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. kim. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schiff. mr. schmitt. 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. a mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. the clerk: mr. paul voted in the affirmative. senators voting in the negative -- bennet, cantwell, cassidy, collins, fischer, graham, hyde-smith, king, markey, padilla, rounds, schatz, sc

mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr.einrich. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. kim. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. merkley. mr. moraran. states hundred thousand five last year of overdoses many fentanyl. call this death of despair that implies little done to reverse the trend. overdose deaths appear to be slightly but doesn't mean addition and part drug use itself has as it continues unprecedented prevention on top any fractured billing and accounting dealing with aftermath cigarettes cigarette companies to compensate medical expenses the difference this discussion will have settlement funding will go directly to go and governments. the city that suffers it's also true reference little to no difference. a journalist following disbursement. her goal is to ride what might be most effective for local governments frontline of prevention andt treatment.

mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley.heinrich. mr. helmy. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. vote: the clerk: mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. 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 -- baldwin, booker, cantwell, hassan, klobuchar, lujan, murray, ossoff, stabenow, warren, warren. senators voting in the negative -- barr

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. kim. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. >> it's not entirely clear yet how and when congress will conclude its end-of-the-year business but when the senate does adjourn, i will just about marked the end of my tenure as a republican leader . i've made it this clear this year that our colleagues haven't seen the last of me . i still fully intend to keep frustrating my critics in the years ahead. but while i still command this particular podium, i thought i might make afew observations i've picked up along the way . folks come to washington to do one of two things. either to make a point or to make a difference. to make a point or to make a difference. it's usually not that hard to tell who is doing which. especially in situations

mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. helmy. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. 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. vote: the clerk: mrs. britt, no. >> this is my final administration as secretary of state. i will be handing the keys to get the security deposit back after 40 years. in all seriousness, i am gratefu

mrs. fischer: thank you, mr. president. i rise again today to request passage of the swanson and hugh b bronson. the residents of the swanson have built friendships, started and supported businesses and enjoyed the recreation that southwest nebraska has to offer. now, starting on february 1, in less than two months, these people will be forcibly removed from the reservoirs unless this pill passes. this is for a -- per a contract signed between local parties and the bureau of reclamation. i worked with the nebraska delegation, the residents, the small businesses, the bureau as well as both democrats and republicans on the enr committee to draft a bill that would solve this issue. senator hirono and i are following regular order, but we have to use unanimous consent. our bills passed the house. our bills have passed out of the senate enr committee. this is what we all say in here, what we all tell our constituents that this has to happen. we need to follow regular order. we travel our states talking about regular order all th

mrs. fischer: thank you.dent, i come before you today to discuss a grave situation that's unfolding in the southwestern part of my state. two nebraska communities, one at swanson reservoir and the other red willow, are at risk. over the past 50 years, residents of these two communities have built friendships. they've started and supported businesses. and they've enjoyed the recreation that the local area offers. but in just two months, these nebraskans will be forced to leave. they will be forced out of their homes over a disagreement between the federal government and local stakeholders on how the land should be managed. the good news is there is a simple solution to this problem. working with the rest of the nebraska delegation, as well as the bureau of reclamation, i have introduced legislation that benefits all parties. it transfers ownership of this land from the federal government to local officials. i want to thank congressman adrian smith especially for introducing companion legislation in the house.

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. kim. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. see an ability they have right now to get loans from the bank and lenders to put their crops in the ground, to put the seats in the ground in the spring cilia to take care of that and we did. we are excited about this outcome tonight. we are grateful that everyone stuck together to do the right thing the last orderll of busins for the year is done and we are set up for a big and important new start in january. we can't wait to get to that point. we encourage swift passage in the senate now but they need to do their job is the house just in and we will all go home. i want to wish everybody a merry christmas and happy hanukkah and happy holidays and a happy new year and we will see you when we get back. so we, i was in constant contact with president trump throughout this process and spoke wit

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. kim. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. i have lots of talk about. first i want to bring up one item. as you know we have been briefing you regularly at their parks mind 900,000 troops deployed this area. might it isl. significant intert we recently learned that those numbers were higher so we were asked to look into it and in fact there approximately 2000 u.s. troops and syria. as i understand it and as it was explained to me these additional forces are considered temporary rotational forces that deploy shifting mission requirements worse the core 900 or on longer term employment. for many of her deployment the numbers of fluctuate from time to time. given that this number is significantly higher than what we have been briefing i wanted to let you know as soon as i found out this information. i will say that there are diplomatic and operatio

mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. helmy. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. the possible use of emergency powers by thee president elect. bicycling team program serves as their senior director. thanks for giving us your time today. >> guest: thanksll had me. >> host: when you the true emergency power a lot of things can emerge. what's the best with understanding what that is to a president? >> guest: that's a great question. emergency powers take different forms in different countries. most countries have provisions in the constitution for emergency regimes where all summer, not all but some of the rights can set aside by the president or the head of the state, prime minister. it's different in this country. we are an outlier. there are no emergency powers granted directly to the president in the constitution. the powers that. look like emergency powers are granted to congres

mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. authorization act. the quality of life families and drink the national of our service members and ability. in addition programs and your receipt the dod. pay raises, better access to childcare, employment, support for spouses and much more. national security and support the most powerful in the world and armed services federal and that over. >> is elected peers over the weekend. fear the world is anticipating return of u.s. president who can, at the very least fully engaged in important discussions leadership is being felt. forty-one days before he said to be inaugurated restored respect for our country in the world stage and start contrast what americans have been forced to learn the supply biden administration of the last four years. russia's invasion of ukraine iran and proxies israel. seen what happens when we have leaders in the white house's policy is our adversaries and underwrite our allies. thankfully november 4 -- this, father said enough is enough. fast-forward hundred trump is quite here. he

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. kim. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. marshall. the economy is strong overall and has made significant progress toward our goals over the past two years. the labor market has cooled from if its formerly overheated state and remains solid. inflation hasmr moved much closr to our 2% longer-run goal. we're committed to the maintaining our economy's strength by supporting maximum employment and returning inflation to our 2% goal. the that end today, the federal open market committee decided to take another step in reducing the degree of policy restraint by lowering our policy interest rate by a quarter percentage point. we also decided to continue to reduce our security holdings. i'll have more to say about monetary policy after briefly reviewing economic developments. recent indicators sug

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. kim. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. manchin. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mr. mcconnell. mr. merkley. mr. moran. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. mr. risch. >> welcome, i'm suzanne spaulding here at the center for strategic and international studies where i lead the democratic institution's project, and we are so honored today the to have such a dedicated public servant, our former secretary of defense, leon panetta, here for an important conversation about a recent survey that the panetta the institute conducted about the state of our democracy and what can be done to engage young people to be the engaged citizens that we need to preserve our democracy going forward. secretary panetta really hardly needs anit introduction, bu

mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. mr. hagerty. we've been dealing with that, it's alarming that we are rushing to a transition at taxpayers expense without an alternative of comparable performance. maybe we should minimize practiced at some things like that for practice with something less or just for the sake of practice but just running headlong into a less effective alternative and forcing everybody to pay for it, not providing the liability protection i think is shortsighted. you know how the airports planned plan to address the performance gap and what would you recommend be done to address concerns of the flying public that does want to burn a life in an aircraft when this alternative phone is not as effective? is just not as effective, right? do you have a recommendation? >> i think definitely with the new product there is training that is taking place that doesn't happen at the tech center along with the working groups to really understand how this chemical in this component can be used and should be used in its applicatio