senate. >> in my time in the senate, betty has been a fierce application for the preservation of senateecords. her colleagues described her as a mentor who is highly knowledgeable, considerate, and persistent. it would be no exaggeration to call betty koed, as senate, a historic milestone in its own right. host: betty koed. senate leaders were talking about you. betty: they were. [laughs] host: why were they talking about you? betty: that was the day before i retired from the senate after 25 years of service. host: at the end of your retirement you put out this book "scenes, people, places and events that shaped the united states senate." how long have you been working on this? betty: years and years and years. i started working on it in 2009 because that is when i started to go to the tuesday cau delivef what we called historical minute, essentially a five minute history talk to senators at their tuesday luncheons. my colleagues dick baker and don ritchie had done it before me and i took over in 2009, and my colleague has also been doing it in recent years. we have both the democratic

senator.or 15 over 24 years in the senate she was the only female senator. think about what a an experience that must have been. she seems to have been fearless from everything i can find out about her. everett dirksen with such a character, would have loved to have met him. henry wilson on of massachusetts is another personal hero of mine, someone who has been largely forgotten their history. one of the purposes behind behind the stories i created for this book and for the caucuses through the years was to bring to life, the figures that had been forgotten and henry wilson was one of them. a major figure of the civil war era, one of the leading civil-rights crusaders of the 19th century but he is largely lost at this point. so i was able to elevate him and get him more attention for people like that. there's lots of them i wish i could have met over the years. host: back to "scenes, people places and events that shaped the 57 taeng cigar protruding from the corner of his mouth. he had a very

senate. the clerk: washington, d.c, january 8, 2024. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable tammy duckworth, a senator from the state of illinois, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: patty murray, the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. morning business is closed. under the previous order, the senate will proceed to executive session to resume consideration of the following nomination, which the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination, the judiciary, john a. kazen of texas to be united states district judge for the southern district of texas. mr. schumer: madam president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: madam president, first, let me start out today by saying it's a great day to be a buffalo bills fan. for the fourth year in a row the buffalo low bills have won the afc east championship by defeating the miami dolphins 21-14. what

senator answers to a higher standard. even then the question depends not on accusations but proof of guilt after being afforded due process beyond a reasonable doubt. finally let me say i understand howti the governments accusatios made in the most sensational and purposely damning way possible its misuse of the grand jury system to bring superseding indictments even though it had all the information alleged from theco beginning. the result of what they have done after 50 years of public service it's not how i wanted to celebrate my golden jubilee. let me close by saying i understand my colleagues and for them this was a political calculation. let me also say that for the administration the political establishment and my detractors it would be easier so that the unjust deal that won't solve our problems at the border but would hurt the latinoie community woud obe easier to be achieved or a new deal with iran would be more possible or a closing up to the castro regime could take place. i get it but i will not step aside an

senators, posted on the senate foreign relations committee agenda and passed by voice vote. now, what was that resolution about? the resolution sponsored by senator graham and 12 of our colleagues on both sides of the aisle thanked the qatary government for assisting the united states military in evacuating american citizens and afghan refugees from taubl rule. -- taliban rule. how nefarious is that? then they referenced some press release i made. well, the press release says in one sentence, i am glad to see our friends and allies in qatar be moral emempeculiars by seeking safe haven in the united states after being forced to escape for their lives. that's the one thing it says about qatar. the rest of it is a call for international cooperation to help protect afghan civil society, members, journalists and others at risk of taliban rule, something i heard many senators speak out for. qatar has played important roles in supporting the largest air force base in the middle east in responding to the administration' call to supply natural gas to europe and facilitating and recei

that's one gop senator told tech ceos like mark zuckerberg, a democratic senator told them that they,uote, suck at self-policing. this is a grilling happening as we speak before a senate committee. parents are in the audience who blame -- some of them blame their children's suicide, others, exploitation on social media on the people testifying. we're monitoring this hearing. we'll go back to it in a moment. but first, we're also standing by on this very busy day on capitol hill, for mike johnson to give his first house speaker as speaker, as he poses donald trump lead with the bill that we've seen for decades on capitol hill. before we get to that, i want to get straight to manu raju who has new reporting on what has been going on behind the scenes with regard to that voter deal. manu, tell us what you're hearing. >> reporter: yeah, senate republican leaders are trying to decide whether they should go forward with that bipartisan deal, amid opposition from the speaker of the house. as well as opposition from former president donald trump. today, at a republican lunch behind closed doo

senator,r.that's ridiculous. >> no, it is not -- >> we don't want these people on our platform. >> why don't you take it down. >> we do -- we do more work -- [inaudible conversations] >> no, you're not. you are not. and the problem is we've been working on this, senator welch is over there, we've been working on this stuff for a decade. you have an army of lawyers and lobbyists that have fought us on this ever step of the way. eryou work with netchoice, the cato institute, taxpayers' protection alliance and chamber of progress to actually fight our bipartisan legislation to keep kids safe online. so are you going to stop funding these groups? are you going to stop lobbying against this andnd come to the table and work with us, yes or no? >> senator, we have -- [applause] >> yes or no? >> of course we'll work with you on the legislation. >> okay. the door is open. we've got all these bills. you need, you need to come to the table. each and every one of you need to come to the table. and and you n

senator john cornin.l bad blood between trump and mcconnell and it's all about january 6th. >> the mob was if he had lies. they were provoked by the president and other powerful people. there's no question, none, that president trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day. >> because mitch mcconnell is a loser is. mitch mcconnell is a disgrace. >> do you want to see a new republican leader in the u.s. senate? >> i believe we have to have that. no, we have to have that. >> and asking him again, he's gone on to blame his wife with racists posts, calling her saying she's a taiwanese immigrant. she calls her china loving coco chau. does mcconnell want to serve as republican leader if trump is president again? do you think he'll serve as leader? what do you think? >> he's pointsedly said he's not going to run as leader again. he said after those health scares that he would serve the remainder of his leadership term. >> declined to say whether or not he would continue. >> rig

senator graham?>> yes. >> senator graham, did you violate the rules? >> we are talking about legislation. not nominations. for 7 weeks i begged my democratic colleagues to work with me. they boycotted the ability to move the legislation forward. >> we mean by boycotting?>> they did not show up. they denied us a quorum. the same group of people are refusing to do things necessary -- this is in 2019. we are trying to find a way to stop a problem working together . the response was to boycott but we are talking about legislation. nominations were brought back because the parliamentarian ruled the way the committee conducted the nomination violated the rules. it was not me. i nasties people to come back. let's get to the underlying problem. were talking about subpoenas, not legislation. rule 26 does not cover this. you're basically -- what drives all of this is how we feel about this never ending effort to delegitimize this court. and the reason i think this is a charade is because the bill that was pass

senators are elected on the basis of state representation two senators from each state regardless ofulation. they hold office for long term six years. their terms of office are staggered so that some expire every two years thus guaranteeing that there will always be experienced men in the senate. all our federal laws have to go through both the house and the senate. this is the way it works bill. first a proposed law is introduced into one branch of the legislature as a bill. it has always been a number and is printed like this one. the bill is then turned over to one of the legislative committees for consideration the committee holds hearings where the public and common speak for or against the proposed legislation. this gives our citizens a chance to make their wishes on each law known to congress. sometimes these these hearings go on for months. unless it is killed by the committee the bill then goes to the floor of the house or senate wherever it originated to be discussed and voted on. suppose for example that this bill started in the house of representatives if it is passed it

a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from kansas. mr.-- a date in june when the appropriations committee did their job. they got all their appropriations bills done. and another date in november, when we last worked on this on this floor through a minibus. we asked for more time. we stand at the ready. we're begging to bring these bills to the floor. t day. let us finish our job. but in the meantime, i believe that this c.r. is the best pat for american citizens. thank you. i yield ckhe question is on the motion. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote: the clerk: ms. baldwin. the clerk: ms. baldwin. mr. barrasso. mr. bennet. mrs. blackburn. mr. blumenthal. 6l the clerk: mr. braun mrs. britt. mr. brown. mr. budd. ms. butler. ms. cantwell. mr. cardin. mr. carper. mr. casey. mr. cassidy. ms. collins. mr. coons. mr. cornyn. ms. cortez masto. mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr.

closely with senator collins and senator shaheen. our bill would cover everybody whether you have health insurance or you are uninsured because a lot of people become uninsured. now i know our health insurance companies, and god bless them, they are trying to work with us through lower the cost of insulin and they have these programs they call them patient assistance programs, so if you are uninsured and can't afford your insulin, they will work with you. have you ever tried to apply for one of those programs? any of you? >> first, the application process, the fine print to apply, there's so much you could hide a dead body there, nobody would find it. number two, they send the medicine to your doctor, not to you. so if you've got a job or don't have a job you've got to go to the expense of driving all the way to your doctor's office and probably have to pay your doctor to get the medication. the programs only cover one or two forms of insulin. a year in you go in and then it is $567.23 and use a my god i've got to go sell blood plasm

senate on c-span2. will come . the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. chaplain: let us pray. eternal father, you are our hope for the years to come. in this sacred moment, we turn our thoughts to you. we think of you because you have promised that no weapon formed against us will prosper. we think of you because you have given us mercy and grace to help us face life's difficulties. we think of you because you have guided this nation through seasons more challenging than we face today. we love and depend on you, so continue to use our lawmakers as instruments of your peace. we pray in your great name. amen. the presiding officer: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington, d.c, january 10, 2024. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the stand

a senator: mr.president, i ask unanimous consent -- the presiding officer: the senator from arkansas vrlt i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be lift ed the presiding officer: we're not in a quorum call at the moment. mr. boozman: i ask unanimous consent that senator cot torn and i be allowed to speak up to ten minutes followed by senator tuberville for up to ten minutes prior to the scheduled roll call vote. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. boozman: thank you, mr. president. i rise today to recognize the harding university football team on winning the 2023 division two ncaa national championship. the school is proud to call arkansas arkansas their home and we're pleased to join all those celebrating this historic undefeated season. those of us who have ever played football or followed along as fans are familiar with the term that describes each team's time with the ball as they move down the field, drive. the griefsh is also what you need to finish a perfect season. the hardin

>> you do, senator. i would go beyond that as well, i know you and others have been involved in conversations in how to best think about modernizing and helping make sure the state department is able to meet the modern challenges of diplomacy, how to improve retention and work with recruitment, how to make sure our diplomatic corps reflects not only our values but our diversity, i want to commit to you that i know that legislation is still in the process of internal discussion, i will commit to you to work with that, i do believe these efforts are important and it is critical the state of hartman keep up with modern matters of innovation, strategically given the challenges we are facing. >> i have a question, iran is helping russia in its war against ukraine, it's the facilitator for terrorist operations in the middle east including hamas and its attack against israel. the militias in syria, and iraq . how do you see iran's threat against america's national security? what steps do you think we need today

i think senator duckworth is pretty darn close. >> is that true, senator duckworth?ails and i support the sanctions and i agree with senator sullivan deterrence is the way to go. and mass sanctions and economic consequences for china. an attack on taiwan is really one of the biggest deterrence as we can have. >> bret: senator duckworth, for people who say there is so much bipartisanship that you can't get anything done, what do you tell them? >> well, we work on a lot of a lot of stuff together. dan and i have passed quite a few pieces of legislation together. you know, it is a little unfair because i'm a soldier, retired lieutenant colonel. he outranks me. he is a colonel but we worked together all the time. another marine, you know, so we do find common ground and we have worked on a lot of defense stuff and taiwan stuff. but we have worked on our troops as well which has often been there for me and incentive pay for the troops who take on extra hazardous duty even though i make fun of him for jumping out of an aircraft. we get a lot done. his wife has said wonderf

senate. the government seeks to use baseless conjecture, not facts, for the connected tissue for sub stand substantiate. and they talk about a watch, they talk about a ticketed events and members attend ticketed events and i see the state department, the administration and gentlemen, even the justice department attend state sponsored events. and the reference to family members already had their own purchased tickets to the event. that's not a perk, and certainly not a bribe. finally, on this point, the suggestion that an introduction of a constituent to a qatari investment company is illegal is not only wrong as a matter of law, it is dangerous to the important work all of us as senators do. under the government's theory, it may be a crime for members of the senate to make introductions to companies, constituents, in their own state to foster investments in their state, investments that create jobs and revenues and help grow the economy. indeed, if that is a crime then advocating for boeing a

>> yes, senator. we pioneered a quarterly reporting on our community standards and enforcement across these categories of harmful content. we focus on prevalence which you mentioned because what we are focused on is what percent of the content that we take down -- >> mr. zuckerberg, you are very talented. i have very little time left. i'm trying to get an answer to a question, not as a percentage of the total because remember, it's a huge number so the percentage is small, but do you report the actual amount of content and the amount of views self-harm content received? >> no. i believe we focused on prevalence. >> correct, you don't. miss yaccarino, yes or no? you report it or you don't? >> senator, as a reminder we have less than 1% of our users that are between the ages of 13 and 17. >> do you report the absolute number of how many images and how often -- >> -- the posts and accounts that we've taken down in 2023, we've taken almost a million posts down that in regards to mental health and self-har

senate. the clerk: to the senate, under the provisions of rule 1 braf 3 of the standing rules of the senate i appoint the honorable ralph ial g. warnock, a senator from the state of georgia to perform the duties of the chair. signed patty murray, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, morning business is closed, under the previous order, the senate will proceed to executive session to resume consideration of the following nomination, which the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination, department of labor. erika l. mcentarfer of the district of columbia to be commissioner of labor statistics. ■& >> host: welcome back. we're joined now by representative tim burchett a a republican from tennessee, a committee member on the oversight and accountability committee and also foreign affairs committee member. representative welcome to the . >> guest: thank you had me on. >> host: let's talk about spending. you have said you were not supporting the latest spending bill.

>> yes, senator.te your leadership and senator brown's leadership for the railway safety act. there's a number of provisions in your bill which we support and it does include the wayside protectors. we are not sure what the correct spacing is. it could be ten, 15 or seven. i would support using science and research and whatever is the right number we would not matter. would you commit to supporting the notification requirements as we do in the bill? >> for the community to rush to the scene and my appreciation for that is we launched the facility in ohio this week and we have over 401st responders signed up for it including the chief and four of his commanders. the industry claims the visual inspections are useless when it comes to the journal bearings. do you believe that this is true? >> thank you for the question. i believe the visual inspection is one of the most important aspects of inspecting a railcar and also smile as well. >> that is correct. can you inspect adequately in 30 seconds, any of y

a senator: mr. president the presiding officer: the senator from indiana. mr.raun: the laws on who can enter the country are some of the most important. those laws from the time president biden got elected have been completely ignored and his point person, secretary mayorkas has been the leading individual saying one thing, doing another. you've heard the statistics. eight million illegal immigrants, got-aways. not even a term a few years ago. up to around 60,000 per month. and in that crowd these are not people that are wanting to greet someone at the border. they pay the big fees to the cartels. they want to come into the country and they're doing so with some type of record that they don't want to be discussing it once they get here. who knows where that ends up. i was down there in 2021, i think april, and it was not currently where most of the traffic is coming from, eagle pass. it was down a little bit east of there. and those numbers, 50,000, 60,000 per month are now dwarfed by 200,000 to 300,000 monthly plus the got-aways again that come in here not wan

signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. the question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination of jacquelyn d. austin of south carolina to be united states district judge for the district of south carolina shall be brought to a close. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote:. the clerk: ms. baldwin. mr. barrasso. mr. bennet. mrs. blackburn. mr. blumenthal. mr. booker. the clerk: mr. boezman mr. braun. mrs. britt. mr. brown. mr. budd. ms. butler. ms. cantwell. mrs. capito. mr. cardin. mr. carper. mr. casey. mr. cassidy. ms. collins. mr. coons. mr. cornyn. ms. cortez masto. mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. ke

senate, new jersey democratic senator bob menendez talks about the federal indictments he is facing. he claims his innocence and warns of the charges against him could have implications for how other lawmakers conduct business in the future on behalf of their states. the latest indictments alleges senator menendez took bribes from a real estate developer in exchange for helping him to secure investments from a company tied to the government of qatar. >> mr. president, i come to the senate floor to respond to a series of accusations raised by the united states attorney of the southern district of new york. first, i would note this is the second superseding indictment brought forth by the government. it should be noted that all of the information presented in the superseding indictment's were fully available to the government since the beginning of this process. and for that, at least a year prior to bringing this indictment, which therefore begs the question, why did the government not proceed with all of these accusations from the beginning? clear to me. by filing three indictments,

undeth senate: paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable peter welch, a senator from the state of vermont, to perform the sign, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: torts, the leadership time is reserved. morning business is closed. under the previous order, the senate will proceed to executive session to resume consideration of the following nomination, which the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination, the judiciary. joshua paul kolar of indiana to be united states circuit judge for the seventh circuit. >> 5 million from the previous year , the largest number of ever th. (moment is not quite clear in handbook states. in california or new york or new jersey, still they are to design you like but the big surprising number. >> as far as reasons why, how would you describe that? >> probably the biggest reason is 2021 congress extended subsidies for people buying their own insurance in the marketplace. the subsidies go up higher in income, 100,000 for lower income it's more generous and you can get most people under 150% of poverty zero pr

senator mcconnell and i both believe the senate moving first with hopefully as good a margin as we can get will then help us prevail upon the house to do something bipartisan as well. >> is the border funding in the bill and are there any changes and test the text of that had to be out by tomorrow in order for it to be on the floor? >> on the first question border funding is something we are discussing and we are getting into the details of the negotiation and the bill will be done in pieces. we hope to get it done as soon as possible. talked about what he termed termed the mod republicans who want to kill this on the matter what and there are some on your site democrats progressives and liberals who are very concerned and ty don't -- they want to deal too. how do you wait this out between those on both sides? .. no one is going to get everything they want to but we are all going to have to pull together for the good of the country. some went back there. reporter: [inaudible] >> and went to get this done as soon as possible but they're still moving pieces and has to come to final agree

senator reid. >> i want to echo senator schumer's strong support and indeed our whole caucus support for the supplemental but particularly aid to ukraine. let me take a moment to highlight what is at stake here very, very simply if ukraine loses, the united states loses. putin will not be stopped by undermining ukraine. he has a vision encompasses nato countries. and if nato is involved, we are involved. i would rather send the resources in the supplemental than young americans. our economic interests are at stake and their future of our strategic partnerships. as senator schumer mentioned it was reported last week ukraine is running out of artillery ammunition it is imperatively step up and provide with the ammunition, the platforms and the tools they need to defend themselves. last week we had a very productive meeting a bipartisan meeting a bicameral meeting with the president. he repeatedly made it clear since behind ukraine and her other international partners are thoughtful leadership and his commitment has been truly inspiring. as i said before congress has a responsibility to

i would point out that both senator graham, the republican ranking member of this committee and senator durbin, the democratic chairman, they both asked repeatedly these ceos about why they should not be held liable for the deaths or for the incidents that these families have endured. the ceos didn't answer that question directly, but as our viewers probably know, there are protections right now under federal law, one that is known as section 230 that really shields these social media companies from any form of civil liability. the argument being that they don't control what people write on their platforms, and so they're not liable for discussions and content that is just on their platform, that is not their fault. a lot of these senators are arguing, bipartisan way, that that needs to change, that they should in fact be liable. i know that's what these families would like to see. they -- a lot of them feel like they have never been able to get justice for what was done. they also would like to prevent these crimes and these situations from happening in the first place when it comes to

>> you do, senator, i would go beyond that the. i know you and others have been involved in conversations and how best to think about modernizing and helping make sure that the state department is able to meet the modern challenges, diplomacy, how to improve retention, how to work with recruitment, how to make sure that our diplomatic core reflects not only our values but our diversity. i just want to commit to you that i know that legislation is still in the process of internal discussion. i believe that these efforts are important and it's critical that the state department keep up with modern matters of innovation, bureaucratically, strategically given the challenges that we are facing. >> my last question deals with iran. iran is helping russia in its war against ukraine, iran is the facilitator for the terrorist operations in the mid forel east, the hezbollah, the houthis, militias in syria. what steps do you think we need to the take? >> look, senator, i think i join with all of you that i'm quite concern by a wide array of i

senator from virginia and said 2012. i think it's important to point out a couple of his credentials. he talked about the lack of support for the ukraine war. that's what brings them here today. senator kaine has talked about his frustration of sloppiness of the given occasion in this country over decisions of war and presidents tend to overreach . he says we all have to do better. i think this is the perfect way, perfect time to commemorate those efforts as we see the efforts to repeal the 2002, really getting legs under it right now. alex ward of politico is a national security reporter and the proprietor of the most read daily newsletter from politico. he was the white house national security reporter and he worked on military issues and u.s. foreign policy. he is the author of a cryptically not yet named book on policy no chair. senator, thank you for joining us. [applause] >> good afternoon everyone. it is emblematic of how difficult this issue is that i was basically here at years ago talking about the same issue.

. >> and the senate is about to get in.work as expected on a temporary spending bill funding the federal government passed friday's midnight deadline to avert a shutdown. take you live to the senate floor here on c-span2. give our lawmakers this day clean hands and pure hearts to serve you for the glory of your name. equip them with grace, strength, and wisdom to face successfully the challenges that beset our nation and world. infuse them with a creativity that will inspire them to do their work according to your will causing justice to roll down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream. give them peace of soul when their thoughts and plans are right and disturb them when they drift from what is best. lord, lead them in paths of integrity, courage, and truth. we pray in your mighty name. amen. the presiding officer: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivis

a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from north carolina. a senator: mr., it has been 111 days since hamas abducted innocent men and women from their homes and took them into gaza. the hostages are deprived of food, water, and medical care. they're subjected to unbearable violence, sexual abuse and terr we know that six of the remaining hostages are americans. mr. budd: one is a native of my home state,na, keith siegal, two of the americans, are critically injured. each and every one of them must be released and all levels of our government remain united in working to get them home. what hamas has done is nothing but evil. in the battle of the forces of good and evil, the united states must not only lead the forces of good, but we need to know who stands with us and who does not. qatar hosts hamas leaders in that capital of doha. they say it is necessary, so they say, so their country can be the conduit to negotiate a successful resolution to the crisis. in fact, subsequent u.s. administrations have endorsed this arrangement, but after 111 days, the americ

>> yes, senator. i appreciate your leadership and senator brown's leadership for there's a number of provisions in your bill which we support and it does include the wayside protectors. we are not sure what the correct spacing is. it could be ten 15r seven. i would support using science and research and whatever is the right number we would not matter. would you commit to supporting the notification requirements as we do in the bill? >> for the community to rush to the scene and my appreciation for that is we l facility in ohio this week and we have over 401st responders t including the chief and four of his commanders. the industry claims the visual inspections are useless when it to the journal bearings. do you believe that this is true? >> thank you for the question. i believe the visual inspection is one of the most important aspects of inspecting a railcar and also smile as well. >> that is correct. can you inspect adequately in 30 seconds, any of your workers? >> absolutely not. i would say it w

you need 60 votes in the senate. what langford has been able to achieve in areas along the border are meaningful reforms. none of those work until you deal with parole. so to my republicanow friends, o get this border security without a pathway to citizenship is unheard of. so if you think you're going to get a better deal next time, when trump's president, democrats will be expecting a pathway to citizenship in my view. two republican colleagues, this is a historic moment to reform the border and give tools to the next president and lessen the flow to take pressure off people at the border. yes? i'm going to leave that to negotiators. we've got to tell people we fix the problem. most americans have no idea how parole is being abused until now. how has parole been used in the past? when you go back the last decade it's 5000 on average per year. look what they did last year, look what they're doing this year. without a cap you will have to prove you change the law in such a fashion that this stops. i don't know that y

the senate convenes on january 8 and the house on january 9. both chambers face federal budget funding deadlines to avoid a government shutdown. the first on january 19 and the other on february 2. >> the subcommittees are ready to do the work. we are awaiting the other side to come forward with a number that we can agree upon. >> we will figure out the best way to get this done quickly. neither of us want to shut down. >> follow the progress when congress returns on the c-span network. c-span now or anytime online. c-span, your unfiltered view of government. up next, house minority leader hakeem jeffries highlights the importance of supporting ukraine and the need to address security at the u.s. border. jeffries discusses the impeachment inquiry against president biden and ways to ever to government shutdown. this conversation takes place during the wall street journal ceo council summit. >> thank you so much for being here. ch for being here, let's jump right in. president zelenskyy is here today. you met with him this morning. can you look h

james lankford is leading the effort among senate republicans on this. right now the buy demonstration principle policy when it comes to border's catch and release. we want to codify a policy detain and deport a very distinct difference. these are tools available not just today but for future administrations and future presidents. the next president on day one would have these tools available at their disposal to get operational control maintain operational control the southern border but it has got to start somewhere and it needs us are nt strong meaningful real serio southern border. >> americans are asking themselves now three years into joe biden's presidency, and my better off now than it was three years ago? resoundingly the answer is no people are worse off in terms of the economic and financial security worse off in terms of border security. worse off in terms of national security it's joe biden and the democrats of causes problems. right from the beginning joe biden reversed successful policies that help secure the border and a result of those a

calhoun is continuing to meet face to face with senators, he met with senator mark warner, senator dancted to meet with senator ted cruz. lawmakers have been demanding an investigation into boeing in the aftermath of the mid-air blowout where a piece of the plane came off while airborne. the faa have actually moved in to boeing's 737 max factory and have boots on the ground there. the faa says they're moving on from a trust but verify approach with boeing to a direct inspection of boeing aircraft are. they say they have no plans to leave the factory until they're confident these issues have been resolved. liz? elizabeth: there's nothing like hillary vaughn with a stick mic getting the answers. hillary, you are intrepid. great reporting. aviation expert, mike boyd. mike, okay, your reaction to hillary's report. here's what's going on, a whistleblower in boeing's factory reportedly in washington said the problem with that alaska airlines flight was that it was improperly installed inside the factory. we're going to show the viewer, there the have been even more scary incidents with boein

live coverage of the senate here on c-span2. the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. the chaplain, the reverend dr. barry black, will open the senate in prayer. the presiding officer: the . the chaplain: let us pray. oh, god, our hope for the years to come, continue to guide our lawmakers during these challenging times. infuse them with wisdom and energy so that they will not become discouraged by what sometimes seems overwhelming. lord, show them the road that will load to a desired destination, as you assure them of your presence, love, and grace. help them to defer to each other, to respect each other, so that by attitude and action, they will reflect your divine will. we pray in your great name. amen. the presiding officer: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington d.c., janu

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other gop senators joined senator marshal to the express disappointment with the secretary defer democratic senator object today the unanimous consent request. this comes as the house is considering resolution to impeach secretary mayorkas. i stand here today to demand accountability on behalf of the american people for the worst border crisis we've ever seen. for the past three years americans have witnessed the negligence and gross negligence and gross >> worse than the day before. the consequences of this crisis has been fatal killing 300 americans a day. 300,000 americans over the last 3 years due to drugs trafficked into our homeland. it's been costly, undue burden to american taxpayers to the tune of $500 billion per year. it becomes more dangerous by the day as terrorists, chinese nationalists and over 1.7 million got aways exploit our border at a rate higher than we've ever seen before. the biden administration has for all practical purposes erased our southern border and embraced a structure of complete lawlessness, national security in the balance. enough is enough. americans dese

of the senate.ican senator rick scott, who is running for reelection this year and running against him is our next guest, former democratic member of the house of representatives, debbie murcarsel-powell. think you very much for joining us tonight. >> good evening, lawrence. it's a pleasure as always. >> so i just saw the polling on this issue that could be on the ballot and florida. 62% say that they favor this amendment if it appears on the ballot, if he can get it on the ballot in florida. that would be 62% opposing republican senator rick scott's position on this. >> yes, lawrence. and we have an rick scott one of the most extreme politicians in washington, d.c.. he has been very vocal in supporting a national abortion ban, even to go as further as to include criminalizing health care providers that give this medical care for women. and as you mentioned, the path to keeping the senate majority starts right here and it goes through florida. we cannot allow congress to shift and have republicans l

senate on c-span2. doitsz the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. parliamentarian will read a communication to the senate. the parliamentarian: washington, d.c., january 5, 2024. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable thomas r. carper, a senator from the state of delaware, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: patty murray, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under