now. president biden was wrong back in december when he predicted that inflation was at its peak and said this. i think you ll see it change sooner than quicker, more rapidly than it will take than most people think. leader mcconnell is standing by. first, gene sperling. good to have you with used too. the question that comes up again and again is that the messages that we received from all left fields of the white house and treasury have been wrong. so how did you get this so wrong? well, martha, the white house and the treasury department were saying last year and i can t stress this enough, reflected the overwhelming economic consensus in the private sector, in the u.s. and other places around the world. it wasn t so much it wasn t the people were wrong with the facts that they had. it s that things happened after that that affected the outcome. so we had not just delta, but omicron. we had gas prices at $3.31 january 17 when putin first started doing military ex
vote: herrnstadt. vote: vote: the presiding officer: the years are 50. the nays are 45. the nomination is confirmed. 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 senate s action. the clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. the clerk: cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of executive calendar number 908, kate elizabeth heinzelman of new york to be general counsel of the central intelligence agency signed by 16 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the morning the mandatoryquorum has been wa. is it the sense of the senate that kate elizabeth heinzelman shall be general counsel of the central intelligence agency. the yeas and nays have been order. the clerk will
killers could be stopped. illinois democratic governor joins me exclusively. plus, safe and legal? president biden signs an executive order on abortion rights but says the best options for frustrated americans are. vote, vote, vote, vote. will voters agree with him in november that republicans have overreached ? the governor of new hampshire will be here and unconventional war fair. the justice department says january 6th could have been more deadly. what will the committee reveal in its hearings this week? i ll ask ahead. hello. the state of our union is finding it difficult to relax this summer as we wrap up a holiday, the problems facing our nation sometimes might seem insurmountable. the divide over abortion rights, unease over the economy, an election lie that s getting more entrenched. but i want to start by talking about gun violence. tomorrow will mark one week since the deadly mass shooting at a july 4th parade in highland park, illinois outside chicago. while
as we wrap up a holiday week, the problems facing our nation sometimes might seem insurmountable, the divide over abortion rights, the unease over the economy, an election lie getting more entrenched. we ll talk about all of that, but i want to start today talking about gun violence. tomorrow will mark one week since the deadly mass shooting of the july 4th parade in highland park, illinois, outside of chicago. while shattered families are still grappling with all they lost in that senseless slaughter, cnn is learning more about the warning signs from the alleged shooter that despite illinois s red flag law did not prevent him from buying that semi-automatic rifle police say he used last week. the young man spent time at his father s highland park deli growing up, and police were often called to the home for domestic disturbances between the parents. in 2019 police came to briefly confiscate a collection of knives after the then 18-year-old threatened to, quote, kill everyone
mr. brown: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from ohio. mr. brown: thank you, madam president. last week on the 4th of july a day meant to celebrate freedom and independence, we witnessed another act of senseless violence, this time in the chicago suburb of highland park. yet again more americans have been murdered by going about their daily lives. this time attending an this time attending an this time attending an independence day parade. yet again a community grieves. yet again we has come time for going to allowe this to happen. the bipartisan gun safety bill overdue process, progress finally. today we have the opportunity to keep up that work. ting americanm together a permanent a.t.f. director. i urge my colleagues to support president biden s nominee, steven m. dettelbach, of chief, to the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and explosives. he is a son of ohio, a career public servant and has spent his time combating crime. steve worked with law