mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senate majority leader. mr. mcconnell: i send a cloture motion the desk for the reed of rhode island amendment number 4549. the presiding officer: 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 reed of rhode island amendment number 4549 to the mccain amendment number 4229 to s. 2943, the national defense authorization act, signed by 17 senators -- mr. mcconnell: i ask consent that the reading of the names being waived. officer sphe without objection. mr. mcconnell: i send a cloture to the deck for the mccain amendment number 234e 29. the presiding officer: 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 mccain amendment number 4229 to s. 29 34erbgs an act to authorize aa

mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that at 5:00 p.m. on monday, june 27, the senate proceed to executive session for the consideration of calendar number 358, that there be 30 minutes no debate only on the nomination equally divided in the usual form, that upon the use or yielding back of time, the senate vote on the nomination without intervening action or debate, that if confirmed the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, the president be immediately notified of the senate's action, and the senate then resume legislative session without any intervening action or debate. i further ask that a time to be determined by the majority leader in consultation with the democratic leader on wednesday, july 6, the senate proceed to executive session for the consideration of calendar numbered 357, that there be 30 minutes no debate onl

mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader of the senate. mr. mcconnell: i ask the chair to lay above the body -- before the body the message to okay company -- the presiding officer: the chair lays above the senate the following message. the clerk: resolved bill from the senate s. 2328 entitled an amendment to reauthorize the college program act and for other purposes do pass with amendment. the presiding officermr. mcconno concur the house amendment to s. 2328 and i send a cloture motion to the desk on the motion to concur. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from kentucky mr. mcconnell moves to concur on the house amendment to s. 2328. 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 motion to concur on the house amendment to s. 2328, a bill to reauthorize and amend the national sea grant college program act and for other purposes signed by 17 senators. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent the re

mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the present proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: it was encouraging to see the senate vote to advance the national defense authorization act this morning. it reflects a recognition by this body of the importance of the bill and the moment. the defense authorization act will promote defense innovation and research, it will modernize retirement benefits for our men and women in uniform and authorize the pay raises they deserve. it will help prepare our country for the threats of today and the challenges of tomorrow, and it will be -- it will better enable the next commander in chief, regardless of party, to deal with them as well. that's critical given that the next president is about to inherit an array of threats and troubling instability in the middle east. yesterday senators laid out many ways in which president obama's foreign policy has fallen short. one was lack of strategic

mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent that the further proceedings under the quoarm quorum call being dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask that the senate be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak up to ten minutes. officer sphe without objection. mr. mcconnell: i understand there are two bills at the desk and ask for their first reading especially block. the presiding officer: the clerk will read the titles for the first time. the clerk: h.r. 5447, a fen aact to provide aexception from certain group health plan requirements for qualified small employer health reimbursement arrangements. h.r. 5456, an act to amend parts b and e of title 4 of the social security act and so forth and for other purposes. mcmi now scw for a second -- mr. mcconnell: i now scw for a second reading and object to my own request. the presiding officer: the titles will be read for a second time on the next legislative day. mr. mcconnell: i ask that the senat

mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: i send a cloture motion to the desk for s. 2943. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the cloture 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 calendar number 469, s. 2943, a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the department of defense for military construction and for defense activities of the department of energy to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year and for other purposes, signed pie 17 -- by 17 senators as follows. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the reading of the names be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent to waive the mandatory quorum call. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the senate be in a period of morning business with senators

mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: are we in a quorum call? the presiding officer: the senate is in a quorum call. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i call up the -- the presiding officer: morning business is closed. mr. mcconnell: i call up the substitute amendment number -- the presiding officer: the clerk will report the pending business. the clerk: motion to proceed to the consideration of h.r. 2578, an act making appropriations for the departments of commerce and justice, science, and related agencies and so forth and for other purposes. the presiding officer: question is on the motion to proceed. all knows favor say aye. -- all those in favor say aye. all those opposed, nay. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. the the clerk will report the bill. the clerk: h.r. 2578, an act making appropriations for the departments of justice and justice, science, and related agenci

mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: i understand there is a bill at the desk that is due a second reading. the presiding officer: the clerk will read the title of the bill for the second time. the clerk: s. 3100, a bill to ensure that state and local law enforcement may cooperate with federal officials to protect our communities from violent criminals and suspected terrorists who are illegally present in the united states. mr. mcconnell: on the calendar under the provisions of rule 15, i would object to further proceedings. the presiding officer: objection is heard. the bill will be placed on the calendar. mr. mcconnell: mr. president, we have all heard democrats warn that -- quote -- we cannot delay any longer on zika control funding. we've heard them warn that -- quote -- every day we wait is increasing the risks that we will have problems with zika. we even heard them warn that, and i quote, the mosquitoes are not going to be on recess. but now as

mr. mcconnell: madam president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask the chair lay before the senate the house message accompanying s. 524. the presiding officer: the cleachair lays before the senata message from the house of representatives, which the clerk will report. the clerk: resolve, that the house insist upon its amendments to the bill s. 524 entitled "an act to authorize the attorney general to award grants to address the national epidemics of prescription opioid abuse and heroin use" and ask a conference with the senate on the disagreeing votes of the two houses thereon. mr. mcconnell: i move that the senate disagree to the amendments of the house, agree to the request by the house for a conference and the presiding officer appoint the following conferees: senators grassley, alexander, hatch, sessions, leahy, murray, and wyden. the presiding officer: the motion is now pending. mr. mcconnell:

mr. mcconnell, for mr. johnson, proposes an amendment numbered 4859 to the instructions of the motion to commit h.r. 2578. mr. mcconnell: i ask that the reading be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask for the yeas and nays on my amendment. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the yeas and nays are ordered. mr. mcconnell: i have a second-degree amendment at the desk, number 4860. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from kentucky, mr. mcconnell, proposes an amendment numbered 486 to 0 -- 4860 to amendment numbered 4869. mr. cornyn: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority whip. mr. cornyn: mr. president, i think a little later on this afternoon, we will have an opportunity yet again to express ourselves on the terrible shooting in orlando a little over a week ago, and some have wanted to make this a debate about the second amendment. others have said, well, maybe it would be more productiv

mr. mcconnell: i withdraw the motion to proceed. the presiding officer: motion is withdrawn. mr. mcconnell: i yield the floor. mr. reed: mr. president, i would like to make some brief remarks with respect to the reed amendment that is pending on a vote. senator mikulski would like to also. i note the chairman is here, but i would ask unanimous consent that when i finish my brief remarks that senator mikulski be recognized. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reed: thank you, mr. president. we've had a very extensive and very thoughtful debate about the underlying amendment by senator mccain to increase o.c.o. spending by $18 billion, strictly for department of defense operations and functions. and those are very critical and very important. but there's been two principles that we have followed over the last several years when it comes to trying to at least push back the effects of sequestration. and those principles have been that the security of the united states is significantly affected by the department of defense operations but not exclusively. indeed, there are man

mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. ell: president obama's approach to national security policy began with unworkable ideas on the campaign trail and has been marked by some consistent themes, like inflexible commitments to drawing down our conventional military posture if across the globe, like an excessive reliance on international organizations, like a tendency toward the use of special operations forces to train and equip units in other countries. so what do we see as we look back now at the twilight of his presidency? we see increased instability in places like iraq, afghanistan and yemen. we've seen the evolution of al qaeda in iraq into isil and its expansion into libya, syria, and the sinai. in just a few short months the next commander in chief regardless of party will be faced with the consequences of the president's failed foreign policy and will need to adapt an insufficient defense modernization program to tackle both the challenges posed by terrorism and by adversaries like china, russia, and iran. this is

mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senate majority leader. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: over the weekend, the world learned the sad news of the passing of muhammad ali. he was one of the preeminent athletes of the 20th century. his story was an american story, one that toughed people in every corner of the world. it is one that began in my hometown of louisville. louisville is where he grew up, where he fought his first professional fight and where the center stands today. it as legacy to his life story. it is where mourners now lay flowers in his memory. as people around the world honor the greatest, the spotlight shines bright upon his hometown. i wish go to again add my condolences as well. i wish to again recognize the legend from louisville who was more than just a boxer. he was an icon known for grace on his feet and power in his fists inside the ring, and a great exuberance for life outside it. now, on the mea

mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the leader. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that a time to be determined by the majority leader in consultation with the democratic leader, the senate proceed to executive session to consider individually either of the following nominations. calendar number 357 and 358, that there be 30 minutes for debate only on each nomination equally divided in the usual form, that upon the use or yielding back of time on the respective nominations, the senate proceed to vote without intervening action or debate on the nomination. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the senate be in a period of monk business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the consideration of s. res. 507 submi

mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader of the senate. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the senate be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nomination, calendar number 487 only, with no other executive business in order. the presiding officer: without objection. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: nomination, department of defense, jennifer m. o'connor of maryland to be general counsel. mr. mcconnell: i know of no further debate on the nomination. the presiding officer: hearing no further debate, all those in favor say aye. those opposed. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the nomination is confirmed. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent the motion to reconsider be consider

mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. cconnell: i ask consent that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding rule 22, there be five hours of time equally divided between the two leaders or their designees. further, that senator menendez or his designee be recognized to make a motion to table a motion to concur with amendment number 4865, and that senator sanders or his designee be recognized to make a budget point of order, and that senator mcconnell or his designee be recognized to make a motion to waive the point of order. further, that following the use or yielding back of the five hours of debate, the senate vote on the motions in the order listed. finally, that if a motion to table is not successful, then following disposition of the motion to waive, the remaining postcloture time be yielded back, the motion to concur with the amendment be withdrawn and the senate vote on the mot

mr. mcconnell: mr. president, reserving the right to object, so our colleagues are not confused, looking at the bush years to today and the obama years to today, apples and apples, president obama has had 327 judges confirmed. president bush had 304. president obama has not been treated unfairly. i object. ms. warren: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from massachusetts. ms. warren: right this minute, right here on the floor of the senate, we face one of those issues of great national significance that the majority leader wrote about in "the wall street journal." it is an exploding number of judicial vacancies. "the washington post" recently reported, and i want to quote, of 673 u.s. district court judgeships, 67 or 10% are v.a. capital under president obama. nearly twice as many as at this point of george w. bush's presidency, and 50% higher than at this time under bill clinton or george h.w. bush. the number of federally designated district court judicial emergencies where seats carry

mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: i understand there are two bills at the desk due a second reading. the presiding officer: the presiding officer: the clerk will read the titles of the bill for the second time. the clerk: h.r. 5447, an act to provide an exception for certain group health plan requirements and so forth. h.r. 5456, an act to amend parts b and e of title 4 of the social security act, and so forth and for other purposes. mr. mcconnell: in order to place the bills on the calendar number under the provisions of rule 14 i would object to further proceeding en bloc. the presiding officer: objection has been heard, the bill has been placed on the calendar. mr. mcconnell: mr. president, combatting the spread of zika virus has been a priority for both parties, so republicans and democrats delivered -- deliberated and forged a compromise in committee. senators debated that $1.1 billion compromise out here on the floor and voted to pass it. ever

mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senate majority leader. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the senate be in a period of debate only until noon today. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: over the past few months terrorists inspired or directed by isil have committed mass murder in brussels, in california, and in france. when isil issued a call for lone wolf attacks against the west during ramadan, its followers heard the call. this week just out paris more innocent lives were ended brutally by a terrorist who broadcast news of the attack over the internet. this week in orlando, americans were targeted deliberately and taken forever from their families by terrorists isil has claimed is one of the soldiers of the caliphate. it's clear from his behavior that this was not a random act of violence. this was a calculated, a calculated act of terror. as c.i.a. director john brennan testified this morning before the senate select committee on intelligence, islamic state militants are -- quote -- "training and attempting to deplo

mr. mcconnell: mr. president, we learned yesterday that our allies in jordan were victims of a terrorist attack. the vehicle-borne i.e.d. killed jordanian soldiers and police officers, and although isil is not taking credit for the attacks, the tactics were certainly similar to those frequently employed by isil. last week the terrorists that isil called a soldier of the caliphate took 49 lives as he proudly proclaimed his allegiance to that group. days later the c.i.a. director delivered a sobering analysis of isil's strength and capabilities. our efforts have not reduced the group's terrorism capability and global reach, he said. as we have seen in orlando, san bernardino, and elsewhere, isil is attempted to inspire attacks by sympathizers and is training and attempting to deploy operatives for further attacks. these are the facts, facts that the director of central intelligence did not deliver lightly. they're certainly worrying. they remind us this vile, hate-filled terrorist group is going to keep b

mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: i enter a motion to reconsider the vote. the presiding officer: the motion is entered. a senator: mr. president? i note the absence. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from ohio. a senator: mr. president, i rise today to talk about the heroin and -- the presiding officer: the senate is in a quorum call. a senator: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. portman: mr. president, i rise today to talk about the heroin and prescription drug epidemic that is tearing families apart and devastating communities in every single one of the states represented here in this chamber, and i rise today for the tenth time since this body, the senate passed cara, the comprehensive addiction and recovery act by a vote of 94-1. it took us two and a half weeks on the floor to get that done. it took three years of work to p

mr. mcconnell: mr. president, before the senate from ohio leaves the floor, i had an opportunity to listen to his tribute to our former colleague, senator voinovich. and he was indeed a stunningly successful public servant -- i mean, just thinking about any republican getting elected mayor of cleveland is -- it's hard to imagine such a thing. and then to be so extraordinarily successful at every step in his career. i was privileged to get to know him when he came to the senate. you knew him a lot longer than i did. but i just wanted on behalf of all of us who served with george to thank you for an extraordinary tribute to his outstanding life. mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the senate be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of s. res. 494 submitted earlier today. the presiding officer: the clerk will rep

mr. mcconnell: madam president in. the presiding officer: the -- the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: the terrorist attack in orlando continues to horrify our country much the f.b.i. and our intelligence community will determine whether that terrorist was in direct contact with isil or inspired by isil. either way, this much we know already: isil is a disgusting group that crucifies children, enslaves women, and throws gay men to their death from rooftops. it is determined to continue exporting its signature brand of inhumanity to our country. the principal way we can prevent isil-inspired or directed attacks is to defeat isil. the president has led a campaign intended to contain isil, which has been insufficient to prevent the attacks in paris or brussels or inspired attacks such as in san bernardino. we need to do what we can to fight back now to prevent more hardbreak like we saw this -- heartbreak like we saw this weekend. that means, for instance, better preparing this administration and the next one, regardless of party, to deal with threats like isil, and we can do so

mr. mcconnell -- >> the senate set to vote this evening on legislation aimed at keeping guns out of the hands of terrorists. democrats have a proposal to stop people from buying guns if they're on the no fly list or terrorist watch list as well as expanded backgrounds checks for firearm sales made on line and at gun shows. >> mrs. compelling evidence, not necessarily probable cause, but reasonable suggestion pigs, that this could be a terrorist threat, they can deny the weapons. >> but republicans wore that i people could wrongly ends up on these lists, their plan, sponsors by senator john cornan would require the fbi get court order to stop the sale of gun to proposed terrorist, proposal being backed by the national rifle association. >> it provides due process for the good people, and it gives law enforcement the ability where they can conduct these investigations and it won't blow what they're doing. >> but the nrs a big reason why none of the proposals up for vote today are expected to pass. the group tweeted alert last week, urging its members to contact lawmakers, and express opposition

mr. mcconnell, looking at this and saying this nominee is likely to win. and i would rather get on record early, not late and des the pratt, that there is a future for this party that has to rally around the trump train, not through it. >> i think to your point, right now, even though hillary clinton has a if you jut look at the top line. that's not delve into the. i have to be mind my nominee, that's basically what pail ryan said. he said despite the fact that this is the definition of race ifl, he's still better on tax policy than hillary clinton is going to be. if she gets the bounce, i think you might see a couple more republicans who the may be more likely to say now is the time for me to get on record to see i want to help our down ballot candidates. >> i think, liz, you self-identify as a geek, right? >> i do. >> carrie and liz, thank you both for staying up late with us. josh, you stay, so we'll keep on keeping up. coming up, hypothetic to talk gary. stay with us. >>> good evening and good morning to you. we are back live with our special election

mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: yesterday the justice department released a transcript of the orlando terrorist 911 call in which he claimed responsibility for the attack and declared his loyalty to isil. what's your name, the operator said. my name, he said, is i pledge allegiance to abu baku al-baghdadi of the islamic state. it was 2:30 a.m., a half-hour into his terrorist attack. the terrorist would soon meet his end at the hands of law enforcement and first responders would make their way through the aftermath of the isil-inspired hatred and the deafening hum of unanswered cell phones crescendos around them. the c.i.a. director called this an open attack on what defines us as a nation and the report he delivered to congress last week was sobering. here's what seems clear to me. it seems clear that this vile, hateful terrorist organization is going to keep bringing tragedies to our doorsteps until we defeat isil, where it actually trains, operates and prepares for attacks. places like iraq and syria. it

mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. cconnell: we all agree that the zika virus is a real threat and needs to be addressed. republicans and democrats worked together to pass a bill here in the senate to provide funding and resources. the house passed its own version. we're now ready to go to conference and complete a final bill. i'll have more to say on that soon, but i appreciate the hard work of members on both sides of the aisle in crafting the senate's response. now, mr. president, on another matter, after months of hard work and collaboration between both chambers, last night we were able to pass the first major environmental reform bill in two decades. i know bonnie lautenberg has waited for this day for a very long time. the lautenberg act bears her husband's name and will go a long way toward modernizing our nation's chemical regulations. it will look out for regulation, enhance transparency, help support manufacturing and our economy. it is good legislation that languished for year until the new senate majority m

mr. mcconnell: madam mr. mcconnell: madam >> above this capital the american flag flies at half staff a symbol of national solidarity for families left behind plunged into despair. -- isis claims he is one of the soldiers of the caliphate. isi working to establish if this was directed or inspired by isis. either way i will call him what he really is, a coward. a murderer.ise who claimed allegiance that crucifies children and the heads women. suffering to spread fear and sufferingumay and yet even admits in the midst he could not destroy the common bond of community. every act of compassionesponse every word of response to the accrual etiology a reminder of who we are as americans. let us recognize each act of heroism and then end women you rush toward danger to put their lives on the line for victims they never meant local law enforcement willme continue working with the fbi to determine the exactct nature of this crime. inspire finding out more details. >> weather in communication with isil are followingl's t

mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: the terrorist attack that claimed 49 innocent victims in orlando left families broken and our country shaken. it was a deliberately targeted attack inspired by a hateful ideology of isil, and it tragically reminded us of the continued direct and isil-inspired attacks right here in our country. we know that the way to prevent more of these terrorist attacks is to actually defeat isil where it trains, operates and prepares for attacks like in iraq and syria. the president at least appeared to recognize that this weekend when he said that we are and we will keep doing everything in our power to stop these kinds of attacks and to ultimately destroy isil. but as the nation just learned from c.i.a. director john brennan, isil remains a formidable, resilient and largely cohesive enemy. our efforts thus far have not reduced the group's terrorism capability and global reach. this is brennan. and isil is training and attempting to deploy operatives for further attacks in the west. it'

mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: seven months ago isil terrorists massacred 130 civilians across the city of paris. six months ago, isil supporters murdered more than a dozen americans at a holiday party in san bernardino. three months ago isil bombings killed and maimed indiscriminately in the heart of europe. and then last month isil spokesmen issued a chilling declaration of war against the western world. he called for attacks. specifically, lone wolf attacks, throughout the month of ram dan in europe and the united states. get prepared to make it a month of calamity for the nonbelievers, he said. on sunday, a terrorist claiming allegiance to isil took 49 -- 49 -- american lives. the next day, an isil supporter in france murdered two people, including an yofe -- an off-duty police officer. we hope to learn more about the orlando terrorist attack and the depth of that particular terrorist's involvement with isil when senators are briefed later today by the f.b.i. director and the homeland security secreta

mr. mcconnell: madam president in. the presiding officer: the -- the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: the terrorist attack in orlando continues to horrify our country much the f.b.i. and our intelligence community will determine whether that terrorist was in direct contact with isil or inspired by isil. either way, this much we know already: isil is a disgusting group that crucifies children, enslaves women, and throws gay men to their death from rooftops. it is determined to continue exporting its signature brand of inhumanity to our country. the principal way we can prevent isil-inspired or directed attacks is to defeat isil. the president has led a campaign intended to contain isil, which has been insufficient to prevent the attacks in paris or brussels or inspired attacks such as in san bernardino. we need to do what we can to fight back now to prevent more hardbreak like we saw this -- heartbreak like we saw this weekend. that means, for instance, better preparing this administration and the next one, regardless of party, to deal with threats like isil, and we can do so

mr. mcconnell. the senator from utah mr. hatch. the senator from missouri, mr. blunt.rom wyoming, mr. barassy. the senator from mississippi, mr. wicker. the senator from tennessee, mr. corker. the senator from ohio, mr. portman. the senator from illinois, mr. durbin, the senator from washington, miss murry. the senator from michigan, ms. stabenow, the senator from minnesota, miss klobuchar. the senator from maryland, mr. ardin. the speaker: the members of the escort committee will exit the chamber through the lobby doors. >> mr. speaker, the acting dean of the diplomatic corps. >> mr. speaker, the president's cabinet. sergeant at arms: mr. speaker, the prime minister of the republic of india. -- e minister modi: the speaker: members of congress, i have the high privilege and the distinct honor in presenting to you his excellency, narendra modi, prime minister of the republic f india. prime minister modi: mr. speaker, mr. vice president, distinguished members of the u.s. congress, ladies and gentlemen, i am deeply honored the invitation to address this joint meeting of

mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: yesterday our nato ally turkey suffered a devastating terror attack at istanbul's main airport that quickly brought to mind isil's attack in brussels earlier this year. we do not yet know if this attack was launched by isil or the p.k.k., but we do know that our intelligence community will do all it can to help the turks combat terrorism and defeat this threat. as c.i.a. director john brenner reminded us all earlier this month, despite all of our progress against isil on the battlefield and in the financial realm, our efforts have not reduced the group's terrorist capability and its global reach. in recent days, turkey has taken diplomatic steps to improve bilateral relations with russia and israel, and now the united states must extend our hand to our nato partners and ensure them that we will stand with them in the face of this attack and work together to defeat isil. now, mr. president, on another matter, let me read you some headlines. senate democrats blocked zika agree

mr. mcconnell: he does not know a lot about the issues. that in the debates in which he has participated. it is why i have argued to him publicly and privately that he should use a script more often -- i have argued to him that publicly and privately that he should use a script more often. there is nothing wrong with prepared text. mark: he also says trump's attacks on ethnic groups and other republican needs to end. he would not rule out rescinding his supports of trump. david coke one of the biggest , backers of the 2012 republican national convention, will not support the party's that -- next gathering in july, were donald trump is expected to be named the party nominee. david koch, nor his brother, will contribute to the rnc committee this year. a wall street veteran has been elected president of peru. ballot counting ended a few the closest election in peru's history. the former finance minister had a little more than 50% of the vote, .2 percent more than it he -- than his opponent. his opponent conceded the election. the election off

mr. mcconnell have been saying things less than flattering as is ryan and now he brought tax to it. when a presidential speaks the media has the respondibility to report on it. this is a story that was simmering and that the media was cover asking now donald trump has said it allows us to focus on it which is not helping donald trump. so his lack of discipline is hurting his message. >> and now kelly, the conservative media, weekly standards is in an "i today you so," and he has no cheering section. >> there was one positive editorial about his respond to orlando and how hillary clinton's policies basically are to blame for --. >> saying they should deny donald trump the nomination. >> that was acknowledged in an editorial so some that are anti-trump are seeing republicans are better leaders on terrorism but there is the donald trump movement that will be hounded by the froze give their pend on donald trump. >> you can join the conversation on twitter or mail us at "media buzz" and when we come back the challenge of reporting from orlando on a heart wrenching tragedy and anderson co

mr. mcconnell: here's where we are, mr. president. we have a public health crisis descending on our country. we've been talking about this for three months. the administration, the c.d.c. r-- all involved said we need to get this zika funding bill done before the 4th of july. before the 4th of july. this conference report, which was just prevented from passage, has exactly the same funding level that every single democrat voted for when it left the senate -- exactly the same funding level. we know that if we don't get this job done, we won't have a vaccine within a year and a half, and in the short term, we've been told that the single most effective thing we can do is kill as many mosquitoes as possible as fast as possible right here in the united states in the southern part of our country. and so here we are in an utterly absurd position, playing political games, as this public health crisis mounts here in our country. pregnant women all across america are looking at this with dismay, utter dismay. as we sit here in a partisan gridl

mr. latform?p mcconnell will be the republican platform, pretty much similar to the one we had before. i think you are right, jake. we want some very important victory in our effort to try to make it clear to the american the democratic party stands with the middle class comes stands with working families, and is prepared to take on wall street and the big money interests, but we lost some very important fights. we are going to take that fight to orlando, where the entire andittee meet in two weeks, we will certainly take a to the floor of the democratic convention, and that is what did discussion in st. louis not include, as you indicated, the need to deal in a very strong way with the crisis of climate change. we need a tax on carbon. we need to end fracking. we need to be very, very clear that the minimum wage must be raised to $15 an hour. in my view, we need a medicare single-payer program, so we have made some good games, and i want to thank all of the people who participated in the process. we have mo

mr. mcconnell: the terrorist attack that claimed 49 innocent victims in orlando left families broken and our country shaken. it was a deliberately targeted attack inspired by a hateful ideology of isil, and it tragically reminded us of the continued direct and isil-inspired attacks right here in our country. we know that the way to prevent more of these terrorist attacks is to actually defeat isil where it trains, operates and prepares for attacks like in iraq and syria. the president at least appeared to recognize that this weekend when he said that we are and we will keep doing everything in our power to stop these kinds of attacks and to ultimately destroy isil. but as the nation just learned from c.i.a. director john brennan, isil remains a formidable, resilient and largely cohesive enemy. our efforts thus far have not reduced the group's terrorism capability and global reach. this is brennan. and isil is training and attempting to deploy operatives for further attacks in the west. it's evident that the president's campaign to contain isil has not been sufficient to defeat this group

mr. mcconnell: mr.president, the national defense authorization act before us is important for our troops, it's important for wounded warriors and veterans, and it's important for national security. one way it will help keep americans safe is by renewing clear prohibitions on president obama's ability to move dangerous kwadangerous guantanas inure country. or release them town stable regions like libya, yemen, and somalia. our country faces the most diverse and complex array of crises since world war ii, as henry kissinger last year. but president obama nevertheless seems focused on pursuing a stale campaign pledge from 2008. the president would spend his remaining months in office working to defeat isil. he should work with us to prepare the next administration for the threats that he's going to leave behind. he should not waste another minute on his myopic guantanamo crusade. just about every detainee that could feasibly be released from the secure detention facility has already been released. some ha

mr. mcconnell: here's where we are, mr. president. we have a public health crisis we have a public health crisis >> mr. president. this with a public health crisis c.d. descending on our country. we have been talking about this for three months the administration that we have to get this funding bill done before the fourth of july. before the fourth of july. this conference report that was just prevented from passing that every single democrat voted for we know that if we don't get this job done to have a vaccine within a year and a half and in the short term we're told the most single effective thing we could do is kill as many as possible so here we are in an utterly absurd this position a plan of political games as a public health crisis mounts here in our country. pregnant women all across america are looking at this parn with utter dismay. so as we sit here with partisan gridlock manufactured by the other side with the issues that is hard for the general public to understand to refuse to pass the funds needed to the address publi

on meet the press, mitch mcconnell opposed mr. p's remarks but repeatedly refused to say whether they were racist. >> he said he cannot be impartial because he is hispanic. is that not racist? mitch mcconnell: i cannot disagree more. >> is it a racist statement? mitch mcconnell: i could not disagree more. >> ok, but do you think it is a racist statement? i don't agreel: with what he has t to say.y. this i is a man born in indiana. all of us came here from somewhere else. >> meanwhile in texas, rerepublican attororney generaln paxtonon has moved to silence a former official who said he was ordered to drop a fraud investigation into trump university for political reasons. former deputy chief of consumer protection john owens told the associated press he had built a solid case against trump for scamming millions from students, but was told to drop the probe in a highly unusual move. the texas attorney general's office issued a cease and desist letter to owens after he released a 14-page summary of the case against trump. an npr photog

mcconnell for the way he answered that. all he did was create this idea of encouraging reporters to ask this comment, is mr. trump racist? ll handled it well and say let's deal with this in private. but what i was surprised is hillary clinton didn't get anything. she should have had the best week ever and see a great bump in the polls. she remained absolutely the same with those folks that donald trump lost going in the i don't know category. those are folks mr. trump can win back. >> i can just address something about the two groups they're speaking to? let's be clear. you're right, there's a huge difference. the faith and family coalition doesn't even represent a majority of evangelicals anymore. let's bear in mind. 60% of my lillennial evangelica support same-sex marriage and planned parenthood is supported by a majority of men and women who support a woman's right to choose in this country. huge difference, scottie. >> i want to jump in on that last comment about mitch mcconnell because he's come in with something more as of late. ben, i just want to get you to weigh in on this if you can and get comments on the scree

senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and bob corker said they disagree with mr. trump's view. he argues that the judge should not preside over a lawsuit against trump university because the judge's mexican heritage coupled with trump's immigration policies could lead to a bias decision. he discussed the dispute on face the nation. >> my question is if it were a muslim judge, would you also feel like they wouldn't be able to treat you fairly because of that policy? >> it's possible. yes. it would be possible. absolutely. >> isn't there a tradition in america that we don't judge people where their parents came from? >> i'm talking about common sense. >> another prominent republican newt gingrich said today that donald trump's comments are, quote, inexcusable. >>> the warriors game now underway. they're taking on the cleveland cavaliers in game 2 of the championship finals. the games are certainly the hottest tickets in town right now. at last check before the game, nose bleed tickets were going for $430 on stubhub. but fans say they're willing to pay up to watch their team take

mr. trump is talked about? he says he doesn't want to touch social security and medicaid. mcconnell: is my understanding it will be a traditional republican platform not all that different from the woman had four years ago. george: it will not be mr. charles platform? i don'tconnell: expected to differ that much from the platform we had four years ago. >> are you ready to declare victory, embrace the platform and endorse hillary clinton is the nominee? senator sanders: i think you captured it. what happened in st. louis the other day. we won some important victories in our effort did make it clear to the megan people that the democratic party stands with the middle class, stands with working families, and is prepared to take on wall street and the big money interests. but we lost some important fights. we will take the fight orlando with the entire committee meeting in two weeks. we willn't succeed, take it to the floor of the democratic convention. and that is what this discussion in st. louis did not include, as you indicated. the need to deal and a strong way with the crisis of c

he's committed to keep mitch mcconnell and paul ryan in their positions. a signal that mr. trump will cooperate with republican leaders. , emergency workers are evacuating houseboats after the river overflowed its banks and flooded towns across the country. in some areas, the floods are the worst in a century and waters are expected to keep rising. delays at the french open and the forced evacuation of two prisons. global news 24 hours a day, powered by our 2400 journalists in more than 150 news bureaus around the world. i am mark crumpton. david: coming up later this hour, china's influence on commodities. sachsurrie of goldman tells us how china could set a downward pace for commodities in the next year. shery: arranged today on insider trading charges. how call for phil mickelson escaped prosecution. david: another look at today's trade on the s&p 500. more "bloomberg markets" coming up on bloomberg television. ♪ david: this is "bloomberg markets." shery: more breaking news on the ucla shooting. mark: according to the lapd twitter feed, two people are now confirmed dead

when you see like guys like mip mcconnell and newt jumping around playing mr.s wrong with trump. >> we have to put this in the context of where we are. we have this extraordinary call this afternoon that trump has with his own supporters telling them to defend me but attack the journalist who's may be questioning these comments as possibly racially motivated. >> racially motivated. what does that mean? >> well, it's -- it's very hard to parse the language of what he means. >> all the people we listed on this program as having a problem with him in the republican party are caucasian. and they're attacking him. they're attack another -- okay. whatever. >> one hispanic. >> it's not like it's -- i don't get the word racist and how it applies to people who criticize him. >> you may know the irish saying, when everyone says you are drunk, you better sit down. and that is so applicable here. the only question -- two questions, will there be a mutiny? if there is, does it spread or does we have him overboard? there were three people on this call, the attorney general o

george has a one on one with the senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, who has made tough comments about mr. trump. and as you just mentioned, results of a new poll showing trump's support slipping. it's coming insoon, right here on abc. thank you, again. appreciate it. >>> we want to turn to ron for the other top stories this morning. good morning. >> hey, good morning to you. you forgot to say it's a big show for george today. >> it's a big show. >> thank you, ron. >> always a big show. >> someone is looking out for you. it's not us. >> it is a big show with george this morning. >> ron is always on my case. always on my case. give us the news, man. >> we'll get to it. >>> breaking news from iraq. a senior iraqi commander saying the city of fallujah has been fully liberated from isis fighters. iraqi troops backed by u.s.-led coalition air strikes have been fighting to get control of that city for the last month. >>> al shabab is claiming responsibility for an attack on a hotel in somalia. witnesses say a suicide bomber detonated a car at a gate. gunmen fought their way inside shooting peop

mr. trump: we are going to build the wall, folks. don't even think about it. you saw -- i have a lot of endorsements and paul ryan just endorsed me and mitch mcconnell, but we haveremendous support. when you think that in the history of our party, more votes than anybody that has ever done this before. think of it. more than dwight eisenhower. i mean he won the second world war, more than ronald reagan who we all love, more than anybody and we have a lot of endorsements and very popular within the party and polls are coming out showing we are doing well and winning. the fox poll came out a few days are winning by three points. we are beating hillary. [applause] mr. trump: did you see that phony speech she made yesterday. and people think, oh, did she speak well. she has a teleprompter here and there. do you notice, donald trump is a bad man. donald trump has a bad tone. we need a tough tone in this country. we don't need this kind of stuff anymore. she said, i don't like the tone of donald trump, that was a while ago. she said i don't like his tone. and i'm saying to myself, they are chopping off people's heads and killing us at the border. our country's a mess.