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cornyn: will the senator yield for a question? mr. coons: the senator will so yield. mr. cornyn: madam president, i have a great deal of respect for the senator from delaware and we worked well together on the judiciary committee and always operated in good faith, even though we sometimes have differences of opinion. and i know he spends a lot of time thinking about national security and foreign relations affairs. he's traveled the world and knows more leaders of the different countries around the world than i ever will. but i do know that since he shares the concerns about the status, particularly the american citizens who are host hostages in gaza, i'd just like to get some idea if him what his thoughts are about the administration's pause on weapons delivery to gaza -- to ice. and let me predicate this by saying i remember back when -- of course, we were concerned about al qaeda and fallujah where the marines fought a terrible battle. any time there's a conflict, there's going to be civilian casualties and obviously the goal is to minimize those casualties. likewise in
cornyn: will the senator yield for a question? mr. coons: the senator will so yield. mr. cornyn: madam president, i have a great deal of respect for the senator from delaware and we worked well together on the judiciary committee and always operated in good faith, even though we sometimes have differences of opinion. and i know he spends a lot of time thinking about national security and foreign relations affairs. he's traveled the world and knows more leaders of the different countries around...
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senator cornyn on the other side, myself, senator padilla. i hope the senate won't vote here at 6 o'clock to essentially pull this effort up from the roots and throw it aside. because a lot of people will get hurt and senators are going to hear about it pretty soon because these are projects that are underway today. they're underway now, and democrats and republicans felt they'd make a difference for our communities and we shouldn't tear up that effort in the same of this resolution that tries to suggest that this is mostly about cutting, you know, red tape, which is not the case. it's about cutting jobs in our communities and we're going to lose a lot of opportunities for some smart investments for the future. and i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator from missouri. mr. schmitt: just to respond briefly. it may not be his priority list, but it's worth pointing out, some priorities like the $340 $340 million cash payments to illegal immigrants have been from this fund. my concern from the colleague replacement for lead pipes, i
senator cornyn on the other side, myself, senator padilla. i hope the senate won't vote here at 6 o'clock to essentially pull this effort up from the roots and throw it aside. because a lot of people will get hurt and senators are going to hear about it pretty soon because these are projects that are underway today. they're underway now, and democrats and republicans felt they'd make a difference for our communities and we shouldn't tear up that effort in the same of this resolution that tries...
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warner: senator cornyn. sen. cornyn: director wray, i wanted to ask you a little bit about some of your testimony about the border. last year, 169 individuals on the terrorist watch list were detained at the southern border. so far this year, it has been 58. we know there were, since 2021, approximately 1.8 million got always, not people who turn themselves in, not people paroled in the interior, but 1.8 million migrants who were evading law enforcement at the border. can you tell us, the american people, with any certainty that there are zero people on the terrorist watchlist that were among that 1.8 million got aways? director wray: what i would say is you rightly highlighted kind of, if you remember what secretary rumsfeld used to refer to, the no nones and the unknown nones, and in many ways, the national security ramifications of the issues at the border are better reflected in some ways more by what we do not know about the people who snuck in and provided fake documents or in some other way got in when the
warner: senator cornyn. sen. cornyn: director wray, i wanted to ask you a little bit about some of your testimony about the border. last year, 169 individuals on the terrorist watch list were detained at the southern border. so far this year, it has been 58. we know there were, since 2021, approximately 1.8 million got always, not people who turn themselves in, not people paroled in the interior, but 1.8 million migrants who were evading law enforcement at the border. can you tell us, the...
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. >> on the senate floor the minority leader mitch mcconnell and senator john cornyn condemned the biden administration for withholding weapons applies to israel saying the president seems confused who to be supporting. it would lead to anything in the region. this is about 20 minutes. >> i'd like to begin my remarks today with a quote. the idea we would cut off military aid to an ally, our only real true ally in the region.'s preposterous. beyond my comprehension. unfortunately today, he is doing the complete opposite. president and his. against the savage terrorists and refusing to answer basic questions about it. last week the speaker of the house and i asked the general to provide the information, but the plastic. the secretary of state to spend the weekend. the administration is under immense pressure on the left it's evident to be more aggressive with the israelis and they demanded. quote, one penny to support the ally unless use israel yields to what is acceptable in self-defense. and of course the intelligence committee held a hearing tomorrow about thent interferene in our polit
. >> on the senate floor the minority leader mitch mcconnell and senator john cornyn condemned the biden administration for withholding weapons applies to israel saying the president seems confused who to be supporting. it would lead to anything in the region. this is about 20 minutes. >> i'd like to begin my remarks today with a quote. the idea we would cut off military aid to an ally, our only real true ally in the region.'s preposterous. beyond my comprehension. unfortunately...
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cornyn, no. the clerk: mr. risch, no. mr. reed, -- mrs. blackburn, no. the clerk: mr.tt of south carolina, no. the clerk: mr. cotton, no. the clerk: mr. braun, no. mr. wyden, aye. the clerk: ms. klobuchar, aye. mr. mullin, no. the clerk: mr. markey, aye. the clerk: mr. king, aye. ms. murkowski, aye. the clerk: mr. daines, no. the clerk: mr. schumer, aye. the clerk: mr. sullivan, no. the clerk: mr. hawley, no. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. the clerk: mr. booker, aye. the clerk: mr. lujan, aye. the clerk: mr. young, no. mr. cruz, no. ms. duckworth, aye. the clerk: mr. van hollen, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. ossoff, aye. the clerk: mrs. britt, no. mr. heinrich, aye. the clerk: mr. blumenthal, aye. mr. sanders, aye. the clerk: mr. cramer, no. the clerk: mr. bennet, aye. the clerk: mr. warner, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. warnock, aye. the presiding officer: on this vote the yeas are 52, the nays are 42, and the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: the judiciary, sanket jayshukh bulsara of new york to be united states district judge for the ea
cornyn, no. the clerk: mr. risch, no. mr. reed, -- mrs. blackburn, no. the clerk: mr.tt of south carolina, no. the clerk: mr. cotton, no. the clerk: mr. braun, no. mr. wyden, aye. the clerk: ms. klobuchar, aye. mr. mullin, no. the clerk: mr. markey, aye. the clerk: mr. king, aye. ms. murkowski, aye. the clerk: mr. daines, no. the clerk: mr. schumer, aye. the clerk: mr. sullivan, no. the clerk: mr. hawley, no. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. the clerk: mr. booker, aye. the clerk: mr. lujan,...
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cornyn, no. -- the clerk: mr. cornyn, no. mr. brown, aye. the clerk: mr. daines, no. the clerk: mr. welch, aye. mr. fetterman, aye. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. ms. butler, aye. vote: the clerk: mrs. shaheen, aye. ms. collins, aye. ms. hirono, aye. ms. hassan, aye. mr. grassley, no. mr. cassidy, aye. ms. warren, aye. mr. sanders, aye. the clerk: ms. smith, aye. the clerk: mr. ricketts, no. the clerk: mr. wicker, aye. the clerk: mr. kelly, aye. the clerk: mr. carper, aye. mr. hoeven, aye. the clerk: mr. boozman, no. the clerk: mr. whitehouse, aye. the clerk: ms. rosen, aye. the clerk: mr. risch, aye. the clerk: mr. paul, no. ms. cantwell, aye. the clerk: mr. ossoff, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. moran, aye. the clerk: ms. duckworth, aye. the clerk: mr. warnock, aye. the clerk: mr. wyden, aye. the clerk: mr. sullivan, no. the clerk: mr. tillis, aye. the clerk: mr. budd, no. ms. murkowski, aye. mr. rubio, no. the clerk: mr. scott of south carolina, no. the clerk: mr. padilla, aye. the clerk: ms. ernst, no. vote: the clerk: mr. young, aye. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, aye. the presiding of
cornyn, no. -- the clerk: mr. cornyn, no. mr. brown, aye. the clerk: mr. daines, no. the clerk: mr. welch, aye. mr. fetterman, aye. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. ms. butler, aye. vote: the clerk: mrs. shaheen, aye. ms. collins, aye. ms. hirono, aye. ms. hassan, aye. mr. grassley, no. mr. cassidy, aye. ms. warren, aye. mr. sanders, aye. the clerk: ms. smith, aye. the clerk: mr. ricketts, no. the clerk: mr. wicker, aye. the clerk: mr. kelly, aye. the clerk: mr. carper, aye. mr. hoeven, aye....
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cornyn. ms. cortez masto. mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. vote: the clerk: mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. the clerk: mr. johnson. the clerk: mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. menendez. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. the clerk: mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. the clerk: mr. young. senators v
cornyn. ms. cortez masto. mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. vote: the clerk: mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. the clerk: mr. johnson. the clerk: mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr....
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senator cornyn and senator padilla have repeatedly talked about this being for the roads and bridges and dealing with lead pipes in schools that is so essential to the brighter future we all, democrats and republicans, want for our country. so, as we wrap up, i want it understood i share my colleague's view about how serious the southern border is, what we differ on is how we're going to pay for it, and defunding infrastructure, which senator cornyn and senator padilla set out to do, and i think in a very smart way, is not the way to go, and i yield the floor. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 10:00 stands adjourned until 10:00 today centers conrmed 200 the judge for a lifetime appointment during the biden administration. theyorked on the nominee to
senator cornyn and senator padilla have repeatedly talked about this being for the roads and bridges and dealing with lead pipes in schools that is so essential to the brighter future we all, democrats and republicans, want for our country. so, as we wrap up, i want it understood i share my colleague's view about how serious the southern border is, what we differ on is how we're going to pay for it, and defunding infrastructure, which senator cornyn and senator padilla set out to do, and i...
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border is, what wifr on is how we're going to pay for it, and defunding infrastructure, which senator cornyn and senator padilla set out tond i think in a very smart way, is not the way to go, and i yield the floor. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 10:00 stands adjourned until 10:00 today centers conrmed 200 the judge for a lifetime appointment during the biden administration. theyorked on the nominee to be the under secretary of the air force on thuy will re- vote on a bipartisan bder security bill t earlier this year. several democratic senators spoke on the senate floor about the bill. >> nearly every day republicans come to this floor to tell us how much they care about the they believe in border security. yeand yet, and yet when they hae an opportunity to do something about it d't walk, they run for the hills. if youarbo securing the the party have to pass legislation our statutes are outdated.s our border patrol does not have enoughes. you have to change the law. you have to put more resourcesde bipartisan border security bill republica
border is, what wifr on is how we're going to pay for it, and defunding infrastructure, which senator cornyn and senator padilla set out tond i think in a very smart way, is not the way to go, and i yield the floor. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 10:00 stands adjourned until 10:00 today centers conrmed 200 the judge for a lifetime appointment during the biden administration. theyorked on the nominee to be the under secretary of the air force...
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cornyn: madam president, we've been very bad about meeting our deadlines. we keep kicking the can down the road if a number of cases. that was the situation last month when one of our nation's most vital intelligence tools was in danger of expiring on the 19th of april. it was the case last spring when the united states hit the debt limit and nearly defaulted on its debts while congress debated solutions. and it was the case in fiscal year 2024 appropriations when congress had to pass multiple 11th hour funding bills to avert a government shutdown. it seems like we've lurched from one deadline to another up against the wall where we have kicked -- we have postponed making important decisions on a timely basis, so there is no more time, no more flexibility, and we've lurched, as i said, from potential shutdown to potential shutdown. but the big item on the senate's agenda this week is is the reauthorization of the federal aviation administration. and, to my point, its set to expire -- it's set to expire tomorrow night. the federal aviation administration is
cornyn: madam president, we've been very bad about meeting our deadlines. we keep kicking the can down the road if a number of cases. that was the situation last month when one of our nation's most vital intelligence tools was in danger of expiring on the 19th of april. it was the case last spring when the united states hit the debt limit and nearly defaulted on its debts while congress debated solutions. and it was the case in fiscal year 2024 appropriations when congress had to pass multiple...
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cornyn. ms. cortez masto. mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. menendez. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. the clerk: mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. the clerk: ms. cantwell, aye. vote: the clerk: mr
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and we filed a bill on this center, cornyn and myself, i'm putting fans first, but really the meat of all this is going to happen with this justice department lawsuit that we are soon to find out about today? >> yeah. i mean, i it's not just concert tickets center. i mean, i took my kids to march madness. i thought i needed a second mortgage for that one. >> only buy. what kind of changes can happen here realistically get a handle on yes. so when you have a monopoly and time and time again, whether it's way back in the old days with teddy roosevelt and the railroads. now, when you have a minute appellee, at first, it seems okay. hey, it's easy to use. >> but then over time, the fees and the money goes up and up and up because there's no competition. >> our whole economy is based on good competition capital is, and that's how it works. so that's the first thing they can do to guarantee competition that brings praises down, provides better services. the second thing is the work that senator cornyn and nine others are doing to say, hey, got to do something much more about the bots, more
and we filed a bill on this center, cornyn and myself, i'm putting fans first, but really the meat of all this is going to happen with this justice department lawsuit that we are soon to find out about today? >> yeah. i mean, i it's not just concert tickets center. i mean, i took my kids to march madness. i thought i needed a second mortgage for that one. >> only buy. what kind of changes can happen here realistically get a handle on yes. so when you have a monopoly and time and...
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. >> and sabrina, take a listen to what senator john cornyn of texas, who is also running to replace mcconnell as senate republican leader said about senator rick scott entering the race my experience has been these kind of races is determined by relationships and trust. and people committed to make sure that individual senators can do their job to the best of their ability and represent their constituents. and that's what i intend to do how competitive do you think this is going to be? >> isn't it? is it, is it going to be just between those two? >> i know i said it a few seconds, banking republican is also seen as a front runner. and i think a lot of people expect it'd be more so between serotonin senator coordinate and here is why, you know, as he rightly pointed out, what senator scott does have going for him, is that he is close to and well-liked by former president trump. and we've seen, of course what trump's influences over the republican party. but what's interesting, what do you listened to senator cornyn talking about personal relationships? is that is one of the vulnerabi
. >> and sabrina, take a listen to what senator john cornyn of texas, who is also running to replace mcconnell as senate republican leader said about senator rick scott entering the race my experience has been these kind of races is determined by relationships and trust. and people committed to make sure that individual senators can do their job to the best of their ability and represent their constituents. and that's what i intend to do how competitive do you think this is going to be?...
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texas republican senator john cornyn agrees the program is necessary. wants to avoid cases of fraud or mismanagement. want to make sure that the tax dollars that are being spent support the program are being spent wisely. welsh promises during the extension congress can work to further improve the acp reporting in washington. i'm basil, john. >> we go one-on-one with republican u.s. senate candidate steve garvey capitol correspondent eytan wallace. i'll speak with garvey about wh >> may is asian american native hawaiian pacific islander heritage month. a new study called why we lead is out and more than 2000 students participated in that study. it looks at the effects of leadership on young asian women we're identifying youth. the study seeks to break down stereotypes like the model minority. it found that schools are vital for a a h p i use but are also places that service areas of bias and prejudice. the study says to counter this schools can create mental health initiates raise awareness on campus by amplifying students experiences. it starts a conve
texas republican senator john cornyn agrees the program is necessary. wants to avoid cases of fraud or mismanagement. want to make sure that the tax dollars that are being spent support the program are being spent wisely. welsh promises during the extension congress can work to further improve the acp reporting in washington. i'm basil, john. >> we go one-on-one with republican u.s. senate candidate steve garvey capitol correspondent eytan wallace. i'll speak with garvey about wh >>...
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okay with that senator cornyn. >> thank you very much. appreciate all the witnessesbeing here.concerning st to reflect a couple of years back during the height of the pandemic we wondered of these venues survive including in my state in to see the work congress did would set the stage as he and other support senator kbuchar had a positive impact on preserving ma of these especially smaller venues and making it pos the small businesses which i guess you w small business and continue to provide these venues. i think what we have heard today does cry out for some response by congress, but candidly, i am not sure the antitrust laws are the best tool in the toolbox we will be talkingor near a couple of statements. you said you have an artist first business model and then you later said you would put your interests ahead of theirs. is that your testimony? proach of the business. culturally, we believe it is stage and letting them connect with their fans and we believe that if that and consistently act that way then we will have a long and successful business working with artist and p
okay with that senator cornyn. >> thank you very much. appreciate all the witnessesbeing here.concerning st to reflect a couple of years back during the height of the pandemic we wondered of these venues survive including in my state in to see the work congress did would set the stage as he and other support senator kbuchar had a positive impact on preserving ma of these especially smaller venues and making it pos the small businesses which i guess you w small business and continue to...
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. >> reporter: new bipartisan legislation co-authored by hassan and republican senator john cornyn ofuntable the individuals who share nonconsensual intimate deepfake images online. they've proposed criminal penalties, including a fine and up to two years in prison in most cases. civil penalties can range up to $150,000. why not go a step further and criminalize the creation of nonconsensual intimate images? >> there is work going on in congress right now about how to set up this kind of guardrail. but what we know is most people don't know about the deepfake that exists until somebody tries to distribute it, right. so we wanted to really attack this problem at the point where it becomes obvious and somebody is likely to take action. >> reporter: senator cornyn says while it could take months to get the bill through the senate, he is confident that bipartisan support will help it pass. >> we're not going to take our foot off the gas pedal. we're going continue to press this issue because i think as long as the bill is not law, there are people taking advantage of the about a sense abs
. >> reporter: new bipartisan legislation co-authored by hassan and republican senator john cornyn ofuntable the individuals who share nonconsensual intimate deepfake images online. they've proposed criminal penalties, including a fine and up to two years in prison in most cases. civil penalties can range up to $150,000. why not go a step further and criminalize the creation of nonconsensual intimate images? >> there is work going on in congress right now about how to set up this...
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cornyn, no. ms. stabenow, aye. the clerk: mr. booker, no. ms. butler, no. the clerk: mr. graham, no. the clerk: mr. van hollen, aye. the clerk: ms. ernst, no. mrs. britt, no. the clerk: ms. cantwell, aye. mr. cardin, aye. the clerk: ms. duckworth, aye. mr. fetterman, aye. the clerk: ms. hirono, aye. the clerk: mr. mcconnell no. the clerk: mr. hawley, no. ms. baldwin, aye. the clerk: mr. casey, aye. the clerk: mr. risch, no. the clerk: mr. kaine, aye. mr. rounds, no. mr. kelly, aye. the clerk: mr. moran, no. the clerk: mr. tuberville, no.c the presiding officer: on this vote the yeas are 43, the nays are 50, three-fifths of the senators duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, the motion is not agreed to. the majority leader. mr. schumer: i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all in favor say aye. all opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. schumer: i move to proved to executive session to consider calendar number 647. the presiding officer: all if
cornyn, no. ms. stabenow, aye. the clerk: mr. booker, no. ms. butler, no. the clerk: mr. graham, no. the clerk: mr. van hollen, aye. the clerk: ms. ernst, no. mrs. britt, no. the clerk: ms. cantwell, aye. mr. cardin, aye. the clerk: ms. duckworth, aye. mr. fetterman, aye. the clerk: ms. hirono, aye. the clerk: mr. mcconnell no. the clerk: mr. hawley, no. ms. baldwin, aye. the clerk: mr. casey, aye. the clerk: mr. risch, no. the clerk: mr. kaine, aye. mr. rounds, no. mr. kelly, aye. the clerk:...
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a classic with dustin hoffman, cornyn. adult men dressing like women could land cabinet position. guys didn't sign up for that. >> i don't know, broke back mountain. if you're watching, you are gay. [laughter] >> you got this jacket. [laughter] >> how dare you, that was between us. [laughter] >> i took my kids to see utopia, that is your first indoctrination to critical race and gender theory when this little kid, an animated child who is a bunny dresses up like an elephant, somebody says to the child, that's okay, you can be anything you want to be. i sat there going -- this is indoctrinating kids to believe they can be elephants. >> and the product popcorn, they are turning them into elephants. >> trigger warning -- cocaine bear will remind you of hunter biden. [laughter] >> again, political. [laughter] you want runner ups we can agree on? titanic, one, the speakers uncharged murder. [laughter] there is room for him. do we not agree? >> i should not have been the last line. the last line should happen move over. they can die anyway but at least we acknowledge what was going on.
a classic with dustin hoffman, cornyn. adult men dressing like women could land cabinet position. guys didn't sign up for that. >> i don't know, broke back mountain. if you're watching, you are gay. [laughter] >> you got this jacket. [laughter] >> how dare you, that was between us. [laughter] >> i took my kids to see utopia, that is your first indoctrination to critical race and gender theory when this little kid, an animated child who is a bunny dresses up like an...
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>> senator, first to you and senator cornyn, thank you for putting together something that has proven to be a great success and now that everyone wants to do. mental health conditions don't service between 9:00 and 5:00. they occur at any hour and any part of the day and you have to be ready. what you all did in making certified community behavioral health centers available, critical care centers available 24/7 was a god saving measure for so many people. sec. becerra: we are going to try to encourage other states to buy in. because the more we have these matters, the quicker we cut the cost for taxpayers. many of these folks in up using the emergency room to get the care that they need. what you have done is, by establishing these centers that are specific for them, for mental health conditions, it gives them a chance to see her fresh nose that could treat them right away. we are going to build that and the president's budget commits to that. thank god you came together on a bipartisan basis to address what nine in 10 americans say is a growing crisis in this country. >> thank you. >
>> senator, first to you and senator cornyn, thank you for putting together something that has proven to be a great success and now that everyone wants to do. mental health conditions don't service between 9:00 and 5:00. they occur at any hour and any part of the day and you have to be ready. what you all did in making certified community behavioral health centers available, critical care centers available 24/7 was a god saving measure for so many people. sec. becerra: we are going to try...
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later senator mitch mcconnell, dick durbin john cornyn talking about u.s.
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cornyn: mr. president, it's been more than seven months six israel was attacked by an iranian proxy known as hamas from gaza. hamas terrorists attacked innocent israelis on october 7 of last year, marking the deadliest day for jews since the holocaust. innocent people were raped, murdered, and taken hostage, and nearly 130 remain hostage in gaza, including at least 4 american citizens. in this conflict, the line between good and evil could not be clearer. on one side is america's ally and the lone democracy in the middle east. on the other is a terrorist organization whose greatest goal is to simply destroy the jewish state. hamas terrorists will do whatever it takes to achieve that goal, including using their own citizens as human shields. and i can only recall back some of the horrific videos that we've seen of what they've done to babies and innocent civilians, men, women, and children. despite this, president biden, and notwithstanding some of his rather unequivocal rhetoric, he seems confuse
cornyn: mr. president, it's been more than seven months six israel was attacked by an iranian proxy known as hamas from gaza. hamas terrorists attacked innocent israelis on october 7 of last year, marking the deadliest day for jews since the holocaust. innocent people were raped, murdered, and taken hostage, and nearly 130 remain hostage in gaza, including at least 4 american citizens. in this conflict, the line between good and evil could not be clearer. on one side is america's ally and the...
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cornyn, no. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, no. mr. booker, aye. the clerk: mr. wicker, no. the clerk: mr. hagerty, no. the clerk: ms. rosen, aye. mr. whitehouse, aye. the clerk: mr. paul, no. the clerk: mr. boozman, no. the clerk: mr. grassley, no. ms. hassan, aye. the clerk: mr. schatz, aye. the clerk: mrs. capito, no. the clerk: mr. tester, aye. the clerk: ms. lummis, no. the clerk: mr. markey, aye. the clerk: mr. schmitt, no. the clerk: ms. murkowski, aye. mr. lee, no. vote: the clerk: mr. rounds, aye. mr. young, no. the clerk: mr. peters, aye. mr. durbin, aye. the clerk: mr. rubio, no. the clerk: mr. heinrich, aye. the clerk: ms. hirono, aye. mr. welch, aye. mr. tuberville, no. the clerk: mr. menendez, aye. the clerk: ms. cortez-masto, aye. mr. ricketts, no. the clerk: ms. duckworth, aye. the clerk: mr. van hollen, aye. the clerk: mr. bennet, aye. the clerk: ms. klobuchar, aye. the clerk: mr. barrasso, no. ms. warren, aye. the clerk: mrs. britt, no. the presiding officer: on this vote the yeas are 54, the nays are 44. the nomination is confirmed. under the previous orde
cornyn, no. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, no. mr. booker, aye. the clerk: mr. wicker, no. the clerk: mr. hagerty, no. the clerk: ms. rosen, aye. mr. whitehouse, aye. the clerk: mr. paul, no. the clerk: mr. boozman, no. the clerk: mr. grassley, no. ms. hassan, aye. the clerk: mr. schatz, aye. the clerk: mrs. capito, no. the clerk: mr. tester, aye. the clerk: ms. lummis, no. the clerk: mr. markey, aye. the clerk: mr. schmitt, no. the clerk: ms. murkowski, aye. mr. lee, no. vote: the clerk: mr....
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texas republican senator john cornyn agrees the program is necessary. wants to avoid cases of fraud or mismanagement. want to make sure. but the tax dollars that are being spent support the program are being spent wisely. welsh promises during the extension congress can work to further improve the acp reporting in washington. i'm basil, john. we go one-on-one with republican u.s. senate candidate steve garvey >> capitol correspondent eytan wallace. i'll speak with garvey about why he says he' >> now on kron 4, it is a crowded field in the race to be south francisco's mayor. we sat down one on one with mayoral candidate aaron peskin to talk about his view for the city. and as we get closer to the next school year, there's growing concerns that problems with financial aid programs could prevent some from starting college in the fall. good morning. welcome back to kron. 4 morning news. let's get started this half hour with a look at the forecast. dave spahr standing by in the weather center with the a good morning, tiffany. good morning, everybody. and how
texas republican senator john cornyn agrees the program is necessary. wants to avoid cases of fraud or mismanagement. want to make sure. but the tax dollars that are being spent support the program are being spent wisely. welsh promises during the extension congress can work to further improve the acp reporting in washington. i'm basil, john. we go one-on-one with republican u.s. senate candidate steve garvey >> capitol correspondent eytan wallace. i'll speak with garvey about why he says...
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cornyn, aye. vote: the clerk: ms. hassan, aye. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, aye. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. mr. wicker, aye. the clerk: ms. ernst, aye. the clerk: ms. baldwin, aye. the clerk: mr. fetterman, aye. the clerk: mr. blumenthal, aye. the clerk: ms. hyde-smith, aye. the clerk: mr. vance, aye. the clerk: mr. hoeven, aye. ms. rosen, aye. ms. warren, aye. the clerk: mr. kennedy, aye. mr. welch, aye. the clerk: mr. padilla, aye. the clerk: mr. cotton, aye. the clerk: mr. lee, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. sanders, aye. mr. lujan, aye. mr. coons, aye. the clerk: ms. duckworth, aye. the clerk: mr. warnock, aye. the clerk: ms. stabenow, aye. vote: vote: vote: reserving the right to object too. i appreciate the passion of my colleagues. i have served with both of them for 12 years senator kaine and i both were elected together in 2012. he and i have worked together on many issues i anticipate we will work together many issues going forward. on this issue he and i see the issue very differently. this bill that is before the senate, as a build move for the right way. it move for
cornyn, aye. vote: the clerk: ms. hassan, aye. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, aye. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. mr. wicker, aye. the clerk: ms. ernst, aye. the clerk: ms. baldwin, aye. the clerk: mr. fetterman, aye. the clerk: mr. blumenthal, aye. the clerk: ms. hyde-smith, aye. the clerk: mr. vance, aye. the clerk: mr. hoeven, aye. ms. rosen, aye. ms. warren, aye. the clerk: mr. kennedy, aye. mr. welch, aye. the clerk: mr. padilla, aye. the clerk: mr. cotton, aye. the clerk: mr. lee, aye. vote:...
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cornyn, no. ms. murkowski, aye. the clerk: mr. merkley, aye. the clerk: mr. cardin, aye. mr.in, aye. the clerk: mr. risch, aye. mr. van hollen, aye. the clerk: mrs. blackburn, no. mr. thune, no. the clerk: mr. johnson, no. ms. klobuchar, aye. the clerk: mrs. fischer, no. mrs. hyde-smith, no. the clerk: mr. wicker, aye. the clerk: mr. cramer, aye. ms. duckworth, aye. mr. boozman, no. the clerk: ms. lummis, no. mr. warner, aye. the clerk: mr. ricketts, no. ms. smith, aye. the clerk: mr. carper, aye. vote: the clerk: ms. cantwell, aye. the clerk: mr. hickenlooper, aye. mr. lankford, no. mr. lujan, aye. mr. schumer, aye. the clerk: mr. tuberville, no. the the clerk: mr. warnock, aye. the clerk: mr. tillis, aye. the clerk: mr. welch, aye. the clerk: mr. paul, no. the clerk: mr. blumenthal, aye. the clerk: mr. budd, no. and humane. this week, republicans will have an opportunity to join us in taking action. moments ago i for cloture on the motion to proceed to the bipartisan border act, , the sae bill we negotiated three months ago by the bipartisan group with senators murphy, sine
cornyn, no. ms. murkowski, aye. the clerk: mr. merkley, aye. the clerk: mr. cardin, aye. mr.in, aye. the clerk: mr. risch, aye. mr. van hollen, aye. the clerk: mrs. blackburn, no. mr. thune, no. the clerk: mr. johnson, no. ms. klobuchar, aye. the clerk: mrs. fischer, no. mrs. hyde-smith, no. the clerk: mr. wicker, aye. the clerk: mr. cramer, aye. ms. duckworth, aye. mr. boozman, no. the clerk: ms. lummis, no. mr. warner, aye. the clerk: mr. ricketts, no. ms. smith, aye. the clerk: mr. carper,...
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>> staying long cornyn. >> thanks, everybody. "the exchange" is now. >> thank you, scott. welcome to "the exchange." i'm kelly evans. here's what's ahead on a busy thursday. shares of salesforce are sinking following the company's first revenue miss since 2006. almost 20 years ago. are these just ai growing pains or is ai killing software as a service? our analyst remains bullish and is here to make his case. >>> pending home sales dropping to a four-year low. it's not all bad news. there's two names that could benefit in the housing shortage. >>> and three more names on deck to report. it's been a busy week for earnings. now we turn our attention to this one and our guest says this is a phoenix rising from the ashes, and she's a buyer. we'll tell you ahead in earnings exchange. before that, let's get over to dom chu. how are the markets looking? >> they're moving. a lot of observers might know the s&p and the dow for a good portion of the day did not move at all through this. but the dow right now, down about 2/3 of 1%, down 255 points, 38,186. the broader s&p 500 is at 5
>> staying long cornyn. >> thanks, everybody. "the exchange" is now. >> thank you, scott. welcome to "the exchange." i'm kelly evans. here's what's ahead on a busy thursday. shares of salesforce are sinking following the company's first revenue miss since 2006. almost 20 years ago. are these just ai growing pains or is ai killing software as a service? our analyst remains bullish and is here to make his case. >>> pending home sales dropping to a...
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john cornyn from texas, handpicked successor ande ne establishment favor though my favorite pure thenneed a change and i talked to trump and he's excited to gethig into the race. think about it my debt, the borderen., everything. we have allowed this to happen. ai'm a change agent, i did turn around, change florida and weonl will change the senate. we will beat the senate that hopes donald trump get hisrk conservative agenda back. >> laura: you can't geworkt the senate that works against heaven for beuld tod come up with a bn in a second term, that would be a complete disaster. to your point, senator last night on cnn senator lankford from omaha from border securitya immigration bill, amnesty bill with schumer was asked about this resurrection of the billed that already tied up you are. watch this. >> you said that you would vote no. on this bill, even though of course we know about the efforts you put into it. why are you voting no onit's thursday? a >> it is no longer a bill.ing it is a prop.d se everyone knows this bill would nor sct pass them schumer is bringing it up to bludgeono
john cornyn from texas, handpicked successor ande ne establishment favor though my favorite pure thenneed a change and i talked to trump and he's excited to gethig into the race. think about it my debt, the borderen., everything. we have allowed this to happen. ai'm a change agent, i did turn around, change florida and weonl will change the senate. we will beat the senate that hopes donald trump get hisrk conservative agenda back. >> laura: you can't geworkt the senate that works against...
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senators voting in the negative -- barrasso, blackburn, cassidy, cornyn, cotton, crapo, daines, ernst, fisher, grassley, johnson, kennedy, romney, thune, tillis. mrs. britt, no. mr. hickenlooper, aye. the clerk: mr. risch, no. the clerk: mr. sanders, aye. mr. reed, aye. mr. casey, aye. the clerk: mr. braun, no. ms. hirono, aye. mr. fetterman, aye. the clerk: mr. mullin, no. the clerk: mr. schmitt, no. the clerk: ms. collins, aye. mr. heinrich, aye. ms. smith, aye. the clerk: mr. lee, no. the clerk: mr. bennet, aye. the clerk: mr. manchin, aye. mr. lankford, no. the clerk: mr. brown, aye. mrs. capito, no. the clerk: mr. sullivan, no. the clerk: mr. scott of florida, no. the clerk: mr. kelly, aye. the clerk: mr. kaine, aye. the clerk: mr. van hollen, aye. mr. paul, no. mr. mcconnell, no. the clerk: mr. cramer, no. the clerk: mr. boozman, no. the clerk: mr. murphy, aye. the clerk: mr. ossoff, aye. the clerk: mr. whitehouse, aye. the clerk: mr. welch, aye. the clerk: mr. budd, no. mr. vance, no. vote: the clerk: mr. rounds, no. mr. graham, no. the clerk: mr. markey, aye. the clerk: ms. lu
senators voting in the negative -- barrasso, blackburn, cassidy, cornyn, cotton, crapo, daines, ernst, fisher, grassley, johnson, kennedy, romney, thune, tillis. mrs. britt, no. mr. hickenlooper, aye. the clerk: mr. risch, no. the clerk: mr. sanders, aye. mr. reed, aye. mr. casey, aye. the clerk: mr. braun, no. ms. hirono, aye. mr. fetterman, aye. the clerk: mr. mullin, no. the clerk: mr. schmitt, no. the clerk: ms. collins, aye. mr. heinrich, aye. ms. smith, aye. the clerk: mr. lee, no. the...
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grateful with both mitch mcconnell and the two men who are running to replace him, john thune and john cornyney were wonderful, delightful men to work with. but the conferences respect quite the same anymore. and so there's this, like -- [inaudible] sometimes it feels like that has complicated things. and i think thed add vent of media and money, as i mentionedded earlier, have influenced that. becausing you know, folks want to be a tiktok star and raise money on the internet because they gave a speech or something like. that and that has gotten worse. and i think that that has helped push arizonans and americans farther to these partisan corners. again, i know it's a -- [inaudible] conversation but but to come back, this is a cultural issue. you can't legislate your way out of this. this is about us as americans choosing to think critically and treat our fellow man differently, maybe with respect and curiosity rather than with skepticism and hatred. but that tax time. takes time. >> i have a few questions left. we'll make them quick. we're running out of time, so there probably, should be a
grateful with both mitch mcconnell and the two men who are running to replace him, john thune and john cornyney were wonderful, delightful men to work with. but the conferences respect quite the same anymore. and so there's this, like -- [inaudible] sometimes it feels like that has complicated things. and i think thed add vent of media and money, as i mentionedded earlier, have influenced that. becausing you know, folks want to be a tiktok star and raise money on the internet because they gave...
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in 2022 he voted against the chips and science act despite senior texas republican senator john cornyn bide b. and now the most right wing senator in texas history is trying to launch a senate campaign support group called democrats for cruz. a republican senator who has spent his career attacking and criticizing democrats seems to believe he needs democratic votes in texas to win his re-election. it could be that senator cruz is worried about the democratic nominee for senate in texas now running against him. congressman colin allred. >> my story isn't about the father who wasn't there, it's about the mom who was. she was a teacher who worked a second job to make ends meet. with her support, i made it to baylor and the nfl. in congress, i've stood up to the president when he's wrong to defend texas energy jobs and secure our border. as your senator, i'll keep doing what's right for texas to protect medicare and social security and add more border patrol agents. i'm colin allred, and i approved this message because my team is texas. >> joining us now is democrat colin allred of texas.
in 2022 he voted against the chips and science act despite senior texas republican senator john cornyn bide b. and now the most right wing senator in texas history is trying to launch a senate campaign support group called democrats for cruz. a republican senator who has spent his career attacking and criticizing democrats seems to believe he needs democratic votes in texas to win his re-election. it could be that senator cruz is worried about the democratic nominee for senate in texas now...
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republican senator john cornyn from texas, even teed up trump's lawyer to repeat that point a few days later just to really hit it home. >> there is no such thing as a january exception to impeachment. there is only the text of the constitution, which makes very clear that a former president is subject to criminal sanction after his presidency for any illegal acts he commits. >> there's only the text of the constitution which makes very clear that a former president is subject to criminal sanction after his presidency. i can't say this enough, this argument wasn't coming from the democrats. this was the argument coming from donald trump and his lawyers and his republican enablers, like senate minority leader, mitch mcconnell. >> there is an ordinary circumstance, once the statute of limitations has run, everything he did while he's in office. didn't get away with anything yet. yet. we have a criminal justice system in this country we have civil litigation and faux perez are not immune being accountable by either one. >> not immune so now cut to three years later, and trump's enablers a
republican senator john cornyn from texas, even teed up trump's lawyer to repeat that point a few days later just to really hit it home. >> there is no such thing as a january exception to impeachment. there is only the text of the constitution, which makes very clear that a former president is subject to criminal sanction after his presidency for any illegal acts he commits. >> there's only the text of the constitution which makes very clear that a former president is subject to...
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leadership in the senate, why do you think, you know, this is going to work, john cornyn from texas, picked successor and establishment favorite. then you come along and what are you offering? >> we need to see change. i talked to trump about this today. he said he is excited i'm getting into the race. think about it. debt, the border, everything, we have been allowing this to happen. i am a change agent. i was a change agent in business. i did turn arounds. i changed florida. we're going to change the senate. we're going to be the senate that helps donald trump get his conservative agenda done. >> laura: you can't have a senate that works against donald trump or that works with, heaven for bid, with a biden in a he could term that would be a complete disaster. to your point,. >> pushed that amnesty bill with schumer was asked about this rest reduction of the bill that already died. >> you said you will vote no on this bill we all know about the efforts you put into it. why are you voting no on thursday? >> it's no longer a bill. now it's a prop. everyone knows that this bill is not
leadership in the senate, why do you think, you know, this is going to work, john cornyn from texas, picked successor and establishment favorite. then you come along and what are you offering? >> we need to see change. i talked to trump about this today. he said he is excited i'm getting into the race. think about it. debt, the border, everything, we have been allowing this to happen. i am a change agent. i was a change agent in business. i did turn arounds. i changed florida. we're going...
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senator cornyn and i moved a bill in the last congress.a result of reporting in the press that sitting members of the federal judiciary had stock holdings in companies who were appearing before them. we quickly got bipartisan support for a bill that was signed into law that imposed a standard of disclosure on the entire federal judiciary, including the supreme court, comparable to the stock disclosures that every senator is obligated to comply with. i think the federal judiciary is watching what's happening with the supreme court and is struck by the fact that they're not following the same standards as the rest of the judiciary. that's just conjecture on my part. obviously, that doesn't reflect any direct conversations i have had with any sitting members of the judiciary. but i think it's important that we do everything we can to make clear to the american public that we take seriously the independence and safety and security of the federal judiciary. >> of course, senator whitehouse has been leading the fray on this. you have senator blu
senator cornyn and i moved a bill in the last congress.a result of reporting in the press that sitting members of the federal judiciary had stock holdings in companies who were appearing before them. we quickly got bipartisan support for a bill that was signed into law that imposed a standard of disclosure on the entire federal judiciary, including the supreme court, comparable to the stock disclosures that every senator is obligated to comply with. i think the federal judiciary is watching...
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when it comes to senate majority leader possibilities, you had all of john thune, rick scott, john cornynto this verdict. >> dana: one of the reasons that democrats went on to regret what they did on the filibuster now they complain about conservatives being the majority in the supreme court. so i'll leave it there. just wanted to make a point and share a moment. >> bret: that's a good point. defiant former president trump will take the podium at trump towers one hour from now in the wake of that guilty verdict. and, you know, we want to keep going with happiness. beach boys from this morning. ♪ blood sugar response. uniquely designed with carbsteady. glucerna. bring on the day. it's time to feed the dogs real food, not highly processed pellets. the farmer's dog is fresh food made with whole meat and veggies. it's not dry food. it's not wet food. it's just real food. it's an idea whose time has come. when you're in the military you're really close with your brothers and your sisters that are in the military with you. and when you get out of the military, you kind of lose that until you fi
when it comes to senate majority leader possibilities, you had all of john thune, rick scott, john cornynto this verdict. >> dana: one of the reasons that democrats went on to regret what they did on the filibuster now they complain about conservatives being the majority in the supreme court. so i'll leave it there. just wanted to make a point and share a moment. >> bret: that's a good point. defiant former president trump will take the podium at trump towers one hour from now in...
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. >> on the senate floors senators chuck schumer, mitch mcconnell and john cornyn address ongoing protests. this is 25 minutes. >> mr. president, i would like to begin by saying a few things about protests at colombia university. smashing windows with hammers
. >> on the senate floors senators chuck schumer, mitch mcconnell and john cornyn address ongoing protests. this is 25 minutes. >> mr. president, i would like to begin by saying a few things about protests at colombia university. smashing windows with hammers