mr. schumer: mr. president. the president pro tempore: senate democratic leader. mr. schumer: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the consideration of s. res. 6, which was submitted earlier today. the president pro tempore: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: senate resolution 6, expressing the thanks of the senate to the honorable patty murray for her service as president pro tempore of the senate and to designate senator murray as president pro tempore erimita of the senate. the president pro tempore: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection, the senate will proceed to this measure. mr. schumer: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. the president pro tempore: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. mr. thune: i ask that the senate proceed to the consideration of s. res. 7, whi

mr. schumer: mr. president. the president pro tempore: the senate democratic leader. mr. schumer: mr. president, four years ago today, i stood on this very spot, alongside my colleagues, as we prepared to certify the 2020 election. as we were going about our business, all of a sudden i felt a hand pull my collar. my security detail gripped me by the arm and told me we had to get out. a mob of rioters had broken into the capitol, and that we were not safe. i looked to the podium and saw vice president pence quickly rushed out of the chamber by his detail. as we evacuated, accompanied by two of the capitol police officers, we took a turn down the hallway, opened the door, and came within several yards of angry rioters, before my security detail pulled us away to safety. we were maybe within 20 feet of them. had one of them loblgd the door or had a -- locked the door or had a gun, lord knows what would have happened. thus began one of the darkest, most shameful days in american history of our democracy. that was four years ago today. less than an hour from now, the house and senate shall

mr. schumer: madam president. the presiding officer: leader schumer. mr. schumer: i would just like to welcome our chaplain back. we're glad he's with us and in good health, and wish him and all of us a happy new year. the vice president: the chair lays before the senate the certificates of the election of 32 senators elected for six-year terms, beginning on january 3, 2025. all certificates, the chair is advised, are in the form suggested by the senate, or contain all the essential requirements of the form suggested by the senate. if there be no objection, the reading of the certificates will be waived, and they will be printed in full in the record. if the senators to be sworn will now present themselves at the desk in groups of four as their names are called in alphabetical order, the chair will administer their oates of office -- their oaths of office. the chair will read the names of the first group. the clerk: ms. alsobrooks, ms. baldwin, mr. banks, mr. barrasso. the vice president: please raise your hand. do you solemnly swear that you will support a

mr. schumer: mr. president -- the presiding officer: we're in a quorum call. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: mr. president, today, the senate began holding hearings for the president-elect's nominees to serve in his cabinet. this morning senate armed services committee heard testimony from pete hegseth to serve as secretary of defense. few nominees will face the kind of troubling questions that mr. hegseth faced going into today's hearing. he is, by outward appearance, woefully unfit for a job like secretary of defense. unfortunately, mr. hegseth -- unfortunately for mr. hegseth, his testimony thus far has failed to address the disturbing questions that plague his nomination. it appears mr. hegseth's strategy is to follow the five d's of dodge ball -- dodge, duck, dip, dive, and dodge. mr. hegseth failed to explain for one why someone with his lack of qualifications should be entrusted to lead our armed forces. why should america entrust our military to a television perso

mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator democratic leader. mr. schumer: first, let me concur on the remarks made about the tragedies made in minority leaders and on the -- in new orleans and the west coast. i also want to say a word about jimmy carter. last week america mourned the loss of one of the most decent public servants we have ever seen. he was a living embodiment of leadership through compassion and through a thursday for -- thirst for just for all. we will have have much to say about this inspiring american. it is rare someone leaves the presidency only to build his legacy to even higher levels as president carter did. that is a testament to how rare a person he was, he had tireless efforts alongside his wife for habitat for humanity. we pray for his family. we pray for his loved ones. and may his memory be a blessing and enduring reminder of with what it means to truly serve. now, mr. president, first, welcome to all of my colleagues to the 119th congress. i hope everyone had a blessed and happy start to the new year, full of families

mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of souths. carolina. mrs. shaheen. mr. she he. miss slotkin. mrs. smith. mr. thune mr. tillis. mr. turberville. mr. vane. hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. >> a quorum is present. a quorum is a president present. how to preserve the leadership time is reserve the senate will be in the period of morning businesspe with the senators permitted to speak and they're in for up to 10 minutes each. the majority leader will then calling up. i'm not going to read. [laughter] majority leader. >> not a present asking a subset of the sea of consideration as friends one comment which was submitted earlier today. >> clerk for pope reports a resolution for. s >> s rez one to establish a committee to inform the president of the united states a quorum in each house is assembled. >> is an objection to the proceeding that objection will proceed to the measure the rental should be agreed to the motion to beha considered be considered made and laid upon the table with no

mr. schumer: mr. president. the president pro tempore: the senate democratic leader. mr. schumer: mr.sident, four years ago today, i stood on this very spot, alongside my colleagues, as we prepared to certify the 2020 election. as we were going about our business, all of a sudden i felt a hand pull my collar. my security detail gripped me by the arm and told me we had to get out. a mob of rioters had broken into the capitol, and that we were not safe. i looked to the podium and saw vice president pence quickly rushed out of the chamber by his detail. as we evacuated, accompanied by two of the capitol police officers, we took a turn down the hallway, opened the door, and came within several yards of angry rioters, before my security detail pulled us away to safety. we were maybe within 20 feet of them. had one of them loblgd the door or had a -- locked the door or had a gun, lord knows what would have happened. thus began one of the darkest, most shameful days in american history of our democracy. that was four years ago today. less than an hour from now, the house and senate shall con

mr. schumer: madam president. the presiding officer: the democratic leader. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the consideration of s. res. 17, which was submitted earlier today. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. res. 17, constitute the minority party's membership on certain committees for the 119th congress or until their successor are chosen. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection, the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to understand that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. thune: madam president, i understand there there is a bill at the desk and i ask for its first reading. the presiding officer: the clerk will read the title of the bill for the first time. the clerk: s.9, a bill to provide that for power plans of determine for example compliance with title 9 of the education am

mr. schumer: madam president. the presiding officer: the democratic leader. mr. schumer: madam president, last week 14 people were killed in a terrorist attack in new orleans and an explosion in las vegas injured several others. the fbi has warned that other attacks that copycat what happened in new orleans could be a threat. cities like new york, population centers like long island, need to be prepared. there is one federal program that stands as the cornerstone for anti-terror preparedness for places like new york city and long island, the urban area security initiative, known as uasi. today, i am announcing that i will request $615 million for uasi in the upcoming funding negotiations this spring. uasi is one of our best firewalls for staying vigilant against terrorist threats. my request of 615 will help communities like new york city, long island and the entire metropolitan area stay ready against acts of terror. last year, i was proud to deliver $2.3 million in uasi funding for both nassau and suffolk county. that's over 4.5 m$4.5 million i anti-terror funds

mr. schumer, leader jeffries. >> jack. >> chip, jeff, amynd other mbers the carter faly and distinguished guests to get. >> today, we gather to begin a final farewell to jimmy carter, navy veteran peanut farmer, governor of georgia, president of the united states, sunday school teacher, nobel prize winner, advocate fopeace and human rightsand first and foremost, a fahful servant of his creator and his fellow man. in a commencement speech he delivered at liberty university back in 201 president carter told a story about going on a mission to massachusetts back in his younger days, under the auspices of the southern baptist convention. during that trip, president carter was impressed by the success of a llow missionary in winning souls tohrist.nd so, as the mission was winding down, he asked him what made him so succesul. he was a lite embarrassed by my qution. esident carterecalled, but then he finally said, i try to have two loves in my heart. one love i have in my heart is for the person who happens to be in front of mat any particular time. it was a stateme never foot. i think i's fair

mr. speaker, leader schumer, leader jeffries, jack, chip, jeff, amy, and other members of the carter familyistinguished guests. mr. thune: today we gather for a farewell to jimmy carter. navy veteran, peanut farmer, governor of georgia, and president of the united states. sunday school teacher, nobel prizewinner, advocate for peace and human rights. and first and foremost, a faithful servant of his creator and his fellow man. in the commencemman. in the commencement speech he delivered at liberty university in 2018, president carter told a story about going on a mission to massachusetts back in his younger days under the auspices of the southern baptist convention. during that trip, president carter was impressed by the success of a fellow missionary in winning souls to christ. and so as the mission was winding down, he asked him what made him so successful. he was a little embarrassed by my question, president carter recalled, but then he finally said, i try to have two loves in my heart, one love is for god, and the other love i have in my heart is for the person who happens to be in fron

mr. schumer -- senator schumer: we're not taking any questions. >> on that note -- host: in the november election, former president donald trump defeated vice president kamala harris, receiving 312 of the 270 elecral votes needed to win the white house. vice president harris in her role as president of the senate willreside over today's joint session that confirms donald trump's historic re-election. today's proceedings convene amidst a significant winter storm in washington, and also with significantly increased security. for the first time the department of homeland security has designated today's vote count as a national special security event, adding additional federal and local protection measures. this designation was requested by washington, d.c., mayor bowser in response to the 2021 breach of the capitol by a group of donald trump supporters attempting to stop the vote certification. this morning vice president harris released a short video about her constitutional role in today's certification. >> the peaceful transfer of power is one of the most fundamental principles of americ

schumer: mr. president -- >> democratic leader. sen. schumer: first let me concur on the remarks my colleague made about the tragedies in new orleans, and on the west coast, and in las vegas. we regret that. i also want to say a word about jimmy carter. last week, america mourned the loss of one of the most decent and humble public servants we have ever seen, president jimmy carter. president carter was a living embodiment of leadership through service, compassion, and a thirst for justice for all. i will have more to say about our president in the coming days. we will all have more to say about the loss of this wonderful and inspiring american. it is rare that someone leaves the presidency only to continue building his legacy to even higher levels as president carter did. that is a testament to how rare and special a person he was from improving rights to his tireless efforts alongside his wife, rosalind, with habitat for humanity. he inspired millions with his unwavering commitment to justice and equality. we pray for his family, we pr

mr. jeffries: thank you leader schumer. january 6, 2021 is a day that will live forever in infamy. the violent mob attacked the capitol made a concerted effort to halt the peaceful transfer of power in the united states of america for the first time in our history. thanks to the bravery, courage and sacrifice of heroic police officers and the law enforcement community, the effort to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election was unsuccessful. it was an unconscionable, unacceptable and un-american effort and we will be grateful for the law enforcement community and heroic police officers for defending the capitol, the congress, the country and the constitution on that fateful day of january 6, 2021. we will never forget their service and their sacrifice. we must always honor it. and hopefully today, the peaceful transfer of power will serve as the example for how as a country should move forward from this day and for every day in our nation's history. thank you. senator schumer: one more thing i would like to say and that is to those who use violence and intimidation to

mr. schumer: today, mr. president, our prayers are with the people of southern california impacted by the wildfires that have spread over the past few days, the images of homes, schools, places of worship burning are terrifying and almost surreal. i've been briefed on the latest efforts by federal and state officials to contain these fierls. sadly there's a lot of work left to do before the crisis is over. right now it's the vital that our firefighters and first responders have everything they need to combat the flame and rescue people from danger. the senate just passed, fortunately, a sweeping disasters aid package for these kinds of emergencies, but now we must ensure all necessary disaster aid goes out the door as quickly as possible and given to people who need it most. the worst wildfire -- the fact that the worst wildfire in los angeles history should happen in the dead of winter is another exam of climate change. we pray -- we pray for the people of southern california and we thank all of our brave f

mr. jeffries: thank you leader schumer. january 6, 2021 is a day that will live forever in infamy.tol made a concerted effort to halt the peaceful transfer of power in the united states of america for the first time in our history. thanks to the bravery, courage and sacrifice of heroic police officers and the law enforcement community, the effort to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election was unsuccessful. it was an unconscionable, unacceptable and un-american effort and we will be grateful for the law enforcement community and heroic police officers for defending the capitol, the congress, the country and the constitution on that fateful day of january 6, 2021. we will never forget their service and their sacrifice. we must always honor it. and hopefully today, the peaceful transfer of power will serve as the example for how as a country should move forward from this day and for every day in our nation's history. thank you. senator schumer: one more thing i would like to say and that is to those who use violence and intimidation to hurt our government and particular

mr. schumer: thank you. today president-elect donald trump comes to the capitol to meet with senate republicans. we expect they will talk about their first order of business when they assume full control of government. and what is the republicans' first order of business going to be? will it be helping working people, as donald trump promised on the campaign trail? will it be increasing paychecks or strengthening workers' rights or making health care more affordable? will it be investing in more american manufacturing jobs, like democrats did three years ago? no, no, and again no. donald trump and republicans promised to fight for working americans, but their actions already tell a different story. before even entering office, donald trump is working with the republicans to give very wealthy people and megacorporations another round of trillion-dollar tax cuts. at the same time that americans are struggling with inadequate health care and not -- inadequate child care and not enough health care and inability

majority leader john thune senate minority leader chuck schumer offered their first remarks on the senate floor for the opening day of the 119 congress. >> mr. president, before i begin remarked my remarks i want to mention the very deadly terrorist attack that took place in new orleans in the early hours of new year's day. this ice is inspired attack took the lives of 14 innocent victims and injured at least 30 others. my prayers today along with prayers of so many americans are with all this grieving the loss of loved one and the injured and their families. las vegas law enforcement agents are working around the clock to understand the motivation of an army soldier who blew up a tesla truck in front of trump hotel on the same day injuring seven others. we expect e our federal, state d local law enforcement to pursue every lead so that the american people understand what led to both of these attacks. mr. president i want to mention thesi passing of former presidet jimmy carter who died peacefully on december 29 at his home in georgia at the age of 100. he was governor of georgia, president of the united states but was perhaps better known

schumer: thank you everybody. it's a great day. i thank everyone. thanking president biden, we are here today because of your leadership mr. president. [applause] with president biden working by our side, senate democrats confirmed 235 judges, more than any majority have confirmed in decades. this is historic. we confirmed more judges then were confirmed under the previous administration, something no one thought we could do. in fact we confirmed more judges than under any administration going back decades. when people look back at the most consequential accomplishments of the last four years, two things will stand out. the legislation we passed between 2021-'22 and the historic judges reconfirmed to the bench. now these are amazing accomplishments. even more importantly, these judges come just in time. our democracy faces an uncertain future. many people are rightly worried. we hear incoming leaders saying things about undercutting the wellsprings of democracy, that make many americans anxious. the good news is these judges will be a barrier against attacks on our democratic institutions. at the district level, these judges will hav

schumer anymore in this new year and congress. republicans will have the majority in each chamber, mr.that change things in terms of what can realistically get done and there's a filibuster in the senate and some ways around that on reconciliation. what do you expect to see in terms of the time line here? >> well, the first thing you've got to realize, in modern history, this is the first time the majority in the senate is larger than the majority in the house. normally the house majorities are biller than the senate and the senate has much more power. there's a house and president in presidency, the sec sill ration is very important with tocks policy and immigration and others and you've got to find what unifies people is keeping the promise. if you want to keep the majority and govern in the right direction, focus on the policy, which they did yesterday focusing with the president bringing them together. i think early on, you're going to see bills come through dealing with the border, the president is going to be better prepared than he was the first time he game president. you'll se

schumer: the senate is now ready to vote on the article of impeachment. clerk: mr. mcconnell?g tried donald john trump, former president of the united states, by one article of impeachment... jamie raskin: i've had every possible emotion about it. i think i was crestfallen at the moment i first heard it. leahy: the acting sergeant at arms will escort the house managers out of the senate chamber. jamie raskin: i really thought we might have a 100 to zero verdict. i really thought that we had created such an overwhelming cascade of facts that the wiser republicans might say, this is our chance to save our party, this is our chance to get out from under the thumb of donald trump. and seven of them did the right thing. we needed 10 more. and so we might see a replay in 2024 of the 2020 election. (crowd chattering) i think we convicted him in the court of public opinion, and i think we convicted him in the eyes of history. so he's been turned into a pariah, i think, in national politics, and yet trump has tightened his control over the republican party. right now you've got majorit

schumer claims that hegseth is unfit for the job. watch. >> he is, by outward appearance, woefully unfit for a job like secretary of defense. unfortunately for mr. hegseth, his testimony thus far has failed to address the disturbing questions that plague his nomination it. appears mr. hegseth's strategy is to follow the five d's of dodge ball, dodge, duck, dip, dive, and dodge. >> laura: ha ha ha. this is unserious -- unserious former senate majority leader. is he reading his remarks. he can't even speak, you know, extemporaneously about such an important confirmation battle. and that's the best he can do? >> well, what's unfortunate is where was chuck schumer calling out the president of the united states currently? president biden who is woefully unfit to serve and. >> laura: you bet. >> he has followed the five d's by dodging reporters for the last four years that his staff at the white house openly covering the left media opening covering for him. where was the callout? the hypocrisy that runs through the democrat party is so thick it's laughable. i mean, what about rachel in the undersecretary inside of hhs who doesn't even know her own pr

schumer claims that hegseth is unfit for the job. watch. >> he is, by outward appearance, woefully unfit for a job like secretary of defense. unfortunately for mr. hegseth, his testimony for us far to address this disturbing questions that plague his nomination. it appears mr. hegseth's strategy is to follow the five ds of dodgeball. dodge, dip, dive, and dodge. >> laura: this is unserious -- i'm serious former senate majority leader. he is reading his remarks. he can't even speak x burns heinously about the confirmation battle and that is the best he can do? >> what is unfortunate where was chuck schumer calling out the president of the united states president of the united states currently president biden who is on woefully fit to serve? is the one who has followed the five ds for the last four years his stat the white house openly covering the left media covering for him. where was the call out? the hypocrisy that runs to the democrat party is so thick it is laughable. what about rachel? the secretary inside of hhs who doesn't know her own pronoun or see them, the guy who worked in the department of energy who couldn't figure out his own lug

mr. trump wants is a blue collar bloom. he doesn't want the bond market to get in the way. he doesn't want j. powell to get in the way. he doesn't want chuck schumer to get in the way, he wants to hit the ground running, after a big recon bill to cut taxes open the fossil fuel spigot and choice the border, he wants apply collar boom -- apply a blue collar boom, he wants to say i'm keeping my promises, i'm saying, right now, the fed is making the promises look shaky. at least in the short irrun. >> it is this cut they did in september, very irresponsible that locked them into november and december cuts was terrible. it has put trump's ability to get his agenda through a little bit in danger. i will say he should keep pursuing he should not let what is happening in bond market stand in the way, people will say you can't cut taxes because of bond market vigilantes are coming in he needs to cut taxes 54% of americans personally expect trump to cut their taxes. if he disappointed the expectations, for tax cuts, i mean, it is game over rail for the trump administration. >> that is what i mentioned to speaker. hate to be on sis about it but i -- obsess a

schumer is troubled by the nominee's background. >> if there is any cabinet position that ought to have a study and drama free individual it is certainly secretary of defense. unfortunately mrs a deeply troubled background to put a generously. >> the senate has already postponed one hearing scheduled for tomorrow. interior secretary doug burgum slated to appear before the energy committee. blaming the delay on the office of government ethics claiming it is under review the hearing to now on thursday. >> charles: extending the trump tax cuts an end adding to the major priority for president-elect but it could get them past. hillary vaughn has the details. >> president-elect trump pass to make every republican happy with his tax cuts. he needs every g.o.p. vote that may be easier said than done we will have the latest on the negotiations to increase the tax deductions for're state and local taxes after the break. what are invoices? progressive makes it easy to see if you can save money with a commercial auto quote online so you can get back to all your other to-dos. absolutely not. get a quote at progressivecommercial.com. your loved ones are getting older, and they need your

mr. trump wants is a blue collar boom. he doesn't want the bond market to get in the way. he doesn't want jay powell to get in the way. he doesn't want chuck schumer the way. and he wants to hit the ground running, start going after big reconciliation bill that would cut taxes, open up the fossil fuel spigots and close down the border. he wants a blue collar boom and wants to say to his new coalition of working folks, whatever color, say i am keeping my propses. i'm just saying right now -- promises and right now the fed is making those promises look a little shaky, in the shorter run. >> it is. this cut that they did in september, which was very irresponsible that locked them in the november and december cuts was a terrible idea. it has put trump's ability to get his agenda through a bit in danger, but i will say he should keep pursuing it and shouldn't let what's happening in the bond market stand in the way. there'll be people that say no, no, you can't cut taxes because of the bond market vigilantes are coming in. he needs to cut taxes and latest gallop poll shows 54% of americans personally expect trump to cut their taxes. if he disappoints t

mr. schumer: mr. president, today, the senate began holding hearings for the president-elect's nominees to serve in his cabinet. this morning senate armed services committee heard testimony from pete hegseth to serve as secretary of defense. few nominees will face the kind of troubling questions that mr. hegseth faced going into today's hearing. he is, by outward appearance, woefully unfit for a job like secretary of defense. unfortunately, mr. hegseth -- unfortunately for mr. hegseth, his testimony thus far has failed to address the disturbing questions that plague his nomination. it appears mr. hegseth's strategy is to follow the five d's of dodge ball -- dodge, duck, dip, dive, and dodge. mr. hegseth failed to explain for one why someone with his lack of qualifications should be entrusted to lead our armed forces. why should america entrust our military to a television personality who has never led any large organization? it's a huge organization, dod. he hasn't come close to having any of that kin