ms. smith: i ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding rule 22, at 10:30 a.m. on thursday, october 21, the senate vote on on on motion to invoke cloture on the lin and parker nominations. all postcloture time will be considered expired at 1:45 p.m. further, that if cloture is invoked on the lin nomination, the confirmation vote occur at 1:45 on thursday. finally, that if cloture is invoked on either the parker or perez nomination, the confirmation votes begin at 5:30 p.m. on monday, october 25. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. ms. smith: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to legislative session and be in aered pooh of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. smith: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the judiciary committee be discharged from further consideration of s. 2899 and the senate proceed to its immediate consideration. the presidi

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podcast anywhere, anytime pretty you are watching american history tv in 2017, american history tv, ms. smith at the smithsonian museum of african-american history and culture in washington dc. visit one of their experience printed exhibits pretty. >> we are fortunate enough that we were able to receive a call from the story preservation society that wanted to donate a slave cabin to our museum and they knew that we were looking for a slave gavin to really help tell the story to powerful way and virtually they had a plantation located on an island in south carolina predict it is what's really powerful about this is that on the front side, they interpreted looking at slavery in the backside looking at freedom and because in fact, on this island, that is where the union army camped out during the period of the civil war and you see where the land is going to the african-american community taken away several times ultimately taken away for good to predict so let's talk about the interpretation it in terms of slavery and notice the cabin behind me and what's important about the cabin is where peo

. >> chair mandelman: thank you, ms. smith. let's open this item to public comment. >> okay. hello, caller. your two minutes begins now. >> can you hear me now? great. good morning, david pilpel. so on this item as relates to the communication-based train control on the judah, i'm skeptical of the benefits of the control system on the surface portion of the entire muni metro system. i'm opposed to three-car and judah trains on the surface and i urge you to prohibit operation of three-car trains on the surface of the n judah as a condition of approval of this item or any subsequent items related to the judah or the communication-based train control system. i question and would urge you to ask what is the likely impact to passengers from construction of this proposed communication-based train control infrastructure. will that require bus substitutions for one or more days, weeks, months, while that infrastructure is built in the street or wherever that is to be built? and finally, i understand that m.t.a. is developing a written rail service plan to discuss the future of muni m

. >> chair mandelman: thank you, ms. smith. let's open this item to public comment. >> okay. minutes begins now. >> can you hear me now? great. good morning, david pilpel. so on this item as relates to the communication-based train control on the judah, i'm skeptical of the benefits of the control system on the surface portion of the entire muni metro system. i'm opposed to three-car and judah trains on the surface and i urge you to prohibit operation of three-car trains on the surface of the n judah as a condition of approval of this item or any subsequent items related to the judah or the communication-based train control system. i question and would urge you to ask what is the likely impact to passengers from construction of this proposed communication-based train control infrastructure. will that require bus substitutions for one or more days, weeks, months, while that infrastructure is built in the street or wherever that is to be built? and finally, i understand that m.t.a. is developing a written rail service plan to discuss the future of muni metro as it relates to le

ms. foxx and mr. smith. that had trouble printing the bill out. it took over an hour? we printed a copy here in the rules committee it took less than 20 minutes. maybe you ought to talk to mr. yarmuth and mr. scott about getting you and upgraded xerox machine. but i should also point out that because this is the 21st century everything is online. and the fact that it's online makes it easier to look things up and check things. so i just would notify you of that. not only for this bill but in the future. and i would also point out thattering you know, for all the talk about how nobody has read anything in the bill, you've had no trouble highlighting specifics in the bill that you have a problem with. so, maybe you need a little more consistency in your message. but you know, i really am glad we had this hearing and this panel so far. because anybody who is watching this will understand that there obviously are here in congress philosophical differences between democrats and republicans. but i also think that based on what i have heard here today, there's something else.

ms. malliotakis: private first class raymond smith was 18 years old when he was the -- when he made the ultimate sacrifice for our country during the battle of chosen reservoir, korean war. growing up, raymond and his sister, helen, experienced a difficult childhood in foster care, forsing them to take on responsibilities far beyond their years. and despite the challenges he faced, at the age of 14, raymond joined the -- joined the navy. once raymond's age was discovered by his superiors, the navy granted him an honorable discharge, but that wouldn't stop raymond's drive for service. four years later, raymond enlisted in the united states army, and after six months, he was shipped off to fight in the korean war. the korean war began in june of 1950 when general douglas macarthur alongside south korean and u.n. forces made significant progress into the north with hopes of uniting the two countries again. however, communist china had another plan and sent roughly 100,000 troops to the chosen reservoir to counter progress made by america and our allies leading to the battle of chosen reservoir. wit

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. >> sandra: in the last 50 ms., was as well. i'm sandra smith anymore. that is down a full point since the month started. the top concern is the economy. the president heading out to his hometown of scranton, pennsylvania, selling his multitrillion dollars spending plan, even as the supply chain crisis leave store shelves empty and ports filled with products. >> john: fighting campaign as a working-class joke, but so far a lot of his priorities has seen more alarm as of causes like social spending. that means higher taxes for americans. fox team coverage begins now on the issue staring down this white house, and driving down the president poll numbers. from the unanswered questions in afghanistan, to mandates leaving americans jobless praise be to john, we began with a crisis on our southern border. senior correspondent mike tobin is reporting live from texas. hi, mike. >> hi thomas sandra. eddie dhs source confirms that 2021 saw 1.7 million border apprehensions which does and think 86. one thing we can see very plainly since yesterday is that the flow o

smith will vote yes. pe as the member designated by mr. sraoezy, ms. sraoezy will vote yes. as the member designated by ms. wilson, will vote yes. as the member designated by mrse that mrs. add a apls will vote yes. as the member designated by mr. thompson of mississippi, i inform the house that mr. thompson will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> as the member designated by pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that are will vote no on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. deep sean iowa, i inform the house that mr. desaulnier will vote yes on h. res. 716. as the member designated by mr. mcnerney, i inform the house that mr. mcnerney will vote yes. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. kay granger, i inform the house that ms. granger will be a nay on h. res. 716. as the member designated by dr. b

smith. time to introduce our witnesses. first, we have ms. tonya tree hello. -- trujillo.ext, we have tom, the director of the arizona department of water resources. participating virtually, we have ms. julie shaft ellingson, the executive vice president of the north dakota stockman's association. and finally, we have ms. jennifer pitt, the colorado river program director for the national audubon society who is also participating virtually. i want to thank all of our witnesses for testifying today especially our arizona witness. your written remarks, all of you , will be included in the hearing record and please keep your oral testimony to five minutes each. assistant secretary trujillo, we will begin with you. secretary trujillo: thank you, senator kelly. i appreciate your leadership on these issues and your service here today what this hearing. senator hyde smith, equally, thank you for chairing the subcommittee and for being part of our western waterworld today. i am assistant secretary for water and science at the department of the interior. thank you for this opportun

ms. trujillo. please proceed with your testimony. >> good afternoon, chairman kelly, ranking member hide smith and members of the subcommittee. i'm the director of the arizona department of water resources. you for providing me an opportunity to testify on behalf of the state of arizona. i have submitted written testimony for the record, my test my today will highlight elements of that test my. drought climate changes have devastating impacts on the flow of the colorado river and the contents of lakes mead and powell. the declared shortage in 2022 will result in arizona losing 512,000 acres of water or 18% of its total colorado river entitlement. in agriculture, -- and intense eight-month effort resulted in arizonans coming together to provide financial resources and what water to partially mitigate those impacts. in 2023, projections of lake mead elevations are barely above the trigger for an additional 85 -- 80,000 feed. those cuts would primarily impact tribes and municipal water in our state. it is unlikely that mitigation resources will be available to address those additional cuts. while the 2007 guidelines and the cont

senator ernst, hite smith, cap ditto, thanknk you for being hee and i would like to thank ms. monaco for attending today's hearing on behalf of the department of justice. >> thank you senator grassley. after that she will have five minutes and turn to questions from senators and each will have five minutes for questioning. before we begin i want to note again senator feinstein is unable to be here we are grateful for the leadership on the bill and the hearing as the chair of the s subcommittee on human rights and the law so we will first begin with a statement from senator ernst who i mentioned earlier worked with senator feinstein and myself to get the bill introduced and enacted into law members of the senate judiciary committee the violence against women act is now over 25-years-old as many of us are aware this provides desperately needed resources to tackle domestic and sexual abuse in our communities and as too often, authorization has lapsed but despite that reality year after year, the programs continue to be funded by congress. i am a survivor myself. i know firsthand

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smith will vote yes on h.r. 5763. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from michigan seek recognition? mrs. dingell: as the member designated by ms. kaptur of ohio, i inform the house that ms. kaptur will vote aye on h.r. 5763. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. kinzinger of illinois, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. kinzinger will vote yes on h.r. 5763. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. veasey: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. swalwell, i inform the house that mr. swalwell will vote yes on h.r. 5763. mr. allred: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. swalwell, i inform the house that mr. swalwell will vote yes on h.r. 5763. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from missouri seek recognition? mr. long: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. luetkemeyer of missouri, i inform the house that mr. luetkemeyer will vote yes on h.r. 5763. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman f

senator ernst, smith, caputo, i thank you for being here. and i'd like to thank ms. monaco for attending today on behalf of the department of justice. >> we are both sides of the aisle grateful for her amazing leadership on this bill and hearing as chair of the sub committee on human rights and the law. we'll first begin with a statement from senator ernst. we're glad you are here today senator ernst. please proceed. >> thank you very much chairman durbin. ranking member grassley, members of the senate judiciary committee. this low provides desperate resources to tackle sexual abuse and violence in our communities and as too often the case with programs like vawa, authorization has lapsed. but despite that reality year after year vawa programs continue to be funded by congress. i am a survivor myself. i know first hand the paralyzing fear that comes when someone you trust abuses you. but you don't have to be a survivor to understand just how awful violence against women can be in terms of physical and mental well-being. in terms of self image, in terms of our familie

thompson, who will be smith his opening statement for the record but wanted to acknowledge this presence. i now recognize ms. hogsett to summarize her statement for five minutes. >> thank you. chairwoman clarke, ranking member gabbar even know and honorable members of the subcommittee, thank you for inviting me to today. i'm heather hogsett from the bank policy institute. bpi is a nonpartisan research and advocacy organization representing the nation's leading banks. we work with our member banks as well as other leading financial institutions on cyber risk management and critical infrastructure protection as well as fraud reduction, regulation and innovation. i also serve as policy committee co-chair for the financial services sector coordinating council which coordinates across the financial sector to enhance security and resiliency. we green light appreciate this committee's leadership on cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection. we also appreciate the work of the committee on the cyber incident reporting for critical infrastructure act of 2021 to share cyber information to improve awareness

ms. stefanik you are recognized for five minutes. >> thank you chairman smith. i want to start off by saying i am privileged to represent [inaudible] the most deployed division in the u.s. army since 9/11. i want to take this opportunity to thank every soldier, every service men and women for their deployment over the past decades. this committee and [inaudible] are forever grateful for your service and sacrifice, both you and your families. i want to direct the first question to either of you on the panel. it's about the core protection efforts at hkia. core protection efforts were made specifically as the isis-k threat came in before and after the suicide bombing at the airport. >> representative, first of all, it was a key part of our defense at the airport. i would certainly appreciate your contribution to it. force protection is something we balanced all the time against the requirement to let people come in and be processed. we look at that every day. as you know, those two things are intention. you have to balance them every day. we had over 300 credible

ms. stefanik, you are recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, chairman smith. i want to first start off by saying that i'm honored and privileged to represent ft. drum [ inaudible ] division. the most deployed division in the to represent the division. i want to thank every service man and woman for deployment after deployment. this country is very thankful to you and your families. i want to talk about the evacuation efforts at kabul airport. evacuation efforts were made specifically as the isis-k came in before and after the suicide bombing at the airport. >> first of all, they were a key defense at the airport and i appreciate their effort to it. balance is something we look at all the time. as you know, those two things are intention and you have to balance them every day. we had over 300 credible intelligence reports of isis-k plans to attack the airport. it turns out that they were able to carry out one successful suicide vest attack. they also launched rockets at us. there were many other attacks that we were able to either vector taliban elements onto t

ms. stefanik is recognized. she's appearing virtually. you're recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, chairman smith. i want to first start off by saying -- the most deployed division in the u.s. army since 9/11. and i want to take this opportunity to thank every soldier, every serviceman and woman for deployment after deployment for the past two decades. the north country, this committee and this country are forever grateful for your service and sacrifice of both you and your families. i want to direct my first question to any of you on the panel today, and it's about the evacuation and force protection efforts at the international airports. force protection efforts were made specifically as the isis-k threats came in before and after the suicide threats at the airport. >> representative, first of all the tenth mountain is a part of our defense and i appreciate your contribution to it. force protection is something we balance all the time to let people come in and get on the airplanes. so look at that every intelligence reports of isis-k plans to attack the airport. it turns out that they were able