the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from california, mr. hoffman, to suspend the rules and pass s. 327 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title. the clerk: senate 327, an act to amend the federal lands recreation enhanlsment act to provide for a lifetime national recreational path for any veteran with a service-connected disability. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass s. 327. members will record their votes by electronic device. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york rise? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated b

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. engel: i yield myself such time as i may consume. i am proud to have co-authored his resolution with with ranking member mccaul. -- we have ves to seen china attempt to squash all dissent and attack all hong kongers' rights. they have rounded up and arrested activist -hong kong and issued an arrest warrant for a u.s. citizen. they have purged democracy from the legislative down soifl hong kong, one of the most important democratic institutions in the city and the single greatest example of the one country, two systems framework under attack from beijing. the chinese government's actions violate the twhoiflhong wong people and beijing's commitment to the international community made under the sino-british joint declaration. this house resolution 1033 condemns beijing's effort to further erode hong kong's autonomy, undermine its independent judiciary and oppress its people. this measure urges the administration to work with our allies and partners to hold china accountable for its f

the speaker pro tempore: as amended? the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 473, h.r. 435 , a bill to direct the administrator of the federal emergency management agency to submit to congress a report on preliminary damage assessment and establish damage assessment teams in the federal emergency management agency and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill as amended. the clerk: union calendar number 473, h.r. 4358, a bill to direct the administrator of the federal emergency management agency to submit to congress a report on preliminary damage assessment and to establish damage assessment teams in the federal emergency management agency and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from the district of columbia ms. norton and the gentleman from missouri, mr. graves, each will control 20 minutes. the chair now recognizes the gentlewoman from the district of columbia, ms

the speaker pro tempore: thank you. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from michigan seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. today i rise with a heavy heart to honor and remember trooper caleb starr of the michigan state police. a son of the city of mason, trooper starr fulfilled his lifelong dream when he joined the force in 2018. for those who served alongside him he was an exemplary officer. on the evening of july 10, while trooper starr was responding to a call a drunk driver swerved into his lane, colliding with his patrol car head on. trooper starr battled in the hospital for three weeks before passing away due to injuries. he was just 33 years old. the impact he had cannot be fully described in these remarks but it can be seen in his funeral procession which included 100 vehicles from 15 different law enforcement agencies and three fireds. i

the speaker pro tempore: the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. . mr. huffman: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. huffman: mr. speaker, thank you. the bill before us, h.r. 6237 is the p.r.c. for native veterans act introduced by representative gallego. this bill will ensure that native veterans can access high quality health care. providing for the health care of our veterans should be one of our top priorities including the care of approximately 150,000 native veterans that have served our country. and by law, a native veteran is eligible to receive services under both the v.a. and indian health services and can choose whichever one to use. where a native veteran is eligible for service from both the v.a. and i.h.s., the v.a. is considered the primary player, the v.a. reimburses i.h.s. for any direct care they provide. here is the problem that sometimes arises. with the purchase referred care program known as p.r.c. i.r.s. are not always able to provide the necessary health services a tr

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. woodall: madam speaker, i therapeutics out as it relates to covid. i'm very fortunate on the rules mr. morrelle, s to be able to serve with a gentleman who spent his lifetime service of others through medicine, dr. burgess. sits on the lso energy and commerce committee which has had jurisdiction over which has had numerous bipartisan bills and forward.ties to move defeating the previous question today would make in order the bill.man from texas' i'd like to yield four minutes to the gentleman from texas to talk about the real impact that could have for the american citizenry. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized for four minutes. mr. burgess: i thank the yielding.for and truly it has been a privilege to serve with the the eman from georgia on rules committee. 've learned a lot from occupying that seat beside him there. madam speaker, there's still a our g pandemic through country. every community in this country and communityted, spread is unfortunately goin

the speaker pro tempore: amen. pursuant to section 4 of house resolution 967, the journal of the last day's proceedings is now approved. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from north carolina, mr. murphy. mr. murphy: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the entertain up to 15 requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> to address the house for one minute. withoutker pro tempore: objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. ildee: thank you, speaker. michigan, like many states, skyrocketing ee a number of covid-19 cases. n my own family, we have serious cases of this terrible virus. this pandemic is far, far from over. getting worse. and congress has to do its job. seniors, small businesses, they need our now.rt right i've heard from thousands o

the speaker pro tempore: thank you. for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> i ask for unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from florida is recognized for one minute. >> madam speaker, coronavirus cases are rising again in florida. today florida reported over 7,925 new cases. coronavirus cases are rising nationally. yesterday there were over 155,000 americans who contracted the coronavirus and another 1,707 americans dead. hat's the highest death toll since may 14. american families need our help. testing, tracing, treatment and a vaccine. mr. soto: keeping our first responders on the job, small business relief. jobless benefits. food and housing assistance. and what is congress doing about it? the house majority has voted twice for the heroes act, included a compromise -- including a compromise. president-elect joe biden has said right now congress should come together and pass co

the speaker pro tempore: thank you. for what purpose does the entleman from illinois seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to line heroes, t especially our health care workers who are working tirelessly under stresses to save lives. to thank der: i want the researchers and scientists who are developing covid vaccines. to plead with my fellow citizens to act protect each other in this battle against a deadly virus. moderna announced a econd vaccine on the heels of pfizer's announcement. the tunnel is long and the road back is still many months away. can't afford to let our guard down or millions of americans thousands, k and tens of thousands of our fellow itizens, our neighbors and our family members will needlessly die. america's hospitals, especially in rural and nderserved communities, are at capacity. they are airlift

the speaker pro tempore: woiks. lee lie mr. speaker, let me take a moment to thank our colleagues who joined us this evening laying out the pandemic upon pandemic upon pandemic in communities of color. one reoccurring lesson stands out and success depends on the willingness of people to trust the health information they are getting. we learned this from the hiv-aids pandemic, ebola and now during covid. this is especially true. this year, millions of americans have demanded racial justice. this is because the system that exists today has failed them. we must acknowledge the centuries' old ethnic disparities and build culturally and community-minded policies to move forward for a stronger and unified country. we must act swiftly. the longer communities suffer from covid-19, the greater the long-term impact and disparities . states project their shortfall for 2021 fiscal year will be uch deeper than the shortfalls faced. federal reserve and economists project that unemployment will 2021.6.5% at the end of the congressional budget

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. mrs. mcbath: as we move into the last weeks of 2020rks as we move into a dark and uncertain winter, our nation continues to face an increasingly deadly pandemic. economic hardship and anxiety can be felt in every corner of cour country -- of cour country. the despite the challenges, the past few weeks have seen millions of americans stand up and make their voices heard. and millions of americans have chosen unity over division. stability over chaos. and looked forward to a future filled with faith and hope for a brighter world. that world requires something from each and every one of us. that we all must do our part. we all have a role to play in transforming our aspirations into real effective progress. over the last two years i have heard from thousands of families who have called on my office in a moment of need. a grandparent whose social security checks just simply stopped gomcoming. a veteran who desperately needed an appointment at the v.a. hospital. a small business that required a

the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's room, 19, ngton, d.c., november 2020. i hereby appoint the honorable to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 7, 2020, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties. with time equally allocated between parties and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip limited to five minutes. but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. minutes.k, for five mr. speaker, i ise this morning in defense of governoror newsome who recently own idiotic covid at one of e partied the restaurants. i defend him because we were what we all once did in what risk

the speaker pro tepursuant to the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. room, erk: the speaker's ashington, d.c., november 17, 2020. i hereby appoint the honorable henry cuellar to act as speaker day.empore on this signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. tempore: r pro pursuant to the order of the house of january 7, 2020, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties. with time equally allocated between parties and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip limited to five minutes. but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. minutes.k, for five mr. speaker, the nature of democracy is that in every election there is a winner loser. the success of democracy depends on a loser believing the vote and accepting the result. you see, the vote is not t

the president pro tempore: the senate will come to order. the chaplain, dr. black, will open the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. eternal god, by your grace, give authority to the godly that this nation can thrive. continue to raise up people who have reverence for you and desire to do your will. lord, give our senators the wisdom to live blameless lives that please you. may they find joy in your presence as they trust the unfolding of your loving providence. lord, empower them to use their integrity to bring stability to our nation and world. and, lord, thank you for the opportunity on tomorrow to honor our veterans and celebrate their bravery and sacrifice. we pray in your strong name. amen. the president pro tempore: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. mr. grassley: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mr. grassley: one minute for a

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. ocasio-cortez: i rise today -- mr. speaker i rise today to address what is top of mind to americans across the country. and that is the extraordinary economic and health hardship of the covid-19 pandemic through the this year. the reason i decided to rise today is because we are here, convening in washington, and just a day or two ago, the senate majority leader, senator mcconnell, decided to break the senate. and the broke the senate as there are thousands of people in texas lined up -- lined fup food lines. he breck the senate while hospitals no longer have beds. to house the sick. and oke the senate dismissed the senate while 30 million americans are on the brink of eviction. he dismissed the senate when every single day, when we go back to our communities, people are asking us, where is there going to be help? is there going to be a second stimulus check? are we going to get the resources that we need? he broke the senate. we n breaking the senate, are abandoning our people. thanksgiving is around the corner. and t

the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, postpone further proceedings today on which the yeas and nays are ordered. resume e will proceedings on the postponed questions at a later time. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. c

signed: chuck grassley, president pro tempore. the presiding office under the previous oer, the senate stands adjourned until 3:00 p.m. on monday,

the president pro tempore: the senate will come to order. the chaplain, dr. black, will open the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. eternal master, we honor you for your glory and strength. your glory fills us with reverence and

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the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair can he claire -- declares the house in mr. jeffries: for working closely with the caucus to be able to pull off that organizational meeting entirely virtually, given the dynamics of the pandemic and the extreme public health crisis that we continue to confront. we were able to convene with full participation from every single member of the house democratic caucus and the incoming members-elect. we are unified in our sense of purpose, to go out, to work closely with joe biden and kamala harris to fight for the people. to make life better for working families, middle class folks, senior citizens, young people, veterans, those who aspire to be part of the middle class, the poor, the sick, the afflicted, the least, the lost and the left behind. that's what house democrats do. the house democratic caucus elected nancy pelosi as our speaker designee for the 117th congress. steny hoyer as our majority leader for the 117th congress. jim clyburn as our majority whip for the 117th congress. and katherine clark as our assistant sp

he speaker pro tempore: thank you. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule the house r declares in recess until approximately 4:00 p.m. today. the discussion was hosted by "the washington post." >> good morning. opinion writer for "the washington post." welcome to "washington post" live. it is also a live recording of post opinions podcast. my guest today was just inelected to her second term the u.s. house of she's ntatives, congresswom congresswoman ilhas omar. congresswoman, thanks for coming on the podcast. ms. omar: so great to be here with you, jonathan. jonathan: last we talked, which was yesterday on msnbc, i asked reaction to being words say the president-elect biden and your response to me was really interesting. you said -- correct me. i'd love for you to expand on this. be -- it hat it would will be great for you to note have to explain to your daughter why the president -- the president of the united states was saying mean things about you. ms. omar: yeah. so i don't know if you remember but the athan, president,

the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order.ir lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's room, 19, ngton, d.c., november 2020. i hereby appoint the honorable to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 7, 2020, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties. with time equally allocated between parties and each member other than the majority and

i hereby appoint the honorable henry cuellar to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of house of january 7, 2020, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate.

the president pro tempore: the senate will come to order. the chaplain, dr. bay black, will open the senate with prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. almighty god, who in your wisdom has so ordered our earthly lives that we must

the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order.e the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's room, d.c., november 24, 2020. hereby appoint the honorable jennifer wexton to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by our conroy.n, father chaplain conroy: let us pray. gracious and merciful god, we giving us anks for another day. n this chamber, where the people's house gathers, we pause to offer you gratitude for the land on which od we live and for this great nation, which you have

the president pro tempore: please joi me in the pledge. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, invisible, with liberty and justice for all. mr. grassley: mr. president? the presiding officer:he senato from iowa. mr. grassley: one minute for morning business. the presiding officer: without jection. mr. grassley: although many proking vaccines for the coronavirus -- although promising vaccines for the coronavirus is more important than ever, it is more important to stop the surge. countries across the world are seeing cas explode. it's critical for iowans to step up their personal responsibilities, to stay safe and healthy for themselves and their loved ones. and that, of course, includes our tireless health care professionals, those on the front lines working to save lives. this virus is hitting rural and urban areas alike. no community is immune. i ask every iowan to continue to do their part to keep their family and neighbors safe. wash your hands, li

signed: chuck grassley, president pro tempore.he presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 3:00 p.m. stands adjourned until 3:00 p.m. >> and the sin is finished its legislative visit until after the election. a short pro forma sessions are held every three days. no vote are expected to the senate will return for legislative business monday, november 9 at 3 p.m. eastern to resume debate on a judicial nomination. we will have more live senate coverage when lawmakers return here on c-span2. >> really essentially drove the israelis out of lebanon and it was that effectively full and it would cut through a tank. he killed the famous israeli general triggering the israeli withdrawal. in short he was the most wanted guy, and the other two most wanted guys were general soleimani of syria and then a rainy general named soleimani whose name may ring a bell. since you skilled january this year. in any event, cia tried and tried to track down the dla tell the story of an operation on bill clinton's watch a

grassley is president pro tempore of the senate, the republican with the longest record of continuouslast in the chamber on monday. he is the second oldest senator in the body after dianne feinstein of california. you might think it would be wise to exercise extra precaution but senator feinstein was seen not wearing a mask at a hearing yesterday in the halls of the capital. we all slip sometimes but it is really important here. this comes days after house democrats plan to hold an indoor dinner party in a windowless room of the capitol for incoming freshman and members who won reelection at an event hosted by 80-year-old speaker nancy pelosi was cancelled at the last minute in the wake of an up roar of criticism. then democratic governor newsom under fire for attending a 12-person birthday dinner for a lobbyist at a michelline starred restaurant earlier this month. it was not fully outdoors as the governor claimed, which makes a big difference, by the way. among the guests who sat close together unmasked apparently shut inside were, get this, officials from the california medical ass

signed: chuck grassley, president pro tempore. e presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 3:15 p.m. stands adjourned until 3:15 p.m. >> senators meet next electricity worked on november 30 at 3 p.m. eastern. lawmakers are expected to continue working on judicial nominations at that time. live u.s. senate coverage is here on c-span2. c-span2. we returned to our booktv programming already in progress. >> back to cambridge briefly. i wanted to say before he turned over to market and beth and we continue our conversation i want to give a shout out to everybody at porter square books and to david, thank you. i would give a shout to one of your neighbors, digital and otherwise, my great assistant eleanor parker and i want to shout out also my train commuting buddy who is a poet who i grew up in cambridge, mass., and she and i used to run for the train at order square that went out to concord and back. it was always, we are always a bit kind of odd jumping onto the united states porter square. there

the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house until noon today. >> thank you, chairwoman brown. i now recognize mr. gardner, you may proceed. mr. gardner: thank you, chairman lipinsk lipinski, the ranking member, and thank you for the opportunity to testify today service transportation board's key role in enabling amtrak to effectively serve the nation. strongly support the s.t.b. needs ieve the board updated authority for passenger rail so we can achieve the on-time evels and erformance your constituents deserve. ongress took amtrak on for the job. common carrier obligations for assengers and the associated operating losses for passenger service, the freights agreed to whereverrak to operate and whenever it wanted over their lives. trains with trak dispatching preference over freight and to empower what is the s.t.b. to ensure amtrak's access to the rail network. 50 years since the freight railroads agreed eagerly to this bargain and yet many of our host railroads fall short in ulfilling some of these key obligation obligations. mr. gardner, if

hawy, a senator from the state of missouri, of the chair.e duties signed: chuck assley, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 12:15 p.m. on tuesday, until 12:15 p.m. on tuesday, >> the u.s. senate traveling out. they are holding brief pro forma sessions over the thanksgiving day break. they will be sacrilegious and work on monday november 30. follow live in the temperature of c-span2. and we will take you back to the hearing on insurance coverage during the pandemic. >> made solid points, cheering the risk posed by potential terrorist attacks versus the risk posed by global pandemic. they just couldn't be more different. their attacks even the worst and most of stating ones are typically confined to relatively small geographic areas and they have very clear beginning and end. and the next come on the other hand, by definition are occurring everywhere at once for an unknown amount of time. to think we can copy paste anda plan from insuring against terrorism and against pandemics, it just doesn't work. furthermore, i believe th

centroamérica, dramáticos esfuerzos pro hayar a personas vivas en honduras en toda la región son millones los damnificados, guatemala pedirá estatus de protección temporaluda además este martes . >> transición turbulenta donald trump dice que ganará, su secretario de estado dice que habrá segundo mandato, joe biden dice que la negativa de donald trump es una vergüenza ,. >> y jueces conservadores quieren mantener el seguro de salud, joe biden dice que la ley protege a millones de personas . >> precauciones de (palabra en inglés) que si planea celebrar en familia expertos esperan limitar el número de invitados celebrando al aire libre . >> noticias telemundo con josé díaz balart . >> regiones enteras de centroamérica están bajo el agua después de als torrenciales lluvias provocadas por eta . >> en honduras es difícil distinguir lo que fueron pueblos, casas y carreteras, equipos de rescate encuentran sobreviviente apenas, necesitan urgentemente la comida y medicinas que arrojan desde el aire . >> cientos de miles de personas perdieron su hogar, calles y comunidades son auténticos ríos, y no dan abasto con los rescates . >> (sonido ambiente) . >> en guatem

it's naive to think that a man can be effectively pro-life and manifest consistently the character traits that lead to death, temporalat sparked a lot of conversation within the church. what's your take? >> look, i like and respect john piper, but he's just dead wrong about this. to try to equate the personal sin of arrogance, which is certainly wrong, with the public sin of supporting abortion. i don't know, 40 million people who have died from arrogance like have died from the pro-abortion policies of the democrats in planned parenthood, so i think there's a false equivalency there. >> shannon: so what about those who would say so much of even joke about over the last 30 years has been focused on this issue of abortion but this year there are no conversations about the president's decision with respect to illegal immigrants or two people suffering with covid. there is now a bigger conversation about whether he's truly pro-life if he's not doing the best job they think in their assessment on issues like that. how do you answer? >> well look, it's a misnomer to say that people who care about life in the womb don't ca

the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house from the tion speaker. the clerk: i hereby allow debbie dinger to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. lord of us all, we give you thanks for giving us another day. help us all to be grateful for our blessings while mindful of those for whom it is so difficult during this pandemic. in these days in the wake of thanksgiving travel and many gatherings, keep your people safe. bless those whose life's work is caring for those who are ill. keep them and their families in your protection and blessing. bless the members of the people's house who have been entrusted with the privilege to serve our nation and all americans in their need. may all that is done this day be for your greater honor and glory, amen. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 4-a of house resolution 967, the journal of the last day's proceedings is

the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's room, d.c., november 24, 2020. hereby appoint the honorable jennifer wexton to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by our conroy.n, father chaplain conroy: let us pray. gracious and merciful god, we giving us anks for another day. n this chamber, where the people's house gathers, we pause to offer you gratitude for the land on which od we live and for this great inspired ich you have and developing over so many years. all people a vivid sense of your presence that we may learn to understand other, to respect each other, to work with each other, each other and to do good to each other. we make our nation great in goodness and good and greatness. bless those involved with the ransition process of the executive branch. we thank you that once again we are showing the world the peaceful transition ith

the speaker pro tempore: t he house willen order. house ir lays before the a communication from the speaker. room, erk: the speaker's ashington, d.c., november 16, 2020. i hereby appoint the honorable jimmy gomez to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. speaker ofcy pelosi, the house of representatives. he speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. pray.in conroy: let us loving and gracious god, we give thanks for giving us another day. people's bers of the house regather after our your spirit of peace descend upon them. as the

signed: chuck grassley, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourned until 10:00 a.m., on friday, 10:00 a.m., on friday, >> weeknights this month we're featuring tv programs as a preview of what's available every weekend on c-span2. >> enjoy booktv this week and every weekend on c-span2. ♪ ♪ ♪

the president pro tempore: please join me in the pledge of allegiance. i edge allegiance to the fla of the united states of erica, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisie, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: thet? senator from iowa. mr. grassley: one mine for morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. grassley: like many iowans, for the first time in my life, i wasn't able to share a meal with my family this thanksgiving. that doesn't keep me from being thankful for the essential workers of our country who have also missed many thanksgiving meals. still, these essential workers provide and continue to provide for and keep our country safe. an essential job that often gets overlooked is that of the 86,000 iowa farm families that produce the food that we consume on thanksgiving and 364 days out of the rest of the year. that's why i'm proud to see ron and susie cardell get well-deserved recognition this past week. you see, ron and susie, along with their two turkeys, corn and cob, pa

signed: chuck grsley, president pro tempore. the presiding officer: uer the previous order, leadership time is reserved. morning business i closed. under the previs order the senate will proceed to executive session to resume consideration of the flowing nomination which the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination, the judiciary, stephen a. vaden of tennessee to be a judge of the united statesourt of inteational trade. mr. mccoell: madam president? the presiding officer: the majority leader is recognized. mr. mcconnell: yesterday something extremely rar happened here in this chamber. something so unusual that only a few of us currentenators had ever seen it before. a roll call vote that did not include the name of o president pro tempore and distinguished colleague from iowa, senat chuck grassle before yesterday the senior senator of iowa had not missed a single vote in this body since 1993 when he was in iowa helping with historic flooding. since then across 27 years and 8,927 votes, senator grassley has shown up for every sin

signed: chuck grassley, president pro tempore. mr. mcconnl: madam president? the presidg officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: there is significant outstanding business that congress needs to complete before the end of the year. my republican colleagues and i have stated over and over that we still want to pass more coronavirus relief for the american people. senate republicans have voted multiple times to send hundreds of billions of dollars to schools, small businesses, health care, and laid-off workers. if speaker pelosi and leader schumer had not made the calculation to block it, that money could have been out the door many weeks ago. instead, our democratic colleagues have spent months, literally months holding all of that urgent help hostage over unrelated left-wing wish-list items. their so-called heroes proposal is so unrealistic that -- and poorly targeted that speaker pelosi's own moderate democrats ridiculed the bill the instant she put it out and said it will never become law. it includes things like a massive tax cut for wealthy people in b

the president pro tempore: the senate will come to order. the chaplain, dr. black, will open the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. eternal master, we honor you for your glory and strength. your glory fills us with reverence and your strength inspires us with courage. bless our lawmakers. inspire them to find fulfillment in the splendor of holiness. lord, remind them that you expect people of faith to illuminate the darkness of this world with exemplary actions that prompt people to glorify you. may our senators remember that their conduct, particularly during times of adversity, has long-term consequences. lord, we praise you that you continue to rule our universe. we pray in your awesome name. amen. the president pro tempore: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. mr. grassley: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mr. grassley: one minute

the president pro tempore: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. mr. grassley: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mr. grassley: one minute for morning business, please. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. grassley: this morning fisaer a -- pfizer announced positive results from its eagerly awaited vaccine trial, with early data saying that it is 90% effective. this trial is taking place at over 120 sites including at the university of iowa medical school. the university of iowa's portion is led by dr. patricia winiker, an infectious disease expert and associate dean. the are trial involved about 225 iowans. the trial is not yet complete but this is exciting news and an important step to halt the virus. i'm proud of iowa's role in making sure the vaccine is safe and effective. i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the