mr. wyden: mr. president -- the presiding officer: the senator from oregon. mr. wyden: it seems they appropriate that senator murray, she and i, i'm chairman of the finance committee, we work together on many issues, and we have seen how damaging the last 24 hours have been to our country. i will speak in a few minutes about a health and human services nomination. but i want to pick up where senator murray left off about guns and specifically talk about the atrocity that took place yesterday in texas. the senators can barely begin to imagine the passion that families in texas are feeling at this moment. they're living every parent pea worst nightmare. this morning around the country millions and millions of parents dropped kids off at school and they were fearful. in the country that we all believe is and must continue to be the greatest country on earth, parents drop their kids off at school in fear that a gunman would walk into their classrooms and murder them. let's think about that. and it has been going on for decades -- decades in our country. we can remembe

mr. wyden: mr.resident, i ask unanimous consent that the appointment at the desk appear separately in the record as if made by the chair. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. wyden: mr. president, i have six requests for committees to meet during today's session of the senate. they have the approval of the majority and minority leaders. the presiding officer: duly noted. mr. wyden: i ask unanimous consent that the judiciary committee be discharged from further consideration and the senate proceed to s. res. 601. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: senate resolution 601, celebrating the 150's anniversary of arbor day. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. the committee is discharged and the senate will proceed. mr. wyden: i ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objec

mr. wyden: mr. president, earlier today the senate took one of the most significant votes i've been a part of in my time in public service. while the women's health protection act didn't pass,

mr. wyden himself, the message a little bit different from hear from them in the public statements they make. understand that they are considering domestic purpose and we how much he is before the congress are ranging on you, and some of the foreign ministers in my region. there are messages that are exchanged between us beginning from the beginning of the new grounds of talks in order to revive back jcpoa and bring them back to recommit recently negotiating table enough initiative but we think fighting is facing some kind of an action. i the american side act and behave realistically. the subject is working to us. in the return of all parties to jcpoa. the economy to benefit from the economic gains of jason poa. the element of the pressure policy should be removed as something that mr. biden said from the beginning of his camp name. iran will be bribed of gains. we cannot return to jcpoa but the crop is proposing still there. -- but the trump proposal of pressure to still there. we want to ret

mr. wyden: thank you, mr. president. it's not an atomic secret around here that i very much enjoy working with my colleague from indiana. we talk often about issues like health care and economic priorities, and i will just say i wished we agreed on this one as well. colleagues, the net effect of this proposal is to hobble the i.r.s. and let the wealthiest in america get out of paying what they owe. and there's a lot to discuss here, and like senator braun, i'm going to keep this short. first, i think it is important to get at this back and forth between the political parties. i see the senator in the chair and he too is interested in tax reform. i'll be the first to say that the tax system in many ways is just a mess. now, the debate with respect to the roles of the parties needs to start with what happened with what happened in 2017. we had the tax reform proposal, president trump's proposal, all kinds of changes. if senate republicans wanted to fix the i.r.s. and do what our colleague from indiana is talking about and

to protect the island , wyden personally found out what he really meant today and failed. mr. of strategic uncertainty regarding taiwan has not ended. you can explain? no, you would have sent troops to taiwan , the policy has not changed in any way. i said that when i made a statement yesterday about china biden. today he did not say a word, but on the topic of russia and ukraine, the us president again spoke a lot without regard to diplomacy and courtesy to reality. it's more than a european problem - it's a global problem, the fact is that if you turn on the tv, it seems to me that putin is trying to destroy culture, he no longer carries out strikes on military targets, his target, every school, every church every museum of national history. it is as if he wants to destroy ukrainian culture and the world should do something about it. according to biden’s plan, the world, of course, should rally around the united states in their desire to punish russia . fashion to convince him to join the anti-russian sanctions, biden held a separate meeting after listening to biden. remaine

mr. clean magic eraser." [ laughter ] >> steve: wow! >> jimmy: up next, senator james lankford said, "i feel the need -- the need to put on sunscreen before opening my phone at night." [ laughter ] next up, senator ron wyden "i feel the need -- the need for eyebrows. [ laughter ] [ audience ohs ] >> steve: okay >> jimmy: next up, senator tammy baldwin said, "i feel the need -- the need to talk very loudly on the phone while waiting in line at target. [ light laughter ] up next, senator bob menendez said - >> steve: what did he say? >> jimmy: "i feel the need -- the need to help cinderella get dressed for the ball." [ laughter ] >> steve: what does that mean? >> jimmy: up next, senator jon tester said, "i feel the need -- the need for a refund from supercuts." >> steve: wow! [ laughter ] are we going to do all 50 senators? >> jimmy: next up, senator ben sasse said, "i feel the need -- the need for underwear that doesn't tickle s'gosh darn much." [ laughter ] and finally, 88-year-old senator chuck grassley said, "i feel the need -- the need to pee three times a night. there you go [ cheers and applause a lot of misquotes ♪ a lot of misquotes there a lot of misquotes >> steve: wow! >> jimmy: guys, it was a b

mr. wyden: mr. president, earlier today the senate took one of the most significant votes i've been a part of in my time in public service. while the women's health protection act didn't pass, this vote made it very clear where every senator stands. republicans unanimously voted to criminalize abortion in more than half the states in america in just a few weeks. democrats filed to stop the alito court from turning the clock back on women's health by a century. let's be very clear about the consequences of this ruling when it becomes final. it will immediately criminalize abortion in many states. it will allow republicans to pass a law criminalizing abortion in all 50 states. it will throw out the constitutional right to privacy, a right upon which marriage and choice and many other civil rights depend. and it will put government and governments in control of women's bodies for millions and millions of people across america. this is a terrifying prospect. it's no secret that people have been consider

mr. wyden: i ask unanimous consent that sidney beasley, a fellow in my office, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the congress. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. wyden: mr. president, earlier today the senate took one of the most significant votes i've been a part of in my time in public service. while the women's health protection act didn't pass, this vote made it very clear where every senator stands. republicans unanimously voted to criminalize abortion in more than half the states in america in just a few weeks. democrats filed to stop the alito court from turning the clock back on women's health by a century. let's be very clear about the consequences of this ruling when it becomes final. it will immediately criminalize abortion in many states. it will allow republicans to pass a law criminalizing abortion in all 50 states. it will throw out the constitutional right to privacy, a right upon which marriage and choice and many other civil rights depend. and it will

mr. wyden: mr. president -- the presiding officer: the senator from oregon. mr. wyden: it seems they appropriate that senator murray, she and i, i'm chairman of the finance committee, we work together on many issues, and we have seen how damaging the last 24 hours have been to our country. i will speak in a few minutes about a health and human services nomination. but i want to pick up where senator murray left off about guns and specifically talk about the atrocity that took place yesterday in texas. the senators can barely begin to imagine the passion that families in texas are feeling at this moment. they're living every parent pea worst nightmare. this morning around the country millions and millions of parents dropped kids off at school and they were fearful. in the country that we all believe is and must continue to be the greatest country on earth, parents drop their kids off at school in fear that a gunman would walk into their classrooms and murder them. let's think about that. and it has been going on for decades -- decades in our country. we can remembe

mr. wyden: madam president, this congress and the clean energy for america legislation, which passed the senate finance committee is the best opportunity in the past decade for bold action that deals not just with the threat of climate change but gives us a chance to get those big investments here in the united states with domestic manufacturing and good jobs an economic win-win. our country should be doing everything possible to invest in a technology neutral private sector driven approach to promote a clean energy future, including investing in renewable energy products, including manufacturing of solar, wind and other technologies here at home. further, i would note that our country has a clear pro prohibin on products made with forced labor that is restricting and will continue to restrict renewable energy projects produced with forced labor in china from the united states. my friend would have a vague restriction that would tie our hands and limit businesses ability to resource necessary m

mr. coons: map. -- madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from delaware. the chair appoints the following conferees, which the clerk will report. the clerk: senators cantwell, menendez, wyden, peters, murray, brown, warner, kelly, warnock, hickenlooper, tester, heinrich, baldwin, wicker, crapo, rich, burr, portman, grassley, shelby, toomey, barrasso, capito, cornyn, young, and moran. mr. coons: madam president. the presiding officer: the junior start from delaware. mr. coons: : i ask unanimous consent that we consider nomination calendar 58 , james t. rodriguez to be assistant labor is -- that the senate sproat on the nomination, without ints veeng -- without interveeng action or debate, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, any statement related to the nomination printed in the record, that the president be immediately notified, and the senate resume legislative session. the presiding officer: without objection. the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination, department of labor, james d. rodriguez of texas to be an assistant secretary. the presiding officer: the question occurs on the nomination. all those in favor say aye. all opposed say no