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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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when she came into the senate senator. for 15 over 24 years in the senate she was tabout what a process, what an experience thatems to have been fearless from everything i can find out about her. everett dirksen with such a character, would have loved to have metro of mine, someone who has been largely their history. one of the purposes behind behind the stories i created for caucuses through the years was to bring to life, the figures that had been forgotten and henry them. a major figure of the civil war era the leading civil-rights crusaders point.levate him and get him more attention for people like that. there's lots of them i wis years. host: back to "scenes, peoplear evil smelling cigar protruding from the corner of his mouth. he had a ver who are we talking about? betty: samuel clemens, better known to us as mark twain. host: and former senators employee! betty: he was a former senate employee briefly in the 1960's. . he actually went into the office that day looking for a job. he was not yet a famoushe was a promi
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much senate. in became rather an elder by the 1970's and 1980's -- elder statesman. he was held in high esteem. but he had quirky part of personas radio, independent amateur o radio . everywhere hehe him, he actually builtte office building so that he could go down to that studio and play on his hand radio into the wee hours of the morning.ner told me hearings for the armed services committee -- they search together on that committee and goldwater would come in yawning and eyed and they knew he would have been all night hand radio. more than anything is what he is remembered for in the senate. host: so, betty koed, exactly is the role of the historian besides these weekly lunches the historian serves as the institutional memory for the . in the senate historical office, we have two principal parts of our mission in our office. one is to preserve the of the senate. it means to preserve all the artifacts,ll all the records, and to to study and understand the history. to promote the senate. all such
much senate. in became rather an elder by the 1970's and 1980's -- elder statesman. he was held in high esteem. but he had quirky part of personas radio, independent amateur o radio . everywhere hehe him, he actually builtte office building so that he could go down to that studio and play on his hand radio into the wee hours of the morning.ner told me hearings for the armed services committee -- they search together on that committee and goldwater would come in yawning and eyed and they knew he...
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remarks made by the junior senator from utah, senator romney. here's what senator romney said. he does not like the bill passed by the senate, compensating these americans, he says it costs too much. and he goes on and says that any compensation should be reserved for people, i'm quoting now, who have been determined to actually be suffering. to actually be suffering as a result of radiation exposure. i have to tell you. i don't understand this statement at all. i do not understand it. i do not understand why it's not good enough for these children and their suffering to matter. i don't understand why the thousands and tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands of americans poisoned in my state and other states why that isn't good enough for this body to act. we have evidence. we have studies. this has been years of research done on the scope of the government's tests, on the scope of the downwind exposure to radiation, on the uranium prosing ton in tennessee -- processing done in tennessee, ken and and ohio. we know what the facts are and that's why this body finally acted an
remarks made by the junior senator from utah, senator romney. here's what senator romney said. he does not like the bill passed by the senate, compensating these americans, he says it costs too much. and he goes on and says that any compensation should be reserved for people, i'm quoting now, who have been determined to actually be suffering. to actually be suffering as a result of radiation exposure. i have to tell you. i don't understand this statement at all. i do not understand it. i do not...
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senator murphy, senator sinema, senator lankford, anybody stretching of pushing trying to get to a spot for something that would really, really make a difference, and they did. and the vast majority of us had okay, we are going to support it. but that was 105 days ago. 105 days ago. that republican colleagues had a chance to solve the issue that they come to the floor on every day. they keep coming to the floor every day. when you do do something about the border. we need to do something about the border. well, we offered a bipartisan bill, tough bill, to do something about the border. and at the last minute they said no. madampe president, a point to speak for a moment about one piece in here that is so important we think about the southern border, and there is certainly funding in your for the northern border, one of the things that is in here and i know our presiding officer cures to be about as welcome it affects a part of the country, certainly affect michigan, is the capacity to stop the flow of deadly fentanyl. so important, and it's in this bill. now, on april 2 the justice depa
senator murphy, senator sinema, senator lankford, anybody stretching of pushing trying to get to a spot for something that would really, really make a difference, and they did. and the vast majority of us had okay, we are going to support it. but that was 105 days ago. 105 days ago. that republican colleagues had a chance to solve the issue that they come to the floor on every day. they keep coming to the floor every day. when you do do something about the border. we need to do something about...
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>> senator, one thing. let me state i was honored to work with you and the other senators on the bipartisan legislation that would have been transformative, not only in provision of resources but in the change of authority in which we will be equipped with the most significant change since 1996. long-overdue. we announced with the first distribution last week a competitive process for the second tranche of funds under the shelter and services program. we are going to receive applications for it for existing recipients, as well as those who are first-time applicants and we are very focused on getting the dollars out the door as quickly as possible and as fairly as possible. >> thank you. during the last meeting, we spoke about the margin of error. first of all thank you for following through on that commitment. fema announced a 5% margin of number which is critical for ngos who are providing services. i was also pleased to see that the most recent fiscal year reward offers a cap on hotel booking. in order to
>> senator, one thing. let me state i was honored to work with you and the other senators on the bipartisan legislation that would have been transformative, not only in provision of resources but in the change of authority in which we will be equipped with the most significant change since 1996. long-overdue. we announced with the first distribution last week a competitive process for the second tranche of funds under the shelter and services program. we are going to receive applications...
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>> senator, one thing. let me state i was honored to work with you and the other senators on the bipartisan legislation that would have been transformative, not only in provision of resources but in the change of authority in which we will be equipped with the most significant change since 1996. long-overdue. we announced with the first distribution last week a competitive process for the second tranche of funds under the shelter and services program. we are going to receive applications for it for existing recipients, as well as those who are first-time applicants and we are very focused on getting the dollars out the door as quickly as possible and as fairly as possible. >> thank you. during the last meeting, we spoke about the margin of error. first of all thank you for following through on that commitment. fema announced a 5% margin of number which is critical for ngos who are providing services. i was also pleased to see that the most recent fiscal year reward offers a cap on hotel booking. in order to
>> senator, one thing. let me state i was honored to work with you and the other senators on the bipartisan legislation that would have been transformative, not only in provision of resources but in the change of authority in which we will be equipped with the most significant change since 1996. long-overdue. we announced with the first distribution last week a competitive process for the second tranche of funds under the shelter and services program. we are going to receive applications...
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res. 652 and the senate proceed to the en bloc consideration of the following senate resolutions -- s. res. 652 s. res. 671 s. res. 672 s. res. 675. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will proceed to the conclusions en bloc. mr. schatz: i ask unanimous consent that the resolutions be agreed to, the preambles be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, all en bloc. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schatz: i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the consideration of s. res. 674, which is at the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. res. 674, designating may 5, 2024, as the national day of awareness for missing and murdered native women and girls. the presiding officer: without objection. the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. schatz: i know of no further debate on the resolution. the presiding officer: if there is no further debate, all those in favor say aye. all opposed say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the resolution is adopted. mr. schatz
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we have senator murkowski and senator collins, bipartisan so we have that support. we want to get the past i want to thank senator durbin. senator durbin held the first hearing on the equal rights amendment last year and gave us the opportunity to establish the record, the clear record about why the bill, resolution that i've introduced, should be gastric we then had a vote, thank you, senator schumer for scheduling a vote on the floor of the united states senate. the majority of the senators voted in favor of moving forward to passing legislation. senator schumer took steps so we can reconsider that att any tim, so we can reconsider that. we can have more votes this year on this issue. but because of the arcane use of the filibuster in the senate, and another are solving areas that youou might think it's important to slow down legislation.r i do. but for 100 years this has gone long.oo there's fundamental legislation that the senate will should allow us to vote on, and that's been denied in regards to the legislation to clarify the enactment of the equal rights ame
we have senator murkowski and senator collins, bipartisan so we have that support. we want to get the past i want to thank senator durbin. senator durbin held the first hearing on the equal rights amendment last year and gave us the opportunity to establish the record, the clear record about why the bill, resolution that i've introduced, should be gastric we then had a vote, thank you, senator schumer for scheduling a vote on the floor of the united states senate. the majority of the senators...
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senator lankford, senator sinema, myself, senator schumer, senator mcconnell, we sat in a room four and a half months and formed a compromise that unques unquestionably, unquestionably will bring order to the southwest border. and because of that, donald trump is telling republicans ditch it, vote no, we don't want there to be order at the southwest border because that would be bad politics for us. what's the point of having this job if you aren't willing to make tough compromises that make this country better? so i understand there may be long odds to convincing republicans to change their vote. i understand that because this bill is a compromise there are some democrats who vote against it. i think this is so important. i take republicans at their word, that it's an emergency to make sense of what's happening at the border, that it's worth it to bring this bill back before the floor. i hope our leadership will decide to schedule a vote on this bill. i will introduce the bill imminently, i think with many of my colleagues supporting it, and i'm deeply grateful to many of my friends in
senator lankford, senator sinema, myself, senator schumer, senator mcconnell, we sat in a room four and a half months and formed a compromise that unques unquestionably, unquestionably will bring order to the southwest border. and because of that, donald trump is telling republicans ditch it, vote no, we don't want there to be order at the southwest border because that would be bad politics for us. what's the point of having this job if you aren't willing to make tough compromises that make...
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it is written by senator lankford, republican of oklahoma, senator murphy and senator sinema. this legislation would actually help secure the border and provide essential national security funding. it would reform broken laws that are not working to process asylum seekers at our borders and it would provide desperately needed resources to our agencies to allow them to implement these new provisions. while these new processes are being implemented, the bipartisan border bill would provide for a temporary suspension of asylum in between ports of entry, if the number of asylum seekers arriving at the border exceeds the capacity of dhs to process. i have some concerns about the bill, but it reflects a genuine bipartisan effort to create solutions to outdated laws and underfunded that will plagued the immigration system for years. i was really disappointed, as i'm sure senator lankford was, to see most of my republican colleagues vote against that bipartisan bill. though the bill was written by senate republicans designated negotiator, senator lankford, and endorsed by the national
it is written by senator lankford, republican of oklahoma, senator murphy and senator sinema. this legislation would actually help secure the border and provide essential national security funding. it would reform broken laws that are not working to process asylum seekers at our borders and it would provide desperately needed resources to our agencies to allow them to implement these new provisions. while these new processes are being implemented, the bipartisan border bill would provide for a...
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here is the chair and ranking member of the senate commerce science and transportation committee, senators maria cantwell and ted cruz speaking on the floor after final passage. >> the house of representatives should quickly take it up and t pass it and send to the president's desk for signature. this legislation is a strong bipartisan that includes hundreds of priorities for senators and representatives both republican and democrat. this bill gives the faa the safety tools it needs at a critical time to help bring new aerospace technologies to market. i want to thank the staff that spent countless hours hemmerring out this legislation. this was no easy task. as i stated earlier, this bipartisan product was result of many, many months of hard work, late nights, there were many times that it appeared that the bill was not going to make it over the finish line and the hard work of the staff is a big part of the reason we are where we are tonight. i want to thank my staff for their tireless efforts to get this billis passed into law. many thanks to samone paris who has not slept in about six
here is the chair and ranking member of the senate commerce science and transportation committee, senators maria cantwell and ted cruz speaking on the floor after final passage. >> the house of representatives should quickly take it up and t pass it and send to the president's desk for signature. this legislation is a strong bipartisan that includes hundreds of priorities for senators and representatives both republican and democrat. this bill gives the faa the safety tools it needs at a...
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when i'm with senator booker i got the right crowd. cory. >> thank you so much. >> this has been a long journey for me that's why this step in the journey gets me very excited and feeling tremendous sense of gratitude especially when you have arguably two of the most powerful people in the united states senator leader schumer of the finance committee, they're extraordinary leaders and have brought power and momentum to this, in a way that gives me great confidence and the fact that, with their leadership, we have seen more and more senators signing on that has been slow. but the progress and the cosponsors we have -- are a testimony to the progress we're making. i want to be very personal, this is a long journey for me because as a young 20 something knocking on thousands upon thousands of doors in one of america most tracks i was very jarred because i just come from law school, and had seen from my high school years in a -- middle class affluent community to my college years to my -- graduate school years to my law school years, marij
when i'm with senator booker i got the right crowd. cory. >> thank you so much. >> this has been a long journey for me that's why this step in the journey gets me very excited and feeling tremendous sense of gratitude especially when you have arguably two of the most powerful people in the united states senator leader schumer of the finance committee, they're extraordinary leaders and have brought power and momentum to this, in a way that gives me great confidence and the fact that,...
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the order i have at this stage is senator merkley, senator braun, senator padilla, senator kaine, senator wyden. that's the see kw-pbs, if people aren't here you can be bumped up. senator merkley: thank you. dr. zahedi-spung, in somes states i want to understand if an ultrasound reveals that the fetus does not have a heartbeat, some states, would it be basically the law now require that -- a woman to carry that child until there is miscarriage? a child who cost not -- does not have a heartbeat? dr. zahedi-spung i don't know of any straits that require people to carry pregnancies that are true miscarriages what can i say with procedure bans around d and c answer and d and e's it can require paeurb kwr-pbts who experience add miscarriage where the fetus' heart stops beating to deliver that fetus and undergo an induction instefd a medical procedure that could end their suffering quickly. senator merkley: that was the situation we were in with our first child. we lost our first child at four months. i think it would have been extremely difficult for mary to be required by the state to carry t
the order i have at this stage is senator merkley, senator braun, senator padilla, senator kaine, senator wyden. that's the see kw-pbs, if people aren't here you can be bumped up. senator merkley: thank you. dr. zahedi-spung, in somes states i want to understand if an ultrasound reveals that the fetus does not have a heartbeat, some states, would it be basically the law now require that -- a woman to carry that child until there is miscarriage? a child who cost not -- does not have a heartbeat?...
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chairman. >> thank you, senator schmitt . senator kaine? >> i wanted to follow up about coordination. i understand there is an interdiction committee led by the coast guard. could we follow-up together on upgrading that to a task force to include all of the other agencies and talk about how to better coordinate our response at the border? is that something you are willing to work with us on? >> absolutely, senator. >> will take you live to a hearing of oversight of federal regulators including the chair of the fdic who sat at a house hearing yesterday he takes responsibility for the findings and report outlining sexual harassment and other misconduct at the fdic. mr. gruenberg apologized and said he would cleanup the culture. some members of congress are expecting him to resign. we expect congress to continue questioning mr. gruenberg today. also testifying at the federal oversight hearing, michael barr and acting comptroller michael sue. you are watching live coverage on c-span3. >> we are waiting for the senate banking committee to get un
chairman. >> thank you, senator schmitt . senator kaine? >> i wanted to follow up about coordination. i understand there is an interdiction committee led by the coast guard. could we follow-up together on upgrading that to a task force to include all of the other agencies and talk about how to better coordinate our response at the border? is that something you are willing to work with us on? >> absolutely, senator. >> will take you live to a hearing of oversight of...
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by senator murphy and senator sinema. i appreciate the work that all three of them did. they rolled up their leaves, they got to work, for months they passed paper back and forth, they ironed out big and small details of the bill that we voted on that's before us, and the final agreement is the strictest -- i think that's worth repeating. it is the strictest border security legislation that we have seen certainly since my time in the senate. it is to supply the border that is necessary to increase security, stop the flow of illicit drugs and better protect all americans many now, our republican colleagues were for this bill until donald trump put his thumb on the scale and said, don't fix the border. i want to campaign on it as a crisis. and as we heard, he acknowledged, we should blame him for the fact that the border deal failed. but, unfortunately, our colleagues walked away from the strictest border security deal that we've had in decades all because donald trump told them to make it a campaign issue rather than do wh
by senator murphy and senator sinema. i appreciate the work that all three of them did. they rolled up their leaves, they got to work, for months they passed paper back and forth, they ironed out big and small details of the bill that we voted on that's before us, and the final agreement is the strictest -- i think that's worth repeating. it is the strictest border security legislation that we have seen certainly since my time in the senate. it is to supply the border that is necessary to...
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the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate previous order, the senate the senate gambling out for today at lawmakers work on judicial nominees if confirmable mark 200 court appointments for the biden administration. senate also voted to repeal the administration efficiency standards for gas furnaces. that will go to the house for consideration the white house said it will veto the bill if it gets the present on thursday the said it's expected to revote on a bipartisan border security measure that failed earlier this year. live coverage of members return here on cspan2. ♪ c-span's "washington journal" our live form involving you to discuss latest issues and governments, politics and public policy. from washington and across the country. coming up wednesday morning, democratic strategists assignment rosenberg talks about president biden's reelection efforts campaign 2024. then, from that foundation for defense and democracy discusses the next steps for iran after the death of iranian president several other top officials. see spans "washington journal" join the conversatio
the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate previous order, the senate the senate gambling out for today at lawmakers work on judicial nominees if confirmable mark 200 court appointments for the biden administration. senate also voted to repeal the administration efficiency standards for gas furnaces. that will go to the house for consideration the white house said it will veto the bill if it gets the present on thursday the said it's expected to revote on a bipartisan border...
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on may 3, 2024, at 9:35 a.m., the senate passed senate 2181, senate 3126, senate 3249, senate 3285, that the senate agreed to senate concurrent resolution 34, senate concurrent resolution 35, that the senate agreed to relative to the death of the honorable daniel robert graham, former united states senator from the state of florida, senate resolution 668, that the senate agreed to relative to the death of the honorable david hampton pryer, former united states senator from the state of arkansas, senate resolution 673, that the senate passed without amendment h.r. 593, that the senate agreed to house concurrent resolution 89. signed sincerely kevin f. mccumber, acting clerk. the speaker: the clerk will report the veto message. the chair lays before the house another communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, sir, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives, i have the honor to transmit a sealed envelope received from the white house on may 3, 2024, at 12:28 p.m. said to contain a message f
on may 3, 2024, at 9:35 a.m., the senate passed senate 2181, senate 3126, senate 3249, senate 3285, that the senate agreed to senate concurrent resolution 34, senate concurrent resolution 35, that the senate agreed to relative to the death of the honorable daniel robert graham, former united states senator from the state of florida, senate resolution 668, that the senate agreed to relative to the death of the honorable david hampton pryer, former united states senator from the state of...
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senator brown: senator rounds. senator rounds: i have pee an understanding to stay as neutral as possible with regard to the politics involved in an election year. basal end game proposal. and found that 97% were either opposing it or expressing substantial concerns. in the hearing last month on the monetary policy report you stated that it is a consensus organization and you said, i will do everything i can -- i will do everything i can possibly to bring people together in consensus and have a capital framework that can be proudly supported. my question to that is do you believe there is a consensus on this capital framework? mr. powell: i'm fairly confident we will have such a consensus when we do move forward. senator rounds: you will probably not call a vote on the proposal until you believe there is a consensus? mr. powell: we are in the process of digesting the comments and making the appropriate changes. senator rounds: i have weighed in on the concerns i have with basal3. and negative effects on mortgage le
senator brown: senator rounds. senator rounds: i have pee an understanding to stay as neutral as possible with regard to the politics involved in an election year. basal end game proposal. and found that 97% were either opposing it or expressing substantial concerns. in the hearing last month on the monetary policy report you stated that it is a consensus organization and you said, i will do everything i can -- i will do everything i can possibly to bring people together in consensus and have a...
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a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from arizona. a senator: mr. president, i stand here today yet again as the border crisis continues to devastate my state. ms. sinema: on february 7 i stood here angry that rank partisanship tanked the single, most important piece of border security and immigration legislation produced in decades. as we all remember, last october i joined with senators james lankford of oklahoma and chris murphy of connecticut to craft this legislation. we worked every single day for over four months navigating difficult policy decisions, working carefully to get it right. after months of tireless negotiations, we delivered a strong product. we produced a bill many thought impossible. we ended catch and release. we added more detention beds. we increased deportation flights. we quickly decided asylum claims. and we put border patrol back in the field where they belong securing the border, not stuck inside processing paperwork. yet less than 24 hours after we released the bill, my republican colleagues blocked it. despite the fact
a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from arizona. a senator: mr. president, i stand here today yet again as the border crisis continues to devastate my state. ms. sinema: on february 7 i stood here angry that rank partisanship tanked the single, most important piece of border security and immigration legislation produced in decades. as we all remember, last october i joined with senators james lankford of oklahoma and chris murphy of connecticut to craft this...
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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
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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proj l t hear in senate. if the democrats want to a responsible thing would actually secure the border we pass hr two. instead they democrats to liberate with the border crisis deto continue. every single democrat member over andag over against policy o actually secure the border. when joe biden came into office he inherited the lowes rate all present had to just nothing, just don't screw it up. he deliberately broke the system. he made three positions his office that crosses crisis. number one he admittedly halted the construction the border wall. number two hete the disastrous policy of catch and release. they want to p i law. numbee h pulled out of the incredibly successful remain at mexico agreement for the leg? we went from incredible success border to immediately the worst illegal immigration in our nations history. over 11 million illegal immigrants have come into this mocrats.over joe biden and the it is an invasion. it isha larger than the populatn of mor t of our states. now, why on earth with the d
proj l t hear in senate. if the democrats want to a responsible thing would actually secure the border we pass hr two. instead they democrats to liberate with the border crisis deto continue. every single democrat member over andag over against policy o actually secure the border. when joe biden came into office he inherited the lowes rate all present had to just nothing, just don't screw it up. he deliberately broke the system. he made three positions his office that crosses crisis. number one...
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now, on senate business, a very busy period just ended for the senate and another one begins. this morning, the senate will vote on the confirmation of georgia n. alexakis to be a district judge for the northern district of illinois. once confirmed, she will be the 195th federal judge confirmed under president biden. on the legislative front, the next deadline congress faces is may 10. that's the date by which -- which the president must sign the faa reauthorization. the senate will begin the work of faa reauthorization this afternoon by holding our first procedural vote on this bill. both parties have an incentive to work together to get faa done as quickly and smoothly as we can, to keep our skies safe and our federal employees well taken care of. getting faa reauthorization done will provide more -- will provide for more air traffic controllers, more safety inspectors at manufacturing plants, and better customer service starnldz, all of which are so badly needed. i hope the senate can get this important piece of legislation done with as much bipartisan goodwill as possible.
now, on senate business, a very busy period just ended for the senate and another one begins. this morning, the senate will vote on the confirmation of georgia n. alexakis to be a district judge for the northern district of illinois. once confirmed, she will be the 195th federal judge confirmed under president biden. on the legislative front, the next deadline congress faces is may 10. that's the date by which -- which the president must sign the faa reauthorization. the senate will begin the...
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and we were prepared and did ond states senate this bipartisan bill that senator lankford had led the republicans to establishing. i believe it ended up with four votes, four votes. the republicans who keep your hands off, democrats, when it comes to lankford's effortse when he finally produced an effort, a good faith reject it had, walked away from it. the senator from alabama just explained they didn't have time to read it. if i recall, there were several days that passed where that bill was available for our staffs to analyze and others to at. most of us who wanted to knew the contents of it and iwas a s right direction moving forward. but it was rejected same republicans who initiated the process by re wl be no supplemental for defense, until there's a bipartisan and the bipartisan bills being put together by sators of oklahoma and when it finally appeared they walked away from it. i would tell theens of alabama i worked on this issue for number of the only effort i have seen that resulted in comprehensiven refoo the floor was partan. and the other senatorn received a bill, and it
and we were prepared and did ond states senate this bipartisan bill that senator lankford had led the republicans to establishing. i believe it ended up with four votes, four votes. the republicans who keep your hands off, democrats, when it comes to lankford's effortse when he finally produced an effort, a good faith reject it had, walked away from it. the senator from alabama just explained they didn't have time to read it. if i recall, there were several days that passed where that bill was...
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if the vice pa republican, then a 50-50 senate is a republican senate. ri now, if we look at the map as is and remove west virginia from the democratic column to the republican column, that is a 50-50 senate. trump is up in the polls. if the election was today he would have a good shot at winning. democrats are on their heels in the senate. be dficult for them to maintain the majority. it is going toe or them to maintain a majority if trump wins the presidency this fall. host: inside ele chaioed a rating for the arizona senate race. guest: it is not all bad news for democrats in the senate. i know that i sound a little bit negative. its predominately bad news, but there are a few bright spots. one is arizona. this was a very complex race when independent senator kyrsten sinema was talking about running for reelection as an independent. s ra that we see a three-person senate race this day and age. enhe g out and became more clear how the race was going to look. the democratic likely nominee, the republic nominee or likely republican nominee, are held -- a
if the vice pa republican, then a 50-50 senate is a republican senate. ri now, if we look at the map as is and remove west virginia from the democratic column to the republican column, that is a 50-50 senate. trump is up in the polls. if the election was today he would have a good shot at winning. democrats are on their heels in the senate. be dficult for them to maintain the majority. it is going toe or them to maintain a majority if trump wins the presidency this fall. host: inside ele...
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i want to thank my colleague, senator cruz, just on the senate floor for helping to negotiate this through the senate commercial committee and chairman graves and larson from my state to their dedication producing this bipartisan, bicameral legislation and senators duckworth and moran who share the subcommittee in the aviation area for their important contributions to this legislation. i also want to thank president biden, secretary buttigieg, administrator whitaker for helping us on all of the input as we move forward on this legislation. certainly want to thank senators schumer, and thune and duckworth and sinema who helped to negotiate key pieces of this, as relates to pilot saving and training and i definitely, definitely, definitely, definitely, want to thank the very hard work of our committee majority staff and the committee minority staff for working diligently upon this important legislation. i can't tell you how important it is at this point in time for us to show that we are paying attention to these issues. over the last 12 months, several incidents, including a door plug blowo
i want to thank my colleague, senator cruz, just on the senate floor for helping to negotiate this through the senate commercial committee and chairman graves and larson from my state to their dedication producing this bipartisan, bicameral legislation and senators duckworth and moran who share the subcommittee in the aviation area for their important contributions to this legislation. i also want to thank president biden, secretary buttigieg, administrator whitaker for helping us on all of the...
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senate historian kate scott the senate select committee to study governmental operations with respect to intel agents activities, a.k.a. the church committee. why frank church? why. 1975 1975? because in december of 1974, the new york times published a front page abo fold blockbuster article authored by pulitzer prize winning journalist seymour hersh. and that article alleged that the cia had operated a domestic intel agents collection program nationwide, wide, in clear violation of its 1947 charter. frank church was chosen to lead this investigate mission because he wanted the job. he lobbied senator mike mansfield, who was the democratic majority leader in 1975. he lobbied mike mansfield for the position. he saw it as a continuation of some of the earlier work that he had been doing on some special investigatory committees. and importantly, he had been an 18 year at that point member of the senate foreign relations committee. he had been one of the first public voices of dissent in the united states senate about us vietnam war policy. and he was someone who really wanted to take on
senate historian kate scott the senate select committee to study governmental operations with respect to intel agents activities, a.k.a. the church committee. why frank church? why. 1975 1975? because in december of 1974, the new york times published a front page abo fold blockbuster article authored by pulitzer prize winning journalist seymour hersh. and that article alleged that the cia had operated a domestic intel agents collection program nationwide, wide, in clear violation of its 1947...
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ise want to thank my colleague, senator cruz, who was just on the senate floor for helping to negotiate this through the senate commerce committee and ranking member larsen, from my state, for their participation and dedication to producing this bicameral, bipartisan legislation and certainly, certainly want to thank senators duckworth and moran who chair the subcommittee on the aviation area for their important contributions to this legislation. i also want to thank president biden, the secretary, administrator would occur for helping us on all of the input as we move forward on this legislation and certainly want to thank senator schumer and thune and senator duckworth and cinema who helped negotiate the key provisions of this as it relates to pilot safety and training and i definitely, definitely, definitely want to thank the very hard work of our committee majority staff and the committee, minority staff, for working diligently on this important legislation. i can't tell you how important it is at this point in time for us to show that we are paying attention to these issues. over t
ise want to thank my colleague, senator cruz, who was just on the senate floor for helping to negotiate this through the senate commerce committee and ranking member larsen, from my state, for their participation and dedication to producing this bicameral, bipartisan legislation and certainly, certainly want to thank senators duckworth and moran who chair the subcommittee on the aviation area for their important contributions to this legislation. i also want to thank president biden, the...
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murphy, senator sinema, senator lankford. the senate will vote thursday. last night the president called both leader mcconnell and speaker johnson and urged them to go forward with our bill. all those who say we need to act on the border will get the chance this week to show they are serious about fixing the problem. unlike h.r. two the bipartisan border act was written explicitly to win support for both parties with input, significant input from both sides. the border act is an exercise in legislation. h.r. two is not. when republicans pushed h.r. two they couldn't even get a single democratic vote here in ascent. much less all senate republicans for that matter. that was not a serious bill but what we are voting on this week is serious. it is the same bipartisan bill both sides negotiated for months last winter. it's the same bill endorsed ivan national border patrol council, very conservative group, by the chamber of commerce and by the very conservative "wall street journal" editorial page. by any objective measure it is
murphy, senator sinema, senator lankford. the senate will vote thursday. last night the president called both leader mcconnell and speaker johnson and urged them to go forward with our bill. all those who say we need to act on the border will get the chance this week to show they are serious about fixing the problem. unlike h.r. two the bipartisan border act was written explicitly to win support for both parties with input, significant input from both sides. the border act is an exercise in...
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mitch mcconnell said she is the most effective senator in the united states senate. that's mitch mcconnell on the other side of the aisle who said she is most effective. we've worked together on a number of bipartisan bills. she was the power behind them, she was the lead. there was a republican that paired with her, but she was the one that drove can it. it's extraordinary. that's number one. i'm going to miss her a lot in that regard. number two, she by virtue of intelligence, personality, energy and a willingness to dig in, she's been able to get people to work together even on things that are not related to those big pieces of legislation. and before i left last week, i was sitting between -- next to my colleagues in the back row of the senate, and it was senator bill cassidy on one side and thom tillis on the other -- >> wonderful, both wonderful. >> and we were talking about how is this place going to work without kyrsten sinema. and you might think, well, that's kind of -- no, no. she is, when there are impasses, and there are often impasses, she goes back and
mitch mcconnell said she is the most effective senator in the united states senate. that's mitch mcconnell on the other side of the aisle who said she is most effective. we've worked together on a number of bipartisan bills. she was the power behind them, she was the lead. there was a republican that paired with her, but she was the one that drove can it. it's extraordinary. that's number one. i'm going to miss her a lot in that regard. number two, she by virtue of intelligence, personality,...
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>> thank you, senator. senator rounds, please. >> thank you, mr. chairman. general guillot, general richardson, first of all thank you to you and your teams for your service to our country. i would like to follow up just look at with what senator kelly begin talking about with regard to haiti. so general richardson, it seems to me that it rather surprises me that the main of the been in advance notice requesting additional or follow-up with regard to the possibility of a neo-operation in haiti. wouldn't that seem to be kind of an advisory that would be appropriate if you receive something, at least from the administration, indicating it is a possibility and wouldn't that maybe give you the opportunity to notify those individuals responsible for providing you with the resources necessary to do your duty to be ready to go? i mean, it doesn't seem me can be on high alert all the time. could you expand on it that a little bit, please? >> senator, i didn't mean to give the perception that we are not ready for th
>> thank you, senator. senator rounds, please. >> thank you, mr. chairman. general guillot, general richardson, first of all thank you to you and your teams for your service to our country. i would like to follow up just look at with what senator kelly begin talking about with regard to haiti. so general richardson, it seems to me that it rather surprises me that the main of the been in advance notice requesting additional or follow-up with regard to the possibility of a...
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several democratic senators spoke on the senate floor about the bill. >> nearly every day republicans come to this floor to tell us how much they care about the they believe in border security. yeand yet, and yet when they hae an opportunity to do something about it d't walk, they run for the hills. if youarbo securing the the party have to pass legislation our statutes are outdated.s our border patrol does not have enoughes. you have to change the law. you have to put more resourcesde bipartisan border security bill republicans voted against it after they requested that we ins to develop that border security bill after they demanded a bipartisan legislation. because we believe this issue is tyso important,ec the american people believe securing our border compassionate treating those who arrive at our board is an important issue but will bring this back for that so but work across the aisle in a bipartisan way to provide more resources to control our southwest border and glad to be on the floor today with a number of my colleagues who believe, as i do t t time to pass significant bip
several democratic senators spoke on the senate floor about the bill. >> nearly every day republicans come to this floor to tell us how much they care about the they believe in border security. yeand yet, and yet when they hae an opportunity to do something about it d't walk, they run for the hills. if youarbo securing the the party have to pass legislation our statutes are outdated.s our border patrol does not have enoughes. you have to change the law. you have to put more resourcesde...
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if the vice president is a republican, that a 5050 senate is a republican senate. right now, if we just look at the map as it is and move west virginia from the democratic column to the republican column, that is a 5050 senate. trump is up in the polls. if the election were held today, it is pretty clear he would have a very good shot at winning. democrats are really on their heels in the senate. it is going to be very difficult for them to maintain their majority. it is basically going to be impossible for them to maintain a majority if trump wins the presidency this fall. >> inside elections just changed a rating for the arizona senate race. tell us what is going on. >> it is not all bad news for democrats in the senate. i know i sound negative here. it is predominately bad news. there are a few bright spots. one of them is arizona. this was a very complex fluid race when independent senator kirsten cinema was talking about running for reelection as an independent. it is rare we see a three- person senate race in this day and age. when she got out. it became a lo
if the vice president is a republican, that a 5050 senate is a republican senate. right now, if we just look at the map as it is and move west virginia from the democratic column to the republican column, that is a 5050 senate. trump is up in the polls. if the election were held today, it is pretty clear he would have a very good shot at winning. democrats are really on their heels in the senate. it is going to be very difficult for them to maintain their majority. it is basically going to be...
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senator grant. it would've provided $20 million in extra emergency funding to buy 50,000 detention beds to hire 400,000 new asylum officers, 100 new immigration judges, 1500 border patrol agents, 1000 new deportation officers, and the list goes on and on. in addition, our bill would make a down payment on our fixing our border authorities. it would give the power to the president to close the border during periods of high crossings. it would've elevated the screening standards to make sure that only truly meritorious claimants enter the country. it would have reduced the time to process an asylum application from 10 years in some cases to just weeks or at worst, months. it would've eliminated the use of parole at the border and narrowed or refined the uses of humanitarian parole. that is just the tip of the iceberg. if passed, this would've been the most significant, most serious reform of immigration law in 40 years. it would've been effective at slowing the pace of arrivals of the southern border
senator grant. it would've provided $20 million in extra emergency funding to buy 50,000 detention beds to hire 400,000 new asylum officers, 100 new immigration judges, 1500 border patrol agents, 1000 new deportation officers, and the list goes on and on. in addition, our bill would make a down payment on our fixing our border authorities. it would give the power to the president to close the border during periods of high crossings. it would've elevated the screening standards to make sure that...
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a senator: mr. president, three senators started about eight mont now working to try to get some solutions on border f reasons because we have record high n over and over and over again at our southern border. we had a record hhf1umbe october, record high number in november and december. decemb hof illegal crossings eve history of the country in ay, w 5200 people that illegally day year we've had more than 5,000 people illegally crossing day after day after day. this isy issue that the american people want solved. it's a frustrating issuehaeen a resolution on. it is an issue that people have been frustrated with president biden because president biden has not enforced the the same way president trump did or the same way president obama . have illegally cross the border. with the same law in place under president obama, we had half a million peoplha crossed that year. and as i've raised over and over again with this rati, if they would just enforce the border the same way president obama did, this di
a senator: mr. president, three senators started about eight mont now working to try to get some solutions on border f reasons because we have record high n over and over and over again at our southern border. we had a record hhf1umbe october, record high number in november and december. decemb hof illegal crossings eve history of the country in ay, w 5200 people that illegally day year we've had more than 5,000 people illegally crossing day after day after day. this isy issue that the american...
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quick senator, mr. majority leader, senator kearns, how do you vote? senator bullock? >> yes, mr. president, i rise to explain my vote. >> please proceed. >> it is an unusual for arizona to generate headlines in mid november, 2022, phoenix, arizona made national headlines. in one article the headline read body of pre-born child down set ablaze in phoenix oma scam. later we learned the body was of a deceased pre-born child estimated to be between 20 and 24 weeks. as many people know, a child of this age born prematurely would have had a chance of survival. yet, in january of 2023 their current governor threat in the legislation that she would support homeless pregnant women like the homeless pregnant women services. since 2018 the state's budget included dollars for the services that supports nonprofits. if you aren't familiar with maggie's place, they support pregnant homeless women throughout their pregnancy and their children's first year of life. maggie's place has for maternity homes throughout the valley and is a help or resources in the central phoenix area. some of these ho
quick senator, mr. majority leader, senator kearns, how do you vote? senator bullock? >> yes, mr. president, i rise to explain my vote. >> please proceed. >> it is an unusual for arizona to generate headlines in mid november, 2022, phoenix, arizona made national headlines. in one article the headline read body of pre-born child down set ablaze in phoenix oma scam. later we learned the body was of a deceased pre-born child estimated to be between 20 and 24 weeks. as many people...