. >> mr. crapo. >> no. >> mr. johnson. mr. marshall. mr. cornyn. mr. lee. mr. kennedy. mr. ricketts. mr. moreno. mr. scott. mr. merkley. misses murray. mr. wyden. mr. sanders. mr. whitehouse. mr. warner. mr. king. mr. van hollen. mr. lujan. mr. video to mr. chairman. >> no. state mr. chairman of the 8th or seven in the nazar 10. >> wide number two. thank you chairmen are you talking wyden number three? >> it says two. this is on tranche two. colleagues this basically takes what might finance committee republican colleagues have said through the course the day which is they didn't want tax breaks for the people at the top of billionaires the very wealthy and the likes and as soon as i heard them say that i said that's got some potential. that something went to be able to find common ground around so what i have done is essentially placed the thoughts of my finance committee republicans over the course of the day and to this amendment and would ensure we protect the middle class protect tariffs as well this is about whether we can find common ground the way the senate finance

mr. crapo: mr. president, i urge my colleagues to vote against this amendment today because it is not relevant to the finance committee instruction. the presiding officer: question is on the amendment. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote: the clerk: ms. alsobrooks. ms. baldwin. mr. banks. mr. barrasso. mr. bennet. mrs. blackburn. mr. blumenthal. ms. blunt rochester. mr. booker. mr. boozman. mrs. britt. mr. budd. ms. cantwell. mrs. capito. mr. cassidy. ms. collins. mr. coons. mr. cornyn. ms. cortez masto. mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. curtis. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. the clerk: mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mr. gallego. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mr. husted. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. justice. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. kim. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan.

mr. chairman. chair graham: senator crapo. senator crapo: thank you, mr. chairman. first, i'd like to tell my colleague from virginia, i welcome the invitation to come and tour your ammunition factory. that would be very interesting. senator warner: you vote yes, i'll bring you next week. senator crapo: you mean i can only come if i vote yes? let me just say -- let me just say the trump administration has been clear it is focused on rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse across government agencies and i applaud its effort to maximize productivity. as part of these efforts and efforts begun by the previous administration, the treasury department is using its own employees to look at this. the treasury employees responsible for this process are following standard practices, as has been very clearly been explained by the new treasury secretary to protect the systems and processes. there's nothing unusual about auditing the federal reserve or auditing the treasury or any other agency, and that's what's going on. those involved are adhering to treasury's customary security,

mr. chairman. chair graham: senator crapo. senator crapo: thank you, mr. chairman. first, i'd like to tell my colleague from virginia, i welcome the invitation to come and tour your ammunition factory. that would be very interesting. senator warner: you vote yes, i'll bring you next week. senator crapo: you mean i can only come if i vote yes? let me just say -- let me just say the trump administration has been clear it is focused on rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse across government agencies and i applaud its effort to maximize productivity. as part of these efforts and efforts begun by the previous administration, the treasury department is using its own employees to look at this. the treasury employees responsible for this process are following standard practices, as has been very clearly been explained by the new treasury secretary to protect the systems and processes. there's nothing unusual about auditing the federal reserve or auditing the treasury or any other agency, and that's what's going on. those involved are adhering to treasury's customary security,

mr. chairman. >> senator crapo. >> thank you mr.rman of this iss the same issues we have had in the number of for this amendment is out of order for a budget resolution for reconciliation and i would make that note. in terms of germaneness we will get into a discussion of the critical issues in health care in another i hope the next end soon reconciliation legislation for this. we are keeping the finance committee instruction limited specifically to that nursing home rule that i referenced earlier. i would ask for a no vote. >> mr. chairman? very quickly colleagues what i'm trying to do is take off the table health care cuts which haveh significant in the housen particular and senators and the president say they don't want so we see all these documents coming from the house calling for cuts. senate republicans for president says they don't want them in all i'm trying to do is put them in the budget. >> thank you all time has expired and senator warner number 11. >> mr. chairman this would find bipartisan support. my amendment would

mr. crapo: thank you, mr. president. in a moment, the senate will proceed to a cloture vote on the nomination of robert f. ken sabrina rodriguez, national political reporter at the washington post. basil smikle, democratic strategist and msnbc political analyst, and former republican governor john kasich of ohio. he is an msnbc political analyst. so, sabrina, what are you watching for in this tulsi gabbard vote that's about to happen? >> i mean, i think it's i'm looking at just the big picture today. you know, the conversation we were having a couple months ago was one where there was a lot of doubt that tulsi gabbard would be getting a floor vote today. and it looks like she's poised to have that confirmation vote. we do expect that it will be, you know, a party line vote. i think there is obviously the open question, will anyone defect in the republican party? is there anyone who is ultimately going to vote against her? but right now, after seeing her get voted out of committee, see that vote for cloture to get this fl

mr. crapo: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from idaho. mr. crapo: thank you, mr.sident. in a moment, the senate will proceed to a cloture vote on the nomination of robert f. kennedy jr. to be secretary of the u.s. department of health and human services. i rise to encourage my colleagues to support this motion. as secretary of hhs, mr. kennedy would oversee our nation's expansive health care system, from sources of coverage to advancements of public health. mr. kennedy's decades of experience and deep drive to advocate on behalf of consumers will set a patient-centered tone at the department. as he has demonstrated in both public and private settings, mr. kennedy is committed to reorie reorienting our health care approach and restoring faith in our institutions. his passion for addressing america's chronic disease epidemic will save lives, reduce costs, and establish a foundation for a healthier, stronger country. his dedication to transparency will empower patients to make more informed decisions about their health care and form a responsive rapport with congress

mr. crapo: mr. president, the democrats know very well that this targeted budget blueprint does not cut medicaid or medicare. the blueprint before us focuses on securing the border, strengthening the military, facilitating energy independence and taking the initial steps to get our fiscal house in order. to meet this instruction, the finance committee will do one thing and one thing only. and that is reverse a biden administration nursing home rule that would increase taxpayer costs by billions and jeopardize patient access to long-term care, especially in already underserved rural communities. mr. president, i've been advised that this amendment would be corrosive to the privilege of this budget resolution if adopted. because the amendment contains matter that is inappropriate for a budget resolution, it's -- its adoption could jeopardize the resolution's privilege. additionally, this amendment violates the congressional budget act because it is not germane to the budget resolution. since the amend

mr. chairman. chair crapo: do you know of any reason personal or otherwise that would in any way prevent you from fully and honorably discharging the responsibilities of the office to which you have been nominated? mr. kennedy: no i do not. chair crapo: do you agree without reservation to respond to any reasonable summons to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of congress if you are confirmed? mr. kennedy: chair crapo: yes i do. chair crapo:and finally do you commit to providing a prompt response in writing to any questions addressed to you by any senator of this committee? mr. kennedy: yes i do. chair crapo: thank you mr. kennedy and before you begin if you would like to you may introduce your wife and children. mr. kennedy: yes. my wife is here. my daughter kitt kennedy, my son, his wife, amaryllis box kennedy and my nephew jackson heinz is here, too. chair crapo: we welcome you all. mr. kennedy: thank you mr. chairman. chairman crapo, ranking member wyden and members of this distinguish

mr. kennedy: yes, i do. chair crapo: and finally do you commit to providing a prompt response in writing to any questions addressed to you by any senator of this committee? mr. kennedy: yes, i do. chair crapo: you may present your family. mr. kennedy: thank you, mr. kennedy, and before you begin if thank you, mr. kennedy, and before you begin if you would like to you may introduce your wife and children. mr. kennedy: yes. my wife is here. my daughter kitt kennedy, my son, his wife, amaryllis box kennedy and my nephew jackson heinz is here, too. chair crapo: we welcome you all. mr. kennedy: thank you mr. chairman. chairman crapo, ranking member wyden and members of this distinguished committee, i am humbled to be sitting here today as president trump's nominee to oversee the u.s. department of health and human services. i want to thank president trump for entrusting me to deliver on his promise to make america healthy again. i also want to thank cheryl and kitt and bobby and all of my other children who are here today an

mr. crapo: mr. president, i would simply say that we hear this every time we look at trying to address the spending excesses in our government, and i will just say to my colleague and to everyone, we're not going to take health care away from children. we're not going to take health care away from adults, from seniors, or middle-aged people. we are not going to attack the benefits that people get under medicare and, frankly, we will reform some of the spending, yes, but we will not do all of the terrible things that are being spun up to try to attack this effort, to control the excessive spending in our government. the presiding officer: democrat leader. mr. schumer: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, the fact that we're here right now, that we're even here right now, voting on this wildly unqualified conspiracy theorist to trust with one of the most life or death jobs, hhs secretary, charged with protecting the health of every single american, should be an affront to every senator. and the mi

mr. greer:no. chair crapo: do you know of any reason personal or otherwise that would in any way prevent you from fully and honorably discharging the responsibilities of the office to which you have been nominated? mr. greer: no. chair crapo: do you agree without reservation to respond to any reasonable summons to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of congress if you are confirmed? mr. greer: yes. chair crapo: do you commit to provide a prompt response in writing to any questions addressed to you by any senator of this committee? mr. greer: yes, i do. chair crapo: with that, you're welcome for your opening statement. mr. greer: thank you chairman crapo, ranking member wyden and members of the committee, thank you for taking the time for the hearing. it is an honor to be before the committee. i am very grateful to the committee staff for their hard work during this process. it has been a very busy nomination season and i know it couldn't happen without the staff, so thank you good i am gra

chair crapo: mr. kennedy, if confirmed, will have the opportunity to deliver much-needed change to our nation's health care system. he has spent his career fighting to end america's chronic illness epidemic and has been a leading advocate for health care transparency both for patients and for taxpayers. mr. kennedy has also clearly responded to our questions during the rigorous due diligence process and his hearing also and in the course of answering over 900 questions for the record that were asked by members of this committee. in response to members of the committee, mr. kennedy has even amended his ethics agreement, going beyond what is required by the government office. mr. kennedy has proven his commitment to the role of secretary of the hhs. and i will vote in favor is the nomination-- of his nomination. i strongly encourage my colleagues on both sides of the altar do the same. with that i reckon eyes are ranking member senator wyden for his remarks. sen. wyden: thank you very much, mr. chairman

mr. crapo: mr. president, the targeted budget blueprint before us today would secure the border, strengthen the military, and facilitate energy independence and take initial conception to get our fiscal house in order. while the finance committee does have a $1 billion deficit decreasing instruction, this is not a tax bill, nor a health care reform bill. the instruction makes that clear. to meet this instruction, the finance committee will reverse a biden administration nursing home rule that would increase taxpayer costs by billions, and jeopardize health care in the long-term, especially in 0 our rural communities. i have been advised that this amendment would be corrosive to the privilege of bullet -- budget resolution if adopted because the measure contains a measure that is inappropriate for a budget resolution. it's adoption could jeopardize the resolution's privilege. this amendment violates the congressional budget act because it is not germane to the budget resolution. since the amendment d

mr. kevin cross-claimer and ohio state bernie plano. moreno. senator crapo's it's current policy and means for viewer, i don't have to go to the baseline but trump tax cuts paid for themselves and they did then and they are now and they will in the future. barack obama used the same one for the tax c cuts and that's sp fretting about it. is that true, really? >> that is true. i don't know many, if any, maybe one or two republican senators that don't agree with that. largely because mike crapo is a man of honor and understands this stuff better than the rest of us, but the explanation is clear, secretary bessent is exactly right. if we fail, it's a 4.3 trillion tax increase. cbo scores the other way. they score that as revenue and interestingly when it comes to spending, they use current policy. l they don't score the spending increase but the tax cut. >> they're off by $4 trillion last time. only that. larry: only that much. they admitted yesterday, 1 point 1.9 trillion, actual revenue, call it 2 trillion, above their original estimate zen years ago and admit

mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. curtis. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mr. gallego. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mr. husted. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. justice. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. kim. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. mccormick. mr. merkley. mrs. moody. mr. moran. mr. moreno. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schiff. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. mr. sheehy. ms. slotkin. ms. smith. mr. sullivan. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative -- barrasso, cotton, cramer,

mr. crapo's policy baseline to keep the george w. bush tax cuts in place.called it a permanent baseline, it was a policy baseline, they should do the same thing now, obama was a smart fellow, we have exhausted that, you are american hero, a great service record, a west point grad. couple things on this mr. wesley hunt. recruitment in month of january, is at a 15 year high. what do you make of this. >> shocking. it is amazing what you see with a president that believes in america. imagine this, only about changing how we feel and the motive about what it means to make america great again this is good, a reason why there are 20 million people that have entered illegally, and people want to be here, because we're in an amazing country, i have young people that are willing to fight for trump and fight for america first, what has been missing. someone that searched in combat, that served 20 years ago in baghdad, i loved seeing young people reinvigorated to want to serve, it happened in the last two months, amazing. >> probably not peaked yet, my hunch your fello

mr. crapo calls it current policy and hopes the republicans fight to officially change budget rules and there's precedent. in 2012, congress and president obama extended george w. bush tax cuts and using the same current policy argument. assume the bush tax cuts would continue and not expire and there was no deficit impact. cbo doesn't increase spending and hiking deficit and scoring tax increases and it would be like a pinball on tilt and higher taxes and higher spending and even higher deficits. they should work hard to reduce unnecessary counter productive federal spending and shrink the size and scope of government but letting tax cuts expire and finding themselves with a bad economy and higher deficits. it's a lose lose. mr. trump said we should never get tired of winning. start winning by extending the trump tax cuts and maybe growing the economy by 3 or even 4%. call @ blue collar boom. that's the -- call it the blue collar riff. secretary bessent. >> thank you, larry. good to be with yo

bills, but, john carney, the senate leaders including majority leader john thune, they agree with mr. craporrent policy and neutral, john carney. they agree with him. and i don't know why the house budget committee can't do that. again, let me just stipulate, the budget committees have the legislative authority. this is part of the reck reconciliation process, part of the law. they create the baseline, not the congressional budget office. which always a gets it wrong anyway, john carney. >> that's right. there's no reason for them to accept that the sunsetting tax cuts is the baseline and that they need to just -- everything else increases the deficit. but i also think that steve moore is absolutely right. there's no reason to worry about a trying to balance the budget in this bill. do the tax cuts now, and then we can spend the next few years fixing the overpending of the federal government -- overspending. we have to get the tax cuts in right now, as soon as people start to fear that that's not coming through -- >> yes. >> -- we will see an economic calamity to occur. march arkansas yeah.

mr. crapo: thank you, mr. president. today we are debating the narrow senate fiscal year 2025 budget resolution that fulfills promises to secure america's borders, our national defense, and unleash our energy potential and finally start to get our fiscal house in order. in the near future, i expect us to move forward with a budget resolution that allows us to prevent more than a $4 trillion tax hike on american households, the largest tax hike in the history of america. that will be felt by virtually every american if tax cuts expire at the end of this year. because the other side has filed a litany of tax amendments that rehash various false narratives, and each side will only have one minute to debate, i'm going to spend a little time right now explaining. why we can't afford a $4 trillion-plus tax increase, the positive impact that the trump tax cuts had on the economy, and some of the key provisions that expire at the end of the year. at the end of this year, many key provisions of president trump's 2017 tax cuts and

mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. curtis. mr. curtis. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. my extraordinary sister is here as well as addison's brother rick and my sister-in-law abbey and my closest friends come down to support me. my father is a professor of american history. taught me how to appreciate life. when i was 14, she was diagnosed with terminal cancer she decided when you die before then, was going to live. she pulled me class so i rushed and said, are you okay? is okay, let's go. drove to new york city we went to the opera and a late night dinner, super late and get to on time. my mother died in february of 1978 when i was 16 years old. a year end a half later, my father was diagnosed with lung cancer. he wanted to make sure i left to start college in the fall. drop me off at school and a week later therapy treatment at a local hospital and the nurse gave him the wrong dose and he died right then and there. september 12, 1979. we don't know is heartbreaking but losing both is something entirely different. like shattering. without support from extended family, w

mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. curtis. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mr. gallego. mrs. gillibrand. mrs. gillibrand. i'm honored to be sitting here to be nominated for the next sector of the v.a. i want to think my friend kevin cramer for the kind introduction. i appreciate his work and your work as well. i thank him for that. i would like to thank president trump for his nomination and his willingness to have not on the veterans of this country. i'm privileged today and appreciate the chairman and ring them mentioning my family because i would not view without them. my wife of 36 years is with me lisa. i have my son copeland, his wife your guide my son cameron and his fiancÉe. and then on the one of the quizzes altogether and that is jordan. she is our daughter. also on the public is watching what no of the list of a didn't mention, my 86-year-old 86-year-old father who spent 31 years as a as a georgia ste trooper. bad, i'm here because of you and mom. and i love you. america's greatest nation on earth. its grace nation i believe because

mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. curtis. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. presiding officer: pursuant to rule 12, no debate is permitted during a vote. the senator although suspend. the clerk: mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mr. gallego. mrs. gillibrand. the presiding officer: pursuant to rule 12, no debate ismented during a vote. the senator will suspend. the clerk: mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. the presiding officer: pursuant to rule 12, no debate is permitted during vote. the senator will suspend e -- suspend. the clerk: mr. hawley. the presiding officer: pursuant to rule 12, no debate is permitted during a vote. the clerk: mr. hawley. mr. hickenlooper. the presiding officer: pursuant too rule 12, no debate is permitted during a vote. the senator will suspend. the clerk: ms. hirono. the presiding officer: pursuant to rule 12, no debate is permitted during a vote. the senator will suspend. the clerk: mr. hoeven. mr. husted. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. justice. mr. kaine. the presiding officer: pursuant to rule 12, no debate is perm

mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. curtis. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. the clerk: mr.rs. fischer. mr. gallego. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mr. husted. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. justice. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. kim. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. ms. klobuchar. serving america's small businesses, no stronger advocate than our president. actually our commitment if confirmed i will work tirelessly to make small business again. i want to thank my wonderful husband jeff and my wonderful friends who have joined us here today most importantly i gave all thanks and glory to god. as someone who has meant my life working in small businesses, starting them, growing them and helping them succeed, i know that small business is big business for america. they comprise 99% of small businesses, 2 out of 3 new jobs. they are the opportunity and innovation engines that drive prosperity and growth and they power the american economy as much as they power the america

mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. curtis. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman.mrs. fischer. mr. gallego. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mr. husted. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. justice. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. kim. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. mccormick. mr. merkley. mrs. moody. mr. moran. mr. moreno. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schiff. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. plan is to help the wealthy get wealthier tax giveaways families paying the bill. how massive giveaways going to be paid for? slashing services to families and families try to get on their feet so they can thrive and get to the middle-class. great betrayal. today we will consider russell the office of management and the budget really the pla

mr. k crapo calls it current policy -- in 2012, they extendied george w. bush tax cuts with same policy argument, aume bush tax cutting would continue, not expire, there s no deficit impact, mr. cre crapoo, therefore they should not score tax otheise, whole federal system will be l like a pin ball machine on permanent tilt. anyway, republicans should work hard, treduce unnecessary counter productive federal spending, shrink the size and scope of government, if they let the tax cuts expire, they will find themselves with a bad economy and higher deficits at same time. it is lose-lose. mr. trump said we should never get tired of winning. let's start winning by extending trump tax cuts maybe growing the economy by 3% or 4% calm it blue collar boom. that is the riff. i went on too long. anyway, to my friend. joining us for his first interview, since joining the administration, as u.s. secretary treasury, mr. scott bessent. secretary scott bessent, like that sound secretary bessent. >> thank you, larry. larry: we appreciate it. you thought about this flap that i

mr. greer: thank you chairman , crapo for the questions.iculture is something that is near and dear to my heart. i was raised in northern california and that is rice and almond country. i'm very familiar with the northwest and mountain west and the important agricultural crops that you have. in my view, american agricultural producers are the most competitive in the world and need to have markets commensurate with that competitiveness and that means we need to gain market access where things have been closed until now. for many decades, we have had a trading system where the united states opens its market over and over again and others do not. in india, there average tariff rate is 39%. >> thank you. moving to digital trade, we lost ground during the last administration because we turned our back on digital trade rules, including promoting data flows combating force to technology transfer, and promoting nondiscrimination. a number of jurisdictions including the european union and south korea utilized that opportunity to advance measures tha

mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. curtis. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mr. gallego. the clerk: mrs. fischer. mr. p gallego. mr. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. l the clerk: mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mr. husted. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. justice. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. kim. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. mccormick. mr. merkley. mrs. moody. mr. moran. mr. moreno. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schiff. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. mr. sheehy. ms. slotkin. ms. smith. mr. sullivan. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyd

the senator from idaho, mr. crapo, the senator from iowa, mr. grassley, the senator from texas, mr. cornyn, the senator from oregon, mr. wyden, the senator from washington, ms. cantwell. mr. thune: mr. president, i understand there is a bill at the desk that is due for is a second reading. the presiding officer: the clerk will read the bill -- title of the bill for the second time. the clerk: h.r. 29, an act to require the secretary of homeland security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the united states with theft and for other purposes. mr. thune: mr. president, in order to place the bill on the calendar under provisions of rule 14, i would object to further proceeding. the presiding officer: objection having been heard, the bill will be placed on the calendar. mr. thune: i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 10:00 a.m. on tuesday, february 11. that following the prayer and pledge, the journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be deemed expired, the time for the two leaders be reser

mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. curtis. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mr. gallego. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. the clerk: mr. hoeven. mr. husted. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. justice. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. kim. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. thank you j.d. and the vice president for that kind introduction. deeply appreciate our friendship and that you were able to join you today. i'm profoundly grateful to president trump and the confidence he's placed in me. to honor to stand here before you as your nominee for the secretary of commerce. my family is here with me today and i like to introduce you to my wife allison behind me who for 30 years has been my great partner adviser and a spectacular mother to our wonderful children my eldest son kyle behind me brandon, casey and ryan. extraordinary sister eydie is also here as well as allison's brother rick and my sister-in-law abby and many of my closest friends who chos

mr. greer: i will. sen. hassan: i see my time is up, i will submit my remaining question on out competing china for the record, thank you. chair crapo: senator lujan. sen. lujan: thank you mr. chairman. in 2024, new mexico exported over $10.5 billion worth of goods, up from less than $5 billion the year before. over six to percent of those exports went to mexico and were worth over $6.5 billion. mr. greer, i appreciated your priorities and thoughts regarding the u.s. trade representative role in directing trade policy in this country and its impact on our economy and american workers. the 2026 usc m -- usmca review is approaching and president trump has threatened tariffs on mexico. what specific changes to the agreement would you advocate for? mr. greer: thank you senator. i appreciated our conversation yesterday. i know that being a border state gives you unique insight into our relationship with mexico, which as you acknowledge is complex, not just across trade but security and foreign policy. as we enter this process of taking a second look at usmca, which was built into the process deliberately to make sure the agreement remain

mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. curtis. the clerk: mr. daines. thank you, i had the opportunity to meet with almost all of you and i greatly appreciate that pretty i'm grateful to president trump when it is committee for your consideration to be the any seventh attorney general of the united states. i would not be here without my family. in big bear with me, for just a moment, a lot of made a very long trip and around the mall down so i don't forget anyone predict my beautiful mother, retired kindergarten teacher would not be here without my month rest of the week ago it was 12 years since we lost my dad to leukemia for like 12 days. my amazing husband john, it is to incredible girls, colin infinitely pretty colin is a senior university of florida next month i think all of you in this committee will be very happy to know the family is in cybersecurity. there's a third who's traveling abroad and we shouldn't be here in my amazing father-in-law, david and my sister, beth my brother-in-law home with my knees to my nephews and if you just raise your

mr. president. >> we are seeing senator crapo there. he's the chairman of the senate finance committee speaking.at had to advance the nomination of rfk jr. michael, the washington post is reporting that leaders inside the department of health and human services are already planning meetings with rfk jr. telling the post it's being treated as a done deal. is that what you're hearing, too? >> like ryan said, it looks like. >> rfk jr. >> s nomination. >> is headed. >> for confirmation. >> as he. >> mentioned, a number of those. >> key republican. >> critics had then come around. >> had meetings. >> with the nominee, spoke. >> about different areas. >> that they. >> had concerns with. >> and ultimately put out. statements of support. i don't think it will be a unanimous vote among republicans. the expectation is that mitch mcconnell. >> of course, the former senate republican. >> leader. >> is seen as. >> somebody who could vote against. >> rfk jr. s nomination. >> we did. >> see mcconnell. vote to advance it yesterday. >> but as we've seen. >> with previous nominees. >> for example. >> pete hegseth

mr. taylor, for five minutes. rep. taylor: thank you, chairman thompson, ranking member crapo, folding the hearing. looking forward to working with you and president trump and the rest of my colleagues to pass a full five-year farm bill in this congress. it promotes crop insurance and expands trade and invests in the next generation of farmers. coming from ohio, estate with nearly 76,000 farms, 11,000 of which are in my district, i am proud to be on the agriculture committee. as has been discussed several times today, input prices are sky high. prices have come down but not to pre russia-ukraine more levels. it is amazing the innovation that has happened. it didn't rain for months in ohio last summer and yields were much higher than ever possible 34 years ago. one of the ways to improve yields is precision technology, ranging from gps and yield mapping to other items that can reduce input costs, detect diseases early, and increase farm profits. one of the main things that is overlooked is the necessity to have rural connectivity with a lot of position agriculture technologies. my district is extrem

crapo. curtis daines grassley. johnson. justice. lankford. moran. mullen. risch. rounds. schmidt. scott of south carolina sheehy. >> tillis. >> tuberville. mr.. hoeven i. >> clarity of what everybody is watching right now. senators get to come in and vote. they don't technically have a clock on them. they may claim otherwise. what you just heard was a clerk reading off the votes of those who have voted yes. anybody who hasn't voted can come in and vote while they're doing it. i'll just say it's actually a very cool thing to watch. if you're a senate procedural nerd, you see the pages sitting down there. >> senate procedural. >> nerds. i've met some adjacent. i'm adjacent to them. yeah. the guy sitting down right next to the to the desk or the the pages who actually run the senate. um, but are actually enormously helpful. so we're continuing to watch the senators come in. i believe you see somebody wearing an eagles jersey right there who clearly lost a bet. um, at some point, um, you know, you're allowed to have a little bit of fun, although you're supposed to be wearing a jacket and a tie on the senate floor as we continue to kind of watch t