mr. bennet: thank you, mr. president. iould like to thank my colleagues who are here tonight, senator motion to reconsiderly for organizing this evening. the president has taken a step back from a crisis that he provoked is, at crisis that he caused and it seems like maybe it is a rare recognition on his part that when a president speaks and a president acts, they speak and they act on behalf of the american people, not on their own behalf. and the american people could not stand the idea that this country would do what it did to these kids in their name, could not stand the idea that the whole world would see the separation of children from their parents on the southern border of the united states of america perpetrated by our own government. and finally, probably for the first time ever, this president relented to the values that the american people share, whether they are conservatives, liberals, or something in between that. and that's the reason to say i'm glad we're moving in that direction. and maybe another good t

. >> san francisco celebrating tony bennet by renaming part of a street in his honor. >> the one and only, mrtony bennet! >> not really. a stunt man disguised as bennet to g party moments later, bennet himself hit the stage. i left my heart in san francisco at the fairmont in 1961. in front of the hotel known acetony bennet way. >> this is a a day i will never forget. it is so beautiful and the sun is out. and it is san francisco at its best, right now. thank you for being so wonderful to me. >> one, it's official, san francisco. >> the 91-year-old bennet helped unveil a city street bearing his name and sang that hit, "i left my heart in san francisco." >> how could you not? >> it looked like he wanted to hear them sing it. >> he sang it enough. >>> we can't control the timing of some things. >> there's a woman in washington state who knows what we mean. >> when i felt she was coming, i'm like no no no. >> a baby couldn't wait. how a matter of minutes made a difference for this family. >> a hot start to the weekend this afternoon. when the worst oil spill hit san francisco, first responders w

mr. bennet: thank you, mr. president. this past april, phone general -- attorney general sessions announced new zero tolerance policy. those were his words for the southern border. last month the chief of the staff to the president said that this new zero tolerance policy, quote, could be a tough deterrent. the children will be taken care of, put into foster care, or whatever is what he said. to justify his zero tolerance policy, attorney general sessions cited romans 13, a bible passage that was used throughout our history to justify human slavery. the administration knew precisely what the effect of this action would be. yet they did it anyway. and the result is over 2,300 children have been separated by the united states government in the name of the american people since may. the result are the images we see of children caged in chain-linked enclosures. we hear is in the young boys and girls crying for their parents. all done in the name of america. that's an image that has ricocheted all across the world just as the

mr. bennet: thank you, mr. president. i'd ask the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: we're not in a quorum call. been been well, that's good news. thank you. been bind he like to spend a -- mr. bennet: i'd like to spend a few minutes on the farm bill. unlike much of what comes to this floor or never comes to this floor, never makes it to the floor, this not a five-month bill pour a five-week bill or a five-hour extension. this is an honest-to-goodness five-year farm bill. that's five years of certainty and predictability for our farmers and ranchers. it's a testament to the great work of the senate agriculture committee, and i want to thank chairman roberts and ranking member stabenow for leading yet another bipartisan consensus-driven process. when democrats were in charge way back in 2014, we passed a bipartisan farm bill then. now we're doing it again, only this time the republicans are in charge. that's how this place should work. we've set aside political antics and focused on our farmers and ranchers and rural communities, especially when

mr. bennet: thank you, mr. president. i would like to thank my colleagues who are here tonight, senator motion to reconsiderly for organizing this evening. the president has taken a step back from a crisis that he provoked is, at crisis that he caused and it seems like maybe it is a rare recognition on his part that when a president speaks and a president acts, they speak and they act on behalf of the american people, not on their own behalf. and the american people could not stand the idea that this country would do what it did to these kids in their name, could not stand the idea that the whole world would see the separation of children from their parents on the southern border of the united states of america perpetrated by our own government. and finally, probably for the first time ever, this president relented to the values that the american people share, whether they are conservatives, liberals, or something in between that. and that's the reason to say i'm glad we're moving in that direction. and maybe another good

mr. bennet and others, proposes an amendment numbered 2983 to amendment number 2910. at the end of title 3 -- mr. alexander: i ask to suspend the reading. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. alexander: what that means in plain english, mr. president, is that we'll have a vote at 2:00. if we secure an agreement, we could quickly wrap-up this afternoon. if we don't, we'll have further votes this afternoon. i see no other -- seeing no other senator, i notice the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum quorum call: the presiding officer: the senator from delaware. mr. coons: are we currently in a quorum call? the presiding officer: we are. mr. coons: i ask unanimous consent the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. coons: mr. president, this morning, the hot sun rose on a tent city 20 miles outside el paso, texas. that tent city stands as a make-shift detention facility to house children who crossed our border and have been separated from their parent. this tent city, i would suggest, is a

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mr. chair. >> thank you, senator. senator bennet. >> i want to thank you for this farm bill but also for your leadership over many years. when the democrats were in charge here, we were able to pass a bipartisan farm bill that was the only fiscally responsible bill that congress passed in that time. we're doing it again with republican leadership. i'm so grateful that there is an oasis. thank you for being here. and if you want to send everything through the ag committee, we might find that we could actually get some important work done on behalf of the american people. it is good to see. with the uncertainty on trade and on immigration in my state and with commodity prices where they are, our farmers and ranchers desperately need this farm bill, not just to pass on the floor of the senate, but to pass through the house and be signed by the president. i am so grateful, as i said, for the leadership of this committee and i just wanted to tick off a few things that are important to colorado that are in this bill. first, the forestry t

bennet. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i'd like to call up bennet amendment number 16 regarding funding and technical assistance for carbon and bio gas utilization. this amendment seeks to build out usda initiatives that are working to improve their capabilities and make it easier for the industries that want to use carbon and bio gas to access government resources. it also provides a modest amount of funding for competitive grants to overcome some of the barriers of carbon utilization. we've heard that it's difficult for small bio gas producers to put in place cost-effective systems to collect their waste. this amendment would provide competitive grants to help determine cost-effective methods of aggravating organic waste from multiple sources to a single bio gas system. the amendment also improves coordination between usda and the department of energy. mr. chairman, i have heard that there were some concerns about the bio gas task force provision, an earlier version of this amendment. i have since eliminated that language

his most famous character, such as detective alex cross and michael bennet, among others, are household names. mr. paterson has even been a category, not just one question answer, but an entire category on jeopardy. [ laughing ] >> and his publishing successes have been a case study at the harvard business school. but here is one other really, really important things about james paterson. as successful and prolific as he is as an author, he's equally so as a philanthropist. as a fierce and unwavered champion of writing, civic engagement and civic discourse. james paterson has established generous funds and grants to support students, teachers, reading initiatives, public libraries, colleges and universities, independent bookstores and independent book sellers and has contributed millions of free books to children across our country and to u.s. servicemen and women deployed overseas. and for all of that, i hope you will join me in thanking james paterson for those immense contributions. [ applause ] >> moderating tonight's conversation will be an old friend and colleague of president clinton, paul

mr. bennet: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that i be recognized for two minutes and allowed to speak and my colleague from colorado, senator gardner also to have two minutes. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. bennet: thank you, mr. president. i ask unanimous consent to call up amendment 2983. i'm pleased to be here with my colleague. the presiding oicdment is pendi. mr. bennet: thank you. thank you, mr. president. each year 230,000 men and women leave military service, many enter the civilian work force. i know everyone in this chamber believes we can do a better job connecting our veterans and transitions service members with award -- rewarding and high-paying jobs. i also know people in this chamber agree these men and women are ideal employees for american businesses. they're highly trained. they're experienced leaders, driven and mission oriented. these are all qualities i'd like for in an employee. i know our state is one of the highest percentage of veter

bennet nomination. finally, notwithstanding the provisions of rule 22, the cloture motions filed during today's session ripen at 5:30 monday, july 9. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: if there's no further business to come before the senate, i ask it stand adjourned under the previous order. the presiding officer: the senate stands adjourned until 8:30 a.m. tomorrow. >> today the senate passed the farm bill. the legislation sets farm, conservation nutrition and rural development policies through 2023. it also legalizes commercial hemp production for industrial use. the senate version of the farm bill does not include a provision passed by the house that would have expanded work requirements for people who receive benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program also known as snap. several senators came to the floor to speak about the retirement of supreme court justice anthony kennedy and the future of the supreme court. >> i want to take another opportunity to pay tribute to justice anthony kennedy who announced yesterday that he will retire fro