mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mr. gallegos.. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. hickenlooper. mr. rowe no. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. kim. mr. king cop. ms. klobuchar mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. alumnus. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. mccormick. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. marino. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schiff. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of souths. carolina. mrs. shaheen. mr. she he. miss slotkin. mrs. smith. mr. thune mr. tillis. mr. turberville. mr. vane. hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. >> a quorum is present. a quorum is a president present. how to preserve the leadership time is reserve the senate will be in the period of morning busi

mr. durbin: ask that the quorum call be suspended. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. durbin: many senators use this to wax poetic. today our nation's 46th president feels appropriate to do so. history says, don't hope on this side of the grave. but then once in a lifetime, the long foretitle wave of justice can rise up and history rhyme. i recited these words -- some of president biden's favorites a -- by irish poet haney. as i reflect on his time in our nation's highest office, i think it's only right to use these words again. over the course of his long service to this country, president joseph biden has been the source of hope and an author of history. and just as haney observed, he became one of the rare leaders who have made hope and history rhyme. america is better for it. over the decades i've another president joe biden, he's proven to be one of the finest public servants america has seen. he worked and put himself in positions to give back to this nation. when it came to i can making decisions of consequence on issues that mattered most to the american people,

mr. durbin: mr. president. the presiding officer: the democratic whip. mr. durbin: i ask unanimous consent that we begin the roll call immediately, the 3:00 roll call. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. 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 motion to proceed to calendar number 1, s. 5, a bill to require the the secretary of h honduras to take into custody aliens who have been charged. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent the mandatory quorum has been waived. the question is the motion to proceed to s. 520 require -- s. 50 require the secretary of homeland security to take into custody it illegal aliens. the clerk will call the roll. the clerk: ms. alsobrooks. ms. baldwin. mr. barrasso. mr. bennet. mrs. blackburn. mr. blumenthal. ms. blunt rochester. mr. booker. mr. boozman. mrs. britt. the clerk: mr. budd mr. budd. ms. cantwell.

mr. durbin: if the senator from arkansas wants to -- i ask for recognition. the presiding officer: the senator is recognized. mr. durbin: -- the use of pardon power, i urge him to instead support my resolution urging president-elect trump not to pardon crimes committed during january 6, 201, the attack on the -- january 6, 2021. even our former senate colleague, vice president-elect vance said this week, i quote him, you committed violence on january 6, obviously you shouldn't be pardoned. i hope the senator from arkansas agrees. show i ask for consent on my resolution. it is a resolution that contains the allegations i made earlier. let me read the necessary script for the record. i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to consideration of my resolution at the desk. further, the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: is there objection? mr. cotton: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from arkansas

mr. durbin: mr. president, later today the senate will vote on the motion to proceed to legislation known as the laken riley act. the loss of a child is something no parent should have to endure. my thoughts and prayers are with the family of laken riley by every measure an outstanding young woman. we should do everything possible to make sure this type of tragedy never occurs again, but i do have concerns about some of the language in this legislation. let me give you an example. this bill would mandate immigration detention for an undocumented immigrant if they are arrested for shoplifting. even if they're never charged or convicted for that offense. most people pay little attention to law enforcement review television, movies, know the process. you steal a candy bar, hand on the shoulder. the clerk says, wait a minute. what are you doing here. the next thing you know, the policeman is called in and they take you in and charge you for the crime. you make a plea, guilty or not guilty. ultimately it

mr. durbin: for many presidents their legacy is written and sealed by take action in office, their post presidential activities is nothing more than fodder but not for jimmy carter. i remember the last days of the carter presidency. after 444 painful days of sustained, frustrating effort to release hostages held in tehran, we witnessed their release but it was on the day of our peaceful transfer of power from president carter to president reagan. president carter's main goal was to make sure every hostage returned home alive. on that score, he succeeded. leaving office at the age of 46 years -- 56 years of age and passing away last month at 100, he had the longest post presidency in our nation's history and he certainly made it count. the same faith, empathy and desire to help others that motivated him to run for office compelled him to continue to help the world after leaving office. not content with a rocking chair retirement, he devoted himself to human rights, conflict resolution, election monitoring, health care, affordable housing, and so much more. he was a humble man in a world of politics w

mr. chairman, ranking member durbin and members of the committee. a and honor and privilege to introduce pam bondi. i have oh he known and worked closely with pam for years and glad to call her a friend. when pam was nominated by president trump my reaction was this is a home run. as many of us are, i was only to be outdone by senator graham who described it as a grand slam hat-trick, slam dunk, olympic gold medal pick and he is right. as the letter joined by more than 100 former justice department officials put it. it is all too rare for senior department officials much less attorneys general to have such a wealth of experience in the day-to-day work of keeping our communities safe, end quote. pam exemplifies and per son files the department of justice's mission to uphold the rule of law, to keep our communities safe, and to protect our rights and liberties as americans. pam has distinguished hearse taken her from her small town upbringing to a hearing before this esteemed committee. after attending the university of florida and stetston college of

mr. chairman. ranking member durbin and members of the committee. it is an honor for me and a privilege to introduce pam bondi, president trump's nominee to be the 87th attorney general of the united states. i have known and worked closely with pam for years, and i'm glad to call her a friend. when pam was nominated by president trump, my reaction was, this is a home run, as many of us are. i was only to be outdone by senator graham, who described the nomination as a grand slam touchdown hole in one ace, hat trick, slam dunk, olympic gold medal pick. and he's right as the letter, joined by more than 100 former justice department officials put it, quote, it's all too rare for senior justice department officials, much less attorneys general, to have such a wealth of experience in the day to day work of keeping our communities safe. end quote pam exemplifies and personifies the department of justice's mission to uphold the rule of law, to keep our communities safe, and to protect our rights and liberties as americans. pam has distinguished herself in h

mr. chairman. ranking member durbin and members of the committee. it is an honor for me and a privilege to introduce pam bondi president trump's nominee to be the 87th attorney general of the united states. i have known and worked closely with pam for years. and applied to call her a friend. when pam was nominated by president trump my reaction was this is a home run. as many of us are i was only outdone by senator graham who described the nomination as a grand slam touchdown hole-in-one ace patrick slamdunk olympic gold medal. , and he's right. as the later joined by more than 100 former justice department officials put it, quote it's all too rare for senior justice department officials much less the attorneys general to such a wealth of experience in the day-to-day work of keeping our community safe, end quote. pam exemplifies and personifies the problem of justice mission to uphold the rule of law to keep our communities safe and to protect our rights and liberties as americans. pam has distinguished herself in a career in public service that is

mr. chairman. ms. bondi, as you're aware, criminal justice reform has been an important part of my role on this committee. i worked for the better part of a decade with senator durbinrman grassley, senator whitehouse, senator cornyn, senator booker and others who passed the first step act which president trump signed into law in december of 2018. the first step act, as the name implies, was intended to be the first of multiple steps, much remains to be done, including with the implementation of the first step act. the credits available under the first step act are still being implemented. i assume you'd be willing if confirmed to help us continue to implement first step act. ms. bondi: yes, senator. and also, i just learned it's my understanding, i don't know for fact, but it's my understanding that a lot of those beds for halfway houses, for re-entry, have not been filled under the first step act. so if that's true, i want to look at that right away and figure out why. sen. lee: right. and i think other reforms like the safer supervision act, i whh i'm a co-sponsor, can also be helpful on that front. it's always important to make sure that we're running