mr. durbin: reserving the right to object, mr.president -- the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: i understand this bill is intended to, quote, require a dna test to determine the relationship between asylum-seeking adults at the border and, quote, any accompanying children. however, it fails to accomplish this goal, and our current laws already include provisions to allow for dna testing. under current law, as written, dhs and the state department already have the necessary authority to collect dna where there is any question about the familial relationship between a noncitizen and a minor child travelling with them. at the southwest border, the department of homeland security currently conducts dna testing when there is any question about the validity of the child-parent relationship. additional scrutiny is placed to ensure that a child is not being traffic add. due to what issume is a drafting error in this bill before us i would have to assume that this would not apply to families seeking asylum at the b

mr. durbin: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority whip. mr. in: i ask consent the quorum call be suspended. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: mr. president, this week marks the 70th anniversary of one of the most important supreme court decisions of all time. it's part of our march toward justice. on may 17, 1954, the supreme court announced its decision in brown v. board of education. unanimously, unanimously declaring the racist legal doctrine of separate but equal unconstitutional. today, we celebrate the historic anniversary and how far we've come as a country since the dark days of jim crow. thankfully, we've made substantial progress in addressing racial disparities in education. however -- however, significant systemic disparities exist today. more work needs to be done to end discrimination, inside and outside the classroom. when the supreme court announced its decision in 1954, the demographics of american school-age children were snifrtly different than they are today. at the time, the school age population, accord

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. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. the clerk: 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 -- booker, capito, cardin, cramer, crapo, duckworth, durbin, hickenlooper, klobuchar, lankford, lummis,

mr. durbin: reserving the right to object, mr. president -- the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: i understand this bill is intended to, quote, require a dna test to determine the relationship between asylum-seeking adults at the border and, quote, any accompanying children. however, it fails to accomplish this goal, and our current laws already include provisions to allow for dna testing. under current law, as written, dhs and the state department already have the necessary authority to collect dna where there is any question about the familial relationship between a noncitizen and a minor child travelling with them. at the southwest border, the department of homeland security currently conducts dna testing when there is any question about the validity of the child-parent relationship. additional scrutiny is placed to ensure that a child is not being traffic add. due to what issume is a drafting error in this bill before us i would have to assume that this would not apply to families seeking asylum at the

mr. durbin, aye. the clerk: mr. cramer, aye. the clerk: mr. warnock, aye. mr. schmitt, no. vote: the clerk: ms. warren, aye. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, aye. mr. marshall, aye. the clerk: mr. rounds, no. the clerk: mr. reed, aye. the clerk: mr. cruz, no. the clerk: mrs. britt, no. the clerk: mrs. britt, no. the settlement agreement and said that that applied to not only unaccompanied children forcing the release within 20 days, but it also applied to children accompanied planets. one court decision that did weaken a presidential authority. the fact of the matter is because of the aca that sparked all of this and president trump based his border crisis, he used the president's authority that the supreme court in 2018 decision talking about the immigration nationalization act said that current law exudes deference in every clause. entrusting the president's decisions when and whether to suspend entry. for how long and in what conditions. the president with ample power for entry restrictions in addition to those elsewhere enumerated in the nationality act. so, obviously, preside

mr. durbin, aye. the clerk: mr. sullivan, no. mr. schatz, aye. moz murkowski, no. mr. padilla, aye. the clerk: mr. lankford no. ms. warren, aye. mr. grassley, no. mr. cotton, no. the clerk: mr. heinrich, aye. the clerk: mr. budd, no. the clerk: mr. booker, aye. mr. sanders, aye. mr. rubio, no. mr. graham, aye. the clerk: mr. warner, aye. vote: the clerk: ms. collins, aye. the clerk: mr. moran, no. the clerk: mrs. capito, no. the clerk: mr. king, aye. mr. risch, no. the clerk: mr. whitehouse, aye. the clerk: mrs. murray, aye. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. the clerk: mr. wyden, aye. the clerk: mr. bennet, aye. the clerk: mr. romney, no. the clerk: mrs. britt, no. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, no. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, no. i am proud very proud the first country to recognize israel we have been steadfast allies in support one another time spoke prosperous and challenging. however, this year's israeli independence day came during a time of great turmoil. israel battled horses but waged war against them

mr. durbin, no. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, aye. the presiding officer: on this vote the yeas are 60, the nays are 38, the resolution is adopted. under the previous order, the senate will proceed to executive session do consider the following nomination, which the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination, the judiciary, camela c. theeler, of south dakota, to be united states district judge for the district of south dakota. the presiding officer: there will be two minutes of debate equally divided. mr. thune: i rise today along with my colleague from south dakota, senator rounds, in support of judge camela c. theeler who has been nominated to fill the vacancy at the district of south dakota. she graduated from the south dakota school of law, she has been a judge for the second district since 2018. she served as an assistant u.s. attorney for south dakota from 2012 to 2018 and spent time at two south dakota law firms. when she's not trying cases, she often welcomes students to the courthouse where she gives tours and give mock trials.

mr. durbin: mr. president. the presiding officer: the democratic whip. mr. durbin: mr. president, adults are suffering and children are starving to death in gaza. that's a fact a -- that's a fact. and it's been that way for weeks if not months. part of the problem, obviously, is it's a war zone, and because of that, many of the people -- innocent civilians -- have been caught up in the throes of the conflict and have died as a result of it. in an ordinary time, there are approximately 500 truckloads a day shipped into gaza -- 500. and this time -- in this time of war, an attack by israel on hamas and gaza, the number has been reduced to 200. 200 because the ports of entry have been closed by the israelis for security purposes. closing them means that less food, medicine, and water is available for the people living in gaza. they suffer and they die. particularly for children. there's been an effort under way for months to persuade the israelis to allow more of the basics of human life to enter gaza. but the israelis have resisted that suggestion for the most part. and w

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. 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, butler, cantwell, cardin, carper, collins, cortez masto, duckworth, gillibrand, hassan, hein

mr. durbin: are we in a quorum call? the presiding officer: yes. mr. durbin: i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be suspended. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: mr. president, last week we learned the most recent winners of the pulitzer prize. i am pleased that among this year's winners is a friend of mine that made it his life's work to help bring democracy and freedom to his home country of russia, vladimir kara-murza. vladimir putin has tried to kill him in the uniquely vladimir putin way -- poison him. but each time vladimir survied and continued his work, including writing a column for "the washington post" about the need for change in russia. while he and his family became residents of the united states, he insisted on maintaining his home in russia. two years ago he came to see me before returning to russia. i'll never forget asking vladimir about his decision to return. he was unequivocal. he felt he had to return. his aspirations were simple -- he believed in a better future for russia, one in which russians could l

mr. durbin: reserving the right to object. the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: mr. president, we all agree noncitizens who are convicted of violent crimes should be detained and removed from the united states, period. sadly, the laken riley act does nothing to address violent crime. under current law, current existing law, noncitizens who enter the country illegally, violate the terms of their status, or have their visas revoked can be detained now under the law by officials of the immigration and customs enforcement, better known as ice. current law also requires, requires the detention of individuals with serious criminal convictions. those who have committed murder, rape, or any crime of violence or theft offense with the term of imprisonment of at least one year. the law also gives ice discretion beyond that to detain a noncitizen in any case in which a noncitizen has been charged with a crime. to make this decision, aisles assesses the individual circumstances of the case, ensuring the agency's limited resources are used effectively to protect nation

mr. durbin: are we in a quorum call? the presiding officer: we are. mr. durbin: i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be suspended. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: as you well know, the senate has confirmed 194 of president biden's judicial nominees to lifetime appointments. each of these nominees have been questioned about their qualifications and credentials and as the senate provided advice and consent on their nominations, they move forward. but adeel mangi has faced unprecedent the attacks. bigoted and false claims have been made about mr. mangi. rather than focusing on mr. mangi's qualifications for credentials during the hearing that he was subjected to in december, republicans subjected him to irrelevant, combative lines of questioning about the israel-hamas war. they even asked -- they even asked whether he celebrated september 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. can you imagine? with no basis on his life experience, the fact that he was muslim gave them license to ask whether or not in his home they celebrated september 11.

mr. durbin: i ask that the quorum call be suspended. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: mr. president, one of our important responsibilities in congress to is -- is to protect american consumers, with but allies of big businesses on wall street who always fear threats to their bottom lines have been working overtime to convince consumers that the bill that i've cosponsored with senator marshall will do more harm than good. they are recruiting allies from the airline industry. american airline ceo scott kirby said that our bill would, quote, kill rewards programs. end quote. let me be clear. this is false. forbes published an article saying that compared to other nations, airline rewards programs in the united states have made it more challenging to earn and redeem miles. because while the airline industry is trying to argue that my bill would stifle competition and their loilt programs -- loyalty programs, it is their own questionable practices that threaten america american consumers' ability to redeem rewards. the airline industry knows how many americans value

mr. durbin, aye. mr. cassidy, aye. the clerk: ms. hirono, aye. the clerk: mr. crapo, aye. mr. carper, aye. the clerk: mr. graham, aye. the clerk: mr. thune, aye. the clerk: mr. mullin, aye. mr. hoeven, aye. mr. barrasso, aye. the clerk: mr. young, aye. mr. coons, aye. the clerk: mr. heinrich, aye. the clerk: mr. marshall, aye. mr. tillis, aye. mr. hickenlooper, aye. the clerk: ms. stabenow, aye. mr. ricketts, aye. mr. braun, aye. the clerk: ms. klobuchar, aye. the clerk: mr. wicker, aye. the clerk: ms. murkowski, aye. the clerk: mr. johnson, aye. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. rubio, aye. ms. hassan, aye. the clerk: mrs. hyde-smith, aye. the clerk: mr. casey, aye. the clerk: mr. cornyn, aye. the clerk: mr. cotton, aye. the clerk: mr. padilla, aye. the clerk: mr. lee, no. the clerk: mr. lankford, aye. the clerk: mr. scott of florida, aye. mr. paul, aye. the clerk: mr. risch, aye. mr. vance, no. mr. kennedy, no. mrs. fischer, aye. the clerk: mr. rounds, aye. the clerk: mr. schumer, aye. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, aye. the clerk: mr. hagerty, aye. the clerk:

mr. durbin, aye. the clerk: mr. moran, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. king, aye. mr. fetterman, aye. mr., no. mr. schatz, aye. the clerk: mr. cornyn, no. ms. murkowski, aye. the clerk: mr. merkley, aye. the clerk: mr. cardin, aye. mr. manchin, aye. the clerk: mr. risch, aye. mr. van hollen, aye. the clerk: mrs. blackburn, no. mr. thune, no. the clerk: mr. johnson, no. ms. klobuchar, aye. the clerk: mrs. fischer, no. mrs. hyde-smith, no. the clerk: mr. wicker, aye. the clerk: mr. cramer, aye. ms. duckworth, aye. mr. boozman, no. the clerk: ms. lummis, no. mr. warner, aye. the clerk: mr. ricketts, no. ms. smith, aye. the clerk: mr. carper, aye. vote: the clerk: ms. cantwell, aye. the clerk: mr. hickenlooper, aye. mr. lankford, no. mr. lujan, aye. mr. schumer, aye. the clerk: mr. tuberville, no. the the clerk: mr. warnock, aye. the clerk: mr. tillis, aye. the clerk: mr. welch, aye. the clerk: mr. paul, no. the clerk: mr. blumenthal, aye. the clerk: mr. budd, no. and humane. this week, republicans will have an opportunity to join us in taking action. moments ago i for cloture on the motion t

to reintroduce their order security bill faced an objection from judiciary airajority whip dick durbin. >> mr. president, this week majority leader chuck schumer is bringing up the fai b bill the senate already rejected all anda a political ploy to gie vulnerableoc for d reelection camouflage to hideir t border. thel failed border bill is nothing but a fig leaf that pretends to do something about borderhi security but were not actually secure ther. in fact if he became a law would make the problem worse. the democrat bill wouldn't cch and release output into federal law joe biy of releasing illegal aliens into this country. that is t of the open border crisis we have right now. normalize 5000 illegal immigrants a day. that works out to 1.8 million illegal immigrants a year. every year, year after year forever. it would provide immediate work permits to illegal aliens when they cross the border illegallyh with tax payer funded lawyers. not only is the bill by design totally ineffective at securing the s border it is designed to fail. it mathematically the chances this bif of representatives. t

of passage in the house and t reinr security bill but faced an objection from majority ip dick durbin. >> mr. president, this week, majority lck schumer is bringing up the failed jected in february. senate all on a political ploy to give vulnerable democrat senators up for reelection,ou hide their real views on the border. that faile border bill nothing, but an fig leaf that et do something about border security, but wouldn't actually secure the border. in fact, if it became law, it would make theworse. this democrat bill would codify it would put into federal law joe biden's policy ofeleasing illegal aliens into this country. that i tau of the open border crisis we have right now. it would normalize 5,000 illegal immigrants a da that works out to 1.8 million illegalig year, every year, year after year forever. it would provide immediate work permitsss the border and it would provide many of them with taxpayer funded lawyers. only is the bill by design utterly ineffecti securing the border, it is designed to fail. mathematically, the chances that this bill has ofassi the house of representat

durbin: thank you, senator. senator kotten. sen. cotton: mr. schwartz, i have a senate -- series of questions to establish a baseline facts. since the professor mentioned you by name for disagreement, would you like to respond? i think she said arbitration fees are higher than court fees. mr. schwartz: i submit the rules of the american arbitration association. the payment is not more than $300, and there is one way of fee sharing if you win the arbitration. all of your fees are reimbursed. i will submit the rules to the committee and to the professor. sen. cotton: is that $300 a day? mr. schwartz: no, an immediate fee. i will submit the rules to the committee. the rules don't lie. people can speculate about them. take a look at them. sen. cotton: thank you. i will go to the questions i have two establish baseline facts. the point of having a court system is that people who have been wronged can have a fair and efficient system, correct? mr. schwartz: that is right. sen. cotton: are state and federal courts overburdened? mr. schwartz: yes, they

mr. chairman. >> chair schatz: senator durbin. d years ago i that banned smoking on ■nairps.blic he the like and thought the flying experience wldif speaking was removed and it was. i would like tosue about the qu experience in the airplanes toda after you are in your seat and are under way there's an number that comes a airplanes not just critical and frequent flier credible farmland force feeding a goose the information is jammed on flight attendants pass out applications for branded credit cards and stand at the door. it heavy sell, a hard sell. you a why are are they spending this time doing it. i think yno answer because page airlines make more moan of your pocket than their av out t card compani airplanes. so the question is, who polices the ranks with these frequent fly programs? there's expectation and investment by millions of you e administration an■erd. can you tell us more? sec. buttigieg: y. banking regulate for we are an airline regulator and as toes business lanes get blurred we are recognizing our responsibility to protect packages may come into play. we share

mr. chairman. >> chair schatz: senator durbin. sen. durban: a while over 30 years ago i introduced a pill that banned smoking on airplanes. i was sensitive to the environment in the airplanes, safety of it, public health and the like and thought the flying experience would be improved if speaking was removed and it was. i would like to address another issue about the quality of experience in the airplanes today. after you are in your seat and have your belt fastened and you are under way there's an number that comes around in most airplanes not just critical safety issues but incredible credit card and frequent flier opportunities. it is almost like the farmland force feeding a goose the information is jammed on you and flight attendants pass out applications for branded credit cards and stand at the door. it is a heavy sell, a hard sell. you ask yourself why are are they spending this time doing it. i think you know answer because page airlines make more moan off their branded credit cards in your pocket than their aviation operations

mr. speaker. i rise with a heavy heart to recognize the service of officer jacob durbin and celebrate his life. he gave the ultimate sacrifice when he was ambushed and killed in the line of duty last sunday. mr. miller: from brooklyn heightings, he joined the euclid police department less than a year ago after serving in the army national guard. he protected his family, his country, his community. officer durbin's fellow officers will remember him as an incredible person with a great heart and an incredible smile. i echo ohio attorney general yost in saying it is a cruel irony that a mother lost her son on mother's day and that this murder happened just as we begin to solemn nice our fall -- solemnize our fallen during police week. i'm grateful for our officers who put their lives on the line every single day to protect us. my deepest condolences to the family, friends and fiancee of officer durbin and to the euclid police department. god bless euclid, god bless ohio and thank you mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> to addr

we ask that god give us the strength to officer durbin's family, friends, and loved ones. mr. speaker, i ask all present in the chamber to please rise for a moment of silence in remembrance of euclid, ohio, police officer durbin, jacob durbin. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will now entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. mast: mr. speaker, the treasure coast lost a hero this year when florida highway pa patrolman zachary pink was killed in the line of duty. he was the son of st. lucie county, florida. he had a desire from an early age to help people. that's what led him to a career in law enforcement. i did -- did know trooper fink, i didn't know him well but knew him. i recognized he was willing to lay down the life on the line to protect me and every other member of our community. we all have

mrs. alito, excuse is not flying with the chairman of the senate judiciary committee, dick durbin saying in a statement, he says, alito should recuse himself from any cases related to the 2020 election. obviously that means the immunity case and the jack smith this case, durbin rights in a statement, flying an upside-down american flag, a symbol of the so-called stop the steal movement. clearly creates the appearance of bias now, just to state the very obvious here for me, for everybody watching a supreme court justice should know better than to have such a blatant political display in his front yard. it's common sense but if there were any question about it, the court does have an internal rule book that he could have consulted. it reads employees may not engage in partisan political activity. for example, publicly support or oppose who's a partisan political organization or candidate this includes displaying signs or bumper stickers or stating positions on social media. pretty obvious stuff but important to note in the context of the fact that public trust and the supreme court is near re

mrs. a lead of the seat worksheet hung the flight upside down he had nothing to do with it was there fofor short time. senator dick durbinsenate judiciary committee said justice should recuse himself and be it from cases related to the 2020 election generally six insurrection including the question of the former presidents immunity u.s. v donald trump there are others going further saying he should just resign from the court. >> all that is ridiculous absolutely ridiculous. your reporting was excellent and then you did show there is a real back story here. this is an issue with neighbors who are apparently being vulgar, aggressive, that's what drove all of this this was not a political statement fight justice by any stretch of the imagination i think it's something that happened years ago i know people like senator durbin and others are making in my view absolutely ridiculous demands about him resigning from the supreme court over this incident that happened several years ago. it was very different from the way they're trying to per trip. >> i don't remember durbin coming out with ruth bader ginsburg when she had cap tru

durbin and thank representatives mcbath and armstrong for introducing this bill in the house. and i reserve the balance. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentleman from maryland is recognized. mr. raskin: i yield myself as much time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. raskin: i want to raise in favor of the prison oversight act which would strengthen oversight of our prisons and improve conditions for those who work and live inside them. i want to thank the bill's house leaders, my friends and colleagues, representative lucy mcbath and kelly armstrong as well as senators john osoff and mike brawn and dick durbin. the bill has the support of a wide array of groups including the americans for prosperity, the conservative political committee, justice action network, right on crime, the due process institute, and the council of prison locals which represents 30,000 correctional officers. federal prisons have long experienced systemic problems that threaten the health, safety and civil rights of incarcerated people and also the staff who work there. for example, last year n.p.r. reported last year more than 4,950 incarcerated people had died