Democracy and human rights if we had not supported them. This bill also continues to support american taxpayers by authorizing the president to use an estimated 5 billion in frozen russian assets. These assets will help pay for ukraines reconstruction, and it designates the u. S. Economic assistance which ukrainians will have to pay back once they have repelled the russian situation. The supplemental also includes support for our middle east ally israel, including support to make sure that just like this past few days in shooting down 99 of missile Drones Attack by iran, it also includes 9 billion of humanitarian aid for gaza and for people caught in conflicts around the world. These conflicts have taken an immeasurable toll. The supplemental also contains a range of sanctions that will make it harder for each of israels and irans and ham and hamas to finance their operations. It consequencetains the ship act which requires the president to impose sanctions against individuals and comp
Of the aisle. I also with a with to thank senator murray for her continued leadership on appropriations bills. This supplemental will supply ukraine with desperately needed equipment and weapons and training and logistics. For two years the ukrainian people have shown courage and resilience enabling them to resist russian aggression. And as just described by our leader, it would be disastrous for our National Security and democracy and human rights if we had not supported them. This bill also continues to support american taxpayers by authorizing the president to use an estimated 5 billion in frozen russian assets. These assets will help pay for ukraines reconstruction, and it designates the u. S. Economic assistance which ukrainians will have to pay back once they have repelled the russian situation. The supplemental also includes support for our middle east ally israel, including support to make sure that just like this past few days in shooting down 99 of missile Drones Attack by ir
Vote the clerk mr. Moran, aye. The clerk ms. Ernst, aye. It the clerk mr. Bennet, no. Mr. Menendez, no. The clerk mr. Murphy, no. The clerk ms. Cortezmasto, no. Ms. Butler, no. Mr. Kennedy, aye. The clerk mr. Blumenthal, no. Mr. Budd, aye. The clerk ms. Collins, aye. Mr. Cruz, aye. The clerk mr. Van hollen, no. The clerk mr. Warnock, no. Mr. Coons, no. The clerk mr. Carper, no. Ms. Murkowski, aye. The clerk ms. Lummis, aye. The clerk mr. Sullivan, aye. Vote the presiding officer on this vote the nays are 48 on this vote the yeas are 48, the nays are 50. The motion is not agreed to. Mr. Schumer mr. President. The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Schumer i ask unanimous consent the mandatory quorum call with respect to the cloture motion on the house message to accompany h. R. 815 be waived. The presiding officer is there objection . Without objection. Mr. Schumer i ask for the yeas and nays. The presiding officer the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. The clerk cl
Its been 217 days since donald trump became the 45th president. The Russian Investigation is still front and center. The white house is on damage control after a weekend that saw the president weighing in on fridays news that former National Security adviser, mike flynn pled guilty to lying to the fbi. At one time, President Trump said hes not concerned, then tweeted why he fired flynn. It suggests he knew flynn lyed to the fbi. They are trying to clean it up saying it wasnt the president who authored that tweet after all. We have more from kristen welker. Reporter damage control. John doud saying he dictated this tweet sent to an aide. I had to fire mike flynn because he lied to the fbi. It implied he knew the former National Security adviserer, Michael Flynn, lied to the fbi, then asked comey to go easy on flynn. Dowd saying he is responsible and the president did not know flynn lied to the fbi when he fired him. Dowd adding, im out of the tweeting business. I did not mean to break n
The far side from me. This is the right approach. The crash happened on this side. Four of these lanes on the right side are closed for the time being. We dont know how long it will continue. That will be an issue for these folks. These two lanes, they will open up by 5 00. We should see this back up ease a tad bit. This is on the approach to the bay bridge. 880 coming up, making this bend around the area. That will be a huge problem. If ux get to grand avenue, that makes the approach easier. You have the opportunity to get to the left lanes. These folks coming over, the back up continues to build out. Look at the feeder freeways that head into there. The maze of freeways, we call that, interstate 80, 24, even highway 13 will be of no help. That is a big issue. Heading to where pete suratos is, ill give you alternates. Pete, what happened there and why did it happen . Reporter good morning to you. Well get into what caused this. The traffic back up, we are used to seeing it on the brid