the clerk: mr. coons, aye. the clerk: mrs. hyde-smith, no. the clerk: mr. lujan, aye. mr. thune, no. the clerk: mr. murphy, aye. the clerk: ms. rosen, aye. mr. marshall, no. the clerk: mr. welch, aye. mr. heinrich, aye. mr. manchin, aye. the clerk: mr. lankford, no. the clerk: mr. tester, aye. the clerk: mr. casey, aye. the clerk: mr. ossoff, aye. the clerk: mr. brown, aye. the clerk: ms. stabenow, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. hickenlooper, aye. the clerk: ms. klobuchar, aye. the presiding officer: the ayes are 51, the nays are 47. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: department of labor, jessica looman of minnesota for administrator of the wage and hour division. the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. whitehouse: mr. president, h.r. 5860 was the continuing resolution signed into law on september 30. it narrowly averted an extremist-led government shutdown. that act included $16 billion in disaster relief for states like florida, vermont, new york, pennsylvania, hawaii, louisiana, and others that suffered tremendous loss

mr. coons: mr.t, i rise in support of the honorable jennifer hall to be our next district court judge for are the district court of delaware. one of the busiest dockets in delaware. it handles complex patent cases. it takes a special judge to serve in this court and judge hall's unique background and extensive legal experience make her an ideal candidate. my colleagues on the senate judiciary committee agreed. advancing her nomination to this floor by a strong bipartisan vote of 16-5. judge hall received support from half of the republican members of the judiciary committee including ranking member graham, senators grassley, cornyn, lee, and tillis. is she served as a magistrate judge since 2019. she has proven herself al legal powerhouse and has handled a high volume of complex cases. her legal experience before assuming the bench is just as impressive. eight years as a u.s. district attorney in delaware, ling hundreds of cases on behalf of our federal government. she litigated intellectual propert

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. 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. menendez. 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

mr. coons, aye. mr. king, aye. mr. tuberville, no. ms. hassan, aye. ms. hirono, aye. mr. hagerty, no. mr. schatz, aye. the clerk: ms. lummis, no. mr. marshall, no. mr. peters, aye. mr. cotton, no. mr. daines, no. ms. collins, aye. the clerk: mrs. fischer, no. mrs. murray, aye. ms. rosen, aye. ms. cortez-masto, aye. the clerk: mr. barrasso, no. mr. moran, no. mr. ricketts, no. mr. paul, no. the clerk: mr. lujan, aye. mr. reed, aye. mr. crapo, no. mr. graham, aye. the clerk: mr. lee, no. the clerk: mr. kelly, aye. the clerk: ms. warren, aye. the clerk: mr. markey, aye. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. mr. budd, no. mr. fetter man, aye. -- mr. fetterman, aye. the clerk: mr. hoeven, no. the clerk: mr. risch, no. mrs. hyde-smith, no. the clerk: ms. baldwin, aye. the clerk: mr. ossoff, aye. mr. mullin, no. mr. kennedy, no. the clerk: mr. merkley, aye. mr. carper, aye. mr. warner, aye. the clerk: mr. whitehouse, aye. mr. brown, aye. the clerk: ms. klobuchar, aye. the clerk: mr. booker, aye. the clerk: mr. braun, no. mr. bennet, aye. mr. sure, aye. -- mr. schumer, aye. the clerk:

mr. coons, aye. mr. crapo, no. the clerk: mr. marshall, no. mr. wicker, no. the clerk: mr.en, aye. ms. collins, aye. the clerk: ms. smith, aye. mr. tester, aye. mr. rubio, no. mr. menendez, aye. mrs. capito, no. mr. cramer, no. ms. klobuchar, aye. mr. kelly, aye. the clerk: mr. budd, no. mr. mcconnell, no. mr. sanders, aye. the clerk: mr. welch, aye. the clerk: mr. moran, no. kathleen holland vote: the clerk: mr. king, aye. the clerk: mr. schatz, aye. mr. grassley, no. the clerk: mr. ricketts, no. mr. barrasso, no. the clerk: mr. cornyn, no. the clerk: ms. stabenow, aye. the clerk: mr. hickenlooper, aye. the clerk: ms. butler, aye. the clerk: ms. duckworth, aye. the clerk: mr. carper, aye. ms. ernst, no. mr. kennedy, aye. mr. fetterman, aye. the clerk: mr. van hollen, aye. mrs. hide-smith, no. -- mrs. hyde-smith, no. the clerk: mr. sullivan, no. the clerk: mr. boozman, no. the clerk: mr. booker, aye. the clerk: mr. schmitt, no. ms. cortez masto, aye. the clerk: mr. brown, aye. ms. baldwin, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. cruz, no. the clerk: mr. daines, no. mr. casey, aye. the cl

mr. coons, no. the clerk: mr. sullivan, aye. the presiding officer: the yeas are 59. the nays are 38. the amend is agreed to. the majority leader. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent that at 2:15 p.m., the senate vote on rubio 1237 and kennedy 1354 amendments and that at 5:45 the senate vote on laferred 1232 with all previous provisions -- previous provisions remaining in effect. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the clerk: baldwin. the clerk: ms. baldwin. a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the the presiding officer: we are in a quorum. mr. barrasso: i come to the floor today to talk about the need for more american energy. joe biden's policies are destructive to our nation, and that's because he continues to put liberal priorities first and america last. so last week the biden administration agreed to ease oil sanctions on nicolas maduro's brutal socialist regime in venezuela. let's be clear -- i want to be clear about what's going on

mr. coons, aye. mr. sanders, aye. mr. king, aye. ms. hassan, aye. mr. collins, aye. mr. hagerty, no. ms. capito, no. mr. whitehouse, aye. mr. barasso, no. ms. ernst, no. mr. welch, aye. mr. booker, aye. mr. daines, no. ms. klobuchar, aye. mr. carper, aye. mr. thune, no. mr. blumenthal, aye. the clerk: mr. markey, aye. mr.off, aye. mr. warnock, aye. the clerk: mr. lee, no. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, no. mr. schatz, aye. the clerk: mr. schmitt, no. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. the clerk: mr. fetterman, aye. the clerk: mr. crapo, no. mr. merkley, aye. ms. cantwell, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. peters, aye. the clerk: mr. scott of florida, no. mrs. blackburn, no. the clerk: ms. hirono, aye. mr. young, no. the clerk: mr. graham, aye. the clerk: mr. brown, aye. the clerk: ms. murkowski, aye. the clerk: mr. manchin, aye. the clerk: mr. menendez, aye. mr. budd, no. mr. schumer, aye. mr. vance, no. mr. cardin, aye. mr. kelly, aye. ms. rosen, aye. mr. hawley, no. the clerk: mr. braun, no. the clerk: mr. cruz, no. the clerk: mr. scott of north carolina, no. the presiding officer: t

mr. coons, aye. mr. tester, aye. ms. hir hirono, aye. mr. scott of florida, aye. mr. wyden, aye. the clerk: mr. fetterman, aye. the clerk: mr. merkley, aye. mr. hoeven, aye. mrs. blackburn, no. mr. johnson, aye. mr. blumenthal, aye. the clerk: mr. marshall, no. mr. graham, aye. the clerk: mr. thune, aye. mr. kennedy, aye. mr. crapo, aye. mr. murphy, aye. the clerk: mr. schmitt, no. mr. kaine, aye. ms. ernst, aye. the clerk: ms. warren, aye. mr. kelly, aye. mr. budd, aye. the clerk: mr. manchin, aye. mr. mullin, aye. mr. carper, aye. mr. lujan, aye. the clerk: mrs. fischer, aye. mrs. gillibrand, aye. mr. markey, aye. mr. warnock, aye. miss duckworth, aye. mr. van hollen, aye. the clerk: mr. hawley, aye. mr. cruz, no. mr. ricketts, aye. the clerk: mr. peters, aye. the clerk: miss rosen, aye. the clerk: ms. rosen, aye. the clerk: mr. sullivan, aye. is the clerk: mr. vance, no. the clerk: mr. sanders, aye. being. the clerk: mrs. hyde-smith, aye. the clerk: ms. lummis, aye. mr. booker, aye. mr. bennet, aye. the clerk: mr. welch, aye. the clerk: mr. menendez, aye. the clerk: mr. wicker

mr. coons.

mr. coons. mr. cornyn. ms. cortez masto. mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. daines.s. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. 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. menendez. 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 presiding officer: senators voting in the a

the clerk: mr. coons, no. mrs. blackburn, aye. mr. blumenthal, no. the clerk: mr. daines, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. tillis, no. the clerk: mr. warnock, no. ms. butler, no. the clerk: mr. bennet, no. mr. booker, no. mr. lujan, no. the clerk: ms. lummis, aye. mr. lee, aye. the clerk: mr. risch, aye. mr. marshall, aye. mr. murphy, no. mr. romney, aye. the clerk: ms. klobuchar, no. oh, are the clerk: ms. klobuchar, no. mr. schatz, no. the clerk: mr. hickenlooper, no. mr. johnson, aye. mr. welch, no. mr. hagerty, aye. mr. merkley, no. mr. hawley, aye. the clerk: mr. ricketts, aye. mr. heinrich, no. mr. hoeven, aye. the clerk: ms. warren, no. the clerk: mr. van hollen, no. the clerk: mr. markey, no. the presiding officer: on this vote the yeas are 35. the nays are 62. and the amendment is not agreed to. under the previous order, the senate will proceed to the consideration of s. j. resolution 42 which the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 229, s.j. res. 42 providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, united states code, of the rules submitted by the

mr. coons, aye. the clerk: mr. cruz, no. the clerk: mr. hoeven, no. the clerk: ms. rosen, aye. clerk: mr. warnock, aye. vote: vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: on this vote, the yeas are 54, the nays are 40, and the motion is agreed to. ms. smith: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from minnesota. ms. smith: 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. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. smith: mr. president, i understand that there is a bill at the desk, and i ask for its first reading. the presiding officer: the clerk will read the title of the bill for the first time. the clerk: s. 3168, a bill making emergency summental appropriations for assistance -- supplemental assistance for the situation in israel for the year ending 2024, and for other purposes. ms. smith: i ask for a second reading, and in order to place the bill on the calendar under provisions of rule 14, i object to my own request. the presiding off

mr. coons, aye. mr. murphy, aye. mr. moran, no. mrs. gillibrand, aye. mr. van hollen, aye. the clerk: mr. booker, aye. the clerk: mr. ossoff, aye. mr. hagerty, no. the clerk: ms. klobuchar, aye. the clerk: mr. wyden, aye. the clerk: mr. paul, aye. the clerk: mrs. shaheen, aye. mr. whitehouse, aye. mr. lee, no. the clerk: mr. kelly, aye. mr. schmitt, no. the clerk: mr. braun, no. the clerk: mr. blumenthal, aye. ms. butler, aye. mr. padilla, aye. the clerk: mr. rounds, aye. mr. hickenlooper, aye. the clerk: mr. hawley, no. the clerk: mr. warnock, aye. the clerk: mr. rubio, no. ms. cantwell, aye. mr. schumer, aye. mr. kennedy, no. the clerk: mr. budd, no. the clerk: mr. hoeven, no. the clerk: ms. lummis, no. the clerk: mr. cruz, no. vote: the clerk: mr. sullivan, no. the clerk: mr. mullin, no. the clerk: mr. cramer, no. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, aye. ms. murkowski, aye. the presiding officer: the yeas are 63, the nays are 32. the motion is agreed to. the presiding officer: the senator from kansas. mr. moran: mr. president, i don't expect this to be the best formed set of remar

mr. chairman. >> thanks, senator coons. senator, kennedy. >> thank you, mr. chairman. it's clear to me from listening today that we still have a lot of work left to do i want to start with trying to look at this issue from 30,000 feet. for many years now college athletes, college athletics is generated enormous revenue. i'm not saying that's a bad thing. a good thing. the supreme court comes along and what the austin case, is that right? in 2021. and changes where that money is going. before that money was going to, to tv stations and universities and coaches and others i guess, construction companies that were building new stadiums, and then after the supreme court decides the austin case in 2021, the kids start getting paid. and all hell breaks loose. i mean, is that what is going on here? the fact that the money is being redistributed and that's going to cause the world to spin off its axis? because the kids are getting a share of the dell?he governor?re >> what i would say, senator, in response to the austin decision is there is flexibility for schools that can aff

coons? let's thank you, mr. chairman paris thank you mr.retary to you and your family for your willingness to step forward and take on this very challenging and critical service on behalf of our nation in this difficult moment. like every member of this committee i unequivocably condemn the invasion in attacks by hamas against israel for the slaughter of innocent people, the taking of hostages and when you are, i hope confirmed by the senate you will take on representing our nation in a particulate challenging moment with critical ally. i am grateful our president chose to go in person and have already been receivingng messags from friends and israel and throughout the region what different makes of them went our national leader shows up. we also frankly have to sustain that engagement three senate confirmed ambassador. it is my hope who also confirmeo confirm ambassadors to other countries in the region egypt, lebanon, coordinate for counterterrorism and that we will continue expediting some of theseeh confirmations. wewe have just confirm

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mr. chairman. my pleasure to introduce ryan a wallick. from the time chris coons and i from the als caucus in the senate which has been an active one, got to know brian well over that time. really it needs no introduction he's a true changemaker in champion. brian has a storied career as a regional campaign director white house counsel for president obama. he later became a federal prosecutor in chicago. his life took a turn in november of 2017 when he was diagnosed with als. and given six months to live at the age of 37. rather than accepting status quo he decided to fight. along with his wife sandra, he cofounded i am als and nonprofit dedicated to secure als break .brian is the father of two youg girls, thank you for being with us here today. >> think he ranking member braun now i will read an introduction for my colleague senator durbin senior senator from illinois. quote i am so pleased the agent committee will be hearing from a constituent this morning and i thank the chairman for affording me the opportunity to share a few words about brian paired with the

mr. chairman. welcome back. scott, it is good to see you. i would like to acknowledge senator coons and my friend who had a great deal to do with build act which is empowered of what you're doing. one of the things that struck me when my colleagues put this together was its ability to counter china. i think the ccp has been top of mind for us in many respects. they championed the ability to strengthen our hand versus child i want to focus on that my conversation with you today. balance sheet relative to china is very small. it's invested roughly trillion dollars 147 different countries. in their belts and road initiatives. you have a $60 billion balance sheet. out of focus on the small resources? with esg oriented investments those types of things which while perhaps laudable don't get atwater critical priorities happen to be. i would like to get your thoughts on how we deal with the fact of a small, how we focus our investment. you talk about investments and pedals and things of this nature for a much more interested in the potential dual use infrastructures like ports, rail, air,