signed patty murray, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 3:00 p.m. bit about some of the creative pushback and difficult but was what was the what was can you talk about a couple of creative turning points you had where these people start to come together understand each other better understand you better. there's a point where started to actually gel. it was a long time coming, too. there was a lot pushback, some people quit because they didn't get their miserable russian music or other reasons. so well that. yeah. mean that that case if you take the music for instance the woman was dead set against modern sounds you know she met with. one of my friends who had become a rock and roll star. later and, you know, she was scared to meet this. i mean, he wore leather pants. he had an earring. this was terrifying her from where she was from, having been educated in the moscow conservatory. but she came back from this meeting like a changed woman. they found common

other lawmakers in the chamber were wearing kranz issued by senator patty murray. she says now that i have your attention, i want to talk about how childcare is a serious and urgent economic crisis. some of her colleagues wearing the crayon to tonight's state of the union address. and then finally, there was a boycott of tonight's address. that was by congresswoman mary miller who decided to skip the state of the union address, a republican boycotting it because she says of president biden's foreign policy and national security strategies. >> let's go back to your phone calls. elaine in north carolina, democrat. what did you think of the president state of the union speech? >> hi. thank you for having me. i enjoyed his speech. he touched on points that i thought were current concerns of all the people. i am also concerned about tax reform and immigration. i'm a survivor of cancer and i know that there's a cure for cancer and i'm all for medical, the insulin being taken care of and not so high for other people. sarah huckabee, i did not like her response. to me, she

signed: patty murray, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 9:30 a.m., on thursday, february 23, 2023.that is an isr life hack for people who loveisr public library like i do most libraries do not get a ton of requests to purchase new material. so if there is a book you're searching for and they don't have it, it may take 5 minutes to fill out the form, but there is a very good chance that they will go out and purchase, you know, the librarian who it is like, oh my god, someone actually cares about the library this is amazing. i'm going to buy this book and well, it's not something problematic or anything. yeah, it's, it's interesting because we're going to this large print conversation a minute. i'm going to jump into this wormhole publishing houses assumptions about who read book reads books. and we both know this. we both work in publishing and the audience of large print is perceived as old people. so when i was a teenager looking large print books because i

senators elizabeth warren, may see her, anna patty murray, and others were emphasizing the importancented by planned parenthood, april -- representative maxwell frost wore a pain from march for our lives, the student led movement to combat gun violence. and quote, a pin to signal to urge to show the need for action and climate change. many lawmakers, democrats and republicans, war pains and accessories showing the colors yellow and blue. in support for ukraine. there were also these pins showing the number 1870. warned by many members of the black congressional caucus. another and other democrats. new jersey representative bonnie watson coleman distributed the pains with a small car that ride, in part, quote, 153 years later, nothing has changed. and quote. 1870, a rep it represents the year henry truman was shot and killed by police in philadelphia. his murder was the first instance on a record of an unarmed free black person being killed by the police. this was a period of reconstruction. 1870 was also the year a black man gain the right to vote. seven years after president lincoln

signed: patty murray, president pro tempore.officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 3:00 p.m. on tuesday, february 7, 20 if. on tuesday, february 7, 20 if. >> the senate holding a brief session today. senators are back tuesday at 3 p.m. eastern to consider a judicial nomination for the fourth circuit court of appeals. as always, live coverage here on c-span2. >> just to piggyback on those comments. i think the breadth of u.s. security engagement and cooperation is quite different from the pla's. this is partly a question of capabilities that they haven't had the c capabilities to do soe of the sinks until relatively recently.f it's also, to dr. saunders point, question of different intent. .. their anecdotes we are happy to have pla come and train us or help us with our training, but honestly we don't think they are that great compared to other countries training. there are anecdotes like that. it speaks to the more limited feature of cooperation and the political aspect of cooperation which is diffe

signed: patty murray, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is is reserved. on the mood of the nation. joining us to talk about is paul, editor in chief of gallup, what did we learn about the mood of the nation ? >> guest: with the exception of democrats on some issues the moon is dissatisfied . we were asking policy issues but also the general aspect of how things are going on in the country for decades in this poll for over 20 years and we've had some record highs and lows. most of them are really not going to be a surprise. the number one thing americans are dissatisfied with really is the nation's efforts to deal with poverty and homelessness. a three percent of americans are dissatisfied with that. 83 percent are dissatisfied with the level of integration in the country. 53 percent are dissatisfied with policies hot down so it runs the gamut. the most impactful for all of us assessment of the. most americans are dissatisfied with the have a pretty moody perspective on wh

signed: patty murray, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. under the previous order, the senate will be in a period of morning business with senators permit to speak thereon for up to ten -- therein for up to ten minutes. our farmers play a vital role in providing you is going need. farm bill development programs help to build resiliency on the ground. the farm bill also creates opportunities for american farmers to connect with consumers around the world by providing marketing assistance and credit access, agriculture exports have grown from $66 billion in 1996, to a record of more than $191 billion in 2022. that is more than 1 million american jobs on or off the farm. eyewitnesses that will highlight how those vital program support the diversity of american agriculture. the success of our agriculture economy requires continued investments in markets and opportunities for farmers. whether they're selling to neighbors are exporting products globally, whether the

signed: patty murray, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. morning business is closed. pursuant to the order of the senate of january 24, 1901, as amended by the order of february 16, 2023, the senator from oklahoma, mr. lankford, will now read washington's farewell address. mr. lankford: in 1781, the war had stopped and george washington, then as the commander in chief led the eample until the new government could be formed. and in 1738, he came to annapolis, maryland, commander in chief george washington resigned his commission of the military. now, we don't see that as a significant event, but it's one of the most significant events at the beginning of our nation. because in the past, if you led the army and you won the war, you'd become the leader based on the fact that the army is behind you. that's the way it had always been in everyplace an every country. you have the army, you have the power. george washington approached a civilian government. in the beg

signed: patty murray, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. morning business is closed. under the previous order, the senate will proceed to executive session to resume consideration of the following nomination which the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination, the judiciary. gina r. mendez-miro of puerto rico to be united states district judging for the district of puerto rico. a recent opinion piece for my fellow conservatives, don't hold hostage, the author of the piece, brian senior fellow at the hatton institute of former republican, good morning you. >> good morning. >> why did this appeal to your fellow conservatives on this topic? >> have been working with conservatives on capitol hill a lot on fiscal issues and i'm so pathetic to attach the forms of the debt limit. the eighth biggest deficit reduction deals since 1985 are all attached to debt limit, usually bipartisan but at the same time i don't think it's feasible to hold the debt limit hostage ultima

patty murray said on twitter -- did you see the pin i'm wearing? that i have your attention, want to talk about how childcare is an economic crisis. need to be a top priority for this congress and other senators and colleagues are weighing in. tim kaine, his account weeded out that he is wearing it to support childcare reform and the childcare crisis to prevent parents from going work, and communities are pushing past that proposal to lower childcare costs. one more from senator jack reed. he joined with a special cran to show support for investment in childcare, lowering cost for parents and supporting working families. just a few of those tweet last night about that unique pin yesterday. host: the speech went 72 minutes. it is interesting to see all these ancillary or tertiary messages that come out after the state of the them. we should the speech overnight several times. you can watch over night or online at c-span at work. we are talking about that this morning, but all of the members with their various messages and elements of the speech that

signed: patty murray, president pro tempore.the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stans adjourned until 11:00 a.m. on adjourned until 11:00 a.m. on >> the u.s. senate has finished legislative work for this week and next week members are expected return to the senate chamber on monday february 27 at 3 p.m. eastern to resume regular business. live coverage of course of the senate on c-span2. and now we take you back to our previously scheduled program. we join it in progress. >> senator fischer pointed out comes before the commission ten times in 12 years or 12 times in ten years but every single time it was a four to zero decision to i don't think going to take me away from working on the commission. >> thank you. a number of law enforcement organizations oppose your nomination to be aga commission. these organizations are taking these positions based on your social media engagement and concerns about your position with regard to additional evidence. what is your perspective regarding law enforcement ability

patty. along with two phone numbers. they were eager to find her. mike murray was an orange county district attorney, he had worked this investigation back in 1995, but later joined the case. >> they called this patty? >> they did. >> where did it lead them? >> they contacted her and she agreed to come down to the police department and discuss gonzalo ramirez. >> the mysterious patty was then college student, patricia esparza. >> i'm detective meza, this is corporal buckles -- >> we work for the second -- >> she told the police that, gonzalo ramirez was a young man that she had met in santa ana, several weeks prior. they had danced together, she liked him, he seemed to like her, they had exchanged phone numbers. >> that's how her name and numbers came to be scrambled on his phone bill. but patricia didn't seem too concerned about why she was being questioned about gonzalo. >> at what point does she say, what is this about? why are you %>> i don't eve th months want d you feel better? >> at first, but then he became angry. i didn't understand why. yes, of course

signed: patty murray, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. morning business is closed. also under the previous order, the senate will proceed to executive session to resume consideration of the following nomination which the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination, the judiciary -- [no audio brarkt -- >> our guest is author, journalist, all the places you can see his work, good morning to you. >> the black media network, there is podcasting, television, written essays by great people, it is owned by byron allen and we talk about america from our perspective. >> host: what is your perspective? >> guest: i write about a wide variety of things, working on a podcast, different songs, first season is the 80s cover second season is the 70s, the sociopolitical meanings inside the songs but i can write about politics, culture, might write about a new form of racism we are seeing, i might write about rihanna's super bowl performance, pretty much anything that might matt

signed: patty murray, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is is reserved. morning business is closed. under the previous order, the senate will proceed to executive session to resume consideration of the following nomination, which the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination, the judiciary. deandrea gist benjamin of south carolina to be united states circuit judge for the fourth circuit judge for the fourth the 16th district thanks for being here. let's talk about the state of the union address, the president nichols who joined all of you at the state of the union and talking about police reform. what did you hear from him and what is the push by democrats and others up on capitol hill? is or a bipartisan proposal? >> guest: not yet. i'm hoping a bipartisan proposal comes pretty quickly. the next couple of weeks is going to be really important, just like the unfortunate horrific you've all the shooting, you know after that happened you saw the senate mobilized pretty quick

signed: patty murray, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. morning business is closed. under the previous order, the senate will proceed to executive session to resume consideration of the following nomination which the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination, department of defense, lester martinez-lopez of florida to be an assistant secretary of defense. ukraine's water and energy infrastructure leaving millions without power, water or heat during the coldest winter months. the u.s., eu and other alliese working together to support sanctions targeting russian entities, trade and specific economic sectors. on energy use is lead the free worlds response. we've more than doubled elegy shipments, , export record leves of crude oil and have grown our coal and refined product exports to meet the demand and break the chokehold putin has on europe. we have worked with the eu and rest of the g7 to put price caps on russian exports which is help reduce putin's revenant

signed: patty murray, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. thanks for joining us today. >> thank you so much for inviting me. >> on both of those fronts you advocating for something called a guaranteed basic income. can you talk about that push from both of those titles that hold currently? >> sure. first of all it's important to remember this isn't a new idea. martin luther king in the 1960s talked about the importance of providing an economic floor for our people guaranteed basic income and the black panthers talked about either guaranteed employment or guaranteed income for residents in the united states. this is an old idea that is gotten currency recently and lots of pilots at the city level, municipal level and we're organizing at the county level those engaged in this work and, of course, we're doing it in cook county, doing it in los angeles. at the event week we heard from people in minnesota who are engaged in this work. all over the country counties a