inhofe: mr. president, there's a rather complicated issue that's out there that not many people are aware of. it's -- it emmates from -- emulates from back in 1996, the passage of something that was called the communication decency act. just a few weeks before the 2020 election, twitter did what was previously unthinkable. it suppressed a long-standing legitimate news outlet, that was "the new york post," from sharing an article, from sharing either publicly or privately, it deemed unfavorable to presidential candidate joe biden. obviously they're concerned about joe biden and they were using this act to suppress information that may not have been favorable. that's not what this thing is supposed to do. to make it worse, they suspended an account of the "post," a major news outlet, for over 24 hours, while other big tech entities suppressed the story as well, the depths of twitter's censorship reached new heights telling users sharing the article could be potentially harmful. now, there's no crit

inhofe: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from oklahoma. mr. inhofe: i ask unanimous consent the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. inhofe: let me first of all say my colleague from -- the ranking member of the armed services committee, senator reed, is just -- he's absolutely right. i think about the people that he was praising, the staff people. it's very -- you don't very often hear people back in the real world really appreciating the time and effort that comes from the staff. in this case, the two individuals that senator reed talked about, john bonso and liz king, i don't remember one weekend that they've had off during this whole thing. they just -- they're just workaholics. they know how significant this is. they know we've had a defense authorization bill for the last 60 years. the worse thing we can do to our kids in the field who are risking their lives is not send them the resources necessary that are in this bill to defend america.

inhofe: thank you, madam president. i have -- i was disappointed last week when president trump vetoed the ndaa. this bill has been -- this would be the 60th year we've had the ndaa. the ndaa is the national defense authorization act. i have said so many times, countless times on the floor of the house and the floor of the senate that this is the most important bill that we have. some people don't agree

inhofe: thank you, madam president. i have -- i was disappointed last week when president trump vetoed the ndaa. this bill has been -- this would be the 60th year we've had the ndaa. the ndaa is the national defense authorization act. i have said so many times, countless times on the floor of the house and the floor of the senate that this is the most important bill that we have. some people don't agree with that, but i do. that's what we are supposed to be doing here. we are supposed to be defending america. we are in the most threatened situation we have ever been in. i sometimes look back and think of the good old days of the cold war. we had two superpowers out there. we knew what they had, they had had -- they knew what we had. mutual assurance of destruction meant something at that time. but that's living in the past. but any more now, with the weaponry that's out there, you can get one outside group that doesn't have any resources at all, and they have the ability to wipe out the other country. so it's a real thr

i'm sorry i didn't come to the floor quickly enough to wish my friend jim inhofe and his wife the best. he is one of the real contributors in the united states senate, has been for years. he's a special individual. he decided to take an interest in the continent of africa. i don't know that there's another senator who knows as much about that continent as he does. he's been there so many times. his stories, many of them, relate to countries which few people have heard of. he's made a special point to understand that continent, the people on it in addition to his responsibilities serving the state of oklahoma and, of course, now, as chairman of the armed services committee, his responsibility for funding the department of defense. he and our democratic colleague, senator jack reed of rhode island, have done a remarkable bipartisan job on that defense appropriation -- authorization, let me add. and i sincerely hope that the president will sign that bill. his objections to it have nothing to do with the military or the defense of our country. they relate to issues which are thorny, politi

inhofe: , well, this is a -- mr. inhofe: mr. president, this is what i've considered to be and i've heard my friend from the democrat side, the minority side, say the same thing, it's the most significant bill that we pass every year. the ndaa, the national defense authorization act, is one that is -- this will be the 60th year. is it 60th or 61st year? mr. reed: 60th. mr. inhofe: okay. 60th year. there were a few moments where i didn't think it would pass and we would set a record. we don't want to set a record. we want to get it done. the reason this is important, this is the blew print. this -- blueprint, this is going to tell us what we're going to do with our troops. it's an argument -- we -- we are in the most dangerous situation i think that we've been in before. i often talked about the good old days when we had the cold war with the two superpowers. we knew what the soviet union had and they knew what we had. but now it's different in a lot of respects because you have rogue countries out there that have weapons and hav

senator reid and senator inhofe and others.they have been up here for 20 years and for 20 years the dollars and cents prevented that from becoming a reality. we knew what we were doing was right, you cannot put a price on the duty we are to the men and women of our armed services and their families. i will never forget the day in december we passed the mda that included illumination of the widows tax. the gallery was a large group of goldstar widows who have been here for 20 years plus to get that done, never been able to reach the goal and on that day we didn't, you did it. susan and i get a lot of credit but was this body with the help of some folks in the house that made it happen and that is one of the memorable days, swearing-in day was unbelievable, an explosion of emotion to walk on the floor as the united states senator 37 years after i left the floor with my old boss as a young staffer, to take the oath of office for his seat was really remarkable, the circle of life. there are two significant things too. i hope you al

inhofe: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from oklahoma. mr. inhofe: mr. president, i want to make an observation here because i've been serving for quite sometime in the united states senate. and a lot of the things that are said on the senate floor are not really all that significant, and yet the members who are delivering messages believe they are or they wouldn't be doing it. so that's what this is all about. this is a deliberative body. and some things are maybe not all that significant. what i am about to say is significant, so i would like to have the attention of anyone who wants to know in the midst of all the problems that we're facing now, some good things are happening. i want to mention something that is significant that i don't think you've thought of, i say to the presiding officer. that is, that tomorrow is the 153rd day of the year. that's very significant. that is december 19. people have not stopped to realize the significant things that have happened on december 19 throughout our history, and the history of the world, going all the way

inhofe: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from oklahoma and chairman of the senate armed services committee. mr. inhofe: i ask to vitiate the quorum call. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. inhofe: thank you, madam president. i have -- i was disappointed last week when president trump vetoed the ndaa. this bill has been -- this would be the 60th year we've had the ndaa. the ndaa is the national defense authorization act. i have said so many times, countless times on the floor of the house and the floor of the senate that this is the most important bill that we have. some people don't agree with that, but i do. that's what we are supposed to be doing here. we are supposed to be defending america. we are in the most threatened situation we have ever been in. i sometimes look back and think of the good old days of the cold war. we had two superpowers out there. we knew what they had, they had had -- they knew what we had. mutual assurance of destruction meant something at that time.

you saw jim inhofe who is the senate arms service chairman and a close ally of president trump and talks to him frequently and said i want to repeal section 230. i think we have to get it done. i support the president on this and this is not the place to do it, and that's something that we've seen with the authorization act in the past is the sense that, look, you don't want to load it up, and people try to load it up with stuff. the defense committees always spend a lot of time trying to fight that off and trying to keep it purely as defense focused as possible. >> both republicans and democrats agree, this is not the place for section 230 and we'll have to see now if the president follows through on his veto threat. >> the language there on the confederate monuments and excuse me, the confederate naming bases after confederate generals. what does the final language in the bill say? >> so we don't know for sure because we have not seen the final language out. they just finished the conference officially yesterday and they always like to delay it to make our lives miserable. it looks lik

assume that they have reached an agreement, it is time for us to get our work done and like senator inhofe is going home to the 61st anniversary many are anxious to return to our homes and families, we will not have the expansive christmas this year that we've had in the past, we will not be reuniting with children and grandchildren and really make the holiday but were looking at the long run as we want to be around for next christmas instead of one tree we will have two to make up for this year, i yield the floor. >> mr. president, there is a lot going on in enough of something we really need to go on. but i think it's worth noting again less the moment be lost somehow in all the back-and-forth in the chaos that we have reached a watershed moment in the war against covid-19 as you know the first successful vaccine was approved last week, i watched online as a vice president of the united states and his wife received the vaccine and i applaud them for demonstrating their confidence which should be all of our confidence that this vaccine is not only effective but also safe and my state of t

assume that they have reached an agreement, it is time for us to get our work done and like senator inhofe is going home to the 61st anniversary many are anxious to return to our homes and families, we will not have the expansive christmas this year that we've had in the past, we will not be reuniting with children and grandchildren and really make the holiday but were looking at the long run as we want to be around for next christmas instead of one tree we will have two to make up for this year, i yield the floor. >> mr. president, there is a lot going on in enough of something we really need to go on. but i think it's worth

inhofe: mr. president, if there is no further business to come before the senate, i ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. the presiding officer: the senate stands adjourned unt watch live coverage here on cspan2. ♪ ♪ you are watching cspan2. your unfiltered view of government. created by america's cable television company as a public service. i'm brought to you today by your television provider. senator doug jones gave his farewell speech from the senate floor today. he talked about his experience on capitol hill for the last three years. working with colleagues across the aisle and the many issues he hopes the senate might address his absence. before his remark senate minority leader chuck schumer paid tribute to senator jones. >> now mr. president, sadly i returned to the floor today to say farewell to another member who will conclude his time in the senate at the end ofth the term. the junior senator from alabama,ou doug jones. we all know doug came to the senate as a story cou

i know he has concerns about a section that senator inhofe said should not be in the bill. as the gentleman knows, this has great consequences for our national security an for our troops and i would hope the gentleman and i would urge the president to sign the bill. i thank the gentleman and i yield back the balance of my time. mr. scalise: i thank the gentleman and we'll continue to work on these items we need to get resolved. hopefully they'll get resolved in the also possible, debate on covid-19 relief efforts. follow live on c-span when members return. american history tv on c-span 3 that tell the american story and coming up this weekend saturday 8 timplee 30 live on american history tv and washington journal and bush v. gore and scuss the landmark with e.j. ystol. and will yom kr the get is burg civil war institute discussed george need. and lectures and history, university of texas, stephanie mid a leading advocate and century causes. and on sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on the presidency, douglas brinkly discusses jacqueline kennedy with businessman and her cultural w

senate passed with overwhelming bipartisan, the fiscal year 2021 defense authorization act senator inhofe the local republican was on the floor before me, he and senator jack greene of rhode island put in more time than most numbers can appreciate to make sure this bill served our military and the goal national security. they came up with a good bill, one that was a proud to support, the annual legislation has been signed into law for six consecutive decades, when the senate fails to do anything they always do the national defense authorizationgr bill, it shows congress can come together at least on this measure when it comes to supporting them in women in uniform and keeping our country safe. issue the bill authorizes $740.5 billion in defense spending, it provides another 3% pay raise for our troops. it also recognizes many in the armed forces are on the front lines here at home as well helping fight the ongoing covid-19 epidemic providing our troops with necessary benefits and protections including a 10% increase. the bill also includes a number of provisions that i authored and suppor

from a pair of comments just hours ago, quote, very sadly for our nation, it looks like senator jim inhofel not be putting the section 230 termination clause into the defense bill so bad for our national security and election integrity last chance to ever get it done. i will veto. end quote. much more on that story throughout the morning here on cnbc >>> outside of washington, some clarification on critical news about the vaccine rollout from pfizer frank holland is here on that and more good morning, frank. >> good morning. that's right, cnbc is among a number of news outlets that are actually pushing back on a "wall street journal" report that stated pfizer and biontech have cut the number of covid vaccines it plans to ship this year from 50 million to 100 million. and it set markets reeling with the s&p 500 giving up the majority of its gains from earlier in the day in fact pfizer in a press release november 9 says that it expects to produce 50 million doses globally in 2020 and up to 103 billion in 2021. and the last time it mentioned the 100 dose figure was back in july separately mod

inhofe: mr. president. the esiding officer: the senator from oklahoma. mr. inhofe: mr. president, i ask unimous consent the quorum call in process be vitiated. the presiding ficer: without objection. mr. inhofe: i ask unanimous consent that after the remarks of the next speaker that i be recognized for such time as i may consume. the presiding officer: without objection. a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from utah. mr. romney: mr. president, i rise today to celebrate the career of a remarkable public servant whose accomplishments have left an indelible mark upon our state and upon our country. congressman rob bishop has earned his place among the greats in utah in political history and we thank him for his service. rob has dedicated his political career to fighting the tough battles over issues that matter to the people of my state, from the virtue of federalism, states rights and protecting individual liberty to promoting a strong national defense and sound public lands policy. and fight he did. four years ago puerto rico was fast approaching

inhofe: mr.president, i will sound a little redundant here because we have been talking about this bill for a long time now, for several months. people don't realize how long it takes to get a defense authorization bill all the way through the system. there is no doubt in my mind this is the most important bill of the year, every year, and the importance i think is pretty well demonstrated by the fact that we have had successfully passed a defense authorization bill every year for 60 years. and i feel we do the same thing. it could be today, it could be tomorrow, but nonetheless, it's a bill that has to pass. now, when president trump came into office four years ago, we had a problem. we inherited a military that had been -- had serious problems. in fact, during the last four years of his -- of the previous administration -- that would have been 2010 to 2015 -- the president depleted the budget or reduced the budget for the military by 25%. i don't say that really critically of president obama be

senator inhofe gave a bliss earling speech and saying biden is going around world opinion. any independence movement that exists is going to face one of two options. they could continue to seek their own independence seeking international bodies like the u.n. or worst case scenario go back to armed conflict which everyone hopes doesn't happen but you never know what happens when people's backs are up against the wall. >> the u.s. is the only one to recognize moroccan sahara and would biden reverse trump's decision or would he affirm it? >> it's hard to tell, political decisions made by politicians like biden are hard to predict. politicians react to different sthri to calculations that have to deal with affairs. my suspicion is biden respects international law and u.n. decisions. so it is unlikely that he will support this move. he might freeze it. do nothing to overturn it, but just freeze it and not make it a dynamic process or he might try to push for renewed u.n. role to really get something going on there that could implement the self-determination refer dumb. these ar

but if you can get a project where jim inhofe and ed markey are working for the same goal,you can get a lot done here .it's an example of howfriendships get you over the finish line . my friendship with david benner, my partner on positive reform was sort of like a kennedy and or enhances friendship. a political odd couple. he is the son of mormon pioneers, dave the son of new orleans. two very different political backgrounds and different views and a lot of the problems orbefore us but i'll never forget the dinner we had after frank loud and bird passed away when we decided to take on reform. we looked at each other after that dinner and shook hands and said we're going to get this done. and we did. it passed the senate unanimously. we agreed that there was a problem, we found common ground on a solution. that's still possible in the senate. but i didn't come here to just list accomplishments. you can check my twitter feed if you want to see more of that . gei do want to share some final thoughts on challenges our nationfaces before i leave the senate . i believe that for all of us h

>>have highlighted the lack of cybersecurity leadership has an enduring challenge senator inhofe tells newsnation the defense bill is critical. we got stuff in there that directly. >>relates to addressing type security friday, the white house is brian morgenstern tried to reassure the public about the white house's response to the hack will not. >>get into too many details because we're just not going to tell our adversaries. what we do to combat the state's be rest assured we have the best and brightest. >>working on that intelligence officials briefed lawmakers friday morning on the hat members of both parties said they didn't learn much from it quite frankly i think the level of specificity that i find in the new york the. >>washington post to the journal is much better than what they brought this morning we need in order security protocols have been and it doesn't sound like you know we can't get answer that. >>and that joe khaleel reporting for us tonight. america's leaders rolling up their sleeves to receive the covid-19 vaccine still to come tonight. >>their message to the ameri

senator inhofe is the chairman of the armed services committee, he doesn't know. so we will see as the day unfolds. >> if he does veto, you assume you have the numbers to override it, but what message does it send if the president vetoes it? >> i don't know what message he would be trying to send at that point. basically he's trying -- he took the defense bill hostage to try to get this other thing passed but he's not going to get the other thing passed. it's not going to happen. forgive me but he's basically going to shoot the hostage if he needs those to no purpose. we have the votes to override. in the house and senate we have the votes and usually the time, complicated thing as get ready to end this particular congress, we'll override on the 28th, senate will override on the 29th and it will become law. whether or not he vetoes it will not change that. >> in these final days, barbara starr has had strong reporting out of the pentagon and levels of anxiety over what the president can do in these final days. i'm curious from your position, have you heard this, o

>>both illinois democratic senator dick durbin and senate armed services chair republican james inhofef oklahoma. so the president's veto was disappointing and both urged senators to break with the president have said so many times countless times in the floor of the house to the floor of the senate that this is the most important. >>though that we have some people don't agree with that, but i do the senate is expected to vote on the override later this week in are shot hudson. >>for sports. the warriors on game 4 of their four-game road trip to start the season tonight. it was a date with the pistons in detroit a win would make them to into on the trip which most would consider a win for this squad. >>that is still very much getting used to one another steph curry trying to build off his 36 point effort in chicago and 3 and a half minutes in kelly oubre a junior he's going to knock down the 3 he came into the for 17 from deep tonight, he desperately needed it. 2nd quarter now blake griffin what a time in the nba see blake griffin hitting threes pistons up 12 foot. blake had to sit the

inhofe said that will not be part of this bill.his bill through because of how important it is to the military. adding that provision will only complicate the matters. he told me he talked to the president about this a couple nights ago. and also, he said they are going to defy the president and include a provision that would lead to renaming of military properties that are named currently after confederate leaders. remember, the president threatened to veto this bill over that, as well. so, on two key issues here, the republicans are signaling they are not going to listen to the president. they are going to move ahead. and inhofe is a very close ally of this president. but what's more important to members on both sides, as you know, dana. this bill is so essential. it's been passed every single year for more than half a century in congress. and despite the president's threats to veto it overunrelated matters, over the social media issues, they are basically saying it's not going to happen. they are going to move their own way here

senate passed with overwhelming bipartisan, the fiscal year 2021 defense authorization act senator inhofe the local republican was on the floor before me, he and senator jack greene of

i agree with senator james inhofe -- that's me -- when he characterized this development as shocking and deeply disappointing. it would appear that the united states of america, which was founded first and foremost on the principle of self-determination, has walked away from that principle regarding the people of western sahara. this is very regrettable. that's james baker. even more, this is other opinion pieces that came out that i just read this morning. david keene. we all remember david keene. he was with the "washington times," the american conservative union, with the n.r.a. his quote was the united states has sometimes quite properly given our interests stated out of controversies like this, but one is hard pressed to find another situation in which we have virtually announced that justice doesn't matter, and like those -- and those like the western saharans who have sought their rights peacefully rather than by way of terrorism and guns are fools. john bolton in foreign policy, this is a quote, the polisario is at a crucial juncture. it would be justified if it chose to retu

stark contrast then to washington's claims that a staunch wanted to endanger lives this is what chris inhofe and son told us in an exclusive interview. this evidence that you heard and i can confirm that this is authentic is not new to the courts in the u.k. a transcript of for this conversation was presented to the court in september well this should have a tremendous weight because it supposedly throws out the argument that is in the narrative for the justice department it is their indictment and which they are trying to use now to get a much of a lovely u.k. they were talking about irresponsible behavior and putting lives at risk since the revelations more than 400000 people around the world have signed a petition calling on washington to drop the charges against asuncion politicians and activists want i will trying to pardon him before the outgoing president leaves office next month saskia taylor has more. public enemy number one a man with no conscience no morals no remorse judean a solemn child's been smeared as a villain who revealed the ugly face of u.s. foreign policy but i would ar

you senator inhofe: expired to be a better legislator and i am grateful and as i leaf congress as the first chairwoman of the appropriations the title i herish most, to those i have represented, thank you for your trust and confidence and to my amily and my husband steve and , your endless support has made my career possible. and i hope you're a ready for a lot more of me. for gratitude for having the honor and privilege to serve. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the you elady yields back -- reserve? mrs. lowey: i reserve. ms. granger: i yield back. mrs. lowey: i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. the question is will the house suspend the rules and mr. pascrell: house joint resolution 110. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. . in the opinion of the chair, in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules is suspended and the joint resolution is passed -- mr. biggs: i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 3 of house resolution 965, the the yeas and nays are ordered. >> lawmakers work throug

and there's already been a consequence of very rare criticism from a republican in the senate jim inhofe has released a statement saying that president trump has traded the voices of the people of the no voice for this particular peace deal he really critical of president trump for taking this action for reversing u.s. policy now the question is when joe biden comes into office where the heat is follows along with what president trump does which could well anger many of his allies or whether he attempts to reverse the situation which could imperil this peace deal there's been a record 7 percent f.n.c. aid to emissions this year and that's according to preliminary figures from the global carbon project the goods a scientist says the drop which they see as temporary and largely because of the coronavirus lockdowns that shut down industries and transport and missions fell 12 percent in the u.s. and 11 percent in europe but only 1.7 percent in china. well apart from 2020 global greenhouse emissions have grown every year since the paris climate accord was signed by almost $200.00 countries in

and there's already been a consequence a very rare criticism from a republican in the senate jim inhofe has released a statement saying that president trump has traded the voices of the people of the no voice for this particular peace deal he really critical of president trump for taking this action for reversing u.s. policy now the question is when joe biden comes into office where the heat is follows along with what president trump does which could well anger many of his allies or whether he attempts to reverse the situation which could imperil this peace deal. meeting venezuelan opposition figure leopoldo lopez has been in colombia as he tries to rebuild some international support. present even decay in bogota or on the 1st stop of an international tour from bogota is on to iran p.s. he reports. arriving in colombia lupul the lopez didn't hide the fact that these are difficult times for venezuelans a position that insisted that the fight for regime change in his country is far from over calling for unity minister. internationally against president. i don't want to fight for liberty a

and there's already been a consequence a very rare criticism from a republican in the senate jim inhofe has released a statement saying that president trump has traded the voices of the people of the no voice for this particular peace deal he really critical of president trump for taking this action for reversing u.s. policy now the question is when joe biden comes into office where the heat is follows along with what president trump does which could well anger many of his allies or whether he attempts to reverse the situation which could imperil this peace deal. lebanon's caretaker prime minister has sunday and has been charged with negligence of the devastating explosion of beirut support 3 other former ministers have also been accused more than 200 people were killed in the disaster thousands injured and many more left homeless center one of reports from favors. it's been 4 months since a massive explosion at beirut's airport this story didn't damage surrounding neighborhoods killing 200 people and injuring thousands. an investigation has yet to provide an explanation on what caused

i also want toon mention briefly the chairman of the committee, senator inhofe, senator alexander oneof the first people that helped me come over and the work that we did together. senator collins, but i'm especially grateful for those of the committee's, senators brown, kc and read. their friendship and counsel have been invaluable and of course iant to thank the minorityeader for all of his work for me and on behalf of me. and as i think you know, not always the people out of alabama,ie senator schumer never tried to put puppet strings on me. for that i am grateful. to the people of alabama i promised to do my best to represent each of you whether you voted f me and i'm proud of the work we did on your behalf and i've accomplished on eoyour behalf. thank you to the people for giving meng the honor of serving you as your senator. .. >> and the author save this and it doesn't operate today and that passion i was in one of those years senator lay he was year on - - he during that time is even more important today than when the book was published. america is adrift in turbulent waters f

and there's already been a consequence a very rare criticism from a republican in the senate jim inhofe has released a statement saying that president trump has traded the voices of the people of the no voice for this particular peace deal he really critical of president trump for taking this action for reversing u.s. policy now the question is when joe biden comes into office where the heat is follows along with what president trump does which could well anger many of his allies or whether he attempts to reverse the situation which could imperil this peace deal. argentina is poised to become only the 3rd country in south america to legalize abortion as politicians prepare to decide on a bill before congress pro and anti abortion rights campaigners have held rallies in buenos aires where the legislation is being debated ahead of a vote in the lower house is expected to narrowly approve the low performers to the senate where they're expecting an even closer vote an estimated half a 1000000 illegal abortions are carried out every year in argentina to raise suppose been out amongst the pro

[laughter] i also want to mention briefly the chairman of the committees i , senator inhofe, senator alexander who was one of the first april the help me come over in the work we did together. thetor collins who chaired committee, but i am especially grateful for the wrinkling -- ranking members of those committees, senators around, casey, murray, and read. and of course, i want to thank the minority leader for all of his work for me on behalf of me. think you guys know, not always the people of alabama, senator schumer never tried to put puppet strings on me. i know i got accused of that, but he never, ever tried and for that i am very grateful. i the people of alabama, promise to do my best to represent each of you whether or not you voted for me and i am proud of the work that we did on your behalf and i have accomplished on your behalf, thank you to the people for giving me the honor of serving you as your senator. finally i will resist the urge to tell you what is wrong with the senate, how it operates today. you hear it every time a senator gives a farewell address, instinctive

and there's already been a consequence of very rare criticism from a republican in the senate jim inhofe has released a statement saying that president trump has traded the voice of the people of the no voice for this particular peace deal he really critical of president trump for taking this action for reversing u.s. policy now the question is when joe biden comes into office where the heat is follows along with what president trump does which could well anger many of his allies or whether he attempts to reverse a situation which could imperil this peace deal. the u.s. military is reportedly on heightened alert to respond to a potential rainy and attack us news outlets politico says diplomatic personnel have been reduced in iraq the 52 bombers were flown to the middle east to back the pentagon says tehran backed militias could be planning an attack to mark one years since an american airstrikes killed around top generals some sunni money in baghdad . still ahead on al jazeera new restrictions southern chile scrambles to contain the surge and grow. cases. the upside of knockdowns new dos

and there's already been a consequence a very rare criticism from a republican in the senate jim inhofe has released a statement saying that president trump has traded the voices of the people of the no voice for this particular peace deal he really critical of president trump for taking this action for reversing u.s. policy now the question is when joe biden comes into office where the heat is follows along with what president trump does which could well anger many off his allies or whether he attempts to reverse the situation which could imperil this peace deal and of course there are implications on politics across the middle east to consider his hands from a whole barrel with more on that. that recognition today by u.s. president donald trump is something which will definitely reshape the whole thing about the conflicts of western sahara is going to give morocco massive political advantage in the coming in the future it will put more pressure on the polish sorry a front backed by 2 key players in africa and south africa and algeria as far as the middle east peace process of the norm

inhofe: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from oklahoma. mr. inhofe: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to legislative session and be in a period of morning business with senatorsment prosecuted to speak -- senators permitted to speak up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. inhofe: i ask to be recognized. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. inhofe: mr. president, we have a vote coming up probably could be the end of this week that has to do with the armed sales to the united arab emirates. i strongly support this. however, some of my colleagues do not support it, and there is now a resolution of -- a joint resolution of disapproval, and i would hope that we would really stop and think about that because this is a very significant thing that we're talking about. the agreement between israel and u.a.e. is one of the abraham accord, it is a very significant one. it's one that president trump was able to get together and with the two countries, israel and u.a.e., it's really a great thing. it'

we just heard that jim inhof said he would agree to a waiver for general lloyd austin.back to you. >> harris: that's interesting. i remember the criticism that republicans had when the president of the united states wanted to do some of this too. to bring in generals and some would need waivers. jennifer, thank you very much. as if you need further proof, we have brand new information on the toll covid-19 lockdowns are taking on american's physical and mental health. doctor marc siegel is next. and she called for a boycott of goya and congresswoman's alexandria ocasio-cortez back fired in a big cash way for goya. >> it's interesting that aoc was one of the first people to boycott goya. she was our employee of the month. she helped boost sales tremendously. people were afraid i was contagious. i felt gross. it was kind of a shock after i started cosentyx. four years clear. real people with psoriasis look and feel better with cosentyx. don't use if you're allergic to cosentyx. before starting, get checked for tuberculosis. an increased risk of infections and lowered abili

jamil: we have seen senator inhofe, republican, leader mcconnell, nancy pelosi, across the aisle on bothes of the house and the senate that they will not do 230 in the ndaa. people recognize the president is upset. ned withident is alig president-elect biden -- they all have concerns about 230 a lot of people on the hill have concerns about 230. it is almost not certainly not -- almost certainly not happening in ndaa. there is also the issue of renaming the basis that the house will try to pass by a vetoproof margin. the president wants that on his last few weeks in office. emily: all right, we shall see. jamil jaffer, always good to have your thoughts on the show. conversation with the salesforce cfo about his company's acquisition of slack and why this could be a competitive move against microsoft. that is next. this is bloomberg. ♪ it is one of the biggest tech deals of the year. salesforce has agreed to buy slack for when he $.7 billion in cash and stock full -- $27.7 billion in cash and stock. i caught up with salesforce ceo marc benioff about the deal. marc: it is a marriage made i

senator jim inhofe smissed the demand, andrs negotiapproved a final version without the liability language. in iran, the country's guardian council approved a law that halts you and inspections of nuclear sites and steps up enrichnt of uranium. hard-liners in parliament passed the bill earlier this week, in response to an assassination of the country's top nuclear scientist. t presiduhani said it would be harmful to restoring the 2015 nuclear deal, which president-elect biden says he wants to rejoin if iran complies. afghanistan's government and the taliban have had a breakthrough of sorts. they announced a preliminary deal setting the rules for peace talks. agreement in 19 years of war. ethiop ahe united nations agreed today on opening a humanitarian corridor i' the country' tigray region. some 6 million have been trapped there during a month of fighting forces. the army and rebel the agreement callsin for all in food, medicine, and other supplies. hong kong's leadits are being ized after three pro-democracyer activists sentenced to jail. they will serveth 7-13 monover a protest last year

i will tell you senator inhofe and i disagree on a lot. we also do not have a lot in common. but we have come together -- i yield myself an additional minute. we have come together on this bill because we recognize the importance of that process. you have to learn how to work with people you disagree with in order for civil society to function. that's what we have done. now, sadly, this is the only conference report that we will vote on this session. i think it might be the only one we voted on in the last two years. i could be wrong about that. but if not, it's one of the precious few. though shows you how far we drifting away from exercising our responsibilities. if senator inhofe and i can come together and agree on this, we can all understand this is a good bipartisan compromise we should all support. i want to close thanking the staff. i have not worked with a better group of people on anything i have ever done in my life. the house staff, senate staff. outstanding people doing a difficult job. i want to do something i haven't done before and that is specifically thank t