is doing a fabulous job. and i wonder is it possible to legislate something like no one over the age of 75 and less already in office can run for office. i think these old people and their 77 years of living have lost their minds. >> guest: i'm glad you didn't ask me how old i was maggie. i've only got 10 years ago. maggie i think that would be a restriction on free will and they think it's up to the voters to decide that. if you go back to the federalist papers by the founding fathers we have term limits. we can eliminate people in congress or the senate and it's called the elections. the house is supposed to be the most powerful branch of government and that's why they

are there for six years in two years in the senate. this is where we have to have a well-informed electorate. the senate has been in recess subject to the call of the chair and members such as gavel back in. you're watching live coverage on c-span2. nell: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the en bloc consideration of the following nominations -- executive calendar 541, 542, and 552. the presiding officer: without objection. the clerk will report the nominations en bloc. the clerk: cynthia l. attwood of virginia to be a member, amanda wood laihow of maine to be a member, and director of the institute of library services. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the senate vote on the nominations en bloc with no intervening action or debate, that if confirmed, the motions

to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table en bloc, the president be immediately notified of the senate's action, that no further motions be in order, and that any statements related to the nominations be printed in the record. the presiding officer: without objection. the question is on the nominations en bloc. all those in favor say aye. all opposed no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the nominations are confirmed en bloc. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to legislative session for a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i have two requests for committees to meet during today's session of the senate. they have the approval of the majority and minority leaders. the presiding officer: duly noted. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of calendar 289, s. 2629. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 289, s. 2629, a bill to amend the

public health service act with respect to the public health service corps. the presiding officer: without objection the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the committee-reported amendment be agreed to and that the bill as amended be considered read a third time. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i know of no further debate on the bill as amended. the presiding officer: if there is no further debate, the question is on passage of the bill as amended. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the bill as amended is passed. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the committee on e.p.w. be discharged from further consideration of h.r. 263 and the senate proceed to its immediate consideration. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: h.r. 263, an act to rename the oyster bay national

wildlife refuge as the congressman lester wildfire olf oyster bay national wildlife refuge. the presiding officer: without objection, the committee is discharged and the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the bill be considered read a third time. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i know of no further debate on the bill. the presiding officer: if there is no further debate 9 -- the question is on passage of the bill. all those in favor say aye. all those opposed no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the bill is passed. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the en bloc consideration of the following senate joint resolutions introduced earlier today -- s.j. res. 65, 66, and 67. the presiding officer: without objection the senate will proceed to the joint resolutions en bloc.

mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the joint resolutions be passed and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table all en bloc. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of h.r. 925 which was received from the house. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: h.r. 925, an act to extend the authorization of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects, and so forth. the presiding officer: without objection the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the barrasso substitute amendment be agreed to and the bill as amended be wrd read a third time. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i know of no further debate on the bill as amended. the presiding officer: if there is no further debate, the

question is on passage of the bill as amended. all those in favor say aye. all opposed no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the bill as amended is passed. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the barrasso title amendment be agreed to and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the committee on commerce be discharged from further consideration of s. 19282 and the senate proceed to its immediate consideration. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. 1982, a bill to improve efforts to combat marine debris and for other purposes. the presiding officer: without objection, the committee is discharged and the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the sullivan substitute amendment at the desk be considered and agreed to, the bill as amended be considered read a third time. the presiding officer: without objection.

mr. mcconnell: i know of no further debate on the bill. the presiding officer: if there is no further debate the question is on passage of the bill. all those in favor say aye. all opposed no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the bill is passed. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: mr. president, i also would like to take a moment to congratulate the occupant of the chair with this important piece of legislation that will help us deal with ocean debris in a hopefully very successful way. i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today it adjourn until 3:00 p.m. monday, january 13. further that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour deemed expired, the journal of proceedings be approved to date, the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day, morning business be closed, and the senate proceed to executive

session and resume consideration of the gaynor nomination. finally that the cloture motion filed during today's session ripen at 5:30 p.m. on monday. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: if there is no further business to come before the senate i ask it stand adjourned under the previous order. the presiding officer: the the presiding officer: the

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i think generally it goes back to the distrust that you see in survey after survey of the american people. they don't trust the mainstream media telling them the truth or the whole truth so i think it has actually led to the rise of new media. >> has become the go precipitate or for generation of young people. where not talking to them as parents and we are talking to them in school. is natural and important but it's what is different with this generation is that with the rise of the internet in the smartphone and the dropping of

paywalls they can get anything they want and a whole lot of things that nobody wants at their fingertips on their phones. earlier today several senators came to the floor to discuss the impeachment proceedings against president trump. we begin with majority leader mitch mcconnell. >> versus morning want to associate myself with the statement made yesterday by one of our distinguished colleagues about the house democrats treating impeachment like a political toy. here's what the senator said. this is serious and urgent. send them over. if it isn't, don't. that madam president with her senior senator fromro california the ranking member ofhe