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mr. president. mr. president, i rise today to point out that we are only 12 days from the end of the fiscal year, and to call upon the majority leader to bring the appropriations bills to the senate floor. we have wasted the last two we weeks. we have spent time voting on issues that were not nearly as time sensitive. by the end of july, the senate appropriations committee had held hearings on, thoroughly considered at full committee mark-ups, and reported for consideration by the full senate 11 of the 12 appropriations bills, roughly 96% of the discretionary funding permitted by the caps. all of the bills, all of them, received strong bipartisan support. we advanced six of the bills unani unanimously. unanimous support for any bill in today's senate is no small feat, and a testament to the hard work and seriousness of our committee members on both sides of the aisle, led by our chairman -- our chair, the senior senator from washington. but what has happened after the committee reported its bills? nothin
mr. president. mr. president, i rise today to point out that we are only 12 days from the end of the fiscal year, and to call upon the majority leader to bring the appropriations bills to the senate floor. we have wasted the last two we weeks. we have spent time voting on issues that were not nearly as time sensitive. by the end of july, the senate appropriations committee had held hearings on, thoroughly considered at full committee mark-ups, and reported for consideration by the full senate...
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mr. president? mr. president, i just want to thank the distinguish ranking member of the senate armed services committee for his extraordinary leadership. he has chartered aur future for defense standing that recognizes the extraordinary threat that we facece and it has been a real honor to work with him. i would now yield to the senator from alabama. mr. president? >> the center from alabama. >> thank you very much big today i rise to discuss something that is extremely disturbing. the fact that we have less than two weeks before the end of the fiscal year. and yet we have not put any of our appropriation bills on the floor. we, is not the appropriation committee, that is actually right on majority leader chuck schumer. he decides what comes to the floor. he decides when we do it. and yet he has not prioritized our men and women in uniform. i think today that's exactly what we should be doing. he would conjure up another showboat like we saw yesterday but another part of the nominee on the floor. i want
mr. president? mr. president, i just want to thank the distinguish ranking member of the senate armed services committee for his extraordinary leadership. he has chartered aur future for defense standing that recognizes the extraordinary threat that we facece and it has been a real honor to work with him. i would now yield to the senator from alabama. mr. president? >> the center from alabama. >> thank you very much big today i rise to discuss something that is extremely disturbing....
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mr. president. i object. the presiding officer: objection is heard. mr. cruz: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from texas. mr. cruz: so i would note there is one reason and one reason only that the senate has not passed 100-0 a clear, unequivocal federal protection of ivf. because senate democrats cynically chose to object. now the senator from washington raised all sorts of issues that are frankly red herrings. the issues she raised are current state law in multiple states, including louisiana, including missouri, including georgia. and yet, ivf is fully protected and available in those states. senator britt and i very consciously focus this bill on issues that could command bipartisan agreement. there is not a word in this bill that any senator, democrat or republican, disagrees with. understand why the democrats are objecting. the democrats are objecting because they do not want to protect ivf in federal statute. it is cynical because we are 49 days away from election day, and they intend to try to scare voters in elections across the country by misleading
mr. president. i object. the presiding officer: objection is heard. mr. cruz: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from texas. mr. cruz: so i would note there is one reason and one reason only that the senate has not passed 100-0 a clear, unequivocal federal protection of ivf. because senate democrats cynically chose to object. now the senator from washington raised all sorts of issues that are frankly red herrings. the issues she raised are current state law in multiple states,...
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mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from alabama. mrs. ask unanimous consent to sus penalty the quorum call. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. britt: thank you. mr. president, it is always an honor to represent my great state, to stand and speak in front of my colleagues before the american people. but today is particularly special for me, as my parents are here in the gallery. and i rise today with great concerns for our country, as a parent myself. as a mom of two, i know firsthand the struggles that parents face with raising their children. you add doing that and this digital age and obstacles and challenges become that much more great. our country is in the throes of a mental health crisis, and don't just take my word for it. just look at the data. 20% of americans between the ages of 12 and 17 experienced at least one major depressive episode in 2021. when looking at just girls, that number then increases to 29%. this crisis, and crisis doesn't even really feel strong enough when we're talking about rates this high, is a
mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from alabama. mrs. ask unanimous consent to sus penalty the quorum call. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. britt: thank you. mr. president, it is always an honor to represent my great state, to stand and speak in front of my colleagues before the american people. but today is particularly special for me, as my parents are here in the gallery. and i rise today with great concerns for our country, as a parent myself. as a mom of two,...
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mr. president, yield the floor. >> thanks. >> mr. president once again attempted to move forward on the right to ivf act on republicans once again got this. it is infuriating republicans and tried to claim the right to ivf is not under attack. but, it was republicans own votes that killed this bill. it was the republicans own efforts to overturn roe v wade and champion which treated embryo like a living breathingry person that caused the chaos and uncertainty aren't ivf access. ivf canceled earlier this year. jeopardizing women's hope of growing their families left thousandsof dollars to most pats spent i had of treatment. despite the hard lesson to thise day there is still widespread republican support for fetal personhood bills. to this day republicans own bill to supposedly protect ivf, they say nothing about fetal personhood and do nothing to make sure parents can dispose of unused embryos. now, democrats came forward with the bill that would protect ivf. our built the right to ivf act protects the right to ivf nationally. f it lo
mr. president, yield the floor. >> thanks. >> mr. president once again attempted to move forward on the right to ivf act on republicans once again got this. it is infuriating republicans and tried to claim the right to ivf is not under attack. but, it was republicans own votes that killed this bill. it was the republicans own efforts to overturn roe v wade and champion which treated embryo like a living breathingry person that caused the chaos and uncertainty aren't ivf access. ivf...
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mr. president? mr. president, i just want to thank the distinguished ranking member of the senate armed services committee for his extruder leadership. he has charted a future or defense spending that recognizes externally threat that we face. it has been a real honor to work with him. i would now yield to the senator from alabama. >> mr. president? what's a senator from alabama. >> thank you very much. today i rise to discuss something that is extremely disturbing. the fact we have less than two weeks before the end of the fiscal year and yet we have not put any of our preparation bills on the floor. by week, we stopped the appropriations committee that's actually right on majority leader chuck schumer. he decides what comes to the floor that he decides when we do it and yet he has not prioritized our men and women in uniform. i think today that is exactly what we should be doing. but instead i am sure he'll either conjure up a new showboat like we saw yesterday or put another partisan nominee on the fl
mr. president? mr. president, i just want to thank the distinguished ranking member of the senate armed services committee for his extruder leadership. he has charted a future or defense spending that recognizes externally threat that we face. it has been a real honor to work with him. i would now yield to the senator from alabama. >> mr. president? what's a senator from alabama. >> thank you very much. today i rise to discuss something that is extremely disturbing. the fact we have...
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mr. president. mr. wicker: mr. president. iffer officer the senator from mississippi. -- the presiding officer: the senator from mississippi. mr. wicker: thank you, mr. president. i want to join my clarkes both democrat and -- i want to join my colleagues, both democrat and republican, in expressing regret that we don't have the important national security business of this congress before the senate right now. and, clearly, it's important to do a nomination and confirmation every few days. and the election is approaching and, of course, there's some show votes, and i think probably my side of the aisle has engaged in that sort of thing in years past. but it is such a shame that we face this access -- axis of aggressors likeve never faced in 50 years, and every national security official, whether a retired four-star or someone who's no longer in service but giving us good advice, they come before us and they say, we have never had such a threat from china, from russia, which is engaged in a shooting war right now, having invad
mr. president. mr. wicker: mr. president. iffer officer the senator from mississippi. -- the presiding officer: the senator from mississippi. mr. wicker: thank you, mr. president. i want to join my clarkes both democrat and -- i want to join my colleagues, both democrat and republican, in expressing regret that we don't have the important national security business of this congress before the senate right now. and, clearly, it's important to do a nomination and confirmation every few days. and...
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mr. president. i object. the presiding officer: objection is heard. mr. cruz: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from texas. mr. cruz: so i would note there is one reason and one reason only that the senate has not passed 100-0 a clear, unequivocal federal protection of ivf. because senate democrats cynically chose to object. now the senator from washington raised all sorts of issues that are frankly red herrings. the issues she raised are current state law in multiple states, including louisiana, including missouri, including georgia. and yet, ivf is fully protected and available in those states. senator britt and i very consciously focus this bill on issues that could command bipartisan agreement. there is not a word in this bill that any senator, democrat or republican, disagrees with. understand why the democrats are objecting. the democrats are objecting because they do not want to protect ivf in federal statute. it is cynical because we are 49 days away from election day, and they intend to try to scare voters in elections across the country by misleading
mr. president. i object. the presiding officer: objection is heard. mr. cruz: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from texas. mr. cruz: so i would note there is one reason and one reason only that the senate has not passed 100-0 a clear, unequivocal federal protection of ivf. because senate democrats cynically chose to object. now the senator from washington raised all sorts of issues that are frankly red herrings. the issues she raised are current state law in multiple states,...
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mr. president, yield. the floor. >> thanks. >> mr. president once again attempted to move forward on the right to ivf act on republicans once again got this.
mr. president, yield. the floor. >> thanks. >> mr. president once again attempted to move forward on the right to ivf act on republicans once again got this.
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translation: mr president, lebanon is — translation: mr president, lebanon is currently - translationurrently enduring translation: mr president, | lebanon is currently enduring a crisis which is threatening its very existence. the future of our people and our prosperity are imperilled. this is a situation that requires international intervention on an urgent basis before the situation spirals out of control. with a domino effect. making this crisis impossible to contain. just as it will be impossible to extinguish the flames of this crisis, which will transform into a black hole that will engulf regional international peace and security. the crisis in lebanon threatens the entire middle east with the worst if the situation remains as it currently is. mr president, we welcome the declaration delivered yesterday by the united states and france, and supported by a number of friendly states, offering the possibility of long—term calm, helping to ensure the restoration of stability along the border as well as the return of displaced persons. furthermore, we demand that all possible measur
translation: mr president, lebanon is — translation: mr president, lebanon is currently - translationurrently enduring translation: mr president, | lebanon is currently enduring a crisis which is threatening its very existence. the future of our people and our prosperity are imperilled. this is a situation that requires international intervention on an urgent basis before the situation spirals out of control. with a domino effect. making this crisis impossible to contain. just as it will be...
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mr. president. pres. biden: god love you. really, god love your wife. anyway, fire away. >> once again, why don't you share with us your birmingham story? >> we are very, very thankful to you, mr. president, and your entire administration. you have allowed us as a city and government to truly focus on putting people first. the last four years, as you stated, there has been an upswing. for us, wages, income, and employment have been on the rise in birmingham. the average income has increased by more than 10,000, and we've exceeded pre-pandemic employment by 17,000 jobs. birmingham has seen job creation. we are seeing growth in innovative industries and opportunities. i can say without a doubt that that is directly related to the biden administration, your investment and support. we are also tracking along national trends as it relates to small business growth and expansion. we have even created an office of business diversity and opportunity, to be focused on minority and women-owned businesses. thank you
mr. president. pres. biden: god love you. really, god love your wife. anyway, fire away. >> once again, why don't you share with us your birmingham story? >> we are very, very thankful to you, mr. president, and your entire administration. you have allowed us as a city and government to truly focus on putting people first. the last four years, as you stated, there has been an upswing. for us, wages, income, and employment have been on the rise in birmingham. the average income has...
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mr. president, yield. the floor. >> thanks. >> mr. president once again attempted to move forward on the right to ivf act on republicans once again got this. it is infuriating republicans and tried to claim the right to ivf is not under attack. but, it was republicans own votes that killed this bill. it was the republicans own efforts to overturn roe v wade and champion which treated embryo like a living breathingry person that caused the chaos and uncertainty aren't ivf access. ivf canceled earlier this year. jeopardizing women's hope of growing their families left thousandsof dollars to most pats spent i had of treatment. despite the hard lesson to thise day there is still widespread republican support for fetal personhood bills. to this day republicans own bill to supposedly protect ivf, they say nothing about fetal personhood and do nothing to make sure parents can dispose of unused embryos. now, democrats came forward with the bill that would protect ivf. our built the right to ivf act protects the right to ivf nationally. f it lo
mr. president, yield. the floor. >> thanks. >> mr. president once again attempted to move forward on the right to ivf act on republicans once again got this. it is infuriating republicans and tried to claim the right to ivf is not under attack. but, it was republicans own votes that killed this bill. it was the republicans own efforts to overturn roe v wade and champion which treated embryo like a living breathingry person that caused the chaos and uncertainty aren't ivf access. ivf...
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mr. president. [applause] >> on behalf of the assembly, i wish to send the president. >> in his final address as president before the united nations general assembly in new york city, president biden reiterated his call for both parties to agree to a cease-fire and hostage release deal, saying it's time to end the israel hamas war. he also called for sustained support from the west for ukraine and its war with russia. [applause] >>
mr. president. [applause] >> on behalf of the assembly, i wish to send the president. >> in his final address as president before the united nations general assembly in new york city, president biden reiterated his call for both parties to agree to a cease-fire and hostage release deal, saying it's time to end the israel hamas war. he also called for sustained support from the west for ukraine and its war with russia. [applause] >>
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mr. president, i yield the floor and i suggest the absence of a quorum. presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the clerk: ms. baldwin. >> mr. president, there is perhaps no personal decision one can make than the decision of whether or not to start a family. for many people starting a family is the greatest joy there is. it makes everything else secondary. yet, for millions and millions of people, infertility can be a nightmare and the source of pain. thankfully, we live in a time when thanks to treatments like ivf infertility is not the end of the story. sadly, access to ivf can no longer be taken for granted. from the moment the maggot supreme court eliminated roe v. wade the hard right made clear that they would keep going there as his earlier this year in alabama, i've yet has become the next target of ultraconservatives, and access to this incredible treatment is more vulnerable than ever. today, the senate will hold a simple and pivotal vote on whether or not to take up once again the right to ivf act. i think senator duckworth
mr. president, i yield the floor and i suggest the absence of a quorum. presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the clerk: ms. baldwin. >> mr. president, there is perhaps no personal decision one can make than the decision of whether or not to start a family. for many people starting a family is the greatest joy there is. it makes everything else secondary. yet, for millions and millions of people, infertility can be a nightmare and the source of pain. thankfully, we...
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mr. president, on your well-deserved election. i trust that the crucial themes of this session, peace, sustain available -- sustainable develop men, will illuminate of a bright path for present and future generations. last year, the devoted president of my country addressed you from this very podium. he was martyred in the service of the iranian people. may his soul rest in peace. this is my first time addressing you as the president of the islamic republic of iran, a position i assumed after the iranian people voted for my central campaign platform of national empathy. this guiding principle is rooted in the command of the almighty god as set forth in the holy koran. according to the teachings, mankind was once a nation so god dispatched prophets as heralds. he sent the books down along with them to bring the truth so as to give insight among humankind. only those to whom it was given disagreed about it out of envy towards one another. after explanation had been brought to them. may peace be upon him. mohammed instructed his gove
mr. president, on your well-deserved election. i trust that the crucial themes of this session, peace, sustain available -- sustainable develop men, will illuminate of a bright path for present and future generations. last year, the devoted president of my country addressed you from this very podium. he was martyred in the service of the iranian people. may his soul rest in peace. this is my first time addressing you as the president of the islamic republic of iran, a position i assumed after...
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mr. president. i would first like to thank the united states, united kingdom and france for calling this session. he was an occupational therapist from tel aviv. intending on beginning a degree in november, traveling and meeting new people. he was 24 years old. a vibrant young woman with so many friends and passions. she had two adoring sisters who looked up to her for everything. she weighed just 36 kilograms when her body was found. hersh goldberg-polin, an israeli american, was born in california and moved to israel. he was working as a medic to save up for a trip to india. alexander lobanov, an israeli russian was holding onto the hope of meeting his second child. his wife gave birth while he was held hostage freight a child who will never meet his father. an atlanta native who loved traveling. he was a truly dedicated son, brother and friend. saved many youngsters at the nova festival. he came back turning his car around to save lives. he loved nature and was a wonderful partner. these six beau
mr. president. i would first like to thank the united states, united kingdom and france for calling this session. he was an occupational therapist from tel aviv. intending on beginning a degree in november, traveling and meeting new people. he was 24 years old. a vibrant young woman with so many friends and passions. she had two adoring sisters who looked up to her for everything. she weighed just 36 kilograms when her body was found. hersh goldberg-polin, an israeli american, was born in...
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mr. president, mr. secretary general, colleagues. i thank prime minister golob for chairing today's meeting. i thank secretary general guterres for his briefing and i have noted the position that president zelensky has stated. the ukraine crisis is now in its third year. conflict and fighting continue to spread. civilian casualties continue to rise. spillovers continue to intensify but the prospects of peace are still far away. every day that the crisis drags on brings more suffering to the people, more destruction to the region and more volatility to the world. the situation is not sustainable. and must be turned around. all parties should take peace as the priority and the people as the priority and be genuinely committed promoting peace talks. to that end, china has the following propositions. first, we should have a greater sense of crisis and cool down the situation. the present priority is to observe the three principles of no expansion of the battlefield, no escalation of fighting and no provocat
mr. president, mr. secretary general, colleagues. i thank prime minister golob for chairing today's meeting. i thank secretary general guterres for his briefing and i have noted the position that president zelensky has stated. the ukraine crisis is now in its third year. conflict and fighting continue to spread. civilian casualties continue to rise. spillovers continue to intensify but the prospects of peace are still far away. every day that the crisis drags on brings more suffering to the...
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mr. president, this lady right here is concerned about the future of the country and concerned about the grandkids and concerned about the stress on these parents. ma'am, what is your question for the former president? >> i would like to know what kind of programs or policies he could implement to reduce the parental stress with parents having to work 1, 2 -- i have family members who are working three jobs trying to make ends meet right now. >> yeah. >> spend are more and more time away from their families. >> that's right. we have big. >> lawrence: what are you going to do on day one, mr. president? >> child care is a number one priority. i have no choice because i have a daughter named ivanka. and maybe you have never heard of my ivanka. i have a daughter named ivanka. that's all she talks to me about is child care for the people. she is the one that got it started and marco rubio helped a lot. a lot of the republican senators. we put in a great child care and we'll be expanding that and that will help you a lot. >> lawrence: so, mr. president, we got a young voter right here. not all
mr. president, this lady right here is concerned about the future of the country and concerned about the grandkids and concerned about the stress on these parents. ma'am, what is your question for the former president? >> i would like to know what kind of programs or policies he could implement to reduce the parental stress with parents having to work 1, 2 -- i have family members who are working three jobs trying to make ends meet right now. >> yeah. >> spend are more and...
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mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from kentucky. mr. paul: as we've been discussing the veterans affairs is out of money, this is not something that was unpredictable. i predicted this a year or two ago when we expanded benefits. now i think it is the priority and it is the responsibility of america to take care of its veterans. we still have to think about what we're doing. we can't say, well, every veteran should have a corvette and $200,000 a year because we don't have the money for that, so we try to link benefits to something we can afford and something within reason related to their service. when the pact act was passed, though, there were those of us saying, hmm, if you allow something like high blood pressure to be associated with military service, you may have a problem. i'm 61 years old. 60% of people over 60 have hypertension. you think you might get too many people applying for things if you allow a really common condition like hypertension to be connected to these benefits. what we are talking about were burn pits, and burn
mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from kentucky. mr. paul: as we've been discussing the veterans affairs is out of money, this is not something that was unpredictable. i predicted this a year or two ago when we expanded benefits. now i think it is the priority and it is the responsibility of america to take care of its veterans. we still have to think about what we're doing. we can't say, well, every veteran should have a corvette and $200,000 a year because we don't have the...
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mr. president. mr. president, we have recently made contacts with various regional and international parties regarding the cessation of the occupation regime's aggression and their destruction of the palestinians in the west bank of the gaza strip. i wanted to know where the results of your contacts have reached so far. and what are the obstacles related to the realization of these results? we also held a meeting with our muslim brothers in this regard . we talked on the phone with the foreign ministers of the ministry of foreign affairs . we talked with the presidents and prime ministers of european countries . this is the week it's been a week, when he says, well, it will be resolved this week , it means that this is what they are prolonging the process of the case, and this kind of treatment, from my side , israel is comfortable with these inhuman acts and its generation of priests is continuing. our unity is not strong enough to give them an ultimatum that you have no right to do this according to in
mr. president. mr. president, we have recently made contacts with various regional and international parties regarding the cessation of the occupation regime's aggression and their destruction of the palestinians in the west bank of the gaza strip. i wanted to know where the results of your contacts have reached so far. and what are the obstacles related to the realization of these results? we also held a meeting with our muslim brothers in this regard . we talked on the phone with the foreign...
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mr. president. it is clear that israel does not abide by international and humanitarian law and that it does not abide by un resolutions and security council resolutions. it is clear that israel continues to ignore the international legitimacy and human rights, because it is used to never be held accountable. when israel commits such acts, we only witness timid expressions. israel to disregard the international resolutions, none of which has been implemented against israel since 1948. as a result, israel has become a rog state. despite all that, we cannot accept this reality as a status qu, we cannot accept to allow israel to continue enjoying impunity. israel did not draw any lesson from its repeated invasions of lebanon throughout decades. israel was repeatedly disappointed and defeated. it fled lebanon in the year 2000, leaving behind its weapons and equipment. this new adventure that israel is embarking on will only be another ugly version of the previous ones. it will repeat what the census war
mr. president. it is clear that israel does not abide by international and humanitarian law and that it does not abide by un resolutions and security council resolutions. it is clear that israel continues to ignore the international legitimacy and human rights, because it is used to never be held accountable. when israel commits such acts, we only witness timid expressions. israel to disregard the international resolutions, none of which has been implemented against israel since 1948. as a...
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mr. president. the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i'd like to begin by reminding our colleagues of a report released before the august state work period. it's a report congress commissioned in the fiscal 2022ndaa -- 20222022. congress appointed the bipartisan commission on the national defense strategy. the commission was tasked with reviewing -- with reviewing the biden administration's national defense strategy and conducting an independent assessment of the threats and requirements of our common defense. many of our colleagues who haven't yet taken a close look at this report should. but i'd like to reiterate a few of its conclusions. as i discussed last month the appropriations committee finalized defense legislation for the coming year. this ought to grab our attention. from the report, quote, the u.s. military lacks both the capabilities and the capacity required to be competent it c
mr. president. the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i'd like to begin by reminding our colleagues of a report released before the august state work period. it's a report congress commissioned in the fiscal 2022ndaa -- 20222022. congress appointed the bipartisan commission on the national defense strategy. the commission was tasked with...
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. >> mr president why not a second debate? [ inaudible ] >> mr president why not a second debate? snack she wants a second debate because she lost. >> think about the. she immediately called. >> will you do it? >> the worst call we had was 71% they liked. 24 or 25. >> mr president, did she get under your skin? >> [ inaudible question by the media ] [ simultaneous talking ]
. >> mr president why not a second debate? [ inaudible ] >> mr president why not a second debate? snack she wants a second debate because she lost. >> think about the. she immediately called. >> will you do it? >> the worst call we had was 71% they liked. 24 or 25. >> mr president, did she get under your skin? >> [ inaudible question by the media ] [ simultaneous talking ]
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mr. president. mr. booker: i ask for unanimous consent for the senate to consider the following nominations en bloc, calendar number 602, 603, that the senate vote on the nominations en bloc, without intervention, action or debate. that if confirmed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table and the president be immediately notified to the senate's action. the presiding officer: is there objection? mr. tuberville: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from alabama. mr. tuberville: mr. president, reserving the right to object, therefore i object. the presiding officer: objection is heard. mr. booker: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from new jersey. mr. booker: supercalifragilistic- expialidocius. that word is difficult to say, but it seems like that happened quicker than even me saying that word. with something so important as this, i was hoping for more of an understanding of why this is being blocked. again, perhaps one of the greatest marks of th
mr. president. mr. booker: i ask for unanimous consent for the senate to consider the following nominations en bloc, calendar number 602, 603, that the senate vote on the nominations en bloc, without intervention, action or debate. that if confirmed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table and the president be immediately notified to the senate's action. the presiding officer: is there objection? mr. tuberville: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from...
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mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion to proceed. all those in favor say aye. all opposed say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. schumer: i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 649. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all those in favor say aye. all opposed say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: nomination, the judiciary, kevin gafford ritz of tennessee to be united states circuit judge for the sixth circuit. mr. schumer: i send a cloture motion to the desk. 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 the nomination of executive calendar
mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion to proceed. all those in favor say aye. all opposed say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. schumer: i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 649. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all those in favor say aye. all opposed say no. the ayes...
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mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from utah. mr. lee: mr. president, reserving the right to object. the director of the office of government ethics is an importantly position, due to the office's role in aiding the president with the nominations process and assistance to the senate in evaluating potential conflicts of interest for presidential nominations. this point was of course made clear in mr. huitema's, his hearing as he testified to the committee that the nominee vetting would be a priority, not just a priority, but priority one for the office of government ethics and would dominate the next year, meaning the year that is about to arrive. given the fact that this position serves, once confirmed, for a five-year term, it's also important for us to remember that we are now just a few weeks away from a presidential election, a presidential election that will determine who will serve as president of the united states for the next four years. so in light of that, we should wait to see who's elected before confirming this person to a five-ye
mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from utah. mr. lee: mr. president, reserving the right to object. the director of the office of government ethics is an importantly position, due to the office's role in aiding the president with the nominations process and assistance to the senate in evaluating potential conflicts of interest for presidential nominations. this point was of course made clear in mr. huitema's, his hearing as he testified to the committee that the nominee vetting...
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mr. president. then after all then-senator harris in the budget busting green new deal regularly made lists of liberal senators. what is surprising is the apparent 180 47b degree flip she's made in the past, let's say seven weeks or so, in this campaign. she opposed a border wall. now she apparently supports one. she supported a ban on fracking. well, now she opposes one. she supported medicare for all, the federal takeover of health care and now says she won't push for it if she's president. she supported mandatory gun buybacks. now she won't push for them. she supported an electric vehicle mandate but now apparently she does. mr. president, i could go on on that list. it's' mazing what a brief seven weeksor so can do -- weeks or so can do or perhaps i should say it's amazing what getting nominated for president can do. it seems despite her apparent move to the center, progressive voters should not be alarmed. the far-left compatriot of the vice president, the senior senator from vermont whose medic
mr. president. then after all then-senator harris in the budget busting green new deal regularly made lists of liberal senators. what is surprising is the apparent 180 47b degree flip she's made in the past, let's say seven weeks or so, in this campaign. she opposed a border wall. now she apparently supports one. she supported a ban on fracking. well, now she opposes one. she supported medicare for all, the federal takeover of health care and now says she won't push for it if she's president....
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mr. president. peace be upon you. i am salehi khan. i also received your service from the newspaper of your country. what should i do? the protocol does not work anymore. please dear mr. behzikian, you were the president of tabriz university of medical sciences at the age of 37. you became the minister of health at the age of 47. and when you started managing. you were a young manager the governing council ordered that the average age of people should be 55 years, but now , the average age of the ministers is 59 and 8, the average age of the deputies is 59 and a half, 11 ministers are 60 years old and older , and two deputies are over 70 years old, while the retirement age is in our country, it is about 60 years if the rest of the promises are fulfilled. ok , the employment of young people is definitely in your hands . will you use the young forces as governors, governors , deputy ministers and in other positions such as university presidents or not? for ministers, our average age is 55 years, but in the calls we made and the loved ones
mr. president. peace be upon you. i am salehi khan. i also received your service from the newspaper of your country. what should i do? the protocol does not work anymore. please dear mr. behzikian, you were the president of tabriz university of medical sciences at the age of 37. you became the minister of health at the age of 47. and when you started managing. you were a young manager the governing council ordered that the average age of people should be 55 years, but now , the average age of...
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mr. president. thank you very much. i would like to thank you for the opportunity you gave us and for choosing iraq as your first official trip. i hope that your pilgrimage will be accepted and that such trips to iraq will continue. well, in the trip of his excellency to iraq has signed 14 memorandums of understanding and joint cooperation. it seems that you know that the americans always have a negative impact on these agreements . do you think there is a mechanism for you to be able to sustain your agreements with iraq? may you be able to implement these agreements, especially the issue of the shalamcheh basra railway line, which has not reached an operational result for many years, as i think you know , when we went to iraq, we were very close to each other and we felt culturally, in terms of a behavior from the point of view of morality, from the point of view of belief, is completely similar to this we are not very different from each other and especially in the borders , on this side of the bo
mr. president. thank you very much. i would like to thank you for the opportunity you gave us and for choosing iraq as your first official trip. i hope that your pilgrimage will be accepted and that such trips to iraq will continue. well, in the trip of his excellency to iraq has signed 14 memorandums of understanding and joint cooperation. it seems that you know that the americans always have a negative impact on these agreements . do you think there is a mechanism for you to be able to...
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mr. president, i interrupted a moment ago. they just on the face of the pentagon, every year for the last 23 years, we have gone down to the pentagon at 6:46. that's sunrise down in the washington, d.c. area when they unfurl that flag to commemorate american airlines flight 77 that crashed into the pentagon. it killed all 64 on board. >> right. >> steve: 125 people at the pentagon. 184 people lost their lives 23 years ago today. i know you are going to take part in some of the commemorations as well here in new york city. >> that's right. >> steve: new york city and pennsylvania. >> that's right. i will be doing that that little while. in fact, right after this call i leave. i'm going down to the world trade center site and i will be down there for much of it, j.d. is going with me. and we had a great talk about it yesterday. very, very sad. horrible day. never been anything like it. horrible day. and then going to pennsylvania of course. so i'm going to be doing both of them. sometimes i will do all three. sometimes it doesn'
mr. president, i interrupted a moment ago. they just on the face of the pentagon, every year for the last 23 years, we have gone down to the pentagon at 6:46. that's sunrise down in the washington, d.c. area when they unfurl that flag to commemorate american airlines flight 77 that crashed into the pentagon. it killed all 64 on board. >> right. >> steve: 125 people at the pentagon. 184 people lost their lives 23 years ago today. i know you are going to take part in some of the...
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mr. president, on tuesday and wednesday on the 17th and 18th of september last. lebanon was was targeted by targeted assassinations by. israel targeting thousands of lebanese civilians throughout the country at the same time as thousands of beepers and buakies exploded resulting in the deaths of 37 people and 3,250 wounded. many of these people remain in critical condition. the israeli occupation entity through the perpetration of this hainess crime has continued escalate it its aggression and terrorism targeting lebanese civilians, targeting them, targeting their families, in their homes, in public spaces, without the slightest consideration for the principles of international law, international human rights law, and the very basic principles of humanity, and civilization, the brutality of the attack by the israeli entity is nothing new, mr. president, this entity, since its inception perpetrated bloodshed, sewing horror, what is new, however, is the manipulation of modern day technology, equipment that and devices that have been used for the well-being of peopl
mr. president, on tuesday and wednesday on the 17th and 18th of september last. lebanon was was targeted by targeted assassinations by. israel targeting thousands of lebanese civilians throughout the country at the same time as thousands of beepers and buakies exploded resulting in the deaths of 37 people and 3,250 wounded. many of these people remain in critical condition. the israeli occupation entity through the perpetration of this hainess crime has continued escalate it its aggression and...
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mr. president. mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from kentucky. mr. i move to proceed to calendar 502, s. con. res. 41. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: motion to proceed to calendar number 502, s. con. res. 41, setting forth the congressional budget for the united states government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034. the presiding officer: the yeas and nays were requested. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. clerk will call the roll. vote: 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. mr. cassidy. ms. collins. mr. coons. mr. cornyn. ms. cortez masto. mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. m
mr. president. mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from kentucky. mr. i move to proceed to calendar 502, s. con. res. 41. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: motion to proceed to calendar number 502, s. con. res. 41, setting forth the congressional budget for the united states government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034. the presiding officer: the yeas and nays were requested. is there...
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mr. president zang. they should announce the beginning of the school year, address the students , and also point out to the parents , tell them a point, and that was to play a greater role in the administration of schools across the country, mr. president , but in their speech, zinda yad hasan askari shirazi girls' school said about the design and design of new educational methods. and that we have to transform students' creativity and capabilities from potential to actual. he is one of the school administrators all over the country, as well as their teachers , they thanked and of course they told about solving possible problems in the ministry of education and also in schools all over the country. the question of mehr 143, which is the routine of recent years, in the academic year of 1403, mr. president, i raised this question to our dear students all over the country, and that is the way of unity in the school and its effect on the future of our beloved country, iran. what is it that it was decided tha
mr. president zang. they should announce the beginning of the school year, address the students , and also point out to the parents , tell them a point, and that was to play a greater role in the administration of schools across the country, mr. president , but in their speech, zinda yad hasan askari shirazi girls' school said about the design and design of new educational methods. and that we have to transform students' creativity and capabilities from potential to actual. he is one of the...
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president. i think his excellency mr. najibati for his statement. i give the floor to the representative of israel. that was um najib uh mikazi, the uh lebanese prime minister there at the special un security council session on situation in lebanon after. 22 hours of unrelenting air strikes uh by the israeli regime against uh lebanon, it's resulted already in over 600 fatalities and 20 injuries, mostly all civilians. mikati said the urge security council to immediately ramp up pressure against the israeli regime to stop its attacks on lebanon saying that our sovereignty must be respected. he also said that the lebanese app the instability and violence, the israel regime is... inflicting on the regime and um he uh said that the security council has to do its job under its charter and stop the regime from its acts of violence and aggression. we're following this uh security council session very closely here on press of so for the latest do stay tuned basically like many uh islamic leaders uh regimes they use palestine when whenever they need to kind o
president. i think his excellency mr. najibati for his statement. i give the floor to the representative of israel. that was um najib uh mikazi, the uh lebanese prime minister there at the special un security council session on situation in lebanon after. 22 hours of unrelenting air strikes uh by the israeli regime against uh lebanon, it's resulted already in over 600 fatalities and 20 injuries, mostly all civilians. mikati said the urge security council to immediately ramp up pressure against...
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mr. president, mr. doctor. greetings. please take your time, considering the current conditions of the world and the region, and at the top of them is the issue of gaza and now the crimes. zionist regime, what will be your main position in this trip and what plans will you have, in the name of allah, the most merciful, the most merciful, we salute you , dear viewers who are watching us, dear people of our country. we say hello and wish you success, and i hope that in this journey ahead of us , we can be the voice of the people of our country. seeking justice and seeking justice, which is our belief , we can convey to those who are present there. the united nations is one of the most important organizations, a great achievement of humanity. it is a place where all the presidents of the countries of the world are present. more to create peace is peace. and preserving the earth we live in and solving the disputes and problems that happen in our earth and this is the position that basically if it does its duty and mission cor
mr. president, mr. doctor. greetings. please take your time, considering the current conditions of the world and the region, and at the top of them is the issue of gaza and now the crimes. zionist regime, what will be your main position in this trip and what plans will you have, in the name of allah, the most merciful, the most merciful, we salute you , dear viewers who are watching us, dear people of our country. we say hello and wish you success, and i hope that in this journey ahead of us ,...
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thank you mr. president. once again, a see to and this console they did on monday, thursday, and now friday defending either those right to exist to defend our set of. also on tuesday and wednesday, we said that the general assembly for 2 days watching the event of bashing circus, the policy, and also with the of the diploma. i think there will be some other no other conflict in the world of and no other pressing matters that require these consuls, at denison. all the you ends up session with condemning isabel. so consuming the blinds you to everything that us we did not seek this well. we did not look the 8th wiley's very civilian was still being slaughtered in the south by some us seems a bala i haven't tell you misdemeanors. the mention increased by law. you've been a why don't seem your speech feasible on least 100 the records at that. we'll see billions in the knows this was not boat. it would that calculate it a thought to show support for home us a declination made by has done a slot itself since that
thank you mr. president. once again, a see to and this console they did on monday, thursday, and now friday defending either those right to exist to defend our set of. also on tuesday and wednesday, we said that the general assembly for 2 days watching the event of bashing circus, the policy, and also with the of the diploma. i think there will be some other no other conflict in the world of and no other pressing matters that require these consuls, at denison. all the you ends up session with...
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mr. president, i am proud today to be joining my colleagues from texas and support of the ivf protectionul to senator cruz, for his leadership on ths importantbo topic pretty positie cruz nine can both attest to the fact thats no greater than life and her children. for many americans, building a family, becoming a mom, dad, perhaps there american dream ivf makes the difference in achieving that train, for millions of americans were facing infertility. and they help inspiring parents to start families, to grow their families. in the u.s., nearly 200 babies are born day nearly 2 percent of all babies born our because of ivf. it's just is really game changer, for so many families. that is why i strongly support continued nation wide access to ivf. it's legal, and available from coast to coast in every single quarter of america, and in all 50 states. and that includes my home state of alabama with the governor and the alabama legislature to quickly do predict ivf access and today, you have an opportunity, to acting quickly and overwhelmingly, to protect can continue nationwide ivf access for
mr. president, i am proud today to be joining my colleagues from texas and support of the ivf protectionul to senator cruz, for his leadership on ths importantbo topic pretty positie cruz nine can both attest to the fact thats no greater than life and her children. for many americans, building a family, becoming a mom, dad, perhaps there american dream ivf makes the difference in achieving that train, for millions of americans were facing infertility. and they help inspiring parents to start...
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mr. president nehru, an expert on the issues of the zionist regime from occupied jerusalem . first of all, i would like to ask mr. yusuf hashadari to tell you that only 13 years after the revolution, yemen has not only met its own demands regarding the end of dependence on foreigners. independence and the formation of the national government have been achieved, but also in the relations of the region, there has been a surprise. a country that has been under war for 8 years, not only has not been defeated by the war , but now it is changing the balance of power in the war in gaza. what do you think happened in yemen in the period he traveled such a short path. in the name of allah , the most merciful, the most merciful, and prayers and peace. to his own goals arrived and took the americans out of the capital sana'a. kurds and this was a great development that was created and there is a lot of similarity between the iranian revolution and the yemeni revolution , which actually faced american attacks in the region and forced the saddam regime to go to war against iran. the same i
mr. president nehru, an expert on the issues of the zionist regime from occupied jerusalem . first of all, i would like to ask mr. yusuf hashadari to tell you that only 13 years after the revolution, yemen has not only met its own demands regarding the end of dependence on foreigners. independence and the formation of the national government have been achieved, but also in the relations of the region, there has been a surprise. a country that has been under war for 8 years, not only has not...
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mr. president. >> i give the floor to the representative of the united states of america. >> thank you, mr. president. and allow me, also, to congratulate you on the assumption of the presidency. and i would also like to commend sierra leone for a successful presidency during the month of august. thanks to under-secretary-general dicarlo, director wosornu, dr. bron-harlev, and ms. novak for your briefings during what is the first meeting in nearly a year on this issue. hersh goldberg-polin loved geography. for his bar mitzvah, he asked for atlases and maps, for the gift of understanding the world, of wrapping it in his arms. his father imagined that his son would someday work for national geographic. but i think hersh may have also become an american diplomat. a peacebuilder. someone who could forge even the deepest divides, and maybe even here in this room. i had the honor of getting to know hersh through his parents, rachel and jon. on october 7th, hamas killed their son's friend, blew off their son's hand, and then stole their son's future, holding him hostage in the tunnels beneath gaz
mr. president. >> i give the floor to the representative of the united states of america. >> thank you, mr. president. and allow me, also, to congratulate you on the assumption of the presidency. and i would also like to commend sierra leone for a successful presidency during the month of august. thanks to under-secretary-general dicarlo, director wosornu, dr. bron-harlev, and ms. novak for your briefings during what is the first meeting in nearly a year on this issue. hersh...
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mr. president. the most important thing is a guarantee for a bank guarantee so that we can get a project here. increasing the amount of trade exchanges with neighbors in various fields is being pursued. this was said by the minister of economy now, exemptions in customs, exemptions in free zones , tuition exemptions, all kinds of cooperation , joint ventures, these must be implemented, the history shows that some of these have been implemented, and we hope to do them quickly in the first half of this year, the united arab emirates, turkey, iraq, pakistan, and russia are the five main partners. iran's business was among the neighboring countries. aref jafari of sed and cima news agency. from the beginning of this year until today, the central bank has provided a total of 33 billion and 12 million dollars for four groups of basic goods and pharmaceuticals and commercial imports against exports and services, but for information i am currently talking about the latest situation of land supply with the v
mr. president. the most important thing is a guarantee for a bank guarantee so that we can get a project here. increasing the amount of trade exchanges with neighbors in various fields is being pursued. this was said by the minister of economy now, exemptions in customs, exemptions in free zones , tuition exemptions, all kinds of cooperation , joint ventures, these must be implemented, the history shows that some of these have been implemented, and we hope to do them quickly in the first half...