ms. warren: mr. president, are we in a quorum call? the presiding officer: we are. ms. warren: i ask that the quorum call be lifted so that i might speak. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. warren: thank you, mr. president. for decades powerful interests have been working to take over our courts and tilt the scales of justice in favor of billionaires and giant corporations. president trump has been all in, nominating extreme and partisan judges to the federal judiciary at lightning speed. trump's judges can easily fill a who's who of racial, radical, right-wing, pro-corporate lawyers. but today i want to focus on the nomination of one of the worst of the worst. thomas farr, trump's nominee to serve on the federal district court for the eastern district of north carolina. thomas farr has made his name as the go-to lawyer for the rich and powerful. when the rent car company avis and its franchisee were sued for discriminating against african american customers, farr defended the franchisee. when pfizer was sued for sex is discrimination and creating a hostile wo

ms. warren. give her a hand. [applause] ms. warren. give her a hand.plause] don't think you could get more specific than the bills that she has laid out that housing bill with the estate tax is one that we definitely need to with and talking about the issues we are concerned about we had two senators commit on that so far but senator ryans was specific and i know all of you weed smokers you like that marijuana bill. [laughter] i'm not calling no names but i saw some of you nodding off but your heads snapped up when she got to that weed part. [laughter] let s me recognize the next speaker we have three more then we will shuttle you to lunch. but i want to recognize chapter leaders from all around the country that have come because we are grateful that you traveled and second trying to get you some attention. the head of the sacramento california is in the house. [applause] louisville kentucky. [applause] richmond virginia chapter leader richmond virginia chapter leader south carolina. [applause] paterson new jersey. [applause] and also the deputy mayor

ms. waters was threaten the banks, warren buffett made a big investment in jpmorgan.hat is a very big and well-known bank. he is a smart investor. if he thought maxine waters could be, could reregulate wall street, he wouldn't be investing billions in financial companies. a lot of noise coming but no serious action. the second hour of "varney & company" is about to begin. ♪ stuart: it is thursday 10:00, eastern tile, that means it is mortgage rate time. ashley: i live for the freddie mac day, you know that here on the edge of my seat. i kid you not. i love it. 30-year average for freddie mac mortgage, 4.9%. what was it last week? 4.94%. completely flat. it reflects other things, subdued inflation, lower oil, subdued wage growth. the rates are sensitive to that. we have seen a subdued data. still under 5%. stuart: not quite at 5%. ashley: exactly. stuart: we've been saying for weeks. ashley: for weeks. stuart: the dow down nearly 100. some individual stocks in the news. first off higher sales, a rosy forecast from walmart. that is not helping the stock at all. it is do

warren in 2020 . >> people don't thinkabout from when there deciding their vote . >>. >> you want them thinking about trouble when they go in there? >> think of donald trump and ms 13, think of him one isis . as far as other issues, both for me. >> these questions for you. >> please everybody. we're not here to get all my if we keep doing this.we saw in another district miss cortez pull off of you upset. joe crowley expected to sail to victory. now he's going to be looking for a different job in november. and then there have been moments where the simple explanation is she had not been ready for prime time and how the accesses have been beyond what a lot of mainstream democrats feel comfortable with. to that end, where you feel we fall on the political spectrum fordemocrats . in some ways this is like a key party defining moment for the democratic party where it was several years ago for the republicans. you align yourself from policies, you feel comfortable with someone is a socialist, where are you on the political spectrum? >> i'm definitely not a socialist and i am fighting for working families in this district and this is something i need to make clear, i w

ms. may is going to be out. next, we talk to nigel farage and he is the father of brexit. >>> in washington, elizabeth warren, senatorstreet again and the banks, saying it's hurting the economy. the banks must be regulated. we are going to talk to a top banker about that in just a moment. >>> i say maxine waters cannot bring back the regulations that have already been taken away. we will be joined by a member of the house financial services committee on that subject. mr. trump says he will support a bipartisan prison reform bill. looks like he's willing to work with democrats on some key issues. we're on it. stuart: to california, at least 63 people have died in the camp fire in the northern part of the state. 630 people still unaccounted for. the national guard is helping police to look for them. then there's the woolsey fire in southern california. about 70% contained. crews say calmer winds are helping. the fire killed two people there, destroyed more than 500 buildings. later this hour, we will talk to a man who rescued his grandparents from the wildfire. he used a boat to reach them because the flames had cut of

ms. warren: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from massachusetts. ms. warren: madam president, i ask for consent to speak for five minutes. the presiding officer: the senate is in a quorum call. ms. warren: i'm sorry. madam president, i ask the quorum call be lifted. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. ms. warren: madam president, i ask for consent to speak for five minutes. the presiding officer: is there objection? hearing none. ms. warren: thank you, madam president. ten years ago greedy financial institutions crashed our economy and crushed working families all across this country. millions of americans lost their jobs, millions lost their homes, millions lost their life savings. that crisis was no accident. it was no act of god. it was caused because washington looked the other way while greedy wall street bankers scammed hardworking american families, and it can happen again if we let it. if we learned anything from the financial crisis that nearly drove our economy over a cliff, it's that american families desperately nee