trump of the state of florida received one vote for president. and tim walz of the state of minnesota received three votes for vice president. and j.d. vance of the state of ohio received one vote for vice president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of maryland seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that kamala d. harris of the state of california received 10 votes for president and tim walz of the state of minnesota received 10 votes for vice president. >> the certificate for the electoral vote of the commonwealth of massachusetts seeming to regular in form and authentic and it appears therefrom that kamala d. harris of the state of california received 11 votes for president, and tim walz of minnesota received 11 votes for vice president. >> madam president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of michigan seems to be regular in form and authentic and it appears therefrom that donald j. trump of the state of florida received 15 votes for president, and j.d. vance of

florida lieutenant governor janet nunes, chief of staff to desynths, former florida house speaker aleve yeah and florida state senator jay collins. if he goes with moody that clears the field for byron donalds to run for governor. part of the combination is also replacing moody as attorney general. fox has told -- cory mills of florida was interested in the senate seat but that creates a vacancy in the house. however, rubio must first be confirmed and resigned. that could come as early as monday night just hours after the inauguration. now also oaf owe governor mike dewine has not announced he will appoint to succeed j.d. vance. the vice president elect to the senate. we're told mr. trump wants ramaswamy. that person must run again in 2026 for the remainder of vance's term. a couple of stats. 44 senators tapped for cabinet posts. none of them have voted for themselves when they have been in the senate. we have had people vote present. the last two who had done that jeff sessions, the republican senator from alabama became mr. trump's attorney general back in 2017. and also john kerry in

florida, and she was florida's elected attorney general, working to improve the lives of floridians, to make florida the best state in the nation, to live, work, and raise a family. pam was an incredible partner, working to keep florida safe and uphold the laws of our state, and ensuring crime is aggressively pursued by law enforcement and prosecutors. president trump has made clear that one of his top priorities is to reverse the rising rates of crime, and specifically violent crime, that have plagued our communities over the past four years. pam bondi is uniquely equipped to advance his priority as u.s. attorney general because she has a she has a proven track record of success in achieving dramatic reductions in crime and violent crime. during her time as florida's attorney general from 2010, the year before she took office, to 2018, the last year she was in office together, florida experienced a remarkable 26% drop in overall crime, including a 19.6% drop in violent crime and a 27.4% drop in property crime. these aren't just numbers. these are tens of thousands of lives saved and

general for the state of florida. nothing has impacted my career more than my experience as a state prosecutor because i got to know and still keep in touch with many victims and their families from when i was a prosecutor. upon becoming attorney general in 2011, i proudly served for two terms. i was term limited. i would probably still be there right now had i not been kicked out of office by term limits. i loved being attorney general. i did my best to keep florida safe, to continue to stand up for victims of crime, and to fight the opioid crisis and the drug crisis that was not only facing florida, but this entire country. out of the top 100 -- this is one of the things i'm the most proud of -- oxycodone dispensers in the entire country. 98 or 99 of them lived in florida. we fought for tough legislation, kids were dropping dead every day. we fought for tough legislation and after that legislation, none of those opioid dealers, doctors practiced in florida. we fought to eliminate human trafficking by raising awarene

florida. as a local prosecutor for nearly two decades pam kept her community safe, prosecuting violent criminals, drug dealers, those who would threaten the local community and those who stood in opposition to the rule of law. pam's fellow floridians collected or to service florida's attorney general were she was the first woman in state history elected to that office. as a former state attorney general myself i can vouch for the deep experience pam bondi has developed from serving in that role. as a chief law enforcement official in her state she worked with local prosecutors to fight crime, worked to protect our constitutional rights, constitute right floridians and stood up for the little guy by taking on abuses of power. as florida's attorney general she worked tirelessly to combat the awkward crisis, fighting pill mills and helping to combat the widespread misuse and trafficking of deadly drugs including fentanyl which have devastated families and communities all across our country. she s

florida born and raised. local prosecutor near tampa and went on to become the florida attorney general from 2011 to 2019. bill, she gained national attention january 2, 0205, years ago this month when she became then president trump's impeachment lawyer during his trial in the u.s. senate. she remained closer to him ever since. following the withdrawal of former congressman matt gaetz to be attorney general, trump named bonde as his pick and received nowhere near the criticism of gaetz. she focused heavily on working to prevent human trafficking. those who know her expect her to plug into border issues, especially the illegal drugs coming across the border, d.e.a. drug enforcement administration falls under the department of justice. it is a two-day hearing but tomorrow just witnesses talking about her character and credentials. the brunt of the questioning from the nominee herself will happen today. it begins at 9:30. she will start answering questions around 10:00 or so. >> bill: 20 minutes away we'll be o

as florida attorney general, ms. bondi was a number of the florida cabinet, chief legal officer of the state, and lead a large agency that tangibly impacted people's lives. by all accounts, ms. bondi handled her responsibilities well. as the florida attorney general, ms. bondi achieved numerous successes. she engaged in key initiatives to fight human trafficking, counter the opioid epidemic, and protect consumers and protect the citizens of florida from violence. she did not shy away from hard work or complicated problems. she engaged in aggressive campaigns to illuminate pill mills, secured three of a quarter billion dollar settlement following the deepwater horizon oil spill, and eliminated the backlog of rape test kits that had accumulated in that state's laboratories. ms. bondi experience --ms. bondi's experience isn't limited to a florida attorney general. she served as prosecutor of hillsborough county for 18 years and prosecuted terrible crimes. she sought tough penalties and justice for victims of violent cri

florida. as a local prosecutor for nearly two decades pam kept her community safe, prosecuting violent criminals, drug dealers, those who would threaten the local community and those who stood in opposition to the rule of law. pam's fellow floridians collected or to service florida's attorney general were she was the first woman in state history elected to that office. as a former state attorney general myself i can vouch for the deep experience pam bondi has developed from serving in that role. as a chief law enforcement official in her state she worked with local prosecutors to fight crime, worked to protect our constitutional rights, constitute right floridians and stood up for the little guy by taking on abuses of power. as florida's attorney general she worked tirelessly to combat the awkward crisis, fighting pill mills and helping to combat the widespread misuse and trafficking of deadly drugs including fentanyl which have devastated families and communities all across our country. she s

florida is a large state.those issues are vast they change one state to the other she sits down discusses those and fiercely will do everything in her power to assure the men and women to enter state and federal offices have the resources and the tools to do their job. it was not uncommon through a legislative session sheriffs association met in her office the florida prosecutors administration met in her office was a space she could be there to consult with her team, her staff on a regular basis as we address issues before our old legislature every single year. >> sheriff lamy follow up with you on this subject. you are aware of what happened you're generally six in the capitol complex the law enforcement personnel who were attacked by the mob, the demonstrators. a number of them, hundreds had been prosecuted in some are serving sentences for violent felonies against our police. was there anything like that in your background dealing with msd on to make a decision on standing up for law enforcement similar ci

i was born in florida. i have a lot of friends and family and follow florida politics pretty closely. and you've had a very impressive career there. though i do also have to admit i'm a gator hater. so for the florida alum, i'm university of tennessee. but anyway, actually, in some of these hearings, i've created a bingo card to see what some of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle were going to hit. i want to go back to a few of them really quickly. one, um, was about you being a lobbyist. paid for it on the payroll of qatar. would you mind going back and repeating what you said in case people did not hear the involvement of your law firm and precisely what you were doing for the government of qatar? >> yes, senator. i was very proud of that work. it was anti-human trafficking in advance of the world cup. and human trafficking has been something that's been very important to me my entire career, especially when i was attorney general. >> and you also made it clear that you had a number of practitio

- she just said florida. - in florida-- yes. --working on somebody's computer?o reach her husband. he'd left his cell phone behind. why would he not take his phone with him to this florida job? well, i thought that, especially being fairly newly married, that's something that you just take with you as your phone for communication. and i found it kind of odd myself. dennis murphy: odd maybe. but rose didn't give the situation much more thought until a couple of days later when she got a call from her friend. turns out the computers angie's husband had driven to florida to fix were the office gear of dr. teresa sievers. and even more intriguingly, this it guy's best friend was mark. the first thing she said to me is, i guess you heard about the doctor. and i'm like, what doctor? what are you talking about? well, angie's husband's best friend's wife, she was killed. it just kind of stunned me. dennis murphy: rose started to connect the dots in the middle of the night-- nancy grace: so tonight-- dennis murphy: --when she awoke to a nancy grace segment on the murder.

general of florida soon-to-be senator from florida, she has been a friend of this program, she's beenadio program, i've always known her to be a rising star, i am sure it was not just ashley, maybe i was number 5000 on the list but ... i'm kidding. it's a great choice she has done a great job as attorney general. there is kind of a brain drain from florida right now. >> the pay cut for you would have been too big so i would not even consider you, so put it aside. ashley, if you look at florida's success we have been in the left , the democratic party lies in ruins, we have taken on the big fight whether it's crt, esg, immigration, fighting biden, covid mandates, all of the things we have won victories on she has been with us every step of the way, she has been florida's iron lady when it comes to fighting illegal immigration as i looked at the records there is no squishing this on her immigration stance, she recognizes the need to enforce the law, she is going to be a strong voice up there helping to support president trump's agenda when it comes to border and illegal immigration and

the gentlewoman from florida is recognized. ms.speaker, i yield three minutes to the gentleman from north carolina, mr. harris. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. harris: i thank the gentlewoman for yielding. mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 30, the preventing violence against women by legal al-- by illegal aliens act. mr. speaker, common sense dictates if an illegal alien is in our country and they commit a sex offense or domestic violence, they should be deported immediately. common sense dictates if an alien is at the border and they've committed these kinds of egregious crimes in their past, they should not be allowed to take one step onto american soil. anything short of this standard is a complete and utter failure to protect american women and girls. this bill before us today ensures just that. as republicans, we've been called to clean up biden's border crisis and that means not only deport illegal aliens, sex offenders and abusers, but we must stop them from coming to our country in the f

also, new details on florida governor ron desantis now saying florida will be ready to enact trump's deportations of illegal aliens starting on day one. look who's here, jason chaffetz, we're excited to talk to him and details on that . plus this story, -- >> we're approaching america's dawn opportunistic golden age and over the next four years, united states will take off like a rocket ship. liz: kristi noem for dhs, pam bondi for u.s. attorney general and john ratcliffe for cia and confirmation hearings ticked off with pete hegseth and more about that and a preview of what's coming up along with a bare knuckle fighting from democrats looking for viral got you moments and stick with us a lot more after the break. we'll be back in two. >> did you lead an audit to shoot protesters in the leg? yes or no? yes or no? [coughing] hi susan, honey? yea. i respect that, but that cough looks pretty bad. try this robitussin honey. the real honey you love, plus the powerful cough relief you need. mind if i root through your trash? robitussin, with real honey & elderberry. from starting out... wh

eventually left to become florida's 37th attorney general at the state of florida. nothing has impacted my career more than my experience as a state prosecutor. because i got to know and still keep in touch with many victims and their families from when i was prosecutor. upon becoming an attorney general in 2011 i probably serve for two terms but i was term limited, i would probably still be there right now had it not been kicked out of office by term limits. i loved being attorney general. i did my best to keep florida safe. to continue to stand up for victims of crime to fight the opioid crisis on the drug crisis that was not only facing florida with his entire country. on the top 100, the sort of things i'm most proud of. oxycodone dispensers in the entire country i believe there is 98 of them but 90 or 98 of them lived in florida. we fought for tough legislation. kids were dropping dead every day. we fought for tough legislation. after that legislation none of this opioid dealers, doctors practice in florida. we fought to eliminate human trafficking by raising a

. >> ya lo estamos viendo en estados como florida, texas, nebraska donde ya ha habido una gran cantidado: la tragedia de california puede ser solo la punta del iceberg, segÚn expertos. las compaÑÍas no estÁn dispuestas a asumir pÉrdidas colosales. en junio del 2024 la compaÑÍa state farm cancelÓ 1300 pÓlizas en pacific palisades, pero otros sufrieron cancelaciones tambiÉn de otras compaÑÍas. hasta ahora los estimados indican que las pÉrdidas en los incendios en california podrÍan superar los $ 150.000 millones. >> que continÚa en esta sentencia podrÍamos un cierre no digamos que total, pero gran parte de las compaÑÍa de seguro van a seguir sin asegurar y eso va a colapsar. guillermo: en california la comisiÓn de seguros del estado ya habÍa advertido a las aseguradoras que tenÍan que aumentar sus coberturas, pero la realidad es que muchas de ellas han hecho todo lo contrario y cada vez recortan mÁs la protecciÓn mediante pÓlizas a miles de clientes. incluso antes de que se produjeran los devastadores incendios en california muchas compaÑÍas de seguro ya habÍan anunciado que no renovarÍan

john mccain, the big winner in the state of florida. he captures the republican presidential nomination. >> this, of course, a very difficult night for rudy giuliani. he had been hoping that he would be the victor here in florida, spent more than $30 million here. >> it wasn't just a hard fought but lost campaign. >> it was an embarrassment. >> he thought he was going to be president. a lot of people thought he was going to be president, and he screwed it up. >> i think that was a huge disappointment to him, having been so much a figure of attention, of fascination, of media coverage. i don't think he could bear the thought of losing that, that that somehow was part of his identity. for a politician, you want to be relevant. you want people to care what you think. you want to be able to change people's lives. you want to be able to lead and have millions of americans follow you. so to not be relevant anymore, that is heartbreaking. >> i'm proud that we chose to stay positive and to run a campaign of ideas in an era of personal attacks,

padilla: there is a difference between federal law and florida law. there is a difference between the law and your personal views. ms. bondi: according to dobbs those are left to the states. sen. padilla: your personal views don't i.n.s. tphraoeupbs your decision as attorney general in cases involving reproductive health. ms. bondi: my personal -- no, my personal feelings would not influence, senator. sen. padilla: next question's on the topic of gun violence, which continues to be a challenge. a problem in many parts of the country. the department of justice plays a key role in enforcing federal gun laws in working to prevent gun violence. in the wake of the shooting in 2018 you expressed support for certain gun control measures in florida, including raising the minimum wage for firearm purchases. and implementing red flag laws which i agree with. i support. and have proven to make a difference and to save lives. how would you use the position of attorney general to advance these commonsense gun safety policies on a national level? ms. bondi: first,

since we started with florida, let's end with florida house ron desantis doing down there. what does he see as his long term political future? and i ask that because we have reporting that he was golfing with president trump. >> yeah, they're buddies again. in fact, ron desantis had just called a special session of the legislature to address immigration related issues, sort of ahead of donald trump becoming president and issuing executive orders. so they're working hand in glove. they've put aside their differences. and remember, for a period of time, a brief period of what, a month ago or a little more? donald trump wasn't sure that pete hegseth was going to clear the nomination for defense secretary, and he had approached ron desantis about maybe taking the job. and ron desantis was considering it. >> so that's a quite a relationship a long way they have come. we will see where that moves going forward. mark caputo, always great to see you. thank you so much for sharing your reporting. sir. all right. >> as california fire crews prepare for more dangerous winds this morni

i was born in florida, have a lot of friends and family and follow florida politics pretty closely and you have had a very impressive career there. i also have to admit i'm a gator hater. for the florida alum i'm university of tennessee. anyway, i actually in some of these hearings have created a bingo card to see what some of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle were going to hit. i want to go back to a few quickly. one was about you being a lobbyist paid for and on the payroll of qatar. repeat what you said in case people did not hear the involvement of your law firm and precisely what you were doing for the government of qatar? >> yes, senator. i was very proud of that work. anti-human trafficking in advance of the world cup and human trafficking has been something that has been very important to me my entire career especially when i was attorney general. >> you made it clear that you had a number of practitioners within the firm working on it so the narrative you were getting $115,000 a month from qatar is correct or not? >> not correct. >> okay. thank you. i want to talk a

this doesn't mean that bush doesn't carry florida.eans is big trouble down there with data and computers in florida. the secretary of state of florida had ultimately declared bush the winner by just 537 votes out of millions cast. because of the very close election, there was a recount in florida, and so we couldn't determine who the next us president would be, and we didn't figure that out until, basically, the supreme court ruled in december of that year. our country has been through a long and trying period, with the outcome of the presidential election not finalised for longer than any of us could ever imagine. the bush transition into the presidency was basically cut in half. it's normally 70 days. bush had half of that. when you think about what happens after election day, it depends on how clear it is that there is, in fact, a winner. in the us, there's an official federal agency who's responsible for recognising the winner, the general services administration, otherwise known as the gsa. they free up funds that congress has al

she will be florida's only second female senator.st time we had a female senator. the interesting thing is there's already one member of congress who has said he's running in two years, regardless of who this pick might be, ashley moody is not a surprise pick. the question now, though, becomes she does have to run for reelection in two years. is she somebody that the rest of florida republicans clear the way for support her reelection? or is this seen as just a placeholder pick by governor desantis? and she, in fact, faces a challenge. in two years, she will be a solid maga vote. she will support donald trump, and she will support ron desantis as well. >> former congressman david jolly, thanks so much for being with us. still ahead, what could a shutdown of tiktok just days from now look like? what you and what you can know and how you can prepare. but first, the california wildfires have ripped through land around three times the size of manhattan. how firefighters are working to contain the blazes. as many of the displaced look to

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>> in puerto rico or florida?> both. >> in, the answer is, yes in florida for the most part with some problems that exist with the program in general. no on the case of puerto rico and when we explain the difference. in the case of florida are fema process the way we respond to hurricanes and national disasters fema comes in and asks the state what do you nee , the state tells you this is what we need and they provide it. they are there to help the he state. that model did not work in puerto rico.i knew that, i think i was there 72 hours after i think i was the first elected federal official that went to jennifer tlgonzales i came back the following monday went right to the white house met with the vice president said the fila models not working rico, it's a thousand miles away. you can't just drive in a convoy of trucks to restore power like we did for the. and the government of puerto rico is supposed to be at the front line itself is a avictim of the storm. they went weeks without being able to amcommunicate ma

so for the florida alum, i'm university of tennessee. but anyway, i actually in some of these hearings, i created a bingo card to see what some of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle were going to hit. i want to go back to a few of them really quickly. one was about you being a lobbyist. paid for it on the payroll of qatar. would you mind going back and repeating what you said, in case people did not hear the involvement of your law firm and precisely what you were doing for the government of qatar? >> yes, senator, i was very proud of that work. it was anti-human trafficking in advance of the world cup. and human trafficking has been something that's been very important to me my entire career, especially when i was attorney general. >> and you also made it clear that you had a number of practitioners within the firm working on it. so this narrative that you were getting $115,000 a month from qatar is correct or not? >> not correct. >> okay. thank you. i, i want to talk a little bit about well, first off i want to go back to you

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el gobernador ron desantis dijo que florida estÁ listo para llevar a cabo el mandato de donald trumpropuso ampliar un programa para detener y facilitar la deportaciÓn de indocumentados. y tambiÉn se considera eliminar la matrÍcula universitaria para indocumentados y exigiendo la identidad para enviar remesas. >> quieren mover a sus bases. pero el trabajo de deportaciones va a caer bajo el gobierno federal. ilia: en california, declararon la emergencia solitaria en altadena por mala calidad del aire por los incendios. y siguen las investigaciones y residentes cuestionan la implementaciÓn de la respuesta de los bomberos. [audio ambiente] reportero: la frustraciÓn de residentes desplazados por fuegos aumentan mientras la espera para regresar a sus hogares se prolonga. esta mujer dice que fue evacuada el martes pasado y ha dormido en su coche con sus mascotas y esposo. >> es horrible. yo no he parado de llorar, desde el martes. reportero: las autoridades explicaron que la zona devastada por los fuegos soltaron quÍmicos nocivos para la salud, entre otros peligros. >> el gas. la electricid

the gentlewoman from florida is recognized. ms. lee: mr. speaker, i yield three minutes to the gentleman from north carolina, mr. harris. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. harris: i thank the gentlewoman for yielding. mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 30, the preventing violence against women by legal al-- by illegal aliens act. mr. speaker, common sense dictates if an illegal alien is in our country and they commit a sex offense or domestic violence, they should be deported immediately. common sense dictates if an alien is at the border and they've committed these kinds of egregious crimes in their past, they should not be allowed to take one step onto american soil. anything short of this standard is a complete and utter failure to protect american women and girls. this bill before us today ensures just that. as republicans, we've been called to clean up biden's border crisis and that means not only deport illegal aliens, sex offenders and abusers, but we must stop them from coming to our countr

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case and showed the florida case report to certain senators and congressmen.up. this reminds me of jack smith's move and the d.c. after the case and the obstruction charges should have been thrown out pretty came and superseding indictment. it was not supposed to include any official accident so he engages in the speaking narrative to try to pollute the public with terrible things about donald trump that he made up is never been tested in any kind of cross examination and he puts it out there. that's what he wants to do again. they insist on a gag order for president trump in each of these cases. >> meet and see if i can take your i am which is this this should not pass without a response. in other words, when you have an attorney and remind you jack smith is conducting himself in such an unethical way we only see the surface level for their other things going on behind the scenes. what is the attorney general comic deputy attorney general,'s top staff guy who pushed for the swat team to go into mar-a-lago. he quit because my view my assumption is he did not w

whether it's california, north carolina or florida. but maybe change is coming in the form of depleted insurance companies no longer covering areas prone to extreme weather. and if they won't insure, then banks won't lend, leaving certain areas accessible only to the very few who can afford to purchase without a mortgage. how many will have to be uprooted before we realize we're in it together? where, sadly, the cause of the california wildfires seems like it's destined to become a partisan football. here's today's poll question@smerconish.com, which is more to blame for the devastation we're seeing in california? is it the climate change or government mismanagement of resources? joining us now is senator sheldon whitehouse of rhode island, who until recently was chair of the senate budget committee. he is now the ranking member on the committee of environmental and public works. thank you for being here, senator. your whole heard my whole setup. what is most significant from your perspective, given how you've spent the last two years

>> in puerto rico or in florida? burma?wer is yes in florida for the most part with some problems that exist with the program and jennifer know on the case of puerto rico. but explain the differences. in the case of florida are female process that we respond to hurricanes a natural disaster is fema comes in, asks the state what do you need? the state tells you this is what we need and they provided. they are there to help the state. the frontline is the state. the government steps in this backdrop. that model did not work in puerto rico. i do that, i think i was there 72 hours of leave i was the first elected from official the with other than jennifer nettles who is a resident commissioner. i can back and remember met with the vice president and said the fema want a suckling work in puerto rico for two reasons. one, it's 1000 miles away so you can't drive in a convoy of trucks to restore power like we did a florida. number two is the government of puerto rico festivals. the frontline itself is a victim of the storm. they we

oil spill when i was attorney general for the state of florida florida. now as an immediate concern i would be concerned about helping you in california with all the criminal acts that i'm sure are happening throughout your state with the looting, which just -- and this is just from me watching it on the news. you have been on there on the ground. crime is rampant in california and it is only going to get worse based on these fires and what happened. price to gauging is when people come in and try to raise the price of goods, water, essential commodities when people have lost their homes. le not everyone lives in a big home. most people don't. people have lost everything that they have had. i am committed to working with everyone in california constantly to help the people in the aftermath of these fires and do everything i can. >> we will need your help on that. we will need your help on attacking the scourge of fentanyl. we can't solve this problem as a local government or state government. we need to work together on that. and let me ask one last quest

let's say if you are down in florida.you know a hurricane is coming or you are out in california, you know a wildfire is coming. you only have one minute, what are you going to grab out of your house? >> you know, back in the day it used to be you would go get the photo albums. now so many people have digitized the photo albums. my wife said i would go grab the needle point because she spent years doing needle point. >> ainsley: after you grab your dog and children. >> steve: of course, there is nothing left. i think in our heads we think our houses are like our fortress of solitude. it will survive. it's not going to survive something like that. not going to survive a hurricane with a direct hit. everybody has got to have a plan. i think that's one of the lessons of watching these poor people out in california try to figure out what is next. >> brian: one of the lessons is. when you elect somebody. who do you want to lead new a crisis? and as justine bateman said last night we have got to forget about d or r and look for

and the state of florida, florida has more more become republican trump wanted by no 8 points or so this this last time around. but it's still very important. and so it's, it's unlikely that until the cuban government makes some structural changes, we're probably going to continue to, to have this very strange relationship. and i'll bring one your where the russian federation comes.

for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. wasserman schultz: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise to honor a treasured florida statesman, the honorable governor kenneth mckay. today his hometown and family will celebrate this compassionate fighter who served 26 years in the state house and senate, congress, as florida's lieutenant governor and briefly as governor. a righteous fighter for what he believed in, he fought the cross-florida barge canal and defended a fellow classmate from racist taunts. when others of his generation saw an issue to exploit, buddy remained steadfast to protect civil rights, reproductive freedoms and our precious ecosystem. political foes used his decency against him. buttedy mckay remained a man of principle. he was a proud liberal who never abandoned causes that helped the less fortunate, even if cost him votes. i came

. >> president-elect will attend this hearing virtually from florida.e was convicted last may for filing false business instrument for paying off stormy daniels before the 2016 presidential election. his lawyers have been arguing irm m immunity decision covers trump even before he leaves office. alvin bragg says presidential immunity does not apply because trump was not president when he broke the law. >> our function right now is to continue to give voice to the verdict and respect, it is prienl of the administration of justice the jury's voice must knob be rubbed out. our job is to apply law and we'll continue to do it. >> sean: unconditional discharge means no super vision or probation, this is the end of the road and the president-elect says he will appeal the sentencing, believing what happened in the spring and today very wrong, in his view. back to you. >> brian: bring in fox news sunday anchor, shannon bream. the president said he respects the decision the supreme court justices made. did it surprise you? >> shannon: what surprised me is how cal

i will note that her managerial experience is a little light. >> she's been the florida ag. >> the floridamanage as many attorneys as exists in the u.s. attorney's office in the southern district of florida, in miami-dade county. >> the justice department is a huge and complex organism. you are not only managing the attorneys in main justice, and the civil and criminal divisions are also managing the u.s. attorney's offices throughout the country. there are 93 of those. you're also managing all of these different divisions fbi, atf, the u.s. marshal service. it's a managerial job. you are the ceo of all of that, not simply a prosecutor or an attorney. >> and we really didn't even get into a lot of that simply because the bar is low here, because she is obviously qualified and she's not her predecessor. >> and i think we have to grapple with that. >> the fact that the zone is absolutely flooded with candidates who so go beyond the norms of what we might expect, that someone who does look a little bit like a normie is bound to just get through. >> yeah, indeed. and just to buttress what you'

>> i have of bp oil spill, senator attorney general for the state of florida.s an immediate concern, i would be concerned about helping you in california with all of the criminal acts that i'm sure are happening throughout your state with the looting. and this is just from a watching on the news. you have been there on the ground. crime is rampant in california and it is only going to get worse based on the fires. price gouging is when people come and try to raise the price of goods, water, central commodities, when people have lost their homes. not everybody lives in a, most . they have lost everything they have had. i'm committed to working with everyone in california constantly to help the people in the aftermath of these fires and do everything i can. >> we will need your help on that. we will need your help on attacking the scourge of fentanyl. we cannot solve this problem as a local government or state government or federal governmental loan. we will need to work together on that. and let me ask one last question if i may go to mr. chairman, important to

ainsley, you are part time in florida. everybody is moving to florida as well.t is this reality that he is living in right now. >> ainsley: he blamed the red states that they really screwed up their economies. reports have found that the republican led states like florida and texas, your state recovered more quickly, far more quickly than the blue states did after the pandemic. then he also insisted that his -- he had a great inflation record and he defended it. but the labor department just said on wednesday, inflation rose by 2.9% in december up from 2.7% in november. and it's -- the highest rate since july of 2024. >> brian: he is great at inflation. he is really mastered it. keep it up. >> steve: he has been paying too much attention to democracy and not inflation. >> brian: only transitory. >> steve: mentioned the fact he said i'm not a huckster, referring to donald trump signed the checks. the reason he even brought that up was the question was, you know, you took a lot of heat from people in congress. your senators and your congressman on the democratic s

and florida senator marco rubio is also likely to have an easy time getting approved by his colleagues to be the next secretary of state. maryalice parks, abc news, washington. >> all right, maryalice, thank you for that. the eastern u.s. is in store for an arctic blast this week. minneapolis and chicago will feel like it's well below zero through wednesday morning. windchills in d.c. feeling like 12 degrees this morning. and it will feel like it's below zero as far south as north carolina by tomorrow. boston and the single digits later this week. >> and despite the frigid temperatures, many americans are still finding ways to have some fun. >> yeah, even outdoors, even though it's cold. look at this. this guy was spotted practicing his ice hockey on a frozen pond at the national mall. but as you can see, he's all alone. there were no other takers there. >> and then there's this boxy boxer puppy in little rock, arkansas, experiencing his first time in the snow, and it looks like he couldn't get enough of it. >> i can't get enough of dogs playing in the snow videos. look at this. brave

the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from florida, mr. bean, for five minutes. mr. bean: thank you very much, madam speaker. madam speaker, i rise today to honor the important contributions of a. michael hicox and his retirement as the property appraiser for nassau county, florida. he's been an amazing public servant, committed to fairness and customer service. let's be honest, madam speaker. being a property appraiser is probably one of the toughest jobs around. but mike has done it well. skillfully. and leaves the office in a much better place. while he was leading, mike also served as the president of the florida association of property appraisers and then served on the boards of the nassau education foundation and the nassau county economic development board. to put it simply, madam speaker, mike has spent his career serving others. mike may not be our property appraiser anymore, but i know he's not done. i can't wait to see what he does next. madam speaker, i ask you and our colleagues to join me in congratulating mike on a job well

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