mr. cardin, mr. carper, mr. casey, mr. cassidy, ms. collins, mr. coons, mr. cornyn, ms.cortez masto, mr. cotton, mr. cramer, mr. crapo, mr. cruz, mr. danes, ms. duckworth, mr. durbin, ms. ernst, mrs. feinstein, mrs. fischer, mrs. gillibrand, mr. graham, mr. grassley, mr. haggerty, ms. hassan, mr. hawley, mr. heinrich, mr. hickenlooper, ms. hirono, mr. hoeven, mrs. hyde-smith, mr. inhofe, mr. johnson, mr. kaine, mr. kelly, mr. kennedy, mr. king, ms. klobuchar, mr. lankford, mr. leahy, mr. lee, mr. lujan, mr. manchin, mr. markey, mr. marshall, mr. mcconnell, mr. menendez, mr. merkley, mr. moran, ms. murkowski, mr. murphy, mrs. murray, mr. ossoff, mr. padilla, mr. paul, mr. peters, mr. portman, mr. reid, mr. risch, mr. romney, ms. rosen, mr. rounds, mr. rubio , mr. sanders, mr. sasse, mr. schatz, mr. schumer, mr. scott of florida, mr. scott of south carolina, mrs. shaheen, mr. shelby, ms. sinema, ms. smith, mrs. stabenow, mr. sullivan, mr. thune mr. tester, mr. tillis, mr. toomey, mr. tuberville, mr. van hollen, mr. warner, mr. warnock, ms. warren, mr. whitehouse, mr. wicke

mr. cardin? mr. cardin, no. mr. carper? mr. carper, no. mr. casey? mr. casey, no. mr. cassidy? ms. collins? >> no. >> ms. collins, no. mr. coons? >> no. >> mr. cornyn? mr. cornyn, no. ms. cortez-masto? no. mr. cotton? mr. cotton, no. mr. kramer? mr. kramer, no. mr. krepo? no. mr. cruz? mr. cruz, yea. mr. danes? mr. danes, no. ms. duckworth? >> no. >> ms. duckworth, no. mr. durban? mr. durban, no. ms. ernst? ms. ernst, no. mrs. feinstein? mrs. feinstein, no. mrs. fisher? mrs. fisher, no. mrs. gilibrand? mr. grassley? mr. grassley, no. mr. haggerty? mr. haggerty, no. ms. harris? ms. hassen? ms. hassen, no. mr. hawley? mr. hawley, yea. mr. heinrich? mr. heinrich, no. mr. hickenlooper? mr. hicken loop evlooper, no. ms. hirono? mr. hoeven? mr. hoeven, no. mrs. hyde-smith? mrs. hyde-smith, yea. mr. inhofe? mr. inhofe, no. mr. johnson? mr. johnson, no. mr. kaine? mr. kelly? >> no. >> mr. kelly, no. mr. kennedy? >> no. >> mr. kennedy, no. mr. king? >> no. >> mr. king, no. ms. klobuchar? ms. klobuchar, no. mr. lankford? mr. lankford, no. mr. leahy? mr. leahy, no. mr. lee? mr. lee, no. mrs.

mr. cardin. >> no. >> mr. carper. >> no. >> mr. casey. >> no. >> mr. cassidy. >> no. >> ms. collins. >> no. >> mr. coops. >> no. >> mr. cornyn. >> no. >> ms. cortez masto. >> no. >> mr. cotton. >> no. >> mr. cramer. >> no. >> mr. crapo. >> no. >> mr. cruz. >> aye. >> mr. danes. >> no. >> miss duckworth. >> no. >> mr. durbin. >> no. >> ms. ernst. >> no. >> mrs. feinstein. >> no. >> mrs. fischer. >> no.

mr. cardin? >> no. >> mr. carper? >> no. >> mr. casey? >> no. >> mr. cassidy? >> no. >> ms. collins? >> no. >> mr. kunz? >> no. >> mr. cornyn? >> no. >> ms. cortez masto? >> no. >> mr. cotton? >> no. >> mr. cramer? >> no. >> mr. crapo? >> no. >> mr. cruz? >> ai. >> mr. deigns? >> no. >> ms. duckworth? >> no. >> mr. durbin? >> no. >> ms. ernst? >> no. >> mrs. feinstein? >> no. >> mrs

at the cathedral, richard cardinal crushing of boston will celebrate for mrs. mr. the requiem mass of the catholic faith. ♪ ♪ (church organ) >> the notable figures here include the queen of greece, the emperor of ethiopia, the president of france, britain's prince philip, the president of the philippines, the president and chancellor of west germany and many others. (church organ) among them is and it's not as a kagan deputy premier of the soviet union. that the departure for the journey to arlington national cemetary. little john junior, who is three years old this day, responds to a whispered request from his mother. (drumming) as the cortez crosses the bridge over the potomac river, there is a distant view of a memorial building dedicated to another martyred president, abraham lincoln. now the last goodbye to john f. kennedy. we (taps) >> the flag that has covered the casket is folded. it is passed from hand to hand by the utter guard. ♪ ♪ it is received by the widow. mrs. kennedy ignites an eternal flame at the head of her husband's grave. john face gerald kenn

cardin? >> thank you, mr. chairman, and dr. yellen.hank you for your long commitment to public service and your willingness to take on this challenge. we thank your family because we know it will be a family sacrifice. i'm sure the discussions at your dinner table will be very interesting. let me follow up on senator cantwell's question in relation to sanctions. you indicate you will have a review of the use of sanctions, but we are also suffering today on the decline of democracy, the human rights watch said the last four years were a disaster for human rights. american values have been under attack. we have a decline in a number of democratic states in the world. congress has passed sanction regimes to deal with strengthening democratic states. we have done that on specific issues and done it -- i want to encourage you as you are reviewing the use of sanctions to recognize that we have real challenges and the united states has to exercise its leadership. we have introduced legislation to deal with corruption. corruption is one of the

mr. chairman. >> thank you, senator cardin. senator romney. >> thank you, mr. chairman.'d like to be associated also with the comments you made at the opening of this association and comments ranking members of ranking member menendez and also with the comments mr. blinken made, one stood out. his conviction which i share that we be involved in the world because the world is a safer place if we are involved in the world and i think sometimes we lose in our discussion, that that doesn't necessarily mean military engagement in the world it means promoting our values and economic interests and we're involved in the world because it's good for america not just for the world, but good for us, for the people of america and i applaud that recognition. i want to begin with some thoughts about china and thank for the committee as well as for the american public that's watching this, and if you'd perhaps describe for us what china has described as their ambition over this century, what they intend to achieve and how the world would be different if they were successful in doing so.

cardin. >> thank you, mr. chairman. first, i really do want to thank you and senator brown for conducting this hearing. senator portman and i been working on pension issues from the time we were in the house of representatives, so it's really gratifying to have this hearing where we can really explore going to the next plateau on pension reform. and to senator brown, we really do need to do with the multiplayer issues. i noticed that the of today's hearing but i thank you for your leadership on that critically important issue. there are many provisions in the portman hardman bill and the mccormick with all those provisions are as questions by what to follow up on, one of the challenges we have is getting a younger worker to get engaged in savings. some are part-time workers. so, therefore, extending expanding eligibility for part-time workers will help in offering them an opportunity to start saving for retirement at an earlier age. many of those work for small companies that do not have pension plans, and by offering a

mr. chairman. >> senator cardin. >> [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] >> senatorst of all it's good to see you in the short answer is yes. the president-elect has been very clear to put democracy and human rights back at the center of it is a question of resources and commitment of course a lot of this begins at home the ability to be a strong leader and defender of democracy and human rights also depends here at home and as we have already discussed we have some work to do on that account when you cite the backsliding we have seen for decades and those that were consistently ranked fully half of them have been backsliding on the metrics so this this is a real challenge. and then try to with the first year of his administration so to bring democratic countries together that are common to democracies including rising populism also with a common agenda working to include combat and corruption for human rights to include having a voice to call out abuses of democracy or human rights so this is what i hope you can put together with the end of this year and something w

mr. chairman. >> thank you. let's move to senator cardin i i -- senator cardin. i believe is joining us online. senator cardin, are you there? >> [inaudible] [inaudible] >> senator, first of all, it's good to see you. and the short answer is yes, absolutely. the president-elect has been very clear that our charge would be to put democracy and human rights back at the center of put democracy and human rights back at the center of american foreign policy. we intend to do just i t that. that is a question of resources. it's a question of focus, a question of commitment. of course a lot of this begins at home. our ability to be a strong leader for an defender of democracy and human rights also depends to a large extent on the strength of her own democracy here at home. as we've already discussed we have some work to do on that account. you are right when you cite the backsliding racing. freedom house has been tracking this as many of you know for decades, and of the 40 or so countries that were ranked fully freereranked in the '80s, 90s and early 2000s, fully half of them haven't backsliding undemo

mr heather holmes. e bad fellow heather holmes, please save it. but anyway, the youth take 79 65 victory. the cardinal 12. all right, homer away. doesn't matter for cal. they're shaky wherever whenever underworked fox. second half in colorado buffs up 12 cal rebounding and moving it ryan bentley to the bucket, followed by andre kelly. later in the half, the buffs breaking away after a mckinley right steel jabari walker kind of a dunking their 23 points for him. 89 60 cal blown out there now one. and six in conference side. this is a stunner. one of the winningest coaches in the history of college football is now moving to the nfl. historically not many great college coaches have had great success go to the pros, but it'll be a real challenge taken over the jacksonville jags. what you might call a real urban development program. get it jags worst in the nfl. that translates having the number one pick in the draft, which transfer. thanks to them getting trevor laurence as the top quarterback available, and that's a pretty nice place to start for urban meyer. alright if you were in candlestick park on th

mr. cardin: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from maryland. mr. cardin: i would ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. cardin: madam president, i have five requests for committees to meet during today's session of the senate. they have the approval of the majority and minority leader. the presiding officer: duly noted. mr. cardin: madam president, today the world comes together to remember the horrors of the hholocaust. we honor the six million jews and five million others, roma, afro germans, gay men and women, people with disabilities and more who the nazis brutally murdered. and we stand in awe in celebration of those brave souls who managed to survive. it is difficult to comprehend the terrorists that took place in europe between 1939 and 1945, but we carry on an obligation to those who perished and those who survived to prevent further genocide and mass atrocities. it is critical that will we understand what happened to them show that we can prevent it from ever happening aga