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the senate takes up the nomination of joseph mcguire to lead the national counterterrorism center. c-span3, a discussion on the state of trade between the u.s. and china. house speaker paul ryan delivers his farewell address at 1:00 p.m. from the grand hall of the library of congress. and the house and senate veterans affairs committee's hold a joint hearing on improving the eight health care -- v.a. health care. this great government under which we live was created in a state of compromise and mutual concession. >> thomas jefferson questioned the need for a senate. >> the framers believed -- >> let's follow the constitution. >> the framers established the senate to protect the people from their rulers and as a check on the house. >> the fate of this country and maybe even the world are in the hands of congress and the united states senate. senate, conflict and compromise. a c-span original production. exploring the history, traditions, and role of this uniquely american institution. >> please raise your right hand. >> wednesday january 2 at 8:00 p.m. eastern and pacific on c-span.

the debate continues on the nomination of joseph mcguire to be the director of national counterterrorism center. we're expecting a vote to advance the nomination at about 11:00 eastern today. this week, lawmakers in the house and the senate continue negotiations to fund the government past this friday's deadline. and now to live coverage of the u.s. senate here on c-span2. the president pro tempore: the senate will come to order. the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. eternal lord god, who rules the raging of the sea, we praise you that we continue to be sustained by your goodness and mercies. we are grateful for each heartbeat we receive as a gift from your bounty. help us to so live that we will never forget our accountability to you. bless our senators, enlighten and illuminate them that they may cultivate an experiential relationship with you, delighting to follow your precepts. touch their lips that they may speak words that unite and bring hope. give them hearts that are willing to serve. strengthen them when tempted and guide them

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the senate takes up the nomination of joseph mcguire to lead the national counterterrorism center. discussion on the state of trade between the u.s. and china. house speaker paul ryan delivers his farewell address at 1:00 p.m. from the grand all of the library of congress. at 2:00 p.m., the house and senate veterans affairs committee's hold a joint hearing on improving the a health care -- v.a. health care. q&a, wall street journal columnist jenkins talks about his politics during the trump era. >> he wants to be the center of attention. racist.think he is a i think the way he looks at people, everyone is either a friend or an enemy. you can change categories very easily. equals no grudges. i think his ideas -- the america first thing is an idea that i think he holds dear, that our country has been shortchanged in its dealings with the rest of the world and that reflects in trade policy and immigration policy. the things that in the minds of many of his supporters in middle america. i think that is to a degree a sincere set of beliefs on his part. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on

the senate takes up the nomination of joseph mcguire to lead the national counterterrorism center. a.m., an3 at 9:00 discussion on the state of trade between the u.s. and china. house speaker paul ryan delivers his farewell address at 1:00 p.m. from the great hall of the library of congress. at 2:00 p.m., the house and senate veterans affairs committees hold a joint hearing on improving the health care. >> coming up in an hour, the center for american progress and american enterprise institute. they will talk about next steps after a federal judge in texas rolled the affordable care act was unconstitutional. and 9:00 a.m., u.s. news & world n discusses the federal commission on school safety's report and what it means for school discipline across the u.s. ♪ host: as the year wraps up, so does the tenure of house speaker paul ryan. he will give his farewell address today at 1:00 this afternoon. you can see that on c-span 3 and c-span.org and listen on c-span radio. this is the "washington journal" for december 19, do -- two days before a scheduled government shutdown. -- backing awa

the debate continues on the nomination of joseph mcguire to be the director of national counterterrorism center. we're expecting a vote to advance the nomination at about 11:00 eastern today. this week, lawmakers in the house and the senate continue negotiations to fund the government past this friday's deadline. and now to live coverage of the u.s. senate here on c-span2. the president pro tempore: the senate will come to order. the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. eternal lord god, who rules the raging of the sea, we praise you that we continue to be sustained

the senate takes up the nomination of joseph mcguire to lead the national counterterrorism center and on c-span three at 9 am, the discussion on the state of trade between the u.s. and china , house speaker paul ryan delivers a farewell address at 1 pm on the great hall of the library of congress and it 2 pm the house and senate veterans affairs committee hold a joint hearing on improving va healthcare. >> good morning and welcome to the fourth morning of the workshop on immigration history. today we are going to talk about the immigration law that is been in place over half a century now and has had a transformative impact on american society. the basic principle laid out in these laws are the ones that are still with us today. now, to remind you, the last major set of immigration rules prior to the 1965 acts were legislated in 1952, we recall the act that retains the national quota system and as you can see from the summary of the national quota allocated all countries in the world got in immigration quota you can see these were greatly favored. as you can see this as a preference f