chair ernst: thank you, ranking member markey. next 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 n

you might want to think about that if you are ed markey.t's remarkable whenever we see one of these toests, we've seen a down -- protests, we've seen a couple the week with chuck schumer, a couple of others, and they are trying to get millions or at least thousands of people to march in the streets in washington d.c. the problem is they just come three blocks from somewhere wells in washington d.c. those are the only people who daughter about these cuts to -- that doge is trying to make to these government practices. the only people who are up in arms about it are government bureaucrats, often unionized government bureaucrats. there's no movement in the rest of the country among taxpayers because taxpayers understand what is obvious, and it becomes more obvious the more of these stories that come out, and that is that the government spends wildly on things that have nothing to do in terms of improving their lives. stuart: right. i think senator markey is particularly upset because he's one of the authors of the of original green new deal al

senator markey. sen. markey: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. lutnick, welcome. on monday night 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 i 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. mr. let nick 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. and 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 a

senator ed markey, come and join us down here. thank you. sen. markey: thank you all. our patriots, our revolutionaries, they fought against king george. they wanted a democracy. they did not fight to create a king or a dictator. they thought in order to make sure that there would be checks and balances. and alexander hamilton, they sing of the room where it happens. this department of treasury is now were donald trump has given elon musk the keys to all of the tax money, all of the programs, all of the hoax, all of your dreams, of all americans. but this is not the room where it will happen. this is the room where it's going to happen! it's going to happen out on the streets of our country. we are not going to make america great again by making america hate again. we are going to stand and fight. those revolutionaries, they got knocked down, but they got up and fought! the abolitionist got knocked down, but they got up and fought. the suffragettes, they got knocked down, but they got up and

and i want to go out front now to democratic senator ed markey. senator markey today went to the epa office building and asked to meet with the doge representative today. he says he was denied entry. and i want to get to that senator in just a moment. first, i want to give you a chance to respond to this breaking news, though obviously, as an attorney yourself, you look at these situations for the federal trying to get federal employees to resign, for example, it's a stay of a few days. there's another hearing. so there's setbacks here, but it's unclear where it will go. do you believe the courts will stop trump or will he prevail? >> no. >> the courts, if they interpret the. >> constitution correctly. >> are going to. >> stop. musk are going to stop trump. i mean, article one is the congress. article two is the president. article three is the judiciary. there's not an article 3.5 where elon musk gets to do whatever he wants to do. they're trying to rewrite constitutional law in our country. and whether it be birthright citizenship or it be this s

. >> i am senator ed markey for massachusetts.as it dangerous is people who work for usaid are wearing masks to protect themselves from musk. this is a dictatorship in the making. this is an attempt to take over usaid and then use that as the example to take over the epa and medicaid, and medicare. donald trump, elon musk, elon musk makes unsafe cars and now he wants to create an unsafe world. and cutting the programs that are at the h heart of who we are as a nation. they set elon musk said over the weekend he was going to throw usaid into a wood chipper. what else is going into that wood chipper? healthcare, democracy, fighting for the rights of those who are most desperate around the world and sending a message that he is going to do the same for those who are most desperate in the united states of america itself. this is an historic moment. this is a time when we have to stand up and toav fight. too not stand on the sidelines. you have people by the millions, people buy that millions are going to have to stand up and protested

texas republican senator ted cruz and massachusetts democratic senator ed markey are fighting back againstto remove am radio from new cars. it also continues to be the most reliable former emergency communication during severe weather and power outages. crews says am radio is also where listeners can find talk. radio am radios a haven for people to express differing viewpoints, allowing free speech and a robust democratic process. critics warn that a streaming services and satellite radio grow traditional am radio could be left behind. but the bill has rare bipartisan support. we will do something. >> that thinks outside the box on how to keep communication going. washington senator maria cantwell says millions of americans still rely on signals, especially in rural areas where internet access isn't reliable. lawmakers say until a bill is passed, they want the national highway traffic safety administration to put pressure on automakers so listeners can keep tuning in, but not everyone is on board. the consumer technology association argues that requiring am radio will stifle innovation and

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

congresswoman, i am reminded of what happened just last night, too, because we saw a post from senator ed markeyoutside the epa building last night, was greeted by a private security guard, apparently, and was told he couldn't come in. is this the new tactic or strategy that democrats are embarking upon to draw attention to the many things that are happening right now within the trump administration? should we expect more of these types of efforts? >> yes, you can expect more. as you know, we had thousands in front of the treasury department just two days ago. we were locked out. this is where elon musk had gone in and has access to all of the payment systems in this country, and who has all of the access to all of our private information, the social security numbers on everybody in this country, all of what is happening with the tax revenue on and on and on, all of the bills to be paid. he has all of that. elon musk is basically a government gangster who's acting as. protocol rather president of the united states of america. and he is wreaking havoc on this country. >> congresswoman waters, can

that possibility, encouraging to some democrats here was massachusetts senator ed markey. >> the courts, if they interpret the constitution correctly, are going to stop. musk, are going to stop trump. i mean, article one is the congress. article two is the president. article three is the judiciary. there's not an article 3.5 where elon musk gets to do whatever he wants to do. >> so just how will the conservative majority supreme court, three members, of course, appointed by trump himself in his previous term rule on challenges to the president's attempts to redefine presidential power? here's what cnn's stephen collinson writes this morning, quote, the growing storm of lawsuits means some of this young administration's most extraordinary applications of unilateral presidential power could be reined in. but the litigation also conjures a scenario that no one wants to think about. what would happen if the administration refused to recognize court rulings, even one handed down by the supreme court. all right. joining us this morning, andy lynskey. she's white house reporter for the wall st

markey.mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. mccormick. mr. merkley. mrs. moody. 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. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schiff. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. plan is to help the wealthy get wealthier tax giveaways families paying the bill. how massive giveaways going to be paid for? slashing services to families and families try to get on their feet so they can thrive and get to the middle-class. great betrayal. today we will consider russell the office of management and the budget really the place for this campaign is coordinated. we will hear very different ideas have to take our country forward. from my friends across the aisle will hear we need to continue to give massive tax giveaways to the wealthiest americans and we will hear how nonpartisan expertise that makes our country run smoothly should be replaced by those with politic

markey: thank you, mr. president. mr.sident, i rise tonight in opposition to the nomination of russell vought to be director of the office of management and budget, also known as omb. my colleagues and i have been holding the senate floor since yesterday to sound the alarm on this dangerous nomination. russell vought is the architect of project 2025, the hateful, racist, sexist policy road map at the summer of trump's campaign. mr. vought has been working behind the scenes for years on policies to consolidate power, undermine the critical services that the federal government provides to the american people and undermine congress seapower of the purse -- congress' power of the purse. when vought was at the office of management and budget during the last trump administration, he demonstrated a complete lack of regard for our branch of government, the congress. he was responsible for illegally withholding and delaying billions of dollars in congressionally appropriated finishing. and is planning to ratchet up this whole dest

markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. mccormick. mr. merkley. mrs. moody. 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. 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. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. the presiding officer: a quorum is present. the ske is is it the sense of the senate that the debate on the nomination of russell vought of virginia to be director. office of management and budget shall be brought to a close. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: the clerk: ms. alsobrooks. ms. baldwin. mr. banks. mr. barrasso. mr. bennet. >> thank you, mr. chairman, ranking member, members of the esteemed committee for the opportunity to appear before you today

markey, no. the staff and funding levels to properly support and prosecute cases pickwick center to the false claims act is so important. especially by what you said with whistleblowers as well the protection and the money brings back to our country yes, sir. >> thank you for your answers. senator durbin? thank you. if you are successful in your nomination, this democrat would like to give you three words of advice. answer grassley's letters. [applause] you will never hear the end of it if you don't. [laughter] an issue i believe this nomination hearing is not your competence or your experience. issue is your ability to say no. there is a peaceful transition of power. president trump was overwhelmingly elected in 2024. >> you have any doubts joe biden had the majority of votes, electoral votes necessary to be elected president 2020? collection of center i can size a prosecutor is from my first-hand experience. i accept the results. i except of course joe biden is president of the united states. b