Attacks from sources outside nato for some time now. Sort of established quite capability in dealing with that. We will leave this here to take you live now to the u. S. Senate where today lawmakers are expected to vote to limit debate on judicial nominations. Later this week lawmakers will also take up a measure that would fund the federal Aviation Administration for the next five years. Live coverage of the u. S. Senate here on cspan2. The presiding officer the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, we exalt you, for you continue to rescue us. You have done for our nation infinitely more than we can ask or imagine. Lord, you refuse to permit our enemies to triumph over us. You hear our cries for help, sustaining us with your might. Today, continue to use our lawmakers for your glory. As they become aware of your presence, may their lives experience the fulfillment and strength that you alone can give. Help them to remember that you are still their refuge and strength, a very present help in the time of trouble. Send them forth to face this day armed with faith in you. We pray in your merciful name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The presiding officer the clerk will read a communication to the senate. The clerk washington, d. C, april 30, 2024. To the senate under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable peter welch, a senator from the state of vermont, to perform the duties of the chair. Signed patty murray, president pro tempore. The presiding officer under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. Morning business is closed. Under the previous order, the senate will proceed to the executive session to resume consideration of the following nomination, which the clerk will report. The clerk nomination, the judiciary. Juror gentleman n. Alexakis of illinois to be United States district judge for the Northern District of illinois. Mr. Schumer mr. President. The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Schumer mr. President , id like to begin today by saying a few things about the protests at Columbia University. Smashing windows with hammers and taking over University Buildings is not free speech. It is lawlessness. And those who did it should promptly face the consequences that are not merely a slap on the wrist. Free speech, discussion, and even strong disagreement are fundamental American Values and campuses should be places where those values are cherished. Campuses cannot be places of learning and argument and discussion when protests veer into criminality, and those who commit such acts are doing nothing to convince others that their cause is just. It is also unacceptable when jewish students are targeted for being jewish, when protests exhibit verbal abuse, systemic intimidation, or glorification of the murderous and hateful hamas or the violence of october 7. As i said in my speech here on the floor last november and many times since, that is antisemitism. It is loathful. It is unacceptable. Now, on another note sad note yesterday in north carolina, four Law Enforcement officers, including a deputy u. S. Marshal were killed in the deadliest attack against u. S. Law enforcement in eight years. Cephal other officers have been injured. Today the Senate Mourns the loss of these dedicated public servants. We grieve with their families. And we must do more to prevent shootings like this that involve arstyle weapons. It is a tragic reminder that today too many dangerous assault rivals continue to plague too many of our communities and congress has a responsibility to get these weapons of war off our streets. My heart goes out to all the families who have lost loved ones in this attack, and i thank all of our Law Enforcement officers who were on the scene working to keep the community safe. And finally, mr. President , id like to take a moment to recognize bill samuel of the aflcio, a man who has spent his career fighting for americans americas workingmen and women. So many of us in this chamber on both sides of the aisle have worked closely with bill over the decades, and we will certainly miss him as he steps down from his longtime post as director of Government Affairs for the aflcio. Early in his days in ever since his early days in the Labor Movement when he worked for the National Treasury embryos union, the American Federation of government combleeshgs and the united mine workers, bill has been at the forefront of improving working conditions. He continue that fight while serving at the department of labor and on the staff former Vice President al gore n2010 n2010,after aflcio president ale sweeney, bill got to work organizing lobbying grassroots efforts, communicating with senators, members of congress, the administration, an aflcio union members. Bill quickly gained the trust of members through his dedication and pragmatism. Through his partnership with the next president , trumka, bill brought the legislative areas ofs to new hates. He worked with us on critical, important issues such as the employee free choice act, the Affordable Care act, the Border Security act of 2013, man, our country would have been better off had that bill passed the house, the pensions bill, chips, infrastructure, the Inflation Reduction Act and so much more. We night have won every battle but we were always there fighting to improve the lives of work,men and women, mr. President. I wish bill the best as movies on to new challenges and im comforted in knowing he will still be involved in the fight for progress. I yield the floor and note the absence of a quorum. The presiding officer the clerk will call the roll. Quorum call to urge biden to intervene axios. Investigating allegations of war crimes dating back. 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Mr. Mcconnell for months, lead corners of American Education have made headlines for all the wrong reasons. Unfortunately, theyre still finding new ways to embarrass themselves with vile antisemitic radicalism. Beginning of course with yet more alarming declarations like burn tel aviv to the ground. Freedom for palestine means death to america. The 7th of october is going to be everyday for you. The student radicals behind hateful chants like from it the river to the sea from the river to the sea have proven to be incoherently ecumenical. Theyve chanted long live hamas. Sunni terrorist group. And waved flags supporting a shia terrorist Group Hezbollah and the terrorist group the popular front for the liberation of palestine. Theyve been joined on the picket lines by faculty members, for whom radical antisemitism is merely an extension of their day jobs in postmodern indoctrination. Last week columbias encampment was even visited by a member of congress who accused some jewish students of being, quote, progenocide. Its unclear whether the student radicals or the shadowy groups organizing these disruptions are actual fifth columns for adversaries trying to corrode American Society from within or just unwitting pawns. What is clear is that basic comprehension of history, theology and geography is in very short supply in the ivy league. Socalled elite universities arent just in the news for a welldocumented decline in academic rigor. Theyre not drawing the nations attention just because another generation of students has decided to test the limits of the First Amendment with grotesque hate. No. No, theyre in the news because weakness and inaction from campus leaders has allowed universities to become called rons, cauldrons of criminal chaos. In in recent days, an Orthodox Jewish student at yale was assaulted by organized hatem hatemongers. At mit, theres a socalled liberated zone of radicals occupying the very center of campus. At ucla, an aspiring commisars blocked jewish students from walking to class or even entering the library. Another California School is reporting millions of dollars in damages after radicals vandalized campus buildings. And last night brought yet more evidence that administrators at columbia have utterly, utterly failed to bring order to their manhattan campus. In the wee hours of the morning, the mob that has disrupted daily life from a tent encampment on the quad broke into a campus building with hammers and has barricaded itself inside. Not long ago columbias president was sensibly calling in the new York Police Department to dispense and arrest these disruptors. This is the responsible thing to do, because the vast majority of students at columbia want to go to class, study for exams, and lead productive lives. But then her resolve appeared to give out. A minority of radicals and their faculty allies have used continued threats and intimidation to maximize the disruption and extend the reach of an odious ideology. The administration caved. The campus is now closed. But Law Enforcement remain outside the gates. And it remains to be seen whether administrators latest threats of expulsion will actually be carried out. The situation at columbia is so bad that a prominent rabbi urged jewish students to leave campus out of fear for their physical safety. This is particularly discouraging at a university that for decades has been known as a welcoming home for jewish stu students, even when the rest of the ivy league systematically discriminated against them. Yesterday, a member of columbias Jewish Community filed a Class Action Lawsuit against the university, alleging sustained harassment and incitement of violence against jewish students. In the absence of leadership from administrators, the community has had to take protection of their basic rights on campus literally into their own hands. Of course, todays campus radicals did not invent this brand of aggressive lawlessness. Here in the United States, they trace hair roots back to the trace their roots back to the 1960s. Other country have had their infamous history of student intimidation and violence. Most notoriously, the student nazis of weimar, germany. This is about dangerous radical politics. But just as the roots of this hate are not a mystery, near is the neither is the way forward for college administrators. Leaders at columbia might do well to note the approach of the administration over at princeton, which has upheld clear prohibitions on activity like forming encampments, and responded swiftly and severely to an attempt last night to occupy a campus building. They might also take a cue from our former colleague ben sasse. Thus far, radicals at the university of florida have largely heeded, heeded his prohibition against unlawful disruptions because they know he means it. And last night, those who failed to obey repeated warnings from Campus Police were promptly arr arrested. As an official statement put it, quote, the university of florida is not a day care, and we do not treat protestors like children. They know the rules. They broke the rules. And theyll face the consequences. Its not enough for administrators to lament campus disorder. Strongly worded warnings only carry weight when theyre backed up by action. The hateful ideas pouring out of campus encampments are not new to americas universities. The worlds oldest form of hate has been alive and well in Higher Education for quite some time now. From the vial boycott divest and Sanction Movement that began over a decade ago, to the establishment of outfits like the Rutgers Center for security, race, and rights, the forces of bigotry have been on the move. And those forces have powerful friends. President bidens nominee for the Third Circuit, adeel abdullah mangi, has long been a patron of the Rutgers Center. In fact, as new evidence indicates, hes played a much more active and enthusiastic role than he described to our colleagues on the judiciary comm committee. Apparently, every Progressive Organization in the country is furious, furious that my colleagues and i dared to call attention to these disqualifying facts. So lets get it straight. Radicalism has no place in Higher Education or on the federal bench. Unfortunately, the president doesnt seem to agree. While he defends mr. Mangi and his radical associations, he refuses to render an unqualified rejection of campus antisemitism. In fact, whip asked about it when asked about it, he seemed to say, well, there are good people on both sides. Hard not to see this mealymouthed equivocation for what it is the president prioritizing the feelings of his political supporters over moral clarity. Antisemitism is not a nuanced academic theory. Its not just one of many different viewpoints, as the White House Press secretary seemed to suggest yesterday in reference to campus disruptions. It is not justified by political disagreements with israel and its government. It is not entitled to take over campuses and make life miserable for jewish students. Luckily, some reasonable observers are getting mugged by reality. Just as a growing number of democrats are rejecting mr. Mangis nomination, a growing number of Ivy League Alumni are rejecting the surging radicalism of their alma maters. But that will only go so far. Leaders must lead. Administrators must take charge of their institutions. The basic objectives here couldnt be clearer. On campus, protect Jewish Community members. Clear the encampments. Let students go to class and take their exams. And allow graduations to proceed. Here in washington, witt draw radical withdraw radical nominees, enforce the department of justice and education to investigate civil rights viol violations. If moral clarity does not pre prevail, in the ivory tower and the Biden Administration, this could go down as a particularly shameful moment in our history. I suggest the absence of a qu quorum. The presiding officer the clerk will call the roll. Quorum call the clerk ms. Baldwin. One of the economic groups which includes rick scott in florida had crews ron Johnson Mike Lee and rand paul of kentucky one morning each week for likeminded senators. Daddy. Again you can find at axios and in texas. I just want to say jobs, thats not so. Didnt do all of them so they sent our jobs overseas. To stop saying all that. Thank you. 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