Vote vote the presiding officer on this vote, the yeas are 96, the nays are one. The 60vote threshold having been achieved, the bill is passed. Senate will be in order. Please remove your conversations from the floor. Mr. Mcconnell mr. President . The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell i withdraw amendment number 1419. The presiding officer the senator has that right. The amendment is withdrawn. The senator for alaska. Ms. Murkowski i modify the amendment amendment number 1407 with the chaplains at the desk. This modification includes, among other things, acceptance of amendment number 1419 offered by the senator from kentucky, mr. Mcconnell, for the senator from iowa, ms. Ernst. The presiding officer the senator has that right. The amendment is so modified. Mr. Mcconnell i send a cloture motion to the deck for the substitute amendment number 1407, as modified. The presiding officer the clerk will report the cloture motion. The clerk cloture motion we, the undersigned
The need to remove safe havens for terrorist and other parts of the middle east. This is just under three hours. [inaudible conversations] come to order the committee will come a the joint chiefs of staff for a hearing on afghanistan and south asia the secretary previously indicated he would be back to discuss the approach to this region once it was decided and that is the topic for today i a understand there are many issues facing the department and this committee but with time and focus please confine your questions to todays subject United States officially launched operation in during freedom october 7, 2001 almost exactly 16 years ago approximately 2,400 Service Members have lost their lives in the conflict and another 20,000 wounded. As this administration formulates its policies the American People and members of congress have basic questions such as does American National securities towards our presence in afghanistan . Do we have a strategy to succeed or avoid failure . How wa
itself. he s not supposed to be representing america and again, the free world, by just accepting putin s terms. because talking isn t a goal. american national securities, global economic stabilities, maintaining the international order, that is also a goal. and biden cannot advance those things by normalizing putin and his hostile dictatorship. that s what this summit does, it normalizes putin. i m not comfortable hearing the story about russia being an enemy. it s putin s mafia. and it s not russian national interest to confront the united states, but putin confronting america, as for every dictator, it s the ultimate goal because he cannot justify his endless stay in power without creating enemies. and of course now putin is thrilled. look at his picture because its summit is good for him. this is exactly what he needs to show everyone he is a big boss and everything from it, as you