collins: well, like most people, i know same-sex couples. they are our family members, our friends, our coworkers, our neighbors. i started hearing from them a real sense of concern that there was now a cloud over their marriages. wondered how it would affect visitation rights at a hospital, inheritance rights, if they have children, whether it would affect their parental rights. i cannot tell you how many same-sex couples have come up to me since we got this bill passed, literally with tears in their eyes saying that i threw my work with tammy and the wonderful coalition we had had lifted a burden from them. so that is who i first heard from, it was constituents, it was friends, it was coworkers. who felt that their marriages were at risk of being no longer valid. >> senator collins, did you think there was going to be an uphill battle in trying to pass legislation, this legislation? sen. collins: i knew it would not be easy and it was anything but, but i was very encouraged when the house passed by a more than 40 votes margin originally th

the file and 20 r2 senators, one republican and wind event divided we have been republicans, susan collins and wisconsin and wisconsin democrat tammy baldwin and thank you so much for joining me today. >> it is a pleasure. >> it into our audience before get started, had of course when hear from you, so there are any questions coming up for the senators, feel free to tweet at us and we will try to get them on and so senators, we have you on today because of this landmark legislation is going to be signed into law tomorrow regarding same marriage and so sooner baldwin, how want to start with you, and is really came about after the dogs a decision about abortion and part of clarence thomas' decision, he complied perhaps with a same-sex marriage, is not a protected right and can you talk about you read that were heard that it was the first phone call that you made. >> let me also go beyond of the concurring opinion by justice thomas, they called out the marriage equality case. because the underlying reasoning was to say that roe v. wade which was wrongly decided in the first place. and so near

senator baldwin, senator collins, thank you so much for your time today. are you both going to the signing ceremony tomorrow at the white house? >> you bet. >> you bet, sure. >> great. well, thank you so much for your time. i really appreciate it and i enjoyed the conversation always and thanks again. >> we take you live now to the u.s. capitol where the senate is about to gavel in on this tuesday morning. today lawmakers will consider several of president biden's nominations including dana douglas to be a court of appeals judge for the 5th circuit. also this week members are expect today take up the 2023 defense program's legislation and a government spending bill. current funding runs out this friday and midnight. live coverage of the u.s. senate is here on c-span2.

senators altman, collins, thank you so much for your time. are you both going hto the signing ceremony at the white house? >> you back. >> sure. >> thank you so much for your e time. i enjoyed the conversation always and thanks again. >> the senate now in recess until 2:15 eastern or the weekly caucus meetin. today lawmakers are considering several of president bin's executive nominees and also on the agenda numbers are expected to take up t 2023 defense programs legislation as well as government spending bill. current funding runs out th friday at midnight live coverage of the senate when members return here on c-span2. >> before i begin i want to extend massive congratulations to the syracuse orange men's soccer team for winning the ncaa college national champions last night. heart stopping 76 victory after penalty kicks. a big congrats to coach mcintyre, all the amazing players and staff on the phenomenal accomplishment, the first syracuse history. go orange. now on the omnibus

this is paula collins. >> of thank you. commissioner collins. according to the city attorney's office the commission needs a motion to excuse them from the vote >> something new and different that's good to know. thank you to our deputy city attorney. always on the job. okay. can it be done like okay we can combine them. to excuse commissioner morgan and commissioner collins. >> all right. i will so move if there is a second? il second it. >> all right this is commissioner fraser. thank you, commissionering fraser. and -- i think we need that vice president nakajo >> vice president to weigh in. >> affirmative. >> motion is unanimous. commissioner morgan and collins have been excused from voting on the september 29, 2022 minutes. we have still have a motion by president feinstein. we need a second. >> approval of the minutes. >> yes. >> so moved. >> and vice president nakajo? affirmative. the motion pass. >> we have admissibilities from a special meeting on october 19, 2022. >> all right. and do we does anybody need to be excuse friday this meeti

now, i want to make clear that this is also the work of senator collins and mansion, and the group of senators -- senator collins and senator manchin, and the group who worked painstakingly for months to come to an agreement on this bill and on this committee that includes senator warner, who is with us today, as well as a sense of history in his state, and we thank them for their work on the bipartisan group that drafted the bill before us. i also appreciate their support as well as senator manchin and senator collins support for the manager's amendment. finally i want to recognize our good friend senator king for his early, early leadership on this issue. he was ahead of his time as always, and drafted legislation that he and i and senator durbin introduced in february and a number of the provisions in that draft bill have stood the test of time and are included in both the senate and house versions of this effort. we are here today after months of bipartisan effort, as i noted, to find common ground on reforms to the outdated and antiquated electoral count act. i appreciate the wor

it was warm in fort collins, a tall-ish town, remember.ekend, unaware. but, worried. this time, the police were watching, because they were very worried. >> we have the surveillance set up over the weekend. we were not going to let him out of our sights. so, we had teams, that were rotating, while we waited. we can actually make an arrest. >> all weekend, surveillance teams followed him, as he cruised the nightclub district. >> he had a bottle of whisky he was carrying around him all night. he didn't go into any bars. he just walked around. >> he was trolling? >> yes, trolling. that's a good way to put it >> late at night, the undercover cop spotted travis following a young woman, walking, home alone. so, without revealing the surveillance tape, one of the cops approached him, and asked a question or two. travis gave a fake name, calling himself travis kennedy. the officer let him go. but, travis did not go home. and, before long, began to follow a second woman. she appeared to be drunk, and travis closed in. >> they said, discussed or muc

. >> and commissioner collins? >> i vote, yes. >> motion is unanimous. the administrative bulletin 2022 are adopted with the removal of bulletin 512 for further discussion. item 8 calendar 2023. discussion and possible action to adopt the 2023 fire commission regular meeting calendar and i'd like to announce our next meeting is january 11th 2023. >> all right. any comments on the calendar? there is nobody on the public comment line with their hand and up nobody approaching the podium. all right. is there a motion with regard to the calendar? >> madam president. >> please. may i ask the secretary of the department to clarify what was on the agenda on the next commission meeting in january now that we add this bulletin as limp >> >> well, possibly the administrative bulletin 512. as well as the election of officers for the fire commission. and the chief's reports. approval of the minutes and at the moment i don't have prosecute a lives anything else that may be. added. >> thank you very much. madam secretary. madam in the is an informational item not a vot

this is paula collins. >> of thank you. commissioner collins. according to the city attorney's office the commission needs a motion to excuse them from the vote >> something new and different that's good to know. thank you to our deputy city attorney. always on the job. okay. can it be done like okay we can combine them. to excuse commissioner morgan and commissioner collins. >> all right. i will so move if there is a second? il second it. >> all right this is commissioner fraser. thank you, commissionering fraser. and -- i think we need that vice president nakajo >> vice president to weigh in. >> affirmative. >> motion is unanimous. commissioner morgan and collins have been excused from voting on the september 29, 2022 minutes. we have still have a motion by president feinstein. we need a second. >> approval of the minutes. >> yes. >> so moved. >> and vice president nakajo? affirmative. the motion pass. >> we have admissibilities from a special meeting on october 19, 2022. >> all right. and do we does anybody need to be excuse friday this meeti

katie: still with those are mike collins, luke hickmore, troy gayeski.ichael, high yield has outperformed, but his view is that ig is the place to be. where do you fall in that cap? michael: high yield has outperformed because it has a higher yield, spread and default rates continue to be near record lows. they have been really muted. it's all about what will happen. default rates will increase next year, we know that. whether they go from one to two or three or four or five or higher is really unknown, but they are going up. typically when default rates are going up, you don't want to be true getting into high yield. we are playing it pretty defensively in the riskier parts of the credit market. i am more concerned about delivered loan market which is fundamentally in much worse shape than the u.s. high yield bond market. generally stay away from the riskier credits until you get either a clearer sign from the fed or signs that the economy is bottoming. katie: you bring up a good point, default rates to this point have been very low relative to history.

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collins detailed reports on migrant culture, informed steinbeck's understanding of california's newest refugees, steinbeck's travel to migrant squatter camps and employer owned farm camps as well as the fsa camps with collins and others including live photographer horace crystal helped him appreciate the migrants daily struggles for work, food, health and safety. during 18 months of research on, immersion in, assistance to and advocacy for southern plains families, steinbeck, the new deal democrat, became an activist author. in february, steinbeck wrote to a friend that there were 5000 families starving to death in the interior valley. not just hungry, he said, but actually starving. he explained the government was trying to provide food and medical assistance but efforts were being sabotaged by the utilities, banks and huge growers who he described as fascists and murderers. he made the trip to flooded areas in late february and early march, his experience there helping the migrants proved another pivotal moment in his awakening, i want to put a tag of shame on the greedy pastors who

and he also dedicated to tom collins who lived it. steinbeck charted the family displacements, exodus to california and evolving group consciousness when she called the movement from i to we. his saga struggled to survive a meeting became a bestseller. refocus the nation's attention on the migrants suffering and accentuated the death of the dream of the far west promised land. continuing the theme of man's inhumanity to man, steinbeck captured the contours of racism that white oklahomans express at home and i experiencing to find home in that meeting grounds of california. sense of place with form impart to their experience of conquest and sediments. writing grandpa took up the land and he had to kill the indians and drive them away. but when they driven away themselves by the banks and thet tractors, reach california they become the new targets as evidence ins the casual comment of one service station attendant to another. got no sense and feeling, they ain't human. a human being would not work like they h do. i cannot stand to be so

matthew collins, we have to end there. thank you for being on hardtalk. thank you. hello.ugh the day on tuesday, mild air returns with outbreaks of rain spreading east. there will be some snow in northern parts, as that wet weather bumps into some relatively cold air. this speckled cloud on the satellite picture brought the showers of rain, sleet and snow during boxing day. this shield of cloud behind me, bringing wet weather into northern ireland first thing. ahead of that, some icy conditions likely in parts of northern england and scotland. could be rather slippery on untreated roads and pavements and, as this wet weather slides into the cold air over the highest ground of northern england and southern scotland, we could see some snow for a time. that is likely to turn back to rain, though, as the milder air works in. this snow developing across the grampians and the highlands, well, is likely to stick around for a little bit longer because something a bit colder will cling on in the northern half of scotland. but elsewhere, northern england, wales, the southwest turnin

dan collins joins me now. what is the latest?dan: we heard that the current president has been arrested and is currently being held at a downtown station in lima. after making the announcement, he was heaving the presidential palace with the former prime minister heading to the mexican embassy to seek asylum. as we see photos of what is being published where he shows to have been arrested. and we also understand that in less than an hour the vice president dena barack day will be the new president following that vote. to impeach him. that will make her the first female president in peru's history. obviously amid difficult circumstances. i think this will be currently what the country does in a state of much uncertainty. >> what went wrong for the former president pcastillo? >> he d opposition against him from the outset. when he was sworn in, he was a schoolteacher area and he swore to make peru a better country. and make it a better -- more equal country. and he had little opposition. and cases against him begin to accumulate. i

collins cannot e s g and stand ability advocate at sustainable square glenda. you know, i'm here with e. s. d programs may be well intentioned, but they are having a significant impact on countries and many places. so it's just a bad. how long is it gonna last? well, have my after the break. ah. a ha. ha ha. ha ha ha ha my mama lou. my name with you when we last year dealers to live much similar before closer to the with a almost done with the little that's a oh a a no go for them to push it up with a no i did send it off with the course thing it was, they put up a block or is it a voicemail but i am unable to come by yet exclusions, you know, i say yes. name way at the suggestion is up with a killer one. the initial be 1 o'clock a day or 2, but he also was a, i believe, says to subdue, i see the new student both. there's no rule you. mcglatian says do small to do both. what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have. it's crazy confrontation, let it be an arms. race is often very dramatic. development. only personally, i'm going to resist. i don't se

>> seth: please welcome back to the show lily collins, everybody!k. >> seth: this is very exciting we did not know this, and i will admit to have not seen the film, but you and paul bettany worked together before. >> we did. it was my second film, yeah, called "priest." >> seth: called "priest. it was described on google as a sci-fi vampire thriller. is that -- >> i mean, that feels very appropriate for about eight years ago. >> seth: yeah. >> where they were very in at the time >> seth: there was a lot of vampire stuff. >> there was a lot of vampire stuff. >> seth: and here is a real good shot obviously, this is a very sort of heady, dialogue-driven -- >> yes, very >> seth: chamber piece, and here's a picture of you and paul, there you are. [ laughter ] >> and look, that's -- that face says it all. i mean, i think this was like my third day on set >> seth: well there you go >> yeah. >> seth: it seems very natural you definitely seem to be concerned. >> flailing, i like to say >> seth: a lot has happened since you were last year engaged, married, ce

wicker: madam president, i ask unanimous consent that senator collins, senator inhofe, and i be allowed to give our remarks before the next vote. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. wicker: thank you, madam president. as we see, this is that difficult time of the year when we pause and say goodbye, farewell, and godspeed to departing members of this body. senator collins and i are prepared to act as a team at this moment to wish the very best and pay tribute to two individuals -- richard shelby of alabama and jim inhofe of oklahoma. senator shelby is a gifted legislator and southern gentleman whose impact on this nation will not soon be forgotten. his colleagues and constituents know him for his long record of championing economic development. as a champion in the house of representatives and in the senate for our military, as leader of the appropriations committee here in the senate. richard shelby is the quintessential problem-solver. he's always known how to sit down, negotiate, and get a result. and i wish him the best in this final month of his career in once again gettin

keep keep on don collins and journalists reporting from the peruvian capital lima. thanks for joining us on database. let's take a quick look now at some other world news headlines. poles have closed in june as he is parliamentary election opposition. parties of cold for a boycott saying new electoral laws have seriously weakened parliaments, powers. the vote comes as president chi site continues to tightened. his grip on power after voters backed a new constitution in july, germany has opened its 1st liquefied natural gas terminal as a take steps to cope without russian energy in the future. gas supplies have been severely affected since russia's invasion of ukraine. the rig in the north sea port of vill hymns, half and has been built in record time china, i seen a sharp rise in cove at 19 cases in the capital, beijing, i numbers of workers there have been testing positive shortly after measures were eased. following public unrest, funeral homes are also overwhelmed and staff shortages are leading to delays. informations, twitter owner, ellen musk says he's restore

and that the ouchi collins -- fauci collins regime decided to ignore that. can i confirm this rumor? quickstart a couple plans. bill frist who is a doctor who is the majority leader after sars came up with a detailed plan and predicted that we would see another infectious pathogen emerge out of asia or africa. he said. we got lucky, the other two coronaviruses that caused severe illness in humans, there have only been three in human history that we know of, sars, mers, and covid-19. by the way, sars and mers spread airborne. this one suddenly switched to surfaces. a lot of these hypotheses needed scientific debate and we did not get it. >> it is my understanding there was a comprehensive plan that had been developed under the obama administration. essentially the first year as i understood it the trump administration decided to deep six it. it was ignored. it had been devised and been available and i do not know if it would have worked or not but the cdc was clearly playing it by ear as opposed to having any comprehensive plan when this first burst on the sc

mister collins, syria is a multi player ground. have you been in touch with damascus to round and moscow? so, and what is the nature of the negotiations with these capitals? while we coordinate, of course, with russia and with iran, not only say military operations, but also the refugee station, military and a political process as a number of other things big file. we don't have direct contact with such a shame except for our intelligence services. and they've been talking to each other, you know, when they need to. and that's mostly to coordinate either security related issues or refugees or some other things. but of course the syria constant has turn into a frozen conflict, right? the world has forgotten. the world's attention has not moved to ukraine, but the syrian problem is still out there has not been a result. there are many shareholders stakeholders in syria. that's why i'm asking that particularly, what had been the nature of the negotiations with to ron and moscow. did they approve your operation or did they give you a g

let's bring in doug collins, good morning to you. merry christmas.e hands of the supreme court, how do you think they will rule and when do you think they will make a decision? >> doug: hopefully soon, i hope they rule to keep it in place. the story you mention about border patrol agents, that is what i'm concerned about. they have been overwhelmed by administration that does not care about them. they are processing illegal aliens and sending them out not able to do their job. you put more and more upon them, i worry about emthis, in addition to what is coming in, this being not just people coming in desperately seeking a new life, there is a willing way to do this. flip side, you have drug issues and other cartel issues. this is a sad day and the biden administration, they have a super secret plan for immigration. christmas was the past few days, time to show the world what you are trying to do. >> we've been hearing about this know pla, we haven't seen details for a couple weeks now. do you believe there is a plan they have that will happen or they

what ben collins did is not only legitimate journalism, it's a centralized journalism.stand with ben collins at every other journalist who is trying to do their job in the face of this unrelenting assault. not just on the first amendment, but on a relenting assault on democracy! this is our one chance -- we have to get it right! >> as you know, ben you and i appeared together having these conversations about -- >> and is the one better on these -- on these topics than ben. and the thing is, what he did was completely standard inside -- inside twitter. >> roger, thank you for the work that you do. and of course thanks to our colleague ben collins of the reporting that he's been doing on this as well. coming, up today russia launched a another barrage of missiles against cities across ukraine and its latest column, new york times column nicholas kristoff makes the case that ukraine is aware america and the rest of the world should be looking for inspiration in our own struggles to preserve democracy. y. with olay hyaluronic body lotion 95% of women had visibly-smoother sk

randy collins. david kane, licensed structural engineer specialize in seismic improvement and the seat that remains vacant and have not received applications is tenant lice nsh architect or engineer oand there is also licensed contractor-another vacancy for licensed contractor. the subcommittee recommended to appoint mr. daniel sullivan randy collins and david kane. is there a motion for to approve? >> may i-sorry, didn't- >> sure, go ahead. >> i was going to mention to our commission here, the people who are seeking appointment-we did an announcement we ran for september and october for 4 open positions on-this is board of examiners. we received applications-is daniel sullivan here? he submitted application for building owner representative seat. a life long san francisco resident and former firefighter for 26 years in san francisco, correct? thank you. and apparently owns a building. excellent. so he submitted for that position so i want to acknowledge briefly the different people sitting here. ra

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for this, we bring in collins kanadi, e s g and sustainability advocate as sustainable square. so call and do you think it is hypocritical, that african nations are being asked to transition to greener energy even though they are not really the problem here? or i guess you could say they are a smaller problem when it comes to climate change. yeah, dick, you buffy already did. when you bring for the garbage collection, no one care though much garbage, you getting those will be home. you have to pay for the garbage and it's been suggested that young all be the same, but on that bridge is never just so outset, when it comes to climate change. yes, we might be a meeting less than 2 percent discount on images. you know, that are being emitted globally by the fact remains. when these got us for stuck eating us, i forgot the most effort to continue to i think there is no time to ask how much she wore. you are, you know, how much you, your percentage is to the conclusion of all these clemson defect. it's all about are linked together underlying visiting words. if we start asking yourse

he was known for having other relationships with close conservative doug collins -- doug collins.a: there's questions about whether he will even be speaker. the biggest question is what they will be able to achieve. i have been talking to a bunch of people, sources at the white house, and there's a sense that a lot of what is going to happen over the next couple of years is very limited legislation. a lot of what hakeem jeffries is going to be able to do is i think somewhat symbolic in terms of establishing democratic priorities and creating a really clear contrast, a really clear foil for the democrats to take into 2024. they two have not had that the last years -- they have not had that for the last two years. yamiche: i wonder about the potential for this to become even more complicated for him. michael: thanks for having me on here. excited to be here with a talented group for the first time on the show. you know, kevin mccarthy has some problems on his hand. even if he becomes speaker and is able to pull this off, which he is probably still the odds on favorite, although he's

for this, we bring in collins kanadi, e s g and sustainability advocate as sustainable square. so call and do you think it is hypocritical, that african nations are being asked to transition to green our energy even though they are not really the problem here? or i guess you could say they are a smaller problem when it comes to climate change. yeah, i'll take you buffy already did when you've been through the garbage collection, no one can know much. you getting those will be home. you have to pay for the garbage and it's been edited. that will all be the same but that, but he's never. so out is when he's got to climate change. yes, we might be making live and my name isn't, you know, that's being made globally about the fact remains when these got stuck. i forgot the more stuff. so i think there is no time to ask how much your you are, you know, how much your your percentage is to the contribution of all these clemency defects . it's all about adding together and when visiting words. if we start asking yourself that richard, i have seen him into your only one continental title

senator susan collins, the republican of maine, secretary of state, antony blinken, actress, jennifer garner, the president's son hunter biden is in attendance tonight, just one of those more than 400 guests and now we are going to show you some of those guests arriving a bit earlier this evening. >> the honorable philip murphy, governor of new jersey and this is tammy murphy. the arable john carney, governor of yeller and misses tracy wing garney -- of delaware and misses tracy william carney. >> thank you very much. terrible -- the honorable keisha land bottoms -- lance bottoms. >> can i say that here? i think it will be a great lead in georgia on tuesday. i am not saying it as a bulldogs fan. we just had to make sure the people continue to turn out. but i am. very encouraging. >> is the president going to go? >> i don't of the answer to that. i think the president will go wherever he is wanted and needed. i know that we have a great senator in georgia. we are excited. thank you. >> mr. kurt russell and misses donna brazile. -- russell. mr. jimmy harrison and professor mary boyd. >>

collins should making this decision. there's this unanimity about that. >> no one wants to take responsibility. >> another reason why it should be as much of possible decision should be devolved to state and local public health agencies are dealing with the realities on the ground whichge differ from region to region. what really should be done is best information possible with insightsep and advice to be provided to these agencies, local and state agencies, and then they should act on it. internal as you mentioned, political leaders in the local communities also should have oversight. >> i think parents in america have a right to be pissed off when he found out that the cdc school guidance document was edited by the teachers union before it was made public and those edits were incorporated. let's be honest, it comes from an administration, comes out of an administration that is very close to that union. if i were the advising the director of the cdc and the was at. message to ensure that the teachers union were reviewin

so where in the world is kaitlan collins? there she is right now. standing by live in atlanta.ad she's going to give us a sense of the mood on the ground this morning. >> but we can tell you, democrats are ecstatic. some at the rave that don just mentioned. no, that was the celebration party for senator raphael warnock. winning, beating herschel walker. helping democrats not just gain control of the senate, they had it but get a tighter grip on the senate they had it. john berman is at the wall. >> it has been a bad month for donald trump, his family business found guilty of a criminal tax fraud and a criminal referral to be headed to the justice department. is this the comeback trump had hoped for? >>> plus this. >> we want to make sure we get this right. that's our objective is that the final product is something we can feel confident about. >> that is congressman pete aguilar sitting down with kaitlan collins, as the january 6th panel signals referrals to the department of justice. >>> cnn projecting senator raphael warnock has defeated trump-picked republican challenger, he

and he can watch the entire interview with abraham collin on talks out there on sunday, december 4th at $730.00, g and t. l gahan. all derek is a security analyst. he explains why turkey is making this push against kurdish fighters. just get out of options here. and what is comfortable me at the political political consideration? yes, so he is heading toward national presidential elections in the next 6 months or so . and because of this, because of the tech, the people's expectations, the why the company to see the patient is dead. expectation from the government that they, they make sure that people are safe because for the past 6 years took people are used to the sense of calm and security and stability. and the woman that has been has been a shop for people. so the expectation or the people from, from on the road or any other, any other government from whoever rules the country to make sure that y p g is y, p g is away from our borders and y, p g is incapacitated, washington can do this again. put pressure on to get stocked operation, but there's no, they either russian or americ

and senators baldwin and senator collins, thank you so much for your time today and are you both 40 the signing ceremony tomorrow the white house. >> you bet. >> you bet, sure. >> that's right well thank you so much for your time and i really appreciate it and enjoy the conversation aays and thanks again. >> the u.s. senate returns tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. eastern, senators will continue work on more president bidens judicial nomination, with both spiking throughout the day at on the floor, negotiations continue on funding to keep the federal government operating past barney's midnight deadline wi-fi coverage of the senate, here on "c-span2". >> tonight senators chris coons and tom young both of an foreign relations committee will be on a panel discussing it was competition with china and with that ships act and the security farmhouse, watch at 930 eastern on "c-span2", online at cspan.org, or with her free mobile video out, cspan now. earlier today, iowa republican senator chuck grassley pay tribute on the senate floor to retiring vermont democratic senator, patrick of the heat, he's per

. >> and next, respect for marriage app for tammy baldwin and susan collins on same-sex marriage and interracial marriages.

collins madam president. -- ms. collins: madam president. the senate is on the verge of enacting legislation included in the consolidated appropriations act that would remedy the deep structural problems with our system of certifying and counting the electoral votes for president and vice president. these unfortunate flaws are codified in the 1887 electoral count act, which tbiedz the -- guides the implementation of part of the presidential election process included in our constitution. this archaic law vaguely written in the inaccessible language of a different era was intended to restrain congress, but in practice it has had the unintended effect of creating ambiguities that could potentially be used to expand the role of congress and the vice president in ways that are contrary to the constitution. despite its defects, this law was not an issue for more than a century, because of the restraint of the people who exercised the serious but limited constitutional responsibility of counting the electoral votes. vice presidents and congress sus

it is so important to do, and i wants to thank senators manchin and collins and the group they put together to put the eca together. and senators klobuchar and blunt on the rules committee for their help in making this happen. i said months ago we would do everything possible to pass eca reform, and now we're following through. many thanks, of course, did to all my colleagues who made this possible. the omnibus is also going to fill our promise to stand with our friends in ukraine, with billions more in emergency economic and military aid. the bitterness of winter has descended on eastern europe, and if our friends in ukraine hope to triumph over russia america must stand firmly on the side of our democratic friends abroad. they're not asking for, nor do they want, american troops, but they do need the weaponry to defend themselves against a pruettal putin. on the home front, the omnibus will make health care more affordable and more expansive for millions upon millions of americans. for the first time ever, every child in america who qualifies for medicaid or chip will now be guaranteed at