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the senate and it's in the senate rules today. so we were founding this kind restored vision that would create leverage for the minority and leverage for the majority in a way that could produce compromise because the majority can't afford to have the floor tied up for six weeks, except in very major bills. and the minority can't sustain debate night and day for day after, day, week after week. and so an encouragement to get to a compromise. but in the end, if no compromise is reached. you can finally get to a final vote and make a decision and the way the inability to complete the loop election and having a majority and making a decision and implementing the law and it out, that's that's how democracy works. but if you can never complete that loop to pass a bill and try it the idea out then it generates not only failure to try to address rising issues in a rapidly changing world, but it also generates tremendous amount of cynicism. so what did we learn? well, we learned that we need 50 votes for reform. we learned that we needed
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senate action that the senate action they've just taken on the mayorkas impeachment proceedings there should have been a full trial american people should have been able to see the evidence and evaluate for themselves what i think they know already intuitively and that is that -- secretary mayorkas hadding -- fantastic breach of duty. he breached his constitutional responsibility and openfully defied the federal law and immigration and will of congress. and my view he's lied on multiple occasions to congress under oath and he's done it to me on house judiciary committee and my view i believe my evaluation is he's probably the least effective and i think most dangerous in erm its of his policy implementations of any cabinet secretary in the history of the united states. and if there's ever been a -- cabinet secretary that deserve to be impeached, he is that and the idea that the senate and under chuck schumer leadership voted on party lines to not even allow american people to evaluate evidence is shameful ig it is a violation of their constitutional responsibility, and i think there w
senate action that the senate action they've just taken on the mayorkas impeachment proceedings there should have been a full trial american people should have been able to see the evidence and evaluate for themselves what i think they know already intuitively and that is that -- secretary mayorkas hadding -- fantastic breach of duty. he breached his constitutional responsibility and openfully defied the federal law and immigration and will of congress. and my view he's lied on multiple...
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if the senate dismisses these charges without a trial, it will be the first time in the senate's long history that it has dismissed impeachment charges against an official it has jurisdiction over without that official first resigning and that's a fact. i want you to consider this. the united states house of representatives has voted to impeach an official 21 times, only 21 times. in our long history. the united states has only-- the united states senate rather that is only dismised three of those cases, three out of 21. now, why didn't they dismiss them? in two of the cases the impeached official chose to resign instead of facing a trial, as a result, the senate dismissed the charges. in this case, secretary mayorkas has not resigned. in one of those dismissed cases the impeached official was a united states senator. and the senate concluded that the constitution did not give it jurisdiction to remove a u.s. senator through the impeachment process. here, everyone agrees that the constitution gives congress the power to impeach and remove a sitting cabinet secretary. now, madam presid
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senate. historians website. so there are a lot of records, and so they are not available on our website they are available at the center for legislative archives and they are open for research. if decide that you want to go look at them. i plan on spending a lot of time there or taking a lot of pictures of documents to be able to digest later, because there is a wealth of correspondence, a wealth of memos detailing the operations of local law enforcement and criminal connections in various cities. there's an awful lot of stuff in there. and just on how an investigation to the extent to which they try to make sure their information was organized properly, that communication was always being shared properly. and you can really learn a lot about. what a mid-century investigate mission is like. but those are those are maybe too many to put up on the senate website at the moment. dan holt is the associate u.s. senate historian. thanks for taking part in toda'y explorers in the sort of interior west. so as i told you
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i look and see the senator from illinois, i see the senator from west virginia. all three of us were on the senate floor at another momentous time in 2013 when then-senate majority leader harry reid exercised the nuclear option and blew up the filibuster for nominations, that did enormous damage to the institution of the senate. i remember standing in the well of the senate, 10 feet from where i am now and turning to senator amy klobuchar that day, and i told her, i said you are going to regret this day. this is a catastrophic mistake and i told her then this diagnose from harry reid and democrats will be more justices and more justices on the court -- madam president, if you want to know why roe v. wade has been overturned, it is because harry reid and the democrats sxersed the -- exercised the nuclear option in 2013. had they not done so, there's no way this senate would have confirmed all three of the nominees put forward. it was the direct consequence of the utter disregard for this institution senate democrats have. now, i bring that up because we are at a s
i look and see the senator from illinois, i see the senator from west virginia. all three of us were on the senate floor at another momentous time in 2013 when then-senate majority leader harry reid exercised the nuclear option and blew up the filibuster for nominations, that did enormous damage to the institution of the senate. i remember standing in the well of the senate, 10 feet from where i am now and turning to senator amy klobuchar that day, and i told her, i said you are going to regret...
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to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable raphael g. warnock, a senator from the state of georgia, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: patty murray, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. morning business is closed. under the previous order, the senate will proceed to executive session to consider the following nomination which the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination, the judiciary, ramona villagomez manage lone take of the northern mariana islands to be judge for the district court for the northern mariana islands. >> provided in a funding for eight times that number. the budget only was for 34,000 i spent by comparison in fy 2021, the previous admission is requested 60,000 eyes beds. someone illegal crossings were at the lowest in decades. your targus removal illegal aliens are abysmal. in 2020 amid the covid-19 pandemic ice removal and 85,884 illegal aliens while in fiscal year '19 ice removed, , removal exceeded 267,000. m
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senators and republican senators. they come here to go to school. they haven't graduated from high school yet. they come here to pick up their school work and usually in high school and maybe stay for one year, one academic year and eventually go back home and finish their education and go on to amazing things. they are just wonderful young people, very proud of them, the ones from delaware and every other state as well. they have a bright future. they have a bright future. there's also some incredibly, incredibly scary threats to that future, and one of those is we live on a planet that is growing hotter, growing hotter, growing hotter, and the question is are we going to do anything about it. and we're trying very hard to do that. the good news is we can do something about it, turn it around and reverse it in ways that create jobs and economic opportunity. we adopted that legislation in the inflation reduction act, in the bipartisan transportation bill, and the treaty called the kigali treaty. we've done a lot. the
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ask any senator is not in the senate chamber at the time the meoath was administered to the other senators will make the facts are known to the chairs of the oath may be administered as soon as possible to the tsenate -- mike to the senator. >> sgt at arms to make the proclamation. >> hear ye, hear ye, hear ye. all persons are commanded to keep silent under pain of imprisonment while the senate of the united states is convened as a court of impeachment to consider the articles of impeachment against alejandro mayorkas secretary of homeland security. >> madam president thomas majority leaders recognized by. >> at a moment i will ask unanimous consent to allow for skdebate time. to allow for republicans to offer and have votes on trial resolutions and allow for republicans to offer and have votes on points of order. so i ask unanimous consent senator lee be recognized to offer a resolution the text of esther is 624 the full senate trial. senator cruz would be recognized to offer resolution as the text of s resin 622 the trial committee. there then be up to 60 minutes of debate on the resolut
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he went to his senator, harry truman, and said senator would help me out here. truman came up with a really good idea. this was for a heavier landing craft that would land tanks. he said, let's take a 30 ton tank, put one on this guy's boat, put one on the navy's boat and sail him through some rough, choppy water and see what happens. higgins but this happened down off norfolk, virginia. higgins boat sailed its tank to the beach, unload at the tank and then went around to circle around the navy vessel, which was nearly foundering in the waters. the navy suddenly that maybe they should buy this man's boats. and general dwight eisenhower credited the higgins boats as being one of the things that made the d-day landings a success. so there's no question that in many, many instances, like that, the intervention of the truman committee played a role in the conduct and the outcome of the war. and as a side note, mr. higgins knew orleans connection is one of the reasons that the world war two museum is in new york. new orleans, isn't it? very much so. again, he's anoth
he went to his senator, harry truman, and said senator would help me out here. truman came up with a really good idea. this was for a heavier landing craft that would land tanks. he said, let's take a 30 ton tank, put one on this guy's boat, put one on the navy's boat and sail him through some rough, choppy water and see what happens. higgins but this happened down off norfolk, virginia. higgins boat sailed its tank to the beach, unload at the tank and then went around to circle around the navy...
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signed by 18 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 concur in the house amendment to the senate amendment to h.r. 815, an act to amend title 38, united states code to make certain improvements relating to the eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through the veterans community care program, 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. the clerk: ms. baldwin. mr. barrasso. mr. bennet. the clerk: mrs. blackburn mr. blumenthal. mr. booker. mr. boozman. mr. braun. mrs. britt. mr. brown. mr. budd. ms. butler. ms. cantwell. mrs. capito. mr. cardin. mr. carper. mr. casey. mr. cassidy. ms. collins. mr. coons. mr. cornyn. ms. cortez masto. mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fi
signed by 18 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 concur in the house amendment to the senate amendment to h.r. 815, an act to amend title 38, united states code to make certain improvements relating to the eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through the veterans community care program, and for other purposes,...
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the other way they can do it is the senate can appoint not the entire senate, not on the senate floor, that is the way that it's typically been done. senator lee filed a resolution for the senate to convene and conduct a trial the way we did twice for president trump. we believed that would be the best way to do it but it's not the only way. the only way would be next week when the articles are received to the appointed committee that would then conduct the trial and that would enable the other matters that proceed. they would proceed on parallel tracks. so any democrat who tells you. >> we would need the majority to agree with that strategy but we believe this is important enough that that ought to be on the table. if senator schumer disrespects the traditions and presence of the senate he's willing to do this nuclear option on the impeachment power, i think we should challenge him and let him realize it may not be easy going from here on. this is not like some amendment this is the united states constitution in 240 plus years. the consequences ought to become inserted with the actio
the other way they can do it is the senate can appoint not the entire senate, not on the senate floor, that is the way that it's typically been done. senator lee filed a resolution for the senate to convene and conduct a trial the way we did twice for president trump. we believed that would be the best way to do it but it's not the only way. the only way would be next week when the articles are received to the appointed committee that would then conduct the trial and that would enable the other...
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>> and basically to buy time on the senate floor so republican senators can figure out how to respond to schumer's move right here. schumer is raising a points of f order the first articles of impeachment is unconstitutional. because it does not allege a high crime or misdemeanor that the standards set by the constitution. patty murray as you just showed says she does not have the power to decide that question she's going to ask for the t senate to vote whether schumer's point of order is invalid. the senate votes to sustain point of order it effectively dismisses she first articles of impeachment. then schumer will report as a point of order a similar point of order gives the second article of impeachment. if that sustained by separate votes, both s the chargers wille dismiss the senate trial will be effectively over. >> this could essentially become a speedier trial than what senator schumer was offering in the original statement he made? >> what schumer offered was to set aside debate time to give republicans an opportunity to to vote on trout resolution sponsored by michael lee an
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the presiding officer: the senate stands adjourned until senate stands adjourned until today in the senate lawmakers advance the nomination to the u.s. district court judge for nebraska. later this week house impeachment managers deliver articles of impeachment against homeland security secretary mayorkas to the senate. that will happen on wednesday to officially mark the start of the impeachment trial. you can watch live coverage here on cspan2. >> on wednesday president biden first lady jill biden host a state dinner honoring japanese prime minister. watch guest arrivals life beginning at 5:30 eastern on our website c-span.org or he spent now are free mobile video app. later at 11:00 p.m. eastern on c-span we will feature highlights from the evening including the prime minister's white house arrival toast given at the dinner. watch the white house state dinner wednesday on c-span networks. ♪ c-span as your unfiltered view of government. funded by these television companies and more including cox.
the presiding officer: the senate stands adjourned until senate stands adjourned until today in the senate lawmakers advance the nomination to the u.s. district court judge for nebraska. later this week house impeachment managers deliver articles of impeachment against homeland security secretary mayorkas to the senate. that will happen on wednesday to officially mark the start of the impeachment trial. you can watch live coverage here on cspan2. >> on wednesday president biden first lady...
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to the senate: under the to the senate: under the >> 2024 to the senate under prevision of rule 1 i hereby appoint honorable john w. hickenlooper senator from the state of colorado to perform the duties of the chair signed patty murray. under previous order, the leadership time is u reserved. morning business is closed. under previous order of the senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to hr7888 which the clerk will report. >> motion to proceed the calendar number 365hr7888 and act to reform the foreign intelligence surveillance act of 1978. >> mr. president, the majority leader. >> mr. president, this afternoon senators will come tohi the flor and be sworn in as jurors in the impeachment trial of secretary alejandro mayorkas. yesterday, the senate received the impeachment house managers who read the two articles against the secretary. today, the trial will excellence and we will be in our seats as jurors for the third time in four years. but this time, senators will provide as jurors in the lease legislate substantive and impeachment trial ever in the history of the uni
to the senate: under the to the senate: under the >> 2024 to the senate under prevision of rule 1 i hereby appoint honorable john w. hickenlooper senator from the state of colorado to perform the duties of the chair signed patty murray. under previous order, the leadership time is u reserved. morning business is closed. under previous order of the senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to hr7888 which the clerk will report. >> motion to proceed the calendar number...
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. >> senator, i know last week when we were talking here, several of you, senator johnson, senator lee, talked about the fact that -- by unanimous consent and there were no trials, this would be repercussions for that. sounds like tomorrow we'll know whether or not there's going to be a trial, so does that the still stand? >> absolutely. >> what does that look like? >> what it looks like is that instead of being -- as is necessary for it to operate, i mean, i don't know how many unanimous consent requests are made and granted in a particular if day, but it's a lot. and some days it's more than others. but the place can't function without hem. last night if -- without them. last night i forced an additional procedural vote that we wouldn't have other side had to take in light of what they were doing, and if they take a weasely way out of this, if they betray our constitutional obligation in the senate, i think we have an obligation on our side to make clear that that's not okay. and that doesn't involve simply looking at this as they run roughshod over the constitution. >> but, hike --
. >> senator, i know last week when we were talking here, several of you, senator johnson, senator lee, talked about the fact that -- by unanimous consent and there were no trials, this would be repercussions for that. sounds like tomorrow we'll know whether or not there's going to be a trial, so does that the still stand? >> absolutely. >> what does that look like? >> what it looks like is that instead of being -- as is necessary for it to operate, i mean, i don't know...
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, so ordered. >> we do not have order in the senate on ask all senators to take their conversations to the program. let's have order, please. senator from utah. >> thank you madam president. but we have witnessed today is truly historic. nothing like this has ever occurred. under article one section three across six, we been given the duty, sole exclusive power to try all impeachment. try all impeachment. not those which we happen to agree, not just those that are happy house of representatives undertook but all. work try it is also significant. it reverses the work trial. it is a proceeding in which laws and facts presented. in order to reach this position criminal proceeding would be an ultimate disposition culminating a verdict of guilty or not guilty. we work precluded from doing that today and from doing so in a way that's not only a historic and unprecedented counter constitutional. nothing could be further from the text and history so let's look at the arguments we could have hurt and should have heard today had things as they were supposed to. i think unfolding in the senate ve
, so ordered. >> we do not have order in the senate on ask all senators to take their conversations to the program. let's have order, please. senator from utah. >> thank you madam president. but we have witnessed today is truly historic. nothing like this has ever occurred. under article one section three across six, we been given the duty, sole exclusive power to try all impeachment. try all impeachment. not those which we happen to agree, not just those that are happy house of...
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before he became a senator from florida senator scott was previously governor scott. the governor of one of the most heavily populated states in america and prior to that he was famous in the business world. personally and playing hundreds of thousands of people per the department of homeland security is an enormous organization. nobody understands how best to run an enormous organization and to do so with the exceptional skill better than senator scott and nobody understands better than him how the buck stops with the person running that organization. we'd love to hear from him now. >> i want to thank my colleague from utah for his commitment to the rule of law and his commitment to the constitution and all of his efforts and every day he's here to make sure the senate follows the constitution. it doesn't set precedence that doesn't make any sense in today's that day but i want to thank my colleague from wisconsin for being such a voice on making sure the public knows what's going on here. the information he puts out and the targets he uses information he has gives e
before he became a senator from florida senator scott was previously governor scott. the governor of one of the most heavily populated states in america and prior to that he was famous in the business world. personally and playing hundreds of thousands of people per the department of homeland security is an enormous organization. nobody understands how best to run an enormous organization and to do so with the exceptional skill better than senator scott and nobody understands better than him...
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there are a lot of very fired up senators on this issue. i'm not sureid people get super speedy consideration but we will have to see what happens if you get out of the house. couple times already. >> host: the weekend in congress is our topic. it's our usual topic when congress is in session and this monday at about eddie and eastern "washington journal." joining us this monday morning it's anthony adragna "politico" congressional reporter. you know him and he's happy to chat with your viewers. start calling in, democrats it is 202-748-8000. republicans 202-748-8001. independents 202-748-8002. he's with us for about the next 15 15 or 20 minutes here on the "washington journal." bringing it to regional news that of course was news around the country when it happened, baltimore bridge collapse and efforts to get federal funding to be built a bridge. with the latest? >> guest: we're still waiting to see the latest statements from members of the maryland delegation is they believe they will have the funds in the short term to be able to immedi
there are a lot of very fired up senators on this issue. i'm not sureid people get super speedy consideration but we will have to see what happens if you get out of the house. couple times already. >> host: the weekend in congress is our topic. it's our usual topic when congress is in session and this monday at about eddie and eastern "washington journal." joining us this monday morning it's anthony adragna "politico" congressional reporter. you know him and he's happy...
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senator stabenow. >> thank you, senator schumer. the american people send us to washington to govern, and that's exactly what democrats have been doing and continue to do. we are rebuilding america. we are bringing jobs home as essentially senator schumer talking about. jobs that were overseas coming home. and we're taking on big corporate interests to lower costs where growing the middle class and focusing on lowering costs. and we took on one of the biggest areas of cost for americans that we haven't talked about for years, that's big pharma. we took on big pharma and we won. now senior senior still n $35 a month for insulin, and that's a big deal for people. shingles and pneumonia and other vaccines are free, and drug companies can no longer rip off seniors by raising their prices faster than the rate of inflation, if you're getting a cancer treatment and the doctors hospital or hospital, this a huge difference. lower prices are being negotiated for drugs that treat conditions including blood clots and heart failure and cancer an
senator stabenow. >> thank you, senator schumer. the american people send us to washington to govern, and that's exactly what democrats have been doing and continue to do. we are rebuilding america. we are bringing jobs home as essentially senator schumer talking about. jobs that were overseas coming home. and we're taking on big corporate interests to lower costs where growing the middle class and focusing on lowering costs. and we took on one of the biggest areas of cost for americans...
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we are either going to follow senate custom, senate rules and senate history or we are not. if he chooses and if he may have the votes to do it but if he chooses to dismiss these impeachment articles without so much as a trial as if it was just spam in the democrats's in box, it will be further evidence that under this administration the senate has been rotting from within, rotting from within. we don't do a budget anymore. the leadership just gets together and writes a bill. sometimes they cut the budget bill, the omnibus in two, in too many bills. and this is one more step. what are we here for. impeaching public official, after months and months. after months of investigation, and one of the most solemn acts the house can do. senator schumer is just going to dismiss that. not even hold a trial because he thinks he has the votes and it is politically expedient, isn't that special? and every one of you know that if republicans were doing the same thing, you would be catatonic and foaming at the mouth. that is what chuck is doing and it is wrong. and we are going to do every
we are either going to follow senate custom, senate rules and senate history or we are not. if he chooses and if he may have the votes to do it but if he chooses to dismiss these impeachment articles without so much as a trial as if it was just spam in the democrats's in box, it will be further evidence that under this administration the senate has been rotting from within, rotting from within. we don't do a budget anymore. the leadership just gets together and writes a bill. sometimes they cut...
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nothing actually passed the senate we have acted, the senate has not. that of dissent is a bill, let them they have not been able too. secretary which ask a question about nonprofit security grant program. anti-semitism is on the rise. it's been exacerbated by the acts of the terror on the way wr that it spells this program protects american segment essential for securing place of worship and for jewish americans to practice their religion is is their constitutional right. the current request for fiscal year 2020 by three or 85 million. see what we have seen and know what you know the risk on the ground especially to the jewish americans turn a $5 million enough? we made the trade-offs under fiscal responsibility act. but we certainly believe the nonprofit security grant program is an additional funding. for precisely the reason we express. anti-semitism continues to be on the rise. as to other violent acts born of hate. >> and 85 is enough to protect the americans? >> we believe it is a significant advance the protection across the country. >> thank yo
nothing actually passed the senate we have acted, the senate has not. that of dissent is a bill, let them they have not been able too. secretary which ask a question about nonprofit security grant program. anti-semitism is on the rise. it's been exacerbated by the acts of the terror on the way wr that it spells this program protects american segment essential for securing place of worship and for jewish americans to practice their religion is is their constitutional right. the current request...
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live coverage of the senate on c-span2. ... in, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. the president pro tempore: the senate will come to order. the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the guest chaplain: let us eternal god, we find our refuge in you. you have been our help in ages past; you have been our hope for the years to come. you have been our shelter from life's storms, filling our hearts with your divine peace, as you provide us with an inheritance for eternity. you are our hope for the years to come. today, use our senators for your glory. may they remember that you weigh their motives, direct their steps, and make even their enemies be at peace with them. lord, permit your power to work in them to accomplish your purposes on earth. and, lord, as we approach the passover season, we praise season of passover, we praise you for your redemptive power in our world. we pray in your strong name. amen. the presiding officer: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the un
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thank you so much, senator butler. mr. president, i rise today to speak out about the absurd book bannings that are happening in schools across our country, and i want to thank senator butler for inviting me to speak today about this issue. you know, i was reflecting, senator butler, as i was listening to you speak in the beginning about what reading meant to me when i was a young person and i was first understanding what it felt like to be immersed in a book that i loved, that feeling of learning, being able to imagine myself living different lives, being able to think about what different experiences would be like, and understanding that my life was not everybody's life, that there is such diversity of life in this world. and being exposed to that through reading was so exciting to me. and also as i was seeing how i was not like everybody else, i was also able to see myself in the people that i read about, both my own struggles as well as triumphs in the stories that i read. and that is the gift of reading. and so to thi
thank you so much, senator butler. mr. president, i rise today to speak out about the absurd book bannings that are happening in schools across our country, and i want to thank senator butler for inviting me to speak today about this issue. you know, i was reflecting, senator butler, as i was listening to you speak in the beginning about what reading meant to me when i was a young person and i was first understanding what it felt like to be immersed in a book that i loved, that feeling of...
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my colleague and senate when senate foreign relations committee senator booker just came back from the region. he gave us a first-hand account of the hunger, the violence, the trauma of the sudanese people are facing. last week samantha power testified in front of senate foreign relations committee about the imminent. just this week the center for center forhuman rights release t concluding the rs f is committing genocide in sudan. the evidence is clear and overwhelming. we must take action now. at this week's humanitarian conference in paris, the united states announce additional $100 million in aid to respond to the conflict. the united states has been the largest donor to date. the french are also saying they will raise more than 2 billion year old. money in place is not in hand however. we need all to do more. i am pleased when the senate passed a security funding supplemental it included more than $9 billion in additional humanitarian aid. part of the humanitarian aid would go to help the people of sudan. i know there is bipartisan support for humanitarian aid in congress. yet des
my colleague and senate when senate foreign relations committee senator booker just came back from the region. he gave us a first-hand account of the hunger, the violence, the trauma of the sudanese people are facing. last week samantha power testified in front of senate foreign relations committee about the imminent. just this week the center for center forhuman rights release t concluding the rs f is committing genocide in sudan. the evidence is clear and overwhelming. we must take action...
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senate. the clerk: washington, d.c, april 23, 2024. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable raphael g. warnock, a senator from the state of georgia, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: patty murray, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. morning business is closed. under the previous order, the senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to h.r. 3935, which the clerk will report. the clerk: motion to proceed to calendar number 211, h.r. 39 packers an act to amend title 49, united states code, so forth and for other purposes. mr. schumer: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. schumer: it is my understanding that the senate has received a message from the house of representatives to accompany h.r. 815. the presiding officer: the senator is correct. mr. schumer: i ask that the chair lay before the
senate. the clerk: washington, d.c, april 23, 2024. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable raphael g. warnock, a senator from the state of georgia, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: patty murray, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. morning business is closed. under the previous order, the senate will resume consideration of the...
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i want to thank senator durbin. it gave us the opportunity to establish the record about why the bill, the resolution i introduced should be passed. we then had a vote, thank you senator schumer for scheduling the vote. the majority of the senators voted in favor of moving forward to pass the legislation. senator schumer took steps so we could reconsider that at any time so we can reconsider that. there's more votes this year on that issue but because of the arcane use of the filibuster in the senate, and i know there are some areas you might think it's important to slow down legislation, i do. but for a hundred years it's gone on too long and there's legislation that the senate rules allow us to vote on and that's been denied for the enactment. so we think that is an exception that should be made but we've passed in the house intoto the senate. we are determined to continue this effort and we want to get it done this year and we know we need help. that's why i was so pleased that this one is taking place and i want
i want to thank senator durbin. it gave us the opportunity to establish the record about why the bill, the resolution i introduced should be passed. we then had a vote, thank you senator schumer for scheduling the vote. the majority of the senators voted in favor of moving forward to pass the legislation. senator schumer took steps so we could reconsider that at any time so we can reconsider that. there's more votes this year on that issue but because of the arcane use of the filibuster in the...
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senate. historians website. so there are a lot of records, and so they are not available on our website they are available at the center for legislative archives and they are open for research. if decide that you want to go look at them. i plan on spending a lot of time there or taking a lot of pictures of documents to be able to digest later, because there is a wealth of correspondence, a wealth of memos detailing the operations of local law enforcement and criminal connections in various cities. there's an awful lot of stuff in there. and just on how an investigation to the extent to which they try to make sure their information was organized properly, that communication was always being shared properly. and you can really learn a lot about. what a mid-century investigate mission is like. but those are those are maybe too many to put up on the senate website at the moment. dan holt is the associate u.s. senate historian. thanks for taking part in
senate. historians website. so there are a lot of records, and so they are not available on our website they are available at the center for legislative archives and they are open for research. if decide that you want to go look at them. i plan on spending a lot of time there or taking a lot of pictures of documents to be able to digest later, because there is a wealth of correspondence, a wealth of memos detailing the operations of local law enforcement and criminal connections in various...
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of order the chair under the president of the senate submits the question to the senate is the point of order well taken senator from utah is recognized. >> as long as the majority leader was moments ago making this particular point of order of the impeachment article article one refers to the willful defiance by secretary mayorkas of the law and making that to article one and the reasons articulated by the senate entrance editors. he is far wrong with respect to article two article two accuses him of making false statements this is a violation of section 1001. a felony offense. if this is not a high crime and misdemeanor what is. if this is not teachable what is. what precedents will be -- we need to address this and discuss it. >> in closed session. i move that the senate proceed closed session to allow for deliberation on the very consequential point of order that he just made which violates under them years of american legal precedent and understanding. >> and we enter into motion. >> rule 24. >> the question is on the motion is there a sufficient second? there is, the clerk will
of order the chair under the president of the senate submits the question to the senate is the point of order well taken senator from utah is recognized. >> as long as the majority leader was moments ago making this particular point of order of the impeachment article article one refers to the willful defiance by secretary mayorkas of the law and making that to article one and the reasons articulated by the senate entrance editors. he is far wrong with respect to article two article two...
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a full trial within proceed on the senate floor but it's also possible that senators could vote to either dismiss the charges in italy or refer the matter to theal committee. watch as the process unfolds live onn2, c-span or for you have or online at c-span.org. >> madam president, as you all know too much ago the house of representatives impeached homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas who is with the department of homeland security since the beginning of the biden administration. for three years secretary mayorkas has overseen the record-breaking crisis at the southern border. during that time customs and border protection have logged more than 7.4 million migrant encounters, more than to make previous administrations combined. and that was over a period of 12 years. in three years the biden administration has accomplished what took 12 years for the obama and trump administration. law enforcement focus response on migrant crossing has caused security missions including drug interdiction to take a hit, staffing shortage have led the agency to temporarily close international bridg
a full trial within proceed on the senate floor but it's also possible that senators could vote to either dismiss the charges in italy or refer the matter to theal committee. watch as the process unfolds live onn2, c-span or for you have or online at c-span.org. >> madam president, as you all know too much ago the house of representatives impeached homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas who is with the department of homeland security since the beginning of the biden...
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while senator schumer prepares to nuke the senate. if this motion to table is successful, then manglona -- with respect to manglona, we could move to legislative business to consider and organizing resolution for the impeachment trial. i ask my colleagues for support. so to that end, madam president, i move to table the nomination of ramona villagomez manglona and ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote: the clerk: ms. baldwin. mr. barrasso. mr. bennet. mrs. blackburn. mr. blumenthal. mr. booker. mr. boozman. mr. braun. mrs. britt. mr. brown. mr. budd. ms. butler. the clerk: ms. cantwell. mrs. capito. mr. cardin. mr. carper. mr. casey. mr. cassidy. ms. collins. mr. coons. the clerk: mr. coons. mr. cornyn. ms. cortez masto. mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr.
while senator schumer prepares to nuke the senate. if this motion to table is successful, then manglona -- with respect to manglona, we could move to legislative business to consider and organizing resolution for the impeachment trial. i ask my colleagues for support. so to that end, madam president, i move to table the nomination of ramona villagomez manglona and ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll....
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the presiding officer: the senator from washington. mrs. murray: is it my understanding that the senator is asking unanimous consent to proceed to consideration of the bill. the presiding officer: that's the chair's understanding. mrs. murray: well, madam president, let me say reserving the right to object. iran's attacks over the weekend underscore the precarious moments that we find ourselves in and the urgent need for congress to act decisively to confront the many challenges we and our allies face. of course the surest and fastest way to do that is to pass the carefully negotiated comprehensive national security supplemental that the senate actually cleared in an overwhelming bipartisan vote two months ago. there's emergency for all of our allies facing grave threats, we cannot afford half measures like this one. for months now ukraine has been desperately waiting for more aid and counting how many bullets they have left, how many missiles and how many iranian-made drones they can still intercept and how much longer they can hold out if
the presiding officer: the senator from washington. mrs. murray: is it my understanding that the senator is asking unanimous consent to proceed to consideration of the bill. the presiding officer: that's the chair's understanding. mrs. murray: well, madam president, let me say reserving the right to object. iran's attacks over the weekend underscore the precarious moments that we find ourselves in and the urgent need for congress to act decisively to confront the many challenges we and our...
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senate. he he used the issue and he encouraged these candidates to use the issue. and he was quite effective on the people he campaigned for. got elected to the senate and the republican took control of the senate in the 1952 election. and so in 1953, they had a majority in the senate and could could appoint people to committees and chair committees and control the agenda in congress and he became chair of the permanent subcommittee on the day. senator mccarthy, who had been a member of the government affairs committee, became chair of the committee and a the key investigative subcommittee within that government affairs committee. and that is the permanent subcommittee on investigations. so mccarthy chaired both of these panels and in particular, that permanent subcommittee on investigate issues, which is known as piece i became his vehicle for conducting the investigations that he did in the many, many hearings that he held. he built a staff. he hired some some some pretty prominent attorney
senate. he he used the issue and he encouraged these candidates to use the issue. and he was quite effective on the people he campaigned for. got elected to the senate and the republican took control of the senate in the 1952 election. and so in 1953, they had a majority in the senate and could could appoint people to committees and chair committees and control the agenda in congress and he became chair of the permanent subcommittee on the day. senator mccarthy, who had been a member of the...
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senator schumer. this thing is unconstitutional. it's clearly unconstitutional. >> what is the bare minimum you need to see to satisfy how this went before those? >> i on a trial. to consider the evidence and make it a combination they will have that responsibility and by the way, we have all seen that happened. it happened twice the democrats impeached donald trump and with the puppetry analogies. .. constitutional response ability seriously now and i can promise you the next time we see an and impeachment [inaudible] you're not going to see a trial. you're seeing the democrats the race the class of the constitution and that is a serious, serious threat to the rule of law. >> clear in the back. to go straight to a trial or to have -- >> i am proposing we go straight into a trial. senator cruz has a different one that would propose we have it handled by a select committee. i think most of us would prefer the former but either one would satisfy. >> last question. >> the first of that he will uphold one
senator schumer. this thing is unconstitutional. it's clearly unconstitutional. >> what is the bare minimum you need to see to satisfy how this went before those? >> i on a trial. to consider the evidence and make it a combination they will have that responsibility and by the way, we have all seen that happened. it happened twice the democrats impeached donald trump and with the puppetry analogies. .. constitutional response ability seriously now and i can promise you the next time...
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live coverage of the senate here on c-span2. e senate will. the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. eternal and powerful god, don't hide from us. don't stand so far away, for our nation and world need you. lord, bring peace where there is war. hope where there is despair and faith where there is cynicism. arise mighty god, for we put our trust in you. today we trust you to guide our senators. lord, warn them through their mistakes, encourage them with their successes, and enrich them through life's seasons of gladness and sadness. inspire them to be worthy of the honor of being your sons and daughters as you give them a renewed sense of your providential presence. we pray in your powerful name. amen. the presiding officer: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communica
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roenz, senator marshall -- senator rosen and senator brown. many others expressed an interest when we find a way to come up with the funds to make certain it doesn't expire. and by the way, a lot of leaders came from eight of my republican colleagues who sent a letter to president biden encouraging the administration to fund the program, calling the acp an important tool in our efforts to close the digital divide. and i thank my colleague, senator wicker, senator crapo, senator tillis, capito, risch, and young for sending that letter to president biden. and of course, most importantly, it's really popular with the american people. a majority of republican voters, 62%, support the acp, according to a poll of the digital progress institute. that same poll found that 80% of rural voters support continuing acp. and, boy, does this matter in rural america. you know, in the roosevelt administration, there was a commitment, we're going to get electricity to the last barn on that last dirt mile in whatever rural town you lived in. and you know what? w
roenz, senator marshall -- senator rosen and senator brown. many others expressed an interest when we find a way to come up with the funds to make certain it doesn't expire. and by the way, a lot of leaders came from eight of my republican colleagues who sent a letter to president biden encouraging the administration to fund the program, calling the acp an important tool in our efforts to close the digital divide. and i thank my colleague, senator wicker, senator crapo, senator tillis, capito,...
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. >> senator mike lee was the republican senator from utah. .... we'll continue doing their jobs to keep america's safe pursue actual solutions at the border and congressional republicans should join them instead of wasting time on baseless political stunts while killing a real bipartisan border security reform. priscilla alvarez tweeting that statement out at the white house. two hour lines for all others this is grenada hills, california. good evening. >> hello, thank you. everyone else is been so coherent i've never been able too: before. did watch most of today. i believe mayorkas is doing his best they keep talking about his lies and where he was act can't really be called a lie. but also in the statements after the impeachment section was over, one of the senators said he had spelled out the law the way it is for immigration. you come across, you get deported, you go to court and everything else wrong. and he forgets to mention that's not happening there's not enough court and judges we have a lot of extra people that's the biggest problem bu
. >> senator mike lee was the republican senator from utah. .... we'll continue doing their jobs to keep america's safe pursue actual solutions at the border and congressional republicans should join them instead of wasting time on baseless political stunts while killing a real bipartisan border security reform. priscilla alvarez tweeting that statement out at the white house. two hour lines for all others this is grenada hills, california. good evening. >> hello, thank you....
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homeland security secretary mayorkas to the senate. that will happen on wednesday to officially mark the start of the impeachment trial. you can watch live coverage here on cspan2. >> on wednesday president biden first lady jill biden host a state dinner honoring japanese prime minister. watch guest arrivals life beginning at 5:30 eastern on our website c-span.org or he spent now are free mobile video app. later at 11:00 p.m. eastern on c-span we will feature highlights from the evening including the prime minister's white house arrival toast given at the dinner. watch the white house state dinner wednesday on c-span networks. ♪ c-span as your unfiltered view of government. funded by these television companies and more including cox. ♪ is extremely rare. but friends don't have to be. when you're connected you are not alone. >> cox support c-span as a public service along with these other television providers. giving it a front row seat to democracy. madam president as we all know two months ago the house of representatives impeache
homeland security secretary mayorkas to the senate. that will happen on wednesday to officially mark the start of the impeachment trial. you can watch live coverage here on cspan2. >> on wednesday president biden first lady jill biden host a state dinner honoring japanese prime minister. watch guest arrivals life beginning at 5:30 eastern on our website c-span.org or he spent now are free mobile video app. later at 11:00 p.m. eastern on c-span we will feature highlights from the evening...
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barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. eternal god, our powerful deliverer, we trust in you for protection, for you save us from those who shoot from the shadows. you keep the faithful from vanishing from our planet, providing a refuge for the oppressed and a shelter when gloating evil seems to have the upper hand. today, use our lawmakers to help bring unity to a divided nation and peace to a war-torn world. may our senators make their positive impact by living blameless lives speaking the truth, keeping their promises, and honoring you in their thoughts, words, and deeds. we pray in your merciful name. amen. the president pro tempore: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the president pro tempore: the clerk will report the pending business. the clerk: motion to proceed to calendar number 350, s. 4072, a bill to prohibit t
barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. eternal god, our powerful deliverer, we trust in you for protection, for you save us from those who shoot from the shadows. you keep the faithful from vanishing from our planet, providing a refuge for the oppressed and a shelter when gloating evil seems to have the upper hand. today, use our lawmakers to help bring unity to a divided nation and peace to a war-torn world. may our senators make their positive impact by living...
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the chair therefore under the precedence of the senate submits the question to the senate. is the point of order well taken? >> this quorum call continues. we're waiting for center speaker you are hearing the roll call of the names of the united states senators as they go through this quorum call, even though there's obviously a quorum on the floor due to earlier productions of impeachment trial. sey. mr. cassidy. ms. collins. >> explained we are and why this is a quorum call despite what we heard from senator schumer not too long ago. >> basically to buy time on the senate floor some republican senators can figure out how to respond to this move right here. schumer is raising a point of order that the first article of impeachment is unconstitutional. because it does not allege a high crime or misdemeanor. that's this data set by the constitution. patty murray as you just showed says she doesn't have the power to decide the question. she's going to ask for the senatens to vote on whether the point of ordern. is valid. if the senate votes to sustain schumer's point of order
the chair therefore under the precedence of the senate submits the question to the senate. is the point of order well taken? >> this quorum call continues. we're waiting for center speaker you are hearing the roll call of the names of the united states senators as they go through this quorum call, even though there's obviously a quorum on the floor due to earlier productions of impeachment trial. sey. mr. cassidy. ms. collins. >> explained we are and why this is a quorum call...