patty murray of washington state was sworn in as the first woman ever to serve as president pro tem oft chamber. the position third in line of presidential succession. we had a chance to chat with her , here is that exchange. >> i remember when i came to the senate, there were two women and then there were six. remembering that this isn't about me. it is really saying to young girls to go out, dream your dreams, and you will be able to do big things. it has always been about needing their potential in this country. i do it all the time, but this will give me another opportunity to do that. >> democratic senator patty murray of washington. a position third in line of presidential succession. would more women officeholders benefit the country? yes or no. you say yes, catherine. >> good morning, yes. i say yes again because we have foresight. we can see things in a different way than men. i'm not putting men down or anything. i wanted to speak about kamala harris, the vice president. i think she would be wonderful president if she had to be and people are putting her down. last week, they

she is the guest of washington senator patty murray tonight. thank you both for being with us.you coming on this show. can you first tell us, kayla, about your experience? what led you to what i anticipate is not where you expected to be at this point in your life? >> yeah, so we found out at our anatomy scan around 18 weeks that our son had several fatal fetal anomalies, and it just happened to be about two days after idaho's trigger law went into effect. so not only were we not sure what we were going to do, but our physicians also were put in a position that they didn't know what they could do either, so we had to travel to washington. we had to spend $16,000 to be able to meet our son, and through all of that and our experience we knew we wanted to grow our family still, and i have a daughter that is now 3 1/2, but we just welcomed another baby girl into our family. she's 4 months old, and we decided to make the move to washington so we currently now live in washington so that we can have bodily autonomy. >> first of all, congratulations on the baby. i hope you're getting a

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and they are highlighting what they see as wins, like democrat patty murray, who is the appropriations chair. she fought to get $1 billion in funding to help lower childcare costs and to support head start. and house speaker mike wronson says this agreement addresses immigration issues by cut funding to ngos and increasing detention capacity and the number of border patrol agents, but johnson is facing a lot of push back from the more conservative members of his party. some are angry that they were only given about 24 hours to read a bill that is over 1,000 pages. and many do not want to approve any funding without major changes to border policy. >> anybody that votes for this budget, i don't understand. all i'll tell you is i'm very disappointed with this. america doesn't deserve this, and it shouldn't have happened. >> this bill is a complete and total failure. i got a prominent individual that follows all the border stuff just texted me and said, quote, it was an f-ing surrender on the border, because it is! we get nothing! >> reporter: and if the house passes the bill, the senate w

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that's just not me, that's senator collins,ki very well with patty murray to get supplemental moving.hy is that, because we believe onra is compromised i will come and show you the textbooks that onra uses in the palestinian community to teach the destructio of the jewish people not one penny for onra helping the palestinian people begin with the way they're taught in school. so after we defeat the germans and the japanese it took a while to radicalize the population. new people in charge of the palestinian community and the west bank and gaza will stop teaching the death of the jews, trying to give the palestinian children a more hopeful life, i hope that happens one day soon. is reason i came to the floor is i've been asked probably like you have, mr. president. >> let me finish, i have to -- we will come in debate. i have to -- >> we really should debate because i don't know any evidence at all -- >> senator fromwn -- has been perpetrating tall wrong things things. having said that let me finish my thoughts, senator schumer who i've worked with immigration and h of things, i've tri

she's the ranking member who worked very well with senator patty murray to get the supplemental movingunrwa is compromised. i will come and show you the textbook unrwa uses in the palestinian community to teach the destruction of the jewish people. i will show you text of unrwa od celebrating october 7. the case has been made over here thatjhíg unrwa is no longer a credible organization worth american taxpayer dollars to fund. not one■f for unrwa helping the palestinian people begins with changing the way they're taught in school. germans and the japanese, it took us a long time to deradicalize the population that was taught from birth to be radical. so what i hope will happen over the course of time, that new people in charge of the palestinianz■t community and th west bank in gaza will stop teaching the death of the jews trying to give the more hopeful. i hope that happens one day soon. the reason i came to t■xed probe you have, mr. president -- mr. van hollen: will the senator yield. we should debate because i don't know any evidence at all for re jordan, for example. okay. mr. grah

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. jasmine yoon of virginia to be united states district judge for the western district of virginia. mr. cassidy: mr. president, i have the pleasure to speak about my friend, bishop larry brandon, who opened up the senate in prayer. a remarkable man who has a church also in shreveport, louisiana but also in oakland, california. i say, how do you do it? he says every other week. he regards his ministry not just to the soul but also to the body. i say that as a doctor recognizing how the two can be intertwined. when i first met him he was about twice as i.g. abouts now. when i saw him at breakfast, i said bishop you lost some you noticed. he has lost the weight not only for his own health but fo

and for that, i want to thank chairwoman kay granger, chair patty murray, vice chair susan collins.roud to have made historyd appropriators. 2024 marks the first time negotiations on government funding have been led on all four corners by women. i have many others to thank. subcommittee ranking members and chairs, staff on both s o aislee submitting these names for the record. i strongly support the bipartisil funds the majority of the united states government. this bill sides with the hardworking majoritym% of americans. it helps to lower the cost of living. it protects women's rights and access to reproductive health care. it global leadership and it helps our communities be safe and secure. i am pleased that democrats and republicans again united to make government work for the people of this country. like the funding bill we passeds legislation does not have everything either side may have wanted. but i am sis the extreme cuts and the policies proposed by house republicans were rejected. i'm eno proud that we are providing an increase of $1 billion for childcare, for head start,

i did secure a group of us along with the leadership of patty murray, the chair of the appropriationsmittee. we secured an additional $335 million for humanitarian assistance that i expect will to organizations like the world food program, unicef and other well-known u.s. non-profits like save the children and catholic relief services, to try and provide humanitarian aid regionally and into gaza. without them, it will be difficult to distribute. one last, if i might, 12,000 siv see have as for afghans who served alongside american forces, who are eagerly waiting the life-saving grant of a visa to come into the united states under a special immigrant visa staff us, senator shaheen has been a tireless advocate for this, senator klobuchar and i have been working on this. this doesn't solve the whole problem, but allows for 12,000 more to get a permanent visa. >> you have touched on all the bases near to my heart and others. saving lives in africa and elsewhere. thank you very much. we will have more coming up on that with cindy mccain from the world food program. >>> a u.s. -- excuse me.

it's why patty murray and other senate leaders have been working to pass and do the work to protect othermy colleague, senator duckworth and her attempt to introduce legislation to protect ivf and the freedom to have access to that kind of healthcare, so, it's about to me, legislating and leaving for the moment that we are in, and doing so with the future in mind. >> i have to ask you about this, we just introduced a new bill, give us a quick break down . >> quick break down really quick, 41% of lgbtq you have seriously considered suicide last year. 14% attempted it at only one in three mental health facilities actually have lgbtq services for adolescents, if we want to solve the problem, we've got to make sure we have the infrastructure and resources available for our young leaders to be able to live their best lives and thrive. >> senator butler, thanks for joining us this evening on the beat. >>> up next, trump i a familiar face and a former convict, no surprise, for a role in his 2020 campaign. we will talk about that and more when we come back. nothing makes a gathering great like eg

. >> you know, congresswoman, senator patty murray, as right before the bill, the $1.2 trillion appropriationsate, she asked after all of that delay, how different ultimately was the outcome? i thought that was an interesting question. politico teased out even more and said how different is it? from kevin mccarthy to now? it seems like the same things continue to happen. no matter who is in charge of the republican caucus in the house. the inability to govern without working with democrats is just a stark, stark situation for them. >> well, yeah, look, they are down now to a one-person majority. they have many members of their caucus that are not going to go along with what the majority of their caucus wants, no matter who is in charge. so yes, they have to rely on us to get things done. the senate is in democratic hands, so the white house is in democratic hands. this is divided government and that means you can't get everything that you want. there are many, many in the house republican conference who refuse to accept that reality and therefore, leaves it to whoever is in charge of them to h

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this is the package i would have written on my own washington democratic senator patty murray says the package represents a compromise user strong bills, but patients appears to be waning on both sides of the aisle. stop playing with fire. >> one of his senators managed to pass this package. congress faces another government shutdown deadline march 22nd that bill, however, which includes defense spending, is expected to face less pushback for now in washington, raquel martin, back to you. developing news now from southern california. an oil slick was discovered in the waters off huntington beach. >> it can be seen stretching on for miles. there was a dense central area of the slick with dark material visible. as you can see there. the incident was initially announced this morning the coast guard was dispatched to investigate and has multiple boats testing the water to figure exactly what that substance is. emergency response team was sent to investigate whether it was related to an oil platform off the coast. coming up on kron for news this women's history month, a bay area sports nonp

senate president pro tem patty murray will preside.ng to go, chris, because democrats have made abundantly clear that the votes aren't there to provide the two-thirds majority necessary to convict alejandro mayorkas. senator joe manchin, the most centrist, the most conservative democrat told me that this whole trial was ridiculous and he would vote to dismiss, if there is a motion to dismiss, senate democrats can dispense with this quickly. they control 51 votes in the chamber, and they need a simple majority to prevent the trial from going any further. whether that happens is still unclear. senators have to decide to sit down whether there will be a full blown trial. this does not have a bright future in the senate in terms of convicting alejandro mayorkas, and then the impeachment managers, let's show some of the recognizable names we will see as impeachment managers. they include homeland security chair mark green, foreign affairs chair, michael mccaul, andy biggs, and marjorie taylor greene. >> thank you. >>> from a multimillion do

months we finished all of the appropriations work there in the senate, yes, susan collins and patty murray came together and we finished that at the end of july from our full committee. but, yet, chuck schumer did nothing to actually move those bills across the floor. we had one attempt and then everything else has been about over 100 days before he put one appropriations bill on the floor. and y'all, we are seeing stuff like that and we are frustrated because when we don't do our job in the united states senate, in the united states congress, the american people pay the price. so, you think about how far we are in to this fiscal year, with absolutely no funding being allocated, it's irresponsible and we must do better. so, we want to see a leader that's going to get us back to doing our job and we'll be asking tough questions. and seeing who can rise to the occasion. >> brian: yeah, senator, the problem is he wants an omnibus so he did his job, senator schumer. >> absolutely. >> brian: you understand and i know you know, this without senator sinema and manchin if you guys are not in the m

signed: patty murray presint pro tempore.siding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. morning business is clos.order, senate will proceed to executive session to resume consideration of the following nomination which the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination. the judiciary, aid general general -- adrienne jennings noti of the district of columbia to be an associate judge of the superior court of the district of columbia. ■■x ah■[ 93 ■w >> we will start our coverage at 8:00 here you can follow along at c-span.org. not only we get a chance to see the speech you'll get chance to in and give your response after it is done and you can do in regards to the top issues you want to participate in our poll asking you about those results and are currently as they stand, maybe you are in a category, if you want to take your phone take a picture of that qr code you are invited do that. that will lead you to the poll and you can put your data in and will show you those results as the money goes on. 202-748-

patty murray, susan collins on a bipartisan basis in the senate but of course the house has had its share of problems. i'd like to see us move forward and do her job. >> okay. that sounded like a yes that you want to dismiss it? >> i don't take it seriously. >> okay. >> senator, the supreme court said, it will hear arguments in april over donald trump's claim that as a former president, he should be immune from prosecution. do you agree with the court's decision to take this up and how quickly should they rule? >> their delay in considering this critical issue, this timely issue is going to delay the resolution of these cases by months, at least in perhaps beyond the election. i think that is a disappointment. i think the court has acted quickly in the past when they realized that the presidential timetable was at risk. and i'm really concerned with what they've done. >> so you you say that the court delayed another way to look at it is that if they don't rule that trump is not immune or can't be prosecuted for awhile. in the federal election interference trial, that it won't start potent

signed: patty murray, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 10:00 a.m., on monday, april 1, 2024. adjourn: and they're doing this development, this that was in person development that has no parking spaces in tempe, a suburb of phenix. they want you to to have a walking city in tempe, arizona, the suburbs of phenix. and so i went through their people and they did not i did not see any ties there. but that was the only time when i haven't got up yet, of course these people are all connected and walking city in tempe may make sense in but in august quite apparently nobody can visit you like you can't even have there's guest parking the whole thing is just it looked like a prison complex it was like kind of stagger but very on trend and why i was alerted to it because now i've been talking about these zero nothing concepts. i've got people saying like every crazy thing that they see and sending it to me on social media and i have to kind of ferret through it. so yo

they will also have patty murray presiding over this trial, but it's not clear how long it's actually going to last there that is because there's a lot of speculation given the fact that democrats view this as really without evidence that they are going to move to swiftly dismiss it. now, it's not clear what action they're taking and conservative senators are imploring majority leader chuck schumer to have a fulsome trial arguing it's important for the country, but this is what we heard yesterday from schumer's office. you got but this guidance that certainly schumer has some major questions given the fact that in the past he has said that this was a sham, that there's no evidence. so it's still a huge question how long this trials actually going to take on the senate floor, sarah? >> and then there's the other impeachment inquiry house oversight chair james comer has invited i did president biden to testify publicly in front of his committee looking to impeach the president the impeachment inquiry has really stalled. is this a last ditch effort to try and gain traction? >> yeah. you

democratic senator patty murray of washington state was sworn in at the first woman ever to serve as president pro tem of that chamber, a position that is third in-line of the presidential succession. we had a chance to chat with her about the significance of that moment a years ago. here is that exchange. guest: that to me is such a great thing because i remember when i came to the senate. there were two women in the senate before me. it was a big deal, the year of the women. and remembering that this isn't about me, it is really saying to gun girls today, go out, work hard, dream your dreams and you will be able to do big things. it has always been about being able to say to other young girls that i did this, you can. because we need their potential in this country. host: can you talk at using that platform to reach out to young girls? guest: i did that all the time and this would give me another opportunity to do that. dr. democratic senator patty murray of washington when she was sworn in at the first woman to ever serve as the chamber president pro tem, a position again that is

and i want to recognize our full committee chair patty murray for making this such a high priority.ook i know that more needs to be done to fix our child care system so that it works for families economy. but this is progress. this will help kids get the strong start that they deserve, get parents back into the workforce, and help our businesses get the talent that they need. i'm also proud that we are investing in -- we are investing in our future generation's health to cure the diseases that plague ouram communities. we successfully boosted life lifesaving and -changing boy boy -- biomedical research by $300 million. we're doubling down on alzheimer's disease research because we need to find new treatments preventions and ultimately a cure. and as cancer continues to devastate families of all report that we increased cancer research funding by $120 million. as we work to address the mental health crisis in our communities, we also increased funding for mental health research. one er. my mother struggled addiction to prescription painkillers throughout her life, and, sadly my mothe

signed: patty murray president pro tempore. mr. schumer: mr. president, i'll makebit later, but i want to acknowledge and thank my good friend the reverend adolphus lacey of the famous bethany baptist church not too far from where i live in brooklyn for leading us in this morning's prayer. it's great to see you here. you are a leader in bringing of the lord down here to all of us but also of doing many good works here on earth. you do both as the prophet micah woted you to do. and i have a great relationship with bethany baptist church. bill jones, when i ran for congress there was sort of p me. and the reverend bill jones, who was a disciple of dr. king me and help me win. so the relationship with bethany baptist goes way back but it has even blossomed further under the great leadership of pastor lacey. i'm so proud he's here so all of the nation can why we in brooklyn love pastor adolphus lacey. i yield the floor. mrs. gillibrand: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from new york. mrs. gillibrand: i also want to recognize revere

signed: patty murray, president pro tempore. presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved, and morning business is closed. and und will proceed to executive session to consider the following nomination, which the clerk will report.nominatio judiciary, edward sunyol kiel of new jersey to be united states district judge for the new jers. q ■ 7 mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: if republicans and democrats keep working together in good faith to government, i hope we're just days away from completing the appropriations process. the job's not done, but we're very close. a few days ago congressional leaders announced an agreement on the last six funding bills. these bills will make significant investments for our national defense, for well-being of our servicemembers, for keeping the u.s. competitive against the chinese communist party, and so much more.tk working on the legislative text, and despite the tight deadline, they continue to make very good p

this push by senator duckworth and her bill's cosponsor, patty murray, comes in the wake of the alabamaeft americans terrified their state could be next. while republicans have claimed to support ivf treatment, their actions speak otherwise. republican senator cindy hyde smith blocked the bill claiming while she supports ivf, the issue should be left to the states. we've seen what happens when this issue is left to the states. the guardian reporting quote, lawmakers in more than a dozen states have considered efforts to endow embryos or fetuses with legal rights and at least three states have personhood legislation since february. joining us now, tammy duckworth. she testified today for assaults on reproductive freedom. i look forward to the day when people don't have to relive and share their pain so that way, we can be treated as people. as someone who has gone through ivf, your first thoughts when the alabama ruling came down. >> it finally happened. back in 2014, my fertility doctor said if these laws start to pass, what we're doing today could be illegal and what we're doing could

signed: patty murray, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 3:00 p.m., march 5, 2024. >> and the senate gaveling out and will return on tuesday when members work on an assistant defense secretary nomination. lawmakers will be working on further government funding measures after both chambers passed the bill to extend the first shutdown deadline until march 8. live coverage of the senate when members return here on c-span2. >> special operators, it's a very high degree of return to duty, return to the force, return to fighting. because if you think about as a person that's what you want to do. they want to be well i go back to their teammates and contribute at a very high level. and indeed that is the goal. the goal is being able to give people agency over their own health again.at and that's what we do. very high rates of return, large numbers of people still waiting for service, which we hope to provide. and i think that we see this as a means of enhancing prog

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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 0 to consider the the clerk will report will the report. the clerk: nomination, department of state, dennis b.hankins of minnesota to be ambassador of the united states of america to the republic of haiti. mr. merkley: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from oregon. mr. merkley: i ask that the quorum call be lifted. the presidinofre in the in a quorum call. mr. merkley: i ask that floor rifles be granted to m■■y inter lou cuss rigby. ■í■■■ mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: mr. president, i rise to speak today about what i believe can and should be the path forward to secure mutual peace and lasting prosperity for israelis and palestinians. i speak for myself, but i also speak for so many mainstream jewish americans, a silent majority whose nu

signed: patty murray, president pro tempore. presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. morning business is closed.■& senate will proceed to executive session to resume consideration of the following nomination, which the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination, the judiciary. jas jasmine yoon of virginia to be united states district judge for the western district of >> to the military as he looks to rebuild. in many ways this is the prompted by the fact that russia has paid an enormous ukraine, ny suffering more losses than anytime since 20 -- world war st has also precipitated finland and sweden's membership in nato which putin believes russia's gd forces. putin continues to judge that time is on his side and almost certainly assume ises that a larger, better equipped military will also serve the purpose of driving that point home to western audiences. such messaging is important because putin's strategic goalsh remain■ unchanged. he continues to see nato enlargement as reinforcing his long-

i also want to recognize the chair of the committee, senator patty murray, who has worked so hard since the democratic chairs for their work. my point, madam president, is i including our incredibly hardworking staff, have worked night and day to this point. the measure before us includes the following fiscal year>2024 appropriations bills, interior, commerce, justice, and sc fda, construction and veterans affairs. energy and water development. and transportation and housing. and again, madam president, although i wish this had happened months ago, these are full-year appropriations bills. in other words, this is not another continuing short-term rather a package of bills that will fund these important programs and agencies and departments through the end of the fiscal year. this package fully funds veterans medical care, supports our farmers, fishermen and ranchers, protect our nation's food and drug supply, provides critical resources for law enforcement, helps us better compete with■) american energy independence, and invests in our nation's infrastructure and public lands. this legi

signed: patty murray, president pro tempore.previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 3:00 p.m., on tuesday, march 19, 2024. >> wrapping up the senate pro forma session, the senators will be back march 14th at 3 p.m. eastern for the court of appeals. a confirmation vote is expected 5:30 eastern. and as always live coverage of the u.s. senate here on c-span2. we return to this week's house intelligence committee on global threats and we join it in progress. >> i can tell you we're going to comply with the law and my >> is your assessment that you're required to notify congress of any counter intel into any federal candidate? >> i'm going to defer to the lawyers. >> you're the director they report to you. >> we're going to comply with the law including whatever is in the iaa. >> i want to turn to the search warrants and the search in one case of mar-a-lago, unprecedented raid and a search working with joe biden's legal team. were you or your did you have any communication about either of the execution of the search warrant

and for that, i want to thank chairwoman kay granger chair patty murray, vice chair susan collins. i am proud to have made history with such experienced appropriators. 2024 marks the first time negotiations on government funding have been led on all four corners by women. i have many others to thank. subcommittee ranking members and chairs staff on both sides of the aisle and i will be submitting these names for the record. i strongly support the bipartisan bill which funds the majority of the united s this bill sides with the hardworking majority of americans. it helps to lower protects women's rights and access to reproductive health care. it reinforces america's global leadership and it helps our communities be safe and secure. i am pleased that democrats and republicans again united to make government work for the people of this country. like the funding bill we passed earlier this month this legislation does not have everything either side may have wanted. but i am satisfied that many of the extreme cuts and the policies proposed by house republicans were rejected. i'm enormou

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, rd keohane of new york to be an assistant secretary. the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: next month will mark 45 years since the cornerstone of u.s. foreign policy in an increasingly he world became law. the formal title of the law is worth a read in today's context. an act to help maintain peace, security and the person pacific and to promote the foreign policy of the united states by authorizing the continuation of commercial cultural and other relations between the people of the united states and the people of taiwan in the 45 years since congress passed the taiwan relations act, our friends on the aisle have continued to write an incredible story of resil

i want to thank the senator from washington patty murray for calling us together for this i think will benefit families across the board and certainly benefit veterans' families who want to start a family. i yield the floor. murmur mr. president.you. mrs. murray: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from washington. mrs. murray: not withstand sag the provisions of rule 22, subsidy that the committee on veterans' affairs be discharged from further s. 2801 the veterans families health services act of 20 is 23 and the senate proceed to its immediate consied read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: is there objection? mr. lankford: mr. the presiding officer: the senator from oklahoma. mr. lankford: reserving the right to object i, like most americans, have friends and loved ones who have children that were born through ivf. i am passionate about the value of every single child and am grateful for every single child 've in our nation and for their potential future. i have friends that are in the pr