mr. lankford: mr. president, i do object. mr. president, may i be recognized? the presiding officer: objection is heard. mr. lankford: reserving the right to object then. the presiding officer: the senator from oklahoma. mr. lankford: thank you. i'd say this is a complicated issue as we walk through the issues of immigration, and there are a lot of questions i would hang out there. secretary mayorkas was in front of our committee on may 13 to be able to walk through the issues that we're facing. just as a quick review, we had a record number of people that illegally crossed our border in march. that record was beaten in april, that was beaten in may, that was beaten in june, that was beaten in july. in july, we had 210,000 people illegally cross our border that we know of. d.h.s. in a recent court filing actually filed in a court filing where they made this statement. based on current trends, the department expects that total encounters this fiscal year are likely to be the highest ever recorded. the department also expects that these numbers will climb even hi

mr. chairman. >> the chair recognizes senator lankford for your question. >> mr. chairman, thank you very much. mr. secretary, thanks for phone calls in the professor weeks and letters you know, sent a letter request to you request facts ap figures. ... we need to deliver that to you. i i would follow up later today. >> thank you. i appreciate that. you know i've been outspoken trying to get some of these facts and figures that are not unrealistic for the oversight committee to get access to these numbers regardless of party. we have a responsibility to go to these facts and figures. we had a conversation briefly about tsa and some of the pipeline decisions they've made on regulatory decisions. my request was to get communication back and forth and to get notice and comment. they have interim guidance out there. i've had some assurances from you it will be notice and comment and time for the companies to contribute insights based on the simple fact some of the statements required of them will take a very long time to be able to accomplish. just a simple instance, some of the things they're aske

changing the the united states-mexico-canada agreement and put in language that senator lankford and i worked on. mr. president, the way that rich trumka understood government is if you put workers at the center of our policy, workers at the center of our trade policy, workers at the center of our tax policy, workers at the center of everything we do here, call it the dignity of work, call it the dignity of putting workers at the center, you do that, everything right will flow from there. we will have a more just society, a more prosperous society, we will have more opportunity for our children. that's what rich trumka was, that's what he stood for, that's what he was all about. that's the fight, mr. president, that we need to carry on on his behalf and in his memory. thank you. i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from nevada. ms. rosen: mr. president, before i begin, i want to take a moment to acknowledge the passing of richard trumka, just as my colleagues have been speaking of him so wonderfully. you know, during his time leading the afl-cio, he was a t

mr. lankford: thank you mr. president. this amendment would add language to prohibit funding for abortions consistent with the long-standing hyde amendment which has been the law of the land since 1976. the hyde amendment has enjoyed decades of bipartisan support including from then-senator joe biden. it has been signed into law by democrat and republican presidents alike. the hyde amendment reflects a decades-long consensus that millions of americans who profoundly are opposed to abortion should not be forced to pay for the taking of human lives of children, or incentivize it with their taxpayer dollars. in a 2020 marris poll, it found that 60% of americans including 67% of people who identify as pro-choice opposed the use of their taxpayer dollars to pay for abortions. similarly, the weldon amendment has been in law since 2004. it protects individuals from being forced to participate in abortion if it would violate their conscience. millions of americans of faith and of no faith know that the only difference between a ch

mr. lankford: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from oklahoma. mr. lankford: i ask unanimous consent that myself, senator sinema, senator carper be allowed to finish our remarks before the vote begins. the presiding officer: without objection. the presiding officer: the senator from arizona. ms. sinema: mr. president, i withdraw carper amendment 2636. i ask consent. the presiding officer: is there an objection? without objection. the amendment is withdrawn. mr. lankford: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from oklahoma. mr. lankford: i want to set some context of where we are financially this point. everyone knows last year the difficulties of covid-19 and what happened and the extraordinary measures that were taken to be able to offset the economic damage that was significant. c.b.o. as of july 21 of this year estimates the federal deficit for 2021 will be $3 trillion. much of that based on what was done last year during an emergency time period. 13.5% g.d.p. that deficit in 2021 will be the second largest since the world war ii, since

mr. lankford: do i have any time left? the presiding officer: 19 seconds remaining. mr. lankford: thank you. this is not just a mandate. this is just a statement, if we're going to put american tax dollars in place that we're actually hiring americans to do it. if we're going to build america, let's also hire americans in the process. should shouldn't be inconsistent with our basic values. the presiding officer: is there further debate? hearing none, the question is on amendment. mr. lankford: i ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be a sufficient second. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: on this vote, the yeas are 53, the nays are 45. under the previous order requiring 60 votes for the adoption of this amendment, the amendment is not agreed to. under the previous order, there will now be four minutes of debate equally divided prior to a vote in relation to cardin-wicker numbered 2478. the senator from maryland. mr. cardin: madam president, thank you. i rise to speak in suppor

changing the the united states-mexico-canada agreement and put in language that senator lankford and i worked on. mr. president, the way that rich trumka understood government is if you put workers at the center of our policy, workers at the center of our trade policy, workers at the center of our tax policy, workers at the center of everything we do here, call it the dignity of work, call it the dignity of putting workers at the center, you do that, everything right will flow from there. we will have a more just society, a more prosperous society, we will have more opportunity for our children. that's what rich trumka was, that's what he stood for, that's what he was all about. that's the fight, mr. president, that we need to carry on on stam call, mr. president? the presiding officer: we are not. ms. stabenow: mr. president, i just wanted to lend words in support of what majority leader schumer just said about rich trumka and send my prayers and love to barbara and his family. everyone in the labor movement, what a strong, vibrant, committed leader. we've worked together on so many different issue

changing the the united states-mexico-canada agreement and put in language that senator lankford and i worked on. mr. president, the way that rich trumka understood government is if you put workers at the center of our policy, workers at the center of our trade policy, workers at the center of our tax policy, workers at the center of everything we do here, call it the dignity of work, call it the dignity of putting workers at the center, you do that, everything right will flow from there. we will have a more just society, a more prosperous society, we will have more opportunity for our children. that's what rich trumka was, that's what he stood for, that's what he was all about. that's the fight, mr. president, that we need to carry on on hism president. before i begin the remarks that brought me here today, i want to say a word about richard trumka, a hero to all of us who care about working people and a good friend to many of us. i'm proud to call him a friend. and proud to have been with him as an ally in causes and principles that are so important to the present of america and the future of amer

changing the the united states-mexico-canada agreement and put in language that senator lankford and i worked on. mr. president, the way that rich trumka understood government is if you put workers at the center of our policy, workers at the center of our trade policy, workers at the center of our tax policy, workers at the center of everything we do here, call it the dignity of work, call it the dignity of putting workers at the center, you do that, everything right will flow from there. we will have a more just society, a more prosperous society, we will have more opportunity for our children. that's what rich trumka was, that's what he stood for, that's what he was all about. that's the fight, mr. president, that we need to carry on onthanm president. before i begin the remarks that brought me here today, i want to say a word about richard trumka, a hero to all of us who care about working people and a good friend to many of us. i'm proud to call him a friend. and proud to have been with him as

changing the the united states-mexico-canada agreement and put in language that senator lankford and i worked on. mr. president, the way that rich trumka understood government is if you put workers at the center of our policy, workers at the center of our trade policy, workers at the center of our tax policy, workers at the center of everything we do here, call it the dignity of work, call it the dignity of putting workers at the center, you do that, everything right will flow from there. we will have a more just society, a more prosperous society, we will have more opportunity for our children. that's what rich trumka was, that's what he stood for, that's what he was all about. that's the f

mr. padilla: i thank senators lankford, moran, schatz, feinstein and smith for joining me in this effort. madam president, tribal communities face grave and unjust disparities in access to all kinds of infrastructure, but the disparities and access to health care and health infrastructure are increasingly stark. this amendment is very simple. it's common sense, in my opinion. it's a technical fix that would allow urban indian organizations to use the indian health service funds that they already receive for infrastructure and facilities improvements. so i want to be clear. this amendment would not give urban indian organizations more funding or take away funding from anybody else. it would simply give them additional flexibility to use the funding they already receive for necessary infrastructure improvements. urban indian organizations provide culturally competent care for over 70% of american indians and alaska natives who live in urban centers. many of those served in -- many of those served live in low-income medically underserved areas. according to recent congressional testimony fro

lankford it 3792. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection o. mrs. capito: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from west virginia. mrs. capito: thank you, madam president. i call up my amendment number 3284 and ask that it be reported by number. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from west virginia, mrs. capito, proposes amendment numbered 3284. mrs. capito: thank you, madam president. i am a strong supporter of carbon capture, utilization and sequestration. this technology allows us to turn carbon dioxide into a valuable product. some anti-fossil fuel keep-it-in-the-ground advocates only support it when it has nothing to do with fossil fuels, and i believe that is a misguided approach. if we're serious about supporting and increasing the number of c.c.u. projects, which i am and many of us are, wind to support projects of all types of facility including on our coal and gas-fired power plants. we also need too support the need of carbon dioxide to produce oil through a process called -- the presiding officer: the senator will