the clerk: mr. crapo, no. mr. hoeven, no. mr. carper -- mr.anders -- the presiding officer: [inaudible)) sure schumer madam president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar 601. the presiding officer: question on the motion. mr. thune: i ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be a sufficient second. the clerk will call the roll. vote: the clerk: ms. baldwin. the clerk: mr. barrasso. mr. bennet. mrs. blackburn. mr. blumenthal. mr. booker. mr. boozman. mr. braun. mrs. britt. mr. brown. mr. budd. ms. butler. ms. cantwell. mrs. capito. mr. cardin. . carper. mr. casey. 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. mrheinrich. mr. helmy. mr. hickenlooper. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smi

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, bennet, blumenthal, book,butler, cantwell, cardin, carper, coons, cortez masto, duck

the clerk: mr. crapo, no. . vote: the clerk: mr. hoeven, no. ms. cantwell, aye. the clerk: mr. fetterman, aye. the clerk: ms. hirono, aye. the clerk: mr. barrasso, no. the clerk: mr. moran, no. the clerk: mrs. blackburn, no. the clerk: mr. scott of florida, no. mr. graham, no. mr. tuberville, no. mr. johnson, no. mr. schmitt, no. mr. romney, no. vote: the clerk: mr. kennedy, no. the clerk: mr. young, no. the clerk: mr. booker, aye. mr. mullin, no. the clerk: mr. budd, no. the clerk: mr. thune, no. the clerk: mr. sullivan, no. the clerk: mr. sanders, aye. the clerk: mr. hawley, no. the presiding officer: the yeas are 50, the nays are 46, the nomination is confirmed. the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. the clerk: cloture the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby bring to a close debate on the nomination of executive calendar number 620, david huitema, of maryland, to be director of the office of government ethics. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has b

mr. crapo, no. mr. mullin, no. mr. brown, aye. mr. tester, aye. mr. cardin, aye. mr. van hollen, aye. mr. rounds, no. mr. cassidy, no. mr. scott of south carolina, no. mr. schatz, aye. mr. casey, aye. mr. graham, no. ms. hassan, aye. ms. stabenow, aye. mr. paul, no. the clerk: mr. ossoff, aye. the clerk: mr. helmy, aye. the clerk: ms. baldwin, aye. the clerk: mr. hickenlooper, aye. mr. tillis, no. mr. romney, no. mr. durbin, aye. the clerk: mr. barrasso, no. the clerk: mr. boozman, no. ms. collins, no. mr. cotton, no. the clerk: mr. carper, aye. ms. warren, aye. the clerk: mr. fetterman, aye. the clerk: ms. smith, aye. the clerk: mr. ricketts, no. vote: the clerk: mrs. capito, no. the clerk: mrs. hyde-smith, no. mr. sanders, aye. ms. murkowski, no. the clerk: mr. king, aye. mr. blumenthal, aye. mr. cornyn, no. the clerk: ms. butler, aye. mr. daines, no. the clerk: mr. moran, no. mr. padilla, aye. the clerk: mr. marshall, no. the clerk: mr. warnock, aye. mr. booker, aye. the clerk: mr. johnson, no. the clerk: mr. kennedy, no. the clerk: mr. peters, aye. the clerk: mr.

mr. crapo, no. the clerk: ms. lummis, no. the clerk: mr. hawley, no. mrs. capito, no. the clerk: mr. peters, aye. the clerk: mr. sullivan, no. the cler mrs. gillibrand, aye. the clerk: ms. rosen, aye. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, no. mr. lee, no. the clerk: mr. hickenlooper, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. schumer, aye. the clerk: mr. thune, no. mr. moran, no. the clerk: mr. kennedy, no. mr. markey, aye. mr. tilly, no. -- mr. tillis, no. the clerk: mrs. fischer, no. mr. boozman, no. the clerk: mr. kelly, aye. the clerk: ms. cortez masto, aye. the clerk: ms. murkowski, no. mr. scott of south carolina, no. the clerk: mr. warnock, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. warner, aye. the clerk: on this vote the yeas are 48, the nays are 39, and the motion is agreed to. mr. schumer: madam president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: can i have the tention of all the members? the presiding officer: order in the senate. mr. schumer: thank you. i'm asking unanimous consent th any remaining roll call votes this eveng be ten minutes each. the presiding officer: is there objectio

mr. crapo, no. the clerk: mr. vance, no. we are here for you and for every other person that has been impacted by these disasters so you can help rebuild your communities. thank you, senators, that concludes my testimony. >> thank you. >> thank you and good morning chairman murray, pfister collins and esteemed members of the committee. thank you for the opportunity to testify today regarding fema's requested relief fund. i would like to begin by expressing my deepest gratitude for the members joining me at this table into the broader network of government agencies, the private sector, nonprofits and others who partner with fema every day. to get there, we work tirelessly to protect and assist americans during disasters. emergency management is built on this collaboration and it is their partnership that is essential to the daily efforts of fema's workforce. before continuing, i would like to address the recent issue about the fema employee who had given instructions to her disaster survivor assistance team that were complete

the clerk: mr. crapo. mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr.terman. 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. vote:# # the clerk: mr. vans. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative -- cardin, cortez masto, duck

the clerk: mr. crapo, aye.he affirmative -- booker, cramer, durbin, heinrich, kelly, lujan, manchin, murray, ossoff, peters, shaheen, tillis, warner, warnock, and whitehouse. senators voting in the negative -- grassley, hagerty, paul, scott of florida, sullivan, and tuberville. the clerk: mr. lankford, no. the clerk: ms. warren, aye. the clerk: mr. casey, aye. mrs. fischer, no. the clerk: mr. welch, aye. the clerk: mrs. blackburn, no. mr. braun, no. the clerk: mr. carper, aye. mr. cotton, no. the clerk: mr. barrasso, no. the clerk: mr. merkley, aye. the clerk: mr. daines, no. mr. risch, aye. mr. reed, aye. mr. king, aye. ms. stabenow, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. boozman, no. ms. ernst, no. the clerk: ms. collins, aye. mr. ricketts, no. the clerk: ms. cortez masto, aye. the clerk: mr. moran, no. ms. lummis, no. mr. cruz, no. mrs. capito, no. mr. lee, no. the clerk: mr. blumenthal, aye. the clerk: mr. young, aye. the clerk: ms. hirono, aye. the clerk: mr. van hollen, aye. the clerk: ms. rosen, aye. mr. scott of sou

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 j. reyes 115 to block high explosivebe mortar rounds as j.o block guidance kits attached

mr. crapo, no. mrs. britt, no. vote: the clerk: mr. lujan, aye. mr. hickenlooper, aye. mr. schmitt, no. mr. cramer, no. mr. van hollen, aye. mr. barrasso, no. ms. baldwin, aye. mr. ricketts, no. mr. padilla, aye. the clerk: mr. heinrich, aye. mr. johnson, no. the clerk: mr. bennet, aye. ms. collins, no. the clerk: mr. wyden, aye. mr. schumer, aye. the clerk: mr. brown, aye. the clerk: mr. cornyn, no. the clerk: ms. sinema, aye. mr. manchin, no. mr. rounds, no. mr. thune, no. the clerk: mr. merkley, aye. the clerk: mr. fetterman, aye. ms. warren, aye. mr. reed, aye. mr. mcconnell, no. the clerk: ms. cortez masto, aye. the clerk: mr. kaine, aye. mr. tester, aye. mr. grassley, no. mr. casey, aye. the clerk: mr. booker, aye. the clerk: mr. kennedy, no. mr. risch, no. vote: the clerk: mr. cassidy, no. the clerk: mrs. murray, aye. mr. murphy, aye. the clerk: mrs. hyde-smith, no. the clerk: ms. cantwell, aye. the clerk: mr. kelly, aye. the clerk: mr. sullivan, no. the clerk: mr. helmy, aye. the clerk: ms. murkowski, no. the clerk: mr. cardin, aye. the clerk: mr. vance, no. mr. gra

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 loan relief for ukraine. earlier today at vice president-elect jd vance was on capitol h

mr. mike crapo, thank you, sir.s maybe a little early, but you have talked about this, you and i've talked about this, you've talked about this. these tax cuts that need to be scored may not need to be scored if you're extending popular tax cuts forever, such a thing as our current policy baseline used under president obama and it would certainly reduce the cost of the tax cuts. can you just tell us a little bit about that, sir. >> yes, larry. i think it comes down to this. under our current scoring rules, the failure to stop tax increases from happening is being considered a deficit. this is a $4 trillion tax increase on americans. two and a half trillion of which will follow people making less than $400,000 and they are arguing that this is tantamount to not letting taxes go up which is what the liberals want, it is going to create a deficit. that is a crazy argument. barack obama when he faced the same question, when president bush's tax cuts were expiring, did the same thing i am proposing. if you are just exten

mr. mike crapo. i know it maybe early, but, you have talked about this, you and i have. to be scored may not need to be scored. if you are extending popular tax cuts forever, there is a current policy baseline, it was used to under president obama it would reduce cost of tax cut, could you tell us about that, sir. >> yes, i think it comes down to this. under our scoring rules, the failure to stop tax increases from happening is considered a deficit. this is a 4 trillion dollar tax increase on americans. 2.5 trillion fall on people making less than 400 thousand, this is tantamount to not letting taxes go up, which is what liberals want, will create a deficit, which a craze argument. barack obama when he fa faced same question. if you are extenting current law, we're not raising or lowers taxes that is a 4 trillion dollar deficit, that ridiculous. this is a difference between a tax increase and 4 trillion of spending. we just have to get that message out to america. larry: that is just so important the way you put that so clear, live -- i love that, have you worked this yo

mr. crapo, no. mr. braun, no. mrs. blackburn, no. mr. wicker, no. mr. hagerty, no. mrs. schmitt -- mr. romney, no. mr. tuberville, no. mr. schmitt, no. mr. rubio, no. mr. johnson, no. ms. hyde-smith, no. mr. budd, no. mr. cramer, no. ms. lummis, no. mr. risch, no. mr. hawley, no. vote: the clerk: mr. ricketts, no. the clerk: mr. rounds, no. mr. tillis, no. mr. scott of florida, no. mr. young, no. mr. moran, no. ms. murkowski, aye. mr. daines, no. the clerk: mr. cornyn, no. mr. sullivan, no. mrs. britt, no. mr. vance, no. mrs. fischer, no. mr. kennedy, no. mr. cruz, no. mr. grassley, no. the clerk: mr. boozman, no. mr. lee, no. the clerk: mr. hoeven, no. vote: the clerk: mr. lankford, no. ms. capito, no. mr. cotton, no. mr. thune, no. mr. scott of south carolina, no. mr. barrasso, no. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, no. the clerk: ms. ernst, no. the presiding officer: the yeas are 50, the nays are 48. the motion georgia he had to. -- the motion is agreed to. under the previous order, the senate stands in recess until 2:15 p.m.