quorum call: quorum call: mrs. murray: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator washington. mrs. murray: i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be lifted. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. murray: thank you, mr. president. i am on the floor today to focus on some really flynting news -- frightening gnaws we got -- news that we got late last week, news that shows how important it is that we get emergency funding to the president' president's deska funding right away. last week three babies were born in the united states with birth defects linked to zika. three other pregnancy didn't make it to term as a result of this virus. as a mother and grandmother, my heart goes out to these families. and as a united states senator, i am extremely frustrated that four months since president obama first asked for a strong emergency funding package to respond to this frightening virus, congress still has not sent anything to the president's desk. because, unfortunately, the longer we wait to act here, the more those numbers

mrs. murray: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from washington. mrs. murray: thank you, mr. president. i'm here today to support the strong statement of the senator from north dakota and in strong support of a fully functioning export-import bank because it creates american jobs and helps our businesses, large and small, and in fact reduces our national debt. but right now political posturing has handicapped the ex-im bank, one of our country's most reliable tools to increase america's economic competitiveness in our global economy. in nigh home state of washington -- in my home state of washington, there are nearly 100 businesses, the majority of them small- or medium-sized who used the bank's services last year to help sell their products overseas. we're talking about everything from apples to airplane parts, beer, wine, software, medical training supplies, and beyond. the reality is, people in other countries want american-made products, and that's a great thing because these businesses support tens of thousands of jobs in our country and keep our ec

mrs. murray: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from washington. mrs. murray: mr. president, when we asked the men and women of this country to go to war on our behalf, we make a solemn promise to take care of them, to support them while they are abroad and take care of them when they come home. as the daughter of a world war ii veteran, this is a promise i take very seriously, and i know that my colleagues do too. mr. president, one aspect of this promise i've been proud to fight for is the idea that we should help warriors who have sustained grievous injuries, achieved their dreams of starting families. this is something that's hard for many people to think about, but it is a reality for far too many men and women. people like tyler wilson, he's a veteran i met who was paralyzed and nearly died in a firefight in afghanistan. after years of surgeries and rehab and learning an entirely new way of living, he met crystal, the woman he wanted to spend the rest of his life with. together they wanted to start a family, and i believe that we have an be obligation as a na

mrs. murray: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from washington. mrs. murray: mr. president, i come to the floor this afternoon to talk against an amendment that would undermine the spirit of bipartisanship we have cultivated with the last several budget deals without fully addressing our national security and domestic needs and to speak in support of an alternative that would do so much more to protect our families, improve our national security, and build on our bipartisan budget deal in a truly fair and responsible way. mr. president, as i will go into in a bit more, for an amendment on a bill focused on making sure our nation is prepared to meet future challenges here at home and around the world,s the republican amendment ignores too many priorities in the non-defense world that are critical to our nation's security. it only supplements defense priorities leaving by the way domestic challenges like the flint water crisis, the zika outbreak, the opioid crisis and domestic law enforcement agencies like the f.b.i., to say nothing of investments that we also know

mrs. murray: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from washington. mrs. murray: mr. president, i want to start off by saying how disappointed i was in the comments i heard from senate republican leaders last night on zika. it seems that after months and months of them delaying, after they rejected our bipartisan plan, kicked democrats out of the negotiating room and passed a partisan bill in the middle of the night, republicans are now scrambling to blame anyone but themselves for their own inaction on zika. it is absurd, it is irresponsible and people across the country are not going to buy it. republicans control congress. they blocked action for months and months. they fought us at every step, and now that they finally realize that the american people aren't going to stand for inaction, they are desperately searching for excuses instead of honestly, honestly looking for solutions. but women and families aren't looking for republicans to point fingers. they are looking for a serious response to zika. we all know very well democrats and republicans don't always see

mr. murray comes to washington. e kennedy center announced today bill murray is getting the next mark twain prize for american humor. this is the 19th year of the award. keith martin, richard pryor, lilly tomlin, eddie murphy a few of the past recipients. he is in very good company. >> he is a worthy >> that's it for us tonight. thank you for staying up late with us. >> we leave you tonight with the names of the 49 people killed inside the pulse night club ♪ know you're budgeted for the expected, and the unexpected. know that at least the process of buying a new home can be clear and simple. know your investments can make retirement closer than you think know. the one word behind all the guidance we provide, tools we create, d services we offer. because when you have insight, you know. hi, everyone. i'm jimmy. i'm the host of the show. thanks for coming. thanks for joining us on this major night of basketball. a special tha

mrs. murray: is there objection? the presiding officer: is there objection to the pending amendment? mr. mccain: i object to the -- the presiding officer: objection is heard. is there objection to the request from the senator from arizona? without objection. mr. mccain: i ask unanimous consent to modify the nelson amendment 4670 with the changes at the desk. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, the amendment is modified. mr. coats: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from indiana. mr. coats: when i first came to the senate we had members on both sides that had principled positions on any number of issues. but we rarely if ever, because of our principled stand, denied the opportunity for debate and vote. the senate is here for the purpose of debating and voting, and those of us sometimes we win, sometimes we lose, the consequences are recorded and the bill goes forward, as this one would, to be combined with the house, to go to conference and finally issue a resolution. we're no

murray: will the senar yield? mr. murphy: yes. mrs. murray: i appreciate everything you are doing. a few senators have a better understanding of this -- few senators have a better understanding of this issue. as we mourn for the victims and families that were impacted by the horrific violence and terror against lgbt and latino americans in orlando last sunday, we are reminded once again that nowhere is safe from the epidemic of gun violence in our country, not even in our schools, which should be safe havens for our students. i know that the senator knows this all too well. my home state of washington is no stranger to this as well. in 2014, a man walked into a university in seattle, shooting three students and taking the life of a freshman. later that very same year, a 15-year-old boy shot five other students, killing for at mary's high school i mariesville high school students with his gun. those were just two examples in my home state. in newtown and across the country, there are too many shootings in schools to even name anymore. according to a report from everytown, from 12013

mrs. murray: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from washington. mrs. murray: madam president, thank you. i want to start by thanking my colleague, senator mikulski, for all of her leadership in the fight for equal pay for equal work. madam president, it's been 50 years since the signing of the equal pay act, but despite how far women have come, despite all the progress women have made and the ways women contribute to -- across our economy, women still only make 79 cents on the dollar, and the gap is even wider for women of color. for african-american women, 60 cents on the dollar. for native american women, 59 cents on the dollar. for hispanic women, 55 cents on the dollar. this status quo is not only deeply unfair to women, it's also bad for families and it's bad for our economy because today 60% of working families rely on wages from two earners. we have got to do better. that's why i was so pleased when earlier this year the equal employment opportunity commission took a very important step in the right direction with a modest proposal to collect pay

mr. murray did. in a statement he said they seem to be fighting for what they believe mr.stone wanted and told them he wanted throughout many of these last few years, but it's unclear why he's dealing with this. it's likely he'll lose and be dismissed by the new board that will be composed of the five new directors replacing the outgoing directors. we'll see on wednesday, the schedule, when this case will get in front of chancellor bouchard. >> i don't know what the provision is. >> so he could walk away, david, of his own volition and still get that payout? >> i believe so, yes. i'm not certain. you can always do a settlement, kelly. you can come to some sort of settlement. they want him out to. your original point, which is a key one. this is a company which is paralyzed. he wanted to do a deal which he says is going to add greatly to the overall value of the company. how do you do that deal. by the way, to the point you made earlier, how do you do that in an ongoing quickly changing market place. how you do get back suddenly if they want to negotiate to get them back on

murray? >> thank you, mr. chairman. before i go to my question -- >> may i, not taking time off yourself, i thinkly go vote if i may and leave you in charge of the committee and i'll come right back. >> okay. do that. mr. chairman, before i begin my round of questions, i want to echo the concerns that were voiced about the timeline for identifying the schools for improvement. like the chairman, have i heard from state stakeholders that states may not have their new accountability systems in place by the beginning of 2017-'18 school year. and as a result, states would have to identify schools based on old data from systems designed before esa was signed into law. that's deeply concerning to teachers and parents in my state and around the country. i hope as your department works on the final regulation, you'll address that very real issue for our states and our schools. on the questions, i really worked hard to make sure that esa requires schools to receive supports and interventions where any group of students is consist

for that let's go straight to cnn sarah murray. sara, mr. trump just issued a statement. tell our viewers what he said. >> reporter: that's right, wolf, it was a very lengthy statement and part of defense of trump university but also to deal with this recent firestorm that he has set off by talking about the judge's mexican heritage. in this statement donald trump says it is unfortunate that my comments have been misconstrued as a categorical attack against people of mexican heritage. i am friends with and employ thousands of people of mexican and hispanic descent. the american justice system relies on fair and impartial judges, all judges should be held to that standard. i do not feel that one's heritage makes them incapable of being impartial, but based on the rulings that i have received in the trump university civil case i feel justified in questioning whether i am receiving a fair trial. and wolf goes on in this statement to say he will not be commenting on this matter any further. obviously that's a big shift from just yesterday when he was on a phone call with his

sports were the at funeral including another hockey legend wayne gretzky, howe's son murray howe deliver the eulogy. >> mrked up 801 goals, 1850 points in his hall of fame career. his records have since been broken but he is widely considered one of the greatest hockey players to ever play the game. wayne gretzky the all time point leader recently called howe the greatest of all time. his son mark also a hall of famer spent ten seasons with the philadelphia flyers. >>> lanes are now back opened after a truck crashed and caught fire on the new jersey turnpike. chopper three over the scene just before 11:00 this morning. northbound lanes south of exit 7a and i-95 were shut down earlier as crews cleaned up that mess. one person did suffer a minor injury, no word on what caused that crash. >>> also one person is in the hospital tonight after driving off a cliff in california. this crash happened this morning in southern los angeles. rescue crews had to climb down that cliff to get the driver. it is unclear what the person's status is right now and cause remains under investigation. >>> wawa welcome america fe

mr. trump to fire back of course. he called president obama's priorities into question. sarah murraylive in gree greensbo greensboro, north carolina. sarah, mr. trump has come under criticism for his proposed temporary ban on muslims entering the country and his comments on president obama but it seems like he's not backing down at all. >> reporter: it hasn't just been the muslim ban but also donald trump sort of suggesting in recent days that maybe president obama sympathizes with islamic extremists and he put out a statement today in response to president obama in which trump says president obama claims to know our enemy and yet he continues to prioritize our enemy over our allies. and for that matter, the american people. when i am president, it will always be america first. now, trump hasn't exactly clarified what he means when he's saying that president obama is putting our enemy ahead of our allies, but obviously that is a very jarring statement to hear from the g.o.p. nominee. it's also not the same tactic that we're seeing from the republican national committee. they put out

mr. trump's comment goes against that. let's go to sara murray who has been following donald trump.ents not going down all that well north of the border. >> it will be interesting how people here react. scotland voted to stay, not to leave, yet donald trump is going to be coming out here holding a press conference at his golf course here at trump turnberry where we expect im to hear him say this was the right idea, the brexit was the right vote. he was sort of associating the brexit with his own campaign. he said people are angry whether it is in the uk, in britain, or the united states. people are angry at elite institutions, angry at their political leaders and they're ready for a change. the other thing that makes donald trump's trip different from what we've seen from previous presidential candidates, even though he's here in scotland on this historic day, he's not planning on meeting with any political leaders. that's nowhere in his schedule. he'll be visiting a number of his bankrupts, he's supposed to be doing a ribbon cutting here. we expect his comments here will certainly

sarah murray is at trump head quarters and sarah, obviously mr. trump is expected to win the primaries today. what kind of speech is he expected to give this evening? there has been so much tumult today, so many republican party leaders criticizing him. >> reporter: that's right, you'd expect tonight to be a joyful occasion but instead trump has had to deal with party leaders criticizing him publicly, distancing themselves from him. he released this statement about the judge controversy trying to neutralize that issue to allow him toe pivot back to going after hillary clinton. we are expecting him to deliver a speech from a teleprompter and a number of his advisers, his supporters could come as a relief to see a more formal speech from clinton clinton if he shifts from hitting hillary clinton hard. couple people raised concerns whether trump is taking it seriously that he is running for president, whether he's willing to step away from his businesses. i spoke to one trump adviser saying you need to hammer home your message, hammer home hillary cli

kirk, mcconnell, mccloskey, capito, cochran, blunt, graham, tester, murray, reed, udall, schatz, baldwin, murphy, mikulski and leahy. mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: i send a cloture motion to the desk for s. 2943. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the cloture motion. the clerk: cloture motion. we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on calendar number 469, s. 2943, a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the department of defense for military construction and for defense activities of the department of energy to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year and for other purposes, signed pie 17 -- by 17 senators as follows. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the reading of the names be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent to waive the mandatory quorum call. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask u

murray, and wyden. the presiding officer: the motion is now pending. mr. mcconnell: i understand is a cloture motion to the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. the clerk: cloture motion: we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on on the motion to disagree to the house amendments, agree to the request from the house for a conference, and the presiding officer a point the following conferees: you senators grassley -- mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that the reading phs names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. pursuant to rule 28, there will now be up to two hours of debate equally divided in the usual form. mr. portman: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from ohio. mr. portman: madam president, i want to start by commending the majority leader, who just came to the floor and offered a motion to go to conference on cara. that's the comprehensive addiction and re

following the prescriptions of charles murray in his recent book and funding outfits like the institute for justice, and other institutions? i only ask because mr. lynch, i think the third approach that he was giving voice to, i don't know if he was for or against it -- >> he would not be here at cato if he were for it. >> it speaks to how i think the law is regarded by folks who would not demand that it had any coherent, rational justification. whether it is i like it like as if i like vanilla or chocolate ice cream. i would ask you if you think the approach, that doesn't seem to be cooked up by, you know, law professors. i think it is pretty organic from the ground up. eyebrow threaders in texas, dental hygiene in north carolina, seem to be practical problems in the real world. i was wondering if you could articulate how those cases could restore the constitution. >> not to pander too much i will say this gentlemen is from the james wilson institute and j a chapter where johnson is prominent because he talked about the poplar idea of sovereignty that i favor and i got that idea from james wilson, our most neglected founder. my second panel is

mr. presidenttial pick and the money six. so there are opportunities for donald trump to be able turn the page. we'll see if he can take advantage of them. >> mark murrayso much, coming up, the polling shows a majority of american voters think this hatred increases hatred and prejudice, up next, i will talk with d.l. hughly about president obama and if his candidacy is why donald trump and the tea party saw some success. there's a more enjoyable way to get your fiber. try phillips' fiber good gummies plus energy support. it's a fiber supplement that helps support regularity, and includes b vitamins to help convert food to energy. mmm, these are good! nice work phillips'. the tasty side of fiber, from phillips. glad forceflex. extra strong to avoid rips and tears. be happy, it's glad. what if 30,000 people download the new app? we're good. okay... what if a million people download the new app? we're good. five million? good. we scale on demand. hybrid infrastructure, boom. ok. what if 30 million people download the app? we're not good. we're total heroes. scale on demand with the number one company in cloud infrastructure. >>> now to politics. of course

murray's request again to funding zika. and on may 24, same day, enzi objected to senator nelson's u.c. request, unanimous consent request. he said, we need to reflect. come on, mr. president, listen to this. listen to this. if republicans were sitting around, as i assume they were, in the house, as we were all watching the takeover of the senate floor by house democrats -- there wasn't anything going on the house floor. so i assume -- i assume -- they were sitting around. what can we do to fake a u.c. -- to fake that we're 23u7bdz -- to fake that we're funding zika? what can we do? well, maybe what we can do is say that we have money for zika and then we can do everything that we can to irritate them. so what they did is they said, -- they realized that this was a serious issue. but, you know, these pregnant women are the ones they're concerned about. so why don't we stop them from going to have birth control? why don't we -- again, we hate planned parenthood. so we'll just stop them from going to planned parenthood. these desperate women who need birth control, they need some advice about their situation, a significant amount of american withers especially you

mrs. murray: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from washington. mrs. murray: ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be lifted. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. murray: i am here on the floor this afternoon to speak with the -- along with my good friend and colleague, the senior senator from connecticut, and i thank him -- he's going to be here shortly to speak as well -- and i want to thank him for his leadership throughout the ndaa process. we are here because we strongly believe that here in congress we should be woshing on ways to boost -- working on ways to boost economic security for more families and help our economy grow from the middle out, not from the top down. and a fundamental part of that is smacking sure that our -- is making sure that our companies pay workers fairly and provide them with safe workplaces and treat them with respect. unfortunately, we come to the floor to speak against a provision that would seriously undermine the spirit of biparti

mrs. murray: mr. president? i came to the floor yesterday to talk about a truly shameful change that has appeared in this bill. it is a change to put us back on a path on a promise that we made to our service members just six months ago and a change that if left unfixed would pull the rug out for many men and women in the armed forces who are prepared to make the highest sacrifice for the country that they love. mr. president, in case any of my colleagues are unaware, a single line in this massive defense bill on page 145, buried in a funding chart, would zero out a new program that is intended to help men and women in our military realize their dream of having a family, even if they go on to suffer catastrophic injuries when they are fighting on our behalf. i don't know how this line got in there. i don't know who thought it was a good idea, i don't know why, but what i do know is this -- it is wrong and it has to be fixed. mr. president, i just want to tell my colleagues that six months ago the pentagon announ