mr. kennedy, no. mr. murphy, aye. the clerk: mr. barrasso, no. mr. paul, no. the clerk: ms. hirono, aye. the clerk: mr. moran, no. ms. lummis, no. the clerk: ms. sinema, aye. mr. cornyn, no. mr. sanders, aye. the clerk: mrs. hyde-smith, no. the clerk: mr. blumenthal, aye. the clerk: mr. cruz, no. # the clerk: mr. mullin, no. the clerk: mr. lee, no. mr. budd, no. sdlour. vote: the clerk: ms. stabenow, aye. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, no. mr. schumer, aye. the presiding officer: on this vote the yeas are 53, the nays are 43, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table and the president will be immediately notified of the senate's action. mr. schumer: mr. president. i come to the floor to note that the senate today will vote on the confirmation of a terrific nominees, jeanette vargas. she will make an excellent addition to the bench. she was a clerk to then-judge now supreme court justice sonia sotomayor and served as a top lawyer in the southern district. she truly a -- she is truly a new yorker, both puerto ricoian and risch an s. ri, she is part of the qualified and divers

mr. kennedy: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from louisiana. mr. kennedy: thank you, madam president. with me today is one of my colleagues from my office, mr. henson webber, who i thank for giving so much to our state and our country. the first topic that i want to touch briefly on today, madam president, for folks, both sorrow and pride. i am sorry to report that last week my people in louisiana were hit by yet another hurricane, hurricane francine. it was a category 2. it was right on the line between a category 1 and category 2. we had winds of 100 miles per hour, we had nine to ten inches of rain, we had a vicious storm surge. my people did what they always do. they got ready for it. they reacted to the storm with grace and with pressure. my people filled sandbags and we checked on our neighbors and we listened to our local officials, we said prayers for our first responders. my people are tough as a pine knot, but they're also compassionate and we made it through. some have said, well, compared to past hurricanes francine was -- was not as bad

mr. kennedy, aye. the clerk: ms. stabenow, aye. the clerk: mr. boozman, aye. the clerk: mr.ssoff, aye. the clerk: mr. ricketts, no. the clerk: mr. murphy, aye. the clerk: mr. mullin, no. mr. graham, aye. mr. lujan, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. welch, aye. the clerk: mr. warnock, aye. mr. budd, no. the clerk: mr. scott of south carolina, no. the clerk: mr. cruz, aye. mr. braun, no. mr. thune, aye. mrs. britt, no. the clerk: ms. sinema, aye. the clerk: mr. brown, aye. mrs. fischer, no. ms. rosen, aye. the clerk: mr. hickenlooper, aye. the clerk: mr. heinrich, aye. the clerk: mr. helmy, aye. the clerk: mr. merkley, aye. mr. moran, aye. the clerk: mr. bennet, aye. vote: vote: the clerk: mr. sullivan, aye. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, aye. the presiding officer: on this vote, the yeas are 78, the nays are 18, and the bill is passed. the senator from vermont. mr. welch: i ask unanimous consent the senate resume executive session and resume considerations of the perry nomination. the presiding officer: without objection, the clerk will report. the clerk:

mr. kennedy and mr. khrushchev in a given area. we want to use research and in a sense, polls to find out how effective a job we are doing with television, with books, with radio in a given area. but the prestige polls as such, we have abandoned, incidentally, we made that decision on february 15. are the communists more on their overseas propaganda than we are? it's difficult to get at the accurate figures. they obviously are spending very more than we are. they are spending. they're more. yes. and they are spending probably as much as our budget on their jamming operations. we think, although we cannot, that castro, for example, is spending much money in latin america, as are. as i mentioned a moment ago, there are publication of books in non-core bloc languages is very much greater than ours. do you have plans for a stepped up activity of your own in such trouble spots as latin america? well, we do indeed. we purpose spend the major part of the additional funds we receive in africa and in latin. for example starting the 1st of j

mr. kennedy, aye. the clerk: mr. rubio, aye. mr. johnson, aye. the clerk: mr. schmitt, aye.clerk: mr. schatz, no. mr. cassidy, aye. mr. daines, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. mcconnell, aye. the clerk: mr. graham, aye. the clerk: mr. budd, aye. the clerk: mr. lujan, no. the clerk: mr. lankford, aye. the clerk: mr. rounds, aye. the clerk: mr. rounds, no. the clerk: mr. cruz, aye. mr. schumer, no. the presiding officer: on this vote the yeas are 39, nays are 56. the motion is not agreed to. under the previous order, the senate will resume executive session. 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 nomination of executive calendar number 787, byron b. conway of wisconsin to be united states district judge for the eastern district of wisconsin, signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. the question is is it the sense of t

mr. kennedy, no. mr. paul, no. mr. heinrich, aye. the clerk: mr. warner, aye. the clerk: ms.twell, aye. the clerk: mr. scott of florida, no. mr. peters, aye. the clerk: mr. bennet, aye. mr. carper, aye. mr. boozman, no. the clerk: ms. cortez masto, aye. mr. ricketts, no. the clerk: mr. sanders, aye. ms. duckworth, aye. mr. kelly, aye. mr. cassidy, no. mr. warnock, aye. mr. reed, aye. the clerk: ms. butler, aye. ms. collins, aye. mr. sullivan, no. the clerk: mrs. murray, aye. the clerk: ms. hassan, aye. ms. smith, aye. mr. young, no. vote: the clerk: ms. capito, no. the clerk: mr. tester, aye. the clerk: mr. wicker, no. the clerk: mr. murphy, aye. mr. van hollen, aye. mr. blumenthal, aye. mr. welch, aye. ms. sinema, aye. the clerk: mr. booker, aye. mr. hickenlooper, aye. the clerk: mr. helmy, aye. the clerk: mr. ossoff, aye. mr. cardin, aye. the clerk: ms. ernst, no. the clerk: mr. whitehouse, aye. mr. wyden, aye. ms. hirono, aye. mrs. hyde-smith, no. the clerk: ms. baldwin, aye. mr. cramer, no. the clerk: mr. mullin, no. the clerk: mr. lujan, aye. ms. murkowski, aye. the cler

mr. kennedy, no. mr. cassidy, no. the clerk: ms. klobuchar, aye. mr. lee, no. mr. schatz, aye. mr. johnson, no. mr. thune, no. the clerk: mr. mawly, no. -- mr. hawley, no. the clerk: mr. warner, aye. mr. boozman, no. the clerk: mr. crapo, no. the clerk: mr. graham, no. k the clerk: mr. peters, aye. the clerk: mr. budd, no. the clerk: mr. coons, aye. the clerk: mr. padilla, aye. mrs. shaheen, aye. ms. butler, aye. the clerk: mrs. fischer, no. the clerk: mr. wicker, no. the clerk: mrs. blackburn, no o. the clerk: ms. sinema, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. carper, aye. the presiding officer: on this vote, the yeas are 51, the nays are 44, three-fifths of the senators duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, the motion upon reconsideration is not agreed to. a senator: mr. president. duckworth mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. ms. duckworth: mr. president, i come to the floor to speak on the bill that recently failed despite my colleagues' saying they -- i was able to pack my daughter's lunch boxes, it sounds mundane, but when i think about it

mr. kennedy. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. kennedy: i thank ranking member delauro for yielding me time. mr. speaker, i rise in strong opposition to this extreme maga republican continuing resolution that will defund our veterans. we have mere days to fund the government and avoid a shutdown that will force millions of federal employees to be without pay, halt work on critical infrastructure projects, and prevent americans from receiving the benefits they rely on. but unfortunately, extreme maga republicans have abdicated their responsibility to govern even further. this continuing resolution fails to meet the needs of our heroes who have fought and served in our nation's military. it shortchanges our veterans by $12 billion. this is funding that is desperately needed by the department of veterans' affairs to maintain its work force at v.a. hospitals across the country which is critical to providing the quality of medical services our veterans need. without the full $12 billion included in the continuing resolution, the v.a. is

mr. kennedy, for five minutes. mr. kennedy: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to recognize the 20th anniversary of the arab american community center for economic and social services of western new york. access was founded promo mote understand -- promote understanding between arab americans and peoples of all faiths, ethnicities and backgrounds, recognizing the critical importance of dialogue and understanding. over the past 20 years, access has connected individuals with legal services, financial assistance, health care and employment opportunities, it provides our young people who often face uncertain and challenging circumstances with the mentorship and programs required to enrich their lives and set them on a path of success for the future. in addition, aaccess is committed to aiding immigrants as they pursue their dream of citizenship, helping them navigate the application process, financially, culturally and linguistically. and for refugees fleeing persecution, poverty and violence, aaccess offers programs that help people and families begin

mr. kennedy, for five minutes. mr. kennedy: thank you, madam speaker.adam speaker, i rise today in solemn remembrance of arthur o. eve jr. a remarkable individual and leader, affectionately known throughout western new york and beyond as champ. as the beloved son of new york state assembly deputy speaker, arthur o. eve, and an educator, the late, lee con stance eve, life lessons in civic responsibility, faith and a strong work ethic were instilled in him early by his family. as a standout football player who earned all catholic honors during his time at high school, and shined on the field at the university of texas at el paso, champ turned his athletic talent, natural leadership and team building skills into an opportunity to inspire and mentor countless young people through coaching basketball at cavalry baptist church, hutch tech high school and buffalo state university. through his coaching, he touched hundreds of lives for the better. in his professional positions within juvenile detention center, and educational opportunity center, champ dedicated

mrs. kennedy in the back seat and clint heroically still holding her down. their way to attempt to save the president's life. >> the film will be auctioned on september 28th, with bids already topping 12 grand. >> we turn now to the break dancer, who became a sensation at the paris olympics. she's now breaking her silence about the cruelty she's faced online. >> it was really sad how much hate that it did evoke. >> the australian breakdancer known as ray gun is speaking out in her first interview since her controversial performance at the paris olympics. >> i mean, that's embarrassing. excruciatingly bad. >> i laughed myself silly at that performance. >> the break dancer, whose real name is rachel gunn, failed to score a single point at the games. she tells australia's ten news the criticism has been overwhelming. >> attacking my husband, attacking my crew, attacking the breaking and community in australia. my family, i got some mental health support, pretty quickly. >> she admits the worldwide attention caught her off guard, especially seeing her routine mo

mr. kennedy, no. the clerk: mrs. britt, no. the clerk: ms. murkowski, aye. the clerk: mr. plank ford, no. -- mr. lankford, no. the clerk: mr. wicker, no. the clerk: mr. scott of south carolina, no. the clerk: mr. brown, aye. the clerk: mr. manchin, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. budd, no. the clerk: mr. budd, no. they are struggling because of the crises, created. a lifetime because of failed , economic facing ranging border crisis that has devastated american communities because of kamala harris is rolled and joe biden's open borders are and a week of policy is punishing the world into a state of chaos we cannot afford four more years of failure and weakness under kamala harris. this week house republicans will bring bills to combat biden harris of the appeasement that has emboldened. i wanted touch on the oversight committee hearing members of select committee was long overdue answers in the habitable against the committee and cover formal himself and senior aide and execute the deadly nursing home feeling over 16000 seniors. the former governor and top aides during of guilt

mr. kennedy, aye. the clerk: mr. tester, aye. the clerk: mr. marshall, no. ms. lummis, aye. mr. rounds, aye. mr. schumer, aye. the clerk: ms. hirono, aye. mr. hickenlooper, aye. the clerk: mrs. capito, aye. mr. grassley, aye. mr. cramer, aye. mrs. fischer, aye. mr. cornyn, aye. the clerk: mr. king, aye. the clerk: mr. barrasso, aye. the clerk: ms. ernst, no. mr. scott of south carolina, no. the clerk: mr. daines, aye. the clerk: mr. padilla, aye. the clerk: mr. boozman, no. mr. wicker, aye. the clerk: mr. scott of florida, no. the clerk: ms. collins, aye. the clerk: ms. hassan, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. crapo, aye. the clerk: mr. lankford, no. the clerk: mr. tillis, aye. mr. graham, aye. the clerk: mr. lee, no. mr. helmy, aye. the clerk: mr. young, aye. the clerk: mr. thune, aye. the clerk: ms. rosen, aye. the clerk: mr. rubio, no. the clerk: mr. kelly, aye. the clerk: mrs. britt, aye. mrs. shaheen, aye. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, aye. the clerk: mr. warnock, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. cruz, no. the clerk: mr. johnson, aye. mr. braun, no. the clerk: mr. ossoff, aye. . mr. hoeven,

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. senators voting in the affirmative -- baldwin, butler, coons, cortez masto, duckworth, durbin, gillibrand, heinrich, padilla, sanders, welch, and whitehouse. senators voting in the negative -- lankford, lee, and mcconnell. mr. schatz, aye. the clerk: mr. thune, no. the clerk: mr. mullin, no. the clerk: mr. booker, aye. the clerk: mr. tillis, aye. mr. reed, aye. ms. hassan, aye. mrs. capito, no. vote: the clerk: m

mr. kennedy. while we have quite a few new yorker serving on this panel, as ordered been said, mr. kennedy is the only one that represents a district in western new york. his district is located on the use of canada border, and as multiple international crossings, including peace bridge. i know he will be actively engaged on northern border issues, and we welcome it. mr. kennedy also recently chaired the new york state senate transportation committee which will be invaluable to his service on this committees transportation and maritime subcommittee. we welcome him and we wish you well. with that, mr. chairman, i yield back. >> take user. other members of the committee reminded opening statements may be submitted for the record. i please have an important panel of witnesses before today and ask our witnesses please rise in race their right hand. [witnesses were sworn in] >> but the rug refloat the witnesses offensive in the affirmative. thank you. be seated. >> i like to know formally introduce our witnesses. the honorable gregory mays serves as deputy commissioner of homeland securi

mr. kennedy, look at king, he was only trying to help the poor. he died. of 1968, a lot of americans believed that things can't get any worse. but in many ways, we had some foreboding of what was coming. - convention will come to order. - did we come all this way for this? - george wallace's audiences growing both in size and in emotional outbursts. - political pigs, your days are numbered. - there's real advantages in being an underdog. - troops arriving in chicago in substantial numbers. - police all over the place, there's a really big fray going on in here. - this is the mood of this convention on the floor. - thousands of young people are being beaten, in the streets of chicago. crowd chanting: the whole world is watching! the whole world is watching!

mr. kennedy, for five minutes. mr. kennedy: mr. speaker, i rise today to celebrate mr. robert t. scott as he's bestowed the prestigious title of president emeritus of st. joseph's collegiate institute in buffalo, new york. mr. scott began his career as a religion teacher at st. joseph's collegiate institute, affectionately known as st. joe's. in 1971. over the years, he served as a social studies teacher, vice principal, principal and president. in 2001 mr. scott earned his letters of affiliation, the highest honor awarded by the institute of brothers of christian schools, the religious order that founded st. joe's in 1861. mr. scott retired in 2018 after an extraordinary 48-year career at the all boys high school. throughout his career, mr. scott has exemplified the mission of st. joe's, to transform the lives of students from diverse backgrounds through academic excellence and care, rooted in a catholic community, developing and cultivating each student's unique talents in preparation for college and for life. the students that mr. scott impacted throughout his tenure have exce

mr. kennedy, no. mr. kelly, aye. the clerk: mr. lujan, aye. the clerk: mr. warnock, aye. mr. padilla, aye. the clerk: mrs. murray, aye. ms. hirono, aye. the clerk: ms. cortez masto, aye. ms. warren, aye. mr. schatz, aye. the clerk: mr. paul, no. ms. baldwin, aye. mr. grassley, no. the clerk: mr. wyden, aye. mr. rubio, no. the clerk: mr. moran, no. mr. daines, no. ms. stabenow, aye. mrs. fischer, no. ms. collins, no. mr. durbin, aye. mr. tillis, no. mrs. hyde-smith, no. the clerk: mr. cornyn, no. mr. thune, no. the clerk: mr. blumenthal, aye. ms. klobuchar, aye. the clerk: ms. cantwell, aye. mr. ricketts, no. ms. ernst, no. the clerk: ms. lummis, no. mr. mcconnell, no. mr. barrasso, no. mrs. capito, no. the clerk: mr. king, aye. mr. helmy, aye. the clerk: mr. merkley, aye. mr. hagerty, no. mr. lee, no. mr. booker, aye. ms. duckworth, aye. mr. schumer, aye. mr. hickenlooper, aye. the clerk: mr. heinrich, aye. mr. bennet, aye. mr. budd, no. mr. cotton, no. mr. welch, aye. ms. smith, aye. mr. johnson, the clerk: mr. schmitt, no. the clerk: ms. hassan, the clerk: mr. tester, aye.

mrs. kennedy brought home rory kennedy born six months after her father died will this be can this be a happyas in the king household christmas will be sad for us as it will be for many people. i think this year a time like this causes people to really reflect on the deeper meaning of, say, christmas as the country moved into december put a huge been one of the most dramatic and consequential years in history. but, out they're up there is the great dream of putting a man on the moon six-and-a-half years ago, john f. >> kennedy set this nation on a course toward them on this morning, three americans, frank borman, jim lovell, and william commanders are on the verge of the greatest adventure in which man has ever embarked. >> the engines around for me zero we have command what a beautiful life my m perhaps on the weight of the moment continues to go up it seemed almost unbelievable. the nation collect will be held its breath worried about are you going to make it what happens to the astronauts? what happens to the space program they don't such a miraculous thing is it against the odds, but mayb

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 -- casey, hickenlooper, kelly, reed, rosen, sanders, schatz, shaheen, tester, warner and warren. senators voting in the negative -- cornyn, cotton, ernst, fischer, grassley, marshall, mullin, schmitt, scott of florida, and thune. mr. wicker, no. ms. cantwell, aye. the clerk: ms. smith, aye. mrs. blackburn, no. mr. king, aye. mrs. britt, no. mrs. murray, aye. the cler

mr. kennedy, for five minutes. mr. kennedy: mr. speaker, i rise today to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the polish cadets of buffalo, new york. an organization dedicated to honoring and preserving polish heritage and providing a welcoming community for intercultural peace and unity. founded in 1899, the cadets emphasized athletics and physical and military training. booming in popularity leading up to the first world war, the group, led by anthony schrieber, sensor of the polish national alliance, laid the cornerstone for their clubhouse in september of 1913. a fixture of the blackrock neighborhood in buffalo, the community center would host speakers, hold celebrations and organize fundraisers for polish relief when the conflict started. when the war came, 18 members left to fight in europe, all returned home. by the end of world war ii, the polish cadets had over 1,200 members and formed their own credit union. during the postwar era, the cadets opened their membership to individuals of non-poe litsch descent, forest -- non-po

mr. kennedy. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. kennedy: i thank ranking member delauro for yielding me time. mr. speaker, i rise in strong opposition to this extreme maga republican continuing resolution that will defund our veterans. we have mere days to fund the government and avoid a shutdown that will force millions of federal employees to be without pay, halt work on critical infrastructure projects, and prevent americans from receiving the benefits they rely on. but unfortunately, extreme maga republicans have abdicated their responsibility to govern even further. this continuing resolution fails to meet the needs of our heroes who have fought and served in our nation's military. it shortchanges our veterans by $12 billion. this is funding that is desperately needed by the department of veterans' affairs to maintain its work force at v.a. hospitals across the country which is critical to providing the quality of medical services our veterans need. without the full $12 billion included in the continuing resolution, the v.a. is

mr. kennedy. political game with a bunch of bull them billions of dollars of play with trump -- mcnish should not allow him to go outside and open setting like that. everyone knows who he is this is one of those off the record things but everybody sort of knows his pattern. they know he likes to play golf in the know he is implored is going to play golf they should've close it off. they have the power to do that, they ought to do that they're going to come to us for more money. they need to quit with the dei hires and start putting qualified people out there in decision-making positions and said what they're doing right now. before we do not know dei had something to do with this. we know he was able to thankfully avert a tragedy. so bottom line from you? let's treat former president trump on a higher level of security twice in two months. it is past time. >> it is too many both times were due to their lack of ability but thank god for that brave agent who took those sh shots. >> we have to thank

mr. kennedy. mr. kennedy: thank you, congressman.hank you for bringing this special order to the floor here this evening. today we gather together to commemorate the deadliest attack on our nation's soil. on the morning of september 11, 2001, extremist al qaeda terrorists attacked the world trade center and the pentagon in a plot to undermine our nation's security and our spirit of democracy. as a result, 2,977 people did not return home to their loved ones. this unspeakable act of terror left a deep scar in the psyche of new yorkers, americans and people around the globe. in new york we continue to mourn our native sons and daughters who were lost that day and [newline]johnb.: the nation -- and join the nation in comem rating those -- commemorating those losses, as well as a resilience of a city and a nation that never yielded to the terror inflicted upon us. we also honor the first responders who were deeply impacted, hundreds of whom were killed in the wake of the attack, running selflessly into the face of danger as they fought t

mr. kennedy met with olivia only once for an interview that she requested and which became very... after inued to cover the election race, but she stopped to cover kennedy jr. in detail. she spent time with kennedy jr., went on mountain hikes with him, and wrote about it. she told him why he was a great candidate. after these meetings, she kept his phone number. and allegedly, she started bombarding him with nude photos of herself, after which kennedy jr. blocked her. then she allegedly sent him a message asking him to unlock her phone so she could get some kind of comment from him, and once he unlocked her, she started bombarding him with with her nude photos, this is certainly a very convenient interpretation for the married kennedy jr. cheryl hines has apparently ditched her wedding ring after news broke of her husband, robert kennedy jr.'s alleged affair with new york magazine reporter olivia. the actress was spotted in milan over the weekend, where. is studying everything carefully, i'm just sure he spends a lot of time carefully examining and studying these photos, here's what he sa

mrs. kennedy. talk a little bit about that friendship. yeah, two of them really became close friends. jackie loved literature, loved poetry. she loved the arts and she looked to -- to help him on. our various art projects, one of them had to do with protecting the monuments in in egypt were under danger from the aswan dam project and they needed money to raise these monuments away from the flooding that would occur from the aswan dam and jackie and -- together worked to get the government to support it. they had to convince brooklyn's rooney, who was a congressman, to to put money into it. and they went to him and he said, why should i save bunch of rocks in egypt? i don't have any in my constituency. they finally told him how important it was anyway, they did manage to send lot of money, philanthropic as well and. then they got together to to choose temple that egypt was going to give in return to the united states for having done this. and they together they chose the temple of denver which is now at the metropolitan museum of art. so that was one of the projects. but i think the fu

mr. kennedy. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr.y. 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. the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative -- brown, cantwell, collins, cortez masto, duckworth, durbin, king, reed, rosen, and welch. senators voting in the negative -- blackburn, capito, cornyn, cotton, cramer, crapo, cruz, hoeven, hyde-smith, johnson, lankford, lee, marshall, mullin, paul, risch, schmitt, scott of florida, scott of south carolina, sullivan, tuberville, and wicker. mr. schatz, aye.

kennedy: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. abate, am i saying your name right? paul: yes, sir, thank you. sen. kennedy: you're the deputy director of the f.b.i., is that correct? paul: yes, sir, senator. sen. kennedy: is there any doubt in your mind or the collective mind of the f.b.i. that president trump was shot in the ear by a bullet fired by the assassin crooks? >> senator, there's absolutely no doubt in the f.b.i.'s mind whether former president trump was hit with a bullet and wounded in the ear. no doubt. there never has been. i've been a part of this investigation since the very beginning and that has never been raised. sen. kennedy: you're sure? 78 paul: yes. sen. kennedy: it wasn't a space laser? paul: no. sen. kennedy: it wasn't a hornet or sasquatch. paul: it was a bullet. sen. lankford: hit president trump in the ear and almost killed him. paul: 100%, senator. sen. kennedy: glad we cleared that up. i don't want to get off the subject here. did the f.b.i. just settle two lawsuits, one wholly, one in part in which the f.b.i. agreed to give peter struck

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