mr. cassidy. ms. collins. mr. coons. mr. cornyn. ms. cortez masto. mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. . ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. helmy. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. rkowski. 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. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. mssinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mal 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. mr.

mr. cassidy. ms. collins. mrcoons. mr. cornyn. ms. cortez masto. mrcotton mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. daines. ms. duckwoh. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mrgrassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. helmy. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. joson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. keedy. mr. king. ms. klobucha mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lun. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. mark. mr. mcconnell. marshall, mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. 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. mr. scott of 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. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. senators voting in the affirmative -- baldwin, b

mr. cassidy: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from louisiana. mr. cassidy: mr.sion and notwithstanding rule 22, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of the following bills en bloc -- calendar number 4 51, s. 2546, calendar number 4 faye, s. 39, s. 4077, calendar number 454, h.r. 599, calendar number 45, h.r. 1060, calendar number 456, h.r. 1098, calendar number 458, calendar number 459, h.r. 3728, calendar number 460, h.r. 5476, calendar number 461, calendar number 462 calendar number 463, calendar number 464, h.r. 6673, calendar number 465, h.r. 6651, calendar number 466, calendar number 467, h.r. 7199s, and calendar number 468, h.r. 7423. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding en bloc? without objection, the senate will proceed en bloc. mr. cassidy: i ask unanimous consent that the bill en bloc be considered read en bloc and considered pass and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, all en bloc. the presiding officer: without the presiding officer: without >> good aft

mr. cassidy. ms. collins. mr. coons. mr. cornyn. 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. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. helmy. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. 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. mr. scott of 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. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. the clerk: senators voting

mr. cassidy. ms. collins. mr. coons. mr. cornyn. ms. cortez masto. mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. the clerk: mr. feerman. mrs. fischer. mrs. gilliand. mrgraham mr. assley. ms. hassan.. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. helmy. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. . king. the clerk: ms. baldwin. mr. barrasso. mr. moran.ell, mr. merkley, mr. mullin. ms. murkowski mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peter mr. reed. mr. risch. mr. romn. ms. rosen. mr. rods. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. e clerk: mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. . scott of florida. mrscott of south carolin mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. the clerk: ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. llis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. the clerk: mr. whitehouse. mr. wker. mr wyden. mr. yog. thclerk: senators voting in brow tler, duckworth, durbin, klobuchar, murray, peters, sch

mr. cassidy, no. the clerk: mr. sullivan, no. the clerk: mr. boozman, no. the clerk: mrs.e-smith, no. the clerk: ms. collins, no. the clerk: ms. klobuchar, aye. the clerk: ms. murkowski, no. the clerk: mr. scott of south carolina, no. mr. tillis, no. the clerk: mr. mullin, no. the clerk: mr. durbin, aye. mr. lujan, aye. the clerk: mrs. fischer, no. vote: the clerk: mr. risch, no. the clerk: ms. lummis, no. the clerk: ms. cortez masto, no. the clerk: ms. duckworth, aye. mr. markey, aye. decisively that far too many americans are struggling to live paycheck to paycheck, struggling to get by and struggling to get ahead. and we're hopeful that the incoming administration is prepared to join us in that effort to truly make the american dream available and accessible to everyone. now, my honor to yield to my good friend, my classmate, my colleague an amazing leader in house democratic caucus democratic whip katherine clark. >> thank thank you so much,. leader. i am profoundly grateful for the trust and confidence of my colleagues and especially grateful to get to work with this

mr. cassidy. ms. collins. mr. coons. mr. cornyn. 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. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. helmy. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. >> good morning. this committee will come to order. today we are holding a hearing to discuss the urgent federal funding needs for communities harmed by the recent natural disasters. before we get started doing to acknowledge briefly this is the first hearing we've had since the election. it is clear some things will look different. one thing will not change and that is my commitment to working with senator collins to keep doing the important work of this co

mr. cassidy. ms. collins. the clerk: mr. scott of south carolina, no. mr. scott of florida, no. mr.ord, no. the clerk: mr. hagerty, no. the clerk: mr. mullin, no. mr. tillis, no. vote: the clerk: mr. cornyn, no. mr. romney, no. mr. crapo, no. the clerk: mrs. blackburn, no. the clerk: mr. cramer, no. the clerk: mr. marshall, no. the clerk: ms. ernst, no. mr. sullivan, no. the clerk: mrs. shaheen ms. ha hassan, aye. . mr. lee, no. the clerk: mr. grassley, no. the clerk: ms. duckworth, aye. mr. paul, no. the clerk: mr. welch, aye. mr. mcconnell, no. mr. cotton, no. mr. hoeven, no. the clerk: mr. ricketts, no. the clerk: mr. boozman, no. the clerk: mr. kelly, aye. mr. rounds, no. the clerk: mr. young, no. the clerk: mr. wicker, no. mr. barrasso, no. mrs. hyde-smith, no. mr. thune, no. the clerk: mr. reed, aye. mr. murphy, aye. the clerk: ms. lummis, no. the clerk: mr. peters, aye. mr. helmy, aye. mr. heinrich, aye. vote: mr. sanders, aye. mrs. fischer, no. mrs. capito, no. the clerk: ms. smith, aye. mr. kaine, aye. the clerk: ms. butler, aye. mr. graham, no. the clerk: mr. fetterman, ay

mr. cassidy. ms. collins. mr. coons. mr. cornyn. 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. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. helmy. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. 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. mr. scott of florida. i thank you all for being here and i'm delighted to be accompanied by senators merkley welsch and then colin. we are here this morning to discuss the three joint resolutions or jay argues that the senate will be voting on tomorrow. they are as j. rezwan 11, to block 120-millimeter tank rounds as

mr. cassidy. ms. collins. mr. coons. mr. cornyn. 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. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. helmy. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. 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. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. the senate work in nontraditional nominations today votes have also begun on a. series of foreign policy measures introduced by independent senator bernie sanders been these include resolutions to block arms shipments to israel and other disapproving of

mr. chair. to you and senator cassidy for this hearing. mr. jorgensen, this year, novo nordisk abruptly discontinued the drug levemir. i know senator collins raised this with you, but i want to follow up a bit. levemir is a critical insulin product and one of the few long- acting insulin's approved for use during pregnancy. by discontinuing levemir in january 2024, novo nordisk interrupted the diabetes care plan of millions of americans with only a few weeks notice. will novo nordisk agreed to provide any interest company with the necessary information and drug formulation to make levemir? >> senator, thank you for the question. in a position to take the product of the market is a very difficult decision. i have to explain why we have to do that. we last year reduced the price for validity and we dropped the price to find the pbm's dropped access to levemir. much less patients have access to it. >> i understand that. my question is, now that you are not making it and there are still patients who need it, would you provide necessary information

mr. chair and to you and senator cassidy for this hearing. mr. jorgensen, this year, novo nordisk abruptly discontinued the drug levemir. i know senator collins raised this with you, but i want to follow up on it a little bit. levemir is a key insulin product in one of the few approved for use during pregnancy. by discontinuing levemir in january 2024, novo nordisk interrupted the diabetes care plans of millions of americans with only a few weeks notice. will novo nordisk agreed to provide any interest company with necessary information and drug formulation to make levemir? >> senator, thank you for the question. any decision to take a product of the market is a very difficult decision. and i have to explain why we had to do that . last year, we reduced the price for levemir, we dropped the price to find that pbms dropped access to levemir. much less patients have access to it . >> i understand that. my question is, now that you are not making it and there are still patients who need it, will you provide necessary drug formulation to other pharma

senator kathy -- cassidy. >> thank you, very much, senator cassidy. mr. jergensen, you testified that the price of what your company is actually paying for ozempic has declined by about 40% since its introduction. is that correct? >> yes, that is correct. >> the question remains. how do we get relief to patients at the pharmacy counter. as senator cassidy has mentioned, this committee has examined the role of the middleman, the pbm, in inflating costs and more than a year ago in may of 2023, our committee reported a comprehensive bill that reformed pbm practices. and the whole purpose of that bill was to ensure that consumers got relief at the pharmacy counter. unfortunately, the senate majority leader's and the chairmen have not brought that bill to the senate floor in more than a year. could you give us some indication of what -- if we had enacted that pbm reform bill? >> thank you, senator, for that question. i think -- a number of entities set up to extract fees from the u.s. system. they are rewarded based on list price. the higher list price, the mo

mr. chair. and to you and senator cassidy for this hearing. mr. jorgensen. this year, novo nordisk abruptly discondition continued the drug levimir. and i know he raised this with you but i want to bring it in. levimir is one of the few long- acting insulins for use during pregnancy. novo nordisk interrupted the diabetes care plans of millions of americans, with only a few weeks' notice. will novo nordisk agree to provide any interested company with the necessary information and drug formulation to make levimir? >> senator, thank you for the question. any decision to take a product off the market is a very, very difficult decision. and i have to explain why we had to do that. we, last year, reduced the price for levimir. we dropped the price, yet to find that bbms dropped access to levimir. so much less patients have access to that. >> i understand that. but my question is, now that 4iot making it and there are patients who need it, will you provide necessary drug information and formulation to other pharmaceutical companies that do want to make it. >> we ha

mr. chairman. and ranking member cassidy and committee members. i'm grateful for the opportunity to discuss the recently enacted pre-k through 12 reform legislation in maryland entitled the blueprint for maryland's future. the blueprint is a multiyear comprehensive plan that addresses all aspects of children's education from birth to high school completion including most especially the recruitment, retention and compensation of high-quality teachers. to understand the magnitude and rationale of the changes called for in the blueprint, i need to take you back to the fall of 2016 when the governor and general assembly asked me to chair a 27-member commission, the commission on innovation and excellence in education. the charge to the commission was bold, make recommendations so that maryland's pre-k through 12 system will perform as well as the top-performing school systems in the world. the commission spent three years examining in great depth the elements of several of the world's highest performing school systems including finland, shanghai, chin

cassidy hutchinson and sarah matthews were west wing staffers for donald trump. eric hirshman was a loire. mrgahn was the first white house counsel. rex tillerson called him an f-ing moron. bob corker was a republican senator who tried to for the first time in american history rein in the nuclear powers of an american sitting president because he described the west wing as, quote, daycare. anthony -- i mean, the list of people who've warned about donald trump's ambitions when it comes to u.s. national security are all former trump national security officials. so what keeps you up at night? >> well, what keeps me up at night are some of the things that those officials talked about but also something that i think h.r. mcmaster, an army general himself who served as national security adviser to president trump, also wrote about in his recent book. i have to say general mcmaster didn't come out there and write some screed against donald trump. he was pretty careful, pretty measured if you actually read the book. but one of the things he said is there is a dynamic when donald trump gets on the pho