i strongly urge my colleagues on both sides of the eye to reject mister simonton's nomination to the fcc. and finally madam speaker, madam president , as we approach the end of the senate session, i have the unhappy task of bidding farewell to senators who will be concluding their time in thischamber . within an hour our dear friend and dear colleague senator tom udall of new mexico will give his final speech on the senate senate floor. for the past years senator has conducted work with legislatures senators udall caliber, someone who possesses a massive public policy and is principle. you'll always know where senator udall stands on an issue but you always know he's willing to sit with you and work with you until you find common ground. and because of these qualities, tom will leave this chamberas a supremely accomplished legislator . here's defender of the environment and a true champion of the american west . now a lot of politicians are described as wonder kinds, but getting elected at a young age. but should be hard-pressed to find someone got their start in politics earlier tha

votes expected on nathan simonton's nomination to be a member of the federal communications commission and stephen sydney schwartz to be a judge on the u.s. court of federal claims. on c-span3 at 10:00 a.m., the senate homeland security committee considers therapeutic treatments for covid-19 patients who do not require hospitalization. joe biden announces his nominees for health-related positions in his administration, including health and human services secretary, surgeon general, and the head of the centers for disease control and prevention. at 2:30 p.m., the senate commerce subcommittee on security hears from admiral charles rate, vice commandant of the u.s. coast guard, on readiness in the arctic. a deep dive into the world of vaccine development, we are joined by dr. david diemert, an associate professor of medicine at george washington university, clinical director of the research unit, where a trial for one of the vaccines is underway. dr. diemert, which vaccine are you studying? explain how this trial is being put together. are a site at gw, we for the phase three clinical vac

simonton's nomination to be a member of the federal communications commission and stephen sydney schwartz to be a judge on the u.s. court of federal claims. on c-span3 at 10:00 a.m., the senate homeland security committee considers therapeutic treatments for covid-19 patients who do not require hospitalization. at 1:40 p.m., joe biden announces his nominees for health-related positions in his administration, including health and human services secretary, surgeon general, and the head of the centers for disease control and prevention. at 2:30 p.m., the senate commerce subcommittee on security hears from admiral charles ray, vice commandant of the u.s. coast guard, on readiness in the arctic. statergia's secretary of announced the state's third election recount showing joe biden won. he emphasized that disinformation regarding election administration should be condemned and rejected. he was joined by the georgia voting system implementation manager. >> ok. get rid of that thing. ok. good morning. i'm glad you're here bright and early. i'm sure you have a place to be probably around 10:00. i

votes expected on nathan simonton's nomination to be a member of the federal communications commission and stephen sydney schwartz to be a judge on the u.s. court of federal claims. on c-span3 at 10:00 a.m., the senate homeland security committee considers therapeutic treatments for covid-19 patients who do not require hospitalization. at 1:40 p.m., president-elect joe biden announces his nominees for health-related positions in his administration, including health and human services secretary, surgeon general, and the head of the centers for disease control and prevention. at 2:30 p.m., the senate commerce subcommittee on security hears from admiral charles ray, vice commandant of the u.s. coast guard, on readiness in the arctic. ♪ >> c-span's "washington journal." every day, we take your calls live on the air on the news of the day and we'll discuss policy issues that impact you. coming up this morning, nebraska republican congressman don bacon discusses the 2021 defense policy bill and efforts to forge a compromise on covid-19 relief legislation. then, texas democratic congressman h