a senator: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from arizona. a senator: madam president, it s past due for us to address veterans not getting the care they need after suffering an illness caused by toxic exposure. mr. kelly: we can do that as soon as this week by passing the pact act. as a retired naval aviator, i know firsthand the sacrifice and hard work it takes to succeed in our military. now, i knew i wanted to join the military from a young age. and after attending the u.s. merchant marine academy, making that choice was easy for me. that s the case for some but not for everyone. many more will say that this was the hardest decision that they had to make, putting families, school, careers or all three through major changes in order to serve. this is a sacrifice for so many. and regardless of how someone comes to serving, what follows isn t easy. we spend years training to go to war. for me that was training to fly in an aircraft carrier and put bombs on
vote: vote: the presiding officer: have all senators voted? does any senator wish to change his or her vote? if not, the yeas are 49, the nays are 46, and 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 actions. 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 651, henry christopher frey, of north carolina, to be an assistant administrator of the environmental protection agency, signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. the question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination of henry christopher frey of n
Up next acting labor secretary testifying on her department 2025 budget request the proposal totals 13. 9 billion focuses on creating pathways to good jobs and protecting workers. She has served as acting secretary since march 2023 she is still waiting to be confirmed as labor secretary over a year after President Biden first nominated her. House education and Workforce Committee hearing is three and half hours. The committee will come to order. Note there is a quorum. Actingng secretary ms. Su i know Vice President harris ezell lobbied hard to drop the acting from your title only a vote of the full senate can grant to that promotion. This is something they have rightly not seen fit to do. Today marks 417 consecutive day in which you have ledol the department of labor, the dol as acting secretary without the cost which is required advice and consent of the senate. It effectively abrogating the Senate Nomination process the Biden Administration has treated the constitution as but a foot
Police in south florida are looking for a gas station robber who made off with cash and disposable cigarette lighters, seen here on surveillance video. Pulling a gun on a clerk who gave him the cash from two registers. The suspect then grabbed a handful of lighters. The Producers Guild of america has taken the unprecedented step of banning the disgraced hollywood mogul from the gild for life. In a statement, the gild said the board of directors voted unanimously for the ban. And kevin recognized as the founders award. Reporter netflix and house of cards say they are deeply troubled by accusations against actor kevin spacey. Anthony rapp said the actor made a sexual advance to him when he was just 14. Rapp says spacey then 26 invited him to a party one night when they were both working on broadway. When everyone left, rapp said spacey put him on a bed and pressed up against him. He says he does not remember the encounter, adding, i owe him the sincerest apology for what would have been
In lakeland. Officers blind sided by gunfire, a convicted felon shot. This morning, we expect an update from polk county sheriff judd after last nights shoot out. Ashley yore is live where all of this happened. Ashley, that street is now back open to the public . Reporter thats right, rodney. Now that its light outside, you can see the scene here is clear. This is where no deputies were injured. You can tell thats really lucky when you take a look at this damage. You can see multiple bullet holes in the side of this dodge charger. Last night, 32yearold Francis Perry fired multiple times at the Drug Task Force when they pulled him over for trafficking meth. There were officers from four different jurisdictions involved. Deputies never knew what was were coming at them. The windows were blacked out. We could not see into the vehicle at all. As the officers and deputies walked up to the car, he started shooting. When he started shooting, we started shooting. Reporter Francis Perry served