healing our world no we're not the ones caring for the sick in intensive care words today we the undersigned millionaires ask our government to raise taxes on people like us immediately substantially permanently now some of the billionaires who made out the best during the pandemic didn't even bother to sign this letter jeff bezos has seen a huge rise in his profits despite the fact that there is increasing allegations about unsafe conditions at amazon a lawsuit has even been filed alleging that the company's leave policy and its inadequate contact tracing of workers who've been infected has put us all at risk. the largest corporation the world has been profiting over the coffee 1000 crisis while living its work is unprotected and traces of getting sick and they've been dying amazon maintains that it does have adequate policies in place and jeff bezos has donated over $100000000.00 to food banks during the crisis however that represents only roughly point one percent of his estimated fortune another billionaire in line musk has just become wealthier than warren buffett now alon must from the

the clerk: cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of standing rules of the senate do hereby move to bring to a close debate on amendment number 2301 to calendar number 483, s. 4049, an original bill toking authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military be activities and so forth and for other purposes, signed by 17 senators as follows. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i send a cloture motion to the desk for the underlying bill. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the cloture motion. the clerk: cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate do hereby move to bring to a close debate on calendar number 483, s. 4049, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities of the department of defense, and so forth and for other purposes, signed by 17 senators as follows. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent the reading of the

years ago, mustapha, ataturk established turkey as a secular european western republic, and as undersignedturk on mosque the hagia sophia. since coming to power two decades ago, turkey's current president has done the opposite. he has flooded the country's government, public and has flooded the country's government, publicand erdogan is converting the building back into a mosque to underline his own revolution, a religious revolution in which erdogan has flooded the country with his brand of conservative islam. was the response been outside of turkey? we have heard from the orthodox church, for instance. not majorities, but around 44% support the move, about 37% oppose it, so there's really not a majority one way or the other, and i think that is probably a take away of this conversion. mr erdogan's popularity is slipping, turkey's economy is not doing well, he has been doing well and pulls mainly due to economic growth but turkey had a recession, which led to losses in elections, and the country re—entered recession because of covid, and he is therefore returning toissues covid, and he is

and unilateral action by undersigned make that aspect even more distant and difficult something that the vice president opposes one of those as president. so we will see what trump chooses to do. but ideally, obviously won't pursue it. and we will find ways to rebuild an environment in which it is possible for the parties to reengage in the direction of two states. walter: so i want to shift a bit towards it you are. maybe the easiest way to do that is to look at turkey car moment brain at a nato ally in the european country in some ways. but in middle eastern actor as well. were you see the relationship going. and what would biden administration be looking for and that pretty. antony: so this is very challenging place. turkey is a nato ally. geographical positions. by its interest. it is a vitally important country and winds up being in one way or another, critical to some issue conflict initiative player. we obviously want to find a way to have a more productive and positive relationship with turkey. but that requires the turkish government itself to want the same thing. we obvious

this next president never undersigned, was son john quincy. there no great building same for either of them. the race statutes for either of them. i think taking the statue stands out is the right thing to do. because most all of the statutes as you progress, but during the jim crow era. numerous done at the time of the civil war. they were done in the early part of the 20th century. network really saying that we who believe, and inequality of racial citizenship are professing we stand on this trip i would not have rename kaplan college. i certainly wouldn't take wilson's name off of buildings at princeton if it were my decision. i don't want us to start renaming our cities and towns. i'm more interested in giving more attention to people we have ignored. getting too worked up about too much attention to the wrong people. host: you've mentioned and you talked about the importance of history. and yet we are in a situation in this country where things are changing so fast. in this location of the job market for instance is incredible. there are

the clerk: cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of mark wesley menezes of virginia to be deputy secretary of energy signed by 17 senators as follows. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent the mandatory quorum call be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. rosen: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from nevada. ms. rosen: thank you. mr. president, this nation faces a moment of crisis. the coronavirus pandemic has taken a serious and devastating toll on our country. right now in every corner of america families are struggling to get by, and they're worried about what the future holds in store for them. americans are worried about where their next paycheck will come from. they're worried about whether or not they'll be able to keep their small business open. they're worried about how they'll be able to pay their mor

the clerk: cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate do hereby move to bring to a close debate on amendment number 2301 to calendar number 483, s. 4049, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities of the department of defense and so forth 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 amendment number 2301 offered by the senator from oklahoma to s. 4049, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities of the department of defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the department of energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year and for other purposes shall be brought to a close. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: vote: vote:

the clerk: cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22, do hereby bring to a close debate on the nomination of derek kan, of california, to be deputy director of the office of management and budget, signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by mandatory consent, the quorum call has been waived. the question is, is it the sense of the senate for derek kan, of california, to be deputy directorror of the office of management and budget shall shall brought to a close? vote: vote: vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: does any senator wish to change their vote? on this vote, the yeas are 76, the nays are 22. the motion is agreed to. ms. klobuchar: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from minnesota. ms. klobuchar: are we in a quorum call? the presiding officer: we are not. ms. klobuchar: mr. president, i rise today to address the impact that the coronavirus pandemic is having on rural america. we know that it affects every year of this country. we have seen in urban areas of our country, people who are in crowded housing, p

the clerk: cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of derek kan of california to be deputy director of the office of management and budget, signed by 17 senators as follows. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent the mandatory quorum call be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to legislative session for a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that s. 4187 be discharged from the committee on environment and public works and be be referred to the committee on commerce,science and transportation. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of calendar numb

we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of william scott hardy of pennsylvania to be a united states district judge for the western district of pennsylvania, signed by 17 senators as follows -- mr. mcconnell: i ask consent the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent the mandatory quorum call be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i thank my friend from connecticut. i yield the floor. mr. blumenthal: thank you, leader mcconnell. madam president, if i may resume. the presiding officer: the senator from connecticut. mr. blumenthal: these provisions for expanding our production of submarine and other military platforms must also focus on our supply base, on the workforce that keeps us safe, on men and women who comprise indeed the most talented workforce using and building unmatched military technology to keep our country secure. we should keep in mind the families of ou

the clerk: cloture motion: we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of david cleveland joseph of louisiana to be united states district judge for the western district of the louisiana, signed by 17 senators as follows -- mr. mcconnell: i ask the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: question is on the motion. all those in favor, say aye. those opposed, say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. mcconnell: i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 641. the presiding officer: question is on the motion. all those in favor, say aye. those opposed, say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: nomination, department of housing and urban development. dana at the wade of the district of columbia to be an assistant

the clerk: cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the streels do hereby move to bring to a close the debate on the nomination of marvin kaplan of kansas of the national labor relations board. 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 marvin kaplan of kansas to be a member of the national labor relations board shall be brought to a close. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change his vote? if not, the yeas are 52, the nays are 46. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: national labor relations board. marvin kaplan of kansas to be a member. the presiding officer: under the previous order, all postcloture time is expired. the question is on the nomination. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vo

the clerk: cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22, do hereby bring to a close debate on the nomination of david cleveland joseph, of louisiana, to be united states district judge for the western district of louisiana, 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 david cleveland joseph, of louisiana, to be united states district judge for the western district of louisiana shall be brought to a close? the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote? if not is the yeas are 55, the nays are 42. the motion is agreed to. the clerk clr report the -- report the motion to invoke cloture. the clerk: cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22, do hereby bring to a close debate on the nomination of dana t.