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he is the senator from vermont and the president pro tem porta the president pro tem of the u.s. senate, a position that serves in place of the vice president and the actual president of the senate and the vice president is not there which is most times the president pro tem overseas the conducting of business in the u.s. senate has been selective by the majority leader, by senator chuck schumer to preside over the impeachment trial of former president donald john trump. on that the president pro tem, pat leahy said i consider holding the office of the president of pro tem and the responsible of these that come with it to be one of the highest honors and most serious responsibilities of my career when i do preside over the impeachment trial of donald trump i will not waiver from my constitutional and sworn allegation to administer the trial with fairness in accordance with the constitution and the laws. we will first see some of that tomorrow per the house is coming in tomorrow morning at ten eastern will take up the nomination of anthony lincoln to be secretary of state and that
he is the senator from vermont and the president pro tem porta the president pro tem of the u.s. senate, a position that serves in place of the vice president and the actual president of the senate and the vice president is not there which is most times the president pro tem overseas the conducting of business in the u.s. senate has been selective by the majority leader, by senator chuck schumer to preside over the impeachment trial of former president donald john trump. on that the president...
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instead they have patrick leahy president pro tem on - - pro tem of the senate preside over the trial. the seniormost democrat ironically elected 1974 as a former prosecutor in some republicans have said they are fine with him and think he will be fair. there was some question about kamala harris to preside that will not happen i'm sure she's happy not to be tied down hour after hour with this trial. >> what is your sense of mitch mcconnell? >> he's in a tight spot because he goes for five what happened, he rose angry trying to virtual the election results he had a fiery speech before and then on january 19 the day before the inauguration he said the mob to spread lies and the president. it is pretty clear that mcconnell puts a lot of believe what happened and then to convict here on the other hand the leader of his party clearly republicans don't want to go against trump there is a clear backlash against voters and then to cause trouble within his own conference especially if you all get to those 17 senate republicans needed to convict trump and then to bar him for running again. but
instead they have patrick leahy president pro tem on - - pro tem of the senate preside over the trial. the seniormost democrat ironically elected 1974 as a former prosecutor in some republicans have said they are fine with him and think he will be fair. there was some question about kamala harris to preside that will not happen i'm sure she's happy not to be tied down hour after hour with this trial. >> what is your sense of mitch mcconnell? >> he's in a tight spot because he goes...
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emeritus, the senator from iowa will now administer the oath to the president pro tem patrick j leahy. >> do you solemnly swear that to all things apertaining to the impeachment trial of donald john trump, former president of the united states, now pending, that you will do impartial justice according to the constitution and the laws so help you god? >> i do so help me god. >> at this time i will administer the oath of the senators in the chamber in accordance-- in conforms article cause 6 of the constitution and the senate's impeachment rules. will all senators now rise and raise their right hands? do you solemnly swear that in all things apertaining to the trial in the impeachment of donald john trump, former president of the united states, how pending, you'll do impartial justice according to the constitution and laws so help you god? >> [senate responds] >> call the numbers in groups of four ar senators will present themselves at the desk to sign the oath book. >> miss baldwin, barrasso, mr. bennett. mrs. blackburn. [signing book] >> mr. blumenthal, mr. blunt, mr. booker, mr. bosm
emeritus, the senator from iowa will now administer the oath to the president pro tem patrick j leahy. >> do you solemnly swear that to all things apertaining to the impeachment trial of donald john trump, former president of the united states, now pending, that you will do impartial justice according to the constitution and the laws so help you god? >> i do so help me god. >> at this time i will administer the oath of the senators in the chamber in accordance-- in conforms...
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president pro tem of the senate butch miller. [applause] and some of your entire family has gained great respect and to be excited about your efforts around human trafficking and the first lady of the state of georgia mrs. camp. [applause] and it's a great honor to choose the first lady of this chamber ms. bradburn. [applause] will what is unable to make it
president pro tem of the senate butch miller. [applause] and some of your entire family has gained great respect and to be excited about your efforts around human trafficking and the first lady of the state of georgia mrs. camp. [applause] and it's a great honor to choose the first lady of this chamber ms. bradburn. [applause] will what is unable to make it
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honorable chuck grassley for his service as president pro tem of the u.s. senate to designate senator ashley as president pro tempore of the u.s. senate. >> the work will report, is there objection, the senate will proceed to the major. >> i asked unanimous consent the resolution be agree to and the motion to reconsider a made in late up on the table without debate.je >> objection? no objection. so ordered. mr. president. >> senate majority leader. >> i asked unanimous consent the senate proceed to senate resolution eight submitted earlier today. >> report the resolution. >> senate resolution a divine the president of thes united states that the election of the president pro tempore. >> is there objection to proceed to the major? objection, hearing them, proceed to theas measure number for the president, i asked unanimous consent the resolution be agree to and the motion to reconsider be made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. >> without objection, so the senate proceed to resolution nine submitted earlier today. >> reports the res
honorable chuck grassley for his service as president pro tem of the u.s. senate to designate senator ashley as president pro tempore of the u.s. senate. >> the work will report, is there objection, the senate will proceed to the major. >> i asked unanimous consent the resolution be agree to and the motion to reconsider a made in late up on the table without debate.je >> objection? no objection. so ordered. mr. president. >> senate majority leader. >> i asked...
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just to let the members know the order of business will first installr senator leahy as president pro tem. will then have some other sort of mechanical business. i will then give my maiden speech as majority leader of the united states senate. [applause] and then we will hear from senator mcconnell, there may be about this evening. unanimous consent the senate proceed to the consideration of senateso resolution six, submitted earlier today. >> the clerk report the resolution. civic center resolution six to elect patrick j leahy from the state of vermont to be president pro tempore of the senate of the united states. >> isth their objection to the proceeding or the measure? without objection the senate will proceed to the measure. >> that a president i ask unanimous consent to the resolution be agreed to and that the motion to reconsider be considered maiden laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. >> is there an objection? without objection so ordered. the senior senator from vermont will be escorted to the desk. [silence] >> please raise your coright hand produce element
just to let the members know the order of business will first installr senator leahy as president pro tem. will then have some other sort of mechanical business. i will then give my maiden speech as majority leader of the united states senate. [applause] and then we will hear from senator mcconnell, there may be about this evening. unanimous consent the senate proceed to the consideration of senateso resolution six, submitted earlier today. >> the clerk report the resolution. civic center...
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executive departments or of such party as congress may by law provide, transmit to the president pro tem of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives their written declaration that the president is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the vice president shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as acting president. has that ever been used in a presidency before? guest: it's quite interesting. it kind of has, but the phrase acting president never actually got activated. it was twice. for those of us over 50 we have been there and done that. twice presidents have gone under, let's call it a routine medical procedure, a colonoscopy, where they had to be put under anesthesia, the difference between anesthesia and going to sleep at night is you can't be quickly awoken when you are under anesthesia. the question is, in that moment where we know a president's alive, is of sound body and mind, but for that brief moment acting, and of incapable of being revived quickly, who is in charge? and so twice in recent memory when presidents have gon
executive departments or of such party as congress may by law provide, transmit to the president pro tem of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives their written declaration that the president is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the vice president shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as acting president. has that ever been used in a presidency before? guest: it's quite interesting. it kind of has, but the phrase acting president...
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. >> [applause] also a great friend speaker pro tem jones. [applause] and from the senate, a great friend of all of ours president pro tem of the senate butch miller. [applause] and some of your entire family has gained great respect and to be excited about your efforts around human trafficking and the first lady of the state of georgia mrs. camp. [applause] and it's a great honor to choose the first lady of this chamber ms. bradburn. [applause] will what is unable to make it today due to a previous scheduled appointment but my son parker in the first son of the house thank you. [applause] my to take a moment to welcome many of you back to the general assembly i also went welcome so many of you that are here for the first time. it's hard to believe this is my ninth general assembly i have been around it's hard to imagine them as time has passed i stand here today continually reminded that honesty and integrity are the best long-term strategy for success in this building. [applause] the short time sugar high to get something done today and sac
. >> [applause] also a great friend speaker pro tem jones. [applause] and from the senate, a great friend of all of ours president pro tem of the senate butch miller. [applause] and some of your entire family has gained great respect and to be excited about your efforts around human trafficking and the first lady of the state of georgia mrs. camp. [applause] and it's a great honor to choose the first lady of this chamber ms. bradburn. [applause] will what is unable to make it today due to...
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. >>> joining me right now, patrick leahy, president pro tem of the senate. welcome. let's get to the nuts and bolts here. democrats need 17 republican senators to vote to convict donald trump. as the days pass and the horror of the capitol hill riot seems to recede some what from the minds of a select few, you have some gop senators who are growing vocal against impeachment. how do you, sir, counter that ideology and do you think enough republicans can be convinced to convict trump? >> i think you heard senator klobuchar earlier saying there's precedent for this. there's no question that we can go forward with this trial. remember, this is not impeachment of a president who is out of office. he was impeached. he was impeached while he was still in office by the house. this is now the trial. do we convict -- ahead of the impeachment which, of course, would have bearing on the ability to serve in the future. that may sound like legalese, but it's not. it is the constitution of the united states. donald trump did his best to ignore the constitution over and over again d
. >>> joining me right now, patrick leahy, president pro tem of the senate. welcome. let's get to the nuts and bolts here. democrats need 17 republican senators to vote to convict donald trump. as the days pass and the horror of the capitol hill riot seems to recede some what from the minds of a select few, you have some gop senators who are growing vocal against impeachment. how do you, sir, counter that ideology and do you think enough republicans can be convinced to convict trump?...
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longer the president, he was the president and so instead, they will have patrick lahey, the president pro tem of the senate preside over the trial. he's the seniormost democrat. ironically elected in 1974 in the wake of watergate, former prosecutor. i think some republicans, lindsay graham said they are fine and think that he will be fair. there was question on whether harris would preside, but that isn't going to happen. i'm sure she's happy to not be tied down after hour hour in this trial. >> what is your sense that the former leader mcconnell's own conviction? >> i think that he is in a tight spot because clearly he was horrified by what happened, he was angry that trump was trying to overturn the results and he had a very fiery speech before the riots and after. so it's pretty clear that mcconnell puts a lot of blame on what happened on the president and so he may want to vote to convict and get on the other hand he is the leader of his party and clearly a lot of republicans don't want to go against trump. there would be a backlash among republican voters and potentially causing some tro
longer the president, he was the president and so instead, they will have patrick lahey, the president pro tem of the senate preside over the trial. he's the seniormost democrat. ironically elected in 1974 in the wake of watergate, former prosecutor. i think some republicans, lindsay graham said they are fine and think that he will be fair. there was question on whether harris would preside, but that isn't going to happen. i'm sure she's happy to not be tied down after hour hour in this trial....
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strong relationships had them both sides of the aisle part he was sworn in by the previous publican pro tem yesterday. korth had a health scare he went to to the hospital after he did not feel well his release a few hours later a lot of people si pay attention to any 5050 senate with the help of every single senator really does matter. democrats are trying to do a budget resolution as soon as next week. they can't do it if they have 49 votes show up in the other team has 50. because they would lose that last vote. spiritless talk but the 5050 sharing, power-sharing agreement. what is the status of it? >> they have basically a deal inav principle with i think one of these organizing resolutions little details to work out. they gavel and chairmanships to the democrats. there's some unusual use but chuck schumer will continue to basically set the agenda democrats hold thes chairmanships this is the same agreement that in 2001 the last time we had a 5050 senate when tom -- and the two leaders who had a pretty good relationship set down a few months into george bush's >> finally let's talk about
strong relationships had them both sides of the aisle part he was sworn in by the previous publican pro tem yesterday. korth had a health scare he went to to the hospital after he did not feel well his release a few hours later a lot of people si pay attention to any 5050 senate with the help of every single senator really does matter. democrats are trying to do a budget resolution as soon as next week. they can't do it if they have 49 votes show up in the other team has 50. because they would...
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[applause] >> also a great friend, speaker pro tem jan jones. [applause] and from the senate a great friend of all of ours, president pro tem of the senate. miller. [applause] >> someone our family has gained great respect for and continues to be so excited about your effort in this state around human trafficking and foster care and so many things first lady of the state of georgia marty kemp. and it is a great honor to introduce the first lady of this chamber, sherry bradburn. [applause] >> my wife was unable to make it today due to a previous scheduled appointment. so i have got with me, this is a proud moment, my oldest son parker duncan and since the kemps have no girls your the first senate of the house, parker duncan, thank you. i would like to take a moment to welcome many of you to the general assembly, i want to welcome so many of you here for the first time. hard to believe this is my ninth general assembly i have been around, hard to imagine that much time has passed. i stand here today continually reminding you that honesty and integ
[applause] >> also a great friend, speaker pro tem jan jones. [applause] and from the senate a great friend of all of ours, president pro tem of the senate. miller. [applause] >> someone our family has gained great respect for and continues to be so excited about your effort in this state around human trafficking and foster care and so many things first lady of the state of georgia marty kemp. and it is a great honor to introduce the first lady of this chamber, sherry bradburn....
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it very consistent with practice, the president pro tem of the senate who presided. i think it is what is constitutionally required and appropriate in the circumstance, and yes, he's a democrat. but that is the way our constitution runs impeachment proceedings. there's only one exception to that, for a current sitting president of the united states. >> there is still more signing to be done. i guess that one book got filled up so that got handed to senator leahy. they're still going. claire, you wanted to add something? >> yeah. i think as neal was saying, everybody in that room knows that patrick leahy will be going off a script that he is reading. and it is provided to him by the senate parliamentarian. elizabeth mcdon over. he is reading the self-incrimination. that's exactly what chief justice roberts did also. if there is a procedural question, it will be determined by a vote of the senate. not by the presiding officer. so he is just doing a ceremonial role. and every single republican senator in the chamber knows that. >> daniel, do democrats when they make the
it very consistent with practice, the president pro tem of the senate who presided. i think it is what is constitutionally required and appropriate in the circumstance, and yes, he's a democrat. but that is the way our constitution runs impeachment proceedings. there's only one exception to that, for a current sitting president of the united states. >> there is still more signing to be done. i guess that one book got filled up so that got handed to senator leahy. they're still going....
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and the majority of cabinet officers vote to get rid of the president, that goes to the president pro tem of the senate and it is voted on in the house and the senate. if they get a two-thirds majority in both of those bodies, the president is expelled if he doesn't remove himself in the process. that is a way of bypassing an impeachment proceeding in the house and a courtroom proceeding in the senate that would ultimately expel the ptresident as well. it's never happened before, mona. we have two weeks left of this president being in office. my guess is it probably will not happen now, either. >> and we were two weeks out from the biden/harris administration beginning. what does history tell us about what joe biden needs to do in order to unite this country, especially after this presidential election? >> you know, there's an old saying, let no good crisis go to waste. i think what this shows is that america is hopelessly divided. but i think we can come together, as i mentioned earlier, in times of tragedy. joe biden can not only use this moment to bring us together, but perhaps to put
and the majority of cabinet officers vote to get rid of the president, that goes to the president pro tem of the senate and it is voted on in the house and the senate. if they get a two-thirds majority in both of those bodies, the president is expelled if he doesn't remove himself in the process. that is a way of bypassing an impeachment proceeding in the house and a courtroom proceeding in the senate that would ultimately expel the ptresident as well. it's never happened before, mona. we have...
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, the senator from iowa, will now administer the oath to the president pro tem, patrick j. leahy. please raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear to all things pertaining to the trial of impeachment of donal john trump, former president of the united states now pending, that you will do impartial justice according to the constitution and the laws, so help you god? >> i do, so help me god. >> at this time i will administer the oath of the senators in the chamber, and in accordance with -- in conformance of article one, section 3, clause 6 of the constitution and the senate's impeachment rules. will all senators now rise and raise their right happened. right hand. do you sole uply swear that all things pertaining to the trial of the impeachment of donald john trump, former president of the united states, now pending, you do impartial justice according to the constitution and laws so help you god? >> i do. >> calling the names in groups of four, senators will present to the desk to sign the oath book. >> mr. baldwin, mr. barrasso, mr. bennett, mrs. blackburn. >> so let's j
, the senator from iowa, will now administer the oath to the president pro tem, patrick j. leahy. please raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear to all things pertaining to the trial of impeachment of donal john trump, former president of the united states now pending, that you will do impartial justice according to the constitution and the laws, so help you god? >> i do, so help me god. >> at this time i will administer the oath of the senators in the chamber, and in...
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the president pro tem of the senate, vermont's patrick lahey is expected to preside over the upcoming impeachment trial. that's not constitutionally obligated to preside. senator, welcome back. >> thank you for having me. >> we always enjoy having you. the headline from politico says this. we practiced some law. do you think what we saw in the house or what we see in the senate will provide adequate due process? >> shannon, bear with me for a moment. when senator schumer threatened justice gorsuch and justice kavanaugh on the steps of the supreme court before a group of his supporters, i said senator schumer went too far. when congresswoman waters told a group of her supporters to literally get in the face of every member of the trump administration they could find, i said congresswoman waters went too far. president trump went too far on january 6. senators house members and presidents cannot put the world in the possession of every thought. they can't and they should. does that mean that i have decided to vote to impeach president trump? no. in fact, based on the information i have
the president pro tem of the senate, vermont's patrick lahey is expected to preside over the upcoming impeachment trial. that's not constitutionally obligated to preside. senator, welcome back. >> thank you for having me. >> we always enjoy having you. the headline from politico says this. we practiced some law. do you think what we saw in the house or what we see in the senate will provide adequate due process? >> shannon, bear with me for a moment. when senator schumer...
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the president pro tem has historically presided over impeachment trials, of nonpresidents.t thing we see is tomorrow is the senator as jurors. that's when the senate trevor begins in earnest. >> bret: does anyone think they can get 17 republicans to vote to convict? >> certainly not right now. i guess it depends on what state you are in and what phase you are political career is in. that there's a handful on the senate side, and they will take some from the senate minority leader. if they were to convict chuck schumer the new majority leader said they will take a second vote to permanently bar president trump from ever taking office. keep in mind they don't have to do that. they did to have to do that in 1989 with an impeachment trial for alcee hastings which is why he has been a congressman alcee hastings since 1993. a >> bret: if they are feeling that mitch mcconnell stands on this, and we are under 2 minutes now for the walkover. mitch mcconnell's it's a result of losing control of the senate. >> there is a combination of things, mitch mcconnell seems to blame the presid
the president pro tem has historically presided over impeachment trials, of nonpresidents.t thing we see is tomorrow is the senator as jurors. that's when the senate trevor begins in earnest. >> bret: does anyone think they can get 17 republicans to vote to convict? >> certainly not right now. i guess it depends on what state you are in and what phase you are political career is in. that there's a handful on the senate side, and they will take some from the senate minority leader....
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thing is chief justice john roberts will not be presiding, patrick leahy from vermont, the president pro tem, the most senior member of the majority party will preside over the senate trial, he has been in the senate since 1975 so tonight basin the article across the building from the house sides of the senate side, this is the second impeachment trial in 53 weeks in the fourth time in american president has been tried in the united states senate, tomorrow they will swear in the jurors, the senders will hear a lot about jamie raskin, the democratic representative from maryland, lead impeachment manager, the adam schiff of this round and lots of questions on capitol hill whether or not is even appropriate to try the president after he has left office. as republican arkansas senator tom cotton. >> the impeachment powers designed to convict and remove officeholders from office, the constitution especially says it applies to the president, and civil officers. donald trump is none of those, he is a private citizen. >> they have tried exponential twice before in three trials but never for a former
thing is chief justice john roberts will not be presiding, patrick leahy from vermont, the president pro tem, the most senior member of the majority party will preside over the senate trial, he has been in the senate since 1975 so tonight basin the article across the building from the house sides of the senate side, this is the second impeachment trial in 53 weeks in the fourth time in american president has been tried in the united states senate, tomorrow they will swear in the jurors, the...
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by student -- president, vice president, speaker of the house, thene leader, pro tem and secretary of state. have the 25th amendment and vote, that would be calling upon the vice president as we lead ando to take the with a majority of the cabinet to be able to unseat the president of the united states. a very dangerous person who should not continue in office. this is urgent. this is emergency of the highest magnitude. pompeo the secretary of state. do you stand by this president dangerously standing -- staying in office? secretary of the treasury? what is it? is it about success in business later? do you believe in this? do we have the list? i know it because i know it. the way it goes, secretary of state, secretary of treasury, secretary of defense, the acting secretary of defense. i don't know what authority he may have. but he certainly has to answer for where the national guard was yesterday. attorney general. yourney general barr, do subscribe to the presidency of donald trump as -- after the act of sedition he committed yesterday? general.postmaster interior. the list goes on.
by student -- president, vice president, speaker of the house, thene leader, pro tem and secretary of state. have the 25th amendment and vote, that would be calling upon the vice president as we lead ando to take the with a majority of the cabinet to be able to unseat the president of the united states. a very dangerous person who should not continue in office. this is urgent. this is emergency of the highest magnitude. pompeo the secretary of state. do you stand by this president dangerously...
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we just announced a few moments ago, credible leadership, pro tem, and our speaker, with the time and attention to getting a deal done, extending eviction protections. it was 9:01 last night that it was worked out. we are working to do what we can. i just want to congratulate those leaders for a job well done. this is through june 30. remember, eviction protection was due to expire at the end of this month. now, it will -- we will address the issues of debt. i do not want to go into too much detail. with urgency. here is the important thing that is urgent, and i recognize it, and that is the resources. it is one thing to get the protections, and the other is to pay the rent when it is due. there is a queer related to the properties, so $2.6 billion is part of the fund. thank you, speaker pelosi. $2.6 billion. that is money going direct to some counties and cities, obviously money that is coming into the state. they are focusing on low income up to about 80% of ami. the whole idea was to leverage the dollars, back rent about 80%, but also about 20% of that rent forgiven. that is the st
we just announced a few moments ago, credible leadership, pro tem, and our speaker, with the time and attention to getting a deal done, extending eviction protections. it was 9:01 last night that it was worked out. we are working to do what we can. i just want to congratulate those leaders for a job well done. this is through june 30. remember, eviction protection was due to expire at the end of this month. now, it will -- we will address the issues of debt. i do not want to go into too much...
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and to senate pro tem jimmy hickey, and to the honorable members of the general assembly. thank you for that warm greeting. let me assure you that is gratefully received. and hopefully that signals a strong relationship, as we enter this session. i also welcome those members joining from the senate chambers, and those joining from the public. first, let me extend my congratulations to the new members. by my count we have 20 members newly elected in this session. and for some it is a return in a new role and for many others this will be your first regular session. as you remember, when i was elected governor, we hit the ground running. and we did not intend to slow down. so buckle your seatbelt because we have a lot of work to do. now, this marks my seventh year as governor. today will be the last time i address the general assembly in regular session. thank you for not applauding on that last line. [laughter] today, we begin this session with historic challenges be our nation. we are beginning the 11th month of a global pandemic that has impacted every aspect of life. from
and to senate pro tem jimmy hickey, and to the honorable members of the general assembly. thank you for that warm greeting. let me assure you that is gratefully received. and hopefully that signals a strong relationship, as we enter this session. i also welcome those members joining from the senate chambers, and those joining from the public. first, let me extend my congratulations to the new members. by my count we have 20 members newly elected in this session. and for some it is a return in a...
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president pro tem, members of the 151st general assembly, members of the cabinet distinguished membersjudiciary in my fellow delaware areas, thank you for inviting me into the chamber today. thank you for tuning in virtually during this very unusual time. section 15 of the delaware constitution reads as follows. the governor shall, from time to time, give to the general assembly information concerning the state and recommend consideration such measures that he or she shall judge immediate. my task today is to give you the general assembly, the state of the state. over the course of this pandemic, especially over the course of the past few weeks, we've all wrestled with existential questions of the state of the state, here in delaware and across the country. what is the role of the state? what happens when life and liberty are in conflict? what does it mean when there's charged with safeguarding in america, the pastor brought us a once-in-a-lifetime public health crisis, civil unrest and racial retention. contentious but free and fair election. a violent attempt to overturn the election
president pro tem, members of the 151st general assembly, members of the cabinet distinguished membersjudiciary in my fellow delaware areas, thank you for inviting me into the chamber today. thank you for tuning in virtually during this very unusual time. section 15 of the delaware constitution reads as follows. the governor shall, from time to time, give to the general assembly information concerning the state and recommend consideration such measures that he or she shall judge immediate. my...
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senate, whether in fact that would still be vice president pence, whether it will be the president pro tem, senator grass lee, or whether we would see majority leader mitch mcconnell preside. but we do know that that debate will take place for two hours in each chamber. and there will be alternating points of view, no member can speak for more than five minutes. host: how has that process played out before? guest: well, i mean, the process just plays out where each side essentially has their moment in the sun, right? you have a rotating number of members who are speaking. you have five minutes from essentially one side in favor of the objection, another five minutes from someone against it. it is the case that members can essentially give their time to their colleagues, should they choose to do that. but there is no real provision r the debate to just go on interminably or for members to, if you will, filibuster the entire time. host: speaker nancy pelosi sent out a letter to members saying when they make their arguments to these oklahomas it will be a civic lesson on the floor. laura brow
senate, whether in fact that would still be vice president pence, whether it will be the president pro tem, senator grass lee, or whether we would see majority leader mitch mcconnell preside. but we do know that that debate will take place for two hours in each chamber. and there will be alternating points of view, no member can speak for more than five minutes. host: how has that process played out before? guest: well, i mean, the process just plays out where each side essentially has their...
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he is the president pro tem of the senate. the senior senator and the senate majority. he is 80 years old, the longest serving in his role as president pro tem, he will be the one who pre sides procedurally over the trial i should note we did have a bit of a scare this evening when we received word that senator leahy had been taken to the hospital at the recommendation of the capitol physician after reported not feeling well at his office. we're now told that he is already out of the hospital and at home. he's had a thorough examination. he got some test results back. they said he is looking forward to getting back to work, potentially as soon as tomorrow. so again, a scare in terms of senator leahy tonight but we send the senator best wishes for a speedy recovery and hope it is nothing serious. as far as the trial that senator leahy will preside over next month, republicans don't think there should be a trial. they believe the president should not have been tried while he was still in office. now that he's not in office, he can't be tried. so if you mount a violent att
he is the president pro tem of the senate. the senior senator and the senate majority. he is 80 years old, the longest serving in his role as president pro tem, he will be the one who pre sides procedurally over the trial i should note we did have a bit of a scare this evening when we received word that senator leahy had been taken to the hospital at the recommendation of the capitol physician after reported not feeling well at his office. we're now told that he is already out of the hospital...
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the vice president and the cabinet, according to the amendment, can transmit to the president pro tem and the speaker of the house their written declaration that the president is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office. there upon congress shall decide the issue. explain that us. if the vice president and cabinet say the president is unable to discharge his duties, then the congress would vote on that? guest: no, it's just submitted and it happens. it has to be -- congress has to be alerted that this is happening. congress does not have a role in the actual process. there is an alternative process where the vice president and working with congress can determine this. but in this process, about activating the cabinet, they are just alerted. congress gets brought into play if the president then says, no, i'm actually fine. remember the scene in "monty python's holy grail" where people are pronounced dead. not quite dead yet. the president, particularly in this situation where the president is alive and functioning at some capacity, the president could challenge it. congr
the vice president and the cabinet, according to the amendment, can transmit to the president pro tem and the speaker of the house their written declaration that the president is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office. there upon congress shall decide the issue. explain that us. if the vice president and cabinet say the president is unable to discharge his duties, then the congress would vote on that? guest: no, it's just submitted and it happens. it has to be -- congress has...
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the office of the honorable stiles bridges, united states senator from new hampshire, the president pro tem of the senate, and chairman of the joint -- planning for the festive and momentous occasion got underway. here senator bridges is discussing some of the early stages of the work with representatives. while later on in the fall, the inaugural committee yet approving the prince of the necessary construction was to follow. making an on the spot inspection, members of the committee are speakers sam rayburn and joe martin. member of the house errands, the executive secretary of the committee, and the superintendent of construction from the architect's office. even as the committee made its plans, everyone was hard at marcus bursting up washington for the big day. the correction got underway at once. for the first republican president to be inaugurated in 24 years would be here shortly. special pullman cities but house 10,000 visitors to see the ceremony in the shadow of the great dome. the day before the grand climax were many receptions around the city, gathering together people from the
the office of the honorable stiles bridges, united states senator from new hampshire, the president pro tem of the senate, and chairman of the joint -- planning for the festive and momentous occasion got underway. here senator bridges is discussing some of the early stages of the work with representatives. while later on in the fall, the inaugural committee yet approving the prince of the necessary construction was to follow. making an on the spot inspection, members of the committee are...
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cornyn complaining about the fact that it will be one of their own, pat leahy as senate president pro tem presiding here, not the chief justice. they're seeing that through a political lens saying they're going to have a democratic senator essentially sitting as the presiding officer is inappropriate. expect to hear a lot of those process arguments here from republicans essentially trying to dampen the public enthusiasm or public regard for this trial before it gets going in earnest come the 9th. >> and, garrett, interesting, too, about the lunch that jonathan turley is going to be at talk being what we've seen, this constitutional argument that a lot of republicans have started to make over the last 48 hours or so. >> reporter: thank you for reminding me of that. jonathan turley who was a witness for president trump when he was still president trump in the first impeachment trial on the legal elements of this will speak to republican senators behind closed doors today essentially arming them in a way with more process arguments about why as he believes this trial should not go forward in
cornyn complaining about the fact that it will be one of their own, pat leahy as senate president pro tem presiding here, not the chief justice. they're seeing that through a political lens saying they're going to have a democratic senator essentially sitting as the presiding officer is inappropriate. expect to hear a lot of those process arguments here from republicans essentially trying to dampen the public enthusiasm or public regard for this trial before it gets going in earnest come the...
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steve russell of georgia, the president pro tem of the senate.ugh scott of pennsylvania, minority whip. the governors of all the states are invited. and each is seated following the entrance of the senators. members of the diplomatic corps also figure prominently among the selected guests. led by the secretary of state and the secretary of defense, the new cabinet arrives. chief justice earl warren and the associate justices of the supreme court take their places. among some of the other distinguished guests, the command pilot of the apollo eight space journey. as the inaugural stand fills, each guest is seated according to custom and a long-standing tradition. another ritual takes place at the white house. the final hour of the outgoing president's term of office begins as speaker of the house john mccormack, escorts mrs. nixon and mr. johnson to the car. president johnson leaves the white house for the last time. this building that has been his home for five years will be readied over the next two hours to receive its new tenant. during the bri
steve russell of georgia, the president pro tem of the senate.ugh scott of pennsylvania, minority whip. the governors of all the states are invited. and each is seated following the entrance of the senators. members of the diplomatic corps also figure prominently among the selected guests. led by the secretary of state and the secretary of defense, the new cabinet arrives. chief justice earl warren and the associate justices of the supreme court take their places. among some of the other...
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that duty now falls on the senate pro tem democrat patrick leahy.t least 17 votes are needed to convict the former president. and from there, the senate could decide to pass a measure to disqualify him from holding office ever again. meanwhile there's controversy whether it's constitutional to impeach a former president and, anne-marie, that discussion is very likely to come up during this trial. >> i'm sure it is. naomi ruchim in new york, naomi, thank you. >>> so, former president trump opened an official post-presidency office in florida. the office will manage mr. trump's public correspondences and official activities. mr. trump has stayed out of the public eye since leaving the white house last wednesday. he's currently residing at this mar-a-lago resort in palm beach. >>> and we're approaching another milestone in the coronavirus pandemic. almost 100 million cases have been reported worldwide. in roughly the past year. and a quarter of them are right here in the u.s. this comes as a new contagious variant from brazil is now in the states. the
that duty now falls on the senate pro tem democrat patrick leahy.t least 17 votes are needed to convict the former president. and from there, the senate could decide to pass a measure to disqualify him from holding office ever again. meanwhile there's controversy whether it's constitutional to impeach a former president and, anne-marie, that discussion is very likely to come up during this trial. >> i'm sure it is. naomi ruchim in new york, naomi, thank you. >>> so, former...
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that's why he's president pro tem.esident is going to hustle down the hall to the old senate chamber and that's why they will have a ceremonial swearing in for the new senators. that's what you typically see with vice president and new families. it's basically for the camera and the families to be able to participate in this swearing in. technically when they become the senator and afterwards, they celebrate with the people that they love. that's what's going on now. a job he's worked very hard to get for years and years. ever since harry left, reid left, chuck working very cycle to try to elect democrats and with georgia and the help of black women and stacy abrams and a whole lot of grassroots workers and a lot of people who chipped in and the help of donald trump, he finally has the job he has yearned for for many years and he'll be good at it. he'll get a lot of criticism. leaders always do. but he will be strategic and he'll be smart the way he handles this responsibility. >> clair, my friend and colleague, joy re
that's why he's president pro tem.esident is going to hustle down the hall to the old senate chamber and that's why they will have a ceremonial swearing in for the new senators. that's what you typically see with vice president and new families. it's basically for the camera and the families to be able to participate in this swearing in. technically when they become the senator and afterwards, they celebrate with the people that they love. that's what's going on now. a job he's worked very hard...
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senators will be sworn in as jurors for this impeachment trial tomorrow, as well as senate president pro tem, patrick leahy, who will preside over this trial. then there will be about two weeks or so to allow both sides nts,and kelegal cases. for the second time in nearly a year, house impeachment managers marched across the capital and presented the article of impeachment against former president trump to the senate. >> article 1, incitement of insurrection. >> reporter: the house impeach the former president for a second time nearly 2 weeks ago in connection to the deadly january 6 storming of the capital. >> he threatened the integrity of the democratic system, interfered with the peaceful transition of power and imperiled a coequal branch of government. >> senators will be sworn in as members of the impeachment court on tuesday day but the child will not begin for another two weeks. >> if you want to hold people accountable there are other ways to do it particularly for presidents. >> the theory that the senate can try former officials would amount to a constitutional get out of jail fre
senators will be sworn in as jurors for this impeachment trial tomorrow, as well as senate president pro tem, patrick leahy, who will preside over this trial. then there will be about two weeks or so to allow both sides nts,and kelegal cases. for the second time in nearly a year, house impeachment managers marched across the capital and presented the article of impeachment against former president trump to the senate. >> article 1, incitement of insurrection. >> reporter: the house...
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president and majority of cabinet officers vote to get rid of the president, that goes to the president pro tem of the senate, and it is voted on in the house and senate. if they get a two-thirds majority in both of those bodies, the president is expelled if he doesn't remove himself in the process. that is a way of bypassing an impeachment proceeding in the house and a courtroom proceeding in the senate that would ultimately expel the president as well. it's never happened before, mona. we have two weeks left of this president being in office. my guess is that it probably will not happen now either. >> and, mark, you mentioned we are two weeks out from the biden/harris administration beginning. what does history tell us about what joe biden needs to do in order to unite this country, especially after this presidential election? >> joe biden cannot only use this moment to bring us together but perhaps to put together some law that will help this country to move forward and make sense of this tragedy. >> and lastly, mark, as a presidential historian, what do you take away from the events that ha
president and majority of cabinet officers vote to get rid of the president, that goes to the president pro tem of the senate, and it is voted on in the house and senate. if they get a two-thirds majority in both of those bodies, the president is expelled if he doesn't remove himself in the process. that is a way of bypassing an impeachment proceeding in the house and a courtroom proceeding in the senate that would ultimately expel the president as well. it's never happened before, mona. we...
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the president pro tem of the senate.inority whip. ♪♪ the governors of all of the states are invited and each is seated following the entrance of the senators. members of the diplomatic core are members of the selected guests. led by the secretary of state and the secretary of defense, the new cabinet arrives. chief justice earl warren and the justices take their places. among some of the other distinguished guests, frank gorman, command pilot of the historic apollo 8 space journey. as the inaugural stand fills, each guest being seated according to custom and long-standing tradition, another ritual takes place one mile away at the white house. the final hour of the outgoing president's term of office begins as speaker of the house john mccormick escorts mrs. nixon and mrs. johnson from the white house to thecyí=n waiting car. president johnson and hisçvjsñ successor richard nixon are escorted to their car by senator dirkson. president johnson leaves the white house for the last time. this building that has been his home f
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this is the 59th presidential election, if the vice presidennd wasn't chairhe president pro tem was, i would have made a joke that chuck grassy voted two-thirds of those 59 presidential elections.(l ghter) he's laughing. it's not as good as hit deer, deer dead, but it still got a grassley lau. i don't think we want to tell a americans comier us that this republic is broken, that this is a nana republic, that these institutions can't be trusted. nt don't wahat, we don't want that in our hometowns. we don't want t telour kids america's best days are blind us. that isn't true. it isn't hat fields and mckois, blood feud forever. america's a union.th there's a loat's broken in this country, but not anything e big that the rican people can't rebuild it, that freedom and comni and entrepreneurial effort and that neighborhoods can't rebuild, nothing is broken that's so big that we can't fix it.u emnerations of forefathers and our fohers, our ancestors, have spilled blood to defend the glorious of this republic. why would they do that? because america is the mostna exceptionaion in the histor
this is the 59th presidential election, if the vice presidennd wasn't chairhe president pro tem was, i would have made a joke that chuck grassy voted two-thirds of those 59 presidential elections.(l ghter) he's laughing. it's not as good as hit deer, deer dead, but it still got a grassley lau. i don't think we want to tell a americans comier us that this republic is broken, that this is a nana republic, that these institutions can't be trusted. nt don't wahat, we don't want that in our...
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sure that i have avoided many dangerous pitfalls by the good common sense counsel of the president pro temthe senate. (applause) i have received the most generous cooperation from the leaders of the republican party in the congress of the united states, senator dickson and congressman >> (applause) >> and congressman gerald ford, the -- (applause) no president should ask for more, although i did a pot occasion. (laughter) but few presidents have ever been blessed with so much. president elect nixon in the days ahead is going to need your understanding, just as i did. and he's entitled to have it. (applause) and i hope every member will remember that the burdens he will bear as our president will be borne for all of us. each of us should try not to increase these burdens for the sake of narrow personal or partisan advantage. (applause) and now it's time to leave. i hope it maybe said 100 years from now got by working together we helped to make our country more just, more just for all of its people, as well as to ensure and guarantee the blessings of liberty for all of our posterity. that's
sure that i have avoided many dangerous pitfalls by the good common sense counsel of the president pro temthe senate. (applause) i have received the most generous cooperation from the leaders of the republican party in the congress of the united states, senator dickson and congressman >> (applause) >> and congressman gerald ford, the -- (applause) no president should ask for more, although i did a pot occasion. (laughter) but few presidents have ever been blessed with so much....