the clerk: we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of sean duffy of wisconsin to be secretary of transportation, 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 the debate on the nomination of sean duffy of wisconsin to be secretary of transportation 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. alsobrooks. ms. baldwin. mr. banks. mr. barrasso. the clerk: mr. bennet. mrs. blackburn. >> good morning everybody. welcome to the grand finale. we and davos on a high note and i am so excited and honored to be here. i'm hosted cnbc. we are going to have a conversation everybody has been waiting for. the global debate in the global outlook on the economy. obviously we have a tremendous line appear the minister for economy and planning. and saudi arabia, thank you. larry sealan

. >> the undersigned deb fisher and amy klobuchar, tellers on the part of the senate, and bryan steil and joseph morelle, tellers on the part of the house of representatives report the following as the result of the ascertainment and counting of the electoral vote pour president and vice president -- for president and vice president of the united states. for the term beginning on the 20th day of january, 2025. vice president harris: the state of the vote for the president of the united states as delivered to the president of the senate is as follows. the whole number of the electors appointed to vote for president of the united states is 538. within that whole number, the majority is 270. the votes for president of the united states are as follows. donald j. trump of the state of florida has received 312 votes. kamala d. harris -- kamala d. harris of the state of california has received 226 votes. the whole number of electors appointed to vote for vice president of the united states is 538. within that whole number, a majority is 270. the votes for vice president of the united states

vice president, the undersigned crist officer j. dodd and mitch mcconnell, tellers on the part of the united states senate, william m. thomas and chaka if a day, tellers -- fattah, report the following as the as a result of the ascertainment and counting of the electoral vote for president and vice president of the united states with a term beginning on the 20th day of january, 2001. >> the state of the vote for president of the united states as delivered to the president of the senate is as follows. the whole number of the electricker toes pointed -- appointed to vote for the president of the united states is 538. of which a majority is 270. george w. bush of the state of texas has received for president of the united states 271 votes. al gore of the state of tennessee has received 266 votes. the state of the vote for vice president of the united states as delivered to the president of the senate is as follows. the whole number of the electors appointed to vote for vice president. united states is 538 of which a majority is 270. di

vice president, the undersigned crist officer j. on the part of the united states senate, william m. thomas and chaka if a day, tellers -- fattah, report the following as the as a result of the ascertainment and counting of the electoral vote for president and vice president of the united states with a term beginning on the 20th day of january, 2001. >> the state of the vote for president of the united states as delivered to the president of the senate is as follows. the whole number of the electricker toes pointed -- appointed to vote for the president of the united states is 538. of which a majority is 270. george w. bush of the state of texas has received for president of the united states 271 votes. al gore of the state of tennessee has received 266 votes. the state of the vote for vice president of the united states as delivered to the president of the senate is as follows. the whole number of the electors appointed to vote for vice president. united states is 538 of which a majority is 270. dick cheney of the state of yiem wyo

the clerk: cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of christopher wright, of colorado, to be secretary of energy, 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 christopher wright, of colorado, to be secretary of energy 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. alsobrooks. ms. baldwin. mr. banks. mr. barrasso. mr. bennet. mrs. blackburn. mr. blumenthal. ms. blunt rochester. mr. booker. mr. boozman. thank you for joining us at. my name is jennifer i am that chairwoman of the national transportation safety board. the national transportation safety board is an independent federal agency that's charged by congress with investigating every civil aviation series accident serious incident in the united states and signific

. >> the undersigned deb fisher and amy klobuchar, tellers on the part of the senate and brian steel and joseph moellie, tellers on the part of the house of representatives report the following as to the ascertainment and counting of the electoral vote for president and vice president of the united states. for the term beginning on the 20th day of january, 2025. >> the state of the vote for the president of the united states as delivered to the president of the senate is as follows. the whole number of the electors appointed to vote for president of the united states is 538. within that whole number, the majority is 270. the votes for president of the united states are as follows, donald j. trump of the state of florida has received 312 votes. [ applause ] o florida has received 312 votes [ applause ] >> kamala d. harris of the state of california has received 226 votes. [ applause ] >> the whole number of electors appointed to vote for vice president of the united states is 538. within that whole number a majority is 270. the votes for vice president of the united states are as foll

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 sean duffy, of wisconsin, to be secretary of transp transportation. signed by 17 senators as follows. mr. thune: mr. president, i ask consent the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. thune: i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all those in favor say aye. all opposed no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. thune: mr. president, i move to proceed to calendar number 3, h.r. 23. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: motion to proceed to calendar number 3, h.r. 23, an act to impose sanctions with respect to the international criminal court engaged in any effort to investigate, arrest, detain or prosecute any protected person of the united states and its allies. mr. thune: mr. president, i send a cloture motion to the desk for the mot

. >> the undersigned deb fischer and amy klobuchar, tellers on the part of the senate and brian steel joseph marelli, tellers on the part of the house of representatives report the following as the result of ascertainment and counting of the electoral vote for president and vice president of the united states for the term beginning on the 20th day of january, 2025. >> vice president harris: as delivered to the president of the senate is as follows. the whole number of the electrodes appointed to vote for president of the united states is 538. within that whole number, the majority is 270. the votes for president of the united states are as follows. donald j. trump of the state of florida has received 312 votes. [applause] [gavel] kamala d. harris of the state of california has received 226 votes. [applause] [gavel] the whole number of electors appointed to vote for vice president of the united states is 538. within that whole number, the majority is 270. the votes for vice president of the united states are as fol follows. j.d. vance of the state of ohio has received 312 votes [applau

vice president, the undersigned crist officer j. dodd and mitch mcconnell, tellers on the part of the united states senate, william m. thomas and chaka if a day, tellers -- fattah, report the following as the as a result of the ascertainment and counting of the electoral vote for president and vice president of the united states with a term beginning on the 20th day of january, 2001. >> the state of the vote for president of the united states as delivered to the president of the senate is as follows. the whole number of the electricker toes pointed -- appointed to vote for the president of the united states is 538. of which a majority is 270. george w. bush of the state of texas has received for president of the united states 271 votes. al gore of the state of tennessee has received 266 votes. the state of the vote for vice president of the united states as delivered to the president of the senate is as follows. the whole number of the electors appointed to vote for vice president. united states is 538 of which a majority is 270. di

the clerk: cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators in accordance with the provisions of rule 22of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of john ratcliffe of texas to be director of the central intelligence agency signed by 17 senators as follows. mr. thune: i ask, mr. president, that -- unanimous consent that the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. thune: mr. president, i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote: the clerk: ms. alsobrooks. ms. baldwin. mr. banks. mr. barrasso. the clerk: mr. bennet. mrs. blackburn. mr. blumenthal. ms. blunt rochester. mr. booker. mr. boozman. [applause] [applause] [chanting] usa, usa, usa, usa. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] and good morning. the hearing will come to order. the committee on armed services has convened this hearing to consider the

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. >> voting on kristi noem. as the department of homeland security secretary. she is voting. they're. my panel is here with me of my white house insiders. we are now getting mitch mcconnell's statement on why he was a no. obviously, that's a very significant no vote. it is largely symbolic because it didn't ultimately tank pete hegseth nomination here. that's why jd vance is sitting in that chair. but in here, he says, as shermichael was just defending, that this is a change agent. he says mere desire to be a change agent is not enough to fill these shoes, and no dust on boots fails even to distinguish this nominee from multiple predecessors of the last decade. nor does a precondition for the success secretaries with distinguished combat experience at a time in the trenches have also failed at this job. he said that pete hegseth has failed as yet to demonstrate that he will pass this test. but as he assumes the office,

the clerk: 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 1, s. 5, a bill to require the secretary of homeland security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the united states with theft and for other purposes, signed by 1 senators. -- 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 s. 5, a bill to require the secretary of homeland security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the united states with theft 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: the clerk: ms. alsobrooks. ms. baldwin. mr. banks. mr. barrasso. mr. bennet. mrs. blackburn. mr. blumenthal. ms. blunt rochester. mr. booker. mr. boozman. mrs. britt. mr. budd. ms. cantwell. mrs. capito. mr. cassidy. ms. collins. mr. coons. mr. cornyn. ms. cortez masto. mr. cotto

the clerk: cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators in accordance with the provisions of rule 22ames be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. thune: i ask consent that the mandatory quorum call be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. thune: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 11:00 a.m. on tuesday, january 21, that following the prayer and pledge, the journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hours be deemed ex-provided. the time for the two leaders and morning business be closed. further, upon the conclusion of morning business, the senate resume consideration of the motion to proceed to calendar number 4, s. 6. finally, the senate recess from 12:15 to 2:15 to allow for the weekly conference meetings. 12:30. sorry. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. thune: mr. president, if there is no further business to come before the senate, i ask that it s

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 1, s. 5, a bill to require the secretary of homeland security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the united states with theft and for other purposes signed by 17 senators as follows. mr. thune: madam president, i ask consent the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. thune: madam president, i ask consent that the mandatory quorum call be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. so ordered. mr. thune: madam president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. thune: madam president, i understand that there is a bill at the desk and i ask for its first reading. the presiding officer: the clerk will read the title of the bill for the first time. the clerk: s. 6, a bill to amend tit

. >> the undersigned deb fischer and abee klobuchar, tellers on the part of the senate, and brian steeloseph morelli, tellers on the part of the house of representatives report the following as the result of the ascertainment and counting of the electoral vote for president and vice president of the united states. for the term beginning on the 20th day of january, 2025. >> the state of the vote for the president of the united states as delivered to the president of the senate is as follows. the whole number of the electors appointed to vote for president of the united states is 538. within that whole number, the majority is 270. the votes for president of the united states are as follows. donald j. trump of the state of florida has received 312 votes. kamala d. harris -- [ cheers and applause ] kamala d. harris of the state of california has received 226 votes. the whole number of electors appointed to vote for vice president of the united states is 538. within that whole number, a majority is 270. the votes for vice president of the united states are as follows. jd vance of the state o

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 motion to proceed to calendar number 1, s. 5, a bill to require the the secretary of h honduras to take into custody aliens who have been charged. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent the mandatory quorum has been waived. the question is the motion to proceed to s. 520 require -- s. 50 require the secretary of homeland security to take into custody it illegal aliens. the clerk will call the roll. the clerk: ms. alsobrooks. ms. baldwin. mr. barrasso. mr. bennet. mrs. blackburn. mr. blumenthal. ms. blunt rochester. mr. booker. mr. boozman. mrs. britt. the clerk: mr. budd mr. budd. ms. cantwell. mrs. capito. mr. cassidy. ms. collins. mr. coons. mr. cornyn. ms. cortez masto. mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. the clerk: mr. cruz. mr. curtis mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mr. gallego. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan.

the clerk: the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rulesf the senate, do hereby bring to a close debate on debate on the nomination of kristi noem, of south dakota, to be secretary of homeland security. the vice president: by unanimous consent, the mandatory worker has been waived -- the mandatory quorum call has been waived. is it the sense of the senate that the debate on kristi noem of south dakota, to be secretary of homeland security, 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. alsobrooks. >> governor known you are now recognized for your opening statement. >> good morning german policymaking member peters and the distinguished members of this committee i'm honored to appear before all of you today as a nominee for the secretary of homeland security i want to thank president-elect donaldjtrump for his confidence in his leadership and the people of south dakota for the fantastic support throughout my time in public service. i would also like to express m

the clerk: cloture the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby bring to a close debate on the nomination of douglas burgum of north dakota to be secretary of the interior. 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 douglas burgum, of north dakota, to be secretary of the interior, shall be brought to a close? the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rules. the clerk will call the roll. vote: the clerk: ms. alsobrooks. ms. baldwin. mr. banks. mr. barrasso. the clerk: mr. bennet. the clerk: about a love for the outdoors. every job i had required showering at the end of the day, not the beginning of the day and worked my way through undergrad which i loved because you could move up fast and stay in the black perfect career. had an opportunity nose working in chicago and i saw my first apple computer and that was the moment i said i need to get into the software business. i got the software starte

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 peter hegseth of tennessee to be secretary of defense, signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: pursuant to rule 22, the chair now directs the clerk to call the roll to ascertain the presence of a quorum. the clerk: the clerk: ms. alsobrooks. ms. baldwin. mr. banks. mr. barrasso. mr. bennet. mrs. blackburn. mr. blumenthal. ms. blunt rochester. mr. booker. mr. boozman. mrs. britt. mr. budd. ms. cantwell. mrs. capito. mr. cassidy. ms. collins. mr. coons. mr. cornyn. ms. cortez masto. mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. curtis. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mr. gallego. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mr. husted. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. justice. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. kim. the presiding officer: m

the clerk: cloture the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby bring to a close debate on the motion to proceed to calendar number 1, s. 5, a bill to require the secretary of homeland security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the united states with theft and for other purposes, signed by 17 senators, as follows. mr. thune: mr. president, i ask that the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. thune: mr. president, i ask consent that the mandatory quorum call be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. thune: mr. president, i understand there is a bill at the desk due for a second reading. the presiding officer: the leader is correct. the clerk will read the title of the bill for the second time. the clerk: s. 9, a bill to provide that for purposes of determining compliance of title 9 of the education amendment, sex shall be recognized by a person's genetics at birth. mr. thune: in order to place the bill on the calendar, i object to further procee

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 motion to proceed to calendar number 3, h.r. 23, an act to impose sanctions with respect to the international criminal court, 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 the motion to proceed to h.r. 23, an act to impose sanctions with respect to the international criminal court engaged in any effort to investigate, arrest, detain or prosecute any the protected person of the united states and its allies, 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. alsobrooks. ms. baldwin. mr. banks. mr. barrasso. mr. bennet. the clerk: mrs. blackburn. mr. blumenthal. ms. blunt rochester. the clerk: mr. booker. mr. boozman. mrs. britt. mr. budd. ms. cantwell. mrs. capito. mr. cassidy. ms. collin

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 motion to proceed to calendar number 4, s. 6, a bill to amend title 18, united states code, to prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion. 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 motion to proceed to senate 6 bill to amend the title 18, united states code, to prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion shall be brought to a close. the yeahs and nay -- yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: the clerk: ms. alsobrooks. ms. baldwin. mr. banks. mr. barrasso. mr. bennet. mrs. blackburn. mr. blumenthal. >> good morning, everybody. w