chair ernst: thank you, ranking member markey.t i would like to recognize senator britt from alabama to introduce our nominees. sen. britt: thank you, chair ernst and ranking member markey, and members of the committee. it's an honor to be here with you today to introduce my friend. she is president trump's nominee to be administrator of the small business administration. former u.s. senator kelly loeffler. and a prolific job creator and entrepreneur, and in quintessential american success story. kelly grew up in the family farm, became the first in her family to earn a college degree, and worked her way up to the highest levels of business. she joined intercontinental exchange when it had under 100 employees, then spent nearly 20 years building it into a global powerhouse and a fortune 500 company. she went on to found that, and as its ceo and first employee, she laid the foundation to take the company public in just three years. since leaving the senate in 2001, she has been devoted her time to running a voter registration nonpr

senator ed markey, democrat of massachusetts. thank you for being with us. we watch the plane about to touch down, when you think of president carter tell us what you remember the most? >> i think about a man who now is viewed as a great president. the camp david accords. israel and egypt, the superfund program to clean up hazardous waste sites across the country. wind and solar as part of the energy mix to deal with pollution in the air and the greenhouse gases that are causing climate change. the work that he did to create a department of education, a department of energy. in order to look ahead and lead the way for our nation. he always did so with concern for those who are the least tri out the attitudes of jesus christ. blessed are the peacemakers, blessed are the poor. blessed are the sick. lesson are those that are the most vulnerable. that's what jimmy carter was every day that he was president and every day for the rest of his life after he left the presidency. just an incredible american citizen. >> becoming a covenant first and then president. eve

senator markey. sen. markey: thank you, congressman chair. congressman zeldin, in 2016 in a congressional debate, you said, quote, there are many different ways that we can be better stewards of our environment. the key is to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels, to become more environmentally friendly and to pursue clean and green energy. do you still believe, mr. zeldin, that it's our job to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels? mr. zeldin: ideally, senator, to the extent that -- first off, i support all of the above energy. sen. markey: no, i didn't ask you that. do you believe it's imperative, using your words, reduce our reliance on fossil fuels, do you still believe that? mr. zeldin: considering all factors in an ideal world, we would be able to pursue always the cleanest, greenest energy sources possible. sen. markey: i'm not hearing you agree with lee zeldin in 2016 so means we're in a completely different context for your nomination hearing. do you see the fires in l.a. right now? did you see the storms ripple through georgia and throu

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markey, no. mr. kelly, no. mr. schiff, no. mr. cotton, aye. mr. blumenthal, no. the clerk: mr. murphy, no. mr. hawley, aye. the clerk: mrs. britt, aye. the clerk: mr. justice, aye. mr. risch, aye. mr. grassley, aye. the clerk: whitehouse, no. mr. husted, aye. mr. welch, no. mr. tuberville, aye. mr. bennet, no. the clerk: mr. kennedy, aye. the clerk: ms. hirono, no. the clerk: mr. scott of south carolina, aye. mr. booker, no. the clerk: mr. sullivan, aye. the clerk: ms. slotkin, aye. the clerk: mr. coons, no. ms. cantwell, no. the clerk: mr. cramer, aye. the clerk: mr. hoeven, aye. the clerk: mr. hagerty, aye. the clerk: mr. cassidy, aye. mr. young, aye. the presiding officer: the yeas are 59, the nays are 34. the nomination is confirmed. mr. thune: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. thune: i ask unanimous consent that with respect to the nome nomination, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table that the mandatory quorum call with respect to the bessent nomination be waived. the presiding officer: is there objection? without

but senator markey insists lawmakers the more time to find a better solution. we need hearings.need to understand this issue better so that we can come to a better decision in this balance between national security and free speech and the world. >> a tiktok place in our economy as well. president r% elect donald trump has also expressed a desire to keep tiktok around. we'll take a look at take time. >> you know, i have a warm spot in my heart but the ban is set to take place the day before he takes office. so it's not clear he has the power to stop it. the supreme court is weighing a challenge to the tiktok law and could issue a decision any day now in washington. i'm hannah brandt. >> still ahead, a major milestone in the north bay as bryn county welcomes its first ever black supervisor. he tells us his vision for the tells us his vision for the region being sworn in. my mental health was better. but uncontrollable movements called td,tardive dyskinesia, started disrupting my day. td felt embarrassing. i felt like disconnecting. i asked my doctor about treating my td, and learn

senator markey. sen. markey: yesterday, under oath, you told my colleagues on the senate finance committee that when you went to samoa in june of 2019 it "had nothing to do with vaccines." will you confirm today that the trip had nothing to do with vaccines? mr. kennedy: my purpose in going there had nothing to do with vaccines. sen. markey: i have in my hand a blog post in 2021 in which you say the anti-vaccine group children's help defense, which you ran, offered to fund the trip to samoa. in the same post you state that the trip was ultimately arranged by an anti-vaccine activist. during the trip, you met with an activist who later compared to vaccine mandates to nazi germany. during that trip you discussed vaccines with the prime minister and director general of health of samoa, the director general of health said that you specifically discussed your views on vaccine safety fears. with unanimous consent, i will submit those blog posts, mr. chairman, into the record. chair cassidy: without objection. s

and representative ed markey, now senator markey, came up with a bill, and he said 16. he wasn't sure, but he thought 16 was a reasonable compromise. lobbyists pushed it down to 13 and gutted enforcement. so the way the law is written, companies like meta and snap, as long as they don't know that the child is under 13, then they're not responsible. so the companies are motivated to not know. congress set us up for this. not only did they say there'll be no age enforcement, but they said, "oh, and by the way, "companies can do whatever they want to kids, "and they can't be sued. "they can show them whatever they want, can't be sued." and that's section 230, the communications decency act. - that's what i was gonna ask you, is there, what other, what is the reform to section 230 that would be relevant in protecting children? - so, obviously you couldn't have an internet, you couldn't have social media if they could be sued for defamation every time someone defamed somebody. so the original intent was reasonable. unfortunately, the way it's been, the way it's developed and

senator markey. sen. markey: thank you, chairman. mr. lutnick, welcome. president trump's budget office issued a memo that directed agencies to cut off all federal spending. all federal spending. outside of payments to individuals. the trump administration issued this order even though the spending was authorized and appropriated by congress, and intended to benefit the american people. a bargain was struck here with the article one power of the purse. the benefit is supposed to flow to the american people. the freeze could affect semiconductor groups, broadband groups, fisheries, disaster relief, habitat conservation. all programs in the department of commerce. do you believe this action by president was lawful? mr. lutnick: i rely on the president. if his advisers say it was, then i will rely on him. in his advisers. sen. markey: that is an unacceptable response, because this action has caused mass confusion, disrupted critical payment systems, and violated directly federal spending statutes passed out of this committee and the congress. so, how can we

markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. mccormick. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. marino. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schiff. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of souths. carolina. mrs. shaheen. mr. she he. miss slotkin. mrs. smith. mr. thune mr. tillis. mr. turberville. mr. vane. hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. >> a quorum is present. a quorum is a president present. how to preserve the leadership time is reserve the senate will be in the period of morning businesspe with the senators permitted to speak and they're in for up to 10 minutes each. the majority leader will then calling up. i'm not going to read. [laughter] majority leader. >> not a present asking a subset of the sea of consideration as friends one comment which was submitted earlier today. >> clerk for pope reports a resolution for. s >> s rez one

senator ed markey, thank you so much for joining us this morning. appreciate your time, kate. >> and coming up, there's much more to be done on that and questions around it. the billionaires in the president's corner, what people are now expecting to come from the relationship that was on full display yesterday between donald trump and tech ceos. plus, why a new study says that those two wildly popular drugs that have all been all about weight loss may have health benefits far beyond that. we'll be right back. >> have i got news for you? it's back for a new season, whether you like it or not. >> are those the only two choices? >> yes. you like it or you don't? >> i'm on the fence. >> this is going to be a long season. >> have i got news for you returns february 15th on cnn, ontario, canada. >> your third largest trading partner and number one export destination for 17 states. our economic partnership keeps millions of americans working. we're here right by your side. >> my mental health was better, but uncontrollable movements called td tardive dysk

markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. mccormick. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. moreno. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. 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. mr. sheehy. ms. slotkin. ms. smith. mr. sullivan. 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. the clerk: mr. young. the vice president: a quorum is present. the vice president: a quorum is present. under the previous order, the leadership is reserved. the senate will be in a period offed morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. the majority leader will then begin calling up -- the majority leader. mr. thune: madam president, i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to consideration of s. res. 1, which was submitted earlier today. the vice president: the

cory booker, chris van hollen, ed markey, senator markey of massachusetts has a has a bill. there is a 90 day window that they can invoke. but he markey has a bill for another nine months, which would give tiktok another 90. >> the idea because of the economic, the economic and the cultural and political backlash and the political backlash, backlash outweighs the national security at this point that they are so worried about what's happening in their base that they're concerned about, you know, what would the fallout is for them personally? and we are talking about 170 million users. >> well, it is remarkable how the politics have reversed on this, right? this is something that passed on a huge bipartisan vote, with both parties agreeing that this was something that had to happen. but but, you know, the company has always felt that they had the leverage in this situation because of that massive user base, because of the massive cultural power that they have. so they have been engaged in a game of chicken with the united states government because they believed it would get to

but senator markey insists lawmakers the more time to find a better solution. we need hearings. we need to understand this issue better so that we can come to a better decision in this balance between national security and free speech and the world. >> a tiktok place in our economy as well. president elect donald trump has also expressed a desire to keep tiktok around. we'll take a look at take time. >> you know, i have a warm spot in my heart but the ban is set to take place the day before he takes office. so it's not clear he has the power to stop it. the supreme court is weighing a challenge to the tiktok law and could issue a decision any day now in washington. i'm hannah brandt. >> still ahead, a police chase coming to a fiery conclusion after a driver had police going the wrong way. this happened on highway 101, in the north bay. >> dramatic video here of a police pursuit on highway 101 in marin county. chp chasing a car driving the wrong way. i want to one in sandra fell. police say they use this helicopter to follow the car going the wrong way. there. sandra helped polic

but senator markey insists lawmakers the more time to find a better solution. we need hearings. we need to understand this issue better so that we can come to a better decision in this balance between national security and free speech and the world. >> a tiktok place in our economy as well. president elect donald trump has also expressed a desire to keep tiktok around. we'll take a look at take time. >> you know, i have a warm spot in my heart but the ban is set to take place the day before he takes office. so it's not clear he has the power to stop it. the supreme court is weighing a challenge to the tiktok law and could issue a decision any day now in washington. i'm hannah brandt. >> still ahead here, 3 israel, hamas have agreed. >> and a cease-fire and a hostage deal due speak with a former israeli intelligence officials about where things stand now. and the latest on more possible school closures across the bay area. parents and teachers say they're worried about kids. futures. plus an effort to welcome students into a positive atmosphere after they were atmosphere after th

markey called on the president to enact a 90 day extension. instead, the law allows for a onetime extension. senate democratic leader chuck schumer says for the sake of ted talks, 170 million users that will work with the trump administration and with both parties to keep tiktok alive. right now the supreme court is deliberating whether or not to uphold or strike down the ban or potentially allow a delay. the justices are expected to hand down a ruling any day now. >> for now in washington, raquel martin, back to you. >> thanks, raquel. still ahead, grant colfax the director of san francisco's health department has just announced he's resigning. what we're learning about his departure. plus and award-winning cartoonist here with area ties was arrested in sacramento county. what he's accused of doing and that it's serving crime in the bay area cemetery after hundreds of items were stolen. (vo) fargo is your virtual assistant from wells fargo. (woman) oh, come on! come on! (vo) fargo lets you do this: (woman) fargo, turn off my debit card! (woma

he's joined senator ed markey introducing legislation to extend the deadline 270 days. action is taken. that ban takes effect sunday. >> at number six, there's a two car crash in san jose on westbound 237 before zanker road. it's blocking the two left lanes and the traffic is backed up to 880. >> number seven, bad bunny has announced his first residency and it's in his native puerto rico. the 21 day event kicks off on july 11th, with the first nine shows reserved exclusively for residents of the island. those tickets go on sale tomorrow. dates for shows in other countries will be revealed later this year. >> that's really cool. he's doing that. yeah. >> really neat. i like that. >> speaking of residency. yeah, there could be like you mentioned earlier, i don't know, floating. >> i don't know. >> beyonce pushed her announcement for totally reasonable. yes. no justifications, but i don't know. i'm just hoping for something. >> and we're saying she's in vegas. >> what? i wouldn't be mad at it. >> i mean, what could it be like, carmen sandiego? this morning we're going to f

but senator markey insists lawmakers the more time to find a better solution. we need hearings.nderstand this issue better so that we can come to a better decision in this balance between national security and free speech and the world. >> a tiktok place in our economy as well. president elect donald trump has also expressed a desire to keep tiktok around. we'll take a look at take time. >> you know, i have a warm spot in my heart but the ban is set to take place the day before he takes office. so it's not clear he has the power to stop it. the supreme court is weighing a challenge to the tiktok law and could issue a decision any day now in washington. i'm hannah brandt. >> red food, dye number 3 is now banned nationwide. why the fda made this decision. plus official show of support the official show of support the outside pol with dupixent, stay ahead of moderate-to-severe eczema. as you welcome the feeling of touch with clearer skin and less itch. the #1 prescribed biologic by dermatologists and allergists, helps heal your skin from within. severe allergic reactions can occur.

and joining us now is massachusetts democratic senator ed markey, a member of the health committee.here. as you know, i don't have to tell you, senator, medicare medicaid alone covers 72 million people, people of limited means, low income individuals, both adults and children. letitia james said unequivocally, our medicaid reimbursement system is locked. what can you tell us about what's going on in massachusetts and your reaction to it? >> well. >> across the nation. 80% of. >> all people. >> in nursing homes are on medicaid. >> we have a name for those people. >> they're called grandma. >> and grandpa, and 50% of. >> them have alzheimer's. >> when there is. >> an attack. >> on medicaid. >> it goes. >> to our most vulnerable. >> seniors in nursing homes. >> with alzheimer's. >> it also goes. >> to the most vulnerable children. >> in massachusetts. but across the entire country. and when the portals to medicaid aid is frozen, well, that's casting a pall, a shadow. >> over a. lifeline for. >> seniors, for kids. >> for families. >> all across our country. >> and that. is only. >> the

markey called on the president to enact a 90 day extension.tead, the law allows for a onetime extension. senate democratic leader chuck schumer says for the sake of ted talks, 170 million users that will work with the trump administration and with both parties to keep tiktok alive. right now the supreme court is deliberating whether or not to uphold or strike down the ban. >> or potentially allow a delay. the justices are expected to hand down a ruling any day now for now in washington, raquel martin, back to you. >> it's switching gears to talk about the weather at this beautiful shot here at downtown san francisco. the sun just hitting the sales force tower. just try to kind of look like the full moon did earlier in the week. glimmering just and just being beautiful out there. good all san francisco. we do that. we've got the vis says i've got them for you today. they're beautiful blue skies, everybody all the way from san jose to half moon bay and everywhere in between. it's just really nice out there. temperatures really warm to take a loo

democratic senator edward markey plans to introduce the extend the tiktok deadline act, which would give an additional 270 days. markey stressed the platform's importance as one of a one of a kind information hub, and a business builder for thousands of americans. republican senator rand paul and democratic. congressman ro khanna say the ban would violate the first amendment. all right. before kickoff against the minnesota vikings and last night's final wild card game, the los angeles rams paid tribute to first responders and those affected by southern california's deadly wildfires. >> at this time. >> please stand and join us in a moment of silent reflection for the victims of the entire southern california community. >> the game was supposed to be played in los angeles county, but the game was moved to state farm stadium in arizona due to the fires. the hometown arizona cardinals painted the field and end zone in the rams blue and yellow colors. 45,000 rams fans made the trip to watch their team win 27 to 9. to advance. >> they look good. >> you said that with surprise. >> i mean, they

i should have said ed markey. senator, thank you so much for being with us. if tiktok shuts down in the u.s. on on sunday, what will the impact of that be? >> the impact would be dramatic. there are 170 million users of tiktok in the united states. >> 7 million businesses use tiktok in the united states. >> all across california. >> right now, families businesses are using tiktok to create communities to try to deal with the tragedy that continues to unfold. >> so if there is in fact a ban, if tiktok goes dark on sunday, it's going to have significant, significant impact in our country. i think older people just don't understand the role which tiktok plays in the culture of people in our country under the age of 40. it is deeply embedded into our country, and that's why i'm going to on the floor of the senate today, make a unanimous consent request to pass my legislation to give tiktok another 270 days to negotiate a resolution of this issue. but it would just absolutely be a very significant moment in the history of communications in our country to have a si

there's some on the left, like ed markey up for reelection, who is pushing to delay this tiktok ban. so trump may be on a bit of a little bit of an island, maybe some support from people like rand paul or ed markey. but the more mainstream republicans and democrats are going to push back. >> he's on an island with american teenagers and 20 somethings. exactly. >> and he's happy, probably happy with that. >> yeah. that's right. >> that's right. yeah. which explains that. which explains a lot. but just to show you, maybe congress is out of step with the american public. look at the vote that that happened last year. significant number of democrats and republicans overwhelming. now, this has rolled into a larger bill. but this was in there. and it just shows you we know where congress is on this. even if the american public hundred members of congress, 170 million americans. >> yes. >> well, including marco rubio, his incoming secretary of state, who was one of the first members of congress to push a tiktok ban. he may be the very first person confirmed into the new trump cabinet. and r

democratic senator ed markey of massachusetts is with us now. that's an effort that did not succeed last night. senator, i wonder what you think about this new plan where obviously the biden administration wants this ban to proceed. but there's this one day overlap. they're not going to enforce it while they're waiting for trump to take power. >> yeah. look at the the issue is this 170 million americans use tiktok. 7 million american businesses use tiktok all across southern california right now, there are angelenos building new communities, trying to keep their small businesses alive. >> if this goes dark, the consequences are catastrophic for communities not just in los angeles, but all across our nation. >> so this is the challenge. so president biden gave a little bit of breathing room. >> but remember, the fine and the companies that will be fined oracle, apple, google. >> the fine is $800 billion for a violation of the law. so i've been calling for more time. we need to, in fact, ensure that tiktok is just not shut down on sunday. i brough

. >> but many, like markey, have been preparing for this outcome. >> right now, i'm primarily focusing>> do you think one or the other has more promise? >> facebook and snapchat. snapchat. they've made a way to where you can post your content like it's kind of like tiktok, and then you still have like, stories. so there's multiple ways to try and monetize yourself. >> many content creators are moving to tiktok. alternative apps like chinese owned red note became the most popular app in the apple app store this week. >> i'm on red now. i'm learning chinese right now. >> what's going through your head? >> it's going kind of crazy because, you know, i've spent maybe 4 or 5 years building a platform that changed my life. it's kind of heartbreaking. i'm trying to soak that in. >> our thanks to austin when we come back. yo no tengo mi sol me peso en la luna. bad bunny sold out residency in puerto rico in support of his latest album. what makes it an extra special what makes it an extra special gift to hisis. but thanks to skyrizi and clearer skin--i'm all in. with skyrizi, i saw dramatically

>> well, first of all, senator markey, senator booker, a group of us wanted a delay to find a legitimate american buyer. for exo where trump would step in and try to do something to wire a deal between china and. and elon musk is big contributor. that would look pretty corrupt to me. and i'm going to be watching out for that. >> what about the supreme court, which ruled that the law does not violate the free speech rights of tiktok users? but you're concerned about first amendment violations. how so? >> well, i've always felt the founding fathers in their writings. alex always said that the first amendment was the most important amendment. it was actually more important than government in many of their writings. so you start with the proposition that we want to have those voices. we want to have the first amendment being secure. i do think that china represents a very real threat. that's why i've been leading the push to consult a typhoon. but striking a balance is something that's doable. but you have to have a transparent process. find a good american owner. that's what senator markey,

to to viewers of the show, a very staunch ally of donald trump's, he was pushing back against ed markey when they were trying to pass a delay to this and to to prolong this, and he was saying, no, we passed this because we have real national security concerns about this ban. it's not just because we don't like it or it's an animosity towards china. they have real concerns about what they're doing with the data of this, of this company. >> i think this is a very unique change for the republican party. for 40 years, big tech silicon valley has been behind the democrat party. 97% of donations in 2016 went to hillary clinton. so i'm not surprised that a lot of the republican party, um, you know. insiders. this is an unfamiliar group, unfamiliar terrain. so it will take some time, much in the same way that trump has run the party with other groups. for us to get used to the fact that silicon valley is supporting us now. >> yeah, it does that look different now just in terms of who we're seeing, not only braving the 20 degree weather that we're going to have here on monday to go and sit at th

he has joined senator ed markey, introducing legislation to extend the deadline. 270 days if no actionaken, that ban takes effect sunday. >> and number six, we have wind advisories in effect for the bay bridge, altamont pass and north bay mountains. be careful with your driving today because of the winds. >> the ftc for number 7th may be getting ready to suee country's biggest apartment landlord. the wall street journal reports the lawsuit accuses greystar of charging renters hidden fees for things like trash removal and doing background checks on tenants. the company manages over 100,000 apartments, including dozens of buildings across the bay area. >> if you want to hang out at starbucks or use their bathroom, you're going to have to buy something. the coffee chain is reversing its policy of being open to everyone. even if you haven't purchased a thing. it's part of a new code of conduct that also bans harassment, smoking, drug use, panhandling and drinking alcohol outside. starbucks implemented the no purchase necessary policy back in 2018 after two black men who hadn't purchased an

. >> thank you, chairman senator markey. >> thank you, madam chair, again and congratulations on your new position. and respectfully to my friend from nebraska, there is no ev mandate. it doesn't exist. there is no ev mandate. it's not a mandate. it's a clean car standard. it's just technology neutral. driven by american innovation and the need to protect our environment, so there is no mandate. we just want to, i have to keep repeating that every time. so again, congressman, project 2025 proposes to eliminate the office of enforcement and compliance assurance at the epa. do you agree with that proposal? >> well, senator, first off, i have no, i've never read any word of project 2025. >> no, i'm i'm not going to ask while if you read it, but do you agree with the proposal proposal to eliminate the office of enforcement and compliance assurance at the epa? >> work>> while that is . something that i had never thought of before, you're asking that question. no, it's an important function of the epa, and we've had good extended conversations here about that topic during today's hearing. >

meanwhile, senator ed markey is pushing legislation to give tiktok's parent company more time to sellan american company, buy some time, try to figure this out rationally. >> but in no way should we have tiktok go dark on sunday. it would be catastrophic for just so many small businesses, so many creators, so many communities that have been created with no alternative. >> the supreme court heard arguments last week challenging this ban. they have not yet released a ruling. >> our next advancer a unique inauguration celebration tomorrow. cryptocurrency industry leaders are holding a gala for the president elect. crypto executives donated millions of dollars to both parties during the last election cycle. president elect trump has vowed to make the united states the crypto capital of the planet. >> president elect trump is appointing ambassadors to an unusual place hollywood. he announced that mel gibson, jon voight and sylvester stallone will be what he's calling special ambassadors to the film industry. it's not clear what that will actually entail. gibson and voight's representatives

take a look at this unhinged tweet from senator ed markey. trump has been bought for $1 billion by big oil. we know what will happen. more fires, more climate disasters and death, what is he talking about? the l.a. fires are preview of coming atrocities. other liberal jurisdictions doubling down on their left-wing insanity. new york city now wants to require some major restaurants to install filters for charbroiled burgers. all because the city believes that commercial cooking is its largest local source of air pollution. outgoing core chair document cochair of the rnc lara trump. now they want to stop charbroiled burgers and wood-fired pizza ovens in new york. they want you to get rid of gas stoves, refrigerators, new air-conditioners. no drilling are fracking and we will be bankrupt in no time. what did they not learn about this election? are they that tone-deaf? >> you are exactly right. this is the kind of stuff that drove people away from the democrat party. people want to be able to wash their clothes and only wash their clothes one tim

senator markey joins us now. senator, what is the feeling like in washington, d.c.?n, you are excited. if you are an american who wanted change, you are excited. if your democrat or liberal media you're freaking out because you have nothing else to do but complain now. so i will tell you for here, we are taking that mandate the american people gave us seriously. and we are moving fast. i think you saw that we hit the ground running, it got a very aggressive schedule. right now we are scheduled to be voting on nominees until 2:30 sunday morning before we actually give our first little break which was less than 24 hours. so we are filling not only the pressure but we are feeling the excitement that president trump made promises and now he is going to keep them. and he will bring in a golden age. you've seen a guy who, four years ago, he recovered from a political nightmare situation. he has had for years to figure what he wanted to do and when he returned back to office, he is hitting the ground running and not a bit too soon. because we need him to lead america back i

senator markey. >> thank you. yesterday under oath you told my colleagues on the senate finance committee that when you went to samoa in june of 2019 it, wilcock had nothing to do with vaccines. will you confirm again today that the trip had nothing to do with vaccine? >> i call my purpose in going down that had nothing to do with vaccines. >> i have in my hand a blog post in 2021 in which you say the anti-vaccine group children's health defense, which you redcoats offered to fund the purpose of the trip to samoa. and in the same post you state that the trip was ultimately arranged by anti-vaccine activist. during the trip you met with an activist who later compared vaccine mandates to nazi germany. during that trip he also vaccines with the prime minister and director general of health of samoa the director general of health said you specifically discussed your views on vaccine safety fears. and with unanimous consent i will submit those blog posts, mr. chairman, into the record. >> without objection. >> thank yo

but people as conservative as ted cruz and marsha blackburn and people as liberal as ed markey and elizabethswathe. i think that speaks to the popularity of the issue. >> there is also a bipartisan bill in the house. >> bret: there is. >> led by a republican who is a firefighter. and a democrat. so we have growing momentum for this legislation. >> bret: well, thank you very much for coming and handling the news of the day. pass on the word to your colleagues, thanks. >> we'll do that. >> thanks, bret. >> bret: see all the podcast on common ground, bret baier podcast fox news podcast.com spotify or wherever you download podcast and also see the discussion on the fox news youtube page. up next, the panel on president trump's federal funding freeze. first, what some of our fox affiliate around the country are covering tonight. fox 35 in orlando as a florida iment tri school principal accused of hosting a large underage party at her house. another teacher at the school was arrested on similar charges. arrest affidavit says about 100 kids were using alcohol and marijuana at the event. led to alco

they weren't very they were very supportive, you know section in there about her and ed markey and. yeah i called ed and i kind of old bulls you know he's been such a leader in this in this field. you know, we talked about the clean energy tax credits and it was very appealing, you know, to them. and they come be part of this, you know, discussion. and the senate finance committee late in the spring of 2021 was willing to go on clean energy tax credits. the committee had never been in 100 years or 100 years. it was just all about ladling out some legacy tax to some powerful interest. and if you had, a friend on the finance committee or the ways and means committee, you got what you wanted. and we said nuts on that. in fact, when we started, i said, my goal live on this clean energy tax credits. just throw the energy provisions of the tax in the garbage can. we didn't get all the way. we got pretty close. who do you think as you look outside of congress, do you have any folks that you're thinking demonstrate hotspur outside of washington? well, i don't i don't want to get in the busi