mr. sanders, mr. sasse, mr. schatz, mr. schumer, mr. scott of florida, mr.scott of south carolina, mrs. shaheen, mr. shelby, ms. sinema, ms. smith, mrs. stabenow, mr. sullivan, mr. thune mr. tester, mr. tillis, mr. toomey, mr. tuberville, mr. van hollen, mr. warner, mr. warnock, ms. warren, mr. whitehouse, mr. wicker, mr. wyden. .. .. [silence] [silence] [silence] [silence] senate. [silence] [silence] [silence] [silence] the knees are what you buy. emotion is agreed to. not sustained. majority leader. >> mr. president. >> majority leader. >> i have a resolution to organize the proceedings at the desk.. >> clerk will report. >> senate resolution 16 to provide for related procedures concerning the article of impeachment against donald john trump, president of the united ustates. >> i asked for the yeas and nays. >> there is a sufficient second. click will call the role. [roll call vote] [roll call vote] [roll call vote] should. [roll call vote] [roll call vote] [roll call vote] [roll call vote] [roll call vote] [roll call vote] [roll call vote] [roll call vote

the united states prevailed on every point of law raised in particular the court rejected all of mr sanders arguments regarding political motivation political offense fair trial and freedom of speech we will continue to seek mr sanders extradition to the united states. well like i said there's barely any likelihood that something can change in the approach of the u.s. president with the arrival of joe biden but probably will have to wait and see in any case like i said potentially there are 2 appeals pending so this story is something that will keep hearing about perhaps for a while sure ok thanks. to the. season for. choosing the song. again for us hello again shaddy just bring us up to date me the last time i spoke. against this bio decision. yet since the last time we spoke the way they are going to be as soon as possible of course that comes after the decision in the last hour or so that the judge ruled the bail would not be granted to. follows the monumental decision just 2 days ago and the decision not to actually go to the united states where the united states seeking him for his all

united states prevailed on every point of law raised in particular the court's rejects of all of mr sanders arguments regarding political motivation political offense fair trial and freedom of speech we will continue to seek mr sanders extradition to the united states but just going back to the things that i was talking about before the stance of u.s. leaders to key decision makers in this process we do realize that soon there is to be a handover at the white house and if we look back at what joe biden said back in 2010 when he was vice president in iraq obama administration he called julian assange a high tech terrorist so for a 3rd president so to say in a row in the u.s. we're not expecting anything to change and of course we understand that there is. likely to be an appeal from the american side when it comes to julian songe case and they perhaps will be pushing to the very end to get joyous songe to go through all these horrors as doing a sort of scheme a saying of the u.s. to a justice system we remember that he could be facing 175 years behind bars for revealing the things that you k

the united states prevailed on every point of law raised in particular the court rejected all of mr sanders arguments regarding political motivation political offense fair trial and freedom of speech we will continue to seek mr sanders extradition to the united states. for those of you who have not followed the julia solemn saga in its entirety for example the 7 years of self confinement at the accord or an embassy in london the 1st question would probably be what is it that joining the songe has done that infuriated the entire american political political elite so much senior government officials various politicians both republican and democrat one of them famously saying it was time to shoot down the son of and you know the curse words that followed well it is the fact that joy revealed so much that damaged the u.s. image as a state and getting access and then publishing these confidential documents that revealed what many would see as war crimes that's tremendous damage for the image so just for you to get out of a standing of what exactly he published and look at the timeline we've prep

mr. sanders in the senate to pass a reconciliation bill if we need it. we hope the word have bipartisan cooperation to meet the needs of the american people in terms of health and distribution and to continue with testing and tracing to meet the economic needs. but we are not taking any tools off the table. our committees are advancing the reconciliation and legislation at the same time executive actions continue. today's executive action opens the aca enrollment. to take additional steps to expand healthcareod. we are very excited about that because were in the middle of a pandemic and this is a matter of life and death from the trump administration who thought the affordable care act who still don't have the verdict from the supreme court with the lifeline for affordable quality healthcare for all americans. so we are very excited about that initiative that was spent board in relationship to the coronavirus. again, we are going to impeach the president we are preparing for the case i am proud of the managers led by jamie raskin our distinguished array

mr. sanders in the senate. we would hope we would have bipartisan cooperation to meet the needs of the american people in terms of their health and in terms of distribution in an equitable way of the vaccine, continuing with testing, tracing, etc., but also to meet the economic needs. we would hope that but we are not taking any tools off the table should they not. while the committees are advancing this reconciliation legislation, at the same time, the executive actions continue. today's executive action will open up the acas enrollment period and take additional steps to expand health care. we are very excited about that, of course because we are in the middle of a pandemic and we will see, this is a matter of life and death. very different from the trump administration who fought the affordable care act, and still don't have the verdict from the supreme court to destroy the lifeline for affordable quality health care for all americans. we are very excited about that particular health care initiative today in

mr. sanders. mr. sasse. mr. schatz. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina.. shaheen. mr. shelby. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow now. mr. sullivan. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. toomey. mr. tauber bill. mr. van hollen. mr. warner. miss warren. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. >> [inaudible] a quorum is present. majorityr. leader. >> very briefly i simply want to welcome all senators on this first day of the one 117th congress. today, 60 members are joining our ranks for the first time. senators hagerty of tennessee, hicken looper of colorado, lujan of new mexico, of wyoming, marshal of kansas, tuberville of alabama, have been elected to serve the people of their home states. and of course senator kelly of arizona was sworn in a few weeks ago. we congratulate all of our new colleagues as well as their families and look forward to the ways in which they were unique experiences their ideas and their priorities will enrich this institution and strengthen our work for the nation. to say the one 117th congress convenes at a challenging time would

united states prevailed on every points of law raised in particular the courts which it's all of mr sanders arguments regarding political motivation political offenses fair trial and freedom of speech we will continue to seek mr saunders extradition to the united states for those that have not extensively followed to the fate of joining us songe you can take any chapter of it for instance 7 years of self confinement at the door an embassy and credible for these people the number one question would perhaps be what has mr assad's done that really caused that much of a stir why does the u.s. political elite hate him so much why are the infuriated why did some people say it was time to shoot and kill the son of a and you know the words that fall then well it is that damage that he has done to the image of the u.s. as a country as a nation as a state and there you have it getting access and then publishing all these documents classified documents and materials that point to some terrible things that some would consider war crimes this is something that earns you a reputation of a fearless journa

mr. sanders' campaign -- mr. dennard? guest: first of all, i love your name. sandra is my mom's name. thank you for calling. i think you are right. when we talk about the need to have elected officials that we can look up to and be proud of, i am raising a nine-year-old son right now and he loves president trump. he understands what he did for the country, and i have no problem with supporting a -- supporting president trump and the republican party. it's also about accountability across the board. if you ask me what president trump -- was president trump held accountable by the congress when he was a sitting president? the answer was yes. they had an impeachment vote and he was impeached. what do we do now? impeachment is an act to remove somebody from office. donald trump, the former president, has been removed from office by means of an election. there is now an impeachment route that is null and void, and some have questioned the constitutionality of it because he is no longer in office. it is not that he hasn't been held accountable by congress, he has. they took that impeachment

mr. sanders. [inaudible]. mr. shots. mr. schumer? mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. sheheen. mr. shelby? miss smith? [inaudible]. mr. sullivan? mr. [inaudible]. mr. thune? mr. tillis? mr. tubberville? mr. warner? miss warren? mr. whitehouse? mr. whicker? mr. widen? mr. young? >> [silence]. >> [silence continues]. >> [silence]. >> [no audible conversations]. >> laura: the senate is voting on the objection to the arizona election results. chad pergram has breaking news. tell us what you just learned about why congress might be here late into the night? >> it's going to take a while because hawley the republican from missouri who announced first he would object to the electoral votes indicated he would continue his objection to the state of pennsylvania. that's next in the mix. this is the vote whether or not to certify arizona. the house of representatives across the building is still debating arizona. they will take a vote as well. it was thought after all of the chaos earlier today maybe this would be it. people would dial back their positions and say we need to

be extradited to the united states they made that decision on the basis they had concerns over mr sanders mental health however the u.s. says that they will now appeal against that decision prosecutors had said all the way through this trial that sounds help the u.s. defense analysts chelsea manning breached the u.s. espionage act and was complicit in hacking by others and publish classified information that endangered informants however the london court has now ruled that he can't be extradited because of concerns over mr sanjay's mental health so that information that breaking news just in over the last half hour or so and of course we'll be getting plenty more live reaction to it over the course of the afternoon. now in other news today america's vaccine rollout isn't exactly going to plan the country badly missed its target of inoculating 20000000 people by the end of 2020 getting the job back to less than a 6th of that many tailor my picks up the story.

political motivation political offense fair trial and freedom of speech we will continue to seek mr sanders extradition to the united states. well let's take a quick look back at some of wiki leaks key revelations that of the london assault on the u.s. authorities wanted list. i mean i. live does he say collect any data from the millions of those who are live with the leaks walks like a hostile intelligence sort of like a hostile takeover of. earlier we spoke to the general secretary of the european federation of journalists record of who believes mr a son should be offered the same protection as any investigative reporter. we simply cannot understand the decision from from the british british court. we believe that if there is no reason no good reason to extradite him then there is no reason to keep him in detention believe that this decision is a political one julian assange and in our view should be considered as a political prisoner we are still very concerned by. the mentation of the british call didn't didn't. take into consideration all the good reasons you know to release. julian as

political motivation political offense fair trial and freedom of speech we will continue to seek mr sanders extradition to the united states. you're saying quick look back at some of wiki leaks key revelations that have landed us in the us authorities want to do this. i want. to. get a. little does he say any millions of those who are led. to live with the leaks walks like a hostile intelligence sort of talks like a hostile takeover. welcome live on to the program naomi colvin the only whistleblower advocate on long term supporter of julian assange good to see you again were you surprised by today's decision to deny him bail. frankly know why he did go into this court hearing with the best case the better you could possibly have like you think the only possible chance he had that it was is if you've won any points in this case ultimately though and i didn't want you to think that also mean i wasn't that surprised i think is such a strong system and it's different because of the time he sent me a story number i think. the british legal system it's a real slap in the fight and they feel that

mr. sanders? mr. sasse? >> no. >> mr. sasse, no. mr. shots? no. mr. schumer? mr. schumer, no. mr. scott of florida? mr. scott of florida, yea. mr. scott of south carolina? mr. scott of south carolina, no. mrs. shaheen? mrs. shaheen, no. mr. shelby? mr. shelby, no. ms. sinema. ms. sinema, no. ms. smith? ms. smith, no. ms. stabenow? ms. stabenow, no. mr. sullivan? >> no. >> mr. sullivan, no. mr. tester? >> no. >> mr. tester, no. mr. thune? mr. thune, no. mr. thillis? mr. thillis, no. mr. toomey? mr. toomey, no. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen, no. mr. warner? mr. warner, no. ms. warren? >> no. >> ms. warren, no. mr. whitehouse? mr. whitehouse, no. mr. wicker? >> no. >> mr. wicker, no. mr. wyden? mr. wyden, no. mr. young? >> no. >> mr. young, no. ms. harris? ms. harris, no. mrs. gillibrand? no. mr. blumenthal? mr. blumenthal, no. ms. hirono? ms. hirono, no. mr. portman? mr. portman, no. mr. cassidy? mr. cassidy, no. mr. menendez? mr. menendez, no. mr. kaine? mr. kaine, no. >>> so, here we go. they are just waiting to announce right now, chris. >> so, what's happening right now is the

mr. sanders. >> no. >> mr. sasse. >> no. >> mr. shotz. >> no. >> mr. schumer. >> no. >> mr. scott of florida. >> no. >> mr. scott of south carolina. >> no. >> mrs. shaheen. >> no. >> mr. shelby. >> [ inaudible ]. >> miss sinema. >> no. >> miss smith. >> no. >> miss stabenow. >> no. >> mr. sullivan. >> no. >> mr. tester. >> no. >> mr. thune. >> no. >> mr. tillis. >> no. >> mr. toomey. >> no. >> mr. tuberville. >> aye. >> mr. van hollen. >> no. >> mr. warner. >> no. >> ms. warren. >> no. >> mr. whitehouse. >> no. >> mr. ricker. >> no. >> mr. wyden. >> no. >> mr. young. >> no. >> what's happening is they are just tallying the votes that were just voted by the u.s. senators. you saw all of the senators, we believe are in the chamber. they voted orally. it's being tabulated by the clerks there. they are discussing with parliamentary staff there and ultimately we will here, i believe, from vice president mike pence as the presiding officer here. again, no votes were votes to vote down the objection. aye votes, i hear at least three from senator cruz, hawley, and tuckerville. those

mr. sanders? >> no. >> mr. sasse? >> no. >> mr. shots? >> no. >> mr. schumer? >> no. >> mr. scott of florida? >> no. >> mr. scott of south carolina? >> no. >> mrs. shaheen? >> no. >> mr. shelby? >> no. >> ms. sinema? >> no. >> ms. smith? >> no. >> ms. stabenow? >> no. >> mr. sullivan? >> no. >> mr. tester? >> no. >> mr. thune? >> no. >> mr. tillis? >> no. >> mr. toomey? >> no. >> mr. tubberville? >> aye. >> mr. van holland? >> no. >> mr. warner? >> no. >> ms. warren? >> no. >> mr. white house? >> no. >> mr. wicker? >> no. >> mr. wyden? >> no. >> mr. young? >> no. . >> what we just saw was senators vote down the first objection to joe biden's electoral vote tally in arizona. then they're going to proceed to the house to continue on with this process. by the way, a process that was interrupted by domestic terrorists, insurrectionists who stormed the capitol after being incited by the president of the united states himself this morning. this is "cnn tonight." i'm don lemon. thank you for joining us, especially on an evening like this. we have never seen a day like today, but am

mr. sanders in the senate, will pass a reconciliation bill if we need it. we would hope that we would have bipartisan cooperation to meet the needs of the american people and in terms of their health and in terms of distribution and equitable way, of the vaccine, tip with testing, tracing, treatment, et cetera, and also to meet the economic needs. so we would hope that, but we're not taking any tools off the table should they not. while our committees are advancing this reconciliation legislation, at the same time the executive actions continue. today's executive action will open up the aca enrollment period and take additional steps to expand health care. we're very excited about that because, of course, we're in the middle of a pandemic and we see this as a matter of life and death. it is very different from the trump administration who fought the affordable care act, still don't have the verdict from the supreme court to destroy the lifeline for affordable quality health care for all americans. so we're very excited about that particular health care init

mr. sanders' campaign -- mr. dennard? guest: first of all, i love your name. sandra is my mom's name. you for calling. i think you are right. when we talk about the need to have elected officials that we can look up to and be proud of, i am raising a nine-year-old son right now and he loves president trump. he understands what he did for the country, and i have no problem with supporting a -- supporting president trump and the republican party. it's also about accountability across the board. if you ask me what president trump -- was president trump held accountable by the congress when he was a sitting president? the answer was yes. they had an impeachment vote and he was impeached. what do we do now? impeachment is an act to remove somebody from office. donald trump, the former president, has been removed from office by means of an election. there is now an impeachment route that is null and void, and some have questioned the constitutionality of it because he is no longer in office. it is not that he hasn't been held accountable by congress, he has. they took that impeachment route

mr. mcdonough: yes. i would appreciate that. senator sanders: i would like you to come to vermont and chat with our folks at white river junction and learn about the rural -- problems tasting veterans in rural america. mr. mcdonough: i would be happy to do that, absolutely. senator sanders: couple of issues that i wanted to touch on and i apologize i was in another meeting, is the privatization. in talking to veterans in vermont and former chair of the v.a. committee, talking to veterans all across this country, i find it better by and large with the exception with the quality of care they are getting at the v.a. is very good and very much appreciate the level of staffing, many are veterans themselves, who understand the particular problems that veterans face. can you say a word about trying to privatization and adequately fund the v.a. so veterans can get the care that they deserve. mr. mcdonough: every decision that i make will flow from two principles which is, does the decision increase access for access and does it improve outcomes for vet

next, we have senator bernie sanders remotely. >> mr. chairman, thank you very much and it's great to see you again. i'm sorry we didn't have a chance to chat before the hearing but i am more than aware of your years of public service and i have confidence in your knowledge of the bureaucracy as exactly what we need to head up the va and make it as efficient and useful as it can be so i look forward to working with you. and if it's okay with you let's see if we can chat a little bit in the next couple of days. i would be happy to do that absolutely. >> the trend we have seen in the recent years for privatization in talking to veterans in vermont and then as the former chair of the committee, talking to veterans all across this country, i find veterans by and large with exception deal feel the quality of care that they are getting is very good and they very much appreciate the level of spending and people come from their backgrounds many veterans themselves who understand there are problems veterans face. can you say a word about trying t

mr. trump's supporters don't have a monopoly on violence. a bernie sanderster shot four including congressman steve scalise at a congressional baseball practice in 2017. >> i am sickened by this despicable act. >> reporter: unlike sanders, the president praised extremists who support him. >> you also had people that were very fine people, on both sides. >> and the threat has been growing. >> donald trump lit the fuse of a box of dynamite that contained white supremacists, far shahs, lieus, in other insurrectionists waiting for him to call them to action. >> we'll do much more on how right wing violence has become a growing terrorist threat on "meet the press" reports which airs on nbc news now and peacock. our new season starts soon. basically you just got a pick up like a pro. just order on the subway app and it's ready to go with contactless curbside. turkey sub in a hot tub! now get 15% off any footlong when you order in the app. make fitness routine with pure protein. high protein. low sugar. tastes great! high protein. low sugar. so good. high protein.

mr. trump's supporters don't have a monopoly on violence. a bernie sandersporter shot four, including congressman steve scalise, at a congressional baseball practice in 2017. >> i am sickened by this despicable act. >> but unlike sanders, the president has praised extremists who support him. >> you also had people that were very fine people, on both sides. >> and the threat has been growing. >> donald trump lit the fuse of a box of dynamite that contained white supremacists, far-right militias, proud boys, boogaloos, neo confederates and many other insurrectionists, just waiting for him to call them to action. >> we're going to be doing much more on how right-wing violence has become a growing terrorist threat on "meet the press reports," which airs on nbc news now and on peacock. our new season starts soon. basically, you just got a trailer. and we're going to let you know when the season begins. >>> when we come back, americans are divided even over who's to blame for the capitol riot. e dio blame for the capitol riot a migraine hope from aimovig. to show

. >> earlier today, simone sanders -- >> one last time before we address him as mr. secretary, a very active member of america's conference of mayors when he was mayor of south bend, indiana. he brought compassion and integrity to the discussion of the issues facing america's cities, and through the conference of mayors, he led a special task force on innovation on automation. he was a good friend to a lot of mayors and one of our best innovators and established a national profile with a groundbreaking presidential campaign. he will soon bring his massive skills and perspective to the work of the united states department of transportation. his leadership is critical because there is a great deal of work ahead for our country. the secretary designate has already spoken forcefully on the need for concerted action to address systemic racism and the fact that too many people in our country live with the legacy of earlier transportation investment decisions that benefited some people at the expense of others. in june, along with the conference, i urged members of the sena

sanders will run for arkansas governor. she's expected to announce her bid today. she left the white house in 2019 to return to her home state. mrump publicly encouraged her to run for governor in next year's race. >>> still ahead, the search for a mega winner. the sole winning together of a record jackpot is sold in michigan. mornings were made for better things than rheumatoid arthritis. when considering another treatment, ask about xeljanz... a pill for adults with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis when methotrexate has not helped enough. xeljanz can help relieve joint pain and swelling, stiffness, and helps stop further joint damage, even without methotrexate. xeljanz can lower your ability to fight infections. before and during treatment, your doctor should check for infections, like tb and do blood tests. tell your doctor if you've had hepatitis b or c, have flu-like symptoms, or are prone to infections. serious, sometimes fatal infections, cancers including lymphoma, and blood clots have happened. taking a higher than recommended dose of xeljanz for ra may increase risk of death. tears in the stomach or intestines a

sanders inauguration day bobblehead. >>> and a new hampshire teenager who bonded with president biden over stuttering will write a children's book. during a campaign stop last february, mr brayden harrington. he told the teenager not to let stuttering define him. mr. biden has spoken openly about his experiences stuttering. harrington's picture book "brayden speaks up" will be published by harper collins children's books in august. >>> ngcb rning"ow, mo of thon mason's conversation with inaugural poet amanda gorman who shared her thoughts leading up to yesterday's ceremony. >>> i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." this is the "cbs morning news." i'm still discovering what's next. and still going for my best. even though i live with a higher risk of stroke due to afib... not caused by a heart valve problem. so if there's a better treatment than warfarin, i'm reaching for that. eliquis. eliquis is proven to reduce stroke risk better than warfarin. plus has significantly less major bleeding than warfarin. eliquis is fda-approved and has both. what's next? i'm on board. don't stop taking eliquis unless your doctor tells you to, as stopping increases your ri

sanders. >> thank you very much mr. chairman. let me thank senator murkowski for the great job she did as chair as well. she and i do not agree on every issue but she ran a nonpartisan, open-minded committee and we appreciate that. governor, the scientific community suggests to us that if we do not transform not only our energy system but the global energy system that there will be irreparable underlying damage done to communities throughout our country and the world and that the situation is getting more dire every day. do you agree with that assessment? ms. granholm: yes. >> the good news is that while we transform the energy world, there will be dislocation and no one can deny that. with the economists tell us is that we have the potential to create more jobs in energy efficiency and sustainable energy and all the technologies you have been talking about then we lose. do you have a sense of how many good paying canoe, hopefully union jobs, we can create if we are aggressive in transforming our energy system? ms. granholm: i kn

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sanders on the senate floor. >> a family of five making $250,000ould receive a $5,000 now, just to put that in perspective, mr.sident, middle-class familf fived to a under the cares that we passed back in march. >> when did you suddenly become a religious adherent, concerned with socialism, with t rh, when you gave 83% of theo benefitse rich and large corporations in the tax bill you support? >> woodruff: divisions within republican ranks were also on display. missouri senator josh hawley said psident trump, and many others, support $2,000 checks. >> the preside of the united the house adopted it, and a majority of senators have said already, publicly, that they support it. and yet we can't even seem to get a vote on it. with all due respect, doesn't seem to me like it's a republican vs. dseocrats issue. s to me to be the senate versus the united states of america. >> woodruff: in the end, republican leaders againocld a vote. the current congress adjourns for good, on sunday. vice president mike pence has now asked a federal judge to reject a lawsuit aiming to overturn the electoral college esults. mr. pence w

sanders, not the only buzzy moment. we're revisiting the inauguration's most talked about moments. we have the story. >> so help me god. >> congratulations, mrident. >> reporter: there's some of the biden inauguration's buzziest moments. within seconds of her first appearance, former first lady michelle obama's show stopping curls sent the internet into overdrive with headlines like michelle obama's hair won the 2021 inauguration. one person tweeting whoever did michelle's hair deserves the presidential medal of freedom. and it wasn't long before the owner of a salon was revealed>> i worked with her family since 2009. not exclusively with her. it was myself and johnny right, but i don't know. i'm a firm believer that when god says it's your time, it's your time. >> she keeps her celebrity client's information confidential but is giving her followers a look at how she creates her signature bouncy curls. >> looking back at tweets, i'm like wow. the power of social media, the power of black twitter is amazing. >> reporter: inauguration day, kamala harris stepdaughter, ella emhoff choosing this coat with glittery embellishments and a cinched was

mr. becerra? >> besides the fact he spent career in congress, has very little health care experience, he is perfect wing man for the bernie sandersw, i come from main street, took on the health care industry back 12 years or so in my own business, stressing transparency, getting rid of those barriers to entry. getting my employees as health care consumers engaged in their own well being. my main reservation and i will stress this afternoon, is why would you not want to reform the broken health care system before you get government more involved wit. that is what happened with obama care. instead of being the affordable care act, it was the unaffordable care act. you should big health insurance and big government that never sounded like a fruitful remedy to me. so i would really like to see him embrace reform measures before you embrace the bernie sanders approach to having even more government involved in a broken system. stuart: but he is not going to do that, senator. >> no. stuart: he is not going to do that. he wants socialized medicine like the brits. that is what he wants. >> i think if they go down that trail, and some of

sanders supporters, so before, we were making plans to be there. that was back before the pandemic. had bernie been elected. but we were also excited to see mr.iden be elected and ms. harris be elected and we would have made plans to attend their inauguration had not the pandemic had such a poor affect on our area -- for effect on our area -- poor effect on our area here in texas. host: ajay louisiana. good morning. caller: good morning. host: what is on your mind? caller: i am 17, so i have not had a lot of them yet, but this is one of the greatest days of my life. it has taken three days for him to get to the oval office. i think the unity this administration is going to show is something we have not seen in the recent four years. i know it is difficult, considering none of the traditions will be in place, which is unfortunate for mr. biden, but i feel like he will be one of the greatest presidents in american history for a multitude of reasons. host: what is one of those reasons, aj? caller: he is just an honest man. he is extremely transparent with the american people. somebody who is very religious. that shows a lot about his character,

mr. sanders: yes. mr. thune: so if the same formula is used and you're increasing the amount by $1,400 per person, so you're going from basically for a family of four what would be $2,400 payment to $8,000 payment, and you phase that down using the same formula, does the senator from illinois understand the math and why that's skewed towards people who make a lot more money than under the other formula? mr. durbin: it's a question directed towards me. mr. thune: you are making a point and a statement that's not accurate. because you're saying the formula is the same. it is the same but the input is change add. somebody who makes $350,000 gets a payment under the sanders sanders-hawley proposal that they wouldn't -- no, and it phases out a lot sooner, as you know. so let's be clear about how that formula works. because you are misrepresenting the way that formula works. mr. sanders: then i ask my -- the presiding officer: the senator from vermont has the floor. mr. sanders: thank you very much, mr. presiden