>> senator thune: right.aid, i think a lot of that rhetoric is -- you know, it's part of the style and tone that comes with the former president, but i think he and mitch mcconnell have a common goal, and that is getting the majority back in 2022 and in the end hopefully that will be the thing that unites us because if we want to defeat and succeed against the democrats and get that majority back, that's the best way to do it. >> chris: senator, thank you, thanks for coming in today, always good to talk with you and we will be watching how those talks over the jobs plan go this week. up next, we will bring in our sunday group to discuss president biden's new panel to study changes to the supreme court. will the nine justices on the court get some more colleagues? but first, as we've been telling you, "fox news sunday" turns a quarter of a sentry at the end of this month and ahead of that we've been sharing some memorable moments. usually it's pretty serious here, but every once in a while there are some surpr

. >>> john thune giving us an early sense of what the gop's attitude toward negotiations will be. >> if they're interested in roads and bridges and highways and, perhaps, broadband, there is a deal to be had there, but i think what we ought to be looking at in terms of is having, let's do an infrastructure bill. the president wants to do an infrastructure bill. the sort of big, bold utopian european style socialism proposal they laid out there is something they can try and do another time. >> despite criticism from republicans in congress, the biden administration is confident they'll have the support of the american people. >> we don't have a lot of work to do to persuade the american people that u.s. infrastructure needs major improvement. the american people already know it. that's one of the reasons why

chris: senator thune, thank you for coming back today. always good to talk to you.obs plan go this week. up next, we bring in our sunday group to discuss president biden's new panel to study changes to the supreme court. will the nine justices on the court get more colleagues? as we've told you, fox news sunday turns a quarter of a century at the end of this month. ahead of that we been sharing memorable moments. usually, it's pretty serious here but every once in a while there are some surprising moments. ♪♪ [laughter] >> if i call you bub [inaudible] >> what am i? [laughter] >> that they would do that without doing —- spirit missus cheney is giving you a call. [laughter] ♪♪ eir every move. and if she counts on the advanced hydration of pedialyte when it matters most... so do we. hydrate like our heroes. ♪♪ >> structural alteration motivated by the perception of political influence can only feed that letter perception. further eroding the trust. chris: justice stephen breyer strongly argument against expanding the size of the supreme court, something that commissio

thune: ms. palm, i raise this with secretary becerra, but the topic of 340 p is enormously important to hospitals across south dakota and across the region. we have three systems that serve the state, but also overlap into minnesota and iowa, wyoming, nebraska, places like that. that program has been dysfunctional, i would say, for some time now. we have heard concerns recently from entities in my state about actions taken by manufacturers, not the immersing contract pharmacies, all of a sudden deciding to dispense with that, and now pbm's that are imposing conditions on hospitals to get reimbursed, to get payment. that affects the ability to provide a robust community benefit. it is an issue that has been hanging around a long time. it is a program progress -- congress has expressed in law. a lot of the entities assigned to make it work are trying intentionally to undermine the program. i am curious, if confirmed, how the department would respond to ensure covered entities are not harmed by the

thune: mr.nt, i would echo what my colleague from delaware has said about the chaplain's bible study on a weekly basis. that i think is the highlight for many of us throughout the week. i would also say that the senator from delaware also has a very -- very good command of the holy scriptures. i appreciate the opportunity he and i and others have on a weekly basis to participate in that study and would encourage other members to join us. it is truly an inspirational time and something i think we all need in our -- in the business that we have here on a -- busy-ness we have here on a weekly basis in the senate. last week, the green new deal resolution was introduced. i think most americans remember this socialist fantasy from when these members introduced it two years ago. it would be hard to forget a proposal with that price tag. there was one think tank that analyzed the initial proposal and released a first estimate that found that the green new deal would cost between $51 trillion and $93 tri

may have senator thune with us, do we? and if not, i do see senator daines, you may proceed. >> thank you senator. well, i'm glad to be part of this hearing today. this has touched montanans deeply, over the past year, our nation and my own state of montana has experienced loss and so many ways. our seniors have struggled from this pandemic. in fact, so much so that states like new york have tried to cover up the true toll this pandemic has had on nursing homes. the reality, a one third of all u.s. covid deaths are linked to long term care facilities. we must do more to support nursing homes, the residents, more a lot of them have suffered with a depression, anxiety, and worsen dementia and to covid restrictions and isolation. for the five minutes from sons, daughters, new grand babies, staring through windows, listening to recordings of loved ones to keep them alive. and we know that extreme social isolation can have a very serious health consequences and can even be deadly. with nearly two thirds of seniors having receiv

. >> senator thune? >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr.aufman, following the enactment of the trace act, the ftc has seen a drop in robo call complaints. could you elaborate on some of the ftc's recent robo call enforcement actions? >> sure. we are engaging quite a lot with the federal communications, with the fcc and doj on a number of robo call issues. we've got several cases in litigation and we have a lot of cases in the pipeline that will be challenging more robo call contacts. it's an area where we are very actively involved. >> could you speak to the ftc's efforts on engaging on that issue with industry issue with industry initiatives like global call trace back group and whether this public private partnership has been successful in identifying robo call users? >> it's been a successful relationship and allowing us to build successful law enforcement actions. so highly successful. >> justice briar's opinion last week regarding ftc's opinion to seek equitable relief cited the safe data act which is comprehensive legislation i sided

thune: mr. president. is the senate in a quorum call? the presiding officer: yes, we are. mr. thune: i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be lifted . the presiding officer: without objection. mr. thune: mr. president, last fall there was a concern among many around the country and many republican voters that if elected, democrats in the house, the senate, and the white house, that they have the whole of government would try to implement massive change, transformative change as it was described. and there was a consistent view articulated by democrats at other places around the country, oh, that will never happen because joe biden is a moderate and these ideas are crazy ideas. nobody would ever do some of the things that are being talked about. well, mr. president, i have to say that pretty much everything that was predicted is now coming true at least as it pertains to legislation that is being advanced by democrats here in the congress and by the white house. starting, of course, with t

we'll be joined by john thune from south dakota. first, mark meredith is at the north lawn. the president just wrapped up his first cabinet meeting. >> good afternoon. president biden is urging congress to think big. republicans say it's the price tag and the tax increases that go with it that has them worried. cameras were allowed in briefly as the president had his first cabinet meeting. he urged the cabinet to buy american as the government makes plans to potentially spend a lot of money on new projects. >> my administration is a commitment to buy american. a plan we're putting forward. to make sure that when the government is spending taxpayers' money, they're spending it on american-made goods, american corporations and american employees. >> the president is tasking several of his cabinet secretaries to lead the effort to get his spending bill through congress. that includes the heads of transportation, energy, labor department as well as commerce and housing. republicans are already revolting against this proposal. they argue the $2 trillion is too expensive and that

i want to play a little bit of senator john thune this morning on fox news in talking about whether orl can actually be struck and what that deal could look like. >> if they're interested in roads and bridges and highways and perhaps broadband, there is a deal to be had there. but i think what we ought to be looking at this in terms of is having a, let's do an infrastructure bill. the president wants to do an infrastructure bill. the sort of big bold utopian european-style socialism proposal that they've laid out there is something that you try and do another time. >> there is that s-word, heather, that they like to throw around there. nonetheless, it seems as, if especially when you hear from senator john thune that they're not willing to come full throttle on this egg gain for bill. how do you see coming to a bipartisan consensus on this thing? >> reporter: well, certainly, there's conversations going on each and every day, along the senior leadership in the white house across the aisle toing the out exactly how to make this happen. but, you know, the president has been clear about t

thune: i would ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be lifted. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. thune: madam president, i'm feeling a sense of deja vu this morning. in march, democrats used reconciliation to pass a massive partisan bill that served as a cover for a collection of payoff to democrat interest groups and democrat states. now just over a month later, we're facing the prospect of round two. democrats are once again looking at reconciliation to pass a massive partisan piece of legislation that serves to cover a long wish list of liberal priorities. the subject this time of course is infrastructure. like covid relief, a subject that republicans are very ready to tackle. but just like with their covid bill, democrats aren't showing a lot of interest in bipartisan cooperation. once again their message seems to be, go along with everything we want or be completely excluded from any part of the bill. madam president, as i said, republicans would be happy to take up infrastructure legislation. our nation is overdue for additional

republican senator john thune says he's priority is addressing the situation at the u.s. mexico border. i think, you know, restore funding to build a wall. the senate is scheduled to convene today at 3 and the house is scheduled to return here to capitol hill tomorrow live in washington. i'm anna wiernicki. back to you. >> thank you for that report. anna. well, coming up next on the kron 4 morning news demonstrators rallied over the weekend to take a stand. >> gets anti asian hate the significance of the location they that's coming up next. demonstrators gathered at the mountains. the transit center for a march against anti asian hate now what make their media location so significant is that it's served as a processing point for japanese american internment. and while we're too, the group then marched to the former chinatown neighborhood. organizers say hate has no place in any community. an unforeseen result of the pandemic is arise in a car-free streets across the bay area, giving people more prone to safely. enjoy public spaces. and that's why demonstrators came out to

thune: is the senate in a quorum call? the presiding officer: yes. mr. thune: i would ask that the quorum call be limited. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. thune: this evening, president biden will deliver his first address to congress. i've been asked, i think as most members have, by the need came what do you expect to hear, what do you want to hear. honestly, mr. president, i'm interested to hear the direction the president will set in his speech. the president's inaugural address leaned heavily into the theme of unity and bipartisanship. but unity and bipartisanship have not been a distinguishing feature of the biden presidency. the president's first major bill, a covid relief bill, broke the streak of bipartisanship on covid legislation, a streak that goes back to march of last year. since that time and we were the majority, we passed five bills, all of them with big bipartisan majorities. under president biden, democrats shoved through a totally partisan bill filled with noncovid-related liberal priorities. republicans are more than re

thune: is the senate in a quorum call? we're not. okay. mr. president, shortly before easter, i joined a number of my colleagues on a visit to the border to get a firsthand look at the crisis that we're facing. and make no mistake -- this is a crisis. customs and border protection apprehensions at our southern border last month were at their highest level in nearly 20 years. 20 years, mr. president. u.s. customs and border protection reported more than 172,000 encounters with individuals attempting to cross our southern border in march alone. and that's just the individuals they encountered. we don't know how many individuals came across without being identified and are currently residing illegally in our country. nearly 19,000 unaccompanied children crossed our southern border in march alone, the largest number ever recorded in a single month. that's 19,000 children making an incredibly dangerous journey without their parents at the mercy of smugglers, human traffickers, or any other dangerous individual that they night encounter. mr. preside

arthel: that was south dakota senator john thune this comes as texas is investigating allegations thatopy migrant children are being sexually abused at the overflow facility in san antonio. here is how the white house responded to those reports. >> we take safety and the well-being of children in our care very seriously hence our earlier conversation about the fundies bent to keep them safe during the pandemic. it is being looked into and investigated by the department of health and human services. arthel: this comes out there are more than 20000 on a copy migrant children in u.s. custody, let's bring in christopher at the texas department of public safety, first of all can you briefly explain how the texas department of public safety is involved in monitoring the border. >> thank you for having me, with the current border situation under the direction and leadership government abbott we have operation lodestar which took place march 4, directed safety to ensure border security, to ensure the safety of the communities by disrupting criminal activity along the texas mexico border. arthe

what i found is they were quiet and in some cases chuckling about it in the case of john thune by sayingl, but nobody wants to take this head-on. it reminds me of 2015 when donald trump was reading lindsey graham's cellphone out loud at an event and people were either turning it into a joke or laughing. the party doesn't know what to do, and they're stuck right now in this vice that president trump has them in. >> it is interesting that the vice grip is so tight given that he's not still the prpt. ev even he was dismissed from his job, he wouldn't recognize it. the numbers ss a ss are scary. 60%, maggie, of republican voters think the election was stolen from donald trump. those are astonishing and terrifying numbers. >> look. these voters believe this because president trump said from the bully pulpit this election is rigged, this election is a fraud. he did this again on saturday night, this is a rigged election. you will continue hearing that and you will continue to have an erosion of confidence in not just the election results but in joe biden's presidency among some republicans, no

bipartisan lawmakers to talk about the spending package, infrastructure, take a listen to senator john thune >> if you're interested in roads, bridges and highways, perhaps broadband there is a deal to be had. the president want to do an infrastructure bill and they want a proposal that they played out there. maybe it's something they can do it another time. if they're sincere on doing something about infrastructure there republicans that would vote for it. eric: kristen, how do you respond. >> i think this is really interesting and i know socialism is an award that they use my party but i'll put that aside. i think the senator has a good thought. there are bipartisan guilt to be have if people are willing to come to the table. the president has a history of working with senators on both sides of the aisle that did not happen with the covid belief package and the democrats decided they needed to do and do quickly. i think that they can break apart this big package, they're talking about getting to the heart of infrastructure but republicans have to be willing to come to the table, mcconnell

out there is something they can trying to another time republicans like sou3h dakota senator john thunenfrastructure package is too expensive and they want to shift the focus to the situation at the border. i think, you know, restore funding to build a wall. >> the president says he's willing to make some changes to the plan to get republicans on board, but he's threatening to push the bill through with only democratic support, if that's what it takes reporting in washington, alexandra limon. >> let's take a live look outside right now across the bay towards san francisco. there's the bay bridge, the east bay and parts of the north bay right there in the front. it's a nice quiet. >> sunday night that the man in the background moon rising is that the pink moon that we that the move. in the shot maybe. no, i don't think will last. low will maybe at the moon is rising like to but that's i'm alone. that was thanks a lot, guys. >> here tonight things are going good and when the will come out. already out. >> yeah. i'm sure it. so i don't the people it's not till the end of the month. the 26t

. >> is something they can trying to another time republicans like south dakota senator john thune say the infrastructure package is too expensive and they want to shift the focus to the situation at the border. i think, you know, restore funding to build the wall. the president says he's willing to make some changes to the plan to get republicans on board, but he's threatening to push the bill through with only democratic support, if that's what it takes. >> reporting in washington, alexandra limon. >> coming up next. at 9, we'll talk with an infectious disease expert about the possibility of meaning a covid-19 booster >> it's a moment that a lot of san francisco parents have been waiting for this time in less than 12 hours. some san francisco unified schools will be open for the first time in a long time. a long time is right for many students. this will be their first time inside a classroom. >> for more than a year. khan forcefully. the tells us what will be happening on monday morning. >> it's almost like the first day back. it's cool. for the past year. the only contact students

fascinating, president biden is meeting with some republican lawmakers today, senate minority with john thuneuld be a deal to be had, let's watch. >> i think when we ought to be looking at this in terms of his having, let's do an infrastructure bill, the president wants to do an infrastructure bill, the sort of big, bold, utopian europeans style socialism proposal they've laid out there is something they can try to do another time but if they are sincere about doing something for infrastructure i think there are republicans who would vote for it. >> harris: do you think that's true? >> yeah, i do, look. i think john doing is right, you don't want some big socialist utopian dream here, let's narrow it down to bread and butter infrastructure which i think could be done by, again, 650 billion is a decent, round number and that could be done without gigantic tax hikes that will damage the economy, you could have user fees, toll roads, bonding, public-private partnerships, traditional ways to finance real, what i would call real infrastructure without renaming it and without giving it the largest

in recent weeks trump has been critical of senate minority leader mitch mcconnell, but senator john thuneether to unite the republican party. >> it's part of the style and toam that comes -- tome that comes from the former president, but i think he and mitch mcconnell have a common goal and that is getting the majority back in 2022 and, in the end, hopefully that'll be the thing that unites us because if we want to defeat and succeed against the democrats and get the majority back, that's the best way to do it. >> all right. so, rachel, former president trump made it very clear that republicans are going to win congress, they're going to win the white house in 2024. so if that is to happen, what are republicans going to need to do? >> well, i think there was a lot of speculation about donald trump, about whether he was going to start a third party, go rogue or if he's just all about himself. it's very clear he's focused on helping the gop win back the house in two years, and that's a sign that he's not going to start a third party. and i think he's also trying to make sure, because he is

you even had someone like senator john thune who the president was dee rided and threatened to primary in 2022 only very gently scold the president for his language saying at the end of the day mitch mcconnell and trump share a goal in uniting the republican party. so i think we're going to continue to see just for how long president trump is able to really, you know, suck up all the oxygen in the room and -- and sow disunity. >> as long as he stayed focused on the last election and not the next one i think that actually might get a little bit harder for him. you mentioned john boehner, he is going to be on "morning joe" joining us tomorrow. jacquelyn, thank you very much for getting up early with us today. >>> and still ahead here, a history-making win at the masters. we're going to have all the highlights from augusta national. >>> plus with coronavirus cases on the rise in michigan, governor gretchen whitmer is pushing the white house for more vaccine but so far president biden isn't budging. we will talk to congresswoman debbie dingell coming up. to co debbie dingell coming up ♪ (a

republican senator john thune says he's priority is addressing the situation at the u.s. mexico border. i think, you know, restore funding to build the wall. the senate is scheduled to convene today at 3. the house is scheduled to return tomorrow in washington. i'm anna wiernicki. back to you. >> airlines. they are preparing to bring back a lot of their workers because why customers coming back. southwest airlines is bringing back more than 2700 flight attendants and pilots who are fertile furloughed in order to keep up with the summer schedule. they want to bring them back because demand is up and that's expected to continue over the next several months. the workers have been on a voluntary furlough since last year because of the pandemic. they're expected back on the job on june first, a shawl. the outside shots like that. it looks like a movie in flying look, so exciting. they never say like at the airports lab in your bags. all the stuff that makes you >> looks great it, which has more to go. 52 right coming up on the ground for morning everything's going. why, by the

republican senator john thune says he's priority is addressing the situation at the u.s. mexico border. i think, you know, restore funding to build a wall. the senate is scheduled to convene today at 3 in the house is scheduled to gavel in at noon live in washington. i'm anna wiernicki. back to you. >> all right. thanks a lot. >> still ahead on the kron 4 morning news video showing a police officer pepper spraying a black national guardsmen in virginia. what happened to that officer will tell you that officer will tell you right after the break. i'm morgan, and there's more to me than hiv. more love,... more adventure,... more community. but with my hiv treatment,... there's not more medicines in my pill. i talked to my doctor... and switched to... fewer medicines with dovato. prescription dovato is for some adults who are starting hiv-1 treatment or replacing their current hiv-1 regimen. with... just 2 medicines... in 1 pill,... dovato is as effective as a 3-drug regimen... to help you reach and stay undetectable. research shows people who take hiv treatment as prescribe

senators like john thune, who are caught between that loyalty to mcconnell and loyalty to trump, it's a tricky need frl him to thread. he's not even announced if he's going to run. chuck grassley has not announced. any republican who wants to run in 2024 is going to have to deal with throngs of trump supporters who replay loyal to him, according to poll after poll, overwhelmingly support trump to be on the ballot again and want thime be the nominee again. it's not clear he'll run again in 2024 for president, but he'll either do that or try to play a king maker role in the party. he started off the few months of the biden presidency quiet, but he's dialing it up more lately with more political statements. >> so juanita, philip, sahill, they both laid out what republicans are up against, what the equation is for them, this event at mar-a-lago was a big donor event. instead of talking about how to win back the white house and congress, jow the former president focusing on his grievances, on retribution. one attendee told politico the speech was, quote, horrible, long, and dower. it didn'

can't quite figure out how to attack the president who is well liked and his policies are popular john thune republican said, "i don't think sometimes our messaging is as sharp as it should be because a lot of the things they're doing are things are popular. when you're spending money you're popular." he added that biden, "his tone is moderate, and he's an affable person. he's a likable individual and a lot of us know him, have relationships with him and it's probably harder to attack someone who is relatable and likable.” relatable, likable and doing popular things what is he some kind of sorcerer? how does he do it? they're watching biden like a bunch of prehistoric apes watch a man make the first stone tools. “well, this isn't going to be fair now.” remember, republicans have only won the presidential popular vote once in the last 32 years they're used to being unpopular and just having the edge because of our unfair electoral system they're genuinely befuddled by a president who's likable doing popular stuff even if it is obvious to the rest us republicans are so desperate to criticize b

perspective might want to know you know how many 84-year-old women die of hip raptures what are senator thune underlying heart disease because again from a data collection standpoint does that provide useful public health information that can be used in the future to try and prevent these deaths. so that's how i would view this. it's very long-winded. >> no, and dr. thomas. in understanding this further other contributing conditions are conditions that may have contributed but were not the direct cause? >> exactly. >> did you consider these other contributing conditions in your assessment of the cause and mechanism of death of george floyd? >> yes. >> how did you consider them first of all? >> well i wanted to look at each one and asked the question is this the cause of death? is arterial sclerotic heart disease the cause of death? we have narrowing of his coronary arteries and in many cases that is the cause of someone's death so i looked at that but again it comes down to what was the history of the terminal event and does this look like the type of death we see and i'm not a clinician so i

republican senator john thune says he's priority is addressing the situation at the u.s.exico border. i think, you know, restore funding to build a wall. >> the senate is scheduled to convene today at 3 and the house is scheduled to return back here in the capital tomorrow live in washington. i'm anna wiernicki back to you. ok. very good. thank you so much. and for that report. time now is 5.22, and prince philip is going to be laid to rest later this week. the funeral for queen elizabeth's husband will take place on saturday. >> and only 30 people are allowed to attend. >> no lifting of the sanctions are the rules just because the royals, those of the coronavirus rules in the uk right now. this is video you're seeing here of the memorials that have popped up outside of windsor castle for prince philip. the queen's son, prince andrew says that philips death has left a huge void in the queen's life. the 2 had been married since 1947. >> coming up after the break. steph curry is on the verge of making history. we will tell you about the huge milestone. he's expected to reac

thune: mr. president. the presiding officer: the republican whip. mr. thune: mr. president, i i ask unanimous consent to be able to complete my remarks before the vote. mr. president, it's another day and another manufacturing crisis. yesterday i came down to the floor to talk about the supposed crisis of confidence in the supreme court that requires us to immediately add four additional democrat-chosen justices. today i want to talk about another manufactured crisis, and that is the supposed election crisis that requires us to pass h.r. 1, a democrat piece of legislation designed to increase democrats' chances of maintaining their current tenuous hold on power. h.r. 1 is not new legislation, mr. president. democrats introduced a nearly identical of this bill in the last congress as well. back then we were told that we needed this bill to address profound electoral problems in our democracy. in other words, democrats didn't like the results of the 2016 elections. then, of course, last year we had an election with record voter turnout, highest voter turnout since 1

. >> senator thune. >> thank you chairman. mr. coffin, following the enactment of the curates act in december of 2019, the ftc have sent a drop in complaints, could you elaborate on some of the sec's recent robocalls enforcement actions? >> sure, we are engaging in the federal communications -- with the sec and doj on a number of robocalls issues, we've got several cases in mitigation and we have a lot of cases in the pipeline but will be challenging more that robocall conduct. so it's an area we are very actively involved in. >> could you speak to the ftc's efforts on engaging on that issue with initiating initiatives like rubble calls trace and whether this partnership has been successful and identifying the robocallers? >> absolutely, it's been a very successful partnership, it's been a robust -- and helpful information to allow us to build successful law enforcement actions. highly successful. >> good. just as prior to -- the ftc's authority to seek equitable relief cited the safest data act, which is comprehensive progressive

what is infrastructure, how do you pay for it and the number two republican in the senate john thune news you sunday. >> bill: thank you, chris. >> dana: public safety at risk in portland where there is unprecedented gun violence after cuts to the police force. the city is trying to fight crime in an unusual way by hiring park rangers instead of police officers. dan springer is live with the details. how will this work? >> the city of portland is taking a different approach to a month's long violent crime wave. instead of supporting law enforcement they give millions of dollars to community groups and hiring park rangers, unarmed. shootings and homicides have been at historic highs since last june. at the same time the city defunded the police department and took 84 officers office the streets. since july an unprecedented 115 officers have quit the department dropping the police force by about 20% the last year and a hiring freeze in place. so far this year there has been 25 murders, 288 shooting incidents and 92 gunfire injuries. mayor ted wheeler wanted $2 million for the police bu

government, big tax, big spending overtone, a lot of comments from the romney's and the manchins and the thunesthink the quote out of "politico" this morning is that the president is trying to force a rhinoceros through a garden hose given the political limitations in congress right now. >> i think it is a very good speech, i don't want to say sock the rich, that's not right but if you want to make it so the middle class are not taxed but this one i don't think you can get through the senate and it is pretty radical to spend 6 trillion, and not get anywhere near that package. the richest aren't that rich there's just not that many of them but at the same time, i recognize that when you start with an opening offer like this, you're going to end up with something that is very different from what we currently have. look, i think that people who make over a million, if they voted for him, i guess that's what they, i don't know if they expected it. >> they better be ready. >> they better be ready. if you make more than a million, you're not going to keep, you'll keep 40% of it if you're in the wrong

next in the queue, senator thune asked if we wait, , it would be senator carper on the web. [inaudible] >> excuse me. in person, and then he will be followed by senator portman. i didn't see you, , senator carr nicu our next. >> good morning, mr. chairman. did you see you all. >> good morning. >> commissioner, last time you will be forced i think your wife was with us. she's a native of south vietnam, place where i served in southeast asia in the vietnam war. however we say thanks for sharing with us especially during trying times. >> just better to major. repress. >> the navy salutes the army. >> thank you so. >> we've been talking, colleagues, about the need at the irs for resources that include people, click technology, include money. we have heard several colleagues who said for every dollar that we provide additional resources to the irs, the payback to the treasure something like seven bucks. when i was elected to the house of representatives 1 million years ago i think chuck rousey just been elected to the u.s. senate, and i think senator wyden and i served together f

k-12, internship, all of it and like senator thune, i am particularly interested in the score, the joint federal space program designed to allow our states like nevada to participate in the space and aeronautics. during the meeting last week, earlier today i was pleased to hear your continued support of that program and others. so senator nelson, what other investments should we be considering to ensure that today's schoolchildren, those in the third grade today that we inspire them and to reach for the stars i guess if you will. we want to be sure they are well equipped, so how do you think we can best do that? >> indeed, we can inspire this generation of students in ways that they might not otherwise get inspired through the space program. we have seen this in the past. we saw that happen after the apollo program to the moon we saw for an entire generation kids were turned on to science and technology and engineering and mathematics. so the president's budget as recommended to the congress is having a significant increase. to get these grants out to the universities that's going to be

k-12, internship, all of it and like senator thune, i am particularly interested in the score, the joint federal space program designed to allow our states like nevada to participate in the space and aeronautics. during the meeting last week, earlier today i was pleased to hear your continued support of that program and others. so senator nelson, what other investments should we be considering to ensure that today's schoolchildren, those in the third grade today that we inspire them and to reach for the stars i guess if you will. we want to be sure they are well equipped, so how do you think we can best do that? >> indeed, we can inspire this generation of students in ways that they might not otherwise get inspired through the space program. we have seen this in the past. we saw that happen after the apollo program to the moon we saw for an entire generation kids were turned on to science and technology and engineering and mathematics. so the president's budget as recommended to the congress is having a significant increase. to get these grants out to the universities that's going to be

senator thune mentioned we are reintroducing the bipartisan filter bubble transparency act to force big tech to disclose if their secret algorithms are manipulating customers. youtube has a history of exploiting children and profit off of their viewing history. isn't it true that youtube has illegally collected data on kids under age 13 in violation of copa and marketed that data to companies. ms veitch: thank you for the question. i'm familiar with the act that you are referring to. that was a novel interpretation, we worked directly with the ftc to reach an agreement for how we treat made for kids content on youtube main. sen. blackburn: ok. yes, you reached a settlement in 2019 and you are find a record of $170 million. do you recall that? ms veitch: yes ma'am. sen. blackburn: the ftc order does not require you to police the channels that designate their content. however, commissionable -- the commissioner said that youtube should have to take the extra step of creating an algorithmic to better police youtube content for kids. i know your engineers are capable of designating and desi

next in the queue senator thune and then senator carper on the web. excuse me in person and he will be followed i senator porter and senator carper. >> commissioner the last time you were here think your wife was with us and she's a native of south vietnam. thank you finding -- or finding the time for your colleagues. [inaudible] we've been talking with colleagues about the need of irs resources that include people and include technology and we have heard several colleagues say for every dollar of financial resources we apply to the irs of the paybacks is something like seven bucks. when i was elected chuck grassley had just been elected to the u.s. senate and senator wyden and i served many years in the house and the federal deficit was in terms of tens of billions of dollars a year. today it's in terms of a trillion dollars a year. when you tell us and you have and the president has said this so well for every dollar of resources we provide to the irs we get an extra six or seven bucks of revenue. the thing we lose track of is in addition to providi

next in the queue, senator thune asked if we wait, with the senator carper on the web. [inaudible] >> excuse me. in person. and then he will be followed by senator portman. i didn't see you, senator carper. you are next. >> good morning, mr. chairman. the ranking member and my colleagues who deceive you. commissioner, last time you were forced, i think you're -- before us i think your wife was with us. she's a native of south vietnam, told her we say thanks for sharing you with us. especially during trying times. colleagues, an army doctor think is on his way to fort benning. >> just promoted to major. we are very proud. >> tell him we say navy salutes the army. >> thank you, sir. >> we been talking colleagues about the need at the irs for resources. they include people, technology, money. we've heard several of my colleagues have said for every dollar we provide in additional resources to the irs, a payback to the treasury is something like seven dollars. when i was elected to the house of representatives and building years ago i think chuck grassley had just been elec

senator john thune expects 60 senators will attend, 30 from each party. prior to his remarks, white house press secretary jen psaki says the president will meet with staffers who were inside the capitol during the january 6th attack. the white house says he will take his message on the road beginning tomorrow with a trip to georgia. friday the president will visit philadelphia where he will also mark the 50th anniversary of amtrak. willie? >> of course he will. he'll also tonight in the address will formally announce his american families plan that expands healthcare, child care and education assistance. the president reportedly will ask congress to pay for the entirety of the $1.8 trillion in new spending by increases taxes on the wealthy doubling the capital gains rate. the administration plans to use revenue from some of the corporate tax increases he announced last month. so, rev, $1.8 trillion, this is a new package in addition to the $1.9 trillion we had for the covid relief, 2.25 trillion proposed for infrastructure, 1.8 trillion here. this is real

thune: mr. president? the presiding officer: the republican whip is recognized. mr. thune: mr. president, is the senate in a quorum call? the presiding officer: we are. mr. thune: i would ask unanimous consent the quorum call be lifted. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. thune: owe e. the presiding officer: morning business is closed. under the previous order, the senate will proceed to executive session and resume consideration of the following nomination which the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination, executive office of the president, jason scott miller of maryland to be deputy director for management, office of management and budget. the presiding officer: the republican whip is recognized. mr. thune: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, a few weeks ago president biden introduced an infrastructure plan or at least that's what democrats are calling it. in fact, a substantial portion of this bill goes to democrat priorities that have nothing to do with infrastructure. from support, for big labor to a new civilian climate corps to advance environmental justi

thune: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from south dakota. mr. thune: is the senate in a quorum call? the presiding officer: we are. mr. thune: i would ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be lifted. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. thune: mr. president, on good friday, another capitol police officer lost his life qendzing -- defending this building and all those in it. officer billy evans was killed when an individual rammed officer evans at the barricade he was manning. another capital police officer, officer ken shaver was injured in the attack. mr. president, we talk about how police officers leave their homes each day not knowing what they will face. good friday's attack was a reminder of how true that s. we can only be thankful that despite the ever present risk that they will not make it back to their homes, men and women like officer evans and officer shaver still choose to serve. to put themselves on the front lines facing evil and danger so that the

thune: today we are wrapping up consideration of the covid-19 hate crimes act. next week, the majority leader has indicated the senate will take up the drinking water and waste water infrastructure act of 2021. these are both bipartisan pieces of legislation. the covid-19 hate crimes act was an initially partisan bill that has now been improved by input from republicans and i expect will receive strong bipartisan support on final passage. the drinking water and waste water infrastructure act has been 100% bipartisan from the very beginning. senators duckworth and capito developed this legislation along with democrat senators carper and cardin and republican senators lummis and cramer. the legislation went through regular committee consideration, was reported out of the environment and public works committee with the full senate with a unanimous vote. it's a model of how we should work here in the senate. mr. president, after a very partisan start to this congress, the democrats and the president steam rolling through a massive partisan covid bill packed with non