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 to establish a committee to inform the president of the united states a quorum in each house is assembled. >> is an

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 clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: s. res. 1, establishing a committee to inform the president of the united states that a quorum of each house is assembled. the

mr. thompson: mr. speaker, request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today ahead of international holocaust remembrance day to honor the memory of those who were murdered during the holocaust. in 2005, the united nations designated january 27, the anniversary of the liberation of off which it's, -- auschwitz, as the international holocaust remembrance day. the systemic government-sponsored persecution and murder of six million jews by the nazi regime and its collaborators is one of the darkest chapters in history and will always be a scar on humanity. we honor the resilience of survivors and we rededicate ourselves to uphold the sacred promise of never again. we promise to always remember those who lost their lives and those who saved them. those who stood in the face of such evil and refused to turn a blind eye. ma

mr. cohen. mr. cohen: thank you, mr. chair. mr. bier, somebody asked you a question about the laken riley case. you said that people who were criminals, felons, were already prioritized. isn't that if they are convicted? mr. bier: that's right. you need a criminal conviction to be subject to mandatory detention. don't you need a criminal conviction if you are in the country illegally already. and the -- administration can go out and arrest that person even without a criminal conviction. mr. cohen: laken riley, i believe, the bill we had that expanded that to people who were charged with -- charged with not convicted. mr. bier: you didn't even need an arrest. to be subject to mandatory detention. there is a difference -- there is discretion for i.c.e. to get someone who is fleeing or evading charges. but if someone has just been arrested and then they are never charged because they didn't commit the crime, it would be wrong to subject someone to mandatory imprisonment in a kiss where they were cleared. mr. cohen: you think there sho

mr. webster: mr.ized for five minutes. >> i'm chuck baker, president of the short line association representing the nation 600 small class two and three small railroads. we move industrial, agricultural and energy products between ports, factories and farms and the larger class one railroads. the class one sold those lines to local entrepreneurs. they didn't have much traffic and weren't in great shape. but the local folks were eager to make a go of it. they ran efficiently, focused on getting one customer or car load and bent over backwards and it worked. short lines are critical and ensure that the goods your constituents rely upon get to their homes and businesses safely and we manage 50,000 miles of track and touch 1/5 of all car loads and 6% of the industry's total revenue. short lines and small businesses we have a large impact. we operate in 49 states, support 478,000 jobs and produce $56 billion in value added to the economy. for decades, members of this subcommittee have supported policies th

mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. kim. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. 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 clerk: senators voting in the affirmative -- banks barrasso, blackburn, blunt rochester, booker, boozman, britt, budd, capito, cassidy, collins, cornyn, cotton, cramer, crapo, cruz, curtis, daines, ernst, fetterman, fisher, gallego, graham, grassley, hagerty, hassan, hawley, hoeven, hyde-smith, johnson, justice, kaine, kelly, lankford, lee, lummis, marshall, mcconnell, mccormick, m

mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, it's no surprise that the republican party of mat gaetz -- matt gaetz and former speaker hastert is the same party that's obsessed with passing a bill today which i call the child pred empowerment -- predator empowerment act. republicans are passing a bill that allows any adult in a school to inspect the genitals of our kids before they're allowed to play sports. that's right, america. republicans' creepy, weird obsession with your kids' private parts now means they'res thatting bills to let them inspect what's in your kids' pants. what's wrong with you people? as a parent, i find this terrifying and downright sick. let me be clear. every kid should be able to play sports and this bill is just a mean, cruel bullying tactic. my republican colleagues are obsessed with passing a bill to protect predators. how about they pass a bill to protect jobs or how about they pass a bill to fight wildfires or lower grocery prices? no, no, no, no. republicans are weirdly obsessed with talki

mr --military academies? mr.egseth: i support the best and the brightest whatever their back on his full sen. banks: secretary lloyd austin disappeared for days and did not even inform the president's chief of staff that he was going to the hospital. with that on your watch --would that occur on your watch? mr. hegseth: no, senator, in any one of my jobs if i decided to go awol for a day or two in uniform, that would be a concern. sen. banks: i believe accountability minutes no one to this day has been held accountable for what happened in afghanistan. it is embarrassing for this country, it has impacted this country greatly, and i applaud you and president trump for bringing accountability back to the panic on. --the pentagon. chair wicker: the chair recognizes the dissing wished ranking member for unanimous consent request. sen. reed: i would like to submit an article discussing some of the issues of readiness -- there is been a comment that 5.9 million man-hours have been used for dei. the general clarified th

mr. cornyn. ms. cortez masto. mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. curtis. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. ms. duckworth. my administration has begun the largest the regulation campaign in history are exceeding record-setting efforts of my last term. in total, the biden administration imposed $80000 in additional regulatory costs the average american household over the last four years. i promised to eliminate ten regulations for every regulation which will put many thousands of dollars back in the pockets of american families. to further unleash majorities in the house and senate which we took a long with the presidency reported past the largest tax cut in american history including massive tax cuts for workers and families and tax cuts for domestic producers and manufacturers working with the democrats on getting an extension of the original tax cuts by reading any paper. my message to every business is very double, a make your product in america give you the lowest taxes of any nation are not. if you don't make the products in america, which is your prerogative, then you w

mr. thompson: mr. speaker, request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. thompson: mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize and celebrate national law enforcement appreciation day. it is a privilege to honor the more than 800,000 sworn officers serving across the united states for their unwavering dedication to upholding the law and safeguarding our communities. the challenges you face and the importance of your work cannot be overstated. since its establishment in 2015, national law enforcement appreciation day has been observed annually on january 9. this day provides a meaningful opportunity for our nation to express gratitude for the brave men and women who wear the badge with with honor and integrity. thank you to the capitol police, secret service, and the metropolitan police department for their continuous efforts to keep us safe here in our nation's capital. i'm also deeply

mr. chairman,, mr. patel has said he has no problem and would support grand jury testimony in the case. i would ask everyone to generate with requesting, with mr. patel as court approval, the release of the grand jury transcripts. i would also ask, mr. patel, whether you support the release of volume two as it pertains to you, of the special counsel's report. any reference to you in the report, to your truthfulness. will you support the release to this committee of the sections of volume two of the special counsel's report? mr. patel: i support following the law and providing whatever information the law requires. sen. schiff:? ? you said to the wall street journal do you support transparency. here is your chance do you support the release of that to the committee, yes or no senator. chair grassley: i have letters from law enforcement groups representing 10,000 or so officers supported mr. patel's nomination. the association of police organizations, national police association, united federation of poli

mr. thune: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. thune: thank you, mr.resident. mr. president, later today we will hold a vote on the nomination of scott bessent to be treasury secretary, an example of the american dream in action, mr. bessent rose from challenging economic circumstances to a career in the world of finance. and he brings a wealth of private-sector experience in the economy and markets to his new role as well as a concern for the needs of working americans. during president trump's first administration, we passed major tax relief legislation. the tax cuts and jobs ab reformed our nation's tax code, nearly doubled the standard deduction, doubled the child tax credit, and enacted pro-growth policies for american businesses of all sizes. as a result, the economy took off and our nation became more competitive. household incomes increased and the employment rate hit its lowest level in 50 years. now, however, a lot of that tax relief is close to expiring. without action, american families and businesses will face a staggering $4 trillion tax

mr. pete hegseth to be secretary of defense. at this point, in light of the continued suffering and death in and around los angeles, california, i'm going to ask my colleagues and those in the audience to observe a moment of silence. chair wicker: amen. thank you. i want to take this opportunity to thank my good friend ranking member jack reed. this is my first opportunity to chair this committee in this congress. i want to thank senator reed. he proved time after time he cares deeply about national security and about the united states of america. in particular come the men and women who wear the uniform and stand watch here and around the world to protect the united states. senator reed, thank you for the many courtesies that you have extended to me in the past, and i look forward to working with you again in a bipartisan fashion this congress. it is also appropriate to recognize and welcome three senators attending their very first senate armed service committee hearing as members. sena

mr. joyce: mr. speaker, i rise to address the house and ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. joyce: mr. speaker, i rise today to honor the millen family located in bedford county, pennsylvania. the millen family own the millen family farm and it has received the designation of a century farm from the pennsylvania department of agriculture. a century farm is a farm that has been owned by the same family for at least 100 consecutive years. has a family member who still lives on that farm. and has at least 10 acres of the original holding. the millen family has farmed in bedford county, pennsylvania since 1874, when sandra miller -- millen's great grandfather purchased the property. today the millens manage an over 200 acre grain operation on that exact same land. they even have the farm's original log structure dating to pre-1874. on behalf of the everyone in pennsylvania's 13th congressional district, i offer heartfelt congra

mr. patel: -- 60%. mr. patel: the issue is not with fisa and 702 p the issues those who have been in government service and abused it in the past, so we must work with congress to provide them protections necessary for american citizens. dealing with these matters, we use fisa collection to find and save american hostages. having a warrant requirement to go through that information in real time is not comported with the requirement to protect american citizens. i'm open to finding a better way forward, but right now these improve as you have made go a long way. sen. cornyn: direct direct live -- director radcliffe said he did not believe where a foreign target communicates with the u.s. person that it would -- there would be sufficient evidence to go to the foreign intelligence surveillance court order -- court or other courts to demonstrate rubble cause -- probable cause. mr. patel: it is almost impossible to make that function . sen. cornyn: you hit the nail on the head when you point out the lack of trus

mr. hoeven. mr. husted. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. justice. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. kim. the presiding officer: mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. the clerk: mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. 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 clerk: mr. young. the presiding officer: a quorum is present. the question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination of pete peter hegseth of tennessee to be secretary of defense shall be brought to a close? the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. th

mr. vought. i am going to have a quick introduction and you can say anything you want. we will have a minute questioning, be hard and challenging and let's get through this thing. . with that said, you are no stranger to this job. he had this job and was deputy director and was director under president trump's first term, he was born in mount vernon new york, graduated in 98 and completed the jd from georgetown university, worked on capitol hill as a legislative assistant. from 2004-2000 eight, he worked as executive director for the republican study committee and from 2009-2010, policy director of the house publican conference. he was the omb director under the first trump term, and became director when mulvaney left. you have done it once and you want to do it again. we are glad on our side you are willing to do it again. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. congratulations on your new role. welcome to the committee. senator cornyn, senator ricketts and new to the senate, senator marin

mr. thompson: mr. speaker, i rise to recognize a critical gap in school nutrition affecting students across this great nation. today i will introduce the whole milk for healthy kids act, a much needed win for students, parents, schools, and dairy farmers across america. this bipartisan legislation expands milk options in school meal programs to include whole and 2% milk. it address as critical gap in child nutrition. we all know that milk is an essential source of 13 vital nutrients, including several underconsumed nutrients such as calcium, vitamin d, and potassium. these are foundational for building strong bones, maintaining healthy blood pressure, and supporting overall development. however, in order for kids to benefit from these nutrients, they need to actually consume the milk. as we all know, kids deserve options and choice when it comes to choosing milk at lunch time. unfortunately, thanks to flawed federal policy based on outdated science, since 2012 schools have been prohibited from serving

mr. kennedy has an important opportunity to reform the department and restore trust in our federal health agencies. i look forward to hearing about his plans to advance president trump's agenda to make america healthy again. i turn to mr. kennedy to introduce himself. is your microphone on? mr. kennedy: senators and mr. chairman and others of this distinguished committee, cheryl were heart broken last night to learn the tragic accident that took so many of our fellow americans including our servicemembers. we are in a apartment to see the rescue operations from our window. please know that i will continue to pray for you as i texted you and those who are lost that call your state home and senators kane. we appreciate the first responders and local officials who are working so hard and god be continue to work with those who are impacted and help with the recovery. i am sitting here as president trump's nominee as secretary of health and human services. i thank president trump for president

mr. tymon? mr. tymon: i'll start and say absolutely, and not just nepa, but also looking at the underlying resource protection laws that are in place. many of those have not been modernized or looked at in over 40 or 50 years. we're not saying that they need to be eliminated, just modernized. rep. westerman: streamlined, made to work quickly. anybody else want to weigh in on that quickly? you've got a whole 7 seconds. i'll yield that back to you, mr. chairman. chair rouzer: thank you, mr. nadler. you're recognized. rep. nadler: thank you, mr. chairman. i thank our witnesses for coming here. i am eager to begin reauthorizing our nation's surface transportation programs, particularly those under the federal highway administration's jurisdiction. however, i must first address the deeply troubling issue of president trump's hastily and poorly drafted executive order titled "unleashing american energy" that at least temporarily triggered an entirely avoidable crisis. in the misguided attempt to pause fun

mr. vought: thank you mr. chairman, ranking member, members of the esteemed committee for the opportunity to appear before you today. let me begin by thinking my girls who are returning to the scene of congressional confirmation hearings as wily veterans. their love, support and enthusiasm for me serving again is a major reason for why i feel my going back to omb is the right endeavor at the right moment beyond my enthusiasm for being at president trump's side. it is a profound honor to be nominated a second time by president trump to serve as the director of the office of management and budget. the president has promised the american people and federal government that works for all americans, not bureaucrats and establishments. making a start in fulfilling that vital promise during my previous time at omb as deputy director and director was among the most rewarding experiences of my career. through my career i've been driven by a commitment to taxpayers and their families. as the son of a school teacher i saw

mr. jacobs told congress the veterans community and the public that if he was short by even $1 to pay the disability compensation and education benefits on september 20, every veteran's benefit could be delayed. he told us there was no way to know before september 20 whether that would happen, and the risk was simply too great. mr. jacobs, i took you at your word. i supported and encouraged my colleagues to support the appropriation. then, in october, after repeatedly spending -- sending letters pressing for an answer, we found out that no benefit shortfall ever existed. v.a. didn't spend any of the $2.88 billion before the end of the fiscal year. i understand being conservative and ensuring the funding would be in place, however. there's a big difference between $1 versus several billion. now v.a. is putting out statements claiming that no one had any idea until weeks after september 20 that there was more than enough money to pay all of the benefits. i don't believe that. somewhere alon

mr. mr. mcclintock: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from police department is recognized. mr. raskin: i yield to ms. tlaib. ms. tlaib: it's shameful that the first bill will put a target on millions of neighbors, neighbors that work so hard and build up our communities and will increase militarization of our neighborhoods. as someone who grew up in southwestern detroit where you'll find ethnicityies have come together and you'll see how diverse it is and how they built up our neighborhoods and they're an integral part of our neighborhood. one thing i've been seeing over and over again on social media already, mr. chair, is literally militarization of border patrol, officials everywhere, just people scared and petrified because that's what exactly is happening because this promotes racial profiling. the bill blatantly violates due process. these are allegations and charges, not actual convictions. y'all act like if someone is undocumented they can't be deported. they can, as a former immigration at

mr. raskin: mr.i gladly yield 90 seconds to the very distinguished gentleman from new york, mr. nadler. mr. nadler: thank you, mr. speaker. let's be very clear, sexual offenses and domestic violence are serious crimes and they are already groundser to deport -- grounds for deportability and inadmissibility, as they should be. this bill is so poorly drafted that it would result in extremely harsh and unintended consequences, including the remove of survivors of domestic violence. this bill attempts to significantly expand the definition of domestic violence to include the violence against women act definition that is used for grants and funding. this is a much broader definition that was never meant to be used in criminal law. we know that because the definition explicitly says it covers conduct, quote, that may or may not constitute criminal behavior. the definition for domestic violence under federal criminal law focuses on physical force. this broader have a washington-based -- vawa-based definitio

mr.peaker. >> thank you, mr. speaker. the murder of three young girls in southport was devastating. a measure of justice has been done, but for the victims injured, we must have fundamental change of how we can protect its citizens and its children. as part of public inquiry, mr. speaker, we will not let any the flight from their failure. mr. speaker, next monday marks the memorial day. last week only strengthened my resolve to build national hogans memorial and learning center -- holocaust memorial day learning center beside this. the whole house also welcomes the release of emily and other hostages from gaza. the cease-fire deal implemented in full, the release of remaining hostages, and a surge in aid to gaza for citizens. may i also welcome someone whose young daughter olivia was murdered and awful circumstances , to the chamber. i've met them twice could we will change the law. mr. speaker, this morning, i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others in addition to my duties i

mr. kennedy: no, mr. chairman. chair crapo: do you know of any reason personal or otherwise that would in any way prevent you from fully and honorably discharging the responsibilities of the office to which you have been nominated? mr. kennedy: no i do not. chair crapo: do you agree without reservation to respond to any reasonable summons to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of congress if you are confirmed? mr. kennedy: chair crapo: yes i do. chair crapo:and finally do you commit to providing a prompt response in writing to any questions addressed to you by any senator of this committee? mr. kennedy: yes i do. chair crapo: thank you mr. kennedy and before you begin if you would like to you may introduce your wife and children. mr. kennedy: yes. my wife is here. my daughter kitt kennedy, my son, his wife, amaryllis box kennedy and my nephew jackson heinz is here, too. chair crapo: we welcome you all. mr. kennedy: thank you mr. chairman. chairman crapo, ranking member wyden and members of this

mr. kennedy for being here today. mr. kennedy, congratulations on your nomination. throughout this process, mr. kennedy, you have been accessible to members and staff on both sides of the aisle and have demonstrated strong commitment to fulfilling the responsibilities of this role. the department of health and human services overseas and nation's largest health care programs, providing coverage for nearly two in every five americans, the medicare, medicaid and chip among other initiatives presents challenges, especially in the face of a rapidly aging population, stubbornly high cost and persistent barriers to access. however, this also provides us the opportunity to deliver bold, transformative solutions. as a committee, we share a commitment to advancing common sense, bipartisan policies that improve the delivery of health care in this country. this committee has worked to realign incentives and the prescription drugs by chain, to enhance access in rural communities, to expand the availa

mr. babin: mr. speaker, i rise today to pay tribute toe my good friend, timothy "tim" cliff power of whinny, texas, who passed away at his home on december 19, 2024, after a hard fought battle with cancer surrounded by his loving family. tim was born to patricia and leroy power. in beaumont, texas. he grew up in the community and was a devoted member of grace methodist church. while attending east chambers high school, he met the love of his life, vicky. after graduation, tim attended texas a&m university. earning his bachelor of science in 1973. he married vicky during his senior year and they returned to winnie where tim farmed rice and raised red angus cattle. in 1998, tim and vicky moved to the original power ranch homestead, lovingly restored it, and going to great lengths to preserve its wonderful history and significance to the local agricultural community. tim bounded texas financial in 2002. and revived the power ranch's cattle operation in 2011. he created the fy-1 herd. he retired from hi

mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until >> you can watch live coverage of the house when members retur we stay on capitol hill to take you live to the senate intelligence committee's confirmation hearing for president-elect trump's c.i.a. director nominee, john ratcliffe. already in progress. er. sen. king: would you ever ask, encourage or support an intelligence professional adjustorring his or her assessment to avoid criticism from the white house or political appointees? mr. ratcliffe: no. sen. king: and do you commit to exclusively consider professional qualifications and personnel decisions without consideration partisan or political factors? mr. ratcliffe: yes. sen. king: if you were to receive credible evidence as director of the c.i.a. that an individual yas wund mining -- was undermining objectivity and furthering a political agenda in the intelligence community, would you rem

the clerk: mr. himes of connecticut. mr. carson of indiana. mr. castro of texas. mr. krishnamoorthi of illinois. mr. crow of colorado. mr. bera of california. ms. plaskett of virgin islands. mr. gottheimer of new jersey. mr. gomez of georgia. miss -- california. ms. houlahan of pennsylvania. and mr. quigley of illinois. the speaker pro tempore: superintendent to clause 8 of rule torques the chair will postpone further proceedings today on motions to suspend the rules on way the yeas and nays are ordered. the house will resume proceedings on postponed questions at a later time. for what purpose does the gentleman from arkansas seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 186. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title. the clerk: h.r. 81, a bill to authorize the national medal of honor foundation to establish a work on the national mall to honor the extraordinary acts of valor, sacrifice displace bide medal of honor recipients. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from arkansas, mr. westerm

mr. scott bessent president trump's nominee for secretary of the treasury as well as his family. congratulations on your well-deserved nomination and thank you for your willingness to serve and for your extensive cooperation with this community. it has -- committee. it has already been a great pleasure to work with you. you have been transparent, candid, and insightful with me and my colleagues spending countless hours meaningfully answering our questions and according yourself with great courtesy, dignity, and professionalism. throughout the committee's rigorous vetting process, and i think our finance committee has the most rigorous process of any committee in the congress view -- you have worked tirelessly to make our long-standing diligence standard. it is clear you followed applicable law and provided thousands of pages of documentation that substantiate your positions, positions supported by major law and accounting firms. thank you for your transparency and responsiveness throughou

mr. booker. mr. boozman. mrs. britt. mr. budd. ms. cantwell. mrs. capito. mr. the rhythm of the drums going. please welcome the marching band. traveled all the way from tennessee, they are proud to the 2025 presidential inaugural parade. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [cheering] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ 2013, it's become a high school music program participated in numerous like the 75th anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor. [cheering] [cheering] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ mean green marching machine. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [chanting] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ... ♪ ♪ [cheering] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [cheering] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ if you were counting close to 300 from the mississippi valley state band. [cheering] since it is apparently the band has played a significant role at the university across the united states to perform at the athletic events, mardi gras, rose bowl parades and many, many more mississippi valley state university band take great pride faculty mississippi communities. take a look at that brass out there. that is just part of the big green marching machine. mea

mr. -- mrs. cherfilus-mccormick: is there a carryover amount either a dollar or percentage that allows you to operate without hitting the panic button? mr. jacobs: we don't set the established target. the challenge and fundamental structural risk this process assumes is that we are appropriating on a mandatory account. both these mandatory accounts. if we exceed either of them by even a dollar, we risk delaying benefit payments. other manned tore programs have authorities to provide such sums as necessary. we do not. in previous years the department has requested and been approved by congress to shift funding from one account to another. and that happened as recently as 2019 when there was a shortfall in one of the accounts. but what happened here in this situation is we projected shortfalls in both accounts. we couldn't make that request. mrs. cherfilus-mccormick: dr. elnahal, the $6. # billion request is the minimum v.h. needed correct? mr. elnahal: that's what we estimate to be able to keep up

mr. smith: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from missouri seek recognition? mr. smith: could we get the yeas and nays? the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are now requested. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question will be postponed. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess subject to the call of the chair.

mr. wolf executive orders being , one way to deal with issues. what does the trump administration at least desire to do through congress for other aspects of border or immigration policy? guest: probably set out version passed in the last congress, stalled in the senate. my guess is they will go back to elements of that and providing dhs and a few more authorities they would otherwise have. you can secure the border today using executive orders from the president or you secretarial authorities from the dhs secretary, it is the way it has been for four years. the congress needed to do more and the administration started to do a few more executive orders but they didn't do it all the way and enforce that so it can be done, is it preferable for congress to make lasting changes? absolutely but you don't need congress to secure that border host:. lasting -- border. host: lasting changes such as what? guest: to return individuals back to home countries quicker, particularly children. beasts hav

mr. trewhitt: mr. president, you referred earlier to your meeting with mr. brezhnev at vladivostok in 1974. you agreed on that occasion to try to achieve another strategic arms limitation salt agreement, ah within the year. nothing happened in l975, or not very much publicly at least. and those talks are still dragging and things got quieter as the current season approached. is there a bit of politics involved there, perhaps on both sides? or perhaps more important are interim weapons developments and i'm thinking of such things as the cruise missile and the soviet ss-20, an intermediate-range rocket making salt irrelevant, bypassing the salt negotiations? mr. ford: first we have to understand that salt i expires october third 1977. mr. brezhnev and i met in vladivostok in december of 1974 for the purpose of trying to take the initial step so we could have a salt ii agreement that would go to l985. as i indicated earlier, we did agree on a twenty-four-hundred limitation on launchers of ballistic missil

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