cannot confirm this man with this cloud over his head. sex offenses are serious things. we need to take it for the seriousness it is. continuing to make excuses for this behavior is wrong. we have to get a grip on these charges. it appears that all the nominees, at least two or three of them, they are men who have sexual offense allegations against the. is this going to be the new normal? american people, answer the question. is this going to be the new normal? no. host: let's listen to senator cory booker, democrat of new jersey, a member of the judiciary committee responding to white democrats from that panel have requested the justice department's documents. [video] >> we have a constitutional requirement to advise and consent. we need all the information. taxpayers paid for that report. instead of us

durbin who chairs the senate judiciary demanding that house ethics make this report public as part of the vetting process. the washington post says that - will meet with trump today at mar-a-lago where is let nick is also making a run for that i wonder which name is more market positive? >> the more he talks the less - i do not think he understands. i think it will not go to him, unless he really keeps a lower profile. trump does not like that. i remember as a judge on the apprentice which by the way is real-life now. bear with me, you're not supposed to go out and say look i am smart. >> it comes up a lot in conversations you have and tend to talk to a lot of people in the financial community during the course of the week. i would say that - would be preferred. >> i agree with that. >> to put it mildly. >> he's a real guy. >> we do not know treasury we do not know commerce. >> is - beneficial? >> we do know commerce. >> will - play a role? who i worked as a partner for years. >> we do not have a national economic council. >> he is an old hand a steady hand that he worked with reagan,

. >>> welcome the ranking member and as well, my colleagues, senator durbin, who is chair of the judiciarymittee and senator blackburn, my partner on the kids online safety act. members of this body who have a tremendous interest in the topic that brings us here today and we are very very grateful to this group of witnesses who are among the main experts in the country. and not only that, but experts of conscience and conviction about the promise and the dangers of artificial intelligence. we welcome you and we thank you for being here. we've had hearings before in this subcommittee, seems like years ago, and in fact, a short time on artificial intelligence may seem like years in terms of the progress that can be made. we've heard from industry leaders responsible for innovation and progress in ai, and they shared their excitement for the future, but they also warned about serious risks. sam altman, for example, who sat where you are now shared his worst fear that ai could, quote, cause significant harm to the world end quote. but as he sat with me in my office and described a less advance

chair recognizes the gentleman from illinois, mr. casten, for five minutes. mr. casten: mr. speaker, last month congresswoman delauro and i along with senators van hollen and durbin led over 80 congressional democrats to urge the biden administration to impose financial sanctions on certain members of the netanyahu government. specifically israeli finance minister and national security minister for their role in the rise of settler violence, settler expansion, and general destabilization of the west bank. i represent one of the largest palestinian populations in the united states. i have had constituents who lost loved ones, family land seized, and even as american citizens have been detained in israeli prisons simply for the crime of visiting their families. i am also a staunch supporter of israel and categorically support their right to defend themselves and recover hostages taken cure the horrific acts of october 7. let us be very clear there is no conflict between supporting the nation of israel and the dignity of the palestinian people so long as you are committed to a permanent and durable regional peace in this lifetime. that peace will never be realized u

chair icq notes can set up a number of articles into the record but discussed the experiences in other jurisdictions that have made the mistake of going in the direction of durbinould like unanimous consent just mention the record? >> the zombie caucus gives unanimous consent too. >> in all seriousness i want small business owners over the next 24 months to come in here and say we'd always like a more but we got a fair deal. if that happens in this it goes away and zombie stays in the closet. if it doesn't you are going to lose it. and frankly, hate to say this but i don't really care. visa and mastercard have to figure how to be successful businesses. i am trying to come up with an outcome that solves the problem of the consumers and solves the problem of small businesses. and i believe you all want to do the same. get in a room and solve it. because i guarantee you the solution coming from congress will not be good for anyone. thank you mr. chair. >> that are holding. >> thank you, mr. chairman just on the point about visa and mastercard being successful businesses, think he figured out haven't you? what is your profit margin? >> it's over for the% per. >> mr

chair, i seek unanimous consent that i've put a number of articles into the record that discuss the experiences and other jurisdictions that have made the mistake in going in the direction of durbin marshall. i'd like unanimous consent to submit to the record. >> the zombie caucus gives unanimous consent. >> i want small business owners over the next 24 months to come in here and say, we'd always like more, but we got a fair deal. if that happens, then this goes away, the zombie stays in the closet. if it doesn't, you're going to lose. and frankly, i hate to say this, but i don't really care. visa and mastercard have to figure out how to be successful businesses. i'm trying to come up with an outcome that solves the problem for consumers and solves the problem of small businesses. i believe you all want to do the same. get in a room and solve it. because i guarantee you the solution coming from congress will not be good for anyone. thank you mr. chair. >> just on the point of visa and mastercard being successful businesses, i think you've figured it out, haven't you? what's your profit margin, ms. kirkpatrick? >> circa 50%. >> mr. sheedy? >> slightly higher. >> 50% profit margin.

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