the clerk: nomination, department of state, bathsheba crocker, of the district of columbia to be representative of the united states of america to the office of the united nations and other international organizations in geneva. mr. schumer: i send a cloture motion to the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk -- 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 bring to a close debate on the nomination of calendar number 442, bathsheba crocker, to be representative of the united states of america to the office of the united nations and other international organizations in geneva signed by 17 senators as follows. schumer i ask unanimous consent that the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion to proceed. all those in favor say aye. all opposed, say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. mr. schumer: move to pr

united states army, signed joseph r biden, the president of the united states. will the celiz family please accompany the president? attention, orders. the president of the united states of americathorized by act of congress march 3, 1863, has posthumously awarded medal of honor to sergeant first class christopher celiz, united states army, for gallantry above and beyond the call of duty. this was while engaged with the enemy in afghanistan, but as a special forces unit comprised of partner forces in the 75th ranger regiment, he led an operation to clear an area of enemy forces and disrupt future attacks against the government of afghanistan and allied forces. shortly after his team reached the final objective, a large enemy force attack placed effective fire on him and his team, preventing them from moving to counterattack. realizing the danger the attack posed to his team and the operation, he voluntarily exposed himself to intense enemy machine gun and small arms fire to retrieve and deploy a heavy weapons system, allowing usn partner forces to regain initiative, move to a secure location, and begin treatment of a critically wounded partner force member. as medical evacuation

you see, in the united states of america, united states of america, all 50 states with 50 different constitutions, with 50 different armies, and so on and so on. so when i am a, i'm a federalist. that's true. but federalist full. meet means that everything, what you can do in the local level, you know, the local, what you can better do in the national level, what you do better on the national level, but where there is an added value on the european level that you have to do on utopia level and is the only way for the europeans to defend our interests, all values on in the new world order that is emerging today is emerging that exist already today. that will be a tie where it will be dis, shenice will, will be decides on our standards, what will be decide on our way of life. and the only way to counter that is to organize a federal democratic in diversity european continent. the european union gave a house that has been good to have your own comfort zone. thank you very much. ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah. with small acts can inspire big changes, meet the people making it

the interesting thing, about the united states of america. and the appointed people in europe that can have this conversation. this is a worldwide situation. rld in>> speaking of worldwide,a leads the world in manufacturing. so, what can the united states or what does the united states need to do to be more competitive, globally? is it all those things you were talking about. the pieces that you haven't mentioned yet? >> not to sound critical of my predecessors in the past, but we should have never gotten out of the industry. we should have stayed in the industry. we will see it in the solar panel space alone. a couple of companies in the u.s. that builds solar panels, they are so dependent on china for solar panels. even though we want to lead the world when it comes to clean energy and changing our economy, moving forward. changing our sources of power. we got out of that industry. that's what will take us a bit of time. and the plan for increasing manufacturing and buying american and building american. this will take a bit of time. but we

continually raised his hand, mangled as it was, to support and defend the constitution of the united states of america enemies, foreign and domestic. he served the army. he served the state of kansas. he served his political party. but above all, he served his country, and he served his fellow american. bob dole always, always put his country first. he was a great example of a selfless servant of this republic for which we stand. and we are all better off of the service of senator bob dole. a member of the greatest generation, a statesman, a hero in every sense of the word, and may god bless him. may god bless senator elizabeth dole. may god bless his entire family, robin and the extended family. and may god bless the united states of america. [applause] [playing "taps"] ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, we ask that you please remain in place until our special guests have departed. once again, ladies and gentlemen, we ask that you please remain in place until our special guests have departed. thank you. ♪ ["god bless america" playing] d view of government, sponsored by these telecommute occasions companies.

of the united states. to uphold the full faith and credit of the united states of america. with that, madam speaker, i yield back the balance of my time and urge an aye vote on this. i again thank mr. beyer for his leadership on this issue and mre committee as well. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the distinguished speaker of the house yields back. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. brady: thank you. i'm prepared to close at this time. madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may use. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized for such time as he may consume. mr. brady: thank you, madam speaker. just a reminder. 2018, democratic leader, nancy pelosi, leader hoyer, whip clyburn, 116 other democrats voted to default on america's debt. to shut down our government at the same time. and refused to devastate families across america, including in texas. as they said, republicans controlled the house, the senate and the white house, the responsibility to govern rests squarely on their shoulders. another reminder, the american public. our democra

this is the united states of america. our citizens are badly, badly hurt, and they are scared to death, in terms of the folks where they can't figure where they are. as my son, my daughter, my husband, my wife, my mom, my dad? it's devastating. >> -- president biden: the answer is yes, if the states conclude they need it. the national guard has been called. but whatever it's needed. it's within the authority of the president of the united states and the federal government to provide that help, and we will provide whatever is needed. i think we have demonstrated that every major national disaster we have been there early, often, and stayed until we got it finished. that's what we will do here. i think, what i've found is that i visited these disaster areas and other circumstances where there was hurricane louisiana or a gigantic flooding in the northeast, or wildfires in the west is, the real anxiety right now is all those poor people who are wondering where is my loved one. where are they? are they going to be ok? i don't

jersey, and again, products being built here in the united states, a lot of it will be shipped overseas but it will be created in the icings of america. as we shift our economy to a green economy and alternative power sources, building these types of equipment and materials in the united states of america is what is important. buy america, build america and the supply chain go hand-in-hand . the president is setting goals. it will not happen overnight. over the course of next several years we want to be more dependent on products made here in america, and we have to look at industries and that of a strength -- and how do we strengthen those industries. we cannot snap our fingers and say here we go. the president is committed to put together attacks worse, as a plan to move forward here. >> we need to demystify some things. i will point out some key things you used. you used solar, wind turbine, use the words -- word shift, shifting in the workforce or labor force. demystify it for people who might be focused on the manufacturing sector who have been manufacturing and producing one sort of thing and now see that everything is changing

state we are also not alone. president biden and the federal government have offered more aid and acted faster than we have ever seen in the history of the united states of america. i received three personal calls from the president on day one. first, when he could get through, and then at the end of the day saying what else do you need? we got an immediate disaster declaration, which does not happen, and i think on the same day, not even a full day later a major disaster declaration, and you know what? starting yesterday there were people here in fema assurance walking house to house to start processing people's claims to get them back on their feet. we have gone from looking for our dead to starting to haul away the death and destruction around us, and steps to start rebuilding have already begun. i cannot think the president enough, and i know our federal delegation feels the same way. but they have been hugely supportive. thank you congressman, -- cohmer for being strong. you have been a wonderful partner. i hope the people of kentucky know that i care deeply about them, and the president does too. he is here in dawson springs kentucky -- springs, kentucky b

or how about the united states of america every year across the country, hundreds of books are literally pulled off the shelves of public libraries are banned by school districts. the american library association, which is a nonprofit created by library and more than a 100 years ago, track 273 books that were banned or restricted in 2020 alone. even during the pandemic, when most schools and libraries were closed, the efforts to censor books never stopped. in the past, banned books usually dealt with church accusations of blasphemy or overtly sexual content. but what's telling them at the most recent wave, a book banning is the focus on authors who are sharing stories of black or indigenous for other people of color and gender identity. so what this book censorship across united states tell us about the freedom of thought and freedom of speech in today's america. today we're talking to deborah coldwell stone, director of the american library associations office for intellectual freedom, where she works on issues of censorship, ad libraries, and goldberg bashi, founder of children's media

. >> president of the united states of america words the presidential medal of freedom to bob dole. from the battlefield to the halls of congress, bob dole has served his country with courage, dedication and grace. overcoming his own adversity, heroes to become a champion for the disabled, america's farmers and preserving social security promoting fiscal responsibility and for strengthening our global leadership for freedom, peace and prosperity. we brought common sense and uncommon skill and a went to the senate for he was a longest-serving republican leader in history. soldier, statesman and patriot, bob dole has created a record of achievement to stand forever as a tribute to the strengths and values that made america great. [applause] [applause] >> thank you very much. i robert j dole. [laughter] [applause] do solemnly swear. [laughter] sorry. wrong speech. [laughter] but i had a dream. [laughter] that i would be here this week receiving something from the president. but i thought it would be the front door key. [laughter] mr. president and mrs. clinton and mr. vice president an

united states army. signed, joseph r. biden, the president of the united states. >> will the celiz family please accompany the president. attention to orders. the president of the united states of america, authorized by act of congress, march 3rd, 1863, has posthumously awarded the medal of honor to sergeant first class christopher a. celiz, united states army, for conspicuous gallantry at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. sergeant first class christopher a. celiz distinguished himself while engaged with the enemy in afghanistan on july 12th, 2018. as the leader of a special purpose unit comprised of partner forces and members of the first battalion, sergeant first class celiz led an operation to clear the area of enemy forces. shortly after his team reached their final objectives, a large enemy force attacked, placed effective fire on him and his team, preventing them from maneuvering a counterattack. realizing the danger the attack posed to his team and the operation, sergeant first class celiz voluntarily exposed himself to intense enemy machine gun and small arms fire, thereby allowing u.s. and partner forces to regain the initiative and begin treatment of a c

biden, the president of the united states . >>> master plumlee, will you please come forward. >>> attention to orders. the president of the united states of americathorized by act of congress march 3rd, 1863, has nay the medal of honor staff sergeant earl d. plumlee for conspicuous gallantly beyond the call of duty. staff sergeant efrl d. plumblee distinguished himself by acts of gallantry beyond the call of duty 12013 while serves as a weapons sergeant afghan uniforming and suicide vests poured through the breach. they mounted two vehicles and raced toward the explosion. when his vehicle was engaged. he reacted instinctively to shield the driver prior to exiting the vehicle and engaging an enminute insurgent with his pistol. without cover and completion disregard for his own safety, he advanced on the enemy with only his pistol. upon reaches cover he killed two insurgents. using presis sniper fire. again, disregards his own safety, sergeant plumblee advanced alone, engaging several insurgents at close range, including one whose suicide vest exploded a mere seven meters from his position. he temporarily withdrew to cover, where he had joined up w

the wall their freedom when they could not speak for themselves in the white house in the united states of americanato was conferred on all who sat in the shadow of joseph stalin after world war ii. they would not remember that the mass forces represented a real threat, not just to the physical security of europe but to the values that were emerging on the right side of history divide. they would not remember then that it was the president ronald reagan that said those military forces had to be rebuilt because they were not just america's, they were the forces of the free world, the shield of freedom. they would not remember the look of danger at the time. they would not remember that we had tried to control nuclear arsenals through arms-control treaty, they accepted as fact. the soviet and american forces would be somehow equal. they would build, we would build, they would build and we would build and we would find strategic stability and the idea no ronald reagan said this time there will be a class of nuclear weapons eliminated. i will not eliminate mine unless you eliminate yours and in 1987 t

you see in the united states of america, united states of america, all 50 states with 50 different constitutions with 50 different armies, and so on and so on. so, when i am a, i'm a federalist, that's true. but federalists will meet means that everything, what you can do in the local level, you know, the local, what you can better do in the national level, what you do better on the national level, but where there is an added value on the european level that you have to do on utopia level and is the only way for the europeans to defend our interests, all values on in the new world order that is emerging today is emerging that exist already today. that will be a tie where it will be dis, shenise will, will be decides on our standards. we will be decide on our way of life. and the only way to counter that is to organize a federal democratic in diversity european continent. the european union gave a house that has been good to have you on conflicts on thank you very much. ah, ah ah ah, ah, ah, ah, ah ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, with who a eco africa house is built out of rubbish. a great idea can they

has liz cheney shown that a single prominent republican and the united states of america plotted to overthrowernment of the united states? no she hasn't. not one. as for the prosecution of kyle rittenhouse, liz cheney is proving the defendant's case inadvertently appeared and of course she is lying. they all are. the entire january 6th committee is lying and they are not even lying very artfully. repeatedly, and just the last few days, nearly a year after it happened, the record is settled, we know the facts. democrats continue to claim, contrary to the facts, that many people were killed at the capital on january 6th. cindy cortez, who has some kind of power, and we are quoting, "138 injured, almost ten dead and which she called the terror attack on the capital." meanwhile, ayanna pressley of massachusetts told america that the insurrection "brought great trauma, injury, and loss of life." really, great loss of life? who are all of these dead people? can you be a lot more specific? january 6th committee? no, they can't, because they are lying. only one person was intentionally killed on janu

of the united states. may i remind us, we are the united states of america. home of the free, land of the brave, that we are a people that make our own decisions and live in a free nation. what's interesting is this, there's all this conversation about everyone needs to be vaccinated or we're not going to ever get to herd immunity, we'll never get to herd immunity, we'll never put down covid-19. how many times have we heard that statement over the last year and a half, we've got to get to herd immunity? i don't know if anyone's looked lately at the c.d. c-webb site, but it will -- website, it will list out how many -- percentage-wise, how many people have been vaccinated or currently have natural immunity in their system. if you go to their website and see it, the number they have for 16 years old and up is 92% of america. 92%. 92% of americans either have natural immunity, antibodies in their system, or they've received the vaccine and have that set of antibodies in their system. may i remind us again, how long have we been talking about herd immunity? i und

both in saudi arabia and the united states of america. >> king solomon of saudi arabia just called to express his sincere condolences and give his sympathies to the families and friends of the warriors who were killed and wounded. >> reporter: within the first day, disturbing details came to light, especially when al qaeda claimed responsibility, saying alshamrani was one of their operatives and had been for years. leading to major questions about how the saudi and u.s. governments could miss that. pleoperation.a has my view would be, trust but verify, and don't just take lip service and think that that's enough. >> reporter: president trump assured the american people the saudis said they would help the families and survivors. did that happen? >> i haven't even gotten "i'm sorry." >> where is their promise? what a lie. >>> coming up, the new fight pitting the survivors and families of the fallen against one of the richest nations in the world. and demanding answers from the pentagon. people everywhere living with type 2 diabetes people everywhere living with type 2 diabetes are wakin

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president. 234 years ago today, the state of delaware became the first state to ratify the constitution. for one whole week, delaware was the entire united states of america, and we opened it up and 49 other states have joined us since then. for the most part, i think it's turned out well. the preamble to the constitution doesn't say we're going to form a perfect union when they adopted it all those years ago. they said in order to move toward a more perfect union, acknowledging that we're not perfect, haven't got at any right, and we may never get it right. but today, we take a big step, we can take a big step toarkd making o

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state of affairs. the year ending the opposite of what joe biden was selling earlier this year. >> america's back. i speak today as president of the unitedes at the very start of my administration, and i'm sending a clear message to the world, america is back. the transatlantic alliance is back, and we are not looking backward. we are looking forward together. maria: and together we watched bad policy create bad outcomes. record high inflation, record crimes, record low approval for president biden. how much more damage can they do? coming up, wyoming senator john brass e sew on what gets done during the countdown to year end. plus, our adversaries on the move. tens of thousands of russian troops at the ukraine border right now, a record number of chinese military gents entering taiwan's air defense zone. coming up, former secretary of state mike mike pompei on why the u.s.' -- mike pompeo on why the u.s.' adversaries are getting aggressive right now. and why is china pushing fentanyl onto to american shores after 700,000 have already died from covid-19? the realities of the wide open southern border with enough fentanyl to kill 200 mill

i think the united states of america needs to step back if it wants to help any of any assistance to the people who understand it's got in the position to negotiate those conditions. it has, it has been an aggressor. the taliban already made gestures to russia to its china, to it's the wrong to it's pakistan with indonesia, with the united states and britain in particular. i think that feeling very upset because this is a defeat. it's a military defeat. however, you want to look at it and not imperial hubris, as it were, will not allow them to say that we need to move forward and continue within negotiations that we began in doha, that they cannot be any more saber rattling. it's no good for the african people. it's no good. i've got in touch with a britain or america you've really got to find a way for ah, well, happy new year. special kaiser report with the one and only gerald salenti, originator of the trends, forecast man. no stuff ah ah ah i'm after continue watching, going underground team and i will be back for brand new season on wednesday, the 12th of january. but until then

united states of america and now calling james, one of our country's foremost novelists.and many others, some in the media today as part of our celebration. i want to emphasize that this inclusion and diversity and equity and more recently become transformed into terms of expediency politically and evocative culture and in fact before this foundation that was led new ground in decades ago pretty far before these became court hundred corporate buzzwords. it is in fact before elements foundation which was selling this ground. and if not for the american book awards, do not believe that the current trend towards would've ever accord. many scholars and historians and literatures would've agreed with and i think that today, the collection of american book awards serve to emphasize the fact so in considering this vision of of the literature, i want to return to our president on a foundation it. and he will share his thoughts as we formally begin for the 42nd book award. >> thank you for joining us on a sunday afternoon when you can be watching it and avail football games which

where there is darkness, flight and that is what we do, that is who we are, that is what the united states of americaerica and may god bless you all, and may god protect our troops. [applause] ♪ ♪♪ ♪ ♪♪ >> at least exposes recorded conversations while in office in your many of those conversations on c-span's new podcast, presidential recordings rated. >> the focus on the presidency of lyndon johnson, you'll there about the 1964, civil rights act of the 1964, presidential campaign, the incident and the march and selma and the war in vietnam, not everyone knew that they were being recorded. certainly johnson secretaries new because they were tasked with transcribing many of those conversations and in fact they were the ones to make sure the conversations were taped as johnson would signal to them through an open door between his office and there's rated. >> he also here blessed talk. >> how about the number of people on the #. [inaudible]. and if i can't go to the bathroom, will going to promise you i won't anywhere and i'll just stay right behind here. >> presidential recordings find on c-span now mob

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fdr told the nation that the united states of america was under attack. besides that attack,ea pearl harbor changed the course and fortunes of a young man from russell kansas. today i come toi the floor witha heavyo heart. i'm here to pay tribute to my best friend in the united states senate. yesterday senator dole passed away at 98 years of age. he was the second longest-serving senate republican leader. when i was first elected to serve in the senate, bob dole took me under his wing. i couldn't have asked for a better mentor. he treated me like a brother even when we disagreed he treated me with respect. the values steered us to champion physical discipline, american agriculture, rural healthcare and limited government. from humble beginnings the three sports athletes at the university kansas. he was called to serve on the front lines in the northern mountains of italy to the greatest generation, he was battle tested to tackle whatever life throughout him. during his presidential campaigns, he got to know my state of iowa very well. bob loved my state of

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