mr. lowrie good morning. >> good morning. thanks for having me. just to show our viewers the headline of your paper this morning and how reads missouri government eric greitens resigns for those who have not been following the story closely set this up for us and what led to the decision? >> so this is the

mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that pn-1884, the nomination of john lowry, iii, of illinois, to be assistant secretary of labor for veterans employment and training, sent to the senate by the president, be referred jointly to the help and veterans' affairs committees. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding the provisions of rule 22, the postcloture time on the engelhardt nomination expire at 12:00 noon tomorrow, may 9, the senate vote on the confirmation of the engelhardt nomination with no intervening action or debate. further, if confirmed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table and the president be immediately notified of the senate's action. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the senate resume legislative session for a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i understand there is a bill at the desk and due a second reading. the presiding o

mr. lowry stand the line because we are going to show our viewers a response from the governor. >> in the last few months have been incredibly difficult for me , for my family, for my team, for my friends and for many, many people that i love. this ordeal has been designed to cause an incredible amount of strain on my family. millions of dollars of mounting legal bills, endless personal attacks designed to cause maximum damage to family and friends. legal harassment from colleagues, friends, campaign workers and it's clear that for the forces that oppose us there is no end in sight. i cannot allow those forces to continue to cause pain and difficulty to the people that i love. i know and people of good faith no that i'm not perfect but i have not broken any laws or committed any offense worthy of this treatment. sin talk about the governor's response to particularly he didn't admit to anything but what did he say going forward about theof rest of the dash. >> guest: he emphasized friday to be c