you can tell that by that lakin riley act.to get that over a hurdle what people thought were impossible. obviously it might collins lead in the house he got there last congress and got it through again. >> and grab a list of senate democrats are dead to support that lakin riley act. >> more power to them they heard the sense of the american people we and the american party know the american people deserve better. the wide open border policies of the biden/harris administration are crushing people from coast to coast. the lakin riley act not always going to help preserve the legacy is going to keep americans safe. we were able to get enough democrats on board to get over the 60 vote threshold. we will do final passage on monday after president trump has sworn in. we'll get it to his desk so his influence, and his agenda, his vision has influenced the republican senate and we are doing things better and differently. it's a new day. >> 10 democrats seem to be reflecting the public opinion when it comes to what to do about illegal

will you support the lakin riley act? >> we are working hard to get amendments to improve the act and we are discussing that right now. yes. >> we are working with the senator to get amendments to approve the bill. yes. >> all i will say to you again as we are working with the senator to get some amendments to the bill. we are very hopeful that we can get some. yes. >> what do you think is an appropriate timetable to confirm some of these nominees. i know that you say you don't want to rush through some of these. give us some specifics here. >> every nominee should go through at least three things. the ei background check investigation should be made available to all of the committee members and to the public. second, they should go through hearings with tough questions and not just limited to one round as the senator did. third, there should be a boat on the floor. those things have to be done. thank you, everybody. >> can we ask one question? [inaudible conversations] >> good afternoon, everyone. obviously, border secur

the gang members had been terrorizing the apartment complex v-neck new details in the murder of lakin rileyave happened. >> in the country illegally cards with capital murder. >> wrapped his arms around jocelyn's neck, took off her pants, climbed on top of her and strangled her to death and then tied it up. >> court documents for beating and robbing a dallas woman last month. members of a venezuelan street gang. the men threatened to cut off her fingers. booked by police just two days earlier. they had released the day before the robbery. a peruvian gang member wanted for 23 murderers who was arrested for border patrol. >> that is what we allowed in. they are nice people compared to some of them. they are nicer than others. these are really vicious people. gang members. many many people from prisons and crime all over the world is down. you know why? they got there criminals into the united states of america. you look at venezuela. they have emptied their prisons into our country. i would have done the same if i had enough money in the countries. i know most of those guys. their leaders are

and then lakin riley would have been alive. i don't think is just lakin riley. there are so many different victims throughout our country. not only that, we are familiar with the violent gangs were coming into our country. walking into our country freely through the open border. the cartels, the gangs, venezuela let people out of their prisons. he spent reported i do not have the security clearance yet to see what is happening. but i know, we all know they are criminals throughout our country it is my commitment to you on both sides of the aisle elder thing in my power with the agencies that fall under me, if i am confirmed to make america safe again. we have to do that, senator. >> many of us of course he classified information on the intelligence committee or duties as a senator. you are not going to feel any better about the blinken lights the danger that director wray is talked about. we stop and revisit an issue that is of particular importance. 60% of the president's daily brief which is the intelligence brief that director and cia director delivered to th

democrats supported it last night - supported it last night and that lakin riley legislation.als released back into society. the question is whether they are dehumanizing migrants who are working hard for their families and whether they are the sort of people who will be rounded up of people who will be rounded up as part of this overall plan. i up as part of this overall lan. ., , ., up as part of this overall ian, ., , ., ., up as part of this overall lan. ., ., up as part of this overall plan. i told you on friday at my cell. — plan. i told you on friday at my cell. i'm _ plan. i told you on friday at my cell, i'm conservative i plan. i told you on friday at. my cell, i'm conservative but to me — my cell, i'm conservative but to me if_ my cell, i'm conservative but to me if you are here illegally and that's the only crime he committed i think you should be allowed — committed i think you should be allowed to stay i have a lot of friends — allowed to stay i have a lot of friends or— allowed to stay i have a lot of friends or disagree with the on that _ friends or disagree wi

a little bit of a meltdown over some the democrats being able that lakin riley act talk about workingether but rolling stone had this headline democrats are already rolling over for trump republicans are loving it. they want to say the resistance is over as john fetterman, chuck schumer and many were democrats signal a new era of enhanced democratic subservience. is that overstating it? looks a little bit. elections have meaning and trump won a pretty decisive victory. you also have 10 democratic senators representing states donald trump carried. a lot of them supported or have supported on record the lake and riley act for the china figure ways they can work with this new administration is not just altruism is not policy they understand the voters in the districts actuatheirdistricts ae cooperation. fifty-three republican senators, 10 democrats and trump states. that is a possibility for bipartisanship and trump chooses to go that direction. shannon: fauci think about bipartisanship in this new congress? what's i am all for it. who has the power? the powers with donald trump, the inc

the woman's tears that i care the most about are the mothers of lakin riley, jocelyn and rachel.in riley was killed by an illegal alien while out on a jog it should be known her killer committed a crime and another american city but was released because that city, you guessed it, was a sanctuary city. jocelyn well on her way to a convenience store was killed by two illegal aliens who entered from the southern border a few months earlier. by the time these illegal aliene illegal aliens are still use that u.s. issued ankle tracking monitors when they killed her. a young mother of five children was hiking on a maryland trail when illegal alien attacked and killed her. i couldn't sadly name many more circumstances just like this. i do not know about other countries that america our daughters and i have two of them should be able to go for a job and a run or to a convenience store without the fear of illegal alien killing them for that goes for all of our children in this nation i serve this country to protect my children and our sons and daughters. mr. fabbricatore thank you so much

i'm concerned about lakin riley's family and the fact that we have people in this country that do not know where their children are poor people in other countries who sent their children here and they have been lost by this administration. my focus is to keep families together. we will uphold our law and make sure we are doing everything we can to keep children safe from the trafficking and drug epidemic. sen. blumenthal: i will say i take that as a yes. chair paul: thank you for your testimony. the nominee has filed responses to biographical and financial questionnaires and answered the prehearing questions emitted by the committee and had their financial statements reviewed. without objection the admission will -- this information will be part of the record with exception of the financial data which is available in the committee office. the hearing will remain open until 5:00 p.m. today, friday, january 17 for the submission of statements and questions for the record. this hearing is adjourned. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2025] [captions copyright n