mr. blumenthal: mr.ent.cer: the senator from connecticut. mr. blumenthal: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to legislative session and be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each.t objection. mr. blumenthal: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the appointment at the desk appear separately in the record as if made by the chair. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. blumenthal: i have seven requests for committees to meet during today's session of the senate. they have the approval of the majority and minority leaders. the presiding officer: duly noted. mr. blumenthal: i understand there is a bl at the desk and i ask for its first reading. the presiding the presiding officer: the clerk will read the title of the bill for the first time. the clerk: s. 4447 a allow women greater access to safe and effective oral contraceptive drugs and so forth. mr. blumenthal: i now ask for a a second reading and in order

mr. blumenthal: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from connecticut. mr. hal:■t thank you, mr president. president. >> if there is no objection. amanda, senator mercly head to the floor. senator durbin, i have been proud of this working the minimal kind of ethical standards in the highest court in the land. right now, that court has noe code-- enforceable code of conduct. they are elemental and matter of simple ethical conduct and appearance. the supreme court has squandered. it's almost mystical authority. it'sth unique power. this came after the constitution was written. you can thank justice marshall for that idea the supreme court ethics can strike down what we do here. powerful branch of government. theut most powerful and think of it for a moment. as a democratic republican.an it's unelected. it has life tenure. tellin do this. there was an democratic understand constitution you can image. the power is dependent on adherence tori standards of integrity that gain sprespect and credibility. it has no policee. force. people following the■k orders are bec

mr. calhoun: heartbreaking. chair blumenthal it was heartbreaking for sure, but didn't make you want to take action against those employees who put pressure on him and threaten him? mr. calhoun: senator considerably before my time. i do st taken up by the governing authority to look came out with a determination that i know nobody is satisfied with it i understand that, and i understand why. but it did go through a process and i know the family will take exception to that process. i understand it. chair blumenthal: i will turn to the ranking for the second round. senator, i de ttor hawley. sei guess what i would like to do, and maybe mr. mckenzie wou person to speak to this, or mr. calhoun the goal here is to reassure the public that they feelly. we want boeing, want the airline industry to succeed. so, can one of you go through the entire quality and safety process that provides that assurance? i talked about all the players in that process, the suppliers associates, management, the faa, which, by the way, the faa is carrying 1

mr. calhoun: sir, this happened a very long time ago. chair blumenthal: did you loo mr. lhoun: it happened a long time ago. i started in 2020. it's horrible, tragic. i don't know what else to say. chair blumenthal: understand your feeling of regret about it, but what's needed is action. there are a series of . there are a collection of actionso action on them. you submitted a that sounds very much like plan or the plan that the company submitted previously. i'm going to put up the 90 day t you submitted. this is what you do in 2015. taking examples. ically recycles t i after you in my very first question, has the company done enough? i submit the answer based on rt and the comparison isally nothing, making more of the same promises. s recycling the same old id action. do you disagree?. calhoun: senator i -- again, i started in 2020. i don't think i have ever taken -- i is the wrong word. we as a leadership team could have taken any more dramatic steps. powered describe what has happened within the engineering function. we stood it up on its own created important design pr

mr. blumenthal. mr. booker. the clerk: mr. boozman. mr. braun. mrs. britt. mr. brown. mr. budd. ms.utler. ms. cantwell. mrs. capito. mr. cardin. mr. carper. mr. casey. mr. cassidy. ms. collins. the clerk: mr. coons. the clerk: mr. cor ms. cortez masto. mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty.ssan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. king. ms. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. menendez. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. vote: the clerk: mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. w

mr. blumenthal, aye. mr. young, no. the clerk: ms. sinema, aye. the clerk: mr. schumer, aye.ye. the clerk: mr. kennedy, no. vote: the clerk: mr. tillis, aye. the clerk: mr. welch, aye. ms. ernst, no. mr. moran, no. the clerk: mr. kaine, aye. mr. sullivan, no. mr. cramer, no. mr. barrasso, no. the clerk: ms. murkowski, aye. the clerk: mr. mullin, no. mr. hawley, no. the clerk: mr. scott of south carolina, no. mr. kelly, aye. the clerk: mr. durbin, aye. mr. bennet, aye. the clerk: mr. murphy, aye.■9 the clerk: mcapito, no. the clerk: mr. risch, no. ms. smith, aye. mr. ossoff, aye. the clerk: ms. rosen, aye. mr. daines, no. the clerk: ms. duckworth, aye. the clerk: mr. tester, aye. the clerk: ms. hirono, aye. the clerk: mr. reed, aye. the clerk: mr. tuberville, no. mr. assley, no. the clerk: mr. manchin, aye. ms. cantwell, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. schmitt, no. mr. boozman, no. mr. coons, aye. f] the clerk: mrs. hyde-smith, no. the clerk: mr. fetterman, aye. the clerk: mr. br■n, aye. ms. lummis, no. mr. mr. romney, aye. the clerk: mr. king, aye. the clerk: ms. warren, aye. mr. v

mr. blumenthal, aye. vote: the clerk: mr.ley no.sirege quoting her here, need to harden our homes, but we need to harden our financial institutions our banks and our surance companies in order to make them really large climate for sure coming their way. when she talks about really large climate shocks that are for sure coming their way that means they'reur way. because just like 2008 if this goes down, everyone suffers. at this point we have for far too long. we have let the fossil fuel industryuct action on climate change. now with financial warnings in the trillions the deloitte report said quoting he global economy needs to execute a rapid, sequenced energy and industrial transition, end quote. well, i promised in my last "time to w speech that i'd discuss how best to execute so let me turn to that. i'll begin by being a knowledging that democrats -- by acknowledging that democrats took the first serious legislative step on climate in 2022. with the inflation reduction act, the ira. the ira was modeled to reduce around 40%

mr. blumenthal: thank you, mr. president. mr. act, the idea that roe v. wade might be reversed was unthinkable. in fact, unimaginable. we are living now in the post dobbs era, which is one of horror and heartbreak for women across the country. let's be very clear that the ramfications in our law, in our families, in bedrooms of americans is widespread and real. the alabama supreme court's ruling is absolutely horrifying to women and who want ivf to give them the miracle of ch childbirth, the wonderus magic of a new life as part of their family. now, a lot of people are going to look at today's supreme court decision and say, isn't it comforting? no, it is not. this decision on if a per on a t does nothing to restore the reproductive rights and access to abortion that the supreme court dismantled in dobbs. and it does nothing to reassure families that ivf will be accessible and affordable to them. and that's why we need the right to ivf act to reassure lisa, who lives in norwalk, connecticut, who have a healthy and happy baby girl

mr. blumenthal: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from connecticut. mr. umenthal: thank you, mr. president. let me first ask that are amanda padgett, senator merkley's intern be granted privileges of the floor for the balance of the day. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. blumenthal: i want to thank my colleagues senator durbin and senator whitehouse i've been proudo be part of their team working for the most minimal kind of ethical standards for the highest court in the land. right now, that court has no enforceable code of conduct, unlike any other court in the federal system unlike any other branch of government it is so a matter of simple ethical conduct and appearance. the supreme court has squandered its almost mystical authority, its unique power in the federal government. in a sense, that power was notfounders. the idea of judicial review came after the constitution was written. we can thank justice marshall for that idea that the supreme court can literally strike down what we do here. it's the most powerful branch of government dangero

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mr. chairman. chair blumenthal: senator hassan. sen. hassan: thanks, mr. chairman. admiral, both enlisted recruits and cadets at the academy in -- participate in an pacing training. these are designed to test recruits and cadets physically and mentally and they are the first time recruits and cadets are introduced to the coast guard's culture and code of conduct. according to briefings, there is minimal discussion of sexual misconduct and victims services during basic training for enlisted recruits. i understand the basic training is stressful and exhausting and that the coast guard was perhaps rightfully worried seminars in the middle of basic training would not receive the attention they deserve, but i'm concerned the coast guard is missing a opportunity to improve the culture and instill core values of respect and self-discipline into new service members right from the beginning. how d leverage basic training in the summer to set clear expectations regarding sexual misconduct from recruits and cadets from the moment they join the coast guard? adm. fagan: i will b

mr. chairman. chair blumenthal: senator hassan. sen. hassan: thanks, mr. chairman. an pacing training. es to test recruits and cadets physically and mentally and they aree intrt according to briefings, there is minimal discussion of sexual and victims services during basic training for enlisted recruits. i understand the basic training is stressful and exhausting and that the coast guard was perhaps rightfully worried seminars in the middle of basic training would not receive the attention they d i'm concerned the coast guard is missing jor opportunity to improve the culture and instill core values into new service members right from the beginning. how could the coast guleverage e summer to■óar expectations regarding sexual misconduct from recruits andmoment they join tht guard? adm. fagan: i wl and if you alt masterhiopportunity we have to train and an culture rate enlisted cadets, and frankly, reinforce for officers in our senior enlisted.l= training, policy, leadership. all of that is on the table to reinforce, how we become intolerant of harmful behaviors and en

mr. chair. chair blumenthal: thank you. understand correctly, and on that you did not review those documents that were held? the documents offered for review in camera. you can't take notes, you can't take notes or talk about them, you can't use them. you have not read -- whatever number there are, there may be more than 11 pages. adm. fagan: i have not, but we are working -- we are working with the committee to be responsive to the investigation and the matters at hand. i have a staff of 10 that have been working nearly around-the-clock since last summer to create and produce the they korea ate documents on a roll basis to be they korea ate documents on a >> let me tell you, those documents have no victim name and no classified information. they have nothing. absolutely nothing that's privileged. what they have is, evidence of bad choices and poor judgment. that would be embarrassing. that's just one example of documents that have been withheld. just so the world understands, we raised this issueou in letteg calls, we are

mr. chairman. >> thank you, senator blumenthal. a couple of final questions for both of you.ow, very well, are not the only agencies that have cybersecurity regulations, we have state regulations, local cities, other localities across the nation have all sorts of requirements for businesses that operate in their areas. give awe couple of examples. for example, massachusetts state law requires all persons who own or license personal information about massachusetts residents to develop, implement and maintain a comprehensive information security program. the new york department of financial services has adopted a robust set of cyber security rules for requirements for any company that provides a financial or service within the state of new york and i could go on and on with that list. so, mr. leiserson, how is theor tribal, territorial governments, all across the government landscape to harmonize these regulations? >> thank you, mr. chairman. so i will highlight a couple of points. first of all, both the new york department of financial services and the state of new york respon

mr. breyault. >> good afternoon chairman blumenthal, ranking member johnson and members of the subcommittee.my name is john brielle and on the vice president of public policy, telecommunications and fraud at the national consumers league. founded in 1899, ncos nations pioneering and worker advocacy organization. pimore than 25 years we have worked by our fraud.org campaign to educate consumers about the warning signs of fraud and promote public policies that protect the american public from fraud of all kinds. senators, fraud in the united states has reached a crisis point. in 2023 the ftc received 5.4 million complaints about fraud and identity theft. a 54% year-over-year increase first 2019, with total annual losses of more and a sobering as those numbers are, they are just the tip of the iceberg. a 2023 ftc report estimated that true annual fraud losses were more than $137 billion annually. the costs of fraud are not just financial. many fraud victims report struggling with mental health issues after the event. sadly, some scam victims haveth. peer-to-peer or pdp payment services play a s

senator blumenthal, you are recognized for your questions. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. think you both for your work. i think we are all becoming more and more aware of the need for standard-setting and rules in this area of cyber. i think the general public is becoming more aware as well as we see the effects of ransomware throughout the economy and society. just last february, as you well know, a ransomware group launched an attack on change healthcare, one of our nation's largest online healthcare claims and payments processors who are still seeing the effects of it in connecticut. i think probably around the country. russia, china ran another foreign adversaries are targeting are critical infrastructure and probing for vulnerabilities for even more catastrophic attacks. again, very recently just this past monday the head of our cyber general expresses fears that china is, to use his work, pre- positioning itself in our critical infrastructure. essentially it is creating beachheads in case there is greater conflict between our countries. a really scary set of developm

mr. chairman. >> thank you. senator blumenthal. >> couple of final questions here for both of you.cies as you know veryry well or not the only agencies that have cybersecurity regulations. we have state a regulations locl cities localities across the nation that have all sorts of her requirements for businesses that operate in their areas. to give you a couple examples work sample massachusetts state law requires all persons who owned or licensed personal information of massachusetts residents who develop and implement and maintain a comprehensive information security program for the new york department of financial services has also adopted a robust set of cybersecurity rules with significant requirements fort any company that provides a financial or credit service within the state of new york. i could go on and on with that list. mr. leiserson house the federal government working to coordinate with state, local tribal territorial governments all across the government landscape to harmonize these regulations? >> thank you mr. chairman. i will highlight a couple of points. first of

chair blumenthal: thank you, senator butler. senator marshall. sen.l: thank you, mr. chairman.grow boeing, and he said, if it's not boeing, i'm not going. mr. you worked for boeing fornd. what happens to the safety culture? thank you for the question, senator. ve boeing for well year, starting out as an intern, all the way through to today. i can tell you in the last several years, and i speak for the engineering team at they are extraordinarily focus several changes the engineering function. we have aligned into one organization we now have the most engineers that have repopulated the company inside boeing. over 64,000 engineers. we have defined functional chief engineer for everyone one of our disciplines, including human trackers. we have built out asystem of what is called design practices, where we are learning and how we do things at boeing. you are an engineer. mr. mckenzie: yes, sir. sen. marshall: you solve a wee a problem. what did you identify as the problem? mr. mckenzie: well, senator, the presumption is, if specifically about the max, there were specific technical

mr. calhoun you may proceed. >> sherman blumenthal, ranking subcommittee.ay along with chief engineer howard mckenzie seated to my right. before ieginyld like to speak directly to those who lost l-m■% i would like to apologizeh all of her boeing associate spread throughout, past and es [inaudible] i apologize. [inaudible]■ every second of boeing commercial or defensive product takes off and land somewhere around the world, making us responsible for the safety of millions ofty passengers and flight crews every day. including ourn uniform. aerospace safety is on a robust industrywide system that relies on sf-sclo accountability and continuous standard is fundamental to a by far the saft mode of transportation today. i come from this industry you know full well thi is industry where we simply must get it rightry time. i have served as president a ja0 following thes t■2ragi accidents. i joined the aviation industry's present ceo of ge aircraftmy ine safety in 1989 united airlines flight 232ity, iowa. uncontained while failure. all of the sweeping changes in our

mr calhoun faced a tough grilling from senators who cast the one to great giant of engineering and beacon of american industry as a shell of its former self. subcommittee chair richard blumenthalled boeing safety�*s lapse is a matter of life and death with profound consequences for the economy and travelling public. safety issues, production short cuts and a lack of transparency has been a renewed focus since a door panel blew out of a boeing jet mid—flight injanuary. and as regulators reports and whistle—blower testimony pointed to wrongdoing on the aeroplane maker's part. also on tuesday, a new whistle—blower alleged that boeing used nonconforming parts and lied to regulators about it. well, behind you, you can't see it from behind you, the folks are showing pictures of the people who are the victims of your safety record. i think we can all see them. and i think the american public when they fear to get on aeroplanes, they understand your safety record. frankly, sir, i think it's a travesty you are still in yourjob. boeing's share prices are down more than 30% this year. the federal aviation administration is limiting the production of its new max jets and the department of

so, chair blumenthal, i'd ask that this internal memo be entered into the record. do i have permission -- mr. chairman? mr. chairman? >> yes. >> thank you. to me, this memo reflects continued problems with the coast forward's commitment to accountability and transparency. it also shows an unwillingness to fully confront if ongoing allegations of sexual assault and harassment. admiral fagan, when did you become aware of this program where you -- were you consulted in the decision on whether to share these video, and the -- are you concerned some agency leadership apparently feared accountability? >> i did not become aware of the story teller program until after therv interviews had already, already been, been made. i'mha fully -- the pain that the victims have carried in silence long, it is important for victims' stories to be out there. i am not afraid of the victims' stories being shared and shared publicly. >> but clearly, some in your organization were. it's reflected in this memo. e so were you consulted in the decision on whether to share these videos, and are you concerned that some ag

mr. calhoun: ichair blumenthal: what's the story? mr. alhoun: and will investigate the hypotheses that we are aware of not involving the manufacturer or the airplane. chair blumenthal: what is the cause of those rolls? the same phenomenon that occurred before the ethiopian airline crash? mr. calhoun: no, sir. i have to let the ntsb do the work. chair blumenthal: what about fasteners improperly used? mr. mckenzie: clarification on the fasteners, these are fa that are common to the side of body for the 787. all the fasteners are installed all of them areed to the proper torque specifications. is using the head side of the fastener as opposed to the not the to see if that has safety implications. chair blumenthal: so there may be a problem. mr. mckenzie: the first submodel anis. the torque is the right torque. chair blumenthal: completely acceptable or unacceptable? mr. mckenzie: acceptable, it is fine the way it is. the torque is applied properly, all the fasteners are instachair blumenthal: that doesn't give me a lot of reassurance that th