mr. sullivan:mr. sullivan: >> thank you. -- >> thank you. mr. sullivan: thank you. mr. harrow: two points on reply. i think the state's argument ignores the key purpose of the electoral college, to separate powers and protect the election of the president from ultimate control by the plate -- by the state. the state believes that -- >> the state --the electoral --lege is designed [inaudible] unwashed masses. they are not protecting the people. the state appoints electors. mr. harrow: that's right. what mr. sullivan said is that the state gets to keep appointing electors as long as they do what the state says. i think that is more than a condition. that is ultimate control. isco'soes to judge br question about what are electors. if the states get to keep replacing electors, that is not an appointment power. that is the state dictating the results. >> the state is saying, you electors have to do the people's will. colorado says the person with the most popular votes will define what the electors will do. it is counter-majoritarian to say, we will do something else. mr. ha

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mr. brian sullivan, thank you very much for that glorious introduction the markets are dominating because they're about a stone's throw away from record highs on the s&p level here above that 3,000 mark, but still, the dow industrial, s&p 500, the nasdaq composite up roughly a third of 1% it's not a lot, but still big. hovering right near the record highs. if you're talking about record highs, you can't leave out what's happening with utility stocks and the aerospace and defense industry for ewe tutilities in terms of cyclicality and defense straight up defense for missile, rockets and everything else. both sectors here up again over the course of the past 12 months, we'll put a star next to wee each one place we're watching, darden restaurants. big restaurant operator in the united states off by 4%. second worse performing stock in the s&p. this stock beated on sales, comu in part to a drop off in traffic at olive garden locations. those shares remember since the december low, up 34% to the highs, brian, and then if you look at this fall, down 5% from those record high levels, back to yo

mr. sullivan in our witness, the hearing will remain open for two weeks during this time they are asked to submit any questions for the record, the witnesses are requested to submit their complete answers to the committee as soon as possible but no later than wednesday october 2nd 2019, i think each and every one of you for appearing today, the series is now adjourned. chief economist mark sandy says the list for session is high and increasing, he leads off this for recession planning which also includes panels on lessons learned from past recessions and federal state coronation, this is almost three hours. >> my task is to give you a sense of the prospects for recession, over the next, 12:18 months and if anyone has opened okay i'm gonna give you the exact day, so you need to write this down, (laughs). the top

mr. chairman. >> thank you, senator udall. senator sullivan? >> thank you, mr. chairman, and appreciate the witnesses being here today. very important issues that we're all struggling with. let me ask ms. stanphill, i had the opportunity to engage in a couple rounds of questions with mr. zuckerberg from facebook when he was here. one of the questions i asked, which i think we're all trying to struggle with is this issue of what you, when i say you, google or facebook, what you are, right? you think there's this notion that you're a tech company, but some of us think you might be the world's biggest publisher. i think about 140 million people get their news from facebook. you, when it combines google and facebook, i think it's about -- somewhere north of 80% of americans get their news. so what are you? are you a publisher? are you a tech company? and are you responsible for your content? i think that's another really important issue. mark zuckerberg did say he was responsible for their content but at the same time, he said that they're a tech company, not a publ

mr. chairman. >> thank you, senator sullivan, senator cruz. >> thank you, mr.irman and i will say, thank you to my friend from alaska for sharing this deep void and longing in your heart. i want to reassure you for christmas you'll be getting the yellow sweater. [laughter] mr. slater i want to start with you. i want to talk about project dragonfly. in august of 2018 it was reported that google was developing a sensor search engine under the alias of project dragonfly. in response to those concerns, also but shareholders requested that the company published human rights impact assessment by october 30 of this year. examining the actual and potential impacts of censored google search in china. however, during awful but shareholder meetings june 19, the proposal for the assessment was rejected. an alphabet board of director especially encourage shareholders to vote against it. and also but commented that google has been open about his desire to increase its ability to serve users in china and other countries. we have considered a variety for services in china in a

senator sullivan, you are recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i have a couple of follow up questions. senator cruz's question i think it's -- whether a company wants to work with the pentagon i think is something the leadership of the companies -- the individual companies have to make that decision. i think that's certainly something that's fine. i think what troubles a number of us is that there's a declaration that you're not womening to work with the department of defense on certain issues, and yet there's a willingness to work with one of our country's potential adversaries particularly on sensitive tech logical issues that are important to the competition between the two nations. do you understand why that has caused bipartisan concern here, and how should we address it? should congress take action on those kind of situations? not saying everybody has to work for the pentagon, that's your decision. but if you don't want to help to work with our nation's defense but you're working with the -- the country that poses a significant threat long-

mr. tester: thank you. i would ask unanimous consent that katherine sullivan be given floor privileges for today. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. tester: thank you, mr. president. i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from texas. mr. cornyn: mr. president, i think people are surprised when they come to texas and find out how diverse a state it really is. not everybody there looks like me or pronounced their last name the same way. in fact, we are a huge melting pot of people from all over the country and literally many from around the world who come to the state because we are a growing economy and creating jobs and opportunity and people can find work to provide for their family and achieve their dreams. so it's -- it shouldn't surprise anybody that texas is increasingly diverse. and we've benefited a lot from the variety of folks and cultures and ideas that have come around the world and planted roots in the lone star state. when i ask folks if they know what the second most spoken language in texas is, they say well, that was easy. it's sp

mr. donald j. trump. (people applauding and cheering) >> sullivan: by 16, trump's message had finally founan audience.nd his focus on trade and china had found its moment. >> first time i ever met trump, i was, you know, coming out of begoldman sachs, and, and g somebo that had been in finance for a number of years, i d.was set to be unimpresse i was actually very impressed. now, he didn't know a lot of details. he knew almomo no policy. t what i found mostt attraordinary was, when we got to the section on china, which i kind of threw out thera two-hour meeting, almost 30or minutes orwas almiabout china. >> we have a $500 billion ficit, trade deficit w d china. >> and you've got to remember, a lot of this he was just reciting everything he'd heard from lous. >> we're talking about a trade deficit of $315 billion last year with the chinese. >> he's been a guy that's watched lou dobbs for 30 or 40d years. and the only thing he had form as a worldview was china. >> because we can't continue t r allow china e our country, and that's what they'rdoing. it's the greatest theft t the history of the world. >>

mr. donald j. trump.eo e applauding and cheering) >> sullivan: by 2016, trump's message had finally found an audienceand his focus on trade and china had found its moment. i was, you know, cout of trump, goldman sachs, a, and being somebo finance for a number of years, i was set to be unimpressed. i was actually very impressed. now, he didn't know a lot of details. he knew almomo no policy. m but what i foutt extraordinary was, when we got to the section on china, which i kind of threw out there, of a two-hour meeting, alst 30 minutes or mororwas almiabout china. bi >> we have a $50ion deficit, trade deficit w d china. >> and you've got to remember, a lot of this he was just reciting everything he'd heard from lou dobbs. >> we're talking about at rade defi $315 billion lastst >> he's been a guy that's watched lou dobbs for 30 or 40 years. and the only thing he had former as aview was china. >> because we can't continue t allochina to rape our countr and that's what they're doing. it's the greatest theft t the history of the world. >> he talked in this kind of vernacular that, thakind of hit people in

mr. colbert yesterday of the ed sullivan theater and they asked all sorts of things, in particular, mr.that story "the washington post" said joe biden said out on the trail completely wrong pinning the medal on the war hero's chest. and joe biden addressed those gaffes and others in this fashion. >> look, the reason i came on the jimmy kimmel show. [laughter] any gaffe that i have made and i have made gaffes, like every politician i know has, have not been about a substantive issue -- i'm trying to talk about what other people have done. for example, they made a big deal of my saying that i pinned a medal on two people. the fact that i said that i was vice president -- well, in one case i was vice president elect the other case i'm i was a senator. i'm not sure that's relevant. i don't get wrong things like, you know, there is -- we should lock kids up in cages at the border. brian: which they did. they were the ones, that's where we got the pictures from during his administration. ainsley: it's interesting he isn't didn't say -- he is defending his gaffes because there are so many of t

deputy sullivan remains in serious condition as our community unites with prayers, donations and medical skills to save the life of this brave officer. mr. guest: on behalf of mississippi's third congressional district, i would like to extend my sincerest gratitude and respect for deputy sullivan. the other deputies who responded, and the entire maryland zann -- madison county sheriff's department. we ask all mississippians to continue to pray for brad's recovery and for god's hand of protection on all our law enforcement officers. thank you, madam speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman s recognized for one minute. >> madam speaker, i rise tonight to commend vicki kristenson, the forest service chief, for proposing a new rule to add to our fire danger mitigation that we need to do in california and across the west. mr. lamalfa: building on my bill from a year and a half ago, the electricity reliability and force protection act this allows streamlining of the process to clear trees and brush around power lines to make -- that m

sullivan. let's show you a clip and we will talk about it. [video clip] mrs.ames: someone was debating this issue with me the other day and they said, well, what about lowfact that there may be unemployment and a portion of the state? the circumstances are that there are no jobs there. i said, what are you telling me? i think the state should support them. i said, can we just end this conversation here by saying i am a capitalist and you are a socialist? what you are saying to me is -- remind you, we are only talking about able-bodied people. if you're able-bodied and in sound mining cannot find a job in three years, you still want me to take care of you. i don't think so. [end of video clip] mrs. james: can we just talk about the glasses and the hair? susan: that's the downside of all the years. i can promise. from my experience. this is after you worked for the government of virginia as secretary of health and human resources. i was interested in that clip for a couple of reasons. right now we are hearing the word socialist being said in our debates. what is

sullivan. without them, today would not have been possible. i am honored to spend every day doing this work. thank you. [applause] mr.thank you, everyone, for joining us today. fellow democrats, we are the party who will sweep in 2020 because we believe in a better new hampshire and a better america. because we believe in raising the minimum wage. we believe in workers rights to organize. we believe in supporting our public employees. we believe in equal pay. we believe in a strong economy that works for every family. we believe in reining in wall street and the big banks. we believe in fiscal responsibility. we believe we should be safe in our homes, streets and schools and elsewhere. we believe common sense responsible gun safety. [applause] we believe that presence should be reformed and not for profit. -- prisons should be reformed and not for profit. we believe in judicial reforms to depoliticize the supreme court. judges should put the rights of people over corporations. we believe judges should be qualified for the role of being a judge. we believe in marriage equality. we believe that we must do more to prote

mr. sullivan: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that ariel haas -- the presiding officer: the senate is in a quorum call. mr. sullivan: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. sullivan: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that ariel haas, an intern in my office, be granted floor privileges through september 27, 2019. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. sullivan: mr. president, it's that time of week, the end of the week here in the united states senate that i come down to the floor and get to recognize someone special in the great state of alaska, someone who is doing something important for their community, for the state, the country, and it's the highlight of my week. i know for our pages -- we have some new pages here, but it's commonly recognized this typically is the favorite speech of the week for the pages because you get to hear stories about real people, particularly people in alaska. so you'll hea

mr. sullivan: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from louisiana. mr. sullivan: -- mr. cassidy: i ask that the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. cassidy: i ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding rule 22, the postcloture time on the akard, can business, and byrne nominations expire on wednesday, september 11. if the nominations are confirmed, the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid on the table, and the president be immediately notified of the senate's action. i further ask that notwithstanding rule 22, following disposition of the byrne nomination, the senate resume consideration of the bowman nomination, and that at 2:45, the senate vote on the cloture motions for the bowman, and nordquist nominations. finally, i ask that following the cloture vote on the nordquist nomination, the senate vote on the haines, brown, seeger, mcelroy, and gallagher nominations, as under the previous order. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. cassidy: i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to legislative session and b

mr. sullivan: i ask the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. sullivan: mr. president, this afternoon, i'd like to honor and recognize the important service of three men, three marine generals who have served their country in uniform and have served their country in the civilian world as well who have served with honor and dignity in ways that i think deserve recognition here on the floor of the united states senate. they've done this service in a manner that's fitting of marines, with dignity and class and honor. mr. president, i'm talking about former secretary of defense jim mattis, former secretary of homeland security and the president's chief of staff at the white house, general john kelly, and lastly, i'd like to recognize general joe dunford who on monday will be stepping down as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. i intend to be there to honor him and to witness another remarkable transition of authority and power when u.s. army general milley takes over in what is the most important position of a military officer in the united states