mr. johnson, no. mr. mcconnell, no. mr. kaine, aye. the clerk: ms. stabenow, aye. the clerk: vote: the presiding officer: the yeas are 45, the nays are 38. the motion is agreed to. mr. schumer: i move toroceed to executive session to consider calendar number 779. the presiding officer: the question i't the motion to proceed. a senator: i ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: is there there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote: the clerk: ms. baldwin. the clerk: mr. barrasso. mr. bennet. mr. blumenthal. mr. booker mr. boozman. mr. braun. mrs. britt. mr. brown. mr. budd. ms. butler. ms. cantwell. mrs. capito. mr. cardin. mr. carper. mr. casey. mr. cassidy. ms. collins. mr. coons. mr. cornyn. ms. cortez masto. mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. daes. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand. mrgraham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. helmy. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. kin

mr. johnson: hello. good to see a full crowd, like a ufc fight at madison square garden and almost as fun. in all seriousness, we had a great weekend at mar-a-lago with president-elect trump talking about the legislative plan and the agenda going forward, lots of substantive discussions. i met with president trump and -- president-elect trump and vice president elect j.d. vance and their senior policy leaders and there's no daylight between their agenda and what they envision and what we envision for the house. in order to accomplish all of that, the president needs an aggressive cabinet and he has put forward some extraordinary nominees and met with many of them individually since those announcements have been made and are excited about the days ahead. house republicans are excited to working with president trump and his nominees and preparing for what will be a breakneck 119th congress and the agenda will be fast-paced and the first 100 days will be full because we have a lot to fix. i believe presiden

mr. johnson: i'm not going to get into this. we welcome all member who are duly elected representatives. i believe it's a command we treat all persons with dignity and respect and we will. i will not engage in silly debates about this. there's concern about uses of restroom facilities and locker rooms, this is an issue congress has never had to address before. we'll do that in a deliberate fashion. with member consensus on it. we will accommodate the needs of every single person. that's all i'm going to say. reporter: do you plan to bring nancy mace's transgender bill into the package? mr. johnson: i'm not going to address any plans. i'm not going to engage in this. we don't look down on anyone. we treat everybody with dignity and respect. that's a principle i've pursued my whole life. we'll take care of this. we'll provide appropriate accommodation for every member of congress. reporter: do you support is that president-elect trump wants to confront china. do you support that? do you support stripping china of the most favored

mr. johnson: i'm not going to get into this. we welcome all member who are duly elected representatives. i believe it's a command we treat all persons with dignity and respect and we will. i will not engage in silly debates about this. there's concern about uses of restroom facilities and locker rooms, this is an issue congress has never had to address before. we'll do that in a deliberate fashion. with member consensus on it. we will accommodate the needs of every single person. that's all i'm going to say. reporter: do you plan to bring nancy mace's transgender bill into the package? mr. johnson: i'm not going to address any plans. i'm not going to engage in this. we don't look down on anyone. we treat everybody with dignity and respect. that's a principle i've pursued my whole life. we'll take care of this. we'll provide appropriate accommodation for every member of congress. reporter: do you support is that president-elect trump wants to confront china. do you support that? do you support stripping china of the most favored

mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. . marsll. mr. mcconnell. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. muhy. mrs.urray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. . 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. nema. ms. smh. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. waer. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mrwyden. mr. young. the presiding officer: senators voting in the affirmative -- baldwin, bennet, blumenthal, brown, butler, cantwell, carper, cay, cortez masto, duckworth, durbin, hassan, heinrich, helmy, hickenlooper, hirono, kaine, kelly, king, klobuchar, lujan, merkley, murphy, murray, padilla, peters, reed, rosen, schatz, schumer, shaheen, smith, stabow, warner, warren, welch, whitehouse, wyden. senato voting

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. 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 -- baldwin, bennet, blumenthal, coons, cortez masto, duckworth, durbin, hassan, kelly, lujan, manchin, padilla, peters, rosen, shaheen, smith, tester, whitehouse, and wyden. senators voting in the negative -- cassidy, ernst, hagerty, hyde-smith, marshall, mcconnell, paul, risch, and scott of south carolina. mr. tillis, no. the cler

mr. johnson: i'm not comfortable with that. president trump and i have spoken many time, and with his transition team, everyone involved, he is at mar-a-lago making consequential decision, i'm trying to be involved in as many as i can while also trying to manage this congress and planning for the next. i'll make a trip down there tomorrow evening for to a gaza for the america first and i change my plans to go to mar-a-lago for the weekend so i can be there while more dilingses are being made. he's very aware of the margin, the size of the margin. but he has an administration to fill, a cabinet to fill. and he's keeping all this in mind at the same time. we're both very aware of the margins and the size. everyone is keenly aware of it as well. and that's why we're emphasizing unity right now. i'm hopeful about that. i think we can walk and chew gum at the same time. i think we'll get these seats filled, these are reliable, republican seats, we'll have strong candidates presented who will win the elections in short order. by earl

mr. johnson: i'm not comfortable with that. president trump and i have spoken many time, and with his transition team, everyone involved, he is at mar-a-lago making consequential decision, i'm trying to be involved in as many as i can while also trying to manage this congress and planning for the next. i'll make a trip down there tomorrow evening for to a gaza for the america first and i change my plans to go to mar-a-lago for the weekend so i can be there while more dilingses are being made. he's very aware of the margin, the size of the margin. but he has an administration to fill, a cabinet to fill. and he's keeping all this in mind at the same time. we're both very aware of the margins and the size. everyone is keenly aware of it as well. and that's why we're emphasizing unity right now. i'm hopeful about that. i think we can walk and chew gum at the same time. i think we'll get these seats filled, these are reliable, republican seats, we'll have strong candidates presented who will win the elections in short order. by earl

mr. johnson, no. mr. marshall, no. vote: the clerk: ms. collins, no. the clerk: mr. cruz, no. the clerk: mr. paul, no. mr. risch, no. mr. crapo, no. the clerk: ms. lummis, no. the clerk: mr. hawley, no. mrs. capito, no. the clerk: mr. peters, aye. the clerk: mr. sullivan, no. the cler mrs. gillibrand, aye. the clerk: ms. rosen, aye. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, no. mr. lee, no. the clerk: mr. hickenlooper, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. schumer, aye. the clerk: mr. thune, no. mr. moran, no. the clerk: mr. kennedy, no. mr. markey, aye. mr. tilly, no. -- mr. tillis, no. the clerk: mrs. fischer, no. mr. boozman, no. the clerk: mr. kelly, aye. the clerk: ms. cortez masto, aye. the clerk: ms. murkowski, no. mr. scott of south carolina, no. the clerk: mr. warnock, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. warner, aye. the clerk: on this vote the yeas are 48, the nays are 39, and the motion is agreed to. mr. schumer: madam president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: can i have the tention of all the members? the presiding officer: order in the senate. mr. schumer: thank you. i'm aski

mr. johnson's first name is mister. you know, that thing you didn't know they had one. you find out it's gordon, you know. or ruby or something. we had a teacher named gordon hale. great guy, mr. hale. senor hale. he was our spanish teacher. boy, you came in to like big success late in life. that correct to say? >> yes, that's pretty correct to say. 70, that's pretty late in life, don't you think? >> jimmy: of course you've done a lot of thanks, but nothing with the magnitude of "abbott elementary." >> yes. >> jimmy: does that make you appreciate it more do you think? >> i'm still pinch myself about it. but yes, it makes me appreciate it a lot. i meant, quinta brunson changed my life, man. so i'm having a ball. >> jimmy: she did. yeah. [ applause ] you -- we met at the emmys, i think, right. >> she did. >> jimmy: we had a little chat there before i knew your name was stan. >> when are you going to have me on the show, jimmy? >> jimmy: immediately. of course i said immediately. we have something in common. we worked in r

mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr.an. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. merkley. mr. moran. the clerk: 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. the clerk: mr. young. mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: a quorum is not present. mr. schumer: mr. president, i move that the -- the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: i move that the sergeant at arms request the presence of absent senators and i ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. t

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. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. >> good morning. this committee will come to order. today we are holding a hearing to discuss the urgent federal funding needs for communities harmed by the recent natural disasters. before we get started doing to acknowledge briefly this is the first hearing we've had since the election. it is clear some things will look different. one thing will not change and that is my commitment to working with senator collins to keep doing the important work of this committee and a bipartisan manner despite any distractions thrown our way heard this too much at stake for families back home for any of us to throw up our hands. we stillth have to wrap up our y 25 bill so i remain committed to working together to complete that process as quickly as possible in a manner consistent with the bipartisan bills we've all pu

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. 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. i thank you all for being here and i'm delighted to be accompanied by senators merkley welsch and then colin. we are here this morning to discuss the three joint resolutions or jay argues that the senate will be voting on tomorrow. they are as j. rezwan 11, to block 120-millimeter tank rounds as j. reyes 115 to block high explosivebe mortar rounds as j.o block guidance kits attached to many of the bombs dropped in gaza. the truth of the matter is that from a legal perspective these resolutions are not complicated. they are cut and dried. the united states government is currently in violation of the war and every member of the u.s. s

mr. johnson, no. the clerk: mr. bennet, aye. ms. collins, no. the clerk: mr. wyden, aye. mr. schumer, aye. the clerk: mr. brown, aye. the clerk: mr. cornyn, no. the clerk: ms. sinema, aye. mr. manchin, no. mr. rounds, no. mr. thune, no. the clerk: mr. merkley, aye. the clerk: mr. fetterman, aye. ms. warren, aye. mr. reed, aye. mr. mcconnell, no. the clerk: ms. cortez masto, aye. the clerk: mr. kaine, aye. mr. tester, aye. mr. grassley, no. mr. casey, aye. the clerk: mr. booker, aye. the clerk: mr. kennedy, no. mr. risch, no. vote: the clerk: mr. cassidy, no. the clerk: mrs. murray, aye. mr. murphy, aye. the clerk: mrs. hyde-smith, no. the clerk: ms. cantwell, aye. the clerk: mr. kelly, aye. the clerk: mr. sullivan, no. the clerk: mr. helmy, aye. the clerk: ms. murkowski, no. the clerk: mr. cardin, aye. the clerk: mr. vance, no. mr. graham, no. mr. budd, no. the clerk: mr. coons, aye. ms. hirono, aye. vote: the clerk: mrs. fischer, no. the clerk: ms. duckworth, aye. ms. ernst, no. the clerk: mr. scott of south carolina, no. the clerk: mr. king, aye. the clerk: mr. schatz, aye.

mr. johnson a medicare part c plan could include dental coverage. >> right now. is the medicare annual enrollment period. if you don't have a medicare part c plan, call now because there may be plans available wlans a additional benefits that are simply not covered under medicare parts a and b, like routine dental coverage in fact, nearly half of medicare beneficiaries do not have any dental coverage. here's the good news 2025 medicare advantage plans are now available if you're on medicare you can call now during the annual enrollment period. even if you called last year and talked to a licensed insurance agent to learn more about medicare advantage plans from humana unitedhealthcare, anthem blue cross, and blue shield, aetna, cigna health care, wellcare or kaiser permanente. we will check to see if there is a part c plan available in your area, with additional benefits remember, you don't get a medicare part c plan with additional benefits automatically. so call now before the annual enrollment period ends for your free no obligation 2025 medicare benefits revi

mr. johnson a medicare part c plan could include dental coverage. >> right now. is the medicare annual enrollment period if you don't have a medicare part c plan, call now because there may be plans available with additional benefits that are simply not covered under medicare parts a and b like routine dental coverage. in fact, nearly half of medicare beneficiaries do not have not have any dental coverage. here's the good news 2025 medicare advantage plans are now available. if you're on medicare, you can call now during the annual enrollment period. even if you called last year and talked to a licensed insurance agent to learn more about medicare advantage plans from humana, unitedhealthcare anthem blue cross and blue shield aetna, cigna healthcare wellcare or kaiser permanente. we will check to see if there is a part c plan available in your area, with additional benefits remember, you don't get a medicare part c plan with additional benefits automatically. so call now before the annual enrollment period ends. for your free no obligation 2025 medicare benefits

mr. johnson. >> wow. >> okay, the front desk said you recently enrolled in a medicare advantage plan. >> well, medicare parts a and b do not cover your routine dental coverage yes you have a medicare part c plan commonly called medicare advantage. medicare part c plans cover everything in part a and part b, plus benee or hearing. wow' great that my plan includes dental coverage that helps pay for these costs. yes, mr. johnson a medicare part d plan could include dental coverage. >> right now is the medicare annual enrollment period if you don't have a medicare part c plan, call now because there may be plans available with additional benefits that are simply not covered under medicare parts a and b, like routine dental coverage. in fact nearly half of medicare beneficiaries do not have any dental coverage. here's the good news 2025 medicare advantage plans are now available. if you're on medicare, you can call now during the annual enrollment period. even if you called last year and talked to a licensed insurance agent to learn more about medicare advantage plans from humana, unitedhealt

mr. johnson. >> i'm okay. >> the front desk said you recently enrolled in a medicare advantage plan.ell medicare parts a and b do not cover your routine dental coverage yes, you have a medicare part c plan, commonly called medicare advantage. medicare part c plans cover everything in part a and part b, plus benefits like dental, vision or hearing. wow. >> that's great that my plan includes dental coverage that helps pay for these costs. >> yes mr. johnson, a medicare part c plan could include dental coverage. >> right now is the medicare annual enrollment period. if you don't have a medicare part c plan, call now because there may be plans available with additional benefits that are simply not covered under medicare parts a and b, like routine dental coverage in fact, nearly half of medicare beneficiaries do not have any dental coverage. here's the good news 2025 medicare advantage plans are now available. if you're on medicare, you can call now during the annual enrollment period. even if you called last year and talked to a licensed insurance agent to learn more about medicare adva

mrs. johnson's house and it's no longer there. neither is the hotel. the shepherd bags hotel. so that's why we selected another just one location to receive him. what i have up front, because you were talking yesterday, doctor, about educate people. i'm a firm believer in educating them. young gets early so here books that i'm giving away to the schools are by aflw member selling test trivia and have a business cards and on the back of them is qr code that takes to the american revolution with less and plans for teachers for grade school and junior high students school. so we're trying to do we can i have pins for sale there $30 we're raising money and if you buy one here i'll give half money to fort plain you guys you know so we're proud and just if you want more information, get one of my business cards. call me i'm happy to talk about lafayette at any time. thank you, lesley. i'm i'm the city historian of schenectady and the date of our event will be june 11th, 2025. following on what leslie has spoken about, we are really in an interesting position in schenectady that we a

we'll have senators kevin cramer and ron johnson on that, including mr. trump's picks. but first, hillary vaughn will run it down, live on capitol hill. busy day. reporter: busy day. and president-elect trump pick for attorney general, congressman matt gaetz is certainly sending shockwaves here through the senate. senator said he was special less and susan collins is shocked. they are at a l loss for words, we did get more information on trump is filling out his cabinet making it official, marco rubio for his pick for secretary of state and former congresswoman tulsi gabbard his pick for director of national intelligence, we're also talking about president-elect trump's visit here to washington, d.c. he was at white house, got surprise b surprisely a warm welcome from president biden, who was first to say to same welcome back to the white house. >> welcome back. >> thank you very much. and politics is tough. and it is many cases not a very nice world. but, it is a nice world today. i appreciate it very much. reporter: what was expected to be awkward and cold meeting bet

mrs. johnson's house, and it's no longer there. neither is the hotel, the bags hotel. that's why we selected just one location to receive him. what i have upfront, because you were talking yesterday, doctor, about educating people. i'm a firm believer in educating them young. get started early. so here are books that i am giving away to the schools by another afl member. i have business cards and on the back is a qr code that takes you to the american revolution institute with lesson plans for teachers for grade school and junior high school. so we're trying to do what we can. i have pins for sale. they are $30. we are raising money. and if you buy one here, i'll give half the money to fort plain for you guys. you know? [ applause ] so we're proud. and if you want more information, get one my business cards, call me. i'm happy to talk about lafayette anytime. >> thank you, leslie. i'm chris leonard, the city historian of sken he can tedy. the dateov our event is une 11, 2025. we are really in an interesting position in schenectady, we are at the top of the hudson valle

mr. johnson. >> wow. okay. >> the front desk said you recently enrolled in a medicare advantage plan.h, well, medicare parts a and b do not cover your routine dental coverage yes, you have a medicare part c plan, commonly called medicare advantage medicare part d plans cover everything in part a and part b, plus benefits like dental vision or hearing wow. >> that's great that my plan includes dental coverage that helps pay for these costs. >> yes mr. johnson, a medicare part c plan could include dental coverage. >> right now is the medicare annual enrollment period. if you don't have a medicare part c plan, call now because there may be plans available with additional benefits that are simply not covered under medicare parts a and b, like routine dental coverage in fact, nearly half of medicare beneficiaries do not have any dental coverage. here's the good news 2025 medicare advantage plans are now available. if you're on medicare, you can call now during the annual enrollment period. even if you called last year and talked to a licensed insurance agent to learn more about medicare ad

mr. johnson for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. east palestine obviously was a tragedy and in the wake of tragedies, so many of us feel the need to just we got to do something. and, of course, all decisions have trade-offs. that's one of the rules of the universe. all regulations impose costs on consumers and to rather then just do something obviously want to move forward with prudence and with wisdom. we want to make sure that which we do actually improves life for society. i want to spend time thinking about what is the right path forward, chair homendy, for you. 34 recommendations on what most people think is a pretty good piece of work that you all did. most of them don't deal with legislative action of course. some do. how would you prioritize which of the legislative approaches would you most highly prioritize? >> for legislation? >> yes. >> i, you know, i would defer that to you all as the legislative body, but there are many recommendations that we've issued over number of years. one in particular on d.o.t. 111 tank cars an

mrs. johnson. congratulations. this is like a family reunion. now, scientists andrea mosie from the johnson space center is here to accept the fifth medal that's being awarded. and i just wanted to say a few words that to all of the other women served our country through nasa's history as computers, mathematicians, data analysts, engineers and science artists, women who are still largely hidden figures, women from all backgrounds, from all corners of our great nation. i am delighted that we are celebrating you today as. well. miss mosey, what a wonderful you are of that history. and you know you have the toughest here today, because there are hundreds and maybe more than a thousand women stand on that medal today. women like pearl young, who came from to the langley aeronautical laboratory from dakota in 1922. and she worked as instrument research specialist and the centers technical editor. virginia tucker came langley from north carolina in 1935, and she became first head computer. and by 1946, tucker had already trained and supervised more th

mr. johnson. i'm fine. if i may, i know i know that your very busy mind that the russian foreign ministry has provided to the international court of justice and evidence of cubes forces committing atrocities in the dumbass region. and this of course, triggers the question why do international organizations have to be directly handed search information instead of them on their own initiatives, reaching out foster to write such blatant wrongs. it is because of the blazing double standards. they absolutely wants to ignore any proofs any, any testimony is the pressures providing them. they claim that the rest is not the right. uh, as you know, that any, any news media from russia he's continued. he's going to see that to be russian for up against the labels like this and disregard it's in the, in the west at least there are attempts to disregard that with media. so that's the same tactics about, i think that's what will be persistence, you know, efforts to, uh, to ensure accountability for those who are committ

mrs. johnson, congratulations. mosley is here to accept the fifth medal awarded today. i just wanted to say a few words about that. to all of the other women who served our country through nasa's history through computers and mathematicians and engineers and scientists. women are still largely hidden figures from all backgrounds and corners of our great nation. i'm delighted we are celebrating you today as well. mr. mosey, what a wonderful representative you are of that history. [ applause ] >> and you know you have the toughest job here today because there are hundreds and maybe more than a thousand women standing on that medal today. women like pearl young who came to the langley ero laboratory. he worked as a research specialist in the chief technical editor. virginia tucker was the first langley head computer. tucker had already trained and supervised more than 400 female mathematicians. that's 1946. women like susan finley of california working in 1958 and contributed both hand and calculations for early satel

mr. johnson first and i want mr. cramer to weigh in. these are promises made and propses kept. >> absolutely. larry n2019, federal government spent $4.4 trillion and last year we spend $6.9 trillion and de and i recollects biden administration and inflicted on them and going to have the one that said president trump going for them and american public not for big government skin nuancing our lives. stuart: senator cramer, one more and thought of this to raise earlier. we are even reading, incredible, the weaponization of fema. not just this one woman. it's no wonder the american government threw them out. >> that's right, larry. the government is a really bad weapon and contrary to everything our country was built on and everything that conservatives and the elon musk and vivek project is one i'm cheering them on. the first call is ron johnson and he's done more investigation on the bureaucracy than anybody i know and go through the recent court cases and overturning chevron and the major questions from west virginia epa and congress of

mrs. johnson, congratulations.ause ]. >> scientist andrea mosey from the johnson space center is to accept the fifth metal that's being ordered today and i'd like to say a few words about it. to the other women who served our country through nasa's history, computers, mathematicians, data analysts, engineers, and scientists women who are largely hidden figures from all backgrounds and from all corners of our great nation, i am delighted we are celebrating you today as well. miss mosey, what a wonderful representative you are of this history. [ applause ] >> you know, you've got the toughest job here today because there are hundreds and maybe more than 1000 women standing on that medal today . women like pearl young who came to the langley aeronautical laboratory from north dakota in 1922 who worked as an instrument research specialist at the centrist chief technical editor. virginia tucker, she came to langley from north carolina in 1935, she became the first had computer at langley. tucker had already trained and

mr. johnson for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman.and thank you ranking member for convening this essential hearing. >> thank you to the witnesses for your testimony today. the united states is renowned for having one of the most extensive rail networks in the world, however, this distinction comes with an equally immense responsibility to ensure the safety and efficiency of our rail system. tragically, the recent incident in east palestine stands as a stark reminder of the devastating consequences of falling short of our obligation. this disaster wreaked havoc on the environment and placed countless lives at grave risk. while we have made some strides to elevate our safety measures through historic investments in the bipartisan infrastructure law, the number of rail incidents in 2023, surpass those in 2022, showing that the issue is not improving, it's clear that much more work needs to be done to address the vulnerabilities in our railroads. we must take decisive action to guarantee a safe, reliable, and robust freight and passenger

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. 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. moran, no. 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 -- casey, king, lujan, sinema, stabenow, and tester. senators voting in the negative -- barrasso, capito, collins, cornyn, cramer, cruz, fischer, hagerty, hawley, johnson, lankford, moran, murkowski, and tillis. the clerk: ms. warren, aye. [applause] >> thank you, thank you. all downhill from here. but in all serious

mr. johnson. hold on, jimmy. >> jimmy: okay. >> guillermo: all right, okay. all right, here, hold on.ll right. here's my first question. is cereal a soup? [ laughter ] >> jimmy: wait that has nothing to do with "moana 2," guillermo. >> guillermo: i haven't seen it yet. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: we haven't seen it yet either. >> guillermo: all right, please answer the question. >> what's the question again? what is it that -- >> guillermo: is cereal a soup? >> is cereal a soup? cereal is only a soup when you eat it drunk. as i may have eaten it a few times drunk. that's when you just drink it. it becomes a soup. >> jimmy: that's a solid answer, yeah, okay. >> in the morning, it's regular cereal. >> guillermo: oh, okay, all right. question number two -- >> jimmy: oh, there's another question? >> guillermo: who will win a fight between godzilla or moana? >> moana would kick the [ bleep ] out of godzilla. [ cheers ] >> guillermo: all right. last question. can you i want to hit the beach. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: this is more of a request than a question, guillermo. >> yeah, this isn't a questi

mr. johnson and anyone who has that much control can just push this aside and think it's ok.onald trump is a sexual predator. why his wife stays with him is really beyond me. it is time we really push back hard and just start saying what needs to be said as democrats. i am tired of the mam mam bpm beatitude -- we let mr. trump put us in such a sad state of affairs. there is no happiness. host: carl in gaithersburg, maryland. republican. caller: i was wondering about the department of justice report and whether the department of justice report -- they declined prosecution of mr. gaetz -- whether that will be released as well. host: the senate judiciary committee, which is now controlled by democrats -- it won't be in january. they were led by dick durbin illinois and have asked for the justice department's investigation. caller: will they release it to the public? host: according to the wall street journal, the fbi does not do that. they do not hand over their investigations to congress because it is against the law and they don't normally do that. that is what the senate judi

mr. johnson. >> brian: i know if it flips.f the house flips, jamie raskin doesn't understand what the american people just said. >> lawrence: hopefully they listen to the american people. >> ainsley: as far as the black vote, do you know what i love about this? it makes me hopeful that our country is not as divided. >> lawrence: just the press. >> ainsley: i'm voting for the right person. i don't care about your skin color. >> lawrence: people chose their circumstances and who was going to help them. all the elites out there are not going to have to deal with the surge and stuff. they have private security. them and their families are just fine. they went out there and tried to shame voters. a lot of people took offense to that. >> brian: how about bidenomics works and crime is down? excuse me, that might be what the numbers say, but that's not what we experienced. >> lawrence: they have to correct the numbers. >> steve: do you know what bidenomics is a term they stopped using. the term they should use today is trump quake. tr

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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. 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. the senate work in nontraditional nominations today votes have also begun on a. series of foreign policy measures introduced by independent senator bernie sanders been these include resolutions to block arms shipments to israel and other disapproving of loan relief for ukraine. earlier today at vice president-elect jd vance was on capitol hill talking with lawmakers about the incoming president's choice for attorneyy general. former congressman matt gaetz, resigned shortly before the release of an ethics committee report. you are watching live coverage of the senate here on cspan2. mr. young. senato

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mr. johnson is now a pastor and founded an organization in south florida called community youth against violence. >> lorenzo johnson sr and arlington heights elementary school. >> i see you. if you see something or someone i should see, tell me. i'm at victor blackwell on socials, instagram, tiktok. and today, blue sky. and if you missed the conversation or story, check out cnn.com/vote victor blackwell. first of all, hyphens between each word. go there anytime and you can listen to our show as a podcast wherever you get your podcasts. thanks for joining me today. smerconish starts right now >> i'm michael smerconish in philadelphia. i remember seeing the game for the first time as a young boy. it was in new york city, not far from times square. i was sure i could keep track of one card among three that were being shuffled on a cardboard box, and after all, a player seemed to be winning a lot of money. my dad told me to walk on that. it was a confidence game, a hustle sometimes played with shells instead of with cards. another childhood memory. an auction house on the atlantic city boardwalk. th

mrs. johnson when when wasserman is leaving, lbj bedroom and he thinks going to yell at him and he apologizes for keeping the president up so late. and she says, oh, no, you don't understand. he lives for these conversations because this concept of the loneliness of leadership, ceos and presidents really have no peer sometimes, and they feel like there's no one they can talk to but they can talk to each other. so wasserman really had these rules about how to deal with in business. he applied them to washington, and i think they were pretty effective for. now, of course, some ceo and presidential interactions ethical boundaries. well, we'll put it that way. which way does causality run? do corrupt politicians or do politicians corrupt ceos. well, it obviously could go both. but in my book, the of the money, i intensely trying not to pick people who unethical or who went to jail or did anything bad. i may not agree with their political decisions, their strategic decisions, but i'm really not trying to foster this idea of everything's corrupt and everybody is really some kind of criminal. i'm ju