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. king

mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. keedy. mr. king. ms. klobucha mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lun. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. mark. mr. mcconnell. marshall, 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, book,butler, cantwell, cardin, carper, coons, cortez masto, duckworth, durbin, gillibrand, hassan, heinrich, helmy, hickenlooper, hirono, kne, kelly, king, klobuchar, lujan, manchin, markey, merkley, murphy, murray, ossoff, padilla, peters, ree ron, sanders, schatz, schumer, shaheen, smith, warner, warnock, warren, welch, whitehouse, a

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 -- lujan and wyden. senators voting in the negative -- boozman, collins, cornyn, cotton, crapo, graham, grassley, johnson, kennedy, lankford, lee, lummis, marshall, mullin, murkowski, paul, risch, and tillis. the clerk: mr. tester, aye. mrs. britt, no. ms. butler, aye. ms. warren, aye. mr. helmy, aye. the clerk: mr. tuberville, no. the clerk:

mr. kaine, aye. the clerk: mr. lankford, no. mr. kelly, aye. rida, no. the clerk: mr. lee, no. the clerk: mr. marshall, no. the clerk: mrs. fischer, no. mr. moran, no. mrs. gillibrand, aye. mr. sullivan, no. the clerk: mr.tester, aye. mrs. hyde-smith, no. the clerk: mr.cruzno. mrs. shaheen, aye. mr. cramer, no. mr. scott of south carolina, no. the clerk: mr. welch, aye. the clerk: mr. king, aye. the clerk: mr. johnson, no. vote: the clerk: mr. cotton, no. the clerk: mr. wyden, aye. the clerk: mr. helmy, aye. mr. cardin, aye. mr. van hollen, aye. the clerk: mr. heinrich, aye. the clerk: mr. rounds, no. mr. ossoff, aye. ms. lummis, no. mrs. blackburn, no. the clerk: mr. markey, aye. the clerk: mr. murphy, aye. the clerk: mr. risch, no. mr. merkley, aye. the clerk: mr. casey, aye. mr. kennedy, no. mr. warnock, aye. the clerk: mr. schmitt, no. ms. hassan, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. bennet, aye. the clerk: mr. lujan, aye. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, no. mr. mullin, no. mrbudd, no. the clerk: mr. hawley, no. the clerk: mr.blumenthal, aye. the clerk: mr. young, no. the clerk: mr. coons,

mr. kaine, aye. the clerk: mr. reed, aye. the clerk: mr. king, aye. mr. carper, aye. mr.nrich, aye. the clerk: mr. budd, no. the clerk: mr. hoeven, no. the clerk: mr. whitehouse, aye. mr. blumenthal, aye. mr. wyden, aye. mr. daines, no. mr. casey, aye. the clerk: mrs. shaheen, aye. the clerk: mr. grassley, no. the clerk: mr. risch, no. the clerk: mr. wicker, no. ms. rosen, aye. ms. warren, aye. mr. marshall, aye. mr. young, no. ms. cantwell, aye. mr. marshall, no. mr. boozman, no. the clerk: mr. van hollen, aye. mr. sanders, aye. mr. ossoff, aye. mr. welch, aye. mr. mcconnell, no. mr. tillis, no. the clerk: mr. lujan, aye. mr. ricketts, no. vote: the clerk: mr. durbin, aye. mr. brown, aye. the clerk: mr. schumer, aye. mr. thune, no. ms. sinema, aye. mr. kelly, aye. mr. hickenlooper, aye. the clerk: mr. schmitt, no. mr. hawley, no. the presiding officer: on this vote, the ayes are 41, the nays are 26. the motion is agreed to. a quorum is present. a quorum is present. the question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination of mustafa taher kasubhai of o

mr. kaine, aye. the clerk: mr. helmy, aye. vote: the clerk: ms. smith, aye. ms. baldwin, aye.clerk: mr. schatz, aye. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, no. the clerk: mr. marshall, no. the clerk: mr. brown, aye. the clerk: mr. tester, aye. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. the clerk: mr. wyden, aye. the clerk: mr. schmitt, no. the clerk: mrs. britt, no. ms. butler, aye. mrs. hyde-smith, no. the clerk: mr. rubio, no. mr. mullin, no. ms. klobuchar, aye. the clerk: mr. sanders, aye. the clerk: mr. markey, aye. vote:# vote: the clerk: mr. bennet, aye. mr. fetterman, aye. ms. cantwell, aye. mr. coons, aye. the clerk: mr. hawley, no. the clerk: mr. hickenlooper, aye. mr. johnson, no. the clerk: mr. rounds, no. the clerk: mr. schumer, aye. the clerk: mr. budd, no. mr. romney, aye. the clerk: mr. murphy, aye. the clerk: mr. thune, no. the presiding officer: on this vote, the yeas are 59, the nays are 37, and 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 ac

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 put so much e

mr. kaine: i first ask unanimous consent that my legislative fellows, julia burn el, stephen randowell and brian beganer be granted floor privileges. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. kaine: shortly, i will ask for unanimous consent to confirm mark g. eskenazi and amanda wood lay how to serve on the occupational and health commission. this is an independent agency that plays a vital role in ensuring safe and healthy workplaces and working conditions for american workers. of what the commission does is provides fair and timely adjudication of workplace safety and health disputes between employers, employees, and the occupational safety and health administration. so this independent bodied a jude kates claims between -- adjudicates claims between the federal, osha, employers and employees. however, the three-member commission has lacked a quorum since april 2023, which means that for 18 months they have been unable to adjudicate these claims between employers and employees and osha. a

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. the clerk: ms. klobuchar, aye. mr. lee, no. ms. hassan, aye. mr. blumenthal, aye. the clerk: ms. butler, aye. the clerk: mr. markey, aye. the clerk: mr. hawley, no. the clerk: mr. romney, no. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. the clerk: ms. rosen, aye. the clerk: mr. ossoff, aye. ms. lummis, no. the clerk: mr. mullin, no. the clerk: mr. carper, aye. mr. lankford, no. the clerk: m

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. 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. senators voting i

kaine? >> thank you, mr. chair. and i want to pick up right there. i am very proud of the work that this committee and congress has done on the prescription drug pricing issues, the inflation reduction act, capping insulin, capping and then progressively reducing out-of-pocket costs for folks under medicare part d. negotiated pricing. supported all of those things. the great thing about the i.r.a., it passed by one vote. when i tell everyone i was the deciding vote on all of these matters, we were all the deciding vote. but some of those weren't loved by the pharmaceutical. but i voted on them and i am proud of them. but i have come to conclude with a number of my colleagues, the focus on pharmaceutical companies is something i support. we're letting pbm companies get away scott-free. one company researches. one doesn't. one industry produces life- saving treatments, one doesn't. one industry is super, super profitable, and another profitable, but the one what is super-duper profitable is the one not doing any research or life-saving innovations. one