mr. cornyn, aye. ms. lummis, aye. the clerk: mr. brown, aye. the clerk: ms. duckworth, aye. mr. hagerty, aye. the clerk: mr. ricketts, aye. the clerk: mr. cardin, aye. ms. collins, aye. mrs. britt, aye. mr. romney, aye. the clerk: mr. young, aye. ms. murkowski, aye. mr. boozman, aye. mrs. smith, aye. -- ms. smith, aye. the clerk: mr. lankford, aye. the clerk: mr. cotton, aye. mr. sanders, aye. the clerk: mr. grassley, aye. mr. lujan, aye. mrs. capito, aye. the clerk: mr. parties, aye. -- mr. peters, aye. mr. kennedy, aye. the clerk: mr. reed, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. lee, aye. the clerk: ms. hirono, aye. the clerk: mr. warner, aye. the clerk: mr. vance, aye. the clerk: mr. whitehouse, aye. the clerk: ms. sinema, aye. mr. tuberville, aye. the clerk: mr. graham, aye. the clerk: ms. ernst, aye. the clerk: mr. durbin, aye. mr. schmitt, aye. the clerk: mrs. murray, aye. mr. bennet, aye. mr. hoeven, aye. mr. budd, aye. the clerk: mr. johnson, aye. the clerk: mr. hawley, aye. mr. risch, aye. the clerk: mr. moran, aye. the clerk: ms. warren, aye. the clerk: mr. mullin, aye. vote: the c

mr. cornyn, no. mr. tester, aye. ms. stabenow, aye. mrs. hyde-smith, no. the clerk: mr. van hollen, aye. mr. heinrich, aye. mr. merkley, aye. ms. hirono, aye. ms. cortez masto, aye. mr. rubio, no. mr. ossoff, aye. the clerk: mr. markey, aye. the clerk: mr. cotton, no, mr. moran, no. mr. grassley, no. the clerk: mr. wyden, aye. the clerk: mrs. britt, no. the clerk: mrs. murray, aye. vote: the clerk: ms. klobuchar, aye. mr. tuberville, no. mr. mcconnell, no. the clerk: mr. crapo, no. the clerk: mr. sanders, aye. the clerk: mrs. blackburn, no. the clerk: mr. schumer, aye. mrs. gillibrand, aye. the clerk: ms. sinema, aye. the clerk: mr. schatz, aye. the clerk: mr. king, aye. the clerk: mr. vance, no. mr. brown, aye. the clerk: mr. cramer, no. ms. duckworth, aye. ms. cantwell, aye. the clerk: mr. graham, aye. the clerk: mr. cruz, no. the clerk: mr. ricketts, no. mr. hagerty, no. mr. cassidy, no. the clerk: mr. boozman, no. mr. lankford, no. mr. reed, aye. the clerk: mr. young, no. vote: the clerk: mr. wicker, no. mr. johnson, no. the clerk: mr. scott of florida, no. mr. mulli

mr. cornyn, aye. mr. wyden, no. mr. graham, aye. mr. tester, aye. the clerk: ms. stabenow, no. the clerk: mr. blumenthal, no. mr. lankford, aye. mrs. fischer, aye. the clerk: mr. thune, aye. mr. crapo, aye. mr. boozman, aye. vote: vote: the clerk: ms. cantwell, aye. mr. tuberville, aye. mr. budd, aye. mr. johnson, aye. ms. warren, no. the clerk: mr. carper, aye. mr. carper, no. mr. hyde-smith, aye. mrs. hyde-smith, aye. ms. hirono, no. the clerk: mr. kelly, aye. the clerk: ms. collins, aye. mr. grassley, aye. the clerk: mr. welch, aye. ms. ernst, aye. mr. ricketts, aye. ms. rosen, aye. mr. lee, aye. mr. schmitt, aye. the clerk: ms. hassan, no. the clerk: mr. welch, no. ms. butler, no. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, aye. mrs. gillibrand, aye. the clerk: mr. risch, aye. the clerk: mr. marshall, aye. the clerk: mr. kennedy, aye. the clerk: mr. merkley, no. the clerk: mr. schumer, no. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, no. mr. hagerty, aye. mr. lujan, no. mr. king, no. the clerk: mr. scott of florida, aye. the clerk: mrs. blackburn, aye. mr. rubio, aye. the clerk: mr. cassidy, aye. the clerk:

mr. cornyn, no. the clerk: mr. wyden, aye. mr. murphy, aye. mr. boozman, no. mr. reed, aye. mr. casey, aye. the clerk: ms. smith, aye. mr. tester, aye. mr. tbhent -- mr. bennet, aye. mr. cassidy, no. mr. hoeven, no. mr. hickenlooper, aye. ms. duckworth, aye. ms. stabenow, aye. ms. warren, aye. ms. cortez masto, aye. mr. padilla, aye. ms. baldwin, aye. mr. heinrich, aye. mrs. shaheen, aye. mrs. murray, aye. 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. hi

mr. cornyn: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from texas. mr. cornyn: i ask consent that the quorum call be rescinded. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. cornyn: thank you, madam president. last thursday i traveled back to my home state of texas, but this time to the u.s.-mexico border along with senator cruz, my colleague from texas, as well as three of our nontexas senate colleagues, senators barasso, lee, and ricketts joined us for a series of tours and meetings in the rio grande valley, which is unlike any other place in america. this has been one of many times that senator cruz and i have welcomed our colleagues to the border because every time i hear people in washington, d.c., talk about the border, it's most likely something they've gleaned from movies or a novel that they've read somewhere, it's not based on reality. the truth is the reality at the border has changed substantially from years online when illegal immigration was primarily people coming to the united states to work and send money home. it's changed entirely to a

mr. cornyn: mr. president, as we all know, the war between israel and hamas is intensifying this week.any sovereign nation would have the right to defend itself against a terrorist attack, israel has that right as well. it took swift and decisive action to retaliate against the terrorists who invaded its land and murdered its people. but israel now has the responsibility to eliminate heams leadership and to -- hamas' leadership and make sure hamas is incapable of mounting a similar terrorist attack against israel in the future. to that end, the israeli defense forces are preparing a ground assault against the hamas forces in gaza. obviously, this is a terrible situation, but we shouldn't be confused about the right and the necessity of israel to defend itself and to eliminate the hamas threat. deterrence is the best way to maintain the peace and to keep bad actors, like iranian proxies like hamas from doing what they did in israel. that having failed, to a variety of reasons, it's now important to give israel the flexibility they need in order to do what they must. hamas' unprovoked at

mr. cornyn, aye. the clerk: mr. lee, no. the clerk: mr. cruz, no. mr. moran, no. the clerk: mr. grassley, aye. mr. schumer, aye. the clerk: ms. lummis, no. mr. blumenthal, aye. mr. heinrich, aye. mr. paul, aye. the clerk: ms. ernst, no. mr. sullivan, no. vote: the clerk: mr. kennedy, no. mr. lankford, no. ms. rosen, aye. mr. tillis, aye. mr. rounds, aye. the clerk: mr. boozman, no. ms. sinema, aye. mr. welch, aye. mrs. capito, aye. mr. durbin, aye. mr. carper, aye. the clerk: mr. ferment, aye. mr. -- mr. fetterman, aye. mr. wyden, aye. the clerk: mr. ricketts, aye. mr. budd, no. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, aye. the clerk: mr. peters, aye. mr. warnock, aye. the clerk: mr. wicker, aye. the clerk: mr. rubio, no. mr. vance, no. the clerk: mrs. britt, no. the clerk: mr. young, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. menendez, aye. the clerk: ms. cortez masto, aye. the clerk: ms. cantwell, aye. the presiding officer:. the yeas are 67. the nays are 31. the nomination is confirmed. under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table and the president will be im

mrs. shaheen, aye. senators voting in the negative. blackburn, boozman, braun, collins, cornynapo, ernst, grassley, hoeven, kennedy, lankford, marshall, mullin, rounds, rubio, schmitt, wicker, and young. the clerk: mr. daines, no. mr. thune, no. the clerk: mr. vance, no. mr. mcconnell, no. mr. romney, no. the clerk: mr. warnock, aye. the clerk: mr. cruz, no. mr. lujan, aye. mr. welch, aye. mr. merkley, aye. mr. sullivan, no. mr. barrasso, no. ms. lummis, no. mr. markey, aye. ms. klobuchar, aye. mr. cotton, no. mrs. hyde-smith, no. mr. budd, no. mr. wyden, aye. ms. baldwin, aye. ms. warren, aye. mr. carper, aye. mr. moran, no. mr. paul, aye. mrs. gillibrand, aye. the clerk: mrs. capito, no. ms. smith, aye. mr. murphy, aye. the clerk: mr. ossoff, aye. mrs. fischer, no. the clerk: ms. hassan, aye. the clerk: ms. hirono, aye. mr. cassidy, no. the clerk: mr. kelly, aye. mr. king, aye. mr. fetterman, aye. mr. warner, aye. the clerk: mr. menendez, aye. the clerk: mr. johnson, no. mr. casey, aye. mr. cramer, no. mr. schatz, aye. mr. bennet, aye. the clerk: ms. rosen, aye. the clerk: ms

mr. cornyn, aye. mr. cotton, aye. the clerk: mr. fetterman, no. the clerk: mr. vance is aye.he clerk: mr. barrasso, aye. mr. lee, aye. ms. cortez masto, no. the clerk: mr. schmitt, aye. the clerk: mr. daines, aye. mr. ricketts, aye. the clerk: mrs. shaheen, no. the clerk: mr. warnock, no. the clerk: mr. bennet, no. vote: the presiding officer: on this amendment the yeas are 53, the nays are 45. the amendment is agreed to. the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: mr. president, i rise to discuss an urgent need. the confirmation of two pending united states attorney nominees. u.s. attorneys across the united states represent the department of justice they are the leaders we turn to locally to deal with problems beyond lowell law enforcement -- local law enforcement control. whether we're fighting fentanyl epidemics, whether we're fighting those who would undermine this country, many who would cheat and steal at the expense of others, we count on professional prosecutors to make those decisions. we go through a process here where a president will name a pote

mr. cornyn: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from texas. mr. cornyn: mr. president, as the world now knows, over the weekend congress passed a short-term funding bill to prevent a government shutdown. i want to commend speaker mccarthy and the members of the house on both sides of the aisle from finding a path forward to keep the government open for the next 45 days while the two chambers advanced full-year appropriations bills. the failure to advance those bills was in fact the reason why we came up against the end of the fiscal year deadline and had to resort to a short-term continuing resolution. now, i made my feelings about government shutdowns crystal clear. they don't save any money, they don't solve any problems, and the same problems that caused you to shut down the government are still there staring you in the face when you reopen. they are not in anyone's best interest. unless you're concerned primarily with politics and the blame game. when the government shuts down, millions of federal workers are left without being paid. now, that doesn't mea

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. the clerk: 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 in the affirmative --

mr. cornyn, aye. the clerk: mr. tillis, aye. the clerk: mr. schmitt, no. the clerk: ms. ernst, no. the clerk: mr. daines, no. the clerk: mrs. britt, no. mr. thune, no. mr. graham, aye. the clerk: mr. scott of florida, no. mrs. fischer, no. mr. wicker, no. the clerk: ms. collins, aye. the clerk: mrs. blackburn, no. the clerk: mr. lujan, aye. the clerk: mr. casey, aye. mr. manchin, aye. the clerk: mr. whitehouse, aye. the clerk: mr. hawley, no. the clerk: mr. warner, aye. the clerk: mr. lee, aye. mr. lankford, aye. the clerk: ms. baldwin, aye. the clerk: mr. hoeven, no. mr. kennedy, no. the clerk: ms. hassan, aye. mr. hagerty, no. the clerk: ms. lummis, no. the clerk: ms. cortez masto, aye. ms. stabenow, aye. the clerk: ms. warren, aye. mr. booker, aye. mr. schatz, aye. the clerk: ms. klobuchar, aye. mr. rounds, aye. the clerk: mr. sanders, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. brown, aye. the clerk: mr. budd, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. blumenthal, aye. mr. ricketts, no. the clerk: mr. braun, no. the clerk: mr. padilla, aye. the clerk: ms. rosen, aye. mr. bennet, aye. the clerk: mr. kelly, aye. m

mr. cornyn: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from texas. mr. cornyn: madam president, we all know by now, last friday president biden submitted an emergency funding request to congress. as we all expected, it calls for funding to support israel, as it defends itself against the terrorist organization known as hamas, a proxy for iran. it also asks for funding for ukraine, which continues its heroic defense against a russian invasion. it requests funding to strengthen security in the indo-pacific to help our friends and allies combat increasing lay aggressive threats from china. and notably, president biden has also called for emergency funding to help address the crisis at the southern border. at face value, this shouldn't be surprising. after all, the biden border crisis has been raging for nearly three years, and somehow it continues to get worse every day. last month, customs and border protection logged nearly 270,000 -- 270,000 migrant crossings at the southern border, making it the busiest month on record. in total, nearly 2.5 million migra

mr. cornyn: mr. president, october 7, on that date more jews died than in then -- thann the entire holocaust. as the war in the middle east wages on -- actually, what i should say is more jews died on october 7 than have died since the holocaust. as the war in the middle east wages on, the world is learning new details about the horrors being unleashed by hamas, which is the -- which as the world now knows is a u.s.-designated terrorist organization. this has been going on a long time. now, over the past week and a half, we've heard horrifying stories of the atrocities committed against the israeli people. last week i met at simple emmanuel synagogue in dallas, texas, talked to a mom named kim whose two sons, who were born in dallas, they're native texans, american citizens, are now fighting in the idf, the israeli defense forces. another woman had been a teacher at the kibbutz in israel, but had recently relocated to the united states. she recounted watching her phone all of a sudden become deluged

mr. cornyn, aye. ms. warren, no. ms. hirono, no. mr. booker, no. mr. graham, aye. the clerk: mr. daines, aye. ms. collins, aye. mr. fetterman, no. the clerk: mr. cruz, aye. mr. welch, no. mr. warnock, no. the clerk: mr. hawley, aye. mr. reed, no. mr. king, aye. the clerk: mr. ricketts, aye. mr. bennet, no. mrs. blackburn, aye. the clerk: mr. kaine, no. the clerk: ms. smith, no. mr. wyden, no. ms. cortez masto, no. the clerk: mr. sanders, no. mrs. fischer, aye. the clerk: mr. carper, no. the clerk: mr. moran, aye. mr. crapo, aye. the clerk: mr. heinrich, no. mr. menendez, no. the clerk: mrs. murray, no. the clerk: mr. thune, aye. mr. budd, aye. the clerk: ms. cantwell, no. the clerk: mr. schatz, no. the clerk: mr. rubio, aye. the clerk: mr. marshall, aye. the clerk: mr. murphy, no. ms. rosen, no. mr. risch, aye. the clerk: mr. grassley, aye. the clerk: mr. tillis, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. cardin, no. the clerk: mr. hagerty, aye. mr. markey, no. the clerk: mr. scott of south carolina, aye. mr. cramer, aye. the clerk: mrs. britt, aye. the clerk: mr. cotton, aye. the clerk: mr. romn

. >> thank you, senator booker, senator cornyn? works mr. chairman.thank you for having this hearing you said you would do it and you are doing it so i appreciate it very much. this is urgent and serious issue. i think what we are seeing is what happens with the biden administration is outsourcing its immigration policy to criminal cartels who are getting richer by the minute smuggling people and drugs into the united states. and of course the human casualties associated with that the grieving parents losing their children to fentanyl poisoning are well documented. mr. salazar, in your testimony you talk about central america and the so-called root causes strategy. it sounds to me like the administration is engaged innate nationbuilding process to try to address immigration and doing nothing at all about the pull factors which lay out the welcome mat for people all around the world. let me just ask you, did you know that in 2022 people from 174 different countries came to our border and were released into the interior of the united states customer 174

mr. chairman. welcome back. it is good to see you. i would like to a knowledge senator kunz and my friend senator cornyn her who had a great deal to do with the build act. one of the things that struck me when my colleagues put this together it is a billing -- building to counter china. i think this has been the top of mind for us in many respects. they championed the ability of this to strengthen our hand versus china. i want to focus on that in my conversation with you today. our balance sheet with china is very small. china invested roughly $1 trillion and one -- in 147 different countries. you have a $60 billion balance sheet, so what i would like to talk with you about is how you focus those relatively small resources. you and i talked about my concerns over esg oriented investment which those things do not get at what our strategic priorities happen to be. i would like to get your thoughts on how we deal with the fact that you have a small balance sheet. how do we focus our investments that you talked about, mr. nathan, investments in solar panels and things of this nature . i am much more interested in potential dual use infra