senator lankford, why don't you start us off?y this holiday season, what would your message be about how they canestart some of those conversations that they may have lost? >> well, it's the most basic thing to have a little bit of humility in relationships and to be able to sit down with people and to be able to get their story, especially with family, to say, "hey, we're family. we got to figure this out on it for the sake of our children and our cousins and our parents. let's sit down and try to figure out ways to be able to solve this." i've never met a person that regretted solving issues in their own family. i've met a lot of people that regretted broken relationships in their family. so if a relationship is broken in your family, that affects your whole family. so do the hard work. sit down with people you disagree with and say, "let's figure this out on it, because it'd be good for us for decades to be able to come on it." and that's just a basic gift to your family and to your kids, quite frankly. >> senator warnock, fin

and senators raphael warnock and james lankford are still with me. let's talk about faith.ou both came to politics >>> welcome back. senators raphael warnock and james langford are still with me. let's talk about faith. you both came to politics from baptist ministries. and i wonder how that background has shaped your work now in congress. what would people learn if they got to sit in church with you all on sundays? how does that inform the type of politician you are, senator langford? >> have to tell you, when i accepted christ it was a simple thing for me to understand. i did make the universe, i'm not god, and i know i have seen in my life and i'm separated from god. so when i had christ in my life it was revolutionary event. that affects how i treat other people, that affects how i treat my life, my children, people i disagree with, my staff, it affects how i drive. i say to people a lot, on the faith issues, if you're faithfully affects what you do on sunday mornings, things really doing a we can, that's called a hobby. a faith is something that permeates every part of

republican senator james lankford in delaware. democratic senator chris called the charitable act changes that the bill would allow people who take the standard deduction on their taxes to also deduct their donations to charities. most people don't itemize their taxes. so there's no incentive to be able to give nonprofits through our tax code. lankford believes this can reduce government dependency. the safety net is not government. the first safety net. his family's second safe that our churches nonprofits. last year, americans gave half a trillion dollars to charities and we see our impact every single day and the 400 communities where we sarah fits with volunteers of america, supports the bill. >> we see any opportunity to incentivize people to give more of their money as a great way to democratize giving during the 2020 tax year a pandemic-related law. what none itemize ers deduct their charitable giving is from the year. lankford wants the bill passed before congress ends its session in just a few weeks. >> reporting in washi

lankford: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from oklahoma. mr. lankford: is the senate in a quorum call? the presiding officer: yes. mr. lankford: i ask unanimous consent to set it aside. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. lankford: mr. president, for over a year i have worked to get rid of a rule that is driving every one of my small businesses in oklahoma absolutely crazy. for a lot of americans that have no idea what the beneficial ownership rule is, if you own a small business in america, you definitely know. to say the -- to set the context for this, next we're we're supposed to take up the national defense authorization act. in 2021, a small little section was stuck in at the end, in the large national defense authorization, that was called the corporate transparency beneficial ownership act. that little bill was supposed to root out money laundering and fraud. what it has become has been a night player for -- a nightmare for every business owner in my state. if you

lankford: thank you. several years ago it was a december like this, there were big bills that were coming through the house and the senate, one of them being the national defense authorization, which passes every single year for the last six decades. stuck in that multi, multi, multi-page bill was a little piece on beneficial ownership. now or, most everybody just didn't notice what it would be, but in the past couple of years, the biden administration has released the rules for beneficial ownership and what will be required to be able to deal with, quote-unquote, opportunities for fraud. what it has become is a way to be able to get from every single small business in america tesh and i do need to emphasize, these are all small business; in fact, the smallest of the small businesses, every llc, every business owner in america a list of them -- of this,ary name, their date of birth and an i.d. number. that's simple. but then also a listing of all the senior officers of the company, someone who has authori

my dear friend james lankford, who i served on the border committee. while it isn't law today, perhaps parts will become law one day. senators rand paul, cynthia lummis, and at the very dear risk of damaging their careers, chris murphy, bryan schatz and patty murray. it has been an honor to work with these incredible senators. one of the first things i learned, senator jim risch told me this, you don't have to agree on everything, you just have to agree on some things. it's not worth getting angry about the things with which you disagree, it's better to focus on those areas where you can agree. so over these past six years i've been grateful to embrace the diversity of opinions in this body, to find solutions that reflect the complexity of our country and our democracy and to deliver meaningful, measurable results, to bring divides between tribes and federal stakeholders, to did heing nature -- did hes iing nature land, and safeguarding arizona families and making sure all that of us throughout this country can grow and thrive for generations to come.

a time or two where i barned in -- barged in here without one and almost got tackled by senator lankford once. but i got in and out. that's one thing i'm not going to change. i keep a tie in the cloakroom. and thank you again for keeping me dressed correctly when i need to be on the floor on occasions like this. it's been quite a run. it would be bittersweet -- it will be bittersweet to leave the place. thank you all for the enjoyment i've had here. madam president, i yield the fl prouder of him for all you have accomplished. wonderful to be your trend and colleague. mr. president, thank you very much, and to our colleagues that are coming in to join us, in just a few weeks i'mingif to step -- i'm going to step down as one of delaware's two united states senators, ending a half century of service in the united states navy and elected office. martha, my bride of 38, is sitting right up there and i will turn the page and hit the road together, visiting family members near and far, exploring parts of america that we have yet to see before beginning to think of new ways to serve the people o

a time or two where i barned in -- barged in here without one and almost got tackled by senator lankford once. but i got in and out. that's one thing i'm not going to change. i keep a tie in the cloakroom. and thank you again for keeping me dressed correctly when i need to be on the floor on occasions like this. it's been quite a run. it would be bittersweet -- it will be bittersweet to leave the place. thank you all for the enjoyment i've had here. madam president, i yield the madam president, i yield the pennsylvania democrat senator bob casey lost his re-electioned by to mccormick. mr. casey beat incumbent senator rick santorum before winning re-election twice. he recognized his family, staff members and capitol police and talked about his slative accomplishments. this is about 25 minutes and a conversation he had with us here at c-span will follow. final ti as a united states senator with a heart full of gratitude. when i was growing up in scranton, pennsylvania, my mother, ellen harding casey, would often say to my brothers, sisters, and me, quote, count your blessings. count your b

a time or two where i barned in -- barged in here without one and almost got tackled by senator lankford once. but i got in and out. that's one thing i'm not going to change. i keep a tie in the cloakroom. and thank you again for keeping me dressed correctly when i need to be on the floor on occasions like this. it's been quite a run. it would be bittersweet -- it will be bittersweet to leave the place. thank you all for the enjoyment i've had here. madam president, i yield the fl and it wouldn't speak to something like this and were aware of these reports and were aware and things that will be consistent esident, thank you. i rise today for the final time as a united states senator with a heart full of gratitude. when i was growing up in scranton, pennsylvania, my mother, ellen harding casey, would often say to my brothers, sisters, and me, quote, count your blessings. count your blessings. she would say that over and over again. so today i seek to do that on the floor of the united states senate. i begin with an expression of a deep abinding attitude to the people of pennsylvania, who

republican senator james lankford in delaware.senator chris called the charitable act changes that the bill would allow people who take the standard deduction on their taxes to also deduct their donations to charities. most people don't itemize their taxes. so there's no incentive to be able to give nonprofits through our tax code. lankford believes this can reduce government dependency. the safety net is not government. the first safety net is families second safety net. our churches nonprofits. last year americans gave half a trillion dollars to charities and we see our impact every single day and the 400 communities where we sarah fits with volunteers of america, supports the bill. >> we see any opportunity to incentivize people to give more of their money as a great way to democratize giving during the 2020 tax year a pandemic-related law. what none itemize ers deduct their charitable giving is from the year. langford wants the bill passed before congress ends its session in just a few weeks. >> reporting in washington reshad

a time or two where i barned in -- barged in here without one and almost got tackled by senator lankford once. but i got in and out. that's one thing i'm not going to change. i keep a tie in the cloakroom. and thank you again for keeping me dressed correctly when i need to be on the floor on occasions like this. it's been quite a run. it would be bittersweet -- it will be bittersweet to leave the place. thank you all for the enjoyment i've had here. madam president, i yield the announcer: pennsylvania democratic senator bob casey lost his reelection bid to public and david mccormick. this will end a senate career that began in 2006 when mr. casey beat senator rick santorum before winning reelection in 20 12 and 2018. next, his final floor speech. he recognized his family, staff members, and capitol police, and talked about his legislative accomplishments. this is about 25 minutes, and we will follow it with a conversation he had with us here at c-span. sen. casey: madam president, thank you. i rise today for the final time as united states senator with a heart full of gratitude. when i w

a time or two where i barned in -- barged in here without one and almost got tackled by senator lankford once. but i got in and out. that's one thing i'm not going to change. i keep a tie in the cloakroom. and thank you again for keeping me dressed correctly when i

a time or two where i barned in -- barged in here without one and almost got tackled by senator lankford once. but i got in and out. that's one thing i'm not going to change. i keep a tie in the cloakroom. and thank you again for keeping me dressed correctly when i need to be on the floor on occasions like this. it's been quite a run. it would be bittersweet -- it will be bittersweet to leave the place. thank you all for the enjoyment i've had here. madam president, i yield the announcer: pennsylvania democratic senator bob casey lost his reelection bid to public and david mccormick. this will end a senate career that began in 2006 when mr. casey beat senator rick santorum before winning reelection in 20 12 and 2018. next, his final floor speech. he recognized his family, staff members, and capitol police, and talked about his legislative accomplishments. this is about 25 minutes, and we will follow it with a conversation he had with us here at c-span. sen. casey: madam p

a time or two where i barned in -- barged in here without one and almost got tackled by senator lankford once. but i got in and out. that's one thing i'm not going to change. i keep a tie in the cloakroom. and thank you again for keeping me dressed correctly when i need to be on the floor on occasions like this. it's been quite a run. it would be bittersweet -- it will be bittersweet to leave the place. thank you all for the enjoyment i've had here. madam president, i yield the fl prouder of him for all you have accomplished. wonderful to be your trend and colleague. mr. president, thank you very much, and to our colleagues that are coming in to join us, in just a few weeks i'mingif to step -- i'm going to step down as one of delaware's two united states senators, ending a half century of service in the

lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schiff. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. a mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. the clerk: mr. paul voted in the affirmative. senators voting in the negative -- bennet, cantwell, cassidy, collins, fischer, graham, hyde-smith, king, markey, padilla, rounds, schatz, schumer, sinema, tillis, and it'll be the amendment and going for that. mr. president, i yield the floor. when social security trust fund becomes solvent, the fairies don't come back and replenish the social security trust fund. we don't have trust fund fai

a time or two where i barned in -- barged in here without one and almost got tackled by senator lankford once. but i got in and out. that's one thing i'm not going to change. i keep a tie in the cloakroom. and thank you again for keeping me dressed correctly when i need to be on the floor on occasions like this. it's been quite a run. it would be bittersweet -- it will be bittersweet to leave the place. thank you all for the enjoyment i've had here. madam president, i yield the madam president, i yield the pennsylvania democrat senator bob casey lost h

senator james lankford of oklahoma wants to ask kennedy about his abortion. kennedy has previously said that abortion should be out of the hands of the government entirely, but, while running his own campaign for president, he walked back that stance, saying it should be restricted after a certain number of weeks, frances? >> brie, thank you. >>> lawmakers are hoping to get more answers today about those mysterious drone sightings. the house intelligence committee will be briefed by the fbi and cia. this, as the federal government sent drone detectors to new jersey. nbc's tom costello is there. >> reporter: the flashing lights from thousands of reported drone sightings across the northeast may be coming into clearer focus. homeland security says infrared technology is now helping police on the ground identify drones in the air. in new jersey, the epicenter for most drone sightings for nearly a month, lawmakers continued demanding answers. >> i won't let the federal government insult the american people and claim they aren't seeing things that they're seeing w

a time or two where i barned in -- barged in here without one and almost got tackled by senator lankfordnce. but i got in and out. that's one thing i'm not going to change. i keep a tie in the cloakroom. and thank you again for keeping me dressed correctly when i need to be on the floor on occasions like this. it's been quite a run. it would be bittersweet -- it will be bittersweet to leave the place. thank you all for the enjoyment i've had here. madam president, i yield the fl >> c-span's "washington journal ." our live forum involving you to discuss the latest issues in government, politics, and public policy. from washington and across the country. coming up sunday morning, rand corporation senior policy researcher daniel gerstein talks security threats by unmanned aerial systems, also known as drones. then the executive director of the death penalty information center discusses calls for president biden to commute federal death sentences before president elect donald trump assumes office. c-span's "washington journal." join in the conversation live at 7:00 eastern on saturday mornin

i still lead my church, and i'm deeply honored to work with senator lankford. >> senator lankford, tellabout those conversations. how do you start the conversation of how to do more work together. >> i don't think of this as bipartisan work. this is american work. a lot of people just think of themselves first as human beings and neighbors, so what we are talking about is how to people who disagree sit down and figure it out? unfortunately, washington, d.c., is a mirror to the country. and typically -- what happens is, members get together, they see their differences and have arguments, let's just see, people who disagree, but the difference is we are not supposed to just come here and figure out how to be bipartisan, we have to figure out how to solve problems. 435 in the house who disagree have to sit down and be grown-ups and say, let's figure it out. >> do you feel like you're in the minority of people figuring it out right now in washington because across the country, relationship, conversations are fractured? >> conversations are fractured. i don't think i'm in the minority, i thi

i still lead my church, and i'm deeply honored to work with senator lankford. >> senator lankford, telle about those conversations. how do you start the conversation of how to do more work together. >> i don't think of this as bipartisan work. this is american work. a lot of people just think of themselves first as human beings and neighbors, so what we are talking about is how to people who disagree sit down and figure it out? unfortunately, washington, d.c., is a mirror to the country. and typically -- what happens is, members get together, they see their differences and have arguments, let's just see, people who disagree, but the difference is we are not supposed to just come here and figure out how to be bipartisan, we have to figure out how to solve problems. 435 in the house who disagree have to sit down and be grown-ups and say, let's figure it out. >> do you feel like you're in the minority of people figuring it out right now in washington because across the country, relationship, conversations are fractured? >> conversations are fractured. i don't think i'm in the minority, i t

my guest this morning, republican senator james lankford of oklahoma, and democratic senator raphael warnock of georgia, the only two members of clergy serving in the u.s. senate, both baptist ministers, but from polar opposites in both theology and politics. plus, steve kornacki looks for cracks in the polarization to the things that bring americans together. it's all ahead. this sunday on a very special edition of meet the press, and you can watch meet the press right here on nbc bay area. that is this sunday, 8 a.m, right after today in the bay. the retail landscape of union square is changing and hopefully improving, too. the city's vacant to vibrant economic development program is filling large, vacant spaces around union square with smaer pop up shops and offering them a year to operate rent free. nbc bay area's emma gaugh takes us inside union square's newest business, working to help move the city forward. taylor j. an oakland based fashion brand has its grand opening in san francisco tomorrow. one of several new pop ups filling vacant storefronts around union square. ten yea

raphael warnock of georgia and james lankford of oklahoma compared u.s.olitical polarization to family dynamics in an interview with meet the press. the comments from the only two ordained ministers in the senate, the nation grapples with a divisive post election ideological divide. let's look at some clips from that conversation on nbc's meet the press last sunday. [video] >> do you have conversations about how you can restore bipartisanship? >> absolutely. i can tell you me and i'm sure senator lankford would degree it's as basic as the american public. e pluribus unum. we have differences of opinion. the issue is our humanity and trying to build and strengthen the american family. that is the spirit i come to this work. it was informed by my years as a pastor. i am deeply honored to work with senator lankford in this weekend recent days to think about how to do more work together. >> senator lankford told me about the conversations. how do you start the conversation? >> i don't think of this as a partisan work. it's american work. most people don't thi

raphael warnock of georgia and james lankford of oklahoma compared u.s.olitical polarization to family dynamics in an interview with meet the press. the comments from the only two ordained ministers in the senate, the nation grapples with a divisive post election ideological divide. let's look at some clips from that conversation on nbc's meet the press last sunday. [video] >> do you have conversations about how you can restore bipartisanship? >> absolutely. i can tell you me and i'm sure senator lankford would degree it's as basic as the american public. e pluribus unum. we have differences of opinion. the issue is our humanity and trying to build and strengthen the american family. that is the spirit i come to this work. it was informed by my years as a pastor. i am deeply honored to work with senator lankford in this weekend recent days to think about how to do more work together. >> senator lankford told me about the conversations. how do you start the conversation? >> i don't think of this as a partisan work. it's american work. most people don't thi

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lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. >> it's not entirely clear yet how and when congress will conclude its end-of-the-year business but when the senate does adjourn, i will just about marked the end of my tenure as a republican leader . i've made it this clear this year that our colleagues haven't seen the last of me . i still fully intend to keep frustrating my critics in the years ahead. but while i still command this particular podium, i thought i might make afew observations i've picked up along the way . folks come to washington to do one of two things. either to make a point or to make a difference. to make a point or to make a difference. it's usually not that hard to tell who is doing which. especially in situations like the one we are in right now. the people who are here to make a difference recognize pretty quickly you never get everything you want but often you can get quite a lot. and the folks who prefer to make a point have a funny habit of reminding us out l

lankford is live with colleagues and he'll tell us about their plan this morning.trump says everybody now wants to be his friend. what a turnaround from a couple years ago, president-elect holding first post-election news conference after securing a deal with the firm sast bank, how big tech and media are rushing to be in his good graces. plus, chaos in the windy city, chicago residents removed from chambers amid outrage over their nayor's giant budget. an alderman calls it a train wreck, he joins us to explain live. and one four-year-old girl made the most of her school christmas performance, she joins us after she made a bold statement that made the moment viral and let's see how she is today. ainsley will be interviewing her in a couple hours on "fox and friends." join ainsley, and me top of the hour. you are watch ing "fox and friends first." >> carley: president-elect trump's h hmple s secretary r.f.k. jr. will be back on the hill talking to lawmakers today. trump's pick to lead the small business administration, kelly loeffler will also be meeting with lawmak

lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. see an ability they have right now to get loans from the bank and lenders to put their crops in the ground, to put the seats in the ground in the spring cilia to take care of that and we did. we are excited about this outcome tonight. we are grateful that everyone stuck together to do the right thing the last orderll of busins for the year is done and we are set up for a big and important new start in january. we can't wait to get to that point. we encourage swift passage in the senate now but they need to do their job is the house just in and we will all go home. i want to wish everybody a merry christmas and happy hanukkah and happy holidays and a happy new year and we will see you when we get back. so we, i was in constant contact with president trump throughout this process and spoke with him most recently 45 minutes ago. he knew exactly what we were doing and why and this is a good outcome for the country. i think he's certainly happy about the outcome is well-paid elon musk and

doge caucus held the first caucus more than 60 members attended including three democrats, james lankfordtwo bills to cut government waste one addressing an appointment fraud debit the statute of limitation of covered covid-19 recovery front you have a bill that would allow the president to cut any amount of funding from any program without congressional approval, the federal government has to spend the full amount allocated by congress every year, tell us about this and how you think this actually could be positive in terms of cutting waste. >> the power of them, has been a presidential authority for the first two centuries, 200 years of our country and in 1974 congress passed the impoundment control act which will seriously limit the president's ability to cut spending think of it like this if congress appropriates $10 million for a specific program and the president can accomplish the program was $7 million and save 3000030% should he have the authority to do that. he does under the constitution to do that. in 1974 congress unnecessarily and unconstitutionally limited the authority and

lankford: wonderful counselor, mighty god, ever lasting father, prince of peace, the one who holds the government on your shoulders, we are grateful for all the joy of this christmas season, when we were arrogant, powerless and without hope, you came. the first christmas you set the example of humility. you are the suffering servant who loved us, foregave us when we could bring you nothing. we could never say thank you enough. i pray a blessing on the senators who are retiring from the senate this week. in the days ahead help them to hear your voice and to know your affection. i pray for my friend, chaplain barry black, and his family as they care for him. give him rest, healing, fresh insight into your word, and vision for the days ahead. father, you told us that when we lack wisdom, we should ask you. we're asking now. as we start this day, we do not know how it will end, but we are fixing our eyes on you and we're asking for your help. if you could guide wise men from the east with a star, you can certainly guide us with your wisdom and with your presence. today would you give us th

senator james lankford telling politico, he was convinced after meeting with kennedy that he would falle trump administration's abortion stance. what would it look like, madam secretary, for these republican senators to be properly pushing and questioning the incoming secretary? >> so i've listened to what they've been saying. most of them have not said they're going to vote for confirmation. i actually believe that the confirmation process will be much more rigorous than the kinds of friendly conversations with rfkj. let's wait and see what comes out in the confirmation process. remember, it's not the health committee, it's the finance committee. and they will be much tougher, both republicans and democrats, in asking his positions and also his qualifications. after all, he has no management experience. if you look at who the republicans have appointed over the years, two governors, tommy tomson and mike levitt, and one very experienced health care management, alex cesar during the bush administration. then went to a drug company, eli lilly, headed eli lilly u.s.a., then became secreta

we came pretty close with senator lankford and senator sinema and the last congress.n differently than we did the first time. molly: you won by a solid margin there in california. you seem to be listening to your constituents. if you had one more prediction to make the lawmakers in california that have the power to pushback, to the trump proofing that some of them have promised. is there some part of that where you can see collaboration happening? >> maybe around the farmworkers critical to california's economy. maybe there's a way to work together on that. i would also say california's border has challenges as well. drug cartels et cetera share a big border with mexico. maybe there are places to work to that would be a wonderful place to start. congressman trent to thank you very much and they give are joining us. >> thank you, happy new year. sue for the sports world is mourning the loss of a tv legend greg gumbel has passed away after a fight with cancer but he was a familiar face and voice to nfl ncaa final four fans as announcement studio host for cbs, nbc and es

kristen welker was interviewing raphael warnock and james lankford together.sle but both came from baptist ministries. it was a fascinating conversation about faith and bipartisanship. watch the whole thing online if you have a chance. i wanted to leave you with what senator warnock had to say. >> what i encourage you to do, especially in this season, to look toward one another, rather than figure out -- rather than thinking how we can hurt one another. how we can pray with one another, rather than pray on one another. and you know, i still have great hope for this country. we approach this work with a degree of humility. the recognition we don't know everything. things we can't see based on where we're sitting right now in this room. things you're seeing where you're sitting that i don't see and vice versa. so we have to talk to one another. in this christmas season, i have to tell you, my favorite christmas hymn is "oh holy night." there's this line that says his law is love and his gospel is peace. i hope that as lawmakers, as citizens that we would be guid

and then remember the horrid lankford schumer immigration bill that we fought against? well, the establishment they've always, always feared the dissemination of the truth. and trump, they hate him because he's an outspoken leader. he's a truth teller and a truth seeker. had he not spoken out against the spending bill last night and elon musk and vance and vivek not revealed what was in that bill for just regular people who don't have time to focus on this, it would have surely been, you know, i think charged to the tab of the taxpayer right now. it would already be a done deal. so that in itself is a victory. so this process is ugly. it's very ugly. you heard chad describing it early on. spending is not supposed to happen this way. congress is supposed to pass 12 discrete spending bills. not this nonsense, but what does this episode show us? well, it shows us that this is the way they like it, because then there's no transparency. they don't want any transparency. they like it this way, at least most of them do. but it also shows us that from sanctuary cities to fulton

senator james lankford is a founding member ever the congressional doge caucus he joins us right nowrs there in washington. senator, good morning to you. >> good morning. merry christmas to you. >> steve: you are the perfect guy to be on this. because, for years, have you had the federal funnellables books where you detailed all the government waste. so, today, are all the house members and senators going to say elon and vivek, here's a list of stuff to start cutting. >> that's pretty much where house working on theirs and we are working on ours and working to try to separate the pile of government waste in two stacks. what can the executive branch do on be their own by declaring agencies need to be more efficient. we know what is our job and their job and take off on it. something i literally worked on 10 years. good to be able to get the initiative going right now to be able to say let's work on this. honestly, steve, this shouldn't be a partisan issue. >> steve: right. >> everyone should work on government waste. >> steve: right. if we're going to send our money to washington. nob

lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative -- baldwin, bennet, blumenthal, booker, butler, cantwell, cardin, collins, cortez masto, duckworth, fetterman, heinrich, helmy, hirono, kaine, murphy, murray, ossoff, reed, rosen, sanders, tester, warner, warren, welch and whitehouse. the clerk: mr. lujan, aye. mr. warnock, aye. mr. moran -- senators voting in the negative -- blackburn, boozman, braun, budd, cassidy, cornyn, cotton, cramer, daines, fischer,

my guest this morning, republican senator james lankford of oklahoma, and democratic senator raphael warnock of georgia, the only two members of clergy serving in the u.s. senate, both baptist ministers, but from polar opposites in both theology and politics. plus, steve kornacki looks for cracks in the polarization to the things that bring americans together. it's all ahead on a very today, the super bowl of surfing, the wororld's best big wave surfers are gathered on the hawaiian island of oahu for the eddie aikau big wave invitational, and a bay area athlete is going to be a part of it. in the 40 year history of the eddie, as it's known, this is only the 11th time it's happening. it's kind of like mavericks when the swell comes in. the contest is called. it's happening on the north shore of oahu at waimea bay. this is video from thursday evening as that swell started to move in. the surf contest is named in honor of eddie aikau. he was a legendary hawaiian waterman who was the first lifeguard on hawaii's on oahu's north shore. this year, san francisco native bianca valenti is hopi

let's bring back in retired fbi special agent daniel bruner and criminology professor adam lankford. daniel, we heard from the chief there that identifying a motive is a top priority. what's clear is that they have some idea here, but they don't want to disclose it because he was saying it appears it's a combination of factors. they don't want to jeopardize. i think it was they said the cooperation that they're getting. so what is your read on that. is that the cooperation of of parents, of students? what do you think? >> well, it's a combination of things. parents, students, her peers. they want to make sure that that people can feel confident to come to law enforcement and that a lot of these information won't be leaked. they a lot of people are nervous to be associated with her, obviously, because of the negative connotation surrounding her, her family and the community. so they want to make sure that they feel confident that information that's provided to the investigators remains confidential. as part of the investigation. there was very little information regarding the details

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lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr.ley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. vote: the clerk: mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative -- baldwin, booker, cantwell, hassan, klobuchar, lujan, murray, ossoff, stabenow, warren, warren. senators voting in the negative -- barrasso, blackburn, cornyn, cotton, crapo, hagerty, hyde-smith, lankford, lee, rubio, schmitt, wicker. the clerk: mr. hawley, no. the clerk: mr. heinrich, aye. the clerk: mr. wyden, aye. mrs. fischer, no. right young will. they tend to be bold and patriotic. i hav

he's going into a meeting with senator james lankford. pam, i mean, these are some very critical meetings for rfk jr.. for all the talk of pete hegseth, a lot of concerns about his views that he's voiced over the years, about vaccines and so on. >> yeah. that's right. not just from democrats, but also from republicans. they want to hear from him directly because we know what he has said in his past about vaccines, making false claims, linking vaccines to autism. there was a report in the new york times that his lawyer tried to get the fda to reverse approval of the polio vaccine. he just said yesterday he's all for the polio vaccine, but there's lots of valid questions that senators are going to be asking him, no doubt. >> yeah, i'm sure those hearings are going to be very contentious. take it away, pam. have a great show. >> all right. thanks, jim. appreciate it. >> this morning we have some new details coming in about the deadly school shooting in wisconsin. >> what we're learning about the victims and the shooter. we'll also get reacti

he's going into a meeting with senator james lankford.am, i mean, these are some very critical meetings for rfk jr.. for all the talk of pete hegseth, a lot of concerns about his views that he's voiced over the years, about vaccines and so on. >> yeah. that's right. not just from democrats, but also from republicans. they want to hear from him directly because we know what he has said in his past about vaccines, making false claims, linking vaccines

senator james lankford from oklahoma, telling fox news digital that he is going to be meeting with kennedyis week. trump actually justpoke at mar-a-lago just moments ago, and we carried that live on our air. and he was saying during this press conference that kennedy is actually less radical than many people might expect. so it will be interesting to see with that how that plays out. we also saw president elect trump meeting and attending the army-navy football game with several other nominees, including pete hegseth for secretary of defense as well as elon musk. so it's been a very busy few weeks, no doubt continuing as we are now just days away, really, from president elect trump assuming presidency on january 20th. >> yeah, just just a few weeks away from now. stephanie quinn, you with live now from fox. thank you so much for joining us and providing your insight into some of the big stories happening today and this week. we appreciate your time. >> president elect trump also took to social media to signal that there could be a change coming to daylight saving. he's the latest to call f

. >> joining us now is criminology professor adam lankford of the university of alabama and former new york police detective sergeant felipe rodriguez. he's also an adjunct professor at john jay college of criminal justice. thank you both for being with us. felipe, you just heard mangione attorney there casting doubt on some of the science behind the evidence that police say connects mangione to the scene. is that science credible? >> the science is credible. >> but you got to remember his number one responsibility is to do what? cast doubt. cast doubt on how the evidence was collected. to make sure that we don't have the situation with cross-contamination could have occurred. cast doubt on the partial fingerprint saying that you know what? this just aren't enough ridges. whorls, you know, to make sure that we have a positive identification. he's trying to pick it apart just from the beginning, and that's the job of a defense attorney. >> yeah. and also, i wonder. adam, there's so much. and it's hard to say, but it's true. there's popularity for this suspect. we're seeing that you hear

lankford. mr. lee. the clerk: mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schiff. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. vote: swearingen here. [inaudible] >> okay. [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] >> i have taken it. >> okay. raise your right hand. will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and,hi domestic. you will take this obligation freely without any mental reservation you will well and faithfully upon which you are about to enter so help