birthdays or christmas or take a vacation and so on. >> c-span began in 1970 nine with one female united states senator. when you were elected to the first female senator from the state of michigan. now about a quarter of the senate, what does that change for you for the institution. sen. stabenow: i think that more women in decision-making roles everywhere makes a huge difference, a huge difference. and in the united states senate, when i think about coming in in 2000, maria cantwell and i were the first two women to be incumbents in the history of our country. we came in together in 2000. but that was the year where with women elected, 13 of us, there were enough women to have one woman on every committee in the united states senate. so a woman's perspective invoice. not that we ran everything, but just our experience, 2001. and then you got many as chairs as committees, many in leadership positions. what we've seen with two major candidates, women running for the presidency. there's been a huge difference in what you see, obviously. women tend to work across the aisle. we had dinners with the women

it's had the greatest impact in preserving the founders vision of the united states senate. it means restoring the senate is a place for discussion and liberation and that includes empowered committee's restoring order and engaging in extended debate on the senate floor were all members should have the chance to make their voices and the voices of their constituents heard. we have a lot of do in this congress. border security extending the taxrd relief for the first trump administration lifting burdensome and expensive government regulations to help american businesses and families flourishes. providing for nation's defense in an increasingly unstable world bringing appropriations to the floor first serious deliberations that we make the best possible use of taxpayer dollars and overdue farm bill for farmers and ranchers to reflect current agriculturero needs. mr. president the list goes on. mr. president past years i've listened to speeches delivered by other leaders welcoming members to the congress and the discussing the agenda for the coming months and i find myself in th

to an agreement, and that process was approved by near unanimous vote on the floor of the united states senate. that showed me, if we just listen to each other, we can really move forward in the best traditions of the united states senate. >> where else did you make compromise happen? what legislation and who were the people that you worked with. >> on pension reform, i worked closely with senator portman. first with congressman portman, then senator portman, and we wanted to expand retirement opportunities to all families, and yes, there was some business interest to make it easier for companies to provide pension plans for their employees, but i was equal ly interested in lowe wage workers to be able to afford to participate in the retirement plan. so we were able to put provisions and make it easier for companies to set up pension plans for the business, but we also provided a credit that helped lower income families. we compromised back and forth. on the small business committee, we went into covid, had to find relief to keep small businesses open. working with senator rubio, the chair of

birthdays or christmas or take a vacation. >> when c-span began in 1979, there was one female united states senator. you are elected in 2000. you are the first female senator from the state of michigan. now a quarter of the senate members are female. what does that change mean for the institution and legislation? >> i think more women in decision-making will everywhere make a huge difference. in the united states senate, when i think about coming in in 2000, and i was the first woman, actually maria cantwell and i where the first women to be incumbents in the history of our country. we came in together in 2000 and had been fast friends. that was the year there were enough women to have one woman on every committee in the united states senate. a woman's and prospective not that we agree on everything but just our experiences. that was the first year, 2001. then you fast-forward to many of us chairing committees, many of us being in leadership positions . the vice president of the united states what we have seen with major candidates running for the presidency. there has been a huge difference and wh

in time of war and in peace three times he was elected by the state of massachusetts to the united states senate. and he was the first man since the civil war to resign from his seat in order to serve the united states armed forces. he served with great distinction and bravery in this country and in europe and returned to again be elected to the senate. he was one of the first supporters of president eisenhower and served as his campaign very successfully, as you know, in 1952, since 1952, he has the chief united states representative at the united nations. it's great pleasure to present to ambassador henry cabot lodge our representative and the united nations. ambassador lodge, it's fine to have you back with us on this program. thank you very much. i enjoy it. i want to ask you about some of the things that are after most deliberations now. one rather recent has been the resolution to send the secretary general, dag hammarskjold, to the middle. and you, i believe were the author of that resolution and then presented it. you must be very gratified the success which the secretary general has had

rule that today perhaps has the greatest impact on preserving the founders' vision of the united states senate. it also means restoring the senate as a place of discussion and deliberation. that includes empowering committees, restoring regular order and engaging in extended debate on the senate floor where all members should have a chance to make their voices and voices of constituents heard. we have a lot to do in this congress. border secure, extending tax relief republicans delivered during the first trump administration, providing for our nation's defense in an increasingly unstable world, bringing appropriations bills to the floor for serious deliberations so we make the best possible use of taxpayer dollars, an overdue farm bill to update farm programs for farmer and ranchers to reflect current agriculture needs. mr. president, the list goes on. mr. president, in past years i've listened to speeches delivered by leaders welcoming the new congress and discussing the agenda for coming months. i now find myself in the position of delivering that speech. republican lg colleagues trusted me

senate rule today is perhaps the greatest impact on preserving the founder's vision of the united states senate. it also means restoring the senate as a place of discussion and deliberation. that includes empowering committees, restoring regular order caging extended debate on the senate floor were all members should have a chance to make their voices and the voices of their constituents heard. we have a lot to do this congress. more security comics in the tax reliefed delivered to the first trump administration burdensome trump administration burdensome extensive regulations help american businesses and families flourished. providing for a nation's defense increasingly unstable world. bring appropriation bills to the floor for serious deliberation so that we make the best possiblehe use of taxpayer dollars. overdo farmville to update farm programs are farmers and ranchers to reflect current agricultural needs. mr. president, the list goes on. mr. president, past years i listen to speeches welcome members and discussing the agenda for the coming months. i now find myself in the position of deli

think about this danny brewster was the only united senator said, oh, sorry danny brewster is the only democratic united states senator south of the mason-dixon line that co-sponsor the civil rights act of 64, the voting act of 65, the fair housing act of 68. there were some back then that did support civil rights. but the democratic senators in the south, they were dixiecrats. they led the filibuster or the richard russell's and, the strom thurmond's. and then talmadge and all of those they're the ones that the southern democrats they after the civil rights act of 64 passed, they eventually flipped over and became republicans. so with regard to maryland, at the the civil rights act of 64, danny brewster, the democratic u.s. senator from maryland, co-sponsor, did the other u.s. senator, then was a republican. jaqueline bell senior, and he supported civil rights to some maryland can be proud that it's two u.s. senators in 64. both voted the civil rights act of 64. then joe tydings comes in and 65 and in 65 for the voting rights act of 65. again, maryland can be proud both of their u.s. senators danny brewster a

chuck loves the united states senate, and he loves our country with every bone in his body. and i'm so appreciative of his leadership and tireless work and friendship. what i announced my retirement nearly two years ago, i thought i was ready to -- i said i was ready to pass the torch to a new generation of leaders and i couldn't be prouder to pass the torch to michigan's new senator-elect elissa slotkin. i snow she will have the -- i know she will have the heart and the talent for this job, and will do great things for our state and our country. i thought long and hard about how to express my gratitude to the smartest, hardworking staff that i could ever have imagined. truly my success comes from their amazing efforts. over 500 bright, talented professional staff have worked for me over the past 50 years. that's unbelievable. many of them for decades and that doesn't include countless volunteers and interns. i want you to know -- interns are everywhere. the staff are everywhere. i want you to know how moved i am that so many of you took time to be here today or are tuning i

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 wyoming has received for vice president of the united states 271 votes. joe liebermann of the state of connecticut has received 266 votes. this announcement of the state of the vote by the president of the senate shall be deemed a sufficient declaration of the persons elected president and vice president of the united states, each for the term beginning on the 20th day of january, 2001, and shall be entered together with a list of the votes on the journals of the senate and the house of representatives. may god bless our new president and our new vice president and may god bless the united states of america. [applause] host: al gore presiding over the electoral college count in 2001 which certified his defeat as a presidential candidate >>> there were other times in recent hift which are when sit -- there were other tim

today is bittersweet for me stand here on the floor of the united states senate making my last speech, my last major speech. so many of my staff from michigan have traveled to be here as well as staff members who have worked for me in d.c. over the years. i am truly overwhelmed that over 100 michigan and d.c. staff are here in the gallery and on the floor. and family and friend who are not able to fly in today are watching on c-span. as we come back for thanksgiving, i am filled with so much gratitude and respect as i think back over my years of public service. and i'm thinking about the incredible number of people who have supported me and contributed in so many ways to my success, from my family, my staff, my colleagues, and of course the people of michigan who put their trust in me for over 50 years. i started when i was 5. from eagle county commissioner to state legislator to u.s. senator, michigan, you will always be in my heart. today is about recognizing all of you. as some of you know, i lost my mom just a week ago. i suspect she's tuning in from heaven's version of c-span rig

senate rule that today is perhaps the greatest impact on preserving the founders vision of the united states senate. it also means restoring the senate as a place of discussion and deliberation including empowering committees restoring regular order and engaging in extended debate on the senate floor where all members should have a chance to make there were aces and the voices their constituents heard. we have a lot to do in this. border security extending the tax relief republicans during that first trump administration lifting burdensome and expensive government relations help american businesses and families flourish. providing for our nations defense and increasingly unstable world. bring appropriation bills to the floor of serious deliberation so we make the best possible use of taxpayer dollars. and overdue farmville to update farm programs for farmers and ranchers to reflect current agriculture needs. and the list goes on. in the past years i listened to speeches delivered by other leaders my republican colleagues who trusted me to lead our colleague in the senate i will work every day to be

grassley, a senator from the state of iowa, to be president pro tempore of the senate of the united states. the vice president: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection, the senate will proceed. mr. thune: madam president, i ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. the vice president: without objection, if the senator from iowa will present himself at the desk, i will administer the oath of office. raise your right hand, please. do you solemnly swear that the support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies foreign and come to sthashgs you will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, that you take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office upon which you are about to enter, so help you god. mr. grassley: i do. mr. thune: mr. president, i ask i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to consideration of s.

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 wyoming has received for vice president of the united states 271 votes. joe liebermann of the state of connecticut has received 266 votes. this announcement of the state of the vote by the president of the senate shall be deemed a sufficient declaration of the persons elected president and vice president of the united states, each for the term beginning on the 20th day of january, 2001, and shall be entered together with a list of the votes on the journals of the senate and the house of representatives. may god bless our new president and our new vice president and may god bless the united states of america. [applause] host: al gore presiding over the electoral college count in 2001 which certified his defeat as a presidential candidate >>> there were other times in recent hift which are when sit -- there were other tim

the announcement came on the day when president biden today thanked the united states senate for making him the 21st century record holder as the president who has appointed more federal judges in four years than any other 21st century president. >> the senate recently assigned its 235th federal judge, the largest number of confirmations in a single presidential term since the early 80s . that includes one supreme court justice, 45 circuit court of appeals judges, 187 district court judges, and two judges on the court of international trade. and they represent the best of america. this is all about preserving the constitution. >> senator sheldon whitehouse who helped to get them all moved through is back with us. senator whitehouse, i want to go to to the conference that created the news of the day where they were saying well, clarence thomas promises to do better. that's good enough for us. >> yeah, as you know, you followed this so closely lawrence. i have had an ongoing correspondent, met with them repeatedly, the judicial conference for years now. to direct their attention to the mi

this is my first engage man since losing the election for united states senate. so i'm very comfortable doing campaign speeches. well, we'll see if i'm anywhere as good a speaker about own life. and and so that you guys to break me in. so let's have a little bit of fun. and just so you know, you've got burning questions. now. i did that didn't i? that was not on purpose. if you have burning questions, trying to remember, they are because i am going to do q&a and we can talk whatever you want, because now what i say doesn't really matter. i don't have a democrat lying about me. so. so we can talk about anything. we can talk about my life. we can talk about my family. we can talk about the campaign. i'm here for. for all. and i hope that you leave in some way encouraged or inspired. so with this admission that i've never done book event before, um, we're going to, we're going to wing our way through this because not sure what you expect, but i have, i've been wrestling with how best to do this and i thought, well, let me just take a poll since since, you know, poli

that announcement came on the day when president biden today thanked the united states senate for making1st century record holder as the president who has appointed more federal judges in four years than any other 21st century president. >> i want to recognize a major milestone. the senate affirmed its largest number of confirmations in a single presidential term since the early '80s. that includes one supreme court justice, 45 circuit court of appeal judges, 187 district court judges, and 2 judges in the court of international trade. and they represent the best of america. it's all about preserving the constitution. >> senator sheldon whitehouse, who helped get all of those judges moved through the senate judiciary committee, is back with us. senator whitehouse, i want to go to your correspondence with the judicial conference, which has now created the news of the day where they're saying, well, clarence thomas promises to do better, that's good enough for us. >> yeah. as you know, because you've followed this so closely, lawrence, i've had an ongoing correspondence with the -- met with

you think a rapid end to the war that vladimir putin started will affect the united states standing across the world? >> senator, i will always give clear guidance, my clear guidance, best guidance to the president of united states on matters like that. >> do you think that if we concede to vladimir putin, that that will hurt our credibility with our allies and partners? and do you not believe that our adversaries are watching? >> you can take that for the record, mr. hegseth. >> senator schmidt, thank you, mr. chairman. i'd like to submit for the record a letter submitted by mr. christopher on the former director of operations for vets for freedom. >> mr. on his letter states that the suggestion quote the suggestion that funds were misused for personal gain lavish parties or other improper purposes is categorically false. throughout my time working with pete hegseth, he consistently demonstrated exceptional integrity and leadership. i asked unanimous consent to enter this letter into record without objection, so ordered, senator schmidt. thank you, mr. chairman. mr. hegseth, good to see you here today. thank y

>> donald trump deserves all of his appointees to be confirmed and as quickly as the united states senaterunning after he was elected in november. he hasn't slowed down. he named his cabinet very quickly. the united states senate needs to confirm all of donald trump's appointees. stuart: meta and that it's fact checking program, promised to restore free expression on social media. you're frustrated with big tech censorship. is meta's move a step in the right direction? doesn't go far enough? >> it is a step in the right direction. we had been calling no fact checkers for a long time because it wasn't about free speech, it was about the speech that they liked. for example they hid the hunter biden laptop and we've now seen fbi agents, cia agents testify in regard to it but in the early stages they hid it, and they called it fake news. let's have free speech that is open, fair, and transparent and not dictated by some bureaucrats or some individuals in the private sector that doesn't like what people are saying. stuart: thanks for joining us this morning, jason smith, appreciate it, come ba

through a tough year, and significantly so in my home state where we lost the presidential race, we lost my senate race, we lost three major races for the united states congress. we lost all three statewide offices by more than 300,000. one of them for state treasurer by more than 400,000. so big losses across the board. mine was narrow, but when that happens, i think you have to engage in a period of reflection about why that happened. i don't necessarily have a broad-based remedy or a sound bite to sum it up. but there's no question that when you serve in public office, one of your duties is not simply to represent your state and to vote in accordance with the best interests of your state. one of your duties is to tell people what you have achieved, or what you have delivered for them. and i think too often democrats are not as effective as we need to be on communicating those results to people. because it's not simply about boasting about your record. if you have a large number, as we do in washington, a large number of politicians who are counseling, denigrating government, kind of knocking it down, and when people don't have a sense that

a member of the united states senate? >> are you a secretary of defense going to get involved in the implementation of the u.s. military code of justice? >> senator, ultimately, it will be a big part of my job to evaluate decisions vis a vis. okay, so uniform code of military justice, have you seen the fairly is cq brown on your list in the warrior boards to be removed from his position? senator. uh, every single senior officer will be reviewed based on meritocracy standards and lethality and commitment to lawful orders. they will be given. >> thank you. senator slotkin. i now recognize senator shaheen for a unanimous consent request. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i have a request from a former general who served 35 years, dennis lynch, who most recently was the commander of the 94th regional readiness command at fort devens, mass. who has asked that his letter opposing mr. hegseth nomination be entered into the record? >> is there objection? without objection, it will be entered. um, also, i present a, uh, a host of letters

lifetime to serve in i think the greatest deliberative body has known and ever will know, the united states senate. god bless and god bless the united states senate. >> it's always been about working with everybody and putting the country before party and myself. that is not public service is all about. so i kept thinking i needed to stay the -- i don't have a volunteer. they want me to pick the side and you are supposed to vote on what side you are on. i was always on the american side. i always said they were my friends. they might have a different idea that i have to fix things. i found out that was quite challenging. that wasn't always the case. when i looked at them and said ok to my public service along as i am elected official, is coming to an end, but my public service is an american is just beginning because knowing how the system works. i could help people understand without getting frustrated, that those things you have to do and put in place to give people the purpose of what they are here for. >> why did you decide it was time to leave? >> i am 77 years old. i have been at it for 42 y

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