mr. durbin: i send a cloture motion to the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the cloture motion. 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 debate on the nomination of executive calendar number 7, lindsey c. jenkins of illinois to be united states district judge for the northern district of illinois signed by 17 senators as follows. mr. durbin: i ask consent the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all those in favor say aye. opposed nay. the ayes appear to have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. durbin: i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 12. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all those in favor say aye opposed will say nay. the ayes have it. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the motion

mr. durbin. mr.. not guilty. mr. edwards. okay. mr. edwards. not guilty. mr. enzi guilty. mr. enzi guilty. mr. feingold. mr. feingold. not guilty. mrs.. feinstein. mrs. feinstein. not guilty. mr. fitzgerald. mr.. fitzgerald. guilty. mr.. frist. mr.. frist. guilty. mr. gordon. guilty. mr. gordon. guilty. mr. graham of florida. mr. graham of. florida. not guilty. mr. graham of texas. mr. graham of texas. guilty. mr. graham's minnesota. mr. graham's of minnesota guilty. mr. grassley. mr. grassley guilting. mr. gregg. mr. gregg guilty. mr. hagel. mr. hagel. guilty. mr. harkin. mr. harkin. not guilty. mr. hatch. mr. hatch. guilty mr. helms. mr. helms. guilty. mr. hollings. mr. hollings. not guilty. mr. hutchinson of arkansas. mr. hutchinson. arkansas. guilty mrs. hutchison of texas. mrs. hutchison of, texas. guilty. mr. inhofe. mr. inhofe. guilty. mr.. no way. mr.. no way. not guilty. mr. jeffords. mr. jeffords. not guilty. mr.. johnson. mr.. johnson. not guilty. mr. kennedy. not guilty. mr. kennedy. not guilty to carry nebraska with mr. kerry of nebraska not guilty. mr. kerry of m

mr. durbin: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority whip. mr. durbin: are would new england a quorum call? the presiding officer: we are not. mr. durbin: thank you. i have two separate statements here, the first i'd like to put on the record. just over a week ago, a devastating earthquake rocked parts of turkey and syria. the devastation has been heartbreaking. i'm glad that the biden administration immediately offered american assistance and our help to rescue and discover the victims and survivors. that is what powerful and confident nations do in times of need. the turkish people are resilient and we will help them rebuild from this tragedy. now, mr. president, i'd like permission for this second statement to be placed in a separate part of the record. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: mr. president, on february 25, one year ago, award-winning chicago self-tony pirola woke up early to work out on his elliptical machine. he couldn't believe what he was seeing on tv. b

mr. durbin. senator from california, mrs. boxer. senator from louisiana, mr. burrow. senator from mississippi, mr. -- oklahoma, mr. nichols. senator from texas, miss hutchison. a senator from idaho, mr. ray. senator from tennessee, mr. -- senator from texas, mr. graham. senator from kentucky, mr. mcconnell. senator from maine, miss collins. members of the house for committee please exit the chamber through the lobby doors. mister speaker. the acting dean of the diplomatic corps. mister speaker. the associate justices of the supreme court. [applause] mister speaker, the presidents cabinet. [applause] mister speaker, the president of the united states. [applause] >> a member of congress, and the high privilege in the distinct honor and presenting to the president of the united states. [applause] thank you very much. mr. speaker, vice president cheney, members of congress, distinguished guests, fellow citizens: as we gather tonight, our nation is at war, our economy is in recession, and the civilized world faces unprecedented dangers. yet the state of our union has never

mr. durbin, the senator from washington, miss murray, the senator from michigan, the senator from minnesota. klobuchar, the senator from wisconsin, ms. baldwin, the senator from kentucky, mr. mcconnell, the senator from south dakota, the senator from wyoming, the senator from west virginia, ms. capiteu, senator from iowa, the senator from montana. >> the members of the escort committee will exit the chambers through the lobby doors. [indistinct chatter] >> mr. speaker. [applause] [indistinct chatter] >> [indiscernible] >> mr. speaker, the chief justice and associate justices of the supreme court. [applause] [cheering and applause] [applause] [applause] >> mr. speaker, the president's cabinet. [applause] [indistinct chatter] [indistinct chatter] >> mr. speaker, the president of the united states. [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause]

mr. durbin: madam president. the presiding officer: the senior senator from illinois. mr. durbin: i don't know what's up in the skies, what's going around, flying around being spotted and i think there are a lot of questions that need to be answered. if it's a threat to the united states in any way, shape or form, it's unacceptable and i think both political parties agree. when we start giving advice to this president and the department of defense in these matters, we have to stop and reflect on the manager of my local car wash in springfield, illinois. i went there about a week ago when the first balloon was spotted and he said, senator, what's going on up there? i said i don't know, i think china's responsible for it. he said, what are they trying to tell us? and i said whatever it is, we better answer decisively. we don't want any country flying into our airspace and endangering america. and he said, what about the cowboys who want to shoot it down anywhere? are they thinking about what will happen if that debris of whatever it is if it falls on oa city, hospital, school

mr. durbin: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority whip. mr. durbin: before he leaves, let me commend my colleague from louisiana. his role as a substitute teacher is one i greatly admire. i thank you for sharing that with us today. and i'm sure it gives you great insight into education, greater than some. and i'm going to accept your challenge and try to find a way to be a substitute teacher myself along the way, if they'll have me. but thank you for that statement. mr. president, it's been almost 100 years since the great depression. it was a terrible time in american history. businesses failed right and left. families lost all their savings. runs on banks, businesses failing. it was a horrible moment. luckily for us, the leadership of franklin roosevelt appeared in 1933 when he was sworn sworn in as president of the united states, and we made some significant basic changes. one of them we still benefit from today -- federal deposit insurance. if you go to a federally regulated bank under our guidelines, there is an insurance that says that ev

mr. durbin: madam president. the presiding officer: the senior senator from illinois. mr. durbin: madam president, let me first thank my colleague from texas. we disagree from time to time, but when we agree, i feel good about it, and today we do agree. certainly on the ukrainian war and the role and responsibility of the united states. the senator from texas was in munich at the security conference. it was a -- such an inspiring get-together. leaders from all over europe and from many parts of the world all came together, and virtually unanimous in their opinion that this aggression by vladimir putin needed to be stopped, and we neaded to do -- needed to do everything in our power, either through nato or other alliancens and presenceships to show hol -- friendships to show solidarity. what a sharp contrast in leadership from last week. first, presidents biden biden ad zelenskyy in kiev, standing against russian aggression. president biden went to neighboring poland where he told an enthusiastic crowd of thousands, quote, one year ago, the world was facing for the fall of c

mr. durbin, the senator from washington, miss murray, the senator from michigan, the senator from minnesotaom wisconsin, miss baldwin. the senator from kentucky, mr. mcconnell, the senator from south dakota, mr. thumb, the senator from west virginia, miss capito. the senator from iowa, miss ernst. the senator from montana, mr. daines. >> the members of the escort committee will exit the chamber through the lobby doors. >> that's a reminder that what we are seeing, this famous shot of the speaker of the house, and the vice president, over the two shoulders of the president while he is delivering his remarks. the reason that the vice president is there is not in his capacity as -- but rather as capacity as president of the senate. that's what you see her explaining the membership of the escort committee, amongst senators for the president, just as speaker mccarthy does for members of the house. you also saw a number of the senators who came forward after being named party to the equity committee, shaking hands with members of the direct, chief including the chairman of the direct use, mark mi

mr. durbin. the senator from washington ms. murray. the senator from michigan ms. stabenow. the senator from minnesota ms. klobuchar, the senator from wisconsin ms. baldwin. that senator from kentucky mr. mcconnell. the senator from south dakota mr. theriault net. the senator from wyoming mr. barrasso. the senator from west virginia ms. l-uppercase-letter. the senator from iowa ms. ernst. the senator from montana mr. jane. >> the members of the escort committee will exit the chamber through the lobby doors. [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] >> mr. speaker. [applause] [background noises] [background noises] ass. [background noises] mr. speaker the chief justice associate justices of the supreme court. [applause] [cheering] [applause] [applause] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [applause] [applause] [applause] [background noises] mr. speaker the president's cabinet. [applause] [cheering] [applause] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [background noises] [backgrou

mr. durbin: i ask it be suspended. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. urbin: by alles can, -- by all accounts, america made a remarkable recovery in the last two years. when president biden took office, we faced the most daunting economic challenge since the great depression and global upheaval that disrupted every aspect of our lives. two years later, america is coming back. thanks to the work of our democratic majority, the cost of living is finally coming down, but we're not out of the woods yet. if you travel in my state of illinois, which i've been cog over the last several -- i've been doing over the last several weeks, especially in central and southern illinois, you notice the same sign in one business after another, help wanted. i can't help but notice in my hometown of springfield there's a franchise of chicken fingers that's going to be opening soon. there's a sign outside the soon to be completed building saying $15 an hour, please call us to work in fast food. while businesses are reopening their doors and demand for goods and services rebou

mr. pizzuro. >> chairman durbin, ranking member graham and c distinguishd senators. thank you for this opportunity to testify on protecting our children online. today there are countless victims of infant and children being raped online as well as extortion. the sad reality is where failing to protect our children from the threats they face online. those who would protect our youth are overburdened, underresourced, which makes those children vulnerable. i'm here today as the ceo of raven, anyo advocacy group comprised of 14 professionals including nine retired internet crimes against children commanders, task force commanders who have committed their lives to the efficacy and protection of children. i am retired from the new jersey state police force were served as a member of the task force. we witnessed children targeted across all platforms. no social media or gaming platform was safe from absent such a snapchat, twitter, kick, telegram, discord, like meat. to gaming platforms and outline game such as mine craft, roadblocks and fortnight. these just represent a fr

mr. chairman. >> and thank you to chair durbin and ranking member graham for convening this hearing and to find theath forward. thank you for your testimony today. and for making clear and purposeful that we all know that far too many americans ciare spending time social media and it canan have harmful or destructive or toxic impact. we have limited research about the effects of the design choices that social media platforms are making on childhood development and children's mental health we know they design theirat platforms to hold our attention longer and longer and we know through personal exposure it is not helpful that we need to better understand why it is harmful so we can craft allusions to move us forward. i worked with senators klobuchar and senator cassidy on a transparency act to make social media companies work with independent researchers to validate and ensure that we understand how these platforms impact our children. the surgeon general of the united states spent the day with us and listen to some of our youth &-ampersand mental health professionals to talk about this nationwide p

of durbin hakat, special programs of the khabar network from the mellat cinema campus in the fajr movie. more screenings here started after leaving. see mellat cinema campus programs directed by mr. reza nejati and produced by mahmoud babaei, which is one hour less than this , directed by mr. hassan mirza mohammadi and produced by kamran, and then i will read this episode. we introduce this part of the program to you i will do it after the film made by reza nejati, who appeared for the first time as a director at the fajr film festival, must be the life of a man who has returned to his hometown after a long time in search of the lost. farabi leather is one of the productions of farabi film foundation in this period of the festival. it is the life of a welfare worker who gets involved in the story of a narcotic drug. mahsa khavari of sed and sima news agency, bacha zarang kari animation from the girl group or institution , i want to say that if we want to go to open a lot of cinematographic vocabulary to the dynamic art company of prince of rome and sell it , they are among the best sellers of iranian cinema, and when it was shown, it became jafari and today, i invited him to par

durbin hamaret program from the seventh day of the international festival. the 41st fajr film from the mellat cinema campus is presented to you today. two films were screened here. they were directed by mrhammad hamzeh, the film "good smell of a cancerous child" and "looking at hope" was actually produced by mr. seyed saber emami from this program. barbie flowers movie the play directed by mr. mehrdad khoshbakht and produced by saeed saadi, like the previous work of mr. khoshbakht, takes place in shahrvard, iran, during the beginning of the imposed war. there are delicious previous films with the same theme on this topic in abadan, 1160. with this show, a collection of films were shown here in the cinema. the media reaches 17 films. the remaining films will be aired in the coming days, but the guest of the program, dr. mohammad mahdi esmaili, minister of culture and islamic guidance , what is the status of the day ? service your excellency, your respected colleagues and all the dear viewers of the program, hello, i have a good time, i wish you the best of the ten days of fajr, may god bless us all with the success of these days and nights of the month of rajab al-murjab. gran and all th

to thank chairman durbin and ranking member graham for hosting this, senator blackman has stepped out, -- senator blackburn has stepped out. christ thank you to each of you and you mr. chairman. we are here for everyone on the panel, and you can just to me a thumbs up. i am making the action that you all support the kids online safety act. ok, the record will reflect you are all for it. and we appreciate that. we appreciate that it is necessary. thank you for your testimony, and also for your advocacy. we appreciate this. i want to come to you ms. gillibrand -- ms. delaun. the child expedition asked that i have filed last time, we have this back up again. this is something that we have done because what we realize is the necessity for child exploitation to be reported to the cyberattack line. and the bill you know matt -- unanimously passed to we are hopeful to get it finished. it may just about 30 seconds. >> thank you senator and think for the -- thank you for the leadership. one of the most important components is extension of retention. when they make reports of tech companies, from the moment that they make reports, there is a 90 day retention notice. the comp

mr. durbin: mr. president, last month a 3rd circuit court of appeals rejected an attempt by the venerable corporation johnson & johnson, which sought to make a mockery of our system of justice and bankruptcy laws. in this case, johnson & johnson tried to use a legal scheme known as the texas two-step. it's an accurate name, because it would have allowed johnson & johnson to dance around its obligations to the consumers it had harmed. in this, not a few people are already talking about it. this case concerns 40,000 americans who used johnson & johnson products and have been diagnosed with ovarian cancer or messo they'll i don't knowa. -- mesothelomia. let's start from the beginning. for years, johnson & johnson denied talc up powder, baby powder, contained asbestos. they indicate johnson & johnson was aware for decades that its products contained asbestos but j&j kept those products on the market and consumers who trusted the brand kept using them. in the years that followed tens of thousands of these

mr. delaney, he is unfit to sit on the bench. i would say two things to chairman durbin and the rest of my democratic colleagues on the judiciary committee. first, even a cursory glance at this nominee's record should have landed his file in the trashcan. you don't do this. you do not do this to minor children. but now that his nomination is facing a vote, you need look no further into mr. delaney's record than what has already been laid out before us. he harassed and threatened a 15-year-old little girl who survived a sexual assault and who was just trying to protect other young women at that school from that same fate. that should be enough for every single member on the judiciary committee to oppose this nomination. it should be enough for every member of this chamber to oppose his nomination and confirmation. confirming mr. delaney would send a chilling message -- a chilling message to victims of sexual assault. no victim would ever be able to walk into his courtroom and feel that they would be treated fairly under the law after seeing the way he treated chessyprout.

as a sign of what's to come, last week senator durbin led the judiciary committee to advance another 24, that's 24 new judicial nominees. mr. president, the senate will keep going to confirm even more judges to the bench as quickly as we can. when we began our majority, i said judges would be one of our top priorities in this chamber, and we have kept that promise. we're going to continue to work in the months and years ahead to ensure our courts advance the cause of equal justice under law for every single person in this country. i yield the floor. i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: anybody who wants to call in and talk about it. aren't there any white person who would be willing, if a genie could switch up and say you are going to be black for the rest of your life, you can never go back is there any white person who would want to do that? chris rock talks about this in his comedy, i am rich and white people don't want to trade places with me. we understand at a deeper level the stuff we don't want to admit. >> host: a viewer on twitter, our twitter feed, j s