in foreign lands do we see citizens begging the united nations to speak up for their rights the undersigned family members of victims of police killings and civil society organizations from around the world call on member states of the un human rights council to urgently convene a special session on the situation of human rights in the united states in order to respond to the unfolding grave human rights crisis borne out of the repression of nationwide protests you see the united states is exceptional it's got a perfect record it does not need an international criminal court and it's got solid ground to stand on and criticize other countries yeah well these days even many staunch u.s. allies might strongly disagree with that mop and r.t. new york and that's how things are looking at so far today here and i think i don't forget that you can also stay updated on our social media paintings and you can. the world is driven by. the day there's thinks. we dare to ask. has changed american lives but pharmaceutical companies have a miraculous solution. based drugs the people who are chronic pain an

does it's now or never he is that to get rid of xenophobia and make this world a better place the undersigned family members of victims of police killings and civil society organizations from around the world call in member states of the un human rights council to urgently convene a special session on the situation of human rights in the united states in order to respond to the unfolding group human rights crisis born out of the repression of nationwide protests the a.c.l.u. when $600.00 organizations have written to the un human rights council to take action to do something new that the united states gets mentioned specifically for obvious reasons you watch my brother down there could have been me i hear. you i mean you're mad in a sense are your brother the 1st escape on air america and you have the power to help get very far barbara lowered the u.n. human rights council hears that it gets to work on un draft statements and says what the people wanted to say strongly condemns racism against african-americans and the structural racism built into the american government it says it will invest

foreign lands that we see citizens begging the united nations to speak up for their rights the undersigned family members of victims of police killings and civil society organizations from around the world call on member states of the un human rights council to urgently convene a special session on the situation of human rights in the united states in order to respond to the unfolding grave human rights crisis borne out of the repression of nationwide protests you see the united states is exceptional it's got a perfect record it does not need an international criminal court and it's got solid ground to stand on and criticize other countries yeah well these days even many stunts u.s. allies might strongly disagree with that up and r.t. new york and you've been watching the news here not in good to have a company but back with more stories in the headlines and how often are. join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business i'm showbusiness i'll see you then. you can be both with the yeah you like. say we're going on the gr

only in foreign lands we see citizens begging the united nations to speak up for their rights the undersigned family members of victims of police killings and civil society organizations from around the world call on member states of the un human rights council to urgently convene a special session on the situation of human rights in the united states in order to respond to the unfolding grave human rights crisis born out of the repression of nationwide protests you seem the united states is exceptional it's got a perfect record it does not need an international criminal court and it's got solid ground to stand on and criticize other countries yeah well these days even many staunch u.s. allies might strongly disagree with that it will mop and r.t. new york sweden's health minister says the country is taking precautions ahead of a potential 2nd wife with a coronavirus however there are still dads and concerns too about had the 1st wife was handled. it is true that the swedish rates of mortality are comparatively high on certain days or weeks however it's also true that these kinds of compariso

only in foreign lands we see citizens begging the united nations to speak up for their rights the undersigned family members of victims of police killings and civil society organizations from around the world call on member states of the un human rights council to urgently convene a special session on the situation of human rights in the united states in order to respond to the unfolding grave human rights crisis borne out of the repression of nationwide protests you see the united states is exceptional it's got a perfect record it does not need an international criminal court and it's got solid ground to stand on and criticize other countries yeah well these days even many stunts u.s. allies might strongly disagree with that it will mop and r.t. new york that is just coming up to hamas 3 in the afternoon here in moscow good to have you company back with the headlines and more news in about. international memorial awards has extended its deadline for submissions. all media professionals are eligible whether you are a freelance journalist work for alternative media or a part of a global news p

the clerk: cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate do hereby move to bring to a close debate on amendment numbered 1617 to calendar number 75, h.r. 1957, an act to amend the internal revenue code of 1986 to modernize and improve the internal revenue services and for other purposes, signed by 17 senators as follows. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i have an amendment at the desk and ask the the clerk to rop. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the presiding officer: senator mcconnell --. the clerk: the senator from kentucky proposes an amendment numbered 26. mr. mcconnell: i ask the reading be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask for the yeas and nays on my amendment. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the yeas and nays are ordered. mr. mcconnell: i have a second-degree amendment at the desk. the presiding officer: the cle

only in foreign lands we see citizens begging the united nations to speak up for their rights the undersigned family members of victims of police killings and civil society organizations from around the world call on member states of the un human rights council to urgently convene a special session on the situation of human rights in the united states in order to respond to the unfolding grave human rights crisis born out of the repression of nationwide protests you seem the united states is exceptional it's got a perfect record it does not need an international criminal court and it's got solid ground to stand on and criticize other countries yeah well these days even many staunch u.s. allies might strongly disagree with that cable mop and r.t. new york. what you got international thanks for staying with us i'll return. to what's not the view of israel the saudi arabia a lot more upset by the affair you wish it might be of course top down your 3 a list before we could would give him to produce the misfits in the we would use them as must come to be more free mythic such you go with us for th

only in foreign lands we see citizens begging the united nations to speak up for their rights the undersigned family members of victims of police killings and civil society organizations from around the world call on member states of the un human rights council to urgently convene a special session on the situation of human rights in the united states in order to respond to the unfolding grave human rights crisis borne out of the repression of nationwide protests you see the united states is exceptional it's got a perfect record it does not need an international criminal court and it's got solid ground to stand on and criticize other countries yeah well these days even many stunts u.s. allies might strongly disagree with that cable mop and r.t. new york let me rather today thanks to stay with an international updates coming your way in half an hour. 54 jobs and more than 1300 military personnel are headed to heal some air force base in alaska where is that to say come on i'll show you what's the reason for any type of enhanced u.s. military presence in this area rush up.

foreign lands that we see citizens begging the united nations to speak up for their rights the undersigned family members of victims of police killings and civil society organizations from around the world call on member states of the un human rights council to urgently convene a special session on the situation of human rights in the united states in order to respond to the unfolding grave human rights crisis borne out of the repression of nationwide protests you see the united states is exceptional it's got a perfect record it does not need an international criminal court and it's got solid ground to stand on and criticize other countries yeah well these days even many staunch u.s. allies might strongly disagree with that up and r.t. new york. next thing without international updates coming your way in 30 minutes. what we're seeing is a utter divorce an utter blip from the real economy and the financial lives funny money fed driven casino that is now taking over the globe this is causing to think the overlord class are becoming fabulously wealthy and the peasants are revolting they've go

take a sheet of paper and write at the top, we, the undersigned, favor the amendment to end the war. leave room for names and addresses. and then go out to work, the church, to the super market, wherever you can collect signatures, and get people to sign who agree with you. send those petitions to your congressmen and to your senators. >> the president of the united states rightfully can command all media to bring a message to the people of the united states any time he deems he has a message of importance. for those of us who have differing viewpoints and wish to express those to you, the american people, it requires that we seek your assistance. >> remember that $0.66 out of every tax dollar now goes for war. $1 for peace could go a long way. so send your contribution, whatever it may be, in order that we can continue to speak out. make your checks out to amendment to end the war. post office box 1a, ben franklin station, washington, d.c. >> let me close this broadcast on a very concrete and specific point. what we are proposing here is that for the first time in the long history o

the sea the ice shelf acts as a down if water temperatures rise by just half a degree celsius the undersigned of the shelf melts and the tip breaks away and the anchor points rupture and the ice on the continent begins to shift. on top by the us i once that's happened if things progress very quickly there's no build up nothing moves and then suddenly everything moves in 10 years it's all gone the spending. west antarctica is especially vulnerable and co points of breaking off it's an increasing pace she huge blocks of ice regularly show. away from the ice shelves these floating places don't directly affect sea levels but the loss of these anchors is causing the ice in the end to lose its grip. mentioning the matter from also when humans always believe we can take action and change what's happening but this is like watching a bullet in slow motion and once the bullet has been fired it keeps moving until it hits something there's no way of reversing it escaped other kind once this process is underway it's irreversible over many centuries for feel. good again and there will be. there's this lege

the clerk: -- the clerk: cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the motion to proceed to calendar number 480, s. 3985, a bill to improve and reform policing practices, accountability, and transparency signed by 17 senators as follows. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent the mandatory quorum call be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. morning business is closed. under the previous order, the senate will proceed to executive session to resume consideration of the following nomination which the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination, the judiciary, cory t. wilson of mississippi to be united states circuit judge for the fifth circuit. mr. mcconnell: i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. schumer: mr. p

we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on amendment numbered 1617 to calendar number 75, h.r. 1957, an act to amend the internal revenue code of 1986, and so forth and for other purposes, signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. the question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on amendment numbered 1617, offered by the senator from kentucky, mr. mcconnell, to h.r. 1957, an act to amend the internal revenue code of 1986 to modernize and improve the internal revenue service, and for other purposes, shall be brought to a close. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: the presiding officer: on this vote, the yeas why 65, the nays are 13. three fifths having voted in the affirmative, the motion is agreed to. not be. mr. cotton:ment -- the presiding officer: the senator from colorado. mr. gardner: thank you. i ask that the postcloture time with respect

this next president never undersigned, was son john quincy. there no great building same for either of them. the race statutes for either of them. i think taking the statue stands out is the right thing to do. because most all of the statutes as you progress, but during the jim crow era. numerous done at the time of the civil war. they were done in the early part of the 20th century. network really saying that we who believe, and inequality of racial citizenship are professing we stand on this trip i would not have rename kaplan college. i certainly wouldn't take wilson's name off of buildings at princeton if it were my decision. i don't want us to start renaming our cities and towns. i'm more interested in giving more attention to people we have ignored. getting too worked up about too much attention to the wrong people. host: you've mentioned and you talked about the importance of history. and yet we are in a situation in this country where things are changing so fast. in this location of the job market for instance is incredible. there are

we, the undersigned senators, under the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the motion to proceed to calendar number 480, s. 3985, a bill to improve and reform policing practices, accountability, and transparency, signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. the question is, -- order in the senate. the question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on the motion to proceed to senate 3985, a bill to approve and reform policing practices, accountability, and transparency shall be brought to a close. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote? on this vote, the yeas are 5, the nays a 45. fleece of the senators duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, the motion is not agreed to. mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader of the senate. mr. mcconnell: i

the clerk: cloture motion: we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the motion to proceed to calendar number 75, h.r. 1957, an act to amend the internal revenue code of 1966 to modern hice and improve the internal revenue service and for other purposes, signed by 17 senators as follows -- mr. mcconnell: i ask consent the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the mandatory quorum call be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that the majority leader be authorized to sign duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions through monday, june 8, 2020. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of calendar number 397, s. 886. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 397, s. 886, a bill to amend the omnibus public land management act of 2

the clerk: cloture motion: we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of drew b. tipton of texas to be united states district judge for the southern district of texas, signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. the question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination of drew b. tipton of texas to be united states district judge for the southern district of texas shall be brought to a close? the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: the yeas are 53. the nays are 42. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: nomination, the judiciary, drew b. tipton of texas to be united states district judge for the southern district of texas. mr. schumer: mr. president? the presiding officer: the democratic leader. mr. schumer: mr. president, in a moment i will ask consent to

the clerk: cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the motion to proceed on calendar number 483, s. 4049, a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities of the department of defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the department of energy to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year and for other purposes, signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. the question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on the motion to proceed to s. 4049, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for department of defense, military construction and defense activities and the department of energy to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year and for other purposes shall be brought to a close. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote:

the clerk: cloture motion: we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of michael pack of maryland to be chief executive officer of the broadcasting board of governors, signed by 16 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the manned trid quorum call has been waived. the question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination of michael pack of maryland to be chief executive officer of the broadcasting board $governors shall be brought to a close. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or wishing to change their vote? seeing none, the ayes are 53, the nays are 39, and the motion is agreed to. mr. cotton: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from arkansas. mr. cotton: today is the 31st anniversary of the tiananmen square massacre when thousands of peaceful students asking for their f

the clerk: cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators in accordance with the provisions of rule 22of the standing rules of the senate do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of james h. anderson of virginia to be a deputy under secretary of defense signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. the question, is it the sense of the is that debate on the nomination of james h. anderson of virginia to be a deputy under secretary of defense shall be brought to a close. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: are there any members of the senate wishing to vote or change their vote? if not, the yeas are 74 and the nays are 18. the motion is agreed to. mr. durbin: mr. president, two weeks ago i came to the floor of the senate to ask for a consent on a simple, timely senate resolution sponsored by nearly half of the members of this chamber. what did the resolution call for? well, it urged the united states to join glo

the clerk: cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22, do hereby bring to a close debate on the motion to proceed to calendar number 75, h.r. 1957, an act to amend the internal revenue code of 1986. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. the question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on the motion to proceed to h.r. 1957, an act to amend the internal revenue code of 1986 to modernize and improve the internal revenue service, and for other purposes, shall be brought to a close? the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: knesset rel. knesset rel. vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: does any senator wish to change their vote? . the presiding officer: does any senator wish to change their vote? does any -- has any senator not voted? on this vote the yeas are 80, the nays are 17. three-fifths of the senators duly chosen and sworn having voted in the affirmative, the motion is agreed to. mr. lankford: race relations in america. i was aske

the clerk: cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22, do hereby bring to a close debate on the nomination of russell vought, of virginia, to be director of the office of management and budget -- and budget signed by 17 senators. mr. mcconnell: i ask that the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all in favor say aye. those opposed, nay. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes have it. the motion is agreed to. the senator from utah. mr. lee: and so that was the first error that i think deserves to be mentioned in this context, the error apparent in effect that the supreme court ignored the fact that the plaintiffs before the court lacked standing. they just glossed over this issue. why? well, because it's involves abortion and i guess abortion is different. the explanation provided by the plurality and by the chief justice, understanding that in order to form a majority, you have to cobble a majority opinion wi

the clerk: cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of brian d. miller of virginia to be special inspector general for pandemic recovery, signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. the question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination of brian d. miller of virginia to be special inspector general for pandemic recovery shall be brought to a close. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: the yeas are 51. the nays are 40. the motion is agreed to. the clerk will report the nomination. the clerk: nomination, brian d. miller to be special inspector general for pandemic recovery. mr. blunt: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from missouri. mr. blunt: madam president, today we are on the senate floor at a time when once again we're attempting as a count

we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate debate on the nomination of michael pack of maryland to be chief executive officer of the broadcasting board of governors, signed by 16 senators as follow- mr. mcconnell: i ask consent the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent the mandatory quorum call be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent the senate resume consideration of the mercado nomination. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: quorum call: mr. schumer: madam president. the presiding officer: the democratic leader. mr. schumer: are we in a quorum call? the presiding officer: we are. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent that the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. schumer: so, madam president, i just finish

we, the the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of cory t. wilson of mississippi to be united states judge for the fifth circuit, signed by 17 senators as follows -- mr. mcconnell: i ask consent the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the mandatory quorum call be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i move to proceed to legislative session. the presiding officer: the question is on the motion. all in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the motion is agreed to. a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator more missouri. mr. blunt: mr. president, over the weekend, we celebrated flag day where we honor our country's flag as a symbol of unity. it's also a symbol of all the struggles we have gone through as a nation and the struggles ahead of us. harry truman whose desk -- one of his desks he used

we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of thesenate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of justin reed walker of kentucky to be united states circuit judge for the district of columbia circuit, signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. the question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination of justin reed walker of kentucky to be united states circuit court judge for the district of columbia circuit shall be brought to a close. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: c vote: vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote? on this vote, the yeas are 52, the nays are 46. the motion is disagreed to. cloture havinsenate will proceee session to consider the following nomination, which the clerk will report. cleric nomination, the -- the clerk: nomination, the judiciary. justin reed walker of kentucky to be united states c