senate. to serve in the senate. and it was a privilege to serve with someone as extraordinary as senator dianne feinstein. people know me as a senator who cares deeply about women's rights, about lgbt equality, about children, family safety, and everything i've ever cared about dianne was fighting for long before i was ever in public service. when we talk about public servants who leave legacies, and when we talk about the giants on whose shoulders we stand, for me that's dianne. she was unlike any senator i met when i first got here in 2009. she had a really incredible combination of elegance, brilliance, stature, certainty, toughness, and kindness. when i first got to the u.s. senate, i didn't know anything. i was appointed. i hadn't just run a long election, where i was telling the constituents of new york why i wanted to serve and what my vision for the state was. i was really, really new. i had been a house member for two years. dianne asked me to lunch. she said, how can i help you, kyrsten? what -- how can i

senator. senator huffman. senator hughes. senator johnson. senator king. senator. senator mendez. senator milton. senator miles. senator nichols. senator parker. senator perry. senator. senator springer. senator sparks. senator west. senator whitmire. senator zaffirini. 24 nays, 6 yeas, the tally is confirmed, the motion is denied. members, we are now taking up motion nine so the motion is entitled motion to exclude evidence of any conduct prior to january 2023. a yea vote is to grant, a nay vote to deny the motion. please mark your vote. baliffs, please take up the votes. all votes are collected, thank you, bailiff. the court will pull those at random. >> eckhart, nay. king, nay. sparks, nay. florres, nay. blanco, nay. nay. parker, yea. hughes, nay. miles, nay. gutierrez, nay. nay. springer, nay. yea. alvarado, nay./ campbell, yea. nichols, nay. west, nay. whitmer, nay. huffman, nay. nay. zaffirini, nay. perry, yea. nay. yea. yea. militant, -- middleton, nay. hancock, nay. menendez, nay. birdwell, nay. paul, yea. eight yeas, 22 nays. >> i'll ocnfirm the votes. -- confirm. senator

senate has died. we'll talk all about dianne feinstein's passing, more important ly, her legacy in minutes. but we're going to start this hour with breaking news on capitol hill. as we speak, we are watching a critical vote to avert a government shutdown. i want go straight to manu raju to give us the latest of what we're seeing on the house floor. >> reporter: there's a procedural vote right now to advance the republican-led effort to keep the government open for about a month. this procedural vote, they have the votes to advance it to the final vote. that doesn't mean this is good news for the speakerer. in fact, a number of these members opposed to the speaker's spending plans made clear that they are okay voting going forward on this procedural vote, but they plan to vote no and sink the bill to keep the government open for a handful of weeks because of their opposition of the way the issues have been handled here and the demands to move forward with longer term funding bills, meaning congress cou

we cannot allow senator tuberville to set us on the path that no senator wants to travel. we can allow senator tuberville to decide which of their dedicated servicemembers get promoted and which get to languish. f military families are able to settle into their new homes. instead must remain in limbo. we cannot and we should not allow that to be the case. so i've just found cloture on the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff commandant of the marine corps and the army chief of staff. these men should have already been confirmed. they should target be serving in their positions but the senate should not have to go through procedural hoops just to please one and misguided senator. but this is where we are. in the end the senate will overwhelmingly vote to overcome senator tuberville's blockade of these three nominees by voting for cloture. then the senate will overwhelmingly vote to confirm them. these three honorable men will finally be able to assume their positions in the abortion policy that senator tuberville enforced will remain in place. senator tuberville will have

senate. to serve in the senate. it was a privilege to serve with someone as extraordinary as senator dianne feinstein. people know me as a senator who cares deeply about women's rights, about lgbt equality, about children, family safety, and everything i've ever cared about dianne was fighting for long before i was ever in public service. when we talk about public servants who leave legacies, and when we talk about the giants on whose shoulders we stand, for me that's dianne. she was unlike any senator i met when i first got here in 2009. she had a really incredible combination of elegance, brilliance, stature, certainty, toughness, and kindness. when i first got to the u.s. senate, i didn't know anything. i was appointed. i hadn't just run a long election, where i was telling the constituents of new york why i wanted to serve and what my vision for the state was. i was really, really new. i had been a house member for two years. dianne asked me to lunch. she said, how can i help you, kyrsten? what -- how can i help

senator, has died. she was president of the board of supervisors in 1978 when mayor george moscone and supervisor harvey milk were assassinated by former supervisor dan white. >> she was widely credited with calming nerves across the city after the shootings. she was elected to the u.s. senate in 1992 along with barbara boxer and over the years she gained power and influence backing many pieces of legislation. her fiery exchange during the assault weapons ban conversation. in recent months she has been in decline in health recently. that made some headlines and we know this. she's relied increasingly on staff to be able to function as a senator. and we can tell you that dianne feinstein after serving her community has died at the age of 90. so many questions still remain who will be appointed in her stead and what will go on as far as the business of the people in washington, d.c. and how the mechanisms will go into place to replace here. >> something we'll discuss today through the next few weeks but h

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years in senate.ctly right. exactly right. and so professor ford was treated differently. she may not have been treated all that well, but she certainly was treated far better because of dianne feinstein and because of senator feinstein's intervention. so she certainly made a difference there. she was there for ten supreme court nominations. so she has had an indelible figure on our on the judiciary for years to come. and the i guess the entire supreme court now are people who she passed on. yeah, she would have been she would have been there sitting, questioning them the nomination committee. all right. we're in the midst now of a change that's going to be happening. that's going to be picking up the discussion over this is going to be picking up over the next few days. governor newsom, he's going to be under pressure now to name a replacement to this seat. what can you tell us about that, that whole process? right. well it is totally governor newsom's choice under normal circumstance agencies, this

and i know that senator maria senator collins worked hard to achieve that. with the committee's productivity was no accident. the chair and vice chair promised a return to the regular way that we have been appropriating money for time and memorial consistent with the rules of the senate. they followed through on their promise. they used the power that they have as the appropriations committee and they also embraced the responsibilities. and i applaud them for it. they gave the majority leader exactly what he needed in order to restore the senate appropriations process to its normal function according to the rules. but mr. president, you can't do that by not passing a single appropriation bill in the united states senate ten days before the end of the fiscal year. despite the fact the appropriations committee began passing funding bills on june 202nd, the majority leader did not even attempt to put the first funding bill on the floor until mid december. i think it was 18 days before the end of the fiscal year. now it's ten days and we still haven't voted on a

republicans want senator menendez to stay in the senate as an indicted united states senator, to helpt being indicted is no big deal in american politics like donald trump says. republicans wanted determinant is to run for reelection next year, and lose that seat to a republican who would easily win that seat. if senator menendez resigns, the democratic governor of new jersey would appoint a democrat to replace senator meninges. during senator menendez's lifetime, five united states senators have resigned under pressure. one of them is new jersey's harrison williams, who only resigned after he was convicted, and when the senate was about to vote to expel him. only then, that harrison williams resigned, not getting caught on video would cash, that make him resign. so far, senator menendez, plans to follow the harbison law, the three senators who resigned after harrison williams were never charged with a crime. i'll franken resigned in 2018 after at least 34 democrats rushed to call for his resignation, before allowing a committee investigation, which senator franken requested, accusati

senator koontz and senator rubid senator reubie will debate several topics, including climate change facing the planet, and our adversaries, and just like our founders who argue, who discussed, and disagreed, they're going to look for areas of common ground as well. yesterday, as some of you may recall, we marked the anniversary of our constitution. and i'm often reminded of that scene in the final day of the constitutional convention in 1787, it's a story that i'm absolutely certain most of you have already heard. but on this, the day after the anniversary of the constitution, i think it bears repeating. as you recall, residents in philadelphia gathered on the steps of independence hall to await the news of government from our founders and what they'd crafted. one of them asked the oldest founding father, benjamin franklin who stood at the steps as they were walking out, mr. franklin, what do we have? a monarchy or a republic? franklin replied, a republic, if you can keep it. that's our responsibility. now nearly 250 years later, can we keep it? after all we've gone through these pa

senate. april is to serve in the senate.and it was a servant with someone as extraordinary as senator dianne feinstein. people know me as a center who cares deeply about women's rights, about lgbt equality, about children, families, safety anything i have ever cared about diane was fighting for longse before i was ever in public service. when we talk about public servants who leave legacies and when we talk about the giants on whose shoulders we stand, for me, that is diane. she was unlike any senator i met when i first got here in 2009. she had a really incredible combination of elegance, brilliance, stature, certainty, toughness, and kindness. when i first got to the u.s. senate's, i did not know anything.g i was appointed i had not run along elections or is telling constituents of new york why i wanted to serve and what my vision for the state was. i was really, really new. i had been a house member for two years. diane asked me too lunch. she said how can i help you? what would be most useful for you for me too do for yo

it's a 50/50 senate.he runs in a primary, as he indicated he would, in '24 when he is up, if it's a crowded field, andy kim, a democratic congressman from new jersey, has declared. others will line up. if it's a crowded field with the power that he has over the hudson county machine, his home base, he could win against a crowded field. what would that do as he is going into a trial? >> reporter: yeah. in theory, he could win. the problem here is that new jersey is a democratic state. it's not that democratic. governor murphy had a close election last night. democrats would understand they could lose the senate seat. we just can't have that. it's likely that democrats would consolidate behind one candidate who is not bob menendez, to make sure that bob menendez is not the nominee because he would lose the general election. >> ken, catherine, jim, stand by. we will wait for senator bob menendez to come out and see whether he or and/or wife speak or his lawyers. bring that to you live. >>> big news today on

yes, ma'am. >> senator, schumer, senator collins and senator-- (inaudible) >> i haven't seen that yet so i'm not commenting. >> senator schumer, what point did the senate decide first trying to pass the cr over here if the house can't get it. >> our first job is to pass something to see if they can. but we need a bipartisan bill in each body. thank you, everybody. >> hello, everyone. excuse me. while we're waiting to see what the house is going to do on a

kennedy: senator senator sen -- senator feinstein, godspeed. i had the pleasure of serving with senator feinstein on the judiciary committee. i also served with dianne on the appropriations committee. in fact, we were served on the energy and weren't development subcommittee. dianne was the chair and i was the ranking member. the presiding officer: senators take their conversations off the senate floor. the senator is recognized. mr. kennedy: dianne, you died with your boots on. and i think that was one of the things she most wanted to do. senator feinstein and i didn't agree on much, but she was a delight to work with. she understood politics and government, especially today. it takes a big heart and a lot of wind and a thick skin. and that's especially true today today. and there are some people in this city who didn't want dianne to finish her term. they -- for political reasons. they tried to chew her up and they tried to spit her out. they tried to step on her. but they couldn't do it because dianne was tough as a boot. and she wanted to d

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by senators paul, senator vance, senator ernst, senator blackburn, senator leahy, and that's just the first tranche of amendments. negotiations are ongoing. there would be additional amendments, but if we cannot proceed to consider this bill and the other two appropriation bills unanimously reported by the senate committee, then those amendments offered by some of our members, cannot be considered. is the senator from wisconsin opposed to the amendments that are offered by senators paul, vance, ernst, blackburn, and leahy? because by objecting he is preventing them from being considered by the full senate. mr. president, we have worked very hard to clear amendments for consideration by this body. but if we can't even get past the procedural amendments that allow us to bring the transportation and housing appropriations bill and the agriculture appropriations bill, to add to the milcon va bill, then the senate is broken once again. senator murray and i, along with all the members of the appropriations committee, have worked so hard to achieve bipartisan consensus. we held nearly 50 hea

marshall: thank you, senator sanders. the presiding officer: the senator from kansas. mr. marshall: thank you so much, mr. president, for sharing this moment with us. one of my mentors here on the hill has a saying that some senators come here to make a point, others come to make a difference. the first time senator sanders and i sat down together, he said, roger, do you want to make a difference? we have worked so hard on this issue together, developing rapport, confidence in each other, in our staff. they've all done an incredible job, as we try to get through this riddle of health care challenges across this great nation. i think as both of us travel back to our home states of vermont and kansas, what we found is not everybody has meaningful, affordable access to primary care. so we tried to find the best actors, what are the best outcomes, who is making a dent? i think we both discovered our community health centers were doing a great job. they'd taken many pilot programs and were improving them. i'm sure senators sanders would talk about some of his, but i saw this me

senator. you were one of her interns. >> reporter: that's right. you know, we've talked about it this morning, and i've been really kind of reflecting on that time. it was a great opportunity, a very nice chance to meet the senator. that happened in 2003 when i was a college junior. one of the things do remember is, you know, a moment i feel like that we shared, both being proud of being san francisco-ans, growing up in the city, and that was not lost on her, that we actually had a short conversation. it's something we've heard plenty of, you know, her pride in really representing this city, not just on a local front but in her work beyond and her love for the city has always been very viz to believe many. that's a nice moment that i'll always cherish as well. i do remember we were given little mugs, you know, as a souvenir. i don't have it with me right now, but it's definitely something that will i'll toast some coffee to for the work she's done. >> very meaningful. of course the imprint she

senate in 2021. under the most trying of circumstances covid pretty thing. 2 weeks. after january 6. 40,000. national guard to minutemen of the perimeter of a fenced off capitol i but escorted me. down the center to the rostrum. stood behind me as i was sworn at. big day for me. tough day that having. angela it meant boys. by my side. as an or over. social over. she grabbed him by the head. come with me. sorry outside a step ahead. interview signed up. that's right. past supporters, chair hideaway. even want to continue the dialogue of how can i help you? how can help you? but should a puppet of courage and said diane. i love you. but i want to call my wife. just before that the senate. so i called my wife. answers. we our facetime each other. by the windows. we can make sure the signal to drop and my boys are there. and diane says, give me the phone. i've just been sworn into that state senate. and not watching. senator feinstein taste my kids. so paton your that. when coming to washington. i will b

quick senator durbin. >> what you jared just heard from senator murray is nothing short of remarkablefrom the senate appropriations committee for 25 years. just about given up hope we could return to regular order. the two new leaders on the committee especially along with senator collins are setting examples for congress and for the nation. when the two parties work together it's in the best interest of the united states. they have done in a fashion that's easilyee explained and easilyst defended. they base their appropriation bills on the agreement reached between the president of the united states, the speaker of speaker ofthe house and the lean congress. justice several weeks ago for that matter but they've done in a remarkable way. think we had maybe only 12 dissenting votes and bills it was amazing. it's a tribute to both of their efforts and hopefully we canan seat much more of that occurring in the near future. twe need to avoid while cuts in spending that has been proposed by some extreme members of the house. the notion were going to cut medical research at this moment in th

senate. one thing in particular that senator feinstein liked to do was share with me pictures of her dog kirby, who she absolutely loved. and she had a lot of pictures on her phone to show kirby in different moments of delight, and i must say for me this was kind of a powerful personal connection because i enjoyed her pictures-my doings, roxy and la, who i loved dearly. as we worked on the great issues of international affairs or the big challenges of america, sometimes it's just the personal connections, simple connections in a life that can bond people to each other. very few people's lives is full as much history and consequence as senator dianne feinstein's. the first woman to serve as mayor of san francisco, the first woman to serve as the senator from california, the longest serving senator not only from california but the longest serving woman in the senate ever at just over 30 years. in 2009 during my first year in the senate, she made a point to invite me as a freshman senator to mee

yes, senator, and won that senate seat. and one of find signs most significant legislative accomplishments is believed to be during her early-career when the senate approved her amendment to ban manufacturing and sales of certain types of assault weapons. back in 1994, now amid some concerns in twenty-twenty, she down as a top democrat on the judiciary panel after the 2020 elections. but as we have all heard this morning, he made create a lasting memories with many people in the community. was playing right in front her house and she came out in a track suit their little dog. and she said. >> i saw come to the side of my my view i she said, excuse me, is that your son? and i said yes. i realized, oh, it's the senator. senator feinstein said mess and get as i said. and introduced him to her to him him to her. i said this is your >> now what a special moment taking it back even we do know that my son is a francisco native born and raised here in the city she attended and graduated stanford university in 1955, back to you. >>

senate. she is being remembered as a trailblazer, one who opened doors for other women serving in the senate to walk through. her legacy has been one who has served for decades, one who has worked very hard to try to push forward initiatives that will benefit her constituents and benefit democrats all across the country and one who would be willing to stretch her hand out across the aisle. there are stark policy differences on the hill. republicans and democrats, colleagues say she was willing to find a middle ground. >> i know everyone is in the middle, still mourning the loss of senator dianne feinstein. any rumblings about who might replace her? >> reporter: right now, we are still waiting to see. that obviously will be up to governor newsom. he mentioned recently that he could potentially appoint a woman of color to replace her, one who is not actively running for senate but as of now, that remains to be seen. >> thank you so much >>> we continue remembering senator dianne feinstein. reac

so the senate can only take up and pass legislation of senator schumer -- if senator schumer is on board. and when it comes to funding the government, it's obvious he's clearly not on board. now, i see the chairwoman of the senate appropriations committee on the floor. i want to just once again commend her and the ranking member, senator collins -- and all 14 of the senate appropriations committee members -- for doing their job and doing it on a timely basis. i think all of us sort of hoped maybe this is the beginning of a crack in the broken system and that maybe we could get the senate to work again, as it's supposed to. well, it's a great plan. as i said, they did their part. the committee passed all of its 12 appropriations bills by the end of summer -- or actually the end of july, marking the first time that's happened in five years. each bill passed with bipartisan support, some of them unanimously. that's impressive. and i know that senator murray and senator collins worked hard to achieve that. but the committee's productivity was no accident. the chair and the vice chair of the

well, senator dianne feinstein was the oldest living us senator today. we've learned that she died at the age of 90. we will take a look back at her incredible political career. that's coming up. and especially on days like this, we do invite you to turn to the ktvu news app as we stay on top of major breaking news. you can use it to stream our live newscasts a the subway series menu is getting a new lineup of sandwiches - the deli heroes. there's fresh sliced turkey on the titan turkey. fresh sliced ham on the grand slam ham. five meats on the beast! and look at that double cheese! try subway's tastiest refresh yet. started when she was elected as a san francisco supervisor in 1969. she went on to serve her city, state and country for decades. ktvu is greg lee looks back on her long political career. trailblazer icon political giant dianne feinstein dedicated her life to public service and broke many barriers along the way. she served 30 years in the us senate, the first woman to represent california in the upper chamber and the longest serving woman se

just as we are doing in the senate, senate murray? >> thank you. i've been working around the clock with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle along with might lead her to put together a series of straightforward and bipartisan continuing resolution. because, as i have been saying there is absolutely no reason for a shutdown. and we showed that yesterday by voting overwhelmingly last night's to move forward with this legislation. let us be clear. this is a bipartisan bill we wrote to make sure it could pass the senate, past the house, as long as it was brought up for a vote. and we wrote it so we could begin to address the urgent issues facing our country and avoid a reckless government shut down what we work to pass our 12 bipartisan appropriation bills here in the senate. >> for our border officials who are stopping fentanyl, our firefighters and so many other public servants who are counting on that paycheck that they earned to make ends meet. not to mention the millions of contractors who work with government agencies as well. a needless shu

senate. want to find signs most significant legislative accomplishments is believed to be during her early-career when the senate approved her amendment to ban manufacturing of cells of certain types of assault weapons. in 1994. and amid some health concerns in twenty-twenty, she decide to step down as top democrat on the judiciary panel after the 2020 elections when we use are speaking to several people who have walked by paying respect, respect for the senator. we know that she created a lot of lasting memories with the community. >> my son was playing right in front of her house and she came out in a track suit with their little dog. and she said i saw come to the side of my my view i she said, excuse me, is that your son? and i said yes, i realized, oh, it's the senator, senator feinstein. so mess and get as i said. and introduced him to her to him and him to her. i said this is your senator. >> and taking a back even further find saying is actually a francisco native born and raised here

we also heard from the senate chaplain saying a prayer on the senate floor and mentioning senator dianne feinstein's death this morning. we'll try to turn the comments we just heard from chuck schumer, in the meantime, i want to wring in nbc news presidential historian michael beschloss who knew feinstein for two decades, and also with us nbc's julie tsirkin there on capitol hill and nbc's allie raffa at the white house for us. you knew the senator personally. what's going through your mind on this news? >> well, aside from great sadness, if i can step back as an historian as well as a friend of hers, this is someone, you know, we know snapshots of this career, and andrea did so well on that video that we just saw, but this is someone who had a major career, major american public figure for really half a century beginning with that terrible scene -- >> michael, i'm so sorry to interrupt, please hold your thought. we're now hearing from senator schumer, let's listen. >> she had so many amazing, wonderful qualities wrapped up in one incredible human being. she was smart. she was strong. sh

senator mcconnell, senator thune, have said they disagree with tuberville. it's now up to the republican party to get him in line. we're not going to shift the burden to democrats when this is a republican-caused problem. next? >> go ahead. >> (inaudible) >> i've had a conversation with speaker mccarthy and we had a good conversation. we agree cr is the best way to go. he's going to have a rough time implementing it, but i hope he sticks to his guns and i think he knows, i think leader mccarthy knows that if a shutdown happens, it will be caused by house republicans, it will be bad for the country, but also be very bad for them. >> leader schumer. >> yes. >> thank you, leader schumer, do you-- (inaudible) >> no, i think that with the present situation is where we should stay. yes? yes, there was a hand there. yeah, way back there. i would like to call on a new person there. hi, new person. >> so-- (inaudible) >> look, i'm very glad to see mcconnell back. he's doing well. we're working together well and i always wish him the best. >> leader schumer. >> and a

we've heard very senators. we're going to share that with you coming up in just a little as for where she passed, there'd been somewhere that she was in washington at the time. we're still looking to confirm that we have heard from family that they have been by her side recently as her health has been taking a turn for the worse as already mentioned, she has been dealing with some health issues really sort of accelerated starting in february of this year. and you remember in august that she was rushed to the hospital after she tripped and fell in san francisco. so she went through that and she was briefly in the hospital. >> and as you said, james, in and out, so her family apparently we we we understand that they had flown to washington, d.c., several to be by her side because, you know, at the age of 90, she was having a difficult time. she hadn't of light as she had shingles. she has battled various health problems as she's gotten older. >> well, we're going to have much more coverage of her passing her care

states senate. he sits as chair of the senate foreign relations committee. he's likely to step away while he deals with this indictment. he wields incredible influence on capitol hill and in the state of new jersey. as ken points out in the indictment, that's what prosecutors are alleging, he was using that political influence to help business partners who were providing him bribes in exchange for the help. this makes the situation complicated for democrats on capitol hill. there's a narrow margin between democrats and republicans in the united states senate. democrats enjoy that majority. we have not heard from chuck schumer as to how he intends to handle this situation with menendez. when menendez went through this in the past, as we pointed out back in 2018, he was under criminal indictment. underwent a trial. he stepped away from the foreign relations committee at that time. he was not acquitted in that case. it was a hung jury and prosecutors dropped the charges. menendez described himself as b

senator romney: i was in a rally someone said to me if you're elected -- when i was running for senate last time, if elected will you close abc, nbc and cbs because they're not sending out the truth? this is in a republican rally and i was like really? there's no question there's some portion of my party in the opposition party who thinks we need to have a strong person, a strong man to put aside the constitution and for that matter, president trump, former president trump said we should put aside the constitution and reinstall him as president. yeah, there are some people who believe that. i believe they're sorely wrong and believe the great majority of the american people believe they're wrong. and in terms of what i'm going to be doing, look, i want to get more young people voting and involved in the political process and that's something i'm going to devote myself to after the next year and a half. reporter: who you endorse, congressman owens, and crosby and second, why not stay and fight for what you believe in even if it takes to you your mid 80's? senator romney: because we need

senator menendez is no different. there are things that senator menendez says he can do for his constituents and things he says he cannot do for his constituents. for instance, it says he can't compel an agency to act in someone's favor. it says he cannot influence matters involving a private business. it says he cannot get involved in criminal matters or cases, period. but we allege that behind the scenes senator menendez was doing those things for certain people, the people who were bribing him and his wife. let me say a little bit more about the conduct that's alleged in the indictment. the indictment alleges that senator menendez took several actions as part of this corrupt relationship. first, the enindictment alleges that he used his power and influence, including his leadership role on the senate foreign relations committee, to benefit the government of egypt in various ways. among other actions, senator menendez allegedly provided sensitive, nonpublic, u.s. government information to egyptian officials and othe

with senator collins. we worked hard to get the 12 appropriation bills out of committee for the first time all 12 bills out of committee since 2018. i am very pleased the commerce justice and science committee bill the subcommittee i chair with gerry moran from texas passed out of our committee 28 -- one. i think as senator murray said so well people in the senate want to see regular order. we want to see a regular process where we have a chance to weigh in on the budget. i don't want to see a massive end of the year omnibus bill that only four people i congress know what it's really in it. i want to see a process that moves forward as we are moving forward. and the fact that we saw senator from wisconsin last week hold up progress on the appropriations progress, i believe is very deliberate. make no mistake this was an effort to help extremist in the house shut down the government. the inadequate bill we are seeing from the house as senators murray and schumer have said so eloquently would be a disaster f

senate resolutions, senate res. 337, national direct support professions recognition week, senate res. 338, senate res. 339 blood donation drive. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will proceed to the resolutions en bloc. mr. whitehouse: i ask unanimous consent that the resolutions be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, where applicable, be agreed to and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, all en bloc. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. whitehouse: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today, it stand stand adjourned until 12:00 o'clock noon, that following the prayer -- the morning hour be deemed expired, morning business be closed. upon the conclusion of morning business, the senate resume consideration of the motion to proceed to calendar number 198, h.r. 4366, postcloture. further, that all time during adjournment, recess, morning business, and leader remarks count against the postcloture time. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. whitehouse, on behalf of senator m

so the senate can only take up and pass legislation of senator schumer -- if senator schumer is on board. and when it comes to funding the government, it's obvious he's clearly not on board. now, i see the chairwoman of the senate appropriations committee on the floor. i want to just once again commend her and the ranking member, senator collins -- and all 14 of the senate appropriations committee members -- for doing their job and doing it on a timely basis. i think all of us sort of hoped maybe this is the beginning of a crack in the broken system and that maybe we could get the senate to work again, as it's supposed to. well, it's a great plan. as i said, they did their part. the committee passed all of its 12 appropriations bills by the end of summer -- or actually the end of july, marking the first time that's happened in five years. each bill passed with bipartisan support, some of them unanimously. that's impressive. and i know that senator murray and senator collins worked hard to achieve that. but the committee's productivity was no accident. the chair and the vice chair of the

senator rubio, senator kunz and i all came to the senate at the same time and worked on lots of things together. senator kunz and i worked on the victims of child abuse act anytime they needed to be extended and americorps every time it needed to be extended, senator rubio and i were side-by-side on the senate intelligence committee for several of the years that we served ande everything from dealing with those intel issues to daylight savings time, full-time extension with everybody will be for in about six weeksso or so wondering whye didn't get that done even though i will point out the daylight savings bill passed unanimously and i'm not sure how many we are here for an oxford style debate where two people stand on thehe stage and exchange of ides about issues we have to find a solution to. also lucky tonight to welcome please come to do that. ♪♪ oh say can you see by the dawn's early light. what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming. ♪♪ whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fights. watched were so gallantly streaming. and the rockets red glare, t

the senator from florida. a senator: mr. president, i was governor of florida from january 2011 to january 2019. mr. scott: and we had a variety of disasters. we had four major hurricanes. we had wildfires. we had flooding, a variety of things. and what you find out in that role as governor is you find out the importance of the federal government. the fema is very important to disaster relief. disaster relief is partially borne by whoever is impacted, family or business. partially it's impacted by the city or county, partially by the state and partially by the federal government. my experience with fema is they're hardworking individuals that work hard to try to be a good partner with our states. last september, about 12 months ago, we had a horrible hurricane in our state, hurricane ian. we lost over 150 people. we had unbelievable damage. fema had been a partner in hurricane relief. just recently about three weeks ago, four weeks ago we had another hurricane idalia and again fee ma came down -- fema came down and is a part

[inaudible conversations] >> senator majority leader chuck schumer praised the senate's efforts to pass bipartisan legislation to keep the government open until november 17th. as the house works out issues with its own version of a government funding bill, senator schumer also commented on senator bob menendez's recent indictment on bribery charges saying he's deeply disappointed. >> saw a minute ago. >> and came in at 2:31. >> oh, sorry. [inaudible conversations] >> good afternoon, one and all. and it's great to be here. i want to thank you for coming and of course, a special thanks to my friend, colleague, senator murray for joining us here today. thank you. as you know, yesterday afternoon thanks to the hard work of so many, but especially chairman murray, we've reached a bipartisan agreement on a cr that will keep the government open through november 17th, maintain our commitment to ukraine. ensure those impacted by natural disasters across the country get the resources they need, and continue funding at last year's level. though the bill doesn't have any-- everything either side wa

senate. in that same year, she would help barbara boxer win the other senate seat, in what became known as the year of the woman, setting up this iconic moment. >> i will never forget the night we made history. we were at the fairmont hotel, waiting to see what would happen and dianne feinstein was a shoe in and i was certainly the underdog. >> reporter: the retired senator, barbara boxer would serve with feinstein until the end of her term. >> when the two of us made it, two jewish women from the bay area, it was history. >> reporter: they knew because of their gender they had to fight even harder. >> these guys thought women couldn't understand the gun issues, couldn't understand missile issues, couldn't understand defense issues. >> reporter: while her time in the senate has most recently defined her epic career -- >> what are your thoughts on what it means for a country to have women serve in meaningful numbers on the federal bench lester mark >> reporter: it was before her time in washin

you actually know the senator.hat is your stand on he is vehemently pushing back on his calls to resign. >> this is tragic. keep that in mind, right? this is something that the senator is going through, his family is going through this too, his voters are going through this too. senator menendez has been a loyal servant to the people of new jersey, tireless advocate and champion for the latino community. nothing changes that. but look -- >> i'm going to cut you off, his legacy has been cut off by his hung jury in the past. good that's right. but i think if he stays here now under all of this, you know, shadow of the charges it's going to make it worse. and look that doesn't mean that he doesn't have the right with every fiber of his being to go out and fight this in the courts. absolutely, senator, go do it, clear your name. if you're innocent by all means, go show us, show the public show his voters that these charges are absolutely wrong and he absolutely should be able to do it with 100% of his energy and his fo

senate. she she was the leader on so many different issues. >> feinstein was born, dianne goldman in san francisco on june 22, 1933. >> her mother was russian orthodox father, jewish. she worshiped at temple emanuel synagogue and graduated from a roman catholic girls high school . >> that school was san francisco's convent of the sacred heart. there feinstein was in the glee club ballet, da camera club and athletics. she went on to study at stanford university, where she graduated in 1955. feinstein was married three times. she had her only daughter, katherine, with her first husband, who she divorced after three years in 1962. she married her second husband, bertram feinstein, who died in 1978 of colon cancer. just months before feinstein became san francisco mayor in 1980. feinstein married her third husband. investment banker richard blum. she remained with him until his death from cancer in 2022. feinstein's first foray into politics came in 1960, when then-governor pat brown appointed he

senator dianne feinstein line was one of the most amazing people who ever graced the senate, who ever graced the country. >> dianne feinstein, the longest serving female us senator, has died at 90 years old. she was the oldest member of california's congressional delegation and leaves a legacy for women in politics. >> why is it every man comes before me and says, nice lady, you really don't know? her career marked by many firsts with an impact spanning genders and generations. >> may she rest in peace and may her legacy continue to inspire us all. >> good evening, and thank you for joining us. i'm ahmad daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. thank you for being with us. we're dedicating the majority of tonight's newscast to dianne feinstein, remembering the tremendous impact that she had on the bay area, california, and of course, the country. all day today, people have come by feinstein, san francisco, home to leave flowers and share their memories of the impact she has had on their lives. you can see we'll show you as we go on. tonight, a growing memorial and on the senate floor feinstein s