Vote vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not, the yeas are 77. The nays are 14. The nomination is confirmed. Mr. Cotton mr. President . The presiding officer the senator for arkansas. The presidin the presiding officer under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table and the president will be immediately notified of the senates actio actions. The senator for arkansas. Mr. Cotton i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to legislative session for a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Cotton mr. President , 20 years ago this week, joe biden and other politicians in both parties gave a gift to the communist party permanent, most favored nation status. Permanent most favored nation status is a trade privilege we grant to most countries who are members of the world trade
Is just over an hour and a half. I see that we have a quorum present. I really want to thank everybody for joining us, its an important issue that i now recognize myself for opening remarks. Pursuant to the notice, were holding a hearing to discuss the american lives on the line come lessons for managing the russia threat. Two weeks ago startling revelations that russia put bounties on american troops serving in afghanistan. This week in the Foreign Affairs committee weve been examining this egregious attack on americans and the Top Administration failure to handle it probably. Its important for the public to know this. Ive personally been involved in four earrings. This week alone that ive with this issue and that doesnt include the actions of other committees working on their own. I just want to underscore to people listening that they should know that we in concert taking over some of this matter very seriously. The one thing if we do nothing else, the most basic and fundamental dut
Sullivan. President and ceo of Small Business of entrepreneurship counsel, karen carrigan. President of the services association, leslie buyer. Skilled trades advocate and Television Host mike rowe, and our panel moderator, Global Industry services, Debra Philips. Well, good afternoon. Im Debra Philips and i run a part of api that mike and megan have mentioned earlier today but not very many in this town know much about. Our more than 120 employees and more than 7,000 volunteers worldwide develop standards and programs that drive safety, environmental performance, sustainability and Energy Efficiency throughout the oil and gas industry here and around the world. Im joined on stage with four folks that have unique and wellpositioned perspectives regarding Americas Energy future, and theyre here to share that with us today. Just to do a brief reintroduction of our panelists, Terry Osullivan to your left. Karen carrigan representing Small Businesses and entrepreneurs. Next to karen we hav
Panelists, general president of Labors International union of north america, terry o sullivan. President and ceo of Small Business of entrepreneurship counsel, karen carrigan. President of the services association, leslie buyer. Skilled trades advocate and Television Host mike rowe, and our panel moderator, Global Industry services, Debra Philips. Well, good afternoon. Im Debra Philips and i run a part of api that mike and megan have mentioned earlier today but not very many in this town know much about. Our more than 120 employees and more than 7,000 volunteers worldwide develop standards and programs that drive safety, environmental performance, sustainability and Energy Efficiency throughout the oil and gas industry here and around the world. Im joined on stage with four folks that have unique and wellpositioned perspectives regarding Americas Energy future, and theyre here to share that with us today. Just to do a brief reintroduction of our panelists, Terry Osullivan to your left.
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our future of energy panelists, general president of Labors International union of north america, terry owe sullivan. President and ceo of Small Business of entrepreneurship counsel, karen carrigan. President of the services association, leslie buyer. Skilled trades advocate and Television Host mike rowe, and our panel moderator, Global Industry services, Debra Philips. [ applause ] well, good afternoon. Im Debra Philips and i run a part of api that mike and megan have mentioned earlier today but not very many in this town know much about. Our more than 120 employees and more than 7,000 volunteers worldwide develop standards and programs that drive safety, environmental performance, sustainability and Energy Efficiency throughout the oil and gas industry here and around the world. Im joined on stage with four folks that have unique and wellpositioned perspectives regarding Americas Energy future, and theyre here to share that with us today. Just to