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. the clerk: 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 clerk: senators voting in the affirmative, barrasso, blackburn, coons, daines, fetterman, fisher, gillibrand, hassan, heinrich, hide smith, manc

mr. durbin: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority whip. mr. in: i ask consent that the quorum call be suspended. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: i ask that privileges of the floor be granted to the following interns of senator kelly for today, allison bonn, emily forewell, alexander parker, jesus silva. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, last night i announced that the senate judiciary committee, which i chair, will vote to subpoena harlan crow, robin arkley and leonard leo, billionaires who sit at the center of the ethical crisis currently gripping the united states supreme court. this vote is the next step in the committee's ongoing investigation of the ethics of the supreme court. it comes only after mr. crow refused to comply with committee requests and mr. leo and arkly stonewalled the committee. for years, years, mr. president, reports of ethical misconduct by justices on the court have raised serious concerns, but over the past year, a series of investigati

mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. the clerk: 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 clerk: senators voting in the affirmative -- butler, heinrich, hickenlooper, kelly, murray, reed, ros

mr. durbin: mr. president, i rise to discuss an urgent need.he 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 potential u.s. attorney. that's not the end of the story. the attorney's name is then submitted to the senate judiciary committee, which i chair, and then it goes through a rigorous bipartisan process, an investigation of each one of these nominees. until they clear both sides of the table, democrats and republicans, the nominees don't move. once having cleared, they are then put up for approval before the senate judiciary committee. traditionall

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 immediately notified of the senate's action. the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. 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 176, brendan abell hurson of maryland to be united states district judge for the district of maryland signed by 18 senat

mr. durbin: mr. president. the presiding officer: the democratic whip. mr. durbin: mr. president, it is my honor to represent the state of illinois and the city of chicago. i cannot felt you how many times members of the senate and the house in the other party have gone to the microphones to condemn the constituent of chicago and its crime rate. let me tell you point-blank -- there's too much crime in the city of chicago, but it is not the only chicago in america that suffers from that problem. cities large and small have problems every single day with violent gun crime. my hometown of east st. louis, a tiny little town of 20,000, 25,000 in comparison to the large metropolitan of chicago and yet the rate of gun violence there is even higher in east st. louis than it is in chicago. we have to do everything we can to deal with it. let me tell you what everything we can means. it means we have to look at the flood of guns coming into these cities from out of state fry merrell without background checks that are getting into the hands of criminals who are turning around and

mr. durbin, aye. the clerk: mr. van hollen, aye. the clerk: mrs. shaheen, aye. the clerk: mr. braun, no. vote: the clerk: mrs. hyde-smith, no. the clerk: mr. whitehouse, aye. mr. blumenthal, aye. mr. johnson, no. mr. cotton, no. ms. collins, aye. the clerk: mr. cardin, aye. mr. vance, no. the clerk: mr. wicker, no. the clerk: mr. cassidy, no. mr. crapo, no. the clerk: ms. cantwell, aye. mr. king, aye. vote: vote: vote: the clerk: mr. risch, no. mr. hickenlooper, aye. the clerk: mr. booker, aye. mr. moran, no. the clerk: mr. schmitt, no. the clerk: ms. ernst, no. mr. schatz, aye. the clerk: mr. lankford, no. mr. young, no. the clerk: mr. manchin, aye. the clerk: mr. brown, aye. the clerk: mr. boomple, no. the clerk: mr. boozman, no. the clerk: mr. hagerty, no. the clerk: mr. cruz, no. mrs. murray, aye. mr. padilla, aye. ms. butler, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. mullin, no. mr. schumer, aye. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, no. the presiding officer: have all senators voted? does any senator wish to change his or her vote? if not, the ayes are 53, the nays are 44, and the nomination is con

mr. durbin, aye. mr. merkley, aye. mr. grassley, no. the clerk: mr. kelly, aye. the clerk: ms.ren, aye. mr. king, aye. the clerk: ms. capito, no. mr. wicker, no. mr. daines, no. ms. klobuchar, aye. mrs. britt, no. the clerk: mr. schumer, aye. mr. thune, no. mr. young, no. the clerk: mr. romney, no. mrs. blackburn, no. the clerk: mr. casey, aye. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, no. the clerk: mr. marshall, no. mr. van hollen, aye. the clerk: mr. blumenthal, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. braun, no. the clerk: mrs. shaheen, aye. mr. coons, aye. the clerk: mr. cruz, no. the clerk: mr. hoeven, no. the clerk: ms. rosen, aye. the 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.

mr. marandi? >> good morning. chairman durbin ranking member graham, distinguished members of the committee thank you for the opportunity to testify the role of homeland security. federal crimes in the exploitation of noncitizen children after their arrival in the united states for eight i determine human trafficking has occurred. i serve as a director dhs center for counter located within a society. building capacity across the hs supporting human trafficking worldwide. this month marks my third year anniversary of the law enforcement officer. throughout my years of experience in various roles i witnessed the darker aspects of human behavior. i'm on the account is a concern building. to share the sentiment continually this commitment identifying using the centered approach are 20.6 million people worldwide an estimated 77% sex trafficking. his work places. hsi investigations or traffickers operate within agriculture fracturing, private homes as domestic workers typically jobs with lower pay some of which is unaccompanied childre

mr. huma. >> good morning. first, i would like to thank chairman durbin and ranking member graham, senator blumenthal, the national college player association, the ncpa served as sponsor of the first law in the nation and fought for nil laws in a dozen other states. colleges have the ability to earn nil compensation just like other college students and american citizens. athletes have freedoms. while there are nil related areas that should be fine-tuned, athlete agent certification, there are more important issues that desperately need congress to prioritize. instead of adopting an nil only bill, congress should include broad base reform that is critical in protecting college athletes. many are shocked to learn that the nca refuses to ensure safety standards. it's not against nca rules for college athletics to force back into the game can a concussion, sexually assaulting and the@late responds that it has no duty to protect college athletes. then whose duty is it? these colleges receive federal funds while creating hazardous conditions for their athletes. ncpa and congress has a responsibility to protect college a

mr. huma. >> good morning. first iou would like to thank chairmanan durbin and ranking member graham, senator blumenthal for allowing me to testify today. the national college players association, the ncta, serve as a sponsor of the first -- six is a thought forni nil laws in a dozen dozen other states there calls athletesli have the abiliy to earn nil compensation just like of the college students and american citizens. as hard as the ncta as hot for freedoms come nil should not be a priority for congress because athletes already have the freedoms. while the person and a related areas that should be fine-tuned such as athlete agent certification, , the more importantmo issues that athletes desperately congress to prioritize. instead of adopting an nil only bill, congress should include broad-based reform that is critical in protecting college athletes. many are shocked to learn that the in c a refuse to enforce safety standards. it's not against ncaa rules for college athletics personnel to force an athlete back into the same game with a concussion, sexually abusing athlete, or killing athlete and hazardous work ou

mr. durbin: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority whip. mr. durbin: i ask unanimous consent that all postcloture be considered expired at 5:00 p.m. today. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: for the information of the senate, members should expect two roll call votes starting at 5:00 p.m. mr. president, much has been said and written about the horrific hamas attack on israel on october 7. the wanton slaughter of more than a thousand israelis and estimated 200 hostages still being held is hard to fathom. one fact tells the grim story -- more jews died on this day than at any time since the holocaust. it was not just another bad day in the middle east. it was a premed taipted slaughter of -- premeditated slaughter of historic proportion. the crisis that followed has touched many in my home state of illinois, who have family in israel. on friday, i was relieved to learn of the release of natalie and judith raanan from evan ston, being held as hostages by hamas in gaza. another two women thankfully were released yesterday. now the