mr. collins and mr. kane. if you could raise your right hand and repeat after me. i, state your name--do solemnly swear or affirm, that i will support and are defend the constitution, of the united states, and the constitution of the state of california, against all enomies foreign and domestic. that i will bear true faith and allegiance, to the constitution of the united states, and the constitution of the state of california. that i take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation, or purpose of evasion, and that i will well and faithfully discharge, the duties upon which i'm about to enter. and during such time, as i hold the office of a member of the board of examiners. congratulations again. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. >> you have any words? you can say something if you like or don't have to. >> i really appreciate this opportunity to serve and like to thank everyone for giving me this opportunity. i look forward working with the commission and fellow board members. thank you. >> thank you. >> i think commissioner wants to personally thank m

mr. collins. another question i had as you were presenting comes up with our due diligence and review process. it appears that the primary steps when we jump into this and i really do like the whole workflow you laid out for us and the process and especially as commissioner bridges mentioned the diligent software, i think it is really cool to see that we're setting up a way to have record keeping and a process for all this internally. but you did it seems mention that we primarily engage in this when there is new investment opportunity or when an existing investment partner has a new product that they are bringing out, and i guess where my question really comes, we for example heard now for two months in a row about investments with cim where there is allegations of anti-labor and illegal evictions and things like that. i will not ask about cim directly, but what do we in circumstances when we hear-become aware of a existing investment might have say for example the social element where there is a

mrs. collins who said that you are simply spectacular. she really found your testimony to be eliminating, and helpful, to become the city of the scanner she heard you articulate it, it was one that was just unbelievable from her 's perspective. she was really impressed. you may have answered this in part, based on my thoughts with her, but i do think that seniors benefit from hearing your tips i similar question that i asked just now i'd love to hear your answers to how do we help seniors in such a situation. yours was so complex, how do we find those red flags and warnings. what tips would you provide? >> one thing that's really important, and i kind of alluded to it with the end of my last statement, but i think that -- let me give an example. usa is a federal bank, that i belong to like i said, for 41 years. i never talked to the same person, over the more than 50 calls, except for one time, his name was jim. never, i always had to go through what had happened, they had notes, they either had to read them or they had no questions, or t

mr. collins. another question i had as you were presenting comes up with our due diligence and review process. it appears that the primary steps when we jump into this and i really do like the whole workflow you laid out for us and the process and especially as commissioner bridges mentioned the diligent software, i think it is really cool to see that we're setting up a way to have record keeping and a process for all this internally. but you did it seems mention that we primarily engage in this when there is new investment opportunity or when an existing investment partner has a new product that they are bringing out, and i guess where my question really comes, we for example heard now for two months in a row about investments with cim where there is allegations of anti-labor and illegal evictions and things like that. i will not ask about cim directly, but what do we in circumstances when we hear-become aware of a existing investment might have say for example the social element where there is a

we will next turn to senator collins. >> thank you mr. chairman. i am so glad that you and the ranking member are continuing the committees focus on scams that are directed against older americans. it is extraordinary how painful not just financially, but emotionally, these scams are. in that regard, i want to thank our witnesses for coming forward and sharing their very powerful stories that will help to educate other older americans to tell them that they are not alone and that they should get help. most of all, help them avoid these scams in the first place. >> i want to start with you, again, i found your testimony to be so compelling because, as you pointed out, you have an extensive financial background. you are not easily deceived. but you fell prey to an extremely sophisticated, ruthless scam that went on for months. for those of us, and i put myself in that category, who are not that savvy technically, getting a notice on your computer that it has been compromised would cause alarm. for almost all of us. over the past several years, the ag

mr. president. ms. collins: i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: ms. baldwin: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from wisconsin. ms. baldwin: i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. it ms. baldwin: i ask unanimous consent that the vote previously scheduled for 3:15 p.m. be called immediately. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the -- the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. the clerk: cloture motion, we the undersigned senators in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate do hereby move to bring to a close the debate on the motion to proceed to calendar number 449 h.r. 8404, an act to repeal the defense of marriage act, and ensure respect for state regulation of marriage, and for other purposes. signed by 18 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. the question is, is it the sense of th

senators collins, portman, sinema, and tillis for their leadership on this important issue, and i encourage the rest of my colleagues to please join us in supporting the passage of the bill. thank you, mr. chairman. i yield theing officer: the senator from utah is recognized. mr. lee: mr. president, the supreme court's decision in obergefell v. hodges is the law of the land. a single line from a single concurring opinion does not make the case for legislation that seriously threatens religious liberty. the respect for marriage act is unnecessary. states are not denying recognition of same-sex marriages and there's no serious risk of anyone losing recognition. there's not a single piece of legislation i'm aware of moving through the congress or any state legislature to do the same. look, the supreme court majority explicitly stated in its dobbs ruling earlier this year that the obergefell decision had no bearing on the recognition of same-sex marriage. the proponents of this bill falsely claim that same-sex marriage is under attack because justice thomas suggested, in a concurring opinion in dobbs, that the supreme court should take a closer look at all of its substantive due process ju

mr. o'dea: i was out in sterling and they are wondering why the office of senator bennet is in fort collins and not out in sterling. when i ran out there, it was very eye-opening for me when i began my campaign. they didn't know who senator bennet was. i had to explain who i was running against. i will stand there every day. >> mr. bennet, western colorado has a long history in the energy space, but coal, oil, shale, natural gas, etc.. now the industry is under pressure as the u.s. against a shift towards other energy sources. what do you see as the energy feature for this part of the state? sen. bennet: i think it is very bright. i think colorado can lead america. we have bright, bright days ahead. i think we had no energy policy, now we have one. we hope it will reduce costs and will be really good for our economic independence and social security. it will allow us to keep europe in the fight against putin, because our export. this country will lead the transition to renewable energy. have to get to net zero by 2050. in 2050, even when we get there, we will still be using fossil fuels. i

mr. vice president. >> thank you madam president. >> first i as well with our colleagues on the commission would like to welcome you commissioner collins. i wrote an e mail to the president talking about how is for us to the commissioners to have a will full 5 commissioners. so. it is really a welcome to have you. i also wrote the president that my assignment because of your participation and upon experience within development business all of those experience that you have within the world you have been working with i followed a bill in terms of the relationship that i have with your husband chuck collins, but also that commissioner fraser joined us with this health experience as well. and then commissioner morgan in terms of the labor and within that and our president former retired judge law and part of our responsibilities are sharings and i'm surety president will talk to you about those responsibilities as well. but i wanted welcome you feels good to have a full team. chief. i wanted say that. at this point chief postel thank you for your report. and i wanted ask you a couple things off the get go. in terms of talking about this s

mr. vice president. >> thank you madam president. >> first i as well with our colleagues on the commission would like to welcome you commissioner collins. i wrote an e mail to the president talking about how is for us to the commissioners to have a will full 5 commissioners. so. it is really a welcome to have you. i also wrote the president that my assignment because of your participation and upon experience within development business all of those experience that you have within the world you have been working with i followed a bill in terms of the relationship that i have with your husband chuck collins, but also that commissioner fraser joined us with this health experience as well. and then commissioner morgan in terms of the labor and within that and our president former retired judge law and part of our responsibilities are sharings and i'm surety president will talk to you about those responsibilities as well. but i wanted welcome you feels good to have a full team. chief. i wanted say that. at this point chief postel thank you for your report. and i wanted ask you a couple things off the get go. in terms of talking about this s

collins. mitt romney. today, mitch mcconnell. no surprise mcconnell is not a huge fan of donald trump. it is interesting, i guess i would ask you. you cover both mcconnell and mr. trump. do you see this as significant break? of where mcconnell's head is at? talk us through. >> it's certainly a signal of where mcconnell's head is at, which is that he would like to have nothing to do with trump so long as the two men walk this earth. mcconnell has been done with trump for quite some time but has said that he would still vote for trump again if he were the republican party's nominee. what we're seeing right now is a republican party trying to take an opportunity to take what amounts to a political layup here. it is the easiest thing in the world politically to condemn anti semitism and white supremacy. you'll note mcconnell did not condemn trump by name. that's the tight rope all of these republican leaders are trying to walk here, but i think the other dynamic is this is not the campaign rollout that donald trump thought he was going to have. he was hoping to consolidate the republican party behind him either through love or fear and he's not scaring anybody. ta

mr. president. i rise to speak about the respect for marriage act. i was proud to introduce this bill earlier this summer with senators baldwin, collins, and portman, and i'm greatly encouraged by yesterday's bipartisan vote of 62-37 to advance the bill and continue moving this important legislation forward. the respect for marriage act would guarantee legal protections for millions of marriages in the united states by repealing the discriminatory defense of marriage act and ensuring that marriages entered into legally are given full faith and credit by every state and the federal government. simply put, americans should be free to marry the person they love, regardless of sexual orientation or race, without fear of discrimination or fear that their marriages will be invalidated. this is a straightforward bill. it merely codifies the existing requirement that the federal government and every state recognize legal marriages. in 2015, the supreme court ruled in obergefell v. hodges that the u.s. constitution guarantees the right to marry for same-sex couples, and 55 years ago, in loving v. virginia, the supreme court ruled, and i quote, the freedom to ma

mr. vice president. >> thank you madam president. >> first i as well with our colleagues on the commission would like to welcome you commissioner collins. i wrote an e mail to the president talking about how is for us to the commissioners to have a will full 5 commissioners. so. it is really a welcome to have you. i also wrote the president that my assignment because of your participation and upon experience within development business all of those experience that you have within the world you have been working with i followed a bill in terms of the relationship that i have with your husband chuck collins, but also that commissioner fraser joined us with this health experience as well. and then commissioner morgan in terms of the labor and within that and our president former retired judge law and part of our responsibilities are sharings and i'm surety president will talk to you about those responsibilities as well. but i wanted welcome you feels good to have a full team. chief. i wanted say that. at this point chief postel thank you for your report. and i wanted ask you a couple things off the get go. in terms of talking about this s

mr. schumer, reached out yesterday to republicans. i thought that was fascinating. is there any hope of a middle ground given the upset republicans faced last tuesday? greg: not much. maybe with susan collinstah. by the way, in the next month, there will be an enormous amount of work on spending. they have to get a budget done, he for ukraine, talking about tax breaks for businesses and individuals. this bill will come out on christmas eve, will be huge in terms of spending. tom: i want to talk about the changes in washington. using gridlock as you see it or is there a new character to the gridlock we see in 2023? greg: i think it is still gridlock in 2023. i have been through the kumbaya stage for decades and it usually doesn't pan out. there are some interesting issues, there might be grounds for a compromise or two, but i don't see any kind of big breakthrough on that front. lisa: a big theme is a lack of fiscal response to a downturn that a lot of people see as increasingly likely. do you think the outcome of the midterms changed that scenario at all? is there more openness to possibly be more targeted and where they deploy money going forward in the case of a downturn? greg: they will

mr. vice president. >> thank you madam president. >> first i as well with our colleagues on the commission would like to welcome you commissioner collins. i wrote an e mail to the president talking about how is for us to the commissioners to have a will full 5 commissioners. so. it is really a welcome to have you. i also wrote the president that my assignment because of your participation and upon experience within development business all of those experience that you have within the world you have been working with i followed a bill in terms of the relationship that i have with your husband chuck collins, but also that commissioner fraser joined us with this health experience as well. and then commissioner morgan in terms of the labor and within that and our president former retired judge law and part of our responsibilities are sharings and i'm surety president will talk to you about those responsibilities as well. but i wanted welcome you feels good to have a full team. chief. i wanted say that. at this point chief postel thank you for your report. and i wanted ask you a couple things off the get go. in terms of talking about this s

collins: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, may i have order, please? the presiding officer: the senator is correct. the senate will come to order. ms. collins: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, shortly we will have the opportunity to make history by passing important legislation that will advance two goals. one, the goal of marriage equality for same-sex and interracial couples, and second, the goal of strengthening religious liability and conscience protections. i want to thank my colleagues on both sides of the aisle who have worked so hard on this legislation, and i also want to thank the broad array of faith-based groups who worked with us on the religious liberty provisions of our bill. i want to thank senator baldwin, who has been the lead on this bill, senator sinema, who's worked so hard, senator portman, who's poured his heart and soul into it, and senator tillis in particular. but i also want to thank all of the republicans who supported this. i know it has not been easy, but they've done the right thing. thank you, mr. president. i urg

mr. president. i rise to speak about the respect for marriage act. i was proud to introduce this bill earlier this summer with senators baldwin, collins, and portman, and i'm greatly encouraged by yesterday's bipartisan vote of 62-37 to advance the bill and continue moving this important legislation forward. the respect for marriage act would guarantee legal protections for millions of marriages in the united states by repealing the discriminatory defense of marriage act and ensuring that marriages entered into legally are given full faith and credit by every state and the federal government. simply put, americans should be free to marry the person they love, regardless of sexual orientation or race, without fear of discrimination or fear that their marriages will be invalidated. this is a straightforward bill. it merely codifies the existing requirement that the federal government and every state recognize legal marriages. in 2015, the supreme court ruled in obergefell v. hodges that the u.s. constitution guarantees the right to marry for same-sex couples, and 55 years ago, in loving v. virginia, the supreme court ruled, and i quote, the freedom to ma

mr. speaker, i rise today to mourn the senseless and tragic loss of life at the university of virginia on november 13. but i also rise to recognize and honor the bravery displayed by mike collins during the recent shooting at the university of virginia. after getting off the bus and directing two students to run to safety, mike hollins, a running back on the cavaliers football team, turned around and attempted to reboard the bus to help his teammates and others still trapped with the gunman. mike's bravery was met with evil, however, as he was shot while trying to protect those still in harm's way, but thankfully, mike has been released from the hospital and i pray he will continue to have a full and complete recovery. my prayers are also with the families of de-sean perry, and others who are deeply hearting from the loss of their loved ones. mr. good: we're always saddened in the face of tragedy but bravery like mike hollins continues to give us hope. may god continue to heal our land. . e spker o mpor puuaclause of ru0, the cirl postpe furth procdingday on motionsosuen rulh ys oer o votese objectednderlause of rul thse wileseproceengs on postpont for aturpo d lema f califora