mr. hagerty: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from tennessee. mr. hagerty: thank you, mr. president. i would just like to thank my colleagues graham, boozman and lankford for being here this evening to support this effort. we need to make certain that our nation's capital doesn't become a national embarrassment. we need to make certain that we send a strong message that the american public has had it with crime in america, the crime spree that's happening in our major cities must come to an end. we're putting a marker in the ground tomorrow, and i want to thank all my colleagues, both

mr. hagerty: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from tennessee. mr. hagerty: thank you, mr. president. the senate will soon take up my resolution to nullify the revised criminal code act recently passed by the d.c. council, a measure that becomes more essential every day as the harrowing reports of lawlessness and deadly violence in our nation's capital steadily accumulate. carjackings in d.c. increased five consecutive years, and have more than tripled in the past three years. for the first time in 20 years, d.c. has experienced back-to-back years with more than 200 homicides. car thefts are up 111% this year. it's got be so bad that the city recently announced it's giving away free steering wheel locks to owners of frequently stolen cars here in the district. instead, how about just enacting laws that stop crime in the first place? sadly, violent crime has become an epidemic in our nation's capital, where our constituents, americans from across the country, and people from around the world, come to live, come to work, and come to visit. from schoolch

mr. chairman. >> thank you, senator hagerty.senator van hollen. >> secretary, great to see you and thank you for your support for the men and women at the state department. a few years ago, i teamed up with my colleagues senator sullivan and be passed with supportive members of this committee and the senate the foreign service family act. it is designed to help us continue to retain and recruit the finest diplomatic corps in the world. we are in the implementation process. my staff met with your team yesterday. we are pleased with the progress being made. i am just asking for your assurance that we looking to implement those parts still in progress. sec. blinken: absolutely, because it is critical that we be able to attract and obtain the best talent available. this is an important component of that because it is something you have known that as much as anyone, this is a family enterprise. it is not just the foreign service officer that is there but the entire family. we want to make sure we are finding ways through the act supp

. >> senator hagerty of tennessee is recognized >> thank you mr chairman and i want to thank our witnesses for being here today and including professor udav who's from my home state of tennessee and also from my alma mater of vanderbilt welcome to all of you i think it's imperative that we continue to discuss digital assets because america's national and economic security are greatly enhanced by the preeminence of our financial system and in order to maintain this immense competitive advantage we've got to stay abreast of innovation. this involves embracing technological advancements as unusual as they may seem in order to preserve our economic strength and our strength as an ally and an enforcer on the global stage. blockchain technology represents one of these areas of rapid innovation and rather than incentivize their movement offshore we should work to foster a safe and certain environment for them to flourish here in the united states. professor jing i'd like to start with you in your testimony you highlighted the importance of payment tokens like stable coins to the digital asset eco

hagerty. senator vanj hollen. >> thank you, madam chair. welcome, mr. attorney general. thank you andnd your team for yr service to our country. i know we're looking at the coming years budget, fiscal year 24, but i just want to say a few words about the fiscal year '23 budget where this committee help provided increaseds to doj, including the federal law enforcement u.s. attorneys receiving a 6% increase in salaries and expenses funding to enable the department to hire new agents, deputy marshals, correctional officers and attorneys as well as increased and expand existing investigative technical capabilities. i read that report language from last year,ea mr. attorney gener, because we in maryland are in urgent need of additional help, especially in the u.s. attorney's office. we have u.s. attorney eric baron who's doing a really good job, but baltimore city is experiencing a real crisis when it comes to public safety and violent crime. everyone is trying to urgently address it from the local level to the state level and we are appreciative of the steps the federal gove

mr. hagerty: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from tennessee. mr. hagerty: thank you, mr. president. i am looking forward to a robust debate today. i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from west virginia. mrs. capito: thank you, mr. president. i'm so glad the senator from tennessee is on the floor with h.j. res. 26. i want to thank him for being insightful to know how important this is going to be to this congress, to this city, to this country. and so thank you for your steadfast work on this issue and we look forward to supporting your res. but we're also going to be talking a lot on the floor about this. so thank you very much. i rise today to talk about an issue that i actually came to the floor on three weeks ago, and that's just very, very relevant, especially today. and that is out-of-control crime and a disregard for law and order that unfortunately president biden has enabled in his own backyard. under the biden administration's soft-on-crime agenda and rhetoric, washington, d.c., the capital of our

mr. hagerty: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from tennessee. mr. hagerty: thank you, mr. president. i would just like to thank my colleagues graham, boozman and lankford for being here this evening to support this effort. we need to make certain that our nation's capital doesn't become a national embarrassment. we need to make certain that we send a strong message that the american public has had it with crime in america, the crime spree that's happening in our major cities must come to an end. we're putting a marker in the ground tomorrow, and i want to thank all my colleagues, both republican and democrat, who are joining me in this. i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senate stands adjourned until senate stands adjourned until if approved president biden said he would not veto the legislation. later this week they will also consider the president's nominee to the irs commissioner. watch live coverage of the senate when they return here on cspan2. ♪ since 1979, in partnership with the cable industry c-span has provided complete coverage