lankford -- mr. lankford: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from oklahoma. lankford laird i was on a -- mr. lankford: i was on a plane, southwest airlines, flying from oklahoma city to washington, d.c. to come to the office. beginning to do a week of work. the plane was absolutely filled with people coming in that also work in d.c., in different agencies, lots of tourist groups that are coming up, groups of students that are here, all kinds of folks were in the plane. they were coming to washington, d.c. because it's the nation's capital. it's the nation's capital and the spot where the entire world, every dem mat from every country, -- diplomat from every country comes to washington, d.c. to meet with the members of the senate, house, president and executive team. they come to interact because this is the central point of the government of the united states. they expect to come and to be able to see the white house, to be able to see the capitol, to be able to tour around phenomenal smithsonian institutions. this is what they also see when they come to wash

senator james lankford from oklahoma kind enough to join us.e committees the senate finance committee. thanks for being with us. ken langone the founder of home depot said we're not over the bank problem yet. do you agree with that. >> we're not over it yet. they're creating secondary problems, we'll make whole all the people we know, that relationship we have with in all the big banks may not do that in the smaller banks. that cause as stir in the smaller banks. stores, everybody else that has account there exceeds $250,000. then they try to step in we'll stablize everybody on it. every one says, what is fdic insurance what does that do? what they're doing their initial reaction created further complications figuring out how to settle it. our banking across the country is very stable, very strong, very good assets across the country. we have good liquidity across the country but there is no bank that can have a rush on the bank right away have liquidity 100%. no way you would be able to do that. you couldn't run a business on it. the challenge

what about people in lankford's community?essman, bank account in local bank, doing well, you have a million bucks in there. if the bank goes out that person won't get anything? >> so they didn't bail out little people with silicon valley bank. but if they don't stop the bank loans countrywide -- charles: if there had been a bank run, if messaging from the white house, everybody in this country with 250,000 or less you are safe. keep your money in the bank, do you think there would have been a bank run? >> yes. because it is the large commercial deposits would have left these banks and once they leave these banks -- >> i went to three banks on saturday. there was nobody nervous at any of them. pnc, valley, another bank in new jersey. nobody was afraid. nobody was scared. i spoke to all bank officials. there was no bank run. there was a tennis match in california a few blocks from silicon valley bank. it set a regard for attendance, right? nobody was afraid. this is a manufactured crisis and once again the big government got bi

controversial bill, and a lot of politicians are speaking out about it for example, senator james lankfordwe have to act now tiktok is a dangerous platform, full of propaganda and bald-faced lies. [ light laughter ] and senator rick scott said, "did someone say 'bald-face? sorry, i thought you were talking about me anyway, this tiktok discourse is getting old, man. [ light laughter ] and senator chuck grassley said, "did somebody say 'old man?' [ laughter ] sorry, i thought you were talking about me my hearing is a little fuzzy." then senator rand paul said, "did someone say 'a little fuzzy? [ laughter ] anyway, i don't think using tiktok is too bright." then senator roger marshall said, "did somebody say 'too bright?' [ laughter ] anyway, when it comes to tiktok, i think china needs to pay. [ light laughter ] then president trump said, "did somebody say, 'toupee? [ laughter ] anyway, i agree -- the road ahead will be rough and bumpy. [ cheers and applause so, senator mitch mcconnell said, "did somebody say 'rough and bumpy? anyway, we can't afford an international conflict we're already i

president, i rise today to thank my friend from oklahoma, senator james lankford for continuing the senate'stradition of delivering president george washington's farewell address earlier this week. it's an annual reminder of what is great about america, but it is erie how his warnings ring true today even that you it -- thousand it was delivered some 207 years ago. he warned of the dangers of putting the will of political party ahead of the will of the nation. he also warned against the accumulation of debt and encouraged us to cherish public credit. as a very important source of strength and security. my personal relationship with this and understanding is my grandfather affectionately known as papa joe, he would always say joe, if you have unmanaged debt, you will make cowardly decisions of how you live your life. and yet here we are today. watching party politics and out of control spending threaten the very foundation of our great nation. this is exactly what george washington was talking about and he was so right 227 years ago. and what's so wrong with washington today and what the amer

here's an exchange between her and republican senator james lankford o thursday. [video] >> will the deposits in oklahoma, regardless of their size, be fully insured now? are they fully recovered? every bank in oklahoma, regardless othe size of the depot, will they get the same treatment that svb just got or signature bank just got? a bank only gets that treatment if a majority of the fdic board -- the super majority the fed board and i in consultation with the prident determine the failure to protect uninsured depositors would create systemic risk and significant economic and financial consequences. >> what is your plan? what is your plan to keep large depositors from moving their funds out ofommunity banks into the big banks? we have seen the mergers of banks over the past decade. i'm concerned you are about to accelerate that by encouraging anyoneo say we are not going to make yo whole, but ifou go to a preferred bank, we will make you whole at that point. >> that is certnly not something we are encouraging. >> that is happening right now. >> that is happeng be

. >> oklahoma senator james lankford worries community banks will bear the cost quietly taxpayers across the country are going to be affected by this. >> and some lawmakers say it may also be time to raise the fbi sees insurance threshold live in washington. i'm jessi tenure, reyna now, jesse, the federal reserve. they're going to be again next week over raising interest rates. how these bank failures play into the decision after make now. yeah, they will be a major factor, especially since many people have attributed at least as bibi's failure to rising interest rates. and so while many economists really from across the board had expected the fed to come out pretty aggressive here next week. this, of course, complicates things. all right. we'll certainly be keeping our eyes on this. thanks for that update. jesse. >> still to come on the kron 4 morning news. something to worry about. if you've got a reusable water bottles saw this story and i immediately watch mine hear just how many germs they might have. we'll germs they might have. we'll be right back after t when a truck hit my car,

and oklahoma republican senator james lankford said the decision to protect uninsured deposits is unfair to smaller community banks. will the deposits in every community bank in oklahoma regardless of their size. >> big fully insured now. will they get the same treatment that svb just got? >> yellen said they would not. she says that uninsured deposits would only be protected if they decide that feeling to do so would create systemic risk and create economic and financial consequences. for now in washington, i'm anna wiernicki. back to you. >> time magazine cure rates. the top destinations people should visit this year. the california hawks, but the california hawks, but the next. when a truck hit my car, california hawks, but the nthe insurance company wasn't fair. i didn't know what my case was worth, so i called the barnes firm. i'm rich barnes. it's hard for people to know how much their accident case is worth. let our injury attorneys help you get the best result possible. there's nothing like volunteering at the fire department. there's nothing like hitting the waves. but with my m

here's an exchange between her and republican senator james lankford on thursday.video] >> will the deposits in oklahoma, regardless of their size, be fully insured now? are they fully recovered? every bank in oklahoma, regardless of the size of the deposit, will they get the same treatment that svb just got or signature bank just got? >> a bank only gets that treatment if a majority the fdic board -- the superajority of the fed board and i in consultation with the president determine the failure to protect uninsured depositorsould create systemic risk and significant economic and financial consequences. >> what is your plan? what is your plan to keep large depositors from moving their funds out of community banks into the big banks? have seen the mergers of banks over the past decade. i'm concerned you are about to accelerate that by encouraging anyone to say we are not goin to make you whole, but if you go to a preferred bank, we will make you whole at that point. >> that is certainly not something we are encouraging. >> that is happening right now. >> that is ha

lankford: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from oklahoma. mr.ankford: madam president, i have to tell you this past weekend i stood with the williams family and the shaw family with hundreds of other folks, and i listened to live music in the historic big ten ballroom. that may not mean a lot to a lot of folks in this room, but it's a really big deal in my state in oklahoma to hear live music in the big ten ballroom. let me set the scene for you. lonnie williams was one of the first african american police officers in tulsa, oklahoma. i've spoken many times to this body about greenwood and about the race massacre that happened on may 31 and june 1 of 1921. we talked at length about it, what happened during that time for what is in all likelihood the worst race massacre in american history. it was in 1921. so for lonnie williams to be one of the first black police officers in tulsa was really a big deal. he served on the police department and opened up several other businesses as his side hustle and then eventually opened up what he would call th

you're here questions on the part of republicans, including james lankford of oklahoma about the president and the fbi fed jointly took over the last weekend. langford was asking about communities and if they were going to get the same treatment and that all depositors were hold feared it is only when the ftse, myself, the fed imposes a systemic risk. langford asked her, how are you going to stop deposits from leaving committee banks and going to the big guys. she struggled with the answer. she said it was not the intention. caroline: being supported by the big guys. kailey: the big banks in the country are trying to get together for some kind of a rescue mission for first republic after bloomberg reported that the bank was looking at its option, including a sale that has caused a volatility in the stock. secretary yellen did receive a question in this hearing about the fdic and the role of politics around potential. it was questioning the bids that the fdic received and that merger process was not going for it last with due to the political conversation and tensions around the desire for

senator lankford tearing into janet yellen and bank bailouts. >> is your plan to keep large depositors from moving their funds out of community banks into big banks. >> that's not something we are encouraging. it is happening because depositors are concerned about the bank failures that happened and whether or not other banks could fail. >> you are fully insured if you are in a big banks bank, not if you are in a community bank. stuart: ryan payne joining us this morning. do you think the banking crisis is a little bit contained? >> markets shift this week which is surprising, i think the fed credit facility basically said we have ensured every deposit which arguably might be problematic but the reality is it is functioning normally. haven't had a run on any bank since the weekend, and it is destabilized. >> however, on this show we have several people say, in the long run from this crisis, to big banks now. >> big banks more power. i'm not a big fan of monopolies. the banks sold off the banking crisis, it is cheaper than it does, 3% yield. stuart: morgan stanley, that is not good. are

senator lankford his neck. >> mr. chairman, thank you. it is you good to see you again. at a parity of my office and i had a parent that was in my office today and as you can imagine the parents a c that coo d.c. do a lot of research on a lot of background and with different questions they bring for ary different types of questions. their particular child health care issue and asking about the cost of drugs. they went through several different proposals that are out there but then he asked a specific point he will educate question about pharmacy benefit managers. and said what is being done? this seems toau be a black hole and all in reading and seeing, i said you are very perceptive to be able to go through the different aspects on that. you talk a lot about drug policy but nothing about pbns and some the proposals into budget a pea. cms we work with them directly and want to talk about some of that as well but for the pbns in s in mentioned once. what's the plan i i did with g pricing in the pbns? >> it may not be a strictly included within the budget but the administr

are not footing the bill for the banks but some republican lawmakers, including oklahoma senator lankford pushing back. >> i'm tired of biden administration saying no taxpayer will be affected. banks will be excited to know they no longer have to pay taxes, for us that are in a use a bank we'll get fees, of all types on it to offset cost. >> president also said he will push congress to boost banking regulations. that is not good. will it make it worse. let's get into it with participant element contributing editor. steven l. miller. she here with cofounder of base politics hannah cox. and cofounder of max funds dat -- jonas max ferris. i start with you. it seems that all these banks will get bailouts in one way or another. that seems unfair. to taxpayers who are already going to be punished for over spending of federal government. you know, when does the average working class person get a break in the "financial times"? >> well, they did raise the bar so low for a bailout, meaning they bailed out a bank and made everyone. a bank where people get loans to buy private jets based to their st

james lankford and janet yellow. >> your plan to keep large depositors from moving funds out of communityanks into the big banks. >> it's certainly not something we are encouraging. >> it's happening right now. >> we are going to bring the full tape. xi jinping going to russia next week, full scale state physical pulling sending just to ukraine, signs alighting up, about coming spring which may decide the work. kurt on that next. ♪ in so... i know you and george were struggling with the possibility of having to move. how's that going? we found a way to make bathing safer with a kohler walk-in bath. a kohler walk-in bath provides a secure, spa-like bathing experience in the comfort of your own home. a kohler walk-in bath has one of the lowest step-ins of any walk-in bath for easy entry and exit. it features textured surfaces, convenient handrails for more stability, and a wide door for easier mobility. kohler® walk-in baths include two hydrotherapies— whirlpool jets and our patented bubblemassage™ to help soothe sore muscles in your feet, legs, and back. a kohler-certified installer will i

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here is exchange between lankford and treasury secretary yellen. >> what is your plan to keep large depositorsanks? >> that's certainly not something that we're encouraging. >> that is happening right now there. >> that is happening because depositors are concerned about the bank failures that have happened and whether or not other banks could also. >> no, it's happening because you are fully insured no matter what the amount is if you are in a big bank. you are not fully insured if you are in a community bank. it has been reported publicly that svb had a large number of chinese investors that are there, including some that were companies directly connected to the chinese communist party. will my banks in oklahoma pay a special assessment to be able to make chinese investors whole from silicon valley bank? >> uninsured investors will be made whole in that bank. >> bret: she didn't say whether they would all be paying for it but that was the understood answer. it's pretty interesting and on a political issue, could be a vulnerability for the administration. >> i really don't think so. the reaso

and oklahoma republican senator james lankford said the decision to protect uninsured deposits is unfairsmaller community banks will the deposits and every community bank in oklahoma regardless of their size. >> big fully insured now. will they get the same treatment that svb just got? >> yellen said they would not. she says that uninsured deposits would only be protected if they decide that feeling to do so would create systemic risk and create economic and financial consequences. for now in washington, i'm anna wiernicki. back to you. >> senate republicans are introducing a bill in congress to codify the second amendment. they say democrats are trying to restrict this right for americans. south carolina republican senator lindsey graham introduced legislation today to codify into law. the rights upheld in 2 recent supreme court rulings, but not every republican is on board. there's a west virginia senator shelley moore capito who says that she's not sure that this bill is needed. >> second amendment as a constitutional right to litigated to the supreme court many, many, many, many time

neil, yesterday on fox news you spoke to senator lankford.nteresting point on notion too big to fail, insent advising customers to flee regionals. >> let me put it in a bigger bank because they will be automatically bailed out no matter how much is there. not put in community banks. we're seeing a shift over to hurt commune banks. this administration is intentionally or unintentionally hurting community banks. >> reporter: it leaves those regionals vulnerable. it could also leave customers vulnerable but they could go to banks that won't provide the same loans and services. it is an immediate problem. that could hurt them long term thinking about the health of their business. a lot to consider. i send it back to you. neil: thank you, kelly. you heard this from a lot of people, your coverage from this has been stellar. this is complicated stuff we have to share with the american people, put it in a way we can appreciate without scaring them. kelly o'grady in california on that. another development maybe because what kelly has been reporting on

senator lankford asked yellen yesterday would his small banks in oklahoma be eligible to be covered by said, no. so you got a financial problem and a political problem. so i think concern use the fed's lending facility, for heaven sakes. i don't understand why that hasn't been geared up. and that may extend out to a whole bunch of other regional banks, but all that's going to the take time which is one reason i think you'll see the fed pause next week. i don't think they want to jump in with another tightening just yet. neil: that would be something something if that happens, because that could also be read another way, what do they know that we don't know. larry, have a wonderful st. path my's day, wonderful weekend. the host of "kudlow," larry kudlow. you'll see him in a little over 3 hours. in a little over 14 minutes, jackie deangelis on "the big money show." jackie: that's right. we are all over the markets as we head into the weekend. wall street still a little jittery about what's happening in the bank space. we also have congressman pat fallon, we're going to ask him about the

. >> oklahoma senator james lankford worries community banks will bear the cost quietly taxpayers across country are going to be affected by this. and some lawmakers say it may also be time to raise those f d i c insurance threshold. >> live washington, i'm jessi tenure. thank you very much. testing time now, 6.22, and coming up on the kron 4 morning news. one man is arrested after an attempted carjacking turned deadly. we'll have the details after the break. >> 6.25 in a car owner was shot and killed in gilroy yesterday morning after confronting a person who was stealing his car and after the shooting. that is when a police arrested on ochoa's marino. >> because there there. they say that he's the one who drove away in that stolen car. >> after the victim died at a local hospital of being shot. that was hours after that. the police found and arrested show marino and he was booked in to jail with homicide and carjacking charges. >> well, disgraced hollywood producer harvey weinstein will not be granted a retrial in his rape and assault charges due to 2 jurors being deadlocked. the 7 year

yesterday senator lankford of oklahoma wanted a clear answer on whether depositors of banks in his stateld be bailed out the way silicon valley bank was bailed out. he got a mixed response. >> will the deposits many in every community bank in oklahoma regardless of their size be fully insured now? are they fully recovered, every bank, every community bank many in oklahoma regardless of the size of the deposit? will they get the same treatment that svb just got or signature bank just got? charles: i'm not going to play the yellen response because it was a lot of equivocating. i'll just cut to the chase, the answer is no. [laughter] if you're in a different state, you've got more than $250,000 in the bank, you will not get the same treatment as the richest zip codes in america. maybe another intangible part comes down to trust, right? we have to trust the system. americans began taking record amounts of money out of deposits last year. and the industry mostly yawned. check this out, december 1st, the last year -- of last year, then-acting chairman of the fkic noted that third quarter unrea

and james lankford telling newsnation he believes ultimately american taxpayers will take on the causeving the failed banks. despite the president saying the money will come from the fees banks pay into the government's deposit insurance fund banks get their income from customers who have accounts the banks. they pay higher rates and fees. >> so account holders are going to pay higher rates and fees in the days ahead to be able to cover this loss at silicon valley bank and signature bank. a new study says more u.s. banks could also fail. >> the study conducted by the social science research network says 186 american banks could fail if half of their deposit or suddenly withdraw their money. treasury secretary janet yellen says the u.s. banking system remains sound. americans can feel confident. >> desir deposits will be there when they need them. >> that was dray clark reporting. there are some financial experts who blame the fed for the banking crisis because the fed's decision to raise interest rates to get a handle on inflation. but even with these recent moves in measures, there st

. >> oklahoma senator james lankford worries community banks will bear the cost quietly taxpayers across the country are going to be affected by this. and some lawmakers say it may also be time to raise the f d i c insurance threshold. >> live in washington, i'm jessi tenure. >> all right. jessi, thank you very much. it's 5.22. and coming up on the kron 4 morning news. one man has been arrested after an attempted carjacking turned into a homicide. we'll have details homicide. we'll have details after the break. when a truck hit my car, homicide. we'll have details after the break. the insurance company wasn't fair. i didn't know what my case was worth. so i called the barnes firm. i was hit by a car and needed help. i called the barnes firm, that was the best call i could've made. i'm rich barnes. it's hard for people to know how much their accident case is worth. let our injury attorneys help you get the best result possible. ♪ the barnes firm injury attorneys ♪ ♪ call one eight hundred, eight million ♪ it's just a new way of life for me. the always discreet pad is super comfortable. it

. >> is the law in china, republican james lankford says there's no separating a chinese owned app from communist government. there's growing bipartisan support for a bill called the restrict act, giving the president authority to ban tiktok nationwide along with technology from china and 5 other nations. the u.s. team's adversaries that bill has already passed the gop controlled house foreign relations committee is safe to assume that the ccp is willing to lie about a spy balloon and cover up the origins of the worst pandemic in 100 years. >> they lie about using tiktok to spy on american citizens. frustration with tiktok uniting both parties all while the department of justice is probing bytedance tiktok's parent company for allegedly collecting data and doing surveillance on american journalists. >> well, as joe khalil reporting for us this morning last month, the white house told federal agencies to delete tiktok from government-issued. >> mobile devices within 30 days. congress, the u.s. armed forces and more than half of american state governments also prohibit the use of the app

. >> is the law in china, republican james lankford says there's no separating a chinese owned app fromartisan support for a bill called the restrict act, giving the president authority to ban tiktok nationwide along with technology from china and 5 other nations. the u.s. team's adversaries that bill has already passed the gop controlled house foreign relations committee. >> it's safe to assume that the ccp is willing to lie about a spy balloon and cover up the origins of the worst pandemic in 100 years. they lie about using tiktok to spy on american citizens. frustration with tiktok uniting both parties all while the department of justice is probing bytedance tiktok's parent company for allegedly collecting data and doing surveillance on american journalists. >> that was joe hill reporting for us. and now to some international news. chinese president xi jingping arrived in moscow for a three-day visit with russian president vladimir putin. >> the show of support comes only days after putin was charged with wake war crimes stemming from thousands of child abductions in ukraine. and as

lankford: is the senate in a quorum call? the presiding officer: it is not. aferred aferred i often -- mr. lankford: i often come to the floor to talk about one item. today it's a little different for me. in some ways i feel a little bit like will rogers famous statement, the famous oklahoman, all i really know is what i know is in the newspapers which is an alibi for my ignorance. i want to talk about rand random stories. right now seven in ten americans feel like america is on the wrong track, seven in ten. i don't know why. they feel like something is not going right. things are out of control. it's frustrating for me to go through so many news stories lately and to be able to say if i put this in front much seven of ten or maybe nine in ten of americans, they would say why are we doing this as a nation? i understand a lot of the issues we face are complicated and quite frankly some of the issues are not complicated. they are common sense. they become complicated in this city but most of america it's not complicated. i get frustrated with the language not

. >> senator lankford's next. >> chairman, thank you. good to see you again. i had a parent that was in my office today. as you can imagine, the parents that come here to keyes do a lot of -- to d.c., do a lot of research and a lot of background. their particular child had a health care issue, and they were asking about the cost of drugs. they went through several different proposals that are out there, but then they asked a very specific point, well-educated question about pharmacy benefit managers and said what is being cone, because that seems to be a black hole. and all i'm reading, i said you're very perspective -- perceptive.hr you talk about drug policy, but there's nothing about pbms in some of the proposals. now, cms, we've worked with them directly onth it, and i i want o you about that as well. but for the pbms in particular, they're not mentioned once. what's the plan with dealing with drug pricing and the pbms? >> senator, thank you. they may not be as directly included within the budget, but the administration is working on pbms because we know i

you know, best question from james lankford today came in. well, if this happens to my constituents in oklahoma, they're going to get the same deal . janet yellen said nope. so why should we be paying for millionaires and billionaires out in silicon valley anyway? no matter how hard janet yellen tries to spin it, how hard she tries to sell it, it doesn't work. >> take a look. we worked with the federal reserve and fdic to protect all depositors of the two failed banks. >> on monday, morning, customers were able to access all of the money in their deposit accounts so they could make payroll and pay the bills. shareholders and debt holders are not being protected by the government. importantly, no taxpayer or money is being used or put at risk with this action. >> all right. it only gets worse from there because you are bailing out very wealthy americans . it's going to be your tax dollars or fees that you pay to banks as they raise these fees. >> but also chinese nationals who deposited money in cvb. >> well, guess who predicted all of this? i

my colleague, our colleague and friend, senator lankford, brought up, i believe, pbms earlier while i in another hearing, and i want to follow up on his, his question. what common sense pbm reforms do you think should congress, and in particular this committee, the finance committee, consider that will lower the cost of prescription if drugs for american families further, and will you and your team at hhs work with us to move those reforms forward during this congress? >> senator carper, thank you for the question. and as you know, this is an area where whatever move or change we make, we probably will find ourselves facing a complaint filed in court. there is money involved in this. but what i will tell you is that transparency is so critical to know how these middlemen are operating so we understand where the money is going and how the drugs are getting to people who fee them from the manufacturers. so -- who need them. so i would say we're going to try to do the work possible to try to increase oversight and transparency of the way pbms operate. >> thank you. i want to talk a littl

i have a question for jordan lankford help me out the history and background of the overseas role.hen i lived in covered china many decades ago there is a simple rule of thumb the mss operated overseas in the nps was a public security, what was the domestic public security agency. so when did the m ps start operating overseas? is this something of the last few years? or has this been going on without us knowing it for long time? >> thank you for the question. i would say generally the trend the mps activity has increased significantly under present shooting pain. we could probably 20-point to thousand 17's most consequential year. during that year president xi jinping gave a speech at the general assembly and triple he talked to the global security system brings how all the security institutions globally interact with each other. he was very clear in the displeasure with the system calling for it to be performed, altered and things of that nature. and also that same year there is an internal meeting of top public securities officials. there given the marching orders to grasp the ne

president, i rise today to thank my friend from oklahoma, senator james lankford for continuing the senate's long tradition of delivering president george washington's farewell address earlier this week. it's an annual reminder of what is great about america, but it is erie how his warnings ring true today even that you it -- thousand it was delivered some 207 years ago. he warned of the dangers of putting the will of political party ahead of the will of the nation. he also warned against the accumulation of debt and encouraged us to cherish public credit. as a very important source of strength and security. my personal relationship with this and understanding is my grandfather affectionately known as papa joe, he would always say joe, if you have unmanaged debt, you will make cowardly decisions of how you live your life. and yet here we are today. watching party politics and out of control spending threaten the very foundation of our great nation. this is exactly what george washington was talking about and he was so right 227 years ago. and what's so wrong with washington today and what th

i was with trey gowdy and james lankford. tulsi gabbard calls me and says what can i do?aid i would love to have my friends with me. she flew in from hawaii to charleston to be a part of the morning -- mourning and celebration of life. thank you for that kind of friendship. [applause] god bless you. now, in america, we do not have to agree on everything but thank god for strong, powerful women who show up when you need them the most. amen. i will save it for when i get back on the stage in a few minutes but in 1995, a guy named dr. steve suits gave me a call and invited me to join the board of directors of the palmetto family council, the sponsors of this event. as a young kid born into and raised in poverty with a single mother, this gave me a chance to focus on the family, pun intended. for those of you who get the inside joke, it was a blessing to serve for a little while on that board. i will say without any question, how meadow family council -- palmetto family council, what a blessing to have a nation where it is free to praise the lord? [applause] i will say, the s

. >> our next three centers thune, lankford and cortes-masto. >> which youcharacterized the pandemic as being over ? >> we are still living with covid and its impact on america has managed but it still certainly exists and is affecting the economy. >> i think for all practical purposes most people acknowledge that it is over so just out of curiosity how much of your workforce isback in the office ? >> we're basically back to business as usual although we have policies that enable certain people to work from home as well as most offices do. it in a practical way to conduct business. >> there are some places where that may be true this is an your purview maybe it's a better question for banking regulators but i would be curious to know how much of their work in the office functioning because it seems from his job is with banks that's something you have to be there to do it seems to me and the agency as recently as when we were talking about the inflation reduction in august it's less than half back in the office, that's all i'd like to know what the updated numbers on our but yes you w

i was with trey gowdy and james lankford. tulsi gabbard calls me and says what can i do?aid i would love to have my friends with me. she flew in from hawaii to charleston to be a part of the morning -- mourning and celebration of life. thank you for that kind of friendship. [applause] god bless you. now, in america, we do not have to agree on everything but thank god for strong, powerful women who show up when you need them the most. amen. i will save it for when i get back on the stage in a few minutes but in 1995, a guy named dr. steve suits gave me a call and invited me to join the board of directors of the palmetto family council, the sponsors of this event. as a young kid born into and raised in poverty with a single mother, this gave me a chance to focus on the family, pun intended. for those of you who get the inside joke, it was a blessing to serve for a little while on that board. i will say without any question, how meadow family council -- palmetto family council, what a blessing to have a nation where it is free to praise the lord? [applause] i will say, the s

i was with tr gowdy and james lankford. tulsi gabbard calls me and says what can i do?uld love to have my friends with me. she flew in from hawaii to charleston to be a part of the morng -- mourning and celebration of life. thank you for that kind of friendship. [applause] god bless you. now, in america, we do not have to agree on everything but thank god for strong, powerful women who show up when you need them e most. amen. i will save it for when i get back on the stage in a few minutes but in 1995, a guy named dr. steve suits gave me a call and invited me to join the board of directors of the palmetto family council, the sponsors of this event. as a young kid born into and raised in poverty with a single mother, this gave me a chance to focus on the family, pun intended. for those of you who get the inside joke, it was a blessing to serve for a little while on that board. i will say without any question, how meadow family council -- palmetto family council, what a blessing to have a nation where it is free to praise the lord? [applause] i will say, the scripture tha

lankford -- mr. lankford: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from oklahoma. lankford laird i was on a -- mr. lankford: i was on a plane, southwest airlines, flying from oklahoma city to washington, d.c. to come to the office. beginning to do a week of work. the plane was absolutely filled with people coming in that also work in d.c., in different agencies, lots of tourist groups that are coming up, groups of students that are here, all kinds of folks were in the plane. they were coming to washington, d.c. because it's the nation's capital. it's the nation's capital and the spot where the entire world, every dem mat from every country, -- diplomat from every country comes to washington, d.c. to meet with the members of the senate, house, president and executive team. they come to interact because this is the central point of the government of the united states. they expect to come and to be able to see the white house, to be able to see the capitol, to be able to tour around phenomenal smithsonian institutions. this is what they also see when they come to wash

lankford: i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from missouri. a senator: mr. president, i ask that the quorum call be suspended. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. hawley: mr. president, yesterday the nation witnessed a murderous rampage at an elementary school, a small christian school in nashville, tennessee. tragically three small children, 9 years old, lost their lives, three employees of this school lost their lives. and even as i'm on this floor now, nashville police are releasing the body cam footage of the officers who responded with heroic speed and heroic courage to the deranged individual who made her way into that school and was executing students and teachers one by one. those officers deserve to be praised. they deserve to be thanked. they deserve to be honored for what they did. and for the lives they saved. mr. president, we must also tell the truth about what happened yesterday in nashville. this murderous rampage, this taking of