mr. casey: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from pennsylvania. mr. casey: mr. president, i ask consent to speak as if in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. casey: thank you, mr. president. i want to first briefly recognize this afternoon the brave public servants who have testified in the house in recent weeks in defense of national security, the rule of law, and our democratic institutions. most recently, lieutenant colonel alexander vindman. despite lieutenant colonel vindman's two decades of military service and a purple heart for his sacrifice to our country in iraq, his character has faced brutal attacks from cable news and from some current and former members of congress. these comments about him are reprehensible attacks with no basis in fact and verbal abuse of lieutenant colonel vindman not only disrespects his integrity and his service but undermines our institutions and ultimately makes our nation less safe, less safe. so questioning the character, loyalty, or patriotism of lieutenant colonel vindman is an attack on all v

mr. casey: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from pennsylvania. mr. casey: thank you, mr. president. i would ask consent to vitiate the quorum call. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. casey: i would also ask consent, mr. president, to speak as if in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. casey: mr. president, thank you very much. beginning with russia's interference in our 2016 national elections to the recent withdrawal of united states troops from syria, president trump has made multiple statements and decisions that serve only to benefit vladimir putin's agenda to undermine democracy and expand russia's influence around the world. taken together these actions aren't just a threat to united states national security but they also undercut and diminish some of the core tenets and values of america's democracy and global leadership. the united states is a coequal branch of government must recognize this threat and act as a body to ensure institution

mr. casey: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator for pennsylvania. mr. casey: mr. president, i would ask consent to vaish yit the quorum call. -- to vitiate the quorum call. the presiding officer: the senate is not in a quorum call. mr. casey: i would also ask consent to speak as if in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. casey: thank you, mr. president. i rise today to recount the life of a colleague who recently passed away, senator kay hagan, from the state of north carolina. i wish i didn't have to stand here to talk about her in the past tense because so many people who have served in the senate with kay hagan, so many -- so many staff people across the senate, and i would say in the context of both members and staff, i would say both parties. so many of us recall serving with her fondly, but we also were very saddened by her passing. kay hagan was -- it's very difficult to encapsulate someone's personality or their life in a few short remarks, but you could not have met kay hagan, even for a short period of time or worked with her e

mr. casey: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from pennsylvania. mr. casey: just a couple of points on where we are. there's no question that in my judgment that if you have more time to consider these issues for a full reauthorization, we could address some of the shortcomings of what's been proposed already. i mentioned earlier issues that are not addressed like child care, housing, food and mental health, the needs of first generation students, the needs of students of color, students with disabilities, we could do that if we can get through this short-term period. we're only asking for help for a very limited time frame so that we can work through these other issues. and the second point i'd make is that -- i can't stand in the shoes of the leaders of these institutions, but when they tell us that they're in a difficult circumstance in the short run, i'll take their word for it. the word of the department of education in my -- just from my point of view doesn't compare to what these institutions are telling us. so i think we should rely upon the rep

jeff sutton and then judge not justice neil gorsuch, also included former attorney general michael mr. casey, from white as counsel don mcgahn, john allison and senators tom cotton in ben sasse. that brings us to today's lecture. it is my privilege to introduce for this year's lecture the honorable william barr, attorney general of the united states. people serve in government from a wide variety of reasons in addition to performing valuable public service. there's power. there's a stepping stone to even higher office, or the prestige of having had the position and the honor one receive all serving the country in such an important role. but in the current case it's really difficult to see how most of these self-serving and sends apply. the that still does is for performing a valuable public service. indeed, much of his career has been spent performing executive session exact to such service going back to his early days with the cia. he received his ma in, from columbia in chinese studies, and that might come in handy. [laughing] and is gw from georgetown, george washington. he clerked for th

mrs. fletcher," airing sundays on hbo. caseyn returns tonight [ cheers and applause and we will have music from jon pardi. so, it's a great show. but you know, we don't always have enough time to cover everything in the recent news. so here with a recap is one of our writers, amber ruffin, with a segment we call "amber says what." ♪ [ cheers and applause >> you guys, the last couple of months have been crazy okay, so, first of all, donald trump went to the world series and got booed and i was like, whaat? [ laughter ] the he went to a ufc fight and also got booed and i was like, ohh, what? [ laughter ] then, during his book tour, donald trump jr. got booed off stage. and i was like, wha-ha-ha-at i didn't know getting booed was hereditary [ laughter ] so then everyone was like, "have you seen cinderblock?" and i was like, "what? i don't watch wrestling. then they were like, it's a cat. and i was like, what why would you name a cat cinderblock? and they showed me a picture and i was like, whaaat [ laughter ] that is a cinder block

mrs. fletcher," actress casey wilson music from jon pardi featuring the 8g band with fred armisen. ♪ [ cheersse all right, in that case, let's get to the news. president trump this afternoon pardoned butter, the national thanksgiving turkey. al

mr. chairman. >> senator casey. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i want to thank the panel. i'm sorry i was here a little late for your testimony. i want to start with the topic you've heard so much about, broad band and i guess emphasize a couple of things that are coming in sharper focus now than maybe even before. a number of years ago after hearing a number of individuals in our state public officials and others asking about what we're going to do about rural broad band, in talking about the economic development impact, the business impact, the broader economic impact, one county commissioner made it clear to me, he said, senator, kids can't learn without broad band, that our schools, it was not happening in our schools. over and over again i keep coming back to that. whether you're thinking about this in terms of economic growth or job creation or -- in the connectivity that has to proceed that or whether you're thinking about it in very basic terms when it comes to children learning in school or not being able to learn, this is a huge challenge and i know that usda has

mr. president john casey, jane pesek the president of the united states. we shake hands in the oval office and i sit down and distance, and the good news is that as an 18 -year-old first order ohio state freshman, i it's been 20 minutes alone with the president of the united states. the bad news is, i it's been 18 years in congress and if he had of all the time i it's been in the oval office, i picked out at the edge of 18. [laughter] i should've transferred to miami right. this what i should've done. [applause] who we don't have a lot of students here tonight but i was just told around the country, tell the story and it really even everybody he was here, you just never know what's going to happen. you never know what is going to come around and will effectively who you have to say big and dream big. a couple of other stories that i'd like to tell you is like graduate from ohio state, graduated in december no was going to try to go to law school he went looking for your a job in downtown columbus. nobody would hire me. and who looked and i saw the state ho

mr. richardson: chairman collins, ranking member casey, and members of the committee, i am district attorney dewayne richardson, and i serve the fourth judicial district of mississippi. thank you for the opportunity to testify before this committee about our investigation and prosecution of crimes committed by gina a/k/a tammi palasini. my office first became aware of palasini's actions due to a single bad check. this check led to the unraveling of a fraud that amounted to millions of dollars stolen from the elderly, veterans and their families. in 2011, palasini was introduced to 89 year old grace ward and her family through staff at the facility where grace ward was a resident. palasini promised the ward family that she would provide a 10% return on their investment, along with securing medicaid benefits for grace ward which would be used to offset the cost of living at the facility. with that promise, the ward family presented palasini with a cashiers check in a amount of $189,000.00. grace ward's life savings. when grace ward passed away three months later, the family contacted palasini,

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mr. foreman: chairman collins, ranking member casey, members of the committee, thank you for inviting me to testify here today. it is an honor to be here, to talk to you about veterans' scams. my name is laverne foreman. i am 82 years old and i live in the herndon area, in pennsylvania. i am retired both from the civil service and the military, having served in the air force, army reserves and army national guard. i am proud to be a veteran. for the most part, people thank me for my service. it never occurred to me that someone could be so cold-hearted to make a call and claim to care for veterans, when in reality all they are doing is lining their own pockets. five years ago, i learned just how reckless they can be. when i received a phone call from senator casey's office inviting me to testify before you today, i was pleased to accept the invitation and share with you what happened. it isn't easy for me to talk about this, being scammed. what i'm doing today is an extension of my service. i feel a sense of responsibility, to warn others who served, and to be vigilant against scams. let

mr. wells, we'll begin with you. thank you all for being here. >> thank you. chairman collins, ranking member casey, members of the committee, thank you for having me here. it's an honor to speak about this issue. as you said, senator collins, i was an air force veteran, i got out in 2013 and relocated to maine in 2014. upon arriving there, i wanted to continue my dedication to service and i was looking for opportunities to volunteer while i applied to graduate schools. i found vet to vet maine and i liked what they had to say. they offered companionship for isolated veterans. senator collins indicated that there's a significant number of veterans in the state. what i would also like to emphasize is there's a significant number of elderly men and women in the state and veterans are no exception. what vet to vet maine seeks to address is the isolation of those veterans but also connect them with benefits that they likely qualify before and haven't been receiving. so, when vet to vet contacted me, i went in and connected me background check and got me trained up and connected me with a veteran force

casey brought his brother with him. they snapped photos and shot video along the way. >> we started below where mrs. dy was found and took photographs below as we progressed upstream. >> reporter: as the casey brothers moved up the creek, they noticed that the creek's flow didn't seem very strong. >> it didn't push us around as we were walking. we were careful with our footing in the sense that there are slippery rocks underneath the water. but it wasn't hard to go against the current. >> reporter: the deputy couldn't help but wonder, how had leslie's body floated so far? >> the water is coming down. but it's not a raging river. it's not fast-moving. >> reporter: deputy casey reported back to sheriff bruce who by that time had talked to the couple who lived by the trail and had helped fred in those first frantic moments. what they said cast a new light on fred's story of that awful day. >> a little tickling at the back of their neck had sent up some red flags to them. >> reporter: they told sheriff bruce that, as they called 911 and set out to help in the search, fred was frantic one minute, then see

mr. meadows and jordan are exactly that. they are forceful and smart as a whip they are not shy to get combative with witnesses and republicans by think they. host: -- casey burgat is our guest. for democrats, (202)-748-8000. .or republicans, (202)-748-8001 for independents and everyone else, (202)-748-8002. this is in the new york post, the headline says pelosi's impeachment rules guarantee partisan circus but i wanted to democrats she says are boasting about the impeachment inquiry protections offered to trump, claiming they are the same rules for president nixon and clinton but that is a boldfaced lie. section f quietly divides by judiciary committee siblings that unless the president surrenders his executive privilege, a power even the supreme court has ruled vital to his office, he and his lawyers will be denied any ability to call or answer or -- call or question witnesses. what is this section? guest: two things come to mind. this was guaranteed to be a partisan circus no matter what happened. of're going to get a lot partisan warfare undercutting the process. democrats saying one thing, republicans saying another. this section is important to talk

mr. manchin: madam president, i want to first say thank you to my colleague, senator mitch mcconnell, senator portman, jones, kaine, duckworth you brown, casey, warner, sinema, van hollen and reed who have cosponsored this legislation with he moo and for standing with me to protect coalminers' protections. senator capito will be joining me on the floor today. yesterday marked the 51's anniversary of the mine disaster where 78 minors lost their lives in farmington, west virginia, which is my hometown. i lost my uncle in that mine explosion. i lost my neighbor and several of my classmates in this tragedy that rocked my hometown and it seems like only yesterday. i have always said that one life lost while on the job is one too many and it shouldn't happen. this tragedy shows the risks that our coalminers take every day to provide our country with the energy that we need, which is why i'm here today. when coal companies go bankrupt, coalminers' benefits are at the bottom of the priority list, which is how we've ended up in this situation today. that is unacceptable. it should be unacceptable to all of us. the person who earns the wage should be

mr. meadows and jordan are exactly that. they are forceful and smart as a whip they are not shy to get combative with witnesses and republicans by think they. host: -- caseygat is our guest. for democrats, (202)-748-8000. .or republicans, (202)-748-8001 for independents and everyone else, (202)-748-8002. this is in the new york post, the headline says pelosi's impeachment rules guarantee partisan circus but i wanted to democrats she says are boasting about the impeachment inquiry protections offered to trump, claiming they are the same rules for president nixon and clinton but that is a boldfaced lie. section f quietly divides by judiciary committee siblings that unless the president surrenders his executive privilege, a power even the supreme court has ruled vital to his office, he and his lawyers will be denied any ability to call or answer or -- call or question witnesses. what is this section? guest: two things come to mind. this was guaranteed to be a partisan circus no matter what happened. of're going to get a lot partisan warfare undercutting the process. democrats saying one thing, republicans saying another. this section is important to talk abo

mr. casey: thank you. madam president, i rise to discuss today the impeachment inquiry currently under way in the house. first i want to recognize the courageous public servants who've testified in the house in recent weeks in defense of u.s. national security, in defense of the rule of law and our democratic institutions. i will just cite three. one is lieutenant colonel vindman. a second is ambassador yovanovitch. and i'll also mention two other ambassadors, ambassador taylor and ambassador mckinley as well. despite the two decades of military service by lieutenant colonel vindman and the purple heart that he earned for his sacrifice for our country in iraq, his character has faced brutal attacks from cable news and from some current and former members of congress. as former u.s. ambassador to russia michael mcfaul put it in a "washington post" column last week -- and i'm quoting -- such smear tactics are revolting and un-american. lieutenant colonel vindman has served our country with honor and distinct