in -- i thank major fishback. i know it's not easy to not be silent and show to the american people what occurred at guantanamo. now do we even have the courage to debate the issue and vote on it on the floor of the senate? mr. president, i yield the floor and suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: yesterday a bipartisan majority of americans rejected the democrats' -- to block new measure it's to get tougher on russia. the democratic leader wants to block the senate from fully and robustly debating a number of important issues, from how to manage the fallout from the reckless afghanistan retreat to how to respond to china's modern military destable destabilization. so, mr. president, the ndaa is supposed to be a bipartisan forum for debating and acting on thes

and also parisha fishback mother of one and president general council.ome today. why? >> i think it's not just g. in terms of belief keeping my child home. this represents across the entire state of california. parents' opposition to being mandated to vaccinate their children in exchange for in person learning. ainsley: aprisha, how about you. >> same. this is a demonstration of our opposition to the vax mandate as it applies to children k through 12. ainsley: laura, we have heard when i was in virginia two weeks ago whenever that election was two weeks ago i guess. all these mama and papa bears were coming out and speaking out against the vaccine mandate. crt. that and i could of thing. we are seeing more parents really becoming aware of what is happening in our classrooms. for you, how important is this for you to get involved in your kids' education and did you do that because of the pandemic? >> right. i think it's incredibly important not just for me but, again, parents across the entire state and really parents across the country this represents ho