risch: it does not matter. the corporations that there is an fiduciary street -- judiciary basis to make money for their stockholders. god bless them. it is the free enterprise system. go get them. we are interested in national security. i do not care whether you are selling burgers or whether you are making microchips, you are going to have the same problem with the chinese communist party . they want it all. sen. cornyn: we are anticipating an executive order on export controls. senator casey and why have been trying to work with stakeholders to come up with a consensus approach. we have agreed upon a transparency provision. policymakers have some insight into exactly what is happening and where the money is being used in china. we are not interested at this point in restricting foreign investment in china per se. we just want to know what is going on. >> we only have about four minutes left. your committee is the one that reports out confirmation for four-star generals and diplomats overseas. there is one se

risch: let me tell you why you have that feeling. i have a different view of it then some in the administration do. there is a practical reason you cannot come in now. president zelenskyy acknowledges that he cannot do this while the war is going on. as soon as the war is over, we can bring people in. we need to move quickly. same with the european union. you guys want to be in. we want you in. [applause] janice: i want to thank our extraordinary panelists. what can we say? this may be your first halifax forum but it is not your last. thank you all so much for this. [applause] >> campaign 2020 for coverage continues with the presidential primaries and caucuses. watch live as the first votes in the country are cast. and results beginning with the iowa caucuses. the new hampshire primary on january 23. your unfiltered view of politics. >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government. funded by these television companies and more, including charter communications. >> we are just getting started. miles of new infrastructure to meet those

risch: let me tell you why you have that feeling. i have a different view of it then some in the administration do. there is a practical reason you cannot come in now. president zelenskyy acknowledges that he cannot do this while the war is going on. as soon as the war is over, we can bring people in. we need to move quickly. same with the european union. you guys want to be in. we want you in. [applause] janice: i want to thank our extraordinary panelists. what can we say? this may be your first halifax forum but it is not your last. thank you all so much for this. [applause]

risch, aye. mr. hoeven, no. -- mr. hoeven, aye. mr. cardin, no. mr. johnson, aye. the clerk: mrs. fischer, aye. the clerk: mr. peters, no. mr. brown, aye. mr. schumer, no o mr. van hollen, no. the clerk: mr. hawley, aye. mr. mullin, aye. mr. lee, aye. mr. warner, no. mr. sanders, no. mr. barrasso, aye. the clerk: mrs. britt, aye. the clerk: mrs. warren, no. mr. hagerty, aye. the clerk: mr. menendez, no. mr. daines, aye. the clerk: ms. hirono, no. the presiding officer: the yeas are 50, the nays are 48. the joint resolution is passed. under the previous order, the senate will resume executive session. 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 the nomination of executive calendar number 126, monica ramirez almadani of california to be united states district judge for the central district of california, signed by 19 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum ca

senator jim risch highlights how the u.s.'s allies have $300 billion in russian assets that could be used to cover part of the over $400 billion needed to rebuild the country. this was hosted by the hudson institute in washington, d.c. i'm a research on conquering authorrian corruption. if you are joining us, we are a nonpartisan think tank based in washington, d.c., promoting american leadership. i'm >> we're about ready if you'd like to take a seat. for those of you joining us for the first time, we are a nonpartisan think tank based in washington, d.c., promoting american leadership. i'm honored to welcome back to hudson and worked tirelessly the highest levels of u.s. policy. senator jim risch served as senator since 2009 and is currently ranking member. and ao support ukraine. senator risch is a leading co-sponsor of economic prosperity and opportunity for ukranians act. i have to note that hudson doesn't take institutional positions and can't endorse legislation. but we have profound. i will be moderating an expert discu

risch, aye. ms. hassan, no. the clerk: mr. padilla, no. the clerk: mr. schmitt, aye. ms. klobuchar, no. the clerk: mr. kaine, no. mr. cassidy, aye. ms. butler, no. mr. young, aye. mr. daines, aye. the clerk: mr. markey, no. ms. stabenow, no. the clerk: mrs. blackburn, aye. mr. crapo, aye. mr. ossoff, aye. the clerk: mr. bainchg ford yie- the clerk: mr. lankford, aye. mr. braun, aye. mr. schumer, no. mr. mullin, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. sinema, no. ms. baldwin, no. ms. duckworth, no. the clerk: mr. murphy, no. ms. hirono, no. mr. ricketts, aye. the clerk: mr. reed, no. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, aye. the clerk: mr. marshall, aye. the clerk: mr. paul, aye. the clerk: mr. kaine, aye. mr. carper, no. the clerk: ms. cantwell, no. the clerk: mr. tuberville, aye. ms. murkowski, aye. the clerk: mrs. murray, no. the clerk: mr. sanders, no. the clerk: ms. smith, no. the clerk: ms. lummis, aye. mr. cramer, aye. the clerk: mr. budd, aye. ms. sinema, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. schatz, no. mr. warnock edges, no. mr. warnock, no. mr. lujan, no. the clerk: mr. sullivan, aye. mr. van holle

risch, aye. mr. hoeven, aye. mr. thune, aye. collins, aye. mr. -- ms. collins, aye. mr. ricketts, aye. mr. murphy, aye. the clerk: mr. durbin, aye. the clerk: ms. rosen, aye. mr. coons, aye. mrs. murray, aye. ms. klobuchar, aye. the clerk: mr. booker, aye. the clerk: ms. cantwell, aye. mr. whitehouse, aye. the clerk: mr. blumenthal, aye. mr. menendez, aye. the clerk: mr. hickenlooper, aye. the clerk: mr. king, aye. the clerk: mr. merkley, aye. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. the clerk: ms. duckworth, aye.. the presiding officer: on this vote the yeah, are 95. the nays are one. and the nomination is confirmed. under the previous order, the motion on to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table and the president will be immediately notified of the senate's action. the clirk will report theot

risch: thank you very much, plvp. the ongoing wars in the middle east and europe are reminders of the threats and instabilities that define the area -- the era of strategic competition in which we live. amidst the images of chaos and destruction splashed across the headlines, yet another competition is arising. new advances in a.i. will transform the way we live, do wiz -- do business and interact with the world. these advances also have significant implications for our foreign policy and importantly national security. the united states and our ally must lead the world in developing the transformational technologies and standards that govern them. that will shape the future. if harnessed appropriately, a.i.-driven algorithms can provide the state department with real-time data and insights. this includes everything from how effective policies are in different parts of the world, to which i.t. vulnerabilities are most likely to be exploited by an adversary to which overseas staffing models are most efficient and effect

senator jim risch served as senator since 2009 and ranking member. he has promoted a robust approach to safeguarding american interests and those of our allies and about ways to support ukraine. senator risch is a leading co-sponsor of economic prosperity and opportunity for ukranians act. i have to note that hudson doesn't take institutional positions and can't endorse legislation. but we have profound. i will be moderating an expert discussion panel to explore these issues. you were last here in april about why supporting ukranian victory is in ukranian's interest. senator risch: thank you very much and good to be back here again. the remarks i made in april about why a victory until ukraine is critically important to american national security interests, actually for the planet's national security interests. nothing has changed since then other than i think there is even a clear understanding that it is important that there be a victory there and that putin is defeated and is restrained from further ambitions on the planet. today marks the 631st d

risch: thank you very much, and it is good to be back here again. let me say that the remarks i made in april about why a victory in ukraine is critically important to american national security interests, actually for the planet's national security interests -- nothing has changed since then other than i think that there is even a clearer understanding that it is important that there be a victory there, and that putin is defeated and that he is restrained from further ambitions on the planet. planet. today marks the 631st day since the russian illegal invasion of ukraine. over the last year and a half, putin has single handedly brought war back to europe. we have seen russian troops commit unspeakable crimes including targeting of civilian areas, indeed, deliberate targeting of civilian, mass graves, kidnappings and countless other horrors. putin is making every effort committing atrocities that amount to serious war crimes including genocide. russia has to pay for the devastation it has caused. indeed it's rare i get a chance to stand up here and

. >> coming u senator jim risch from the sene foreign relations committee joins the hudson instituteo look at repurposed russian frozen assets used for ukraine reconstruction at 11:00 a.m. eastern. and president biden speaking at the asian-pacific cooperation summit happening in live coverage and live coverage at 1:45 also on c-span. ahead of president biden's remarks later today, we'll show some of what happened at the summit. the president announced he and x jingping made an understanding to crack down on chemicals trafficked from china used to make fentanyl. this is 20 minutes. president biden: i didn't know there was this many people in town. please have a seat. i just came from several meetings with xi and i believe they were the most productive discussions we had. i've been meeting with xi over 10 years ago. our meetings have been candid and straightforward and we haven't always agreed but they've been straightforward. and today we built on the groundwork related to the past several months of high level diplomacy between our teams and made important progress, i believe. first, i

risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative -- barrasso, bennet, blackburn, blumenthal, britt, brown, budd, butler, cantwell, cardin, carper, casey, cassidy, collins, coons, cornyn, cortez masto, daines, duckworth, durbin, ernst, fisher, gillibrand, graham, hassan, heinrich, hickenlooper, hirono, hoeven, johnson, kennedy, lummis, manchin, markey, marshall, menendez, merkley, moran, mullin, murkowski, purposery, ossoff, padilla, paul, peters, reed, ricketts, risch, rosen, rounds, rubio, schmitt, schumer, shaheen, smith, tester, thune, warner, welsh, whitehouse, and wicker. no senator voted in the negative. ms. sinema, aye. mr. romney, aye. mr. van hollen, aye. mr. king, aye. the clerk: mr

senator risch. >> thank you, mr. chairman.i'm tempted by the state of going to focus on a narrow lane here but a really important lane with you, mr. pyatt. that is an issue that is incredibly important to which most of congress is not informed and up going hope you can help us get through that. i want to talk about the nuclear reactors we had in the united states, which areto what, 95 gie or take a few? would you tell the committee please what does the fuel come from to operate these facilities? >> so, ranking member, about 20% of fuelut that operates our nuclear fleet here in the united states still comes from russia. the president as included in his latest supplement a request for about $2.2 billion to help rebuild the nuclear enrichment capacity that we need here in the united states to end t dependency. and the administration has also stated its support for a ban on the import of russian nuclear fuel. >> i was hoping that would be your answer. not only on this committee but also intelligence and energy, and this issue come

risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. senators voting in the affirmative -- cantwell, heinrich, murray, rosen, smith, and welch. senators voting in the negative -- capito, cassidy, crapo, daines, kennedy, ricketts, risch, rubio, schmitt, tuberville, and vance. mr. kelly, aye. ms. lummis, no. mr. tillis, no. mr. hoeven, no. the clerk: mr. whitehouse, aye. mr. fetterman, aye. the clerk: ms. klobuchar, aye. mr. graham, no. the clerk: ms. murkowski, no. ms. baldwin, aye. the clerk: mr. marshall, no. mr. cotton, no. vote: the clerk: mr. tester, aye. mr. coons, aye. the clerk: mr. markey, aye. mr. kaine, aye. mr. warner, aye. mr. cornyn, no. the clerk: ms. stabenow, aye. mr. murphy, aye. the clerk: mr. padilla, aye. mr. lankford, no

risch, no. the clerk: mr. peters, aye. the clerk: mr. warnock, aye. mr. cotton, no. mr. ricketts, no. the clerk: ms. murkowski, aye. the clerk: mr. vance, no. the clerk: mr. rubio, no. mr. daines, no. the clerk: ms. collins, aye. the clerk: mr. durbin, aye. mrs. hyde-smith, no. the clerk: mr. schumer, aye. the clerk: mr. manchin, no. the clerk: ms. klobuchar, aye. mr. hoeven, no. mrs. blackburn, no. the clerk: mr. cornyn, no. the clerk: ms. d.c. duckworth, aye. -- ms. duckworth, aye. mr. thune, no.. the clerk: ms. cortez masto, aye. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. the clerk: mr. lankford, no. the clerk: mr. braun, no. mr. van hollen, aye. the clerk: mr. padilla, aye. the clerk: mr. ossoff, aye. mr. cardin, aye. mr. markey, aye. the clerk: mr. cruz, no. the clerk: mr. moran, no. the clerk: mr. brown, aye. the clerk: mr. butler, aye. the clerk: mr. carper, aye. mr. sanders, aye. mr. king, aye. the clerk: mr. menendez, aye. mr. warner, aye. vote: the clerk: ms. hassan, aye. mr. lujan, aye. the clerk: mr. fetterman, aye. the clerk: mr. tester, aye. the presiding officer: on

risch, no. the clerk: mr. hawley, no. the clerk: mr. kelly, aye. mr. menendez, aye. the clerk: mr. braun, no. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. the clerk: ms. warren, aye. the clerk: ms. stabenow, aye. the clerk: mr. hoeven, no. the clerk: ms. rosen, aye. mrs. fischer, no. mr. mcconnell, no. mr. sullivan, no. mr. vance, no. vote: the clerk: mr. hagerty, no. the presiding officer: the ayes are 52, the nays are 46. the nomination is confirmed. under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table, and the president will be immediately notified of the senate's action. 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 the nomination of executive calendar number 38, ramon ernesto reyes, jr. of new york to be united states district judge for the eastern district of new york, signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call

risch, no. the clerk: mr. hyde-smith, no. mr. boozman, no. the clerk: mr. murphy, aye. the clerk: mr. daines, no. mr. graham, aye. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. mr. padilla, aye. the clerk: mrs. murray, aye. the clerk: mr. sanders, aye. mr. lankford, no. the clerk: mr. warnock, aye. the clerk: mrs. britt, no. the clerk: mr. tester, aye. the clerk: mr. young, no. testing. vote: the clerk: mr. schatz, aye. the clerk: mr. manchin, aye. the clerk: mr. fetterman, aye. the clerk: mr. heinrich, aye. the presiding officer: have all senators voted? does any senator wish to change his or her vote? if not, the yeas are 57, the nays are 41, and the nomination is agreed -- is confirmed. under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table, and the president will be immediately notified of the senate's actions. 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 o

risch, no. the clerk: mr. braun, no. mr. kaine, aye. ms. collins, aye. vote: the clerk: mr.king, aye. mrs. murray, aye. mr. lee, no. mr. mr. wicker, no. the clerk: mr. cramer, no. the clerk: mr. romney, no. the clerk: mrs. britt, no. ms. cortez masto, aye. the clerk: mr. grassley, no. mr. cardin, aye. mr. vance, no. ms. hirono, aye. mr. scott of florida, no. mrs. hyde-smith, no. mr. sullivan, no. the clerk: mr. lankford, no. the clerk: mr. booker, aye. the clerk: mrs. capito, no. mr. coons, aye. the clerk: mr. manchin, aye. ms. smith, aye. the clerk: mr. hoeven, no. mr. paul, no. ms. duckworth, aye. mrs. shaheen, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. sanders, aye. mr. welch, aye. the clerk: mr. merkley, aye. ms. ernst, no. mr. cruz, no. the clerk: mr. barrasso, no. mr. bennet, aye. the clerk: ms. murkowski, aye. mr. murphy, aye. ms. sinema, aye. mr. mullin, no. the clerk: mr. menendez, aye. mrs. blackburn, no. the clerk: mr. blumenthal, aye. the clerk: mr. rubio, no. the clerk: mr. carper, aye. the clerk: mr. scott of south carolina, no. vote: the clerk: mr. schmitt, no. mr. budd, no. m

risch, aye. mr. markey, no. mrs. fischer, no. the clerk: mr. carper, no. the clerk: mr.etterman, no. mr. manchin, no. the clerk: mr. young, no. ms. cantwell. mrs. gillibrand, no. ms. cantwell, no. the clerk: mr. blumenthal, no. ms. hassan, no. vote: the clerk: ms. collins, no. the clerk: mr. van hollen, no. ms. baldwin, no. the clerk: mr. heinrich, no. the clerk: ms. rosen, no. the clerk: mr. kennedy, aye. the clerk: mr. hawley, aye. the presiding officer: the yeas are 23, the nays are 74. under the previous order, requiring 60 votes for the adoption of this amendment, the amendment is not agreed to. : the presiding officer: the senator from west virginia. mrs. capito: thank you, madam president. i rise today to address this chamber at an increasingly important moment in our nation's history to discuss the national security issues that we are currently facing and the ways in which the united states senate can address them. on the floor over the past several weeks i have repeatedly called for american leadership in support of our allies abroad and in support of the many c

risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. senators voting in the affirmative -- blumenthal, booker, brown, cantwell, cardin, durbin, graham, hassan, heinrich, hirono, kaine, lujan, manchin, menendez, murphy, murray, ossoff, reed, schatz, schumer, shaheen, stabenow, warner, warnock, welch, whitehouse, and wyden. senators voting in the negative -- barrasso, boozman, braun, britt, budd, capito, crapo, daines, fischer, hagerty, hyde-smith, johnson, kennedy, lee, marshall, mcconnell, moran, mullin, paul, romney, rounds, schmitt, sullivan, thune, tillis, tuberville, vance, wicker, and young. mr. lankford, no. mr. king, aye. ms. warren, aye. mrs. blackburn, no. ms. lummis, no. mr. cramer, no. mr. merkley, aye. mr. cotton, no. mr. grassle

risch, no. the clerk: mr. ricketts, no. the clerk: mr. rubio, no. the clerk: mr. scott of florida, no. mr. kennedy, no. mr. whitehouse, aye. mr. coons, aye. mr. scott of south carolina, no. mr. warner, aye. ms. klobuchar, aye. mr. johnson, no. mr. cassidy, no. ms. murkowski, aye. mr. hoeven, no. the clerk: mr. daines, no. ms. ernst, no. mrs. capito, no. the clerk: mr. barasso, no. mr. cruz, no. mr. kelly, aye. vote: the clerk: ms. cantwell, aye. the clerk: mrs. hyde-smith, no. the clerk: ms. rosen, aye. the clerk: ms. baldwin, aye. mr. bennet, aye. mr. casey, aye. ms. smith, aye. ms. warren, aye. mr. thune, no. mr. fetterman, aye. mr. king, aye. mr. murphy, aye. ms. cortez masto, aye. mr. schatz, aye. mr. menendez, aye. mr. sanders, aye. mr. kaine, aye. mr. mullin, no. mr. padilla, aye. mr. cardin, aye. the clerk: mr. heinrich, aye. mr. durbin, aye. mr. tester, aye. ms. stabenow, aye. the clerk: ms. hassan, aye. the clerk: mr. paul, no. mr. van hollen, aye. the clerk: ms. hirono, aye. mrs. shaheen, aye. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. the clerk: mr. braun, no. th

chair. >> thank you senator risch.t me just caution we will be patient to wait for your recommendations as to how we can protect those that are not following guardrails for the next person i'm going to call on if it wasn't for his action in regards to iran and we may be still be waiting for some executive actions. senator menendez. >> thank you chairman for president biden and chinese president xi jinping were set to meet at the apec summit to discuss a number of issues including the role of artificial intelligence. when i think about this topic i worry that some country would give the decision as to whether or not to launch a nuclear weapon to artificial intelligence may be the most astute way to make a calculus and for me that would be alarming. there've been press reports that the united states in and the prc will pledge to limit the use of ai nuclear weapons systems. ambassador fick can you share with us why an agreement on these issues with a country like china is significant and this is a model that the administr

risch, no, mr. casey, aye. the clerk: mr. cassidy, no. the clerk: mr. heinrich, aye, mr.hal, aye, mrs. capito, no. the clerk: mr. lankford, no. the clerk: mr. romney, no. the clerk: mr. schatz, aye. mr. vance, no. mr. van hollen, aye. the clerk: mr. crapo, no. mr. young, no. the clerk: mr. hawley, no. the clerk: mr. sullivan, no. the clerk: mr. kaine, aye. the clerk: mr. warner, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. manchin, aye. the clerk: 51 yeas, 47 nays, and the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: equal employment opportunity commission, charlotte a. burrows of the district of columbia to be a member. a senator: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from west virginia. mrs. capito: madam president, can we vitiate the quorum call. the presiding officer: we're not in a quorum call. mrs. capito: then we don't need to vitiate. the presiding officer: correct. the senator is recognized. mrs. capito: thank you, madam president. i rise today really to speak on behalf of the american people that i represent, and those are my great west virgi

guest: i trust him more than donald trump because he has a senator risch: you got the republicans saying this thing about the democrats and whoever side you are on, they think the side they are on is telling them the truth. this is a capitalist country. we don't produce nothing here hardly. and everything that we ever made has been done, done. we don't make anything. what china does is take everything we have made and they do a better job of it and do it faster. people who think they are going to do something what do they do. they vote for the same people over and over again. host: do you think president biden should have met with the chinese leader? caller: no. if donald trump were doing the same thing, we are being manipulated. host: independent, what do you say? caller: between covid and fentanyl, these two culprits are the cause of all of it and they are monster and and what they have caused -- host: columbus, ohio, republicans. and chinese leader, and mr. biden. my question is, why would biden the chinese leader a dictator when he does the same thing that trump did. leading a sovere

risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative -- baldwin, brown, casey, cortez masto, durbin, fetterman, klobuchar, lujan, peters, rosen, sinema, smith, tester, warner. the clerk: mr. kaine, aye. senators voting in the negative -- braun, cornyn, hagerty, lankford, marshall, rounds, rubio, tillis, tuberville. the clerk: mr. ossoff, aye. mr. reed, aye. mr. coons, aye. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. the clerk: mr. heinrich, aye. mr. kelly, aye. the clerk: mr. blackburn, no. the clerk: mr. padilla, aye. mr. crapo, no. ms. hassan, aye. mr. whitehouse, aye. mr. graham, aye. mr. merkley, aye. mrs. hyde-smith, no. mr. cruz, no. the clerk: mr. markey, aye. ms. duckworth, aye. the clerk: mr. sande

risch, no. the clerk: mr. johnson, no. the clerk: mrs. hyde-smith, no. mr. peters, aye. mr.eed, aye. the clerk: mr. king, aye. the clerk: mr. cotton, no. mr. warner, aye. ms. collins, aye. the clerk: mr. manchin, aye. mr. bennet, aye. the clerk: mr. hagerty, no. the clerk: mr. romney, no. the clerk: ms. cortez masto, aye. mr. vance, no. mrs. murray, aye. ms. lummis, no. the clerk: mr. hickenlooper, aye. the clerk: mr. rounds, no. mr. lankford, no. the clerk: mr. mullin, no. the clerk: mr. marshall, no. mr. markey, aye. vote: vote: : vote: the clerk: mr. casey, aye. mr. thune, no. the clerk: mr. warnock, aye. the clerk: mr. kaine, aye. the clerk: mr. brown, aye. the clerk: mr. cornyn, no. mr. grassley, no. mr. schmitt, no. mr. van hollen, aye. the clerk: mr. daines, no. mr. hoeven, no. the clerk: mr. ricketts, no. ms. smith, aye. ms. baldwin, aye. mr. kennedy, no. mr. graham, no. the clerk: mr. booker, aye. the clerk: mr. carper, aye. the clerk: ms. butler, aye. the clerk: ms. hirono, aye. the clerk: mr. ossoff, aye. mr. blumenthal, aye. mr. tillis, no. mr. kelly, aye. the cl

then idaho senator jim risch talks about legislation that would allocate frozen russian assets to besed for ukraine's reconstruction. later from the steps of the u.s. capitol, michigan fungus woman rashida tlaib is joined by several row eyes -- rabbis to call for a cease-fire in the israel hamas war. announcer: c-span's washington journal. a life form involving you to discuss the latest issues in government, politics and public policy, from washington, d.c. to across the country. coming up friday morning, miles of the huston institute discussed the state of the u.s. china relations following a meeting between the countries leaders in san francisco this week. then npr discusses the latest data on the u.s. economy. c-span's washington journal, join the conversation live at 7:00 eastern friday morning on c-span, c-span now, or online at span.org. announcer: friday, a discussion on israel, ukraine, and the evolution of warfare with retired u.s. general david petraeus. live from the atlantic council at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span, c-span now, and online at c-span.org. announcer: c-span i

risch sham, shot in the spine, may not be able to walk again. and the parents who live in the west bank are now desperately trying to get here to the u.s. to be by their son's side. >> and our thanks to liz kreutz for that report. >>> the former minneapolis police officer convicted in the murder of george floyd is in the hospital this morning after being stabbed at the arizona prison where he is currently serving a 21-year sentence an attorney for derrick chauvin says his family has not been given any updates since the incident a prison spokesperson did not respond for comment. a law enforcement source tells nbc news that chauvin was seriously injured in the attack, but he is expected to survive. >>> george santos is fighting for his political life this morning. the house could vote as early as tomorrow on whether to expel the embattled republican after an investigation found evidence of flagrant ethics violations but he is not going down quietly. our brie jackson is live in d.c. with the latest. hi, brie good morning santos sounded despient ove

. >> let me thank senator risch. i hope you can take from our opening comments the two of us are committed to do everything we can to help ukraine and to provide the type of assistance and leadership to demonstrate that not only in ukraine that the international community so i look forward to working with senator risch and members of this committee for actions to reflect that objective. we have three witnesses today and i want to thank each of them or their public service and their commitment to what they do and they are extremely engaged and spending a great deal of their efforts to help america and we thank you very much for that. your entire statements will be made part of the record unless these summaries within five minutes. let me introduce you an order in which you will present your testimony first assistant secretary for european and eurasian affairs james o'brien the assistant secretary o'brien assumed his role last month the sanctions coordinator at the state department. he's a former career employee of the

throughout the crimea, wrote representatives mike mccall and mike rogers, as well as senators james risch the first time, and president volodymyr zelensky said the weapons had proven themselves. in their letter, us lawmakers said ukraine had requested longer-range missiles and had demonstrated the ability to use them responsibly, and russia has not undertaken an escalation in their use, it is clear that it is time for you to finish work on the attack, they wrote, failure to do this risks not only stagnation on the battlefield and further prolongation of this war, but threatens further global instability as our adversaries conduct influence operations to the whole world, we'll be back in a minute, we'll lay out the weeks without the noise of dust on the shelf. news of the week with dmitry kiselyov on sunday on rtr. i'm glad that you're here, and i'm also glad that i'm here, look at the holidays, this is not my vantus, and this turns out to be mine, but i didn’t recognize him, she’s gone completely wild , she’s running after plumbers, maria poroshina, only i decided to forever have an affai

strong position on china, particularly republicans, republican leaders, mitch mccone, as well as jim rischo wrote a letter and with this caveat to president biden, he said that president biden in this meeting, first of all, should not go to any concessions, firstly, secondly, to show that the united states is coming from a position of strength, and mitch mcconnell, also speaking today, said that the united states absolutely has to not only show and demonstrate strength, but in particular ... also invest more in its military might to confront china, let's hear what he had to say. leader xi has done his best to work closely with opponents of the west, stepping up joint military exercises with putin's army and helping moscow and tehran win the west. china made military competition with event as the main priority. we cannot afford to ignore this challenge. yuli, why was san francisco in california chosen for this meeting, and not the capital washington? you know, dude, it's actually very interesting, because the very meeting that's happening right now, it's not even happening in san francisco

senator risch. >> thank all of you for your service. i appreciate it, a good message that you had here for us today. if i can send one message back to the administration and that is this thing can't go on forever. there's no question about it. patience will wear thin and uh it's not a good situation. i've been an advocate from the beginning about uh giving the ukrainians everything that shoot short of nuclear and the administration has always responded with, oh, we don't want to escalate. you've got to escalate. if you don't escalate, you're going to lose. and so they -- by the way, they've done eventually, everything i've asked them to do, they still need to do more on the attack them. and i want to see the f-16s give it to them and let them get this thing over with so we can move on. so that's my message is, let's, let's act like we want to win this and let's move it as quickly as we can. thank you, mr chairman. >> the record will remain open to the end of business tomorrow. for questions for the record, ask that you respond friday's

risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr.mer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. senators voting in the affirmative -- barrasso, brown, cortez masto, heinrich, hickenlooper, rounds, schatz, warnock, and whitehouse. mr. crapo, aye. senators voting in the negative -- blackburn, hagerty, mullin, and sanders and wicker. the clerk: mr. schumer, aye. mr. manchin, aye. the clerk: mr. casey, aye. the clerk: mr. cornyn, no. the clerk: mr. grassley, no. the clerk: mr. paul, no. the clerk: ms. butler, aye. the clerk: ms. cantwell, aye. ms. collins, aye. mr. cassidy, aye. mr. mcconnell, no. the clerk: ms. lummis, aye. mr. tillis, aye. the clerk: ms. hyde-smith, no. mr. budd, no. mr. marshall, aye. the clerk: mr. carper, aye. the clerk: mr. young, no. the clerk: mrs. capito, vote: the c

then senators jim risch and jeanne shaheen discuss the russia ukraine war and global security. later, senator chris coons takes part in a discussion on how the war in ukraine is affecting world hunger and food insecurity. announcer: c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we are funded by the television companies and more, including cox. >> it's extremely rare. but friends don't have to be. when you are connected, you are not alone. announcer: cox supports c-span as a public service, along with these other television providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. announcer: next, u.s. supreme court justices share their opinions in a case that led to the repeal of race conscious college admissions programs at harvard and the university of north carolina. the court's 6-3 ruling to end affirmative action is widely considered one of the most consequential cases of the 2022 term. justice robert i have the opinion for the court this morning, students for fair admissions versus the president and fellows of harvard college, and case number 21707, students for fair admission

risch, no. mr. rubio, no. vote: the clerk: mr. brown, aye. mr. rounds, no. the clerk: mr. booker, aye. the clerk: ms. baldwin, aye. mr. schatz, aye. ms. cortez masto, aye. plaza murray, aye. -- plaza murray, aye. the clerk: ms. warner, aye. the clerk: ms. hirono, aye. ms. stabenow, aye. mr. cruz, no. mr. scott of florida, no. ms. klobuchar, aye. the clerk: mr. bennet, aye. the clerk: mr. hoeven, no. mr. schumer, aye. the clerk: mr. cramer, no. the clerk: mr. van hollen, aye. mr. king, aye. the clerk: mr. mcconnell, no. vote: the clerk: mr. blumenthal, aye. vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: on this vote, the yeas are 48, the nays are 43, and the nomination is confirmed. under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table and the president will be immediately notified of the senate's actions. mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent that the following nominations be returned to the judiciary committee, calendars 405 and 406. the presiding officer: without obje

risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative -- cantwell, cardin, gillibrand, markey, murray, padilla, ossoff, reed, schatz, schumer, van hollen, warner, whitehouse. senators voting in the negative -- barrasso, blackburn, brit, capito, cornyn, cotton, cruz, grassley, hawley, johnson, lee, marshall, paul, ricketts, romney, schmitt, scott of florida, tuberville. mr. menendez, aye. the clerk: mr. bennet, aye. mr. heinrich, aye. the clerk: mrs. fischer, no. mr. hickenlooper, aye. vote: the clerk: ms. stabenow, aye. mr. graham, aye. the clerk: mrs. shaheen, aye. mr. durbin, aye. ms. klobuchar, aye. mr. graham, no. the clerk: ms. cortez masto, aye. the clerk: ms. baldwin, aye. mr. carper, aye.

. >> neil: senator risch on all of that. cornell university students writing threatening comments about jewish students. in fact, he wanted to slit their throats. we're finding out more about him. alexis mcadams has more on that. alexis? >> hai, neil, a full report coming up. we are at cornell where the junior student reported threat saying he was going to attack and kill jewish students. one of the threats was aimed here at this kosher dining hall. i'll have those details coming up next. ♪ hit it ♪ ♪ it takes two to make a thing go right ♪ ♪ it takes two to make it outta sight ♪ ♪ one, two, get loose now ♪ ♪ it takes two to make a... ♪ stay two nights and get 5k bonus points. book direct at bestwestern.com. ♪ ♪ ♪ we're building a better postal service. for more on-time deliveries. and easier, affordable ways to ship. so you can deliver even more holiday joy. the united states postal service. delivering for america. ♪ i have type 2 diabetes, but i manage it well. ♪ ♪ jardiance ♪ ♪ it's a little pill with a big story to tell.

risch, no. mr. crapo, no. mr. cruz, aye. mr. booker, aye. vote: the presiding officer: mr. bennet the clerk: mr. bennet, no. the presiding officer: on this vote, the yeas are 87, the nays are 11. the 60-vote threshold having been achieved, the bill is passed. under the previous order, the clerk lays before the senate the following message from the house of representatives. the clerk: resolved that the house disagreed to the amendment of the senate to the bill h.r. 2670 entitled an act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities of the department of defense and so forth and for other purposes and ask a conference with the senate on the disagreeing votes of the two houses thereon. mr. reed:mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. reed: i ask that we authorize con forees. i know of no further debate and ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: is there further debate? the yeas and nays have been requested. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. there is. the clerk will call the roll. the clerk: m

risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. cloich senators voting in the affirmative -- blumenthal, butler, cardin, duckworth, hirono, manchin, menendez, murphy, peters, reed, tester. senators voting in the negative -- hawley, kennedy, lankford, tuberville, wicker. the clerk: mrs. murray, aye. mr. ricketts, no. mr. cotton, no. mr. grassley, no. the clerk: mr. crapo, no. mr. schatz, aye. mr. wyden, aye. the clerk: mr. carper, aye. vote: the clerk: ms. cantwell, aye. mrs. fischer, no. ms. ernst, no. mr. thune, no. mrs. capito, no. mrs. hyde-smith, no. the clerk: mr. heinrich, aye. mr. daines, no. the clerk: mrs. britt, no. the clerk: mrs. gillibrand, aye. ms. klobuchar, aye. the clerk: mr. braun, no. the clerk: mr. lujan, aye. the cl

risch. mr. romney. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schmitt. mr.schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. ms. sinema. ms. smith. ms. stabenow. mr. sullivan. mr. tester. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. the clerk: senators voting in the affirmative -- butler, cardin, cassidy -- worth, gillibrand, graham, hassan, heinrich, manchin, markey, marshall, murray, reed, rounds, sinema, stabenow, tester, whitehouse, wyden. senators voting in the negative -- cotton, cramer, crapo, johnson, kennedy, lankford, lee, paul, ricketts, rubio, vance. vote: the clerk: mr. tuberville, no. ms. hirono, aye. the clerk: mr. kaine, aye. mr. durbin, aye. mr. casey, aye. mr. peters, aye. the clerk: mr. warner, aye. the clerk: mr. schatz, aye. the clerk: ms. cortez masto, aye. mrs. shaheen, aye. the clerk: mr. scott of florida, no. mrs. blackburn, no. the clerk: mr. murphy, aye. ms. smith, aye. mr. schmitt, no. the c

then senators jim risch and jeanne shaheen discuss the russia ukraine war and global security. later, senator chris coons takes part in a discussion on how the war in ukraine is affecting world hunger and food insecurity. announcer: c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we are funded by the television companies and more, including cox. >> it's extremely rare. but friends don't have to be. when you are connected, you are not alone. announcer: cox supports c-span as a public service, along with these other television providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. announcer: next, u.s. supreme court justices share their opinions in a case that led to the repeal of race conscious college admissions programs at harvard an