mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: now, mr. president, i ask unanimous consent the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: mr. president, tonight, just in time for the holidays, the senate is giving our military, our military families a present -- the justice and back pay they so richly earned and deserve. we're able to right the wrong of senator tushville's holds and the massive impact the holds had. these men and women have worked so hard for our country for so long and just because senator tushville, in -- tushville, in -- tuberville, in a really nasty and whimsical almost holding back of their promotion oz, they weren't getting paid. tonight at long last we're giving these military families, families that have already sacrificed so much, the justice they deserve -- their back pay, and it is a good night for them and it is a good night for america. america is keeping its promise and saying to these men and wo

mr. schumer: mr. president, thank you. for the 62nd year in a row the senate is passing our national defense authorization act, one of the most important bills we work on each year to protect the american people, ensure our long-term security. at a time of huge trouble for global security, pafth defense authorization bill is more important than ever. it will ensure america can hold the line against russia, stand firm against the chinese communist party -- mr. president, may we have order, please. the presiding officer: senators will take their conversations off the floor. mr. schumer: thank you, mr. president. the presiding officer: the senate will be in order. mr. schumer: it will ensure america can hold the line against russia, stand firm against the chinese communist party, and ensures that america's military remains state-of-the-art at all times all around the world. i thank my colleagues on both sides for their great work on the ndaa. i applaud the leadership of chairman reed, steady, steadfast, always getting it done

mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: mr. president, first, let me thank chairman reed of the armed services committee for his great leadership, ranking member wicker, and all the members of the committee and the conferrees for their good work in the past few weeks. in a few moments, i'll lay down the ndaa conference report. a lot of hard work on both sides. we've reached agreement for this year's defense authorization bill. never easy, harder now than ever before. i will file cloture on the ndaa later today. members can expected to take votes on this early next week. at a time of huge trouble for global security, doing the defense authorization bill is more important than ever. the annual defense bill is a prime example of both sides cooperating on a strong bipartisan package to strengthen america's national security, to take care of our servicemembers, keep the ups the -- the united states the leader in innovation. when we began the december session, i said the senate faces three important tasks -- ending the hold on milita

mr. schumer: and finally. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today it stand adjourned until 11:00 a.m. on tuesday, december 19; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the journal of proceedings be approved to date, the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day, and morning business be closed; that upon the conclusion of morning business, the senate proceed to executive session to resume consideration of the fonzone nomination; further, that the cloture motions filed on december 13 ripen at 2:15 p.m.;. that if cloture is invoked on either nomination, all postcloture time be considered expired and the senate vote on confirmation of the nominations immediately following the invoking of cloture;. that upon disposition of the nominations, the senate execute the order of december 5 with respect to the richard nomination and vote on confirmation of the nomination; finally, that if any nominations are confirmed during

mr. schumer: now, mr. president -- the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: i have the happy duty of ask unanimous consent that the senate consider the following nominations en bloc -- it is a lot of numbers, so i'll read them slowly for the sake of being transcribed. 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 1010, 111, 112, 113, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 1356, 1357, 138, 139, 180, 182, 183, 1834, 185, 186, 187, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 199, 200, 201, 203, 204, 205, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229 -- am i -- is that too as fast? is that all right? 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 248, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 289, 290, 291, 293, 294, 295, 296, 325, 326, 327, 330, 331, is 332, 336, 337, 339, 340, 342, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, is 282, -- 382, excuse me. 382. 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, excepting colonel david j. berkeland, colonel be

mr. president, i move to table the schumer amendment number 1373 for the purposes -- mr. president, mr. president, leader schumer is blocking us from having an important and timely debate on biden's unlawful, immoral policy to use tax dollars intended for our national defense to pay for abortions. the world is imploding because of biden's failed leadership and weakness, and our country is under greater threat than it has been in years. meanwhile the biden department of defense is waging a war on the unborn. mr. president, i never back down from a fight, and democrats' tactics will not deter my work to stop biden from forcing the pentagon to provide transportation tourism for abortion with taxpayers' hard-earned money. as a mom, soon to be grandma, and 23-year combat veteran and retired lieutenant colonel of our great united states army, i firmly believe the pentagon should be focussing on protecting innocent life, not destroying it. that's why i've led the legislation to overturn this abhorrent policy and why i am here today to continue my fight for life. congress has been clear for near

mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: as if in legislative session, i ask unanimous consent -- the presiding officer: we're in a quorum. mr. schumer: i ask it be diswhened it. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: i ask the veto message on s.j. res. 32 be considered read, printed in the record and spread full fon the journal, notwithstanding rule 32, the message be considered at a time to be determined by the majority leader in concurrence with the republican leader, prior to january 31, 2024, that there be up to two hours for debate equally divided between the two leaders or their designees, that the senate vote on passage of the joint resolution, the objections of the president to the contrary notwithstanding. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: with respect to the military nominations i just asked consent for, there is one correction, calendars n

mr. schumer: now, mr. president -- the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: i have the happy duty of ask unanimous consent that the senate consider the following nominations en bloc -- it is a lot of numbers, so i'll read them slowly for the sake of being transcribed. 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 1010, 111, 112, 113, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 1356, 1357, 138, 139, 180, 182, 183, 1834, 185, 186, 187, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 199, 200, 201, 203, 204, 205,24, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229 -- am i -- is that too as fast? is that all right? 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 248, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 289, 290, 291, 293, 294, 295, 296, 325, 326, 327, 330, 331, is 332, 336, 337, 339, 340, 342, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, is 282, -- 382, excuse me. 382. 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, excepting colonel david j. berkeland, colonel benj

mr. schumer, aye. the clerk: mr. reed, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. fetterman, aye. the clerk: mr. whitehouse, aye. the clerk: mr. vance, no. mr. sanders, aye. the clerk: mr. lujan, aye. the presiding officer: the khweis are 49, the nays are 18. the motion is agreed to. of under the previous order, the postcloture time is expired. the question is on the nomination. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be o the 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. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. king. ms. klobuchar.

mr. schumer: now, mr. president, to explain to the senators and our colleagues what we have just done, a few moments ago i filed cloture on a motion to proceed on a shell bill for a national security supplemental. the step i'm taking tonight will ensure the process for the supplemental moves forward and that hopefully disagreements on immigration do not prevent us from doing what we must do to protect america's security. i urge every single senator to think where we are at this moment in history. america's national security is on the line around the world -- in europe, in the middle east, in the indo-pacific. water owe crass, dictators are waging war against democracy, against our values, against our way of life. that's why passing this supplemental is so important. it could determine the trajectory of democracy for years to come. we are at a moment in history. tonight i'd like to announce that the administration has invited president zelenskyy to address senators via secure individual joe as part of our c

mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: yes. mr. schumer: i know that the senator from alabama wants to speak. could i ask the senator from alabama how long he wants to speak for? ten minutes. well, we want to all speak sir siriatum. would you-year-oldto senator -- would you yield to senator durbin after me? thank you. okay. mr. president, i've just heard, unfortunately, our senator from wyoming object. here are the facts -- the scourge of gun violence in america is a national crisis. the american people are civic and tired of enduring one mass shooting after another. they're sick and tired of vigils and moments of silence for family, friends, classmates, coworkers. today, democrats are moving to pass -- have moved to pass the assault weapons ban to help rid our streets of these deadly weapons. i want to thank my colleagues who support this measure, particularly senator durbin, chairman of the judiciary comm committee, as well as senators murphy and blumenthal and warnock, who organized today's efforts with me. we already have a deca

mr. schumer: madam president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: madam president, the question before us is simple -- will senators rise to defend western democracy, protect our fundamental values, and support our friends abroad fighting for their lives? are we willing to stand up to autocratic brutes and respond to our adversaries with strength, not weakness? will we help the people of ukraine fight against vladimir putin, like we promised? this is a moment in history. this is a moment history will record. the answer to all these questions should be an emphatic yes. at stake is america's safety, the survival of democracy, and the future of the war in ukraine. as we've always done in our history, the senate should rush to the defense of democracy and stand up to autocratic brutes. madam president, you can be sure vladimir putin is watching closely to see if the senate will approve more aid to ukraine, whether or not we approve an aid package will likely sway the outcome of the war the. we must act. to the show our republican colleagues that

mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: well, earlier this morning, mr. president, earlier this morning, senator mcconnell and i welcomed ukrainian president zelenskyy to the u.s. senate, his third visit to the u.s. capitol. it was a very powerful, enlightening, and positive meeting. president zelenskyy's message was direct -- ukraine will win the war against russia if more aid is approved. but the contrary was also true -- if no more aid is approved, putin will win. it's that simple. ukraine, the west, united states strength as a credible ally are all hanging in the balance right now. also, president zelenskyy urged that we need to pass this aid quickly, because if we don't pass it quickly it will send a signal to the whole world that we are abandoning ukraine and could start a snowball cascading to ukraine's detriment and to our detriment. if ukraine falls, it will be a historic and colossal tragedy. if russia is victorious, future generations will remember this as a moment of shame for the west, for the united st

mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: now, mr. president, over the last few days negotiations on a path forward to getting national security supplemental don't have made good progress. as i've said, if we believe something is important and urgent, we should stay and get the job done. that is certainly the case with the supplemental. it is important, it is urgent. i spoke with leader mcconnell this morning about the plan for next week, and making sure the senate continues to do our work, so for the information of all senators, after we finish today, the senate will return on monday. that will give negotiators from the white house, senate democrats, senate republicans a time to work through the weekend in an effort to reach a framework agreement it will then take some time to turn that framework into text to prevent unnecessary delays, i intend november to reconsider the shell for the supplemental as a v

mr. schumer, aye. vote: the vice president: are there any senators in the chamber who wish to vote or change a vote? if not, on this vote, the yeas are 50 and the nays are 50. the senate being equally divided, the vice president votes in the affirmative and the motion is agreed to. mr. schumer: madam vice president. the vice president: the majority leader. mr. schumer: today is historic. vice president harris has just cast her 32nd tiebreaking vote, the most tiebreakers ever. i join all of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle thanking the vice president for her leadership and for making the work of the senate possible. the record vice president harris sets today is significant. not just because of the number but because of what she has made possible with tiebreaking votes. without her tiebreaking votes, there'd be no american rescue plan, no inflation reduction act, and we would not have confirmed many of the excellent federal judges now presiding on the bench. every time duty has called, vice pres

mr. schumer: thank you, mr. president. so, i see my friend, senator rounds, is on the floor and ask him to engage in a colloquy on an important set of provisions in the ndaa that deals with transparency, trust, and government oversight. the unidentified anomalous phenomena disclosure act that he and i cosponsored and portions of which we will pass in the ndaa. i say to my friend that unidentified unanimous phenomena are of immense interest and curiosity to the american people. but with that curiosity comes the risk for confusion, disinformation, and mistrust, especially if the government isn't prepared to be transparent. the united states government has gathered a great deal of information about uap's over many decades, but has refused to share it with the american people. that is wrong, and additionally it breeds mistrust. we've also been notified by multiple credible sources that information on uap's has also been withheld from congress, which if true is a violation of the laws requiring full notification to the legislat

mr. schumer, aye. the clerk: mr. rubio, aye. the clerk: mr. romney, no. mr. peters, aye. mr.the clerk: mr. cramer, no. mrs. hyde-smith, no. mr. cassidy, aye. the clerk: mr. bennet, aye. the clerk: mr. rounds, aye. mr. coons, aye. mrs. shaheen, aye. the clerk: ms. hassan, aye. the clerk: mr. lee, no. mr. kennedy, no. mr. lujan, aye. the clerk: mr. boozman, no. the ms. lummis, no. the clerk: ms. smith, aye. the clerk: mr. hagerty, no. the clerk: mr. warner, aye. mr. carper, aye. mr. schmitt, no. the clerk: mr. hoeven, aye. the clerk: mr. sullivan, no. the clerk: mr. markey, aye. the clerk: mr. vance, no. vote: the clerk: mr. blumenthal, aye. the clerk: ms. murkowski, aye. vote: roll c vote: the presiding officer: on this vote the yeas are 61, the nays are 29. the nomination is confirmed. under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table, and the president will be immediately notified of the senate's action. mr. durbin: mr. president, i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all in

mr. schumer could say that. >> i would say not that simple.tic to say that commander in chief of armed services for ukraine said about two weeks ago that he thinks it has come to a stalemate or a stand still. we have given them more than their entire gdp, we're funding subsidies to their small businesses, and paying their government salaries, and their government bention -- pensions if we give less or none, what does that mean to europe, europe is giving if we give? do they not have any resources of their own. and so, there is a real question. where do we get the money? we have to borrow it i am not for sending any more, i'm tired of , he has time to go to argentina, he was celebrating argentina the my election, i don't care whether you are for or against the new person, but what does the president of a war torn country with no election in his country, doing in argentina? so, you know. don't get me started on zelenskyy but i believe there will be a healthy dose of skepticism. larry: didn't president zelenskyy cancel presidential elections in u

mr. schumer, by the way, i deal in principles and policies not personalities, i have known chuck schumer for a long time. he keeps saying if you give them 60 billion, they will win the war. and if we don't, they will lose the war. and i say that is just false. >> he met with zelenskyy, he believes 60 billion will give them a stalemate. here is what concerns me, that we'll go are to end up with some kind of false flag, he d doesn't have people to win the war who is the next up, our kids our young men and women will have to go there and fight, we have people all over the borders that scares me, we need to make a decision, of how much how much -- land should be taken by ukraine and russia someone to some diplomacy in the group. larry: a diplomatic exist strategy should be a part of this, down want to leave them high and dry either. but there has to be an exit strategy this idea that this money they could win. i don't know why -- look chuck schumer is many things, he is a big liberal and i am a conservative, but he knows that is 60 billion will not win t war in ukraine he knows that. >> sell

mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative -- barrasso, blumenthal, capito, casey, cornyn, cortez masto, duckworth, fetterman, fisher, gillibrand, hyde-smith, kaine, manchin, peters, reed, risch, rosen, schumer, scott of south carolina. shaheen, smith, tester, warner. senators voting in the negative -- lee, marshall, merkley, paul, schmitt, wyden. the clerk: mrs. britt, aye. ms. baldwin, no. the clerk: mr. tillis, aye. mr. durbin, no. ms. butler, aye. ms. hassan, aye. ms. cantwell, aye. mrs. murray, aye. ms. warren, no.

mr. schumer, who by the way i deal in principles and policies not personalities, i have known chuck schumerery long time. just saying he keeps saying if you give him $60 billion they will win the war and if you don't give ukraine $640 billion we'll lose the war. that is fall der roy. >> he thinks $60 billion will give him a stalemate. we've gone from winning the war to a stalemate. here is what concerns me, larry. we'll end up with some false flag. he doesn't have the people to win the war. who do you think will be next up? our kid. our men and women will go there and fight. we have people all over the borders. that is what scares me. we need to make a decision how much land should be taken by ukraine and russia. do some diplomacy. larry: diplomatic exit strategy has to be part of all this. i don't want to leave them high and dry either. i'm not in that school of thought but there has to be a exit strategy. this idea, money they can win, i don't know why, look, chuck schumer is many things. he is a big liberal, i'm a conservative, he knows that that 60 billion will not win the war in ukrain

mr. schumer, sara e. hill. vote: the clerk: ms. duckworth, aye. the clerk: mr. merkley, aye. clerk: mr. welch, aye. mr. casey, aye. mr. booker, aye. mr. murphy, aye. mr. thune, no. the clerk: ms. rosen, aye. mr. boozman, no. the clerk: mr. sanders, aye. mr. rounds, aye. the clerk: ms. klobuchar, aye. ms. stabenow, aye. the clerk: mr. paul, no. the clerk: ms. lummis, no. the clerk: ms. murkowski, aye. mr. grassley, aye. the clerk: mr. schmitt, no. the clerk: ms. cantwell, aye. the clerk: mr. moran, aye. mr. budd, no. mr. wyden, aye. mr. risch, no. the clerk: mr. cardin, aye. the clerk: ms. baldwin, aye. mr. carper, aye. the clerk: mr. cramer, no. the clerk: mr. schatz, aye. the clerk: mrs. hyde-smith, aye. mr. cruz, no. the clerk: mr. kaine, aye. mrs. blackburn, no. mr. ricketts, no. the clerk: mr. graham, aye. the clerk: ms. hassan, aye. mr. vance, no. the clerk: mr. tuberville, no. the clerk: mr. johnson, no. mrs. britt, no. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, aye. the clerk: mr. marshall, no. the clerk: ms. cortez masto, aye. mr. barrasso, no. mr. romney, aye. the clerk: mr. braun, n

mr. schumer can say what he said?that simple, that it is simplistic to say that. the commander-in-chief for the armed services in ukraine, says a two weeks ago he thinks things have come to a stalemate, a standstill. we given them more than their entire gdp we're funding sub sidky h did is for their small businesses and paying their government salaries and government pensions f we give less or none at all what does that mean to europe? europe is only giving if we give? the thing is do they not have any resources of their own? and so there is a real question where do we get the money. we have to borrow the money. i'm not for sending anymore over there and i'm tired of coming over -- he has got time to go to argentina. he was celebrating in argentina the new election and i don't care whether you're for or against the new person, he may be great but what is the president after war-torn country who has no elections in his country currently doing in argentina? so, you know, don't get me started on zelenskyy but i think the

mr. schumer, aye. the clerk: mr. romney, no. the presiding officer: the yeas are 63. the nays are 32. the motion is agreed to. the presiding officer: the senator from hawaii ms. hirono:}madam president, we now have one week left until the senate is scheduled to recess for the end of the year. while this year is quickly coming to an end, our work in this body is far from over, especially as it relates to our national security. yesterday, madam president, the armed services committee on which i sit released a text of f.y.2024 national defense authorization act conference report. this year's ndaa contains critical investments in our servicemembers, military -- in our servicemembers, our military infrastructure, and our national security at large. importantly, this year's ndaa contains a 5.^ 2% pay raise for our troops. the most significant raise in more than 20 years. and prevents large cuts to servicemembers overseas' cost of living adjustment accounts. ms. hirono: the bill also includes several provisions i fought to secure to improve servicemembers' quality of life, including a pilot

mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today it stand adjourned until 10:00 a.m. on thursday, december 7, that following the prayer and pledge the journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hours be deemed expired, the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day and morning business be closed, that upon the conclusion of morning business the senate resume consideration of the motion to proceed to calendar number 30, h.r. 815. further, that if senator paul makes a motion to discharge s.j. res. 51 from the committee on foreign relations, the senate vote on the motion at 11:30 a.m. further, that the cloture motion filed during yesterdays session ripen at 1:45 p.m. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schatz: if there is no further business to come before further business to come before >> tonight a discussion about using ceased russian assets to fund ukraine defense and reconstruction from the u.s. commission on security and cooperation in europe. also known as the sinky commission watch tonight at 8:00 e

mr. president, i am rejoicing in the orders that senator schumer read. first thing i would like to do is apologize to the hundreds of officers, men and women who dedicated themselves to their country and also to their families for this unusual, shall we say, disruption of their promotion to ranks they have won through their merit and effort. i think also, too, that it's important to note the contribution of senator sullivan and senator ernst and senator young and senator graham and others. they recognized that the military officers are not political pawns, that they are men and women who have dedicated themselves and their families to service to defend, to protect the constitution of the united states and so they joined in to ensure that today we can have this much delayed pre-motion on the floor of the united states senate. now, once again, mr. president, we have to recognize in the future, we can never do this again, that these men and women served their lives, decades, they serve it with courage. they serve it with integrity. they serve it with decenc

mr. presidentth i am rejoicig in the orders senator schumer red. the first thing i would like to do is apologize to the hundreds ofho officers, men and women who have debit dedicated their country, dedicated themselves to their country and also to their families for this unusual disruption of their promotions. i think also to that it is important to note the contribution of et cetera sullivan and senator ernst and senator young, et cetera graham, and others. they recognize military officers are not political ponds. they are men and women who have dedicated themselves and their families to service. to protect the constitution of the united states. and so they joined in to ensure that today we have this much delayed promotion on the floor of the night state senate. once again mr. president, we have to recognize in the future we can never do this again. these men and women served their lives, decades. they served with courage they served with integrity they served with decency they do itit for this country, not for a political party. night for a cause

mr. schumer, we need relief from this crisis. please do your job over in the senate. for the last 7 1/2 months, that bill has been sitting, languishing in the senate with democrats refusing to even negotiate the issues. so it's very clear now, seven months after house republicans passed that bill, that now the democrats own the border crisis and the democrats own the national disasters that will flow from this crisis. in seven months' time, over one million illegal immigrants have been encountered at our southern border. make no mistakes, the united states has been and will continue to be a nation of immigrants that welcomes people from around the world who love this land. i've seen firsthand the death, destruction, and disorder and disease that's brought into our communities by the unvetted migration coming over our poor southern border. two years ago, a 24-year-old man who h.h.s. left unidentified poses a minor, was flown to my district where he killed one of my constituents. democrats, you own that. he was not the first criminal to enter our country and he won't be

the senate majority leader, chuck schumer, only said mr zelensky couldn't make it to the briefing, because "something happened at the last minute." the senate is due to vote tomorrow on president biden�*s emergency aid package worth more than sixty billion dollars. the white house has warned the money for ukraine will run out by the end of the year. in return, republican senators want strict border policies to tackle the migrant crisis on the us—mexico border. our north america correspondent nomia iqbaljoins me from washington dc. first question is what more do we know about why mr zelensky has cancelled? he know about why mr zelensky has cancelled? . , know about why mr zelensky has cancelled? ., , , ,.,, ., know about why mr zelensky has cancelled? ., , , ., , cancelled? he was supposed to be in that meeting — cancelled? he was supposed to be in that meeting around _ cancelled? he was supposed to be in that meeting around about _ cancelled? he was supposed to be in that meeting around about one - cancelled? he was supposed to be in that meeting around about one hour| that meeting around

the senate majority leader, chuck schumer, only said mr zelensky couldn't make it to the briefing, because

mr. bacon: i would say, have we sat down and talked with schumer, and people are like what? i find it, that's how james madison designed the system, that's how it works. consensus building. that's like a foreign language right now. to your question, first of all, chrissy touched on this. intelligence about ukraine was extraordinary we had failures on 9/11. i worked the intelligence -- there's intelligence things you cannot talk about because it's single source. but russia put up very clearly, putin has given thed orers to invade and we don't mind talking about it. why is that not sensitive? so much of the information is in the a single source. it's all over russia that they've given out thed orers to invade in february. and we used the intelligence to -- as an information warfare tool which i thought was also impressive. one of the highlights of this administration is how they utilized the intelligence to our advantage. on the other side we are -- our industrial base is hollow. we, after the cold war, we shut down so much of our production capacity. we got to restore that. w

larry: here is a quick sound of senator schumer just a little while ago. please take a listen, mr. lankford. >> but it is not realistic for republicans to suddenly hold up ukraine aid they claim to support, then suddenly demand we take up border which has been a problem for years and solve it in a matter of days. nevertheless, we democrats were willing to give it a try. larry: well, okay. he is blowing smoke at you but he is willing to give it a try. what about this asylum system? this is being used to open the borders and i think the asylum system and the so-called parole system, senator lankford, should be closed down, okay? just more excuses to catch-and-release. >> yeah, let me say a couple things on that. for senator schumer to say republicans are, interesting enough he is frustrated with his own president because president biden was the one who sent a request over to the senate and the house to say i want funding for national security purposes. israel, ukraine, taiwan, and our southern border. then they immediately followed that up, by the way money for the southern border wi

larry: well, let me -- here's just a quick sound from senate schumer just a little whilal ago, actually. please take a listen, mrlankford. >> but it's not realistic for republicans to suddenly hold up ukraine aid which they claim to support and then suddenly demand we take a border which has been a problem for year es and then solve it in a matter of days. nevertheless, we democrats were willing the give it a try. larry: well, okay. he's blowing smoke at you, but he says we're willing to give it a try. i mean, what about this asylum system? this is being used to open the borders. and i think the asylum system and this so-called parole system, senator lankford, should be closed down, okay? just more excuses to catch and release. >> yeah. relate me say a couple things on that. for senator schumer to say the republicans -- interestingly enough, he's frustrated with his own president because president biden was the one who actually sent a request over to the senate and the house to say i want funding for national security purposes, israel, ukraine, taiwan and our southern border, and then they immediately follow tha

unfortunate, as senator schumer said that the party that ronald reagan once led is de facto, it is helping putin today with its actions, it is necessary to look for compromise, mr. igor, i literally want to ask a question for a moment, but are there any forces, i don’t know, party sponsors, some large corporations, some powerful public organizations, who could say that listen, wait, these are national interests, let’s influence as much as possible, this should be decided, then you will find out these issues with borders, with tolerance, america will not disappear or die from this, but here democracy in europe can die now, please, who can press, except for biden, on the republicans , i think the biggest pressure can be dealt with by the voters, but if the citizens of the united states are watching us, i simply urge you to write to your senators and the house of representatives so that they immediately consider this bill and immediately approve it, unfortunately, although the ukrainian diaspora in the united states is large, it is not is not organized in the sense that it does not know how to lobby for the interests of ukraine in the congress, unfortunately, this

mr. garamendi: i rise in support of senator schumer's address in the senate. i echo his concerns. anti-semitism is on the rise in our country and it is unacceptable. as american we was the respops to believe the condemn bigotry and hate in all its forms including anti-semitism. to quote my friend and colleague in the senate, we are stewards of the flames of liberty, tolerance, and equality that warm the american melting pot, and make it possible for jewish americans to prosper alongside palestinian americans, and every other immigrant group from all over the world. i thank senator schumer for his powerful words. as we watch the events abroad and here at home unfold, i urge americans to remember that our shared humanity, commitment to equality and tolerance are our greatest strengths. i ask permission to enter senator schumer's remarks in the congressional record. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker

mr zelensky canceled, but he did address a virtual meeting of g7 leaders on thursday where the group announced a new ban on russian diamonds and financial sanctions. senate majority leader, chuck schumerstration at the outcome if there's a word for what we most need now, if there is a word for what we most need now, it is to be serious. if republicans in the senate do not get serious very soon, about a national security package, vladimir putin is going to walk right through ukraine and right through europe. this is a historic moment for the senate. are we going to do something about the threats to democracy happening around the world, are we going to hold the line against autocrats and dictators and the enemies of our way of life? the us secretary of state and uk foreign secretary met for high level talks in washington on thursday, to discuss the war in gaza and the ongoing conflict in ukraine. both lord cameron and antony blinken reinforced their support for ukraine. as we accelerate our efforts to enable ukraine to stand on its own, it's crucial that the united states and our partners continue to do our respective parts. and that's why the supplemental that's currently before congre

hopefully they can talk to senator schumer who represents new york and get the bill through the senate and on president biden's desk. i yield one minute to mr. lamalfa of california. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. lamalfa: i thank you and appreciate the effort. now it's a gun problem. we're moving people into --ily l immigrants are being moved into national parks in new york and i suppose around the rest of the country because we have a numbers problem. no. it isn't a gun problem or the immigration system is so broken, it's not being enforced. we have laws in place that would work if enforced. it's crazy. no wonder people think congress is out of its mind with some of the stuff that goes on. oh, we're going to fill up the parks starting in new york and other areas of the country and it will end up in the west because we don't have enough space because it's a green light at our open border and we've had sanctuary cities inviting them in. now they're seeing the results of democratic policies that put us in this place. indeed, this is not a long-term problem so much as it's been intense during the last three years during the biden

mr. schumer, aye. the clerk: mr. kelly, aye. mr. booker, aye. the clerk: mr. durbin, aye. ms. lummis, no. the clerk: mr. ossoff, aye. the clerk: mr. hawley, no. ms. cantwell, aye. ms. murkowski, no. the clerk: mr. bennet, aye. ms. cortez masto, aye. the clerk: mr. merkley, aye. mr. wicker, no. ms. warren, aye. mr. markey, aye. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. the clerk: mr. tester, aye. the clerk: mr. whitehouse, aye. mr. carper, aye. mr. reed, aye. the clerk: ms. sinema, aye. the clerk: mr. welch, aye. the clerk: ms. hirono, aye. the clerk: mr. sanders, aye. the clerk: mr. menendez, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. cramer, no. ms. butler, aye. mr. peters, aye. the clerk: mr. lujan, aye. mr. heinrich, aye. the clerk: mr. king, aye. mr. lee, no. . the clerk: mr. braun, no. mr. manchin, no. ms. smith, aye. ms. rosen, aye. the clerk: mr. sullivan, no. the clerk: mr. grassley, no. the clerk: mr. rubio, no. mr. padilla, aye. mr. boozman, no. mr. fetterman, aye. the clerk: mr. scott of south carolina, no. the clerk: mr. brown, aye. mr. schatz, aye. the clerk: mrs. fischer, no. mrs. britt,

chuck schumer spoke to the senate floor about his meeting with president zelenskyy and the need to support ukraine. leader. x well, earlier this morning mrs morning senator mcconnell and i welcomesk ukrainian president zelenskyy to the u.s. senate. his third visit to the u.s. capitol. it was a very powerful, and lightning and positive meeting. president zelenskyy's message was directed. ukraine will win the war against russia. if more aid is approved. but, it was next country is also true for no approved, putin will when it is that simple. ukraine, the west, united states strength as a credible ally are all hanging in the balance right now. also, president zelenskyy urged we need to pass this aid quickly because if we do not pass it quickly it will send a signal to the whole world that we are abandoning ukraine and could to start a snowball cascading to ukraine's in detriment and to our detriment. if ukraine falls there will be historic and colossal tragedy. if russia is victorious future generations will remember this is a moment of shame for the west, for the united states and for those in the senate who sought to block it. this is a mo