goffman's direction.ady in 2024, we are seeing the courts working to correct the regulatory confusion created when the epa, office of air and radiation oversteps its legal authorities. as an ex epa's so-called good neighbor regulation would remove the authority states have to manage their environmental policy under the clean air act. initially mr. goffman's rule targeted 23 states -- and you're right, one of them was mine -- but just in the last week his office proposed to expand the rule to five more states, which now include arizona, iowa, kansas, new mexico, and tennessee. this has caused the supreme court to step in once again and consider pausing the program while litigation proceeds. we're also expecting mr. goffman's office to finalize an unattainable, unnecessary air regulation that would threaten manufacturing jobs and projects across the country. that rule is expected any day now. so to sum it up, from his more than ten years at the epa, we know that this is what joe goffman stand for because he

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goffman' nomination and i urge each of my colleagues to join me in voting no this afternoon. mr.durbin: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority whip. mr. durbin: mr. president, i listened to my friend, the senator from kentucky, and his remarks and it really brought to mind a division in the united states that most of us are aware of when it comes to the issue of climate change. you either believe that human activity is having an impact on the weather of the world or you don't. you either believe that it's not in the best interest of our country or the world for us to continue to heat this planet to levels unheard of in history. you either believe that the extreme weather situations which we are witnessing on a regular basis are just a run of bad luck or sadly maybe the design of energy that makes a difference. you either believe that fossil fuel creates emissions that make it tougher to live in this country and this world or you don't. you either believe this generation has a responsibility to do something different try to preserve the planet that we live on for our k

the clerk: nomination, environmental protection agency, joseph goffman, of pennsylvania, to be assistantator. mr. schumer: i send a cloture motion to the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. e the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby bring to a close debate on the nomination of executive calendar number 142, joseph goffman, of pennsylvania, to be assistant administrator of the environmental protection agency. mr. schumer: i ask that the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum calls for the cloture motions filed today, january 5 -- january 25, be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from north carolina. a senator: mr. president, it has been 111 days since hamas abducted innocent men and women from their homes and took them into gaza.

goffman, cruz and mehalchick ripen at 4:00 p.m. and resume consideration of the rodriguez nomination. the clerk: department of laib labor, jose javier lopez to be assistant secretary of labor. the presiding officer: the senator from carolina. mr. tillis: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, i rise today to honor the service and sacrifice of greensboro police officer sergeant philip drape, sergeant philip dale nix. before the start of the new year he was off duty at a local gas station when he witnessed three individuals had stolen alcohol. of course we know there's no such thing for being off duty for a brave law enforcement officer. he took the duty to serve, and his instincts kicked in immediately, he approached the suspects as the crime was taking place and they responded by shooting him. another offduty officer, a gilford county par medic -- paramedic tried to render him aid. his wounds were fatal and he passed away at the hospital. sergeant nix emboded the -- embodied the best of law enforcement and was loved by the commun