mr. tuberville: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from alabama. mr. tuberville: the only thing i'd like to say about equal opportunity is that over the last few years biological males playing in women's sports have won 22 championships. the other girls playing for second and third. i'm disappointed that my colleague thinks this is not about equal rights. i'm disappointed that my colleague won't stand up for women and women's rights. we should all be here fighting for the same thing. i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from tennessee. mr. hagerty: i ask unanimous consent to vitiate the quorum. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. hagerty: i rise in support of the supreme court security funding act of 2022 which i introduced with senator warner last year. yesterday evening the senate approved by unanimous consent this bipartisan legislation which provides emergency security resources to the supreme court of the united states

mr. tuberville: madam president, just imagine it's tuesday night in october. the shuffle of shoes screech across the waxed court. the buzzer sounds and the crowd erupts in cheers as the home team scores the winning point. clinching the first place title, the home team gathers at center court. each player grinning from ear to ear the excitement is tangible. it was a hard-fought season and a well earned first place title. the trophy is presented. pitchers -- pictures are taken and team members high five each other as fans charge the court to congratulate the winning team. what i just described were the final seconds of a high school girls basketball game. those who have witnessed a buzzer beater win knows there's nothing like it. for the players, the national, the -- the fans, the parents and all involved, it is a prized moment and a memory that will never be forgotten. but it's not just a memory, it is a valuable learning experience. over the span of a year, teammates dedicate hundreds of hours of late night and early morning practices. they overcome conflicts.

mr. mueller. i'm going to reserve my other questions so my colleagues have a chance to ask theirs. senator marshall? >> i'm going to yield my time to senator tuberville, and then i will come back. >> thank you very much. thanks for being here today. very interesting. i'm from alabama. we got a lot of water. we don't have this problem, but i spent a lot of time out west and i'm a big duck hunter. i understand your problem. and it is a huge problem. i have been on lake powell several times. what a mess. my question is, we know we got a problem. why do we have a problem? we got to figure out the problem before we can get a solution. is it governors? is it we're sending too much water to the cities? i know dallas and fort worth are draining the aquifer in north texas. they are sending millions of gallons a day. so why? why are we in this situation? who wants to take it first? anybody else want to answer that? why do we have -- climate change, i'm fine with climate change, but why? how do we stop this? >> i might take the first crack at that. i would say twofold. first, the majority of the western states fall under what's called -- [inaudible] doctrine an