chair risch: -- congratulations. chair risch: senator shaheen. sen.shaheen: i had a couple more follow-up questions. we recognize congressman joe wilson, who i'm sure is here. nice to have representation from the house foreign affairs committee. thank you. congresswoman, the un security council recently renewed the mandate for althea in bosnia and herzegovina through november 2025. it has been a constant challenge, and i worry that the u.n.-backed peacekeeping mission is needed now more than ever. perhaps in greater force because of the republic of serbia co.'s leader, who is sanctioned by the u.s., and he continues his succession as threats. if confirmed will you commit to building consensus for maintaining that peacekeeping mission in the long term? rep. stefanik: yes. sen. duckworth: thank you. -- sen. shaheen: another i am concerned about is the international organizational migration and the u.n. refugee agency, which is supporting thousands of displaced from the russian occupied territory. we know we have about 7 million ukrainian refugees global

chairman risch: go ahead. >> thank you, chair risch and ranking member shaheen and want to thank my good friend, elise stefanik for honoring me today to have the privilege to introduce her before this distinguished committee and also say what a privilege it is to share the podium with my friend, tom cotton. congratulations to both of you, your positions on this committee. it's truly an honor to be here to introduce someone who i admire greatly. the job she's been selected to carry out for president trump is not an easy one but is extremely important. in its early formation, it was believed the united nations required u.s. leadership in its creation and actual business of the organization to prevent conflict and to advance freedom. sen. capito: lately when many of us look at the united nations this body that's meant to advance values and peace and freedom and human dignity, we don't see those values reflected and see rampant anti-semitism against the world's only jewish state as it faces attacks from all directions. we see progressive auto kratz celebrated handel valeted to leadership pos

i want to thank my colleagues, senator risch and ms. risch. did you a great job managing the committee which brought us here to this point. he's also been one of my closest friends in my time in the u.s. senate. we by reason chance, not design, we wound up basically being first and second behind one another in seniority behind committees. we sat next to each other -pb the floor. people thought it was a plot. not by design. bun of the most special relationships i have established. an honor to be a vice president who i think will be a phenomenal. someone i knew and admired and replied on for policy ideas before he was elected to the senate. now will do an extraordinary job. i can't think of a better voice for the world anti-president's policies -- and the president's policies. as far as the task ahead, president trump was elected to keep promises. he's going to keep those promises. his primary promise when it comes to foreign policy is that the priority of the united states department of state will be the united states. it will be furthering the

i want to thank my colleagues, senator risch and ms. risch. did you a great job managing the committee which brought us here to this point. he's also been one of my closest friends in my time in the u.s. senate. we by reason chance, not design, we wound up basically being first and second behind one another in seniority behind committees. we sat next to each other -pb the floor. people thought it was a plot. not by design. bun of the most special relationships i have established. an honor to be a vice president who i think will be a phenomenal. someone i knew and admired and replied on for policy ideas before he was elected to the senate. now will do an extraordinary job. i can't think of a better voice for the world anti-president's policies -- and the president's policies. as far as the task ahead, president trump was elected to keep promises. he's going to keep those promises. his primary promise when it comes to foreign policy is that the priority of the united states department of state will be the united states. it will be furthering the

risch: thank you. senator rubio, you're right about doing an analysis of the turnover documents, but i think even before that, we ought to do an analysis of the original documents that went into place, because they were very strong documents, giving us control over a five-mile wide on each side of the canal path, and it was very specific. so i think a legal analysis is critical. senator schatz? sen. schatz: thank you for being willing to serve. we've been through several administrations and they all talk about the future being in the endo pacific and it continues to be true. my conditioner is that specifically when people talk about the endo pacific, they're mostly talking about china. they may be talking about other east asian chris, but there's very little conversation about pacific island nations, and we've got some challenges in front of us. the embassy has stalled. the solomon islands are sort of contemplating making themselves available for p.r.c. military forces. it's a bit of a mixed bag, and i

risch: thank you. senator rubio, you're right about doing an analysis of the turnover documents, but i think even before that, we ought to do an analysis of the original documents that went into place, because they were very strong documents, giving us control over a five-mile wide on each side of the canal path, and it was very specific. so i think a legal analysis is critical. senator schatz? sen. schatz: thank you for being willing to serve. we've been through several administrations and they all talk about the future being in the endo pacific and it continues to be true. my conditioner is that specifically when people talk about the endo pacific, they're mostly talking about china. they may be talking about other east asian chris, but there's very little conversation about pacific island nations, and we've got some challenges in front of us. the embassy has stalled. the solomon islands are sort of contemplating making themselves available for p.r.c. military forces. it's a bit of a mixed bag, and i

rubio: thank you, chairman risch. thank you ranking member, senator shaheen, thank you senator scott for your introduction. it is surreal to be on this side of the room, but you all look very distinguished. i want you to know that. [laughter] in the 200 49-year history of our republic there have only been 71 other americans who have served in the role, the position that president trump has now nominated me to occupy. i want to thank him for his confidence. it is an incredible honor. as many of you have pointed out, it is an extraordinary responsibility. three of my children, amanda, anthony, dominic could not be with us today or join us in person, but i'm happy that my wife jeanette is here and my daughter is here with me as well, because i know each of you know well that it really is impossible to do our job in the senate, not to mention the job that i have been nominated for, without the love and support of our families. i am pleased that my sisters, barbara and veronica, and my nephew orlando are joining us today.

risch, aye. mr. grassley, aye. the clerk: whitehouse, no. mr. husted, aye. mr. welch, no. mr. tuberville, aye. mr. bennet, no. the clerk: mr. kennedy, aye. the clerk: ms. hirono, no. the clerk: mr. scott of south carolina, aye. mr. booker, no. the clerk: mr. sullivan, aye. the clerk: ms. slotkin, aye. the clerk: mr. coons, no. ms. cantwell, no. the clerk: mr. cramer, aye. the clerk: mr. hoeven, aye. the clerk: mr. hagerty, aye. the clerk: mr. cassidy, aye. mr. young, aye. the presiding officer: the yeas are 59, the nays are 34. the nomination is confirmed. mr. thune: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. thune: i ask unanimous consent that with respect to the nome nomination, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table that the mandatory quorum call with respect to the bessent nomination be waived. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. the clerk: cloture accordance with the

>> thank you, chairman risch. i want to point out -- and i'm glad you referenced the abraham accords. i think we can point to the success of our bilateral relationships and various multilateral partnerships and build on that within the u.n. for example, we have the abraham accords caucus in the congress. i think we should consider starting an abraham accords caucus within the united nations to build off president trump pose success, the greatest breakthrough for normalization in the middle east and over a quarter-century. -- in over a quarter-century. i do share your commitments, chairman risch, to being good stewards of the u.s. taxpayer dollars and ensuring all of our investments to any foreign policy strategy, and this goes hand-in-hand with wet -- with what secretary rubio testified, represents american interests. does it make america stronger and more prosperous? so i hope to work effectively with this committee, our oversight and appropriators, to deliver reform and ensure that each dollar is going to streng

chair risch: senator rosen. sen. rosen: thank you chairman risch, ranking member shaheen for holding this hearing, and welcoming me to the meeting. i am joining this committee at a challenging time for the global community, from con six with iranian proxies in the middle east, growing tensions with china, the genocide in sudan, and so much more. i look forward to working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle defined bipartisan solutions to these problems. i also want to thank you, senator rubio, your family he was here and those who could not be here, for working with me over the last six years and your service to our nation and i would like to congratulate you again on your nomination. i'm gonna move on. i just want to make a quick statement, because ensuring the united states remains a steadfast supporter of israel i know is one of your top priority and one of mine. throughout your time in the senate you have been one of israel's most unwavering supporters. i want to thank you for supporting israel. i look

risch. mr. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schiff. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of souths. carolina. mrs. shaheen. mr. she he. miss slotkin. mrs. smith. mr. thune mr. tillis. mr. turberville. mr. vane. hollen. mr. vance. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. >> a quorum is present. a quorum is a president present. how to preserve the leadership time is reserve the senate will be in the period of morning businesspe with the senators permitted to speak and they're in for up to 10 minutes each. the majority leader will then calling up. i'm not going to read. [laughter] majority leader. >> not a present asking a subset of the sea of consideration as friends one comment which was submitted earlier today. >> clerk for pope reports a resolution for. s >> s rez one to establish a committee to inform the president of the united states a quorum in each house is assembled. >> is an objection to the proceeding that objection will proceed to the measure the rental should be ag

risch. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. rubio. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schiff. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. mr. sheehy. ms. slotkin. ms. smith. mr. sullivan. 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. the clerk: mr. young. the vice president: a quorum is present. the vice president: a quorum is present. under the previous order, the leadership is reserved. the senate will be in a period offed morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. the majority leader will then begin calling up -- the majority leader. mr. thune: madam president, i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to consideration of s. res. 1, which was submitted earlier today. the vice president: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: s. res. 1, establishing a committee to inform the president of the united states that a quorum of each house is assembled. the vice president: is there an objection

chair risch: thank you. senator cornyn. sen. cornyn: thank you.i've heard nothing but good comments about your service and favorable impressions of your work there. i also enjoyed serving with you on the first china task force and appreciate your work and protecting taiwan and protecting israel. if we can talk a little bit about taiwan first and china first, you and resolution 2758 has shifted a recognition of china at the u.n. from the republic of china to the people's republic of china, but did not really address taiwan, and their status and their sovereignty. china has been since working to reinterpret the resolution, to reassert sovereignty over taiwan , particularly and international organizations. one example that jumps out is international civil aviation organization that implied taiwan is part of china in a press release, most notably evident in an interview at the height of covid-19. when a journalist asked, the official avoided, saying we've already talked about china and all parts of china, and playing time one is part of china. i think

little information about the committee with republicans holding the majority in the senate, james risch of idaho chairs the panel. the top democrat is jeanne shaheen of new hampshire. there are 20 additional members, including two women. senators tammy duckworth and jacky rosen. a handful of other confirmation hearings are happening today. we will cover president-elect robb's pick for attorney general pam bondi before the judiciary committee and the intelligence committee hosts cia nominee john ratcliff. we will have those hearings and others live on c-span now our free mobile video app and later in our schedule. president biden will give his farewell address to the nation tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span. on c-span3 we are waiting for the secretary of state confirmation hearing to get underway. [quiet indiscernible background conversations] >> live coverage from capitol hill expecting the senate foreign relations committee to gaveling in. the top democrat on the committee is jeanne shaheen of new hampshire. there are 20 additional members, including two women, senators tammy duckworth

i also want to thank my colleague, senator risch and miss risch for joining us. he did a great job managing the committee which brought us here to this point. but he's also been one of my closest friends in my time in the u.s. senate. in fact, we by reason of chance, certainly not by design. we wound up basically being first and second behind one another on seniority in every committee. so we even sat next to each other on the floor. so people thought it was a plot. it was not by design. and. >> all right. we've been listening in now. secretary of state marco rubio, in his first comments in the role, he is a huge, huge task ahead of him for the administration getting sworn in, as you see, by the vice president, jd vance marco rubio. just as a note, he won unanimous support in the senate to win this win. confirmation 99 to 0. and he begins his job today as america's chief diplomat. going to keep an eye on that. they're also keeping an eye on the opening bell minutes away from the opening bell. we're watching closely to see how investors are reacting to the new tru

risch: he was voted positively out of the foreign relations committee moments ago. 16 years ago i camerian access, we need a chief diplomat like marco rubio to take them on. our challenges in the foreign relations lane and national security lane are enormous and complicated. i can't think of another person better equipped to tackle these issues than our colleague, marco rubio. i would encourage anyone who wants a clear understanding of the united states foreign policy, look at and watch the recording of marco's performance before the foreign relations committee last week. i would say to you, his performance was flawless. marco's qualifications and ability to stand in the shoes of thomas jefferson, our first secretary of state, and the 70 who followed him, marco'ses qualifies indications are -- qualifications are unchallengeable. i urge you to vote for marco rubio. mrs. shaheen: the position of secretary of state is one of the most important in our government. given the uncertainty around the globe right now, it is in america's interest not to skip a beat and to fill this role immediate

risch: mr. chairman, i c to the floor today to talk about the icc bill and the vote we're going to have immediately following the lunch hour. when the international criminal court issued arrest warrants for israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his former defense minister for defending their country against an unprovoked, brutal tac on their homeland, the icc was exceeding its mandate. there's no question about that in my mind, and, further, there is no question in my mind that it is a clear demonstration of the court's inability to focus on justice and determine what is justice and determine what is right and what is wrong. the icc does not have jurisdiction over israel. this clearly political move erased the last illusions of legitimacy for the organization and is just another example of partisanship and anti-semitism infecting our international organizations like the united nations, the icj, and, of course, the icc. this needs to end. the united states needs to stand in solidarity wit

risch end. i'm here after a few days of the administration. we're going to california, los angeles. a lot of that could've been prevented i think, if they had water, which they had plenty of but they didn't use it. i am going there, but -- set up to go there. what about north carolina? they said -- and i said that i have to stop their first. i'm stopping in north carolina. we made the stop. you are represented by some great people, great congressmen that are with us. we are going to get involved with them. michael whatley is here, who is the head of the republican party. work with lara trump to take us through to a tremendous victory. as the media says, one of the most consequential presidential elections ever. 129 years, whatever that may mean. whatever it is, it was a great election we had and we won your state all three times. and all three primaries we won your state. we won it six times i guess, mr. congressman. it's a great place. i wanted to come here before i went anywhere. the campaign. i promised i would come back to western north carolina to help the people of the state,

than i was able to text the information to some staffers on the committee and eventually chairman rische the announcement. after the committee meeting wrapped upbeat told me god bless president trump win i asked him does he think trumps threat to hamas at anything to do with this deal happening so fast those were his words god bless president trump again it was he who broke the news to marco rubio during his confirmation hearing and he quickly gave credit to trumps middle east envoy. listen. >> president envoy to the region who charged with being an envoy towards reaching has been working cooperatively and together with the biden in fact, i dare to say that alie cease-fire that was announced peer but sted has been involved since day one. >> so again republican senators are giving credit to president trump but they are also trying to play this cautiously because today chairman rich said they are not good-faith negotiators and have backed out on deals before so just be very cautious about this whole thing sandra. >> martha: >> thank you very much aishah hasnie there for live. the foreign

be among the republican mainstream caucus members who collaborated with the house freedom caucus to risch this threshold agreement back in november. but let me be clear. it's not about silencing dissent but ensuring stability. it prevents the disruptive tactics of a small minority from overshadowing the work of the majority and most importantly, mr. speaker, the will of the american people. this is about governing responsibly and showing we can rise above internal discord to address the pressing issues firings nation. as a husband, father of three daughter, navy veteran, i understand the importance of leadership rooted in trust, discipline and stability. effective leadership. this provision provides that foundation ensuring that the speaker can lead with strength while remaining accountable to this body and our conference. mr. speaker, the american people deserve a congress that works for them, not one that's paralyzed by internal strife. raising the threshold to the motion to vacate is a necessary step toward achieving that goal. i urge my colleagues to support this provision and the rul

risch and -- >> are you certain? have you had any conversations with anyone on the transition team about pursuing any investigations or targets? >> senator, to the best of my recollection, i've only set i will use the constitution. >> have you discussed specific investigations or targets you were pursue as fbi director with the president of the united states? >> senator come to the best of my recollection, no. >> are you certain? >> to the best of my recollection, no. >> according to public reports, you were subpoenaed by the federal prosecutors to testify as a witness before the grand jury investigation, investigating the mar-a-lago classified documents case. you testified before the grand jury, correct? >> yes, sir. >> when you were before the grand jury bled the fifth on the basis of self incrimination? >> i utilize my constitutional rights during that process with the advice and consent of counsel and appeared before the grand jury. >> i will take that as he has. you are familiar i imagine with section 6002 of ti

here's idaho republican senator jim risch. >> corruption with u.s.l not be tolerated, and i'm glad to see detailed information that gives me confidence that our money is being used appropriately. >> they went to the groups that can absolutely deliver on a contract every time, so that no one in this mix is accused of fraud, waste or abuse. fred: but, it's compliance. it's not delivering results that improve people's lives. >> and that's the quiet part that no one wants to say out loud. fred: justin richmond is an army veteran who later worked with usaid in afghanistan. in 2015, he founded a non-profit that collects and analyzes data on conditions in conflict-torn areas, working with local community leaders to learn what they see as the most pressing needs, and to learn the root causes of the conflict or suffering. he says he's found few takers among aid companies >> the for-profits aren't properly subcontracting down to the experts. they're keeping everything in-house. because again, no one's checking on them. no one's trying to have impact. fred: ric

. >> zubeidi sierra james risch p.a.t. 2-5 pam bondi zain verjee. this club has an aircraft in sight. separation. >> now the helicopter pilot says he saw the plane, but then just 13 seconds later, this happened. the black hawk collided with the plane, erupting into a fireball. there was an audible reaction inside of that control tower and then radio silence for several seconds. >> american 472. one star 32017. >> all right. this is when. >> tower, did you see that? american? 3132 250 mangione 3000. >> you can only imagine what was going through their minds during that silent period. and you can hear the tower scrambling to try then to redirect other flights after that crash. now, at this point, the fiery wreckage had fallen into icy waters right on the potomac. and dispatchers, they were rushing to get rescue crews right to the scene to try to help. a ground controller gave the alert that all runways at the airport were then closed, and she told firefighters what she saw it was probably out in the middle of the river. >> um, i just saw a fireball an

. >> zubeidi james risch. p.a.t. 2-5 pam bondi george. p.a.t. 2-5 has an aircraft in sight. separation. >> despite the helicopter pilot saying he saw the jet about 13 seconds later. disaster. as they slam into each other. >> crash crash crash. >> this is layer three. >> the plane shattered into three pieces, plunging into the dark potomac river, where both aircraft landed upside down. >> it was probably out in the middle of the river. um, i just saw a fireball, and then it was just gone. so i haven't seen anything since they hit the river, but it was a crash and a helicopter that hit. >> more than 301st responders descended on the scene for a desperate search in near freezing cold water. but not one of the 64 people on the plane and the three people on the helicopter survived. >> a loss of life in an aviation accident is very unusual in the united states, and our heartfelt sorrow goes out to everyone that's affected. it affects us. it affects everyone around us. >> pete muntean, cnn, washington. >> just remarkable. so, of course, this plane crash meant that president donald

. >> pat 2-5 james risch. pat 2-5 pam bondi dahiyeh. >> the club has. >> an aircraft. >> prestigious operation. >> yet despite the blackhawk pilot acknowledging the plane ahead just before 8:50 p.m., the two collided in mid-air, resulting in a fireball. >> crash, crash crash. this is layer three. >> so it. >> was somewhere around 8:50 p.m. >> i was. >> uh, in my living room. >> when i. heard two bang bang around. 8:50 p.m. it was loud. it was unusual. >> it was something. you only hear on video games. >> on movies. >> something i have never experienced. >> though hundreds of first responders worked through the night to find survivors in the icy potomac. by thursday morning, officials concluded no one could be rescued. dozens of bodies have already been recovered from the water. among the 67 lives presumed lost figure skaters, coaches steamfitter union members, u.s. army soldiers, all taken too soon. >> ours. >> our thanks to danny freeman for that report. leaders of kansas, the governor and mayor of wichita ar

senator risch. >> look at this from a 50,000-foot standpoint. this is a different day in washington d.c. the president of the united states would like to do something about inflation. where does it start? it starts at government overspending. particularly deficit spending. we are going in debt a trillion dollars. the best way to go after inflation is ratchet that back. this is a work in progress. take a deep breath, stay calm. everyone of the programs will be looked at. he didn't say we'll do a two year study. 90 days we will look at it. i spoke to secretary rubio and on monday because of questions from my colleagues how will this go down. the way it's working there where constant input on programs going in right now that are being looked at. one of the best things that happened we have from foreign relations. they are running out of their cubbyholes in mass. showing us information we will try to get. this will work. we will get this done and reduce spending. >> [inaudible] >> it's for member nations and all the work they do. we are simply sayin

. >> thank you, chairman risch, ranking member. welcome. i thought we had a informative meeting last week at a really appreciate the chance to share stories of entrepreneurship and job growth and i'm thrilled to have the opportunity to continue that conversation. it was mostly about the key role sba can play in helping small businesses grow great jobs. the import of accessibility of capital, strength of i.t., the value of mentoring programs like score, the value of other areas of federal government like the manufacturing extension partnership which can help small businesses to grow. my own home state of delaware which i've invited you to visit, not to be outdone by senator scott, we have a great beach community which we hope you'll come visit. our number of iconic businesses the delaware beaches that started with this be a loans that helped them grow in the early stages i should say. you will see on both sides of the island a knowledge of an enthusiasm for the real impact sba has had in her home state and the folks who lead sba delaware hav

. >> pat 2-5 james risch pat 2-5 pam bondi dahiyeh q 31 seven. i don't know if he caught earlier what happened, but there was a collision on the approach and the three three. >> so there you could hear the air traffic controller instruct the helicopter pilot to fly behind the plane, and then you could hear him react when he figured out what happened. what did you learn when you listened to that? >> well, i learned, you know, several things. you know, one, that they were flying with at least communication with air traffic control, the air traffic controller was certainly trying to keep all the traffic separated, as is the job of an air traffic controller. the the aircraft. uh, from the transmission clearly had priority was going into land. it would it would have priority. and under total air traffic control and um, you know, given maybe, perhaps even just a second or more of time, they might have realized, you know, the plane is right there. and taking evasive measures. and the helicopter would have been much more maneuverable. and of course, the

listen james risch p.a.t. >> 2-5. pam bondi. sergey brin pittsburgh has an aircraft separation. separation. for 72. washington star one. star 32017. >> well, that collision was caught on camera. and we're going to show that to you now. on the left is the helicopter. it's small. a small dot moving toward the plane, which we have spot shadow traveling straight at it. then you see a fireball at about 8:48 p.m., the faa issued an alert warning about an aircraft incident. the ntsb has called it a, quote, very quick rapid impact. the reason for it is, of course, now under investigation. a source tells our pete muntean who is going to join us in just a few seconds. that one air traffic controller was working two different tower positions at the time of the collision. unclear if that played any role. the same source says that setup is not uncommon. a government source also tells me tonight that a tower supervisor made that staffing decision, which they can do when air traffic is light. the source said there was no, in their words, staffing trigger, meaning they were not short staffed. a

>> zubeidi james risch pat 2-5. >> pam bondi. >> dahiyeh. >> pat 2-5 has. >> an aircraft. >> separationation. >> his voice. >> didn't give. >> me any concern that he was. >> behind or he was. >> rushing, or. that he was overloaded. >> but the revelation adding to concerns about nationwide staffing shortages in what is already a demanding job, the faa having trouble closing the shortfall of 3000 controllers as of last year. and that was before the trump administration included air traffic controllers in the buyout offer now available to millions of federal workers. it takes months of training, years to be certified for a job with long shifts, sometimes six day weeks, starting salary, around $60,000 for a job with very high stakes. >> with a split of a. >> second. >> you could have the. >> from the. >> air traffic controller. >> standpoint, you could. >> lose the picture in a matter of a millisecond. >> those stresses can have consequences. >> part and parcel to the job comes higher rates of divorce, higher rates of alcoholism, and even higher rates of suicide. this is a hard job. >> at r

thank you, senator risch. we have senator feinstein. >> thanks veryy much mr. chairman. congressman, welcome it. i would like to ask you a couple of questions about whistleblowers if i might. this committee has adhered to a tradition of protecting whistleblowers. however it is myho understanding participation in president trump's campaign to punish and discredit one i see whistleblower suggest you do not alignn yourself with this bipartisan approach. let me give you an example. during a december 11 hearing of the house committee on the judiciary you claimed that any evidence the whistleblower got e caught making a false statement. on december 12 you tweeted the whistleblower did not tell the truth both verbally and inn writing. you attacked staff for providing guidance to potential whistleblowers on how to lawfully make a disclosure. here's the question. if you are confirmed do you believe your past remarks concerning the ukraine whistleblower will discourage i see whistleblowers for exercising their rights consistent with the law to make protected disclosures. >> senato

senator jim risch, the senate foreign relations committee.also issued a statement reading in part, "wild this cease-fire is welcome news, he goes on to say, make no mistake this does not mark the end. we cannot forget remaining american citizens that must be returned. we must ensure that the cease-fire agreement continues to protect israel's security and prevent hamas from waging another ruthless attack like patron iran, hamas is not an honest broker." these details are being hashed out every minute of what is slightly according to the prime minister's office perhaps the finalization of this deal by tonight. >> sandra, the two words are important: honest broker. israel does not trust what is happening inside the gaza strip. until you are able to reestablish that, you are not going to get a deal that either happens or has a lasting effect. honest broker, tough to come by now. >> john: so, let's come back to the deployment of israeli forces in this core door. it is very narrow and about the length of the football field. but it is long and it go

second, if any question, as senator risch alluded to, begins to approach the line of classified material, my crack staff will advise me and i will ask you to hold the question until we get to a closed setting. >> mr. chairman, can i just inquire? >> i was under the. >> understanding that if. >> in the. >> open round, because this is the only time the. >> american people will be able to see this judgment, you'd agree to certain members needed. >> to ask a second round of questions. >> in the. >> public setting that would. >> be available. >> as is our custom, if a member waits until the end of the opening round and has a follow up question, then we will permit that follow up question. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> miss gabbard, if confirmed, you'll be entrusted with our nation's most important secrets. we're all entrusted with that information to serve the american people and to keep our country safe. unfortunately, as you said in your opening statement, we've seen too many instances in recent years of people who were trusted with classified information and went on to abuse and politiciz

. >> pat 2-5 james risch pat 2-5 pam bondi sergey brin one seven. i don't know if he caught earlier what happened, but there was a collision on the approaching two, three, three. >> now, officials say there were 64 people on board the plane and three soldiers in the army helicopter. the ceo of american airlines says he'll be heading to washington, dc to assess the collision and support the families of those who were on the plane. >> our cooperation is without pause, and we want to learn everything we can about today's events. that work will take time, but anything we can do now, we're doing. and right now, that means focusing on taking care of all passengers and crew involved, as well as their families. >> and we know there are so many right now trying to either get in touch with loved ones, potentially hoping for the best and preparing for the worst. one man, whose wife was on the american airlines plane told cnn's local affiliate wusa, that he got a text message from her just before the plane was supposed to land. >> i'm just praying that somebody

. >> for james risch. pat 2-5 pam bondi zain verjee club has an. >> aircraft in sight separation separates. >> support 72 washington star one. star 32017. >> crash crash crash. this is alert three. crash crash crash, this is alert three. this is operations. was at a hugh hewitt and ossama anjiem. uh, that is affirmative. uh. kilo or j president xi three. >> all right. we have heard from president trump, and we are now beginning to hear from loved ones of those on the flight. u.s. figure skating has confirmed that several members of the skating community were on board. the group was returning home from a development camp that had just ended in kansas. as we said, there's a civilian craft in play here. a u.s. army helicopter. first, let's go to the pentagon for information on what that black hawk was doing and what you're hearing this morning. natasha bertrand. >> well, john, we've heard. >> from a number of u.s. army and defense officials that this black hawk was conducting a training mission. and this was

james risch. >> it's. >> time. for paint it up, powder it. >> up. >> and you ought to be glad to. good girl's gonna go bad. >> you were made. to chase your passions. >> we were. made to. >> put them in a package. >> erin burnett out front. >> next on cnn. >> the fragile gaza cease fire now has a very prominent skeptic, donald trump. cnn's jeremy diamond has details. >> well. >> three days into. >> this ceasefire in gaza, the. >> agreement between israel. >> and. >> hamas does indeed appear to be holding up. the people of gaza are finally finding a renewed sense of safety after more than 15 months of war. hundreds of trucks carrying much needed aid have been entering gaza, and hamas appears to be on track to release four more israeli hostages this coming saturday. but there are questions about how enduring this cease fire actually will be, and whether or not israel and hamas will actually make it out of phase one. the six week ceasefire and towards phase two and three, which could ultimately lead to an end of the war and the return of all israeli hostages. you heard president trump

. >> steve fake james risch. pat 2-5 pam bondi sergey brin. the club has an aircraft in sight. separation temperature. 72 star one star 32017. >> crash crash, crash, this is alert three. crash. crash. crash, this is alert three. this is operations. was that a hugh hewitt? ossama anjiem uh, that is affirmative. uh, llc or j. president three three. >> we now know that no one did survive that crash. let's bring in cnn's eva mckend with the very latest. what have you been hearing and what are you learning new this morning at this stage of the investigation? >> sarah, who were on those planes, is the question on everyone's mind this hour. their stories, as you can imagine, you had family members, a husband waiting for his wife at the airport last night to greet their loved ones. and they're still waiting this morning at the airport, but under a much different set of circumstances. authorities say they don't believe there are any survivors. they've pulled 27 bodies from the plane, one from the helicopter. what we know is the american airlines flight departed from wichita with 60 pass

risch. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schiff. mr. schmitt. mr. schumer. mr. scott of florida. mr. scott of south carolina. mrs. shaheen. mr. sheehy. ms. slotkin. ms. smith. mr. sullivan. mr. thune. mr. tillis. mr. tuberville. mr. van hollen. mr. warner. mr. warnock. ms. warren. mr. welch. mr. whitehouse. mr. wicker. mr. wyden. mr. young. senators voting in the affirmative -- banks, barasso, blackburn, budd, daines, ernst, fischer, graham, hagerty, hyde-smith, johnson, justice, kennedy, lee, lummis, marshall, mccormick, moreno, mullin, ricketts, rounds, scott of florida, sullivan, thune, tuberville, wicker, and young. ms. hassan, no. mr. blumenthal -- ms. slotkin. senators voting in the negative -- mr. husted, aye. senators voting in the negative -- baldwin, blumenthal, collins, coons, cortez masto, duckworth, durbin, hassan, kaine, kelly, kim, lujan, merkley, murray, padilla, reed, schatz, schiff, slotkin, and wyden. mr. crapo, aye. mr. cotton, aye. mrs. mr. coburn and mr. cornyn, aye. ms. murkowski, no. mr. warner, no. miss also. the clerk: ms. alsobrooks, n