[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 104 (Tuesday, June 17, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3407-S3408]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Under the previous order, the 
Senate will proceed to executive session and resume consideration of 
the following nomination, which the clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read the nomination of Olivia Trusty, of 
Maryland, to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission for 
the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2025.


                   recognition of the majority leader

  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The majority leader.


                      minnesota lawmakers shooting

  Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, like all Americans, I was horrified to hear 
about this weekend's shootings of two State lawmakers in Minnesota and 
their spouses. Melissa Hortman, a member of the Minnesota House of 
Representatives, and her husband Mark were murdered on Saturday. And 
John Hoffman, a member of the State Senate, and his wife Yvette were 
seriously wounded.
  I am profoundly grateful to law enforcement that the alleged shooter 
is now in custody, and I look forward to seeing him prosecuted to the 
fullest extent of the law.
  There is no place for this kind of violence in our country. None. My 
prayers this morning are with the Hortmans' family and loved ones and 
for the speedy recovery of John and Yvette Hoffman.


                                 israel

  Mr. President, for far too long, the mullahs in Iran have publicly 
aspired to wipe Israel off the face of the map. And for decades, they 
have fomented a campaign of terror throughout the Middle East, 
threatening Israel and innocents everywhere and destabilizing the 
entire region.
  It was Hamas who killed more than 1,000 Israelis on October 7, 2023. 
But it was Iran who made that attack possible through years of funding, 
training, and weaponry provided to this terrorist organization.
  In the early hours of Friday morning, Israel struck back, attacking a 
number of sites in Iran, including sites associated with Iran's nuclear 
program. I spoke with the Israeli Ambassador on Friday and assured him 
of my prayers for Israel's safety during this time and my hope that 
their operations--and

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any to come--will succeed in eliminating the prospect of a nuclear-
armed Iran and, ultimately, help bring peace to a region that has for 
far too long been at war.
  While the U.S. military is not involved in offensive operations 
against Iran, U.S. forces on land, at sea, and in the air have helped 
defend Israel from indiscriminate missile attacks launched by Iran.
  President Trump and our country remain steadfast in our defense of 
Israel and committed to working towards peace in the Middle East and, 
first and foremost, for the safety of American personnel stationed in 
the region.
  And should Iran have any designs on Americans, I urge the mullahs to 
think long and hard about the consequences.