mr. booker niguisa, a member of the kenya palestine solidarity movement. i like to thank you very much for joining us during this rolling coverage. we were talking about the celebrations, the cheering, the way people have been able to take out this frustration and joy's tears of joys uh joy this time. i do want to ask you, i mean let's compare a bit, we've compared previously when it comes to um the way the israeli, the iof soldiers uh fight. we've compared between the way the resistance uh fights, we do see that of course um we have uh israeli soldiers who are refusing to enlist and actually quoting them saying that they rather be imprisoned than actually enlist and fight in palestine in gaza. mr. booker, when we're talking about this, could we compare a bit to now that the israeli entity is seeing what a real war is, what real destruction is, what real damage and casualties is? let's compare a bit to these celebrations that we're seeing out in. while missiles are basically flying through the skies in comparison with the settlers who have been bunked in u

mr. booker: excuse me, i would yield to a question. mr. schiff: would the gentleman yield to a question? mr. booker: i would yield to a question while retaining the right to the floor. mr. schiff: i thank the gentleman for yielding. i just watched footage of our colleague, my california colleague, senator alex padilla, being forcibly removed from a briefing by the secretary of homeland security's staff. he went there to observe and to ask questions, and i watched with horror on this video seeing these agents grab my colleague, my fellow senator from california, grab him, push him out of the hearing as he was identifying him satisfies a u.s. senator -- satisfying himself as a u.s. senator, bringing him out into the hall way, bringing him down to the ground, bringing his arms behind his badge -- his back. i saw this happen to my colleague. and i am shocked by how far we have descended in the first 140 days of this administration. where we have a president calling out the military over the objection of a governor to try to intimidate and inte

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mr. booker: mr. president. the presiding officer: chair recognizes the senator from new jersey. mr. booker: i'm grateful for the recognition. i know we have been talking for quite some time about an incident that is unprecedented. i would imagine in generations here that a united states senator today, in a federal building, going to ask questions to a federal official in the executive, is forcibly handled, identified himself as a u.s. senator, then pulled out of the room, doors closed, and then as we saw from another camera forcibly driven to his knees, then thrown upon his face, with his armed wrenched behind him and handcuffed. it is such a breach to have one of our members of this body treated in such a way for, as one of the officials from the department of homeland security says, for being disrespectful and performative. if that is a reason for people to be thrown on the ground, forcibly handcuffed, most of this body would have had that experience. this is something far more serious, when we see that oversteps of power. now, i have seen this with lamonica mciver doing her oversi

mr. booker: i want to thank the chair. clearly the voices of my colleagues and i are calling this what it is, which is a crossroads for this body. one of our members, it matters not what their party, who was in their state was forcibly removed when he was asking for accountability from the executive branch. he was taken out of that room forcibly by multiple men who then even when he identified himself, even when he was pulled out of that room, he was then forced to the ground, pushed upon his face, his hands wrenched behind his back, and he was put in restraints. this is a crossroads for this body. this is not a partisan issue. it is one about who we are as a body. will we let the abuses of the executive branch physically take a member of this body and drive them to the ground and put them in restraints? and why? why? well, we are starting to get answers already. here is tricia mcloughlin, who is the assistant secretary of the department of homeland security. this is her statement. senator padilla chose disrespectful polit

mr. booker: excuse me, i would yield to a question. mr. schiff: would the gentleman yield to a question? mr. booker: i would yield to a question while retaining the right to the floor. mr. schiff: i thank the gentleman for yielding. i just watched footage of our colleague, my california colleague, senator alex padilla, being forcibly removed from a briefing by the secretary of homeland security's staff. he went there to observe and to ask questions, and i watched with horror on this video seeing these agents grab my colleague, my fellow senator from california, grab him, push him out of the hearing as he was identifying him satisfies a u.s. senator -- satisfying himself as a u.s. senator, bringing him out into the hall way, bringing him down to the ground, bringing his arms behind his badge -- his back. i saw this happen to my colleague. and i am shocked by how far we have descended in the first 140 days of this administration. where we have a president calling out the military over the objection of a governor to try to intimidate and inte

mr. booker. mr. boozman. think we are going to pass something, i'm always ready to sign up to get legislation done that is going to happen anytime soon you're telling these governors, attorney general's not going to let you china because of her to take that tool away from you. barely i don't support this legislation and attorney general working on this important. help plan of the spectrum. this will compromise the defense capability important federal capability and research. this will require an option of 800 megahertz of spectrum critical to military and civilian infrastructure, optimize military radio frequencies reshaping the battlefield across the globe. think experts say would risk literary operation should tested technology is we don't like sitting around thinking what is she talking about? you know there is not big enough or formula the department of defense securemr purposes. the chinese building and detect when a chinese building is flying to the airspace. i believe is going to a great amount of inte

mr. booker, i like to think of course those strong words of solidarity uh from here, from the iranian people out to uh nairobi and everywhere there in the african nation, and of course something important you did mention definitely these next few hours, these next few days, next few weeks, definitely when it comes to whether the islamic republic of iran or the zionist entity itself, it's definitely the time to see whether these allies are indeed uh true friends or ' foes, well with that, let's go ahead and just update the viewers a bit what we're seeing on our screens, we are seeing again the destruction, the massive destruction from iran's retaliation day and night, number two, true promise number three, which indeed last night brought in some more advanced type of weapons, we could see that in the videos on the way and the speed of the hits there specifically in televiv and other parts, i do want to bring back in our press tv colleague mariam azed who's joining us here in the studio, madiam, let's comment a bit about the breaking news that we see on our screens, we have iran's army chief i

mr. booker. mr. boozman. mrs. britt. the clerk: mr. budd. ms. cantwell. the clerk: mrs. capito. mr. cassidy. ms. collins. mr. coons. mr. cornyn. ms. cortez masto. mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. cruz. >> state legislatures are passing bills that keep students -- excuse me. >> governors are signing bills to create entire states that become sanctuaries for children that run away from their families. they allow these children to have surgeries on their body that are irreversible. state legislatures are passing bills -- [shouting] >> state legislatures are passing bills allowed 12-year-old children to make decisions, medical decisions without parental consent. this is not a left versus right. this is a good versus evil thing. thing. the movement that fought against parental rights 100 years ago is the thinkable today that are active and alive fighting in our country today against parents and the rights to raise children. there are radical left is hiding in teachers unions. they are radical leftists are in the shadows of government bureaucracies and they're working to un

mr. booker. mr. boozman. mrs. britt. >> the hearing will come to order. thank you to our nominees for being here today and congratulations on your nominations. we thank you for your willingness to serve. we will hear william kenneth nominated to serve under secretary of commerce for international trade. if confirmed, he will oversee theent the traded registration for ipa the ita market access and on virtually practices. both are critical to american prosperity. thega agriculture industry. and i look forward to working with you this confirmed. willing to our other nominee star s treasury department no stranger to many of us. course programs. if confirmed, will be a vital partner encompasses efforts to enact policy and to ensure it is your committed to and delivering tax relief to middle-class workers and families who struggle to keep up due to start inflation of last four years. we are headed to making proven tax policy of the tax cuts and job at the tax policy permanent will provide the certainty witnesses that drive growth and provide stability families

mr. booker. mr. boozman. mrs. britt.ll goodyear lending division did she walk you through each of these are did you do any on your old idea of all the only mrs. capito. mr. cassidy. ms. collins. mr. coons. mr. cornyn. ms. cortez masto. mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. curtis. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mr. gallego. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. [chanting] [chanting] [chanting] [chanting] [cheering] [chanting] [chanting] [chanting] [cheering] [chanting] [chanting] >> we will not be intimidated. [cheering] want to say thank you to everybody here for labor, community. [cheering] this is all our fight, make no mistake about that. [cheering] , the chair of. represents 185,000 workers off the east coast. that's why we are here today. we represent 22000 members in the region. those of the people who keep our airports running. [cheering] over 60 different co

mr. booker. mr. boozman. mrs. britt. mr. budd. ms. cantwell. the clerk: mrs. capito. mr. cassidy. ms. collins. mr. coons. mr. cornyn. ms. cortez masto. mr. cotton. mr. cramer. >> okay. thank you for coming and i'm so glad that my colleagues, senator wyden and senator warren, ranking member in senior member of the finance committee, middle, seen you here in the middle of the seats here. but the finance committee i try to get on in the house for years with no luck. >> then you had to sit next to me. >> that's right. you got on ahead of me. but we're all happy. all right. so as you know in the last three weeks the first week we focus on medicare, medicaid rather. second week on rising costs for families and lost jobs in america. in this third week we're tied back taxes but they're all related. we all know what that they're doing. they're giving tax cuts to the billionaires and hurting whether it's on medicaid, on snap come on some other issues including taxes themselves hurting the average person the american, as you can see. and take it to be rich. and for weeks senate republicans promi

mr. booker. mr. boozman. mrs. britt. mr. budd. ms. cantwell. mrs. capito. mr. cassidy. ms. collins. mr. coons. mr. cornyn. ms. cortez masto. mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. curtis. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. mr. durbin. >> mr. president, the senator from california. >> mr. president, it's important for this body to know that over the last two weeks in los angeles my hometown that we as seen mass federal agents in tactical gear ordered into our communities. we seem to show we seen a disturbing pattern of increasingly extreme and cruel immigration enforcement operations targeting nonviolent people at places of worship, schools, in courthouses, all to make an arbitrary quota. now we are seeing president trump federalize national guard troops and deploy them without the governors consent. active-duty marines are being deployed, escalating tensions in our city. and it's important to note all this without coordination with state and local law enforcement. and despite repeated requests from the justification for these extreme actions and after months and months of

mr. booker. mr. boozman. the clerk: mr. boozman. mrs. britt. mr. budd. ms. cantwell. mrs. capito. mr. cassidy. ms. collins. mr. coons. i just want to hammer home exactly what's going on in the senate for the people back home. republicans are about to pass the single most expensive bill in u.s. history the clerk: mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. curtis. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mr. gallego. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. look republicans can use whatever bugetary gimmicks they mr. heinrich. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mr. husted. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. justice. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. kim. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. s . paul. mr. peters. mr. reed. mr. ricketts. mr. risch. ms. rosen. mr. rounds. mr. sanders. mr. schatz. mr. schiff. mr. schmitt. when the republican majority is going to the floor, they're hiding trillions in handouts to corporations in the wealthy. trillions of dollars, if you measure the bill the way we measure every other reconciliation bi

mr. booker: i intend to yield -- the presiding officer: excuse me. let me consult the parliamentarian for a second. the ten minutes allotted to the senator under morning business has expired. another senator may seek recognition in his or her own right. mrs. murray: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from washington. mr murray: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, i come to the floor this afternoon, to the united states senate, a place where people are elected by their constituents to come here to be their voice, every one of us, republican, democrat, elected by the people who we represent, to come here and be their voice, and to do the job. what is that job? to make sure that we are being their voice and speaking out for them, and part of that has to be asking questions. part of that has to be demanding accountability. that has to be getting information so we can do the best job possible. it is unacceptable that a united states senator, in his own home state, elected by millions of people, went to ask a question, for his constitue

mr. booker. the clerk: mr. boozman. mrs. britt. mr.udd. >> that includes americans who used stablecoins here and there are the individuals and businesses that access the american dollar to use of dollar back stablecoins. stablecoins are relatively recent financial innovation but there quickly caught on. they offer easy payments with the speed andto security of the blockchain and stability and usability of the dollar bill. there are roughly a quarter trillion dollars now in circulation. traditional financial institutions are said to be considering getting into the stablecoin business. companies like uber and a b&b are exploring integrating them into their businesses. it's clear cryptocurrency is here to stay and it's time that we bring into the mainstream. passing the genius act is a good first step. the genius act would provide a clear regulatory framework for stablecoins you would ensure americans and trust who they're doing business with any purchase stablecoins, allowing the american people to exercise financial freedom with confide

mr. booker. mr. boozman. mrs. britt. mr. budd. ms. cantwell. mrs. capito. mr. cassidy. ms. collins. mr. coons. mr. cornyn. ms. cortez masto. mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. curtis. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mr. gallego. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. lecture american journal. the bench united states ambassador with us tonight oral history of the justice department and appeals on the u.s. foreign intelligence. and president bush awarded. all these reason, many more honored by the board and reagan administration senior fellow on foreign policy and regulatory perform and the rule of law and will consider the. many years later approved enthusiastically conferences option i of the cost and the legacy it is the lecture on law for the first we are gratefully joined by the family honored and grateful joined by william barr and supplements values in the 77th united states attorney general were senator george h w bush and hundred donald trump deputy attorney general in the justice department on work and after his fi

mr. booker. mr. boozman. mrs. britt. mr. budd. ms. cantwell. mrs. capito. mr. cassidy. ms. collins. mr. coons. mr. cornyn. ms. cortez masto. mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. curtis. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mr. gallego. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. the clerk: ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mr. husted. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. justice. mr. kaine. mr. kelly. mr. kennedy. mr. kim. mr. king. ms. klobuchar. mr. lankford. mr. lee. ska mr. lujan. ms. lummis. mr. markey. mr. marshall. mrmr. mcconnell. mr. mccormick. mr. merkley. mrs. moody. mr. moran. mr. moreno. mr. mullin. ms. murkowski. mr. murphy. mrs. murray. mr. ossoff. mr. padilla. mr. paul. mr. peters. mr. peters. >> good morning and thank you all for joining us. i' congresswoman yvette declare, , check the congressiol ack caucus and proud representative of new york's ninth congressional district that central and southwest brooklyn. i want to thank my try

mr. booker. the clerk: mr. booker. mr. boozman. mrs. britt. mr. budd. ms. cantwell. mrs. capito. mr.assidy. ms. collins. mr. coons. mr. cornyn. ms. cortez masto. mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. cruz. the clerk: mr. curtis. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mr. gallego. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. -- every senator on this floor might make a different choice about the policies that they would enact. their preferred policies. but i doubt, madam president, there is anybody here who is willing to go home and defend the virtues of wasting a trillion dollars of the american people's money on interest payments. the non-partisan congressional budget office and outside groups like the pen wharton budget lab tell us that by the end of the next ten years, we will have the highest debt ratio ever, eclipsing the debt our nation had in the 1940's. what was happening in the 1940's, that's when the greatest generation borrowed money to beat european fascism by becoming the arsenal of democracy. those were their receipts. those were th

mr. booker. mr. boozman. mrs. britt. mr. budd. ms. cantwell. mrs. capito. mr. cassidy. ms.collins. mr. coons. mr. cornyn. ms. cortez masto. mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. curtis. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. the clerk: mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mr. gallego. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. they got the air turned on so we all stay away. good morning everybody. let me begin with this, my thoughts and prayers go out to and are with the victims of the anti-somatic terrorist attack in boulder colorado recently. the jewish people should absolutely not have to face this violence anywhere. let alone in the united states of america. recently, two young people were shot and killed in the nation's capital. and an anti-somatic attack. if that wasn't enough, holocaust survivors are now actually being alive. this is the outcome of everyone not condemning. especially on college campuses every provide tax sink and the lack of those failing to condemn these acts has resulted in jewish people dying, things have cha

mr. booker. mr. boozman. mrs. britt. mr. budd. the clerk: ms. cantwell. mrs. capito. mr. cassidy. ms.collins. mr. coons. mr. cornyn. ms. cortez masto. mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. curtis. vote: >> okay. your honor. i know i saw like. okay. we are all here. thank you all coming. we all know donald trump himself as a king more than the president. the so-called big beautiful bill placed a crown on donald trump had. a really nasty provision that would strip federal judges one of the most critical powers to enforce their own. republicans want to codify into law donald trump's tax on our judicial system and got our federal words and bulldoze the rule of law. it's a dangerous, reckless, it's un-american. it is just a policy, this is an assault on the rule of law and independence of the judiciary and the checks and balances that have defined this country since its inception salt today am announcing democrats will fight with every tool we have to stop this provision from becoming law. evil, un-american provision that flies in the face of the constitution completely. this pr

mr. booker. mr. boozman. mrs. britt. the clerk: mr. budd. ms. cantwell. mrs. capito. mr. cassidy. ms. collins. mr. coons. mr. cornyn. ms. cortez masto. mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. curtis. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mr. gallego. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. ms. hirono. recess. will begin recognized. our witness in the 26 the budget. the lyrics. the senate that have their and that gathers the best and brightest to discuss ways are nation contact will be opioid addiction crisis. at this year's summit received encouraging news from the cdc that overdose deaths by nearly 30%. unfortunately, we still lost 80 pounds and 24 and recent data suggests the congress coming to an end. more work to be done to curb opioid addiction including the precursor chemicals manufacturing labs in mexico through our nation's children and the top of their priority list. it will not be counting on you address the dangerous. fentanyl and immigration

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mr. booker. mr. boozman. mrs. britt. mr. budd. ms. cantwell. mrs. capito. mr. cassidy. ms. collins. mr.. mr. cornyn. ms. cortez masto. mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. curtis. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mr. gallego. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mr. husted. [inaudible conversations] back hello. first i want to commend president trump and his national security team and their brave pilots and crews for their executed mission on saturday night. i want to condemn the selective and leaking of a report from the defense intelligence agency which explicitly said was preliminary, was done with low confidence, was done with numerous intelligence gaps that could lead to a broad range of inclusions. i want to address why i think are the effects of not only the united states military efforts against iran but also the israeli defense. you have seen several experts in the last couple of days so i think it's fair to say are not don

mr. booker. mr. boozman.his is a team effort and everyone is rolling in the same direction to get this across the finish line. failure is not an option we in 10 to deliver for the present on things he committed to do and what we committed to do an firm -- in terms of the agendas the reconciliation bill will be positive for growth good for the economy and it will create better paying jobs and we intend on energy on national security on spending reductions on tax policy on border security although those areas to address the issues the american people care about to make them more safe and more secure and more prosperous in the future. >> senator barrasso. >> republicans are committed to a safe and prosperous america and that's what this bill does. it provides for safety as well as prosperity with the american people. we shared with the president the factmr that the american people trust republicans much more on the economy than they do the democrats in this build does what the american people want us to do. the

mr. booker. mr. boozman. mrs. britt. senate being covered by c-span tool. i come to the floor countless times my first term in the united states senate getting in 1981. it's a privilege to represent islands and the greatest in the world. for more than four decades and counting i joined my colleagues here in this chamber debate public policy wrongdoing and celebrate historic milestones. i've cast votes on behalf of iowans given my assent or dissent denominations and legislation on matters both foreign and domestic on issues agency. for a period of times banning 27 years i held the longest boating streak senate history. 127 consecutive roll call votes in november of 2020 when i was quarantined exposure to covid-19. my good friend from maine, susan, senator susan collins now holds thes she continues her unbroken boating streak she was sworn into office in 1997. during the 116 congress and now the 119 congress i'm honored to serve as senate president pro tem this leadership decision, i opened the senate daily and lead the pledge of allegiance and often take opp

mr. booker. was in solution do you couldn't do to stop the united states from getting into an unnecessary war. why did they bring the obsession with me to 2013? i brought it with me because of the experience in virginia during two wars over the course of 20 years from 2001 to 2021. i was governor of virginia from 2006 to 2010 and lieutenant governor of virginia before that and like every state in this country virginia was deeply affected by the global war on terror. when i was governor of virginia had the honor and the responsibility and the burden of being the commander-in-chief for the virginia national guard. that meant i was with our guardsmen and women when they pull "-- deployed to iraq and afghanistan when they came home. i went to funerals and i went to wakes. these were very moving experiences. i've visited this governor art troupes guardsmen and women in iraq and the infant entering thy period for the war was at a huge. thousands of virginia guardsman were deployed during those four yea

mr. tilson: cory booker. >> liz krueger. mr. cuomo: mike bloomberg. ms.: attorney general tish james. >> that is going to do it for this debate. thank you to all the candidates, partners and everyone at home. if you missed any part of this debate you can watch it on the spectrum news youtube account as well as other primary debates. early voting begins this saturday. primary day is on june 24. thank you for watching and liening. have a great evening. >> >> friday, minneso governor tim walz discusses the future of the democratic party at an event hosted by the center for americ progress. watch the discussion live at 10:30 a.m. eastern on c-span, c-span now our free mobile video app, or online at c-span.org. >> experience democracy in action with c-span's voices, where we hear directly from you. we want to know -- what are your thoughts on the upcoming military parade in washington, d.c.? >> i think it is hopefully the start of a great tradition. 250th anniversary of the founding of the united states army, there is probably no organization that deserves to

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senator booker. mr. mcdonough. what happens when a person with a life threatening cannot get access to a lifesaving drug. not a good outcome? be more specific for me if there is life threatening situation and they're not getting access to that medication, then life is at danger. and you know situations, right? i do know situations contributing to the death of an american was their inability access over time the life saving drugs that they need or because of the process of being put into place such as prior authorizations that wasn't done timely and the person stroked and. yes. so why aren't we call. this what it is. my, my, my friends across the aisle and others have called this a scam. multilevel marketing is a scam. internet. internet people that. that prey on senior citizens that scammers. this is a level of corporate violence that costing american lives. a level of colossal greed at the expense of patient well-being. am i overstating the fact, mr. mcdonough. no. there are situations like that with every pharmac

booker: mr. secretary, i am aware of that. i just want an answer. this is like "schindler's list." doing a little more saves lives. i know we are more capable than we are now, and i'm asking for that answer. sec. rubio: i will get you the answer on the flights. sen. booker: the flights and some of the other things i mentioned. i am happy to work with you on the special envoy. there are people on both sides willing to do that. i will say, in conclusion, i do not want to lecture you especially, because i've had enough conversations that i know your moral core. but when my colleague brought up, very passionately, about the afrikaaners, as a person who talks to countries and leaders, like you do, all over africa, they are already seeing us not prioritizing ambassadors. they see embassies being closed. the torrent i got on the afrikaaners reminded me of the torrent i got from when the president called those countries like those in africa "shithole countries." the english and the anger and the disappointment and the feeling of -- the anguish and the anger, and the disappointment, and the

mr. blake. >> i would say myself because i actually defeated bdonald trum when i was chairing the dmc. >> æ >> my old friend cory bookerean. >> mr. cuomo. >> hakeem jeffries. >> mr. meyer.>> majority leader andrea stewart cousins. >> ms. ramos. >> maryland governor moore.>> boston mayor michelle wu. >> i would have to say the next speaker would be hakeem jeffries. >> in the primary voters will be ranking you one through five, number one being the top choice for mayor. we break up the order and start with mr. cuomo. assuming you rank yourself number one one the stage where you rank number two? >> the voters. >> he would not put a name. >> i would leave it to the voters. >>. >> i have decided on my number two but i'm in a bz. no disrespect. i think his dpolicies are dangerous. >> anybody but cuomo. i will be telling voters who to rank number two before election. >> under the take the andrew cuomo approach and not answer your question. >> were not supposed to make news at these debates. my second choice would be based on who i think would be the second best man on the state. >> i also would say myself, of course, but cwe

the next three members will be senator blumenthal, senator booker, then i think senator welch maybe on his way. senator blumenthal. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you all for being here. we're here. we're here in this setting. it should be a hearing with all of us up on that dias hearing of the committee. joined by republicans as well as democrats. this issue should not be a political one. it's about law enforcement. when i was united states attorney for connecticut, i walked through the department of justice, i was filled with a unique feeling. of pride and purpose. our mission as justice jackson once said but not to win cases but to do justice. every one of you deserves the courage award that officer dunn and officer hodges received. every one of you as law enforcement. i'm here to say thank you for your courage, your grace under pressure. which is what prosecutors and police do to protect not just individuals but our democracy. i had to be absent because i spoke on the floor of the senate by the save act. a threat to voting right. so much is a threat to principle and ideals you devoted your lives to uphold. we owe you more t

mr. spadea: in newark in particular, you have had a series of failed mayors, cory booker, now ross baraka. 9 out of 10 kids cannot perform at a grade level, you have led in the water, streets in disrepair, and a fear among parents that someone might get shot walking their kids to school. the commitment i have made in newark is twofold. one, we will force school choice to give errands an opportunity to get there. -- give parents an opportunity to get their kids out of these failed schools. we have 250,000 manufacturing jobs in new jersey. we need to double the number. what i have proposed is a 10 year moratorium on corporate taxes for any business that will come into a place like camden, like newark, and the job will be simple, 100% legal employees and 80% local. we will bring housing prices down by using the affordable housing units that we take out of the suburbs and put into the city. on the water issue, i have met with new jersey american water on this, they have a huge plan where they invest their millions to revamp the water system on behalf of the taxpayers and ratepayers. not one d

senator booker's efforts in the previous administration to push usda to break down the structural and financial barriers erected by the agency that many underserved farmers face. but the work is not over. mr. west hill. good to meet you. the other day in my office, if confirmed, you would be over civil at usda. do you agree that usda has historically engaged in discriminatory actions that have uniquely harmed black farmers in their farm lending programs? senator, thank you for the question and it was a pleasure to. meet with you and your office. when we talked about this as well. and as i suggested to your colleagues and to you then i've read the book on that particular very strenuously. yes. or no question. that is that is a yes. yes. thank you. so you're of the pigford case. and are you aware that usda has agreed to a consent decree settlement, which a court has blessed in light of that history of discrimination? yes, senator, i'm aware of pigford. okay. and do you acknowledge, according to an npr analysis of usda data, as recently, 2022 black farmers were still denied usda loans at higher than any other race. senator, i'm not aware of that. you know, i'm not what i want you to become a

mr. booker, no. mr. curtis, aye. mr. gallego, no. the clerk: ms. cortez masto, no. ms. hassan, no. mr. kennedy, aye. ms. hirono, no. mr. mcconnell, aye. the clerk: mr. cassidy, aye. mr. hawley, aye. mr. cornyn, aye. the clerk: ms. klobuchar, no. the clerk: ms. slotkin, no. the clerk: mr. grassley, aye. mr. graham, aye. the clerk: mr. bennet, no. ms. duckworth, no. the clerk: mr. budd, aye. mr. paul, no. the clerk: ms. alsobrooks, no. mr. johnson, no. the clerk: mr. peters, no. the clerk: ms. ernst, aye. the clerk: mr. markey, no. mr. wicker, aye. mr. risch, aye. the clerk: ms. smith, no. mr. padilla, no. ms. collins, aye. mr. mccormick, aye. the clerk: mr. tuberville, aye. mr. sanders, no. mr. hoeven, aye. mrs. gillibrand, no. mr. banks, aye. vote: the clerk: mr. moran, aye.