mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. >> currently in a roll call vote voting on senator ted cruz, the republican of texas, his motion to proceed to a closed session to consider senate majority leader chuck schumer's motion that the impeachment article is unconstitutional deciding whether to go to closed session, and that after that. we expect the senate majority leader chuck schumer to continue with his push to make the trial, we are here on c-span two watching live. mr. rubio. >> mr. sanders. mr. shots. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. domino. mr. sullivan. mr. chester. 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 nays are 59,, the emotion is not agreed to, the motion made by the majority leader is on the point of order. senator from louisiana? >> i have a motion. i think my motion takes precedent. having heard senator sch

mr. manchin, mr. markey, mr. marshall,. >> we are currently in a roll call vote. voting on senator ted cruz republican of texas his emotion to proceed to a close session to considersi senate majority leadr chuck schumer's motion the impeachment articles are unconstitutional deciding whether to go to close session and after that we expect senate majority leader chuck schumer to continue with his push to make this a speedy trial. we are here on cspan2 watching live. >> mr. rounds, mr. rubio, mr. sanders, mr. schatz, mr. schmidt, mr. schumer, mr. scott of florida, mr. scott of south carolina, mrs. shaheen, mrs. sinema, mrs. smith, ms. stabenow, mr. sullivan, mr. tester, mr. thune, mr. tillis, mr. tober bill, mr. ben holland, mr. vance, mr. warnock, mr. warren, mr. welch, mr. whitehouse, mr. wicker, mr. wyden, mr. young. the 49 motion is not agreed to. the pending order as the motion made by the majority leader onor the point of order. >> madam president herbert sender from louisiana. >> madam president i have a motion might motion take precedent having heard center s

mr. manchin, aye. the clerk: mr. kaine, aye. vote: the presiding officer: the yeas are 49. the nays are 44. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: nomination, the judiciary, ramone ya gomez of northern mariana islands to be judge for the district court. mr. schumer: mr. president, i move to proceed to executive session -- i send a cloture motion to the desk. the presiding officer: the. the clerk: will report the motion. 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 478, ramona villagomez manglona to be judge for the district court for the northern mariana islands signed by 17 senators as follows. mr. schumer: i ask consent the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. schumer: mr. president, as if in legislative session, i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the consideration of s. res. 638 submitte

mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. the clerk: mr. mcconnell. mr. menendez. mr. merkley. mr. moran. . the clerk: mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. the clerk: mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. the clerk: mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. the clerk: ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. the clerk: mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. the clerk: mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. the clerk: ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. the clerk: mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. the clerk: mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. the clerk: mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. the presiding officer: the majority leader is recognized. mr. schumer: any senator who was not in the senate chamber at the time the oath was administered to the other senators will make the fact known to the claire so the oat may be -- to the chair so the oath may be administered as soon as possible to the senator. the presiding officer: the sergeant at

mr. manchin, mr. markey, mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell, mr. menendez, mr mr. mullin, ms. murkowski. mr. murphy, mrs. murray. mr. all soft, mr. padilla, mr. paul, mr. petersmr. romney. mr. rounds, mr. rubio, mr. sandersmr. schatz, mr. schmitz, mr. schumer, mr. scott of floridamr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen, ms. sinema, ms. smith. mrs. stabenow, mr. sullivan, mr. mr. tillis, mr. taber bill, mr. van hollen, mr. vance. mr. warner, mr. warnock, ms. warren, mr. welch. mr. whitehouse, mr. wicker, mr. wyden, mr. young. majority leaders recognize. ask any senator is not in the senate chamber at the time the meoath was administered to the other senators will make the facts are known to the chairs of the oath may be administered as soon as possible to the tsenate -- mike to the senator. >> sgt at arms to make the proclamation. >> hear ye, hear ye, hear ye. all persons are commanded to keep silent under pain of imprisonment while the senate of the united states is convened as a court of impeachment to consider the articles of impeachment against alejandro mayorkas secretary of homeland s

mr. manchin. mr. markey. 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. no une. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative -- bennet, collins, durbin, ernst, grassley, heinrich, hickenlooper, hyde-smith, kaine, king, marshall, mullin, peters, ricketts, schatz, stabenow, tillis, whitehouse. senators voting in the negative -- baldwin, daines, padilla, paul, scott of florida, tester, warren, wyden. ms. hassan, aye. mr. cassidy, aye. the clerk: mr. rubio, aye. mr. rounds, aye. the clerk: mrs. murray, no. the clerk: mrs. cantwell, no. ms. cantwell, no. the clerk: mrs. shaheen, aye. the clerk: mr. young, aye. the clerk: mr. crapo, aye. mr. merkley, no. mr.

mr. manchin, aye. the clerk: mr. ricketts, no. ms. smith, aye. the clerk: ms. butler, aye. the clerk: mr. whitehouse, aye. the clerk: mr. kennedy, aye. mrs. blackburn, no. the clerk: mr. king, aye. mr. lee, no. mr. thune, no. the clerk: mr. marshall, no. mr. carper, aye. mr. cotton, no. mr. cassidy, no. mr. kaine, aye. the clerk: mrs. fischer, no. mr. young, no. mr. paul, no. mr. hagerty, no. the clerk: mr. moran, no. the clerk: ms. cantwell, aye. ms. klobuchar, aye. the clerk: mr. tester, aye. the clerk: ms. warren, aye. the clerk: mr. scott of south carolina, no. the clerk: mr. sullivan, no. the clerk: mr. romney, aye. mr. lujan, aye. the clerk: mrs. britt, no. mr. peters, aye. mr. cruz, no. mr. rounds, aye. the clerk: mrs. murray, aye. the clerk: mr. cramer, no. mrs. shaheen, aye. mr. markey, aye. ms. baldwin, aye. the clerk: mrs. hyde-smith, no. the clerk: mr. schmitt, no. the clerk: mr. risch, no. mr. vance, no. the clerk: ms. duckworth, aye. the clerk: mr. casey, aye. the clerk: mr. boozman, no. mr. hoeven, no. mr. wyden, aye. ms. rosen, aye. mr. reed, aye. mr. bennet

mr. manchin: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from west virginia. mr. manchin: i rise today because i truly want to depoliticalcize this. i negotiated this bill with the president, with the speaker of the house, i negotiated with bill in the majority leader. so let me give you the facts and depoliticize it. take the republican-democrat equation out of this. this rule should have never happened. it wasn't our intent, it wasn't what we agreed upon. we shouldn't be voting down or up on this rule today because it should have never been here. i'll tell you the reason why. the ira was designed truly -- and we all agreed on it -- energy security and manufacturing in america. that was it. energy security and manufacturing. we're producing more energy today than ever in the history of the world. we produce more energy today than anybody else in the world. and they're having a hard time grabbing that, but that was the way we designed the bill, to be an all-in. we're going to do fossil fuel, cleaner and better than anywhere in the world and more of it, and we're go

mr. manchin, aye. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, no. the presiding officer: the yeas are 58. the nays are 42. 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 action. 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 535, ann marie mciff allen of utah to be united states district judge for the district of utah 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 the senate that debate on the nomination of ann marie mciff allen of utah to be united states district judge for the district of utah shall be broke the to a close. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: the clerk: ms. bal

mr. manchin: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from west virginia. mr. manchin: madam president, i have -- i didn't expect to speak on secretary mayorkas, but i want to say a few words until i yield to the content of my speech. i respectfully disagree with my colleagues on the republican side of the aisle and the politics that's being played. i was governor of the state of west virginia, and i made an awful lot of appointments in what we call will and pleasure. it was my responsibility, if it went wrong or did not fulfill their duties, it was my responsibility. if they had criminal charges brought against them, either civil or criminal, then the courts would take them. they have a right to remove them. i would have been respectfully obligated to remove. and if not, they had a right to impeach. we're not there. everyone seems to be upset that secretary york yorks, which i know to be -- that secretary mayorkas, which i know to be a g good man, was doing a good job. i.t. the boss. that's where it is. i think it's been a disaster. the first two or three years

mr. manchin, mr. markey, mr. marshall, mr. mcconnell, mr. menendez, mr, 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. turberville mr. vance mr. warnock, ms. warren, mr. welch, mr. whitehouse, mr. wicker, mr. wyden, mr. young, [roll call vote] >> what are the final results here on the boat to officially end the impeachment trial homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas. the two articles filed against alejandro mayorkas sent over from the house were concluded to not rise to the level of impeachment under the constitution. and thus, this final vote on ending the impeachment trial. live coverage here on cspan2.

mr. manchin. mr. markey. 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. >> senators voting whether to proceed to close session so they would be able to debate whether article two of the impeachment article against alejandro mayorkas rise to the level of high crimes and misdemeanors. if you been watching along with us with a similar this would be a similar boat to the motion raised one senator ted cruz stood up regarding article one and senator chuck schumer's efforts to move that article one did not rise to the level of high crime and misdemeanor. these

mr. manchin, aye. mr. tillis, aye. the clerk: mr. cruz, aye. the clerk: ms. cantwell, aye. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, aye. the clerk: ms. klobuchar, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. hawley, aye. the presiding officer: the ayes are 96. the nays are 2. 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 action. mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: i move to proceed to legislative -- he looked in the other direction. it's not going to happen. don't worry. i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote: mrs. capito. mr. cardin. the clerk: ms. baldwin. mr. barrasso. mr. bennet. mrs. blackburn. 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. the clerk: mr. he camed. m

mr. manchin. the senator from new jersey, mr. the senator from maryland, mr. kardon. -- cardin. the senator from hawaii, ms. hirono. the senator from kentucky. the senator from south dakota, mr. theun. the senator from wyoming. the senator from west virginia, mrs. capito. the senator from iowa, ms. ernst. the senator from alaska, ms. mruczkowski. the senator from idaho, mr. parishioner. and the senator from tennessee, mr. haggardy. haggerty. the speaker: members of the escort committee have entered the chamber through the lobby doors. >> mr. speaker, the acting dean of the diplomatic corps. >> mr. speaker, the president's cabinet. >> mr. speaker, the prime minister of japan. the speaker: members of congress, i have the high privilege and distinct honor of presenting to you his excellency, kishida fumio, the prime minister of japan. prime minister kishida: mr. speaker, madam vice president, honorable members of the united states congress. distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen. thank you. i never get such nice applause from the japanese. let me introduce my wife, yuko, in the

mr. manchin, aye. the clerk: mr. mendendez, aye. mr. cruz, no. mr. coons, aye. mr. braun, no. ms. rosen, aye. mr. booker, aye. the clerk: mr. sanders, no. the clerk: mr. casey, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. van hollen, aye. mr. reed, aye. the clerk: mr. cotton, no. the presiding officer: on this vote the yeas are 75, the nays are 20. on this vote the yeas are 75, the nays are 20. three fifths of the senators duly chosen and sworn, the point of order fails. the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: could away have order? this is an extremely important day in the history of our country and of the free world. they're all watching, waiting to see what we would do. when putin escalated his war against ukraine, i told our colleagues that allies and adversaries alike would pay very close attention to america's response. when iran-backed terrorists invaded the jewish state on october 7 to slaughter innocent israelis, i warned that the world would watch closely for signs that american leadership was actually weakening. for months our friends have watched to see whether ameri

mr. manchin, aye. the clerk: ms. hassan, aye. the clerk: mr. warnock, aye. the clerk: ms.buchar, aye. the clerk: mrs. capito, aye. mr. wicker, aye. the clerk: mr. marshall, aye. ms. lummis, aye. the clerk: mr. cardin, aye. the clerk: mr. rubio, aye. mr. grassley, aye. mr. wyden, aye. the clerk: mr. fetterman, aye. mr. van hollen, aye. the clerk: mr. peters, aye. mr. ossoff, aye. the clerk: mr. boozman, aye. the clerk: mr. cramer, aye. mr. lee, aye. mrs. fischer, aye. mr. paul, aye. mr. cassidy, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. crapo, aye. mr. ricketts, aye. mr. murphy, aye. the clerk: mr. braun, aye. mr. kelly, aye. the clerk: mr. cruz, aye. the clerk: mr. vance, aye. the clerk: mr. tuberville, aye. the clerk: mr. johnson, aye. the clerk: mr. markey, aye. the clerk: mr. king, aye. mr. kennedy, aye. the clerk: mr. scott of south carolina, aye. the clerk: mr. budd, aye. the clerk: ms. cortez-masto, aye. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. hawley, aye. the clerk: ms. cantwell, aye. the clerk: mr. blumenthal, aye. the clerk: mr. schumer, aye. the clerk: mr. schmitt, a

mr. manchin,. mr. markey. 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 -- boozman, capito, cassidy, lee, paul, ricketts, rubio. senators voting in the negative -- butler, cantwell, duckworth, durbin, gillibrand, kaine, manchin, markey, menendez, murray, sanders, schatz, smith, warner, wyden. the clerk: ms. cortez masto, no. mr. kennedy, aye. the clerk: mr. coons, no. vote: the clerk: ms. baldwin, no. the clerk: ms. stabenow, no. mr. tester, no. the clerk: ms. warren, no. the clerk: mr. brown, no. the

mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. the clerk: mr. mcconnell. mr. menendez. mr. merkley. mr. moran. . the clerk: mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. the clerk: mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. the clerk: mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. the clerk: ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. the clerk: mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. the clerk: mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. the clerk: ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. the clerk: mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. the clerk: mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. the clerk: mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. the presiding officer: the majority leader is recognized. mr. schumer: any senator who was not in the senate chamber at the time the oath was administered to the other senators will make the fact known to the claire so the oat may be -- to the chair so the oath may be administered as soon as possible to the senator. the presiding officer: the sergeant at

mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. menendez. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. the clerk: 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 -- cortez masto, durbin, hassan, heinrich, kaine, manchin, peters, rosen, sanders, schatz, sinema, stabenow, tillis, welch. senators voting in the negative -- blackburn, cotton, crapo, ernst, grassley, hagerty, kennedy, marshall, paul, scott of florida, scott of south carolina. the clerk: mr. schmitt no. ms. butler, aye. mr. young, no. mr. merkley, aye. the clerk: mr. fetterman, aye. mr. wicker, no. mr. barrasso, no. the clerk:

mr. manchin. mr. markey. 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 -- britt, cornyn, crapo, daines, lee, mullin, sanders, schmitt, scott of south carolina, tillis, vance. senators voting in the negative -- cantwell, cardin, casey, heinrich, kaine, king, lujan, manchin, murray, padilla, reed, schatz, smith, stabenow. mr. durbin, no. mr. hagerty, aye. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, no. mr. barrasso, aye. mr. whitehouse, no. mr. wyden, no. the clerk: ms. hassan, no. mr. ossoff, no. mr. merkley, no. the clerk:

mr. manchin. mr. markey. 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 -- bennet, blumenthal, boozman, carper, cassidy, collins, coons, cramer, duckworth, durbin, ernst, fischer, graham, grassley, hickenlooper, hirono, hoeven, hyde-smith, kennedy, klobuchar, lujan, manchin, mcconnell, mendendez, moran, murray, ossoff, peters, reed, rounds, schatz, schumer, shaheen, stabenow, sullivan, thune, tillis, van hollen, warnock, welch, whitehouse, and wicker. mr. daines voted in the negative. mr. heinrich, aye. mr. f

mr. bipartisan himself and none other than senator joe manchin, the so-called democratic centrist and synemane. they approached none other than businessman mark cuban. a retired navy admiral william mccraven. even hollywood wasn't safe. they reportedly tried to recruit dwayne the rock johnson to head their ticket but even dwayne couldn't smell what they were cooking. maybe what he smelled instead was that despite billing itself as a voice for the politically homeless, no labels at best a big megaphone for billionaire backers. many democrats actually feared the group's unity ticket because it could ultimately help donald trump. it is not a good sign when even your cofounder is in that group. john avanon running for congress as a democrat later told the guardian no labels had been flirting with a quote reckless gamble with democracy. now, luckily for us, that gamble failed. so, we bid farewell to you, no labels. and all that you have done or i should say, we haven't done. after months we hardly knew you. here lies no labels. the most aptly named political movement. now with a tombstone bearing

mr. bannon for their tireless efforts on this bill and would like to recognize chasm manchin and ranking member barrasso leading the senate companion legislation to the explore act. i urge support of the first of its kind legislation which will unleash the full potential of the outdoor recreation economy and encourage millions of americans in arkansas and across our great country to get out and explore the unparallels opportunities our federal lands and waters have to offer. i urge adoption of the bill and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 6492 as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. . for what purpose does the gentleman from arkansas seek recognition? mr. westerman: i move to suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 6233. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of t

is what senator manchin and i have proposed a bipartisan bicameral commission to finally tackle this before become such a crisis that cannot be resolved without calamity. thank you, mr. chairman. proximity come minutes to commend the committee on three points. october 2025. bicameral, bipartisan budget agreement. second about one third crisis we were warned of and did not respond too. i have no hesitancy to do that work. repeatedly offered members of the committee to get together with healthcare bipartisan solutions i do think rather than senators talking at each other on our last hearing right renewed commitment again right now. the massive cost of healthcare spending in ways that do not cut benefits. in the budget is under the rule of the bicameral bipartisan agreement. i think all of that we are talking about is invest as a country. it's important to note when we have a republican president we all know $2 trillion in unpaid tax cuts to that wealthiest americans done under president trump put us in a situation 25% of all of the national debt of the country ever, ever, ever created was in those four years. and i did not hear a lot that impact will hear it when thos

that is why senator manchin and i proposed a bipartisan, bipartisan -- bicameral commission to douglas before it becomes a crisis. it can't be resolved with a calamity. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you very much, senator romney. let me give the chair a minute to defend the committee on three points. we are operating for 2025. a bicameral by partisan agreement. second, a third of our total debt is produced by crises that we were warned of and didn't respond to. my god, if there is a crisis we are not responding to, it is climate change. i have no hesitancy to do that work. we got together with healthcare bipartisan solutions. i think the ticket to entry should be a proposal rather than just senators talking at each other, but our last hearing was on that. i renewed the commitment. i renewed that commitment again right now. let us look at bipartisan ways we can reduce the cost of our healthcare spending in ways that do not cut benefits. >> i agree with you on climate change, but 14 of 28 hearings are on climate change? >> and the budget is under the rule of the bicameral bipartisan agreement. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. what we are talking about is ab