i'd like to talk about jamie dupree who serves as the radio news director of the washington bureau of cox media corporation. i've had the privilege of knowing jamie for more than two decades with his professional coverage of both congressional and national politics, jamie has become a trusted voice for radio listeners in atlanta as well as in my home state of florida. however, in the summer of 2016, jamie, a radio reporter, lost his voice to tongue protution dystonia, a neurological condition which can create severe speech, swallowing and breathing difficulties. this is a rare condition which has no known treatment, and it prevents jamie's brain from connecting to his mouth and causes his throat to push his tongue out of his mouth when he attempts to speak, squeezing the sound out of his voice, a radio reporter. however, in spite of the severe health problems, jamie has remained active through twitter and his news blog. mr. speaker, jamie dupree is a perfect example of the positive role the devoted and professional journalists play in our free society and i wish him and his family all

attorney in alabama, jamie dupree in atlanta tweeting that the last democrat to win a u.s. senate race alabama was richard shelby in 1992. he points out that senator shelby switched to the republican party in 1994. should roy moore win tonight, republicans in the senate will hold a meeting tomorrow morning. here is the headline in politico -- republicans plan a meeting to discuss roy moore." tentatively scheduled for 10:00 a.m. tomorrow if he defeats democrat doug jones according to two republican sources. they are reporting that among the questions that will be addressed are whether it is possible to deny moore committee assignments or membership in the republican conference. read more about that at politico.com. results coming up tonight about 9:30 eastern. they are starting to trickle in now with the polls closed. full results tonight beginning at 9:30 eastern, live coverage over on c-span2 will also include your feedback, phone calls, and tweets. all of that coming up tonight over on our companion network on c-span2. back on capitol hill, the house and senate passed the