special thanks to senator murray and senator padilla, but particularly senator butler for joining us today. we are thrilled. just thrilled. delighted. feel great to have senator butler join us here today. but as a senate democrat at lunch and as a vital and active member of our caucus, we sat down, we knew each other before from emily's list, but we sat down and talked for 45 minutes and boy, was i impressed senator butler is going to be a great senator. and before we get more to senator butler, i want to speak a bit about her predecessor, my dear friend who we deeply miss and love and that is senator feinstein. as we all know diane was such a force in the senate. she came during the year of the woman 1992 right alongside patty murray. diane's work extended far beyond the senate floor as she gave her voice a platform to women throughout the country for decades. diane didn't just push doors down that were closed to women. she held them open for generations of women to follow. she gave a voice a platform, a model for women across the country who aspire roles in leadership of public ser

senator butler will be a great senator. i want to speak a bit about her predecessor, my dear friend here we deeply miss and love, senator feinstein. diane was such a forth in the senate. she came during the year of the woman, 1992, right alongside connie murray. diane's work extended far beyond the senate floor. she gave a platform to women throughout the country for decades. diane did not just push doors down that were closed to women, she held the doors open for generations of women to follow. she gave a model for women across the country who aspire to roles in public service, who want to leave their mark on the world, who want to make this country a better place for others. em would admit they stand on diane's shoulders. her impact extended far beyond the senate floor and far beyond politics itself. and the sign of a leader is someone who dedicates the whole of their spirit for a cause greater than themselves. the sign of a hero is someone who fights for others who endures for others, no matter what cost, no matter what

the presiding officer: senator the senator from idaho. mr. risch: i rise in opposition to this nomination and i rise in support of our strong support for israel. i understand it's important to move as quickly as we can to have an ambassador in jerusalem. we are at an important moment in history with the events in israel. this makes the stakes so much higher and important that we get it right. i believe it means we should take the time to get it right. this appointment that's been made is very disappointing. as my colleague just mentioned, it really ignores the fact that the underlying problem here is our policy and policies towards iran. certainly we all talk about hamas. they have done horrible things. the horrific attack on israel where they beheaded babies, killed innocent men and women in their beds sometimes. really, really deserves a response. but it also deserves for us to look at the underlying problem here which is iran. hamas would not exist if it was not for iran. iran arms them, trains them, finances them, and directs them. we all

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

>> the fact is, we don't need every senator. we need 60 senators.d the leadership of both parties, that is excellent. by the way, in the continuing resolution, it provides an opportunity for billions of dollars of transfer authority, so there is authority for the president to keep supplying munitions through ukraine over the next few weeks, as we work to put the ukraine supplemental across the senate floor. >> what do you think those that might be concerned about what these democrats give up on the house side earlier, additional relief for crimes are funding programs for those in need, social welfare programs and the concerns that some of the programs maybe slashed over the next 45 days? >> well, the bulk of the programs were in the continuing resolution. i was on the house side, so i cannot speak to the immediate dynamics. but the list that we saw, when they came over to the senate, was a complete list of all the things that were cited as we are most concerned about. i am sure in the examination of those details, things were very rushed here, in te

ed: senator rubio? sen.: i will not be on that trip, i'm banned from china it's one of those trips where 10 people go, if i'm one of them, only nine may come back. i will tell you my only concern, i generally, you want to go and meet with leaders and talk to them. but my only concern is the way it would be perceive the world a right now, unfortunately, forget about who is president, who was president, who will be president. just in general, we cannot sustain our attention span, we'll talk about things for three months, that's our long-term planning. then we move on to something else. in the end, their viewpoint is no matter how much these politicians talk tough, they like buying stuff from shein. i've never ordered from there but i hear it's cheap. they are so addicted to what we can provide them that in the end they're limited in what they can do. and my fear is that they'll perceive these leadership trips as an indicator of us looking for a strategy, and accommodation on that front if they want to go, i ho

now senator cardin. >> let me thank senator schumer. he is expressed to the deal i thinkk we all feel, the shock ad horror of what hamas the bid and the atrocities they committed. it's unspeakable land every day we see more images that he just sickens us and recognizes how vulnerable we all are. as the chair of the senate foreign relations committee, let me tell you what our priorities. my priorities. first, supporting israel. we will do everything we need to do to help israel defend itself. today there's aae resolution tht was filed in the united states senate. i want to thank the majority end of the minority leader for offering and leading on that resolution. it enjoys the cosponsorship of 99 of our colleagues to show the bipartisan unified support for israel. we need to take up the supplemental appropriation as soon as possible. israel needs replenishment so the interceptors, they need precisionle missiles, munitions. we are making that available but on an ongoing basis we need to replenish the resources for that to happen. and third

please welcome the senator chuck schumer/majority leader of the u.s. senate (clapping.) thank you, mayor, and vice president kamala harris and san francisco's mayor london breed and cantor and katherine and all diane's family and little family and friends. now a story of diane i thought is convince essentially her some of us might remember years ago senator dianne feinstein injured her ankle most people might see a doctor. but focused on recovering but diane forgot it. it was the week of the lake tahoe senate and she was in 1997 meeting leaders from nevada all for a cause near and deer to her heart preserving lac tahoe for years. and that morning remembered a bone pop but choose to finish her day or think thinking about it turns out was a significant fracture you are she only offered three words i just did. >> now many agree actives can define her strong and unflappable and affairs and practical. but one quality above all in any mind and forever set diane apart. in integrity integrity she was a leader of uncommon dignity she was propelled and never let her stray from a c

chair cantwell: senator welch. senator welch: thank you. i have been to hearings that have been a little rougher on the person in your chair than this one. i think it's a testament your qualifications. i'm delighted at the reception you are getting. it reflects your experience. just a couple things. senator budd was asking about your pilots license. that was a concern the committee had with some of the prior nominees that they weren't a pilot. i think you answered that pretty well. i'm interested in your decision to become a pilot was when you were at the f.a.a. why did you make that decision? quickly. you addressed this. mr. whitaker: thank you, senator. it really derives from my role as technology officer. all that technology around how the controllers interact with the pilot in that situation. i wanted to understand it from that perspective. it helped to understand somewhat abstract principles around navigation that you go through. that was the driving force. senator welch: the number of people brought up the delay issue, how long it tak

the senior senator from maine and i have 12 bipartisan bills in the senate. we drafted them after many hearings, serious debate, and discussion with members on both sides of the aisle. they passed our committee in overwhelming bipartisan votes. unanimous or near unanimous votes. these are serious bills that can be signed into law. let's now leave behind the partisan politics, championed by the loudest voices who are the farthest on the right and come together to help people and solve problems, just like we were sent to do. i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. the clerk: ms. baldwin. quorum call: quorum call: mr. bennet: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from colorado is is recognized. mr. bennet: thank you. i'd ask the quorum be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. bennet: and i'd ask to be able to speak, without objection. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. bennet: thank you, madam president. i'm sorry you have to stay in the chair tonight. but pima glad you're i

a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from delaware. a senator: mr. president, i rise today to answer a simple but a complex question. mr. coons: and in doing so, to acknowledge and to honor the work of one of the most dedicated, gracious, thoughtful, decent public servants i have ever known. my chief of staff jonathan. the question i am answering is who is this man, this jonathan staller and why was i so blessed to have the years i've enjoyed to serve alongside him and what has his impact been on my office, my state, this senate and me? after close to 18 years in the senate, five years with former senator bye of indiana and nearly 14 in my officer, jonathan is embarking on a new journey. he's headed to the north to serve at the united nation, as chief of staff to our ambassador there, and his last day with this institution and my team is fast approaching. i have given other floor speeches about other departing, dedicated and talented staff. jonathan hired nearly all of them. jonathan uniquely among those i have thanked and honored has played an absol

-- senate resolution 430, senate resolution 431, and senate resolution 42. -- 432.he presiding officer: the senate will proceed en bloc. mr. manchin: i ask that the resolution be agreed to, the preambles be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, all en bloc o. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. manchin: i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the clerk: ms. baldwin. many things are easy here easier there'snot that much res. but in other ways. i am yes, it is fine. i am moving over. and is right here. we are recognizing now, sure. saturday if he gets ready i see the windows open, close, open it. but i do not see constantine. sergey, please call constantine to make sure he is ready for photography. should i go around. yes, nikolai. [background noises] [background noises] >> with the work with the many radar aperture mr. manchin: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its -- the presiding officer: the senate is in a q

those would be senator rosen, senator manchin, senator baldwin, senator casey, senator cortez masto, senator brown, and senator tester. and will observe from that list seven of those nine are up for reelection in difficult campaigns next year. unlike my friend from vermont who just won his election in one of the most democratic states in the country. i wonder why these seven democratic senators who are at risk on the campaign trail last year weren't willing to join my bill. we offered them all the opportunity to join my bill but it was radio silence. could it be that they want to say one thing on the campaign trail and do another thing here in the senate? a few points that the senator from vermont made that this was a tough decision to free hostages and that we have to keep our word. it's always tough decisions when we face hostage situations overseas. however, paying $6 billion for five american hostages, $1.2 billion for hostages simply encourages more hostage taking. we saw this the last time we paid ransom to iran under the obama administration. they immediately took more of the

senate. abc anybody but california. and we didn't understand it. we said, what's that about? well, you're the golden state. you've got everything. you've got the beautiful weather, you've got the beautiful coast, you've got silicon valley, you've got hollywood, you know you've got it all. you've got all these bases, these military bases. and we said, look, we're a very large state and we have problems , too. and so every time there was an issue, we worked so closely together to convince our colleagues, i'm barely five feet. she was like, for me, she was a giant, i don't know, 5/8. i'd say to her, i'll take the short ones. you take the tall ones, we would get it done. and by the time i left the senate, california was really we had parity. the money we sent in is the money we got back. but when we went there, it was very different. so i think, you know , that was a good thing. and so i think there's a message in that, which is it's okay to come from different factions of a political party becau

because of one senator, senator tubberville of alabama. we need to get these positions filled. if it is not at their full strength, it hurts israel and helps hamas. senator schumer: ok. [indiscernible question] senator schumer: i don't get involved in private conversations or what happens in this kind of thing. he is not attending. go ahead. [indiscernible conversation] senator schumer: we would like to get the supplemental package moved as quickly as possible because the needs are as great as possible in israel and ukraine. and i'm working with leader mcconnell to get it done asap. [indiscernible question] senator schumer: if you allow hamas to continue to exist as is, the same thing will happen again and we have to do everything to prevent that from happening. [indiscernible question] senator schumer: the house is in a mess and therefore we think the best thing to do is pass a strong, big supplemental with a strong bipartisan support and that may force the house to act. thanks, everybody. [cap

before members of the senate coittee. then the tennessee republican commerce nber talks about his decision to remove kevin mcrthy and the next step on electing his replacer. these programs and much more tonight on c-span. >> the resolution is adopted without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the office of speaker of the house of the united states house of representatives is hereby declared vacant. >> stay with c-span as the battle over how speakership continues. follow every moment as this historic election unfold. watch on c-span, c-span now, our free mobile video app, or online at c-span.org. c-span. your unfiltered view of government. >> in san francisco, a memorial service held in honor of dianne feinstein. she passed away last week at the age of 90. vice president harris, chuck schumer and nancy pelosi delivered tributes to the late senator. it was rendered as the longest -- she was a member and as the longest-serving woman in u.s. history. prior to her time in congress, she served as san fran

all senator schumer had to do is schedule a vote in the senate. mccarthy's clean continuing resolution passed with a vote of 88 senators. well, i hope the majority leader will use the next couple of weeks or remaining weeks in that 45-day reprieve far more wisely than he has used it during the last three months. he promised regular order, and now is his chance once again to deliver it. in the next several weeks i hope the senate will have the chance to visit all 12 of those appropriation bills, maybe bundled as so-called minibuses but to address them nonetheless. but i expect the senate will also at the same time have a thorough debate about our nation's border security or lack thereof. the biden administration claims it's taking action to control illegal immigration, but the evidence plainly shows their policies are making things worse, not better. according to news reports, september broke the record for the most border crossings in a single month. an estimated 260,000 migrants crossed the southern border last month. cbs news is reported that th

and, over, i guess, the grumbling of some senators in the senate, it's got to get through the senate tonight. and that remains an open question out, moving forward. >> yeah, look, this is what congress does best. they punt. whenever they confront a complicated issue, it's punt to the next time, worry about it later. that's exactly what they are doing now. there's no real clear path about how this gets resolved, as long as the speaker maintains, not oppose -- he is not saying he is opposed to funding for ukraine. but he is not guaranteeing. he has not -- the white house proposed, which is 24 billion. and that is only a piece of what ukraine probably needs. what -- capitol hill -- 25 -- just a piece of what ukraine may need, until next year. they may need even more for the fight back the russians in this war that the world is watching in ukraine right now. and the question is, will that commitment be there from the united states, given the division that are growing in the republican party? as well as public support in some aspects of -- as well, that is raising real concerns about whet

senator, you knew senator church personally. what was he like and what is your fondness memory of senator church. well. we became very good friends out of that experience and a lot of democratic caucuses over the years. and when i became a national candidate in the eighties he and nothing what i went out of the way to encourage me and me in their own way. and he was ailing at that. but if i may, i'd like to answer a question you have and ask him the first of many phone conversations that james risen i had. he called and said i'm going to write a book about the church committee. are you willing to talk to me? and i said, of course, long overdue. it's almost 50 years now. and i said, why are you writing the book? he stunned me by saying, i think the church committee was the most important congressional committee in the history of the republic. let me repeat. the author said, i think the church committee was the most important congressional committee in the history of this nation and simply said, based on and he said, because the c

we passed those bills to the senate. the senate has taken up zero appropriations bills they have passed. so it is time for the senate to start doing their job. it's time for the appropriations process to keep moving forward. the house will keep moving forward with the remaining appropriations bill. all of the bills still out there sitting to come to the floor and some too in committee will be moving in the next few weeks. starting monday we will be back here working on the remaining appropriations bills. as i will remind everybody come over these last few days you saw the house has over 70% of funding government appropriations bills to the senate with the priority of the house to address our border crisis, to address getting our economy back on track, to get the military focused on the threats posed by countries like china. that focus will continue. our work will continue. there is a lot of work left to be done. there is another 45 days. that does not mean that what just happened today ends. that means the next 45 days w

turning it over to my colleague for indiana, senator braun. >> senator from indiana. >> so i was on that trip with senator scott back in able august of '19 and what struck me about that visit, we went onto almost every perimeter in israel and how they had to be on guard constantly, constantly to keep from having something flying into one of their towns or villages. when we did visit the one that rick referred to, what struck me is they had like a big locker by one of the homes that showed all the unique ways -- i think it was the village nearest to the gaza strip, of how many attempts that were made over time. thank goodness most of them falling short. but it gave me the impression that there was never a moment of real security. and when we had to see how, within those villages you had to be on guard almost 100% of the time to scurry into a safe room that would disrupt the normal pace of your life, imagine if you had to live under those conditions. and here, it's been a long time since anything of this magnitude has come along, probably nearly 50 years. but it shows that it never ends th

, the senator's granddaughter. live coverage here on c-span. >> thank you everyone, you may be seated. good afternoon, welcome to san francisco city hall. today we honor the life, the legacy of senator dianne feinstein. senator feinstein, that is her official title. it is how californians and people all over the world knew her. but to us, to san franciscans, she was mayor dianne feinstein. i was 13 years old when i first met the mayor. over the years we had become mayor feinstein fans. whenever there was an important event or activity, she chose us to perform. we played at city hall and at the super bowl celebrations, we proudly wore our mayor feinstein took the time to talk to us, to tell us how amazing we were, and to remind us that we were her band. i was born in the early 1970's. thank you, mayor feinstein for i was born in the early 1970's, as a kid, as far as erar knew,dieins was the mayor. for my age, we always accepted that a woman could be in charge, that a woman could do whatever a man can do. we believe

i know the entire senate stands behind our colleagues, senator collins and senator king, as they help their state marshall its response. we pray especially for the victims of this senseless violence, for their families and for the law enforcement personnel working tirelessly to save lives and bring the suspect to justice. now, on an entirely different matter, yesterday i spoke with the newly elected speaker of the house, mike johnson, congratulated him on his victory, and i expressed my support as he begins to steer the house republican majority. we have a lot of work ahead of us, house and senate republicans need to work together on a number of urgent priorities, beginning with supplemental appropriations for a number of our national security priorities. i look forward to meeting with the speaker soon to begin this important work. mr. president, every day brings new harrowing details of the terrorist attacks of october 7, and we continue to learn more about the role iran plays in aiding and abetting terror. just yesterday new reports indicated that hundreds of terrorists from hamas a

remember, _ action on the senate floor. remember, it— action on the senate floor. the senate floor. remember, it is a - action on the senate floor. i remember, it is a saturday night, late—night action on the senate floor as they have passively stopgap spending bill. iwill passively stopgap spending bill. i will remind you of what chuck schumer was saying. we have had this continuing resolution without any of what he called the extreme cuts that radical maga republicans, what they wanted. things like cuts to social security, things like cuts to healthcare programmes and programmes for food assistance for and programmes forfood assistance for children. he did also say one of the questions was on aid for ukraine and he said a temporary solution is not the final destination and we will not stop fighting for more economic and security assistance for ukraine. he said, " majorities in both parties support ukraine aid and doing what is vital for ukraine's security and democracy around the world." that announcement from the senate majority leader chuck schumer as the senat

she invited me to her senate hideaway. there, with one hand, she presented me with a glass of california chardonnay, and with the other hand a binder full of her draft bills. true to her mayoral roots, she and was deeply immersed in the details of each bill and how each would play on the streets of our beloved state. some of my fondest, recent memories of dianne are of our time together in a secure meeting room in the united states senate. every week, members of the senate intelligence committee, would walk into that woodpaneled room, no cameras, no public, no devices. [jet flyover] senators of both parties who would take off their jackets and literally roll up their sleeves, putting aside partisanship to discuss what was in the best interest of our national security. there, we would resume classified materials and receive updates from the heads of the cia, our intelligence community, and the united states military. and got her. if one of them gave an evasive answer. dianne would pause, lift up her memo, glanced knowingly

the senate is its own body. we're not going to surrender to the senate.e american people want. each and every day -- don't take my word for it. you're going to have the governor of new york on it who told people to go somewhere else. the new york city mayor literally says it's destroying a city. let me answer your question since you said we wouldn't do something. do you know the governor of massachusetts has declared a state of emergency. this is one of the number one crises as far as you can see. this is killing americans every single day. >> there was no border funding in the continuing resolution that passed last night. >> that's not fair to just say that. let's understand -- -- >> there wasn't. let's educate the viewers why there wasn't. the day before, there was. but matt gaetz and others denied that and vote nod. we could have had border security. i went all the way through everything we could to the last moment. we're going to be able to win that. >> when will you be able to bring a vote on ukraine aid? the white house says you have -- are going to