mr. sanders: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from vermont. mr. sanders: thank you. madam president, the recently leaked draft opinion in dobbs v. jackson women's health organization signals what many of us have feared would happen happen -- at least five right wing supreme court justices seem poised to overturn roe v. wade and abolish the constitutional right of women to have an abortion. in my view, the united states senate cannot and must not allow that to happen. we cannot go back to the days when women had to risk their lives to end an unwanted pregnancy. we cannot go back to the days of back alley abortions. we cannot go back to the days of forcing a woman to carry a pregnancy or go through a childbirth that could cause her illness or death. that we cannot go back to. in america today it is estimated that one out of every four women will choose to have an abortion by the time they turn 45. in 2019, over 625,000 women in america chose to have an abortion. while no one can say with any degree of certainty how many deaths there will be if abortion is made illegal

sanders: how widespread is that? mr. costa: there was not too much abuse there. i should take that back. there were over 5000 cases, dol found violations and 68% of those cases. sen. sanders: that means it is pretty widespread. mr. costa: it was pretty widespread. we do not know the severity of those cases. there were 60 that were debarred. mr. costa: at least 370 nine cases included either prior violations of the sca or other violations of the -- act or the occupational health act. sen. sanders: thank you for being here and the work you are doing. the taxpayers in this country want to know when their tax dollars are going to contracts with companies, that those companies are paid lower. do you agree? mr. costa: that is correct, sir. sen. sanders: we are making progress but we have a long way to go. mr. xhosa, --mr. costa, thank you for being with us. sen. sanders: questions for the record are due by 12 noon tomorrow with signed hand copies delivered to the court. email copies will also be accepted. under our rules, the witnesses have seven days from the seat of o

mr. sanders: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from vermont. mr. sanders: thank you. madam president, the recently leaked draft opinion in dobbs v. jackson women's health organization signals what many of us have feared would happen happen -- at least five right wing supreme court justices seem poised to overturn roe v. wade and abolish the constitutional right of women to have an abortion. in my view, the united states senate cannot and must not allow that to happen. we cannot go back to the days when women had to risk their lives to end an unwanted pregnancy. we cannot go back to the days of back alley abortions. we cannot go back to the days of forcing a woman to carry a pregnancy or go through a childbirth that could cause her illness or death. that we cannot go back to. in america today it is estimated that one out of every four women will choose to have an abortion by the time they turn 45. in 2019, over 625,000 women in america chose to have an abortion. while no one can say with any degree of certainty how many deaths there will be if abortion is made illegal

mr. chairman sanders, ranking member and members of the committee appreciate the opportunity to speak withou today. u.s. chamber of commerce directly represents 300,000 businesses and approximately 3 million more in the federation of partners. these businesses take seriously obligation to follow all walls including those involving labor and employment matters. the businesses developed considerable time, talent and resources. the unfortunate truth however is some are less clear and can be complex. the same applies to regulation implementing the laws. in addition the laws and regulations sometimes overlap and others additional laws and regulations at the state level. for example independent contracting. there are multiple standards of the federal level. the irs and department of labor, the national labor relations board all use different tests. in addition some states use separate tests for compensation and unemployment insurance. the patchwork of the laws and regulations can be challenging to understand. this type of complexity occurs across numerous areas is widely seeing so much litigatio

sanders. >> have you spoken with mrs. zelenskyy? >> i've gotten a letter from mrs.f poland, and she gave me her list of things that they needed so, you know, i think it's -- i mean, we're in a conversation, but it's not really, you know, one-to-one, although i did talk on the phone with mrs. duda. >> this pivotal moment in the war is where we begin the hour with some of our favorite reporters and friends. former u.s. ambassador to ukraine, william taylor, is back. he currently serves as the vice president for russia and europe at the u.s. institute of peace. also joining us, retired four-star general barry mccaffrey is here. former member of the national security council, now an msnbc military analyst and john brennan is here, an msnbc senior national security and intelligence analyst. dr. brennan, i want to start with you. are we saying two things that are getting mashed up together? sharing intelligence is not the same as helping another country target their adversaries in a war. what clarity can you bring to the reporting over the last couple days about intellige

mr. trump, he certainly would bring some change to the white house. >> reporter: as president, trump skipped the dinner, in 2018 sending his press secretary sarah sanders instead. >> i think she's very resourceful. like, she burns fat and then she uses that ash to create a perfect smoky eye. >> reporter: tonight, president biden's turn to show that america is ready to laugh again. josh lederman, nbc news >>> still ahead tonight, the manhunt in alabama after an inmate and a corrections officer go missing. was she in on the escape plot? >>> we're back with a deepening mystery in alabama where a man hunt is underway for an escaped inmate accused of murder and the corrections officer who was supposed to be guarding him both went missing. and now police believe she may have been in on the plot. maggie vespa has more. >> reporter: the frantic search is on for an accused killer and a female sheriff's deputy who walked him out of jail. >> what does the evidence tell you about how this unfolded >> the evidence indicates that she assisted in this case. we're not clear as to whether she assisted willingly or if in some form or fashion she was coerced or forced to

mr. john fetterman! lisa: which brings us to democrats, and another unusual candidate. lt. gov. fetterman: wow, thank you for coming out. lisa: pennsylvania's lieutenant governor john fetterman looks like a wrestler and campaigns like bernie sandersn gained attention as mayor of braddock, a hollowed-out steel town he helped revitalize. he's pro-immigration, supports universal health care, and legalizing marijuana. his main opponent? congressman conor lamb. lamb became a democratic supetar in 2018 when he flipped a previously republican seat. he has some strong union support but has been outstepped and, in money, outmatched by fetterman. lamb's supporters think only a moderate can win the entire state. >> i'm more concerned about who will be able to win against whatever republican candidate is presented in november. lisa: but fetterman is far in front in polls and his kind of that and his supporters argue -- and his supporters argue his kind of democrat a blue collar ogressive is the right one for pennsylvania. >> i love that he's so consistent. he doesn't shift his message, and i think people really appreciate that. lisa: pennsylvania is one of the few swing states left. the past two decades, voters have sent mostly moderates to

mr. sanders: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from vermont. mr. sanders: recent bols -- polls suggest congress has a 19% favorable. i find that shocking. if that 19% had any inkling what went on here in the senate, that number would be much lower. over and over again, i hear members of the senate express their deep concern about the deficit. oh, my god, that deficit. we can't maintain a child tax credit to cut child poverty, we can't make sure that senior citizens on medicare have teeth in their mouth. we just can't afford it. but apparently, mr. president, we can afford to provide $ 125 billion in tax breaks over the next four years to some of the most profitable corporations in america, including amazon, intel, at&t, boeing -- you name it. this amendment would repeal -- now, this is amazing, and i say this to my democratic it colleagues, this amendment would repeal a modest tax increase on profitable corporations that president donald trump pushed to partially offset the cost of his massive tax giveaway to the rich a few years ago. this was trump