the point in which we can have the debate and i would not have thought when i came to the united states senate that my displace function and having appropriation process that is thoughtful and establishes priorities and allows every member of the united states senate to have input, that is something we should accomplish without a lote of work and i hoe we demonstrate we can do that in the boat tomorrow. . . . een considered and voted on. there will be four bills as a package in this motion to cloture that will be presented to the full senate tomorrow. the subcommittee that i chair, commerce, justice, science, that appropriation bill will be part of that cloture package. agriculture, something hugely important to my constituents in kansas and across the country, interior, transportation, housing and urban development. those four bills have passed unanimously >> to try to find a path that we can prevent those issues that find us to have an agreement to move forward i'm pretty certain that occurred in the other three tisubcommunities. and then to take up for appropriation bills and those are ones

jesse helms in the united states senate for 30 years. in 1994, he became chair of the senate foreign relations committee, the second n. caroline he and to do so. and top leader in the modern conservative movement, he along with margaret thatcher and ronald reagan were instrumental in winning the cold war and defeating communism. as a matter of fact margaret thatcher wrote jesse helms's record is a freedom fighter is unmatched. also well-known by -- by partisans. he and joe biden were very close friends and to this day joe biden still talks about his relationship with helms and we refer to in the archives some love letters joe biden and helms shared, were kind of unique. when helms announced his retirement, walter russell mead wrote in the wall street journal opinion section, quote, as senator helms prepares to sit down i cannot help but feel we are losing something all too rare in american policy. a man who consistently put principle before expediency, loyalty before ambition, and we could use a lot more like him. the admiration of the he

schumer, democratic leader of the united states senate. senator schumer: in his first speech in congress, elijah famously quoted maryland congressman mitchell extolling the virtues and deficiencies of the one minute. the 60 second limit of speaking on the house floor. this morning i feel the deficiencies of having only one minute to honor our friend, elijah cummings, because he exuded such a rare quality. he was strong, very strong, when necessary. but also kind and caring and honorable. universally respected and admired in a divided time. his voice could shake mountains, stir the most cynical hearts, inspiring us all to be better. his authority came not from the office he held, nor from the timber of his voice, nor its sometimes thundering boom, it came from the moral force of his life. a sharecropper's son, born and raised in baltimore, elijah cummings never forgot where he came from and never lost sight of where he wanted his country to go. that's why no matter your politics if you knew elijah you went to him for guidance. i often did. i

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senator helms' best friends in the united states senate were people like lloyd benson and dale bumpers and david pryor. one of the saddest moments of his tenure in the united states senate was the day that a plane crashed in minnesota and it took the life of senator paul wellstone. you could not find two figures in this country that were more polar opposites than jesse helms from monroe, north carolina and paul wellstone from minneapolis, minnesota and yet, they had a special love between them that transcended politics, and i will tell you, when i was working for senator lott as the floor manager, senator helms had a terrible bout that actually led to another heart surgery, and senator wellstone saw me and he hadn't seen senator helms in a few days and he said i haven't seen jesse. and then i explained it to him, and he got visibly upset. he said, can you help he? i said, sure. can you arrange for me to go to bethesda? and i called the capitol police in wellstone and jesse helms was running wral tv in raleigh, a station my wife and i grew up watching. i arranged for the capitol police

so no one was surprised when he won his first political campaign and was sworn in as united states senator and in his first term as a senator, bill bradley hired vietnam combat veteran who is a graduate of west point, william b. taylor, who testified under oath to the impeachment committees yesterday and who delivered the most devastating testimony yet against donald trump that the committees have heard. bill taylor detailed the various ways president trump and rudy giuliani and others in the trump administration were trying to pressure the president of ukraine to conduct an investigation of joe biden. when the impeachment praed procs moved into the public testimony phase, bill taylor might be the star witness. we're joined by the man who helped guide bill taylor's transition from military to position of service in president, bill bradley. really an honor to have you here, senator. >> i appreciate to be with you, as always. >> to donald trump tweeted and attack. calling him never trumper diplomat bill taylor, who i don't know. how do you expect donald trump's character assassination of bil

judge nixon appeared before the entire united states senate. he answered questions before the entire united states senate. he faced them as his judges. they are not jurors. they are senators who remain members of the united states senate who take a constitutional oath and who sit in judgment, and he and his able counsel argued evidentiary points. and at no point in those proceedings, while their motion for a full trial was there -- there was no waiver of that. i'm not suggesting this. but in terms of what happened in these proceedings, not one word was mentioned with respect to invoking that part of rule xi which permits the senate to bring specific witnesses before them. in fact, to the contrary. one of the characters who appeared in this unfortunate drama was a lawyer in hattiesburg named carroll ingram. in his closing argument, mr. stewart said, look at the videotape of carroll ingram. you will believe carroll ingram. the senate sat there with the quorum, with great dignity, asking questions through written questions promulgated by the presid

it will sit languishing in the united states senate. we passed an equality act so every american would be treated consistent with our declaration that all are created equal, not just some. it sits languishing in the united states senate. so don't say we haven't done anything. impeachment is taking our time, it is not. we have one committee now that's giving attention as it should. but the energy and commerce committee, ways and means committee, the jation and labor committee, so many other committees are dealing with substantive issues to make sure the lives of our people are better, for the people. so i could read another 30 bills like that languishing in the republican-led united states senate. we are doing our work. government was shut down when we took over. the first time in history government shut down when a new congress was sworn in. first time. we spent 30 days just opening up the people's government. so we passed appropriation bills. but not one has passed the united states senate led by the republican leadership in the united

united states. that was the question before the united states senate. it was profound. it broke my heart to see how this country was torn apart over the disrespect in the oval office, the disrespect for the united states, the disrespect for the constitution and the decorum of the presidency. i had a difficult time maintaining my composure when i went back to iowa to talk about what i had seen. i recall going out to arlington during that time, arlington cemetery, and making my way up the hill, walking around over to the eternal flame at the grave of president john f. kennedy and very close to him, now, of course is the grave of bobby kennedy and not far away, the grave of teddy kennedy, the three brothers who served this country so well. i remember standing with my back to the eternal flame and looking down across arlington cemetery and all the crosses there were that -- that were there around 285,000 of them at the time, looking at the bridge that gos over the potomac, and on down the mall, and if you know where to look, it's a little bit out of center, but you can tell

[laughter] >> when he was serving in the united states house of representatives and i said, i like that guy. he would go on to the united states senateved in the congress now more than 40 years and i can tell you, he has been a champion for his fellow iowa farmers like no one else. he has been a champion for our constitutional liberties, as chairman of the judiciary committee, and he's obviously a terrific grandfather. join me in thanking senator chuck grassley for his great, great leadership for iowa [cheers and applause] it really is great to be here with so many friends and let me mention one more friend of mine, who when i told him last night i was headed to iowa, i think he looked a little bit jealous. he's a man who loves the state of iowa and a man the people of iowa put their confidence in three years ago. i bring greetings from the 45th president of the united states of america, president donald tru trump. [cheers and applause] but it is great to be back on a farm and especially great to be here at a great family farm here in iowa. i grew up south of highway 40 myself in southern indiana. i didn't grow up on a farm, but we h

i find my way to the united states senate on a regular basis.et a chance to interact with both of your senators, but i'll tell you this one -- this one is amazing. she likes to say she's a mother, a soldier, a leader. she was born and raised here, combat veteran, served our country for almost a quarter of a century in the armed forces of the united states, and i'll tell you today she is a champion for iowa and a champion for the conservative agenda. join me in thanking senator joanie ernst for her strong and principled leadership. [ applause ] thank you, senator, and finally it's a real privilege to be here with frankly had a hero of mine. i first discovered him on c-span back in the 1990s. [ laughter ] when he was serving in the united states house of representatives, and i said i like that guy. he would go on to the united states senate. in fact, he served in the congress now for more than 40 years, and i can tell you, he has been a champion for his fellow iowa farmers like no one else. he's been a champion for our constitutional liberties. as

senator helms's best friends in the united states senate were people like lloyd benson and dale bumpers and david pryor. one of the saddest moments of his tenure in the united states senate was the day a plane crashed in minnesota and it took the life of senator paul wellstone. you could not find 2 figures this country more polar opposites, jesse helms, monroe from north carolina and paul wellstone of minneapolis. they had a special love between them that transcended politics and i will tell you, as the floor manager, senator helms had a terrible bout that led to another heart surgery and senator wellstone saw me and he said i haven't jesse and i explained it to him and he got visibly upset and said can you help me? i said sure. can you arrange for me to go to bethesda. i call the capital police and paul wellstone, jesse helms was running w are a ltv, the station my wife and i grew up watching. i arranged for the capital police to take paul wellstone to bethesda naval hospital so he could sit by the bed of somebody who probably said something bad about him during the vietnam protests wh

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but also because of your position in the united states senate. u are the chairman of a committee that sort of oversees the activities with ukraine. and the united states among other positions you hold in the united states senate. we have this document that came out, president's phone call, a transcript of it. with the president of ukraine. back in july. people are trying to democrats in media in particular, say that president was seeking a quid pro quo. i don't read this in here, you have some back ground on this. you had a meeting with president and others in may this year. >> in just that transcript, i read, that i think it is a gracious phone call on part of the president. i went to ukraine in may 20. to attend the inauguration of president zelensky, i went with secretary perry, gordon sondland and kirk volcker. we were the delegation. we felt it was important coming back, we were impressed with zelensky, he thought it was important to meet with the president, get him supportive of ukraine. we had a meeting in oal office may 23, this year, maki

donald trump's jury in that trial will be the 100 members of the united states senate. the trial will begin with all 100 jurors raising their right hand and taking an oath as jurors that has not been administered in the u.s. senate since the last impeachment trial in 1999. six of the jurors in the trump impeachment trial will be candidates for president. what will they do? will they suspend their campaigns? will they be able to fairly consider the evidence against the person they're running against for president? we have never seen anything like this. no united states senator has ever taken office anticipating this. no candidate for president has ever had to think about this. until now. one of those candidates for president who will be a juror in the trump impeachment trial will join us at the end of this hour, senator cory booker will tell us how he will handle his duties if he is sworn in as a juror in the impeachment trial of donald j. trump in the united states senate. also tonight, david pluff from barack obama's campaign will join us tonight with his look at the in

an "unjection™". >>> 1,305 people have served as united states senators in our history. mpeachment trials of the president of the united states. joining us now is one of those 154, former democratic senator from wisconsin russ feingold who was sworn in as a juror in the impeachment trial of president bill clinton. senator feingold, thank you very much for joining us tonight. really appreciate it. >> lawrence, it's a pleasure. thank you. >> tell us about that moment where you had to take that additional oath beyond your oath of office as a senator, that oath that ends with i will do impartial justice according to the constitution and laws so help me god. >> that's exactly what it says, and it really was an incredible experience because i'd just done a different oath earlier in the week, as you may remember, to start a second term as a united states senator, but this is a second oath. it's required by the constitution. it's the only other oath required than the other members of congress take and of course what the president takes. and it's a different oath. we had a separat

of mine who i have come to know well. ,n my duties as vice president i find my way to the united states senatea regular basis. i get a chance to interact with both of your senators. i tell you, this one is amazing. she likes to say she is a mother, soldier, leader. she was born and raised here. combat veteran, served our country for almost a quarter of a century. champion for a iowa, and a champion for the conservative agenda. join me in thanking senator joni ernst for strong and principled leadership. [applause] thank you, senator. finally, it is a privilege to be here with a hero of mine. i first discovered him on c-span in the 1990's. [laughter] he was serving in the house and i said, i like that guy. he's served in the congress for more than 40 years. he has been a champion for his like no onefarmers else for her he has been a champion for our constitutional liberties. as chairman of the judiciary .ommittee he is a terrific grandfather. join me in thanking senator chuck grassley for his leadership. [applause] it is great to be here with so many friends. let me mention one more friend. i to

but let's see what happens by december because every united states senator is witnessing what we're witnessing. this is a lawless and deceitful man peddling in ignorance, unworthy, nearly impossible to defend if you're a united states senator on a daily basis. and this is where the calling of history really is upon 53 republican senators. the president has set his legacy in stone. we know it. republican senators now have a chance to do the same for theirs. we know the president professed to wanting to violate the emoluments clause. an emol' yumt is a profess. he tried to sole source the trump organization in that contract. we know he was named in a criminal conspiracy in new york. we know he obstructed justice in the mueller report. we know he's obstructed congress. and we know he's abuse his office by asking ukraine to investigate the bidens. it is not as marco rubio said the president joking with the press. it's not as lindsey said in another interview democrats trying to destroy the nation. it's not as marsha blackburn said a witch hunt. and for susan collins it is more than inappropriate.

when sandra helms came to the united states senate, the united kingdom was on the eve of destruction. i saw it, as a young american who was stationed on the british military base. what we now know as the sylvie in, the welfare state to the life out of the people, and the socialist labor government accepted the united states devolution into throat was status. at the depth of this time, truly remarkable leaders. one was a methodist grocery store, the other was a baptist sheriff's son, they became united and unapologetic defense of the belief that western civilization was celebrating and defending. it was britain and her progeny, the united states that created the notion of a limited government in which democratic impulses were balanced by political traditions, resting on order faith and justice. margaret thatcher and jesse helms work cut from the same cloth. they were charged in the and, north carolina tottenham that they were built with a home in a family, not with programs and bureaucrats. they're protestant morality and from their politics. evil to them was not an in politics term. e

here on my program to hear what you had have to say but also because of your position in the united states senateyou are the chairman of the committee that oversees the cavities with ukraine and the united states among other positions you hold in the united states senate. we have this document that came out, the president's phonecall a transcript of it that the president of ukraine. in fact back in july and people are trying to, the democrats in particular, say the president was seeking a quid pro quo. i don't read this in here. you have this sum back roundedness. you hadan a meeting with the president in may of this year. do you want to tell us about that? >> sure and the transcript i think it's a pretty gracious phonecall on the part of the president but i went to ukraine in may, on may 20 for the inauguration of president zelensky credit when they were secretary perry the ambassador to the european union and kurt volker who was the special on very to ukraine. we felt it was important coming back, we were impressed with zelensky and we thought it was important to me with the president and give

joe duffey for united states senate. >> i don't see a lot of pluses in the pictorial sense. thing if we -- [sirens] >> connecticut has good state and local police departments. >> duffey's running mate stresses law and order. >> as governor, i will make our streets, parks, and businesses -- >> he started the campaign by suggesting the basic differences between the two of us were i was working outside the system, and he has chosen to work inside the system. stresses his experience as a first selectman in greenwich. and as a state representative and congressman. he has suggested i am somehow responsible, and those involved with me, in the protest against the war in vietnam, for the current campus violence in the country. that is about all he has said to this point. >> we tried to present the middle road, moderate point of view, and if my calculations are right, we are in good shape. we have the right principles we are standing behind. >> let us look for a moment at mr. duffy's political army, the ada, and see what i mean. [applause] >> i refer to amnesty, a subject filled with c

committee and intelligence committee and now a democratic candidate for president of the united states. senatoru very much for joining us tonight. i want to begin with what reads like a prosecutor's notice letter saying preserve all your documents, this comes from you and senator blumenthal to former state attorneys general, you actually referenced that in your letter. i think the recipients of this letter today know that very well about both of you. what are you hoping to accomplish? >> to put everyone on notice, lawrence, this is a process that is about pursuit of justice and truth and that we are not going to tolerate in our role of oversight any conduct that interferes with that process and so we are putting members of the cabinet on notice that they have a duty and a responsibility to preserve evidence to protect whistle blowers and the inspector's general of the various agenies and cooperate with the process and frankly, to your point, the letter perhaps is unique because i don't think in recent history we've seen the need for those kinds of obvious points to be made but with this adminis

talking about somebody today that was actually a merpt merpt -- mentor for me right here in the united states senate, ted stevens. i believe it was 33 years ago when i first met him. 33 years ago, i was in the house and i was coming to the senate. he was a power in the senate then. he was a worker. he was involved. he was involved in not only what happened in alaska where he was a champion of his own state awnd should be, but in the world. he wanted to make sure that america had a defense second to nobody, that we were powerful but we were peaceful. and i had the occasion to serve for years and years on the appropriations committee and on the subcommittee on defense with him. and i hadn't been on the committee long, and senator byrd, he was chairman of the committee. senator hatfield had been before. senator byrd had been chairman and ranking. he was ranking. he tasked me with a lot of things that probably as a freshman, you know, second year, third year, fourth year guy here, that i probably was appalled but pleased. maybe not appalled, but pleased that he would do, put it on here. he told me one d

more thing because i think it's really important, if you want to get something done in the united states senate that is important and you've got a vocal minority that's opposed to it, it's time to roll back the filibuster. they can't have a veto. i'm in this fight. >> are you ready for another question? >> you bet. >> morgan cobs, real estate investment firm in dallas, texas. he's the chair of the human rights campaign board of directors. >> thank you for being here. you're on the campaign trail -- >> i have been -- >> and you're approached -- and a supporter approaches you and says, senator, i'm old fashioned and my faith teaches me that marriage is between one man and one woman, what is your response. >> i'm going to assume it's a guy who said that. and i'm going to say, then just marry one woman. i'm cool with that. [ applause ] >> assuming you can find one. [ applause ] >> let me ask you a followup on that. >> a followup? joy kill. all right. what's your follow up, chris? >> that's the job. >> okay. >> you grew up conservative in a conservative household, you were republican by party for ma

very powerful moment when kay took the elevator here in the capitol for the first time as a united states senator. only the second woman from her state, north carolina, to do that. kay and i often compare notes about our new roles as senators. we talked about our families and the challenges of computing to and from d.c. i remember kay showing me and the other women in the senate pictures of her daughter's weddings and beaming with excitement. she was so tremendously proud of her children and so appreciated the support she received from them and from chip during her campaigns for public office. and of course in addition to her character, kay had boundless energy. growing up, she studied ballet and she aspired to be a professional dancer. i remember she told me about her magic bag that she went -- took with her everywhere so that she could exercise in the morning. carried a yoga mat and everything else she needed. she recommended i get one, and of course i was never quite energetic enough to do that. but in addition to yoga, kay loved early morning runs, pilates and swimming, and it was that swimmi

i ask if it is a position of the administration the united states senate a body of 100 people representing both political parties is to be entirely absent of the decisions of the magnitude just taken in syria. as some argue we shouldn't be there inin the first place because there was not a vote taken to be over there, i disagree this gives the president legal authority and funding to fight against terrorist in syria. however even if her argument you believe no authorization was given, that is irrelevant as to the withdrawal once we have aligned with the kurd kurds, committed to defend them and to together defeatp isis. once you jumped in the ocean to save a drowning soul you don't turn around with the excuse you don't have to jump in in the first place. others argue we should just get out of a messy situation and the middle east just let them have at it. there is a certain logic to that position as well but that only applies to the original n decision once we engaged and made thosemi commitments honor as well as self-interest demand it has been suggested turkey calls america's bluff tell t

articles of impeachment against donald trump, the united states state will hold a trial and our members will serve as jurors. as a member of the united states senate and a potential juror, i will take my job as seriously as any i've ever had in this institution and i hope my republican colleagues will do so as well. the american people deserve nothing less. leader mcconnell and my republican colleagues must uphold their oaths to the constitution, put country over party and conduct a fair trial. anything short of that would be a dereliction of duty and no one should pre-judge the case. indeed, that's precisely the advice that leader mcconnell gave during the 1998 impeachment proceedings when he stated, quote, as a potential juror, if it's a serious enough to warrant a potential impeachment proceeding, i don't think i ought to pre-judge the case. we have a constitutional duty to investigate president trump's attempts to orchestrate foreign interference in our election. of the use of his office to support his personal political goals and how he sought to cover up that effort. nothing less than our national security, the rule of law and our constituti

another liberal takedown. >> mcconnellnderstands implication and coanequence better than any united states senator you vote on legislation in rethe house and senate, yo playing for the next election. wh you put in a judge, you're playing for the next generation. >>he sexual harassment sto around clarence thomas is i intensifying.to >> nar now mcconnell would watch as anita hill threatened to derl thomas' nomination. >> tom, the stage is set for what everyone ticipates will be a brutal hearing. (gavel banging) >> professor, do you swear to tell the whole truth and noing but the truth, so helpu yod? >> do. >> thank you. >> it was incredibly compelling television. you know, she was gorgeous, composed, obviously projecting sincerity. >> on other occasions, referred to e size of os own penis as being largenithan normal and he also spoke on some occasions of the pleasures he had given to women...th ral sex. >> you could not take your eyes off this thing you couldn't believe that people were accusing each other of these things. d, and the senate had probably never heard language like this before. >> narr

i'm senator graham from south carolina and here with bipartisan group of united states senators to make a clear statement in uncertain times. what turkey did in syria is unacceptable. turkey's incursion hurts america's national security and puts at risk our kurdish allies as there for us and the syrian ground forces were to destroy the caliphate. but the infantry for destroying the caliphate and we believe that erdogan's decision to go into syria puts our allies at risk. we believe that the rise of isis is imminent if this continues. we appreciate what the president did with sanctions against turkey. we are here to add to it and supplement what the president did and let turkey know there are three branches of government. but congress is going to speak with a sing did you lar voice that we will impose sanctions in the strongest measure possible against this turkish outrage that will lead to the re-he mergens of isis and benefit to iran to the detriment of israel. i will briefly go over what's in the bill. but i would like to make a statement that the house passed yesterday a resolution u

in the united states senate, he sits on the agriculture, and finance committees. and he draws on his experience. his work to transform public education to give schools the flex ability to innovate as well as to modernize so students are not burdened by overwhelming debt. he has also been a champion in the fight to combat climate change, advocating for commonsense solutions that will reduce carbon pollution and increase sustainability while growing the economy. in may of this year, he announced his candidacy for the 2020 democratic presidential nomination, to build opportunities for all americans and store integrity to our government. we are so pleased and honored that he can join us today as he campaigns in this state. join me in welcoming the honorable u.s. senator michael bennet. [applause] bennet: good morning. good morning, everybody. thank you for that introduction. neil, thank you to the institute of politics for hosting me today. larry, thank you for inviting me. ray buckley, thank you for doing the amazing job you are doing under very trying circumstances.

. >>> ladies and gentlemen, the honorable mitch mcconnell, majority leader of the united states senate. >> there are some people who come to washington because they're ambitious to leave their hometowns, and then there are people who want to come to washington precisely because they will never leave their hometowns behind. elijah cummings did not just represent baltimore. he embodied it. he celebrated its victories, sought to advocate for its needs and worked to heal its wounds. he knew there was only one reason why a son of sharecroppers, a child who literally had to bear the injuries of bigotry and segregation could graduate from law school and eventually chair a powerful committee in congress. only one reason. because principal leaders fought to give kids like him a chance. chairman cummings made it his life's work to continue that effort. he climbed the ranks here in the capital, not because he outgrew his hometown, but because he was so committed to it. i think all of us remember the time that back in 2015, his city roiled by unrest. by day the wong man was here in the capitol wor

i asked whether it is the position of the administration that the united states senate, a body of 100 people representing both political parties, is to be entirely absent from decisions of the magnitude just taken in syria. now some argue that we should not have been in syria in the first place because there was not a vote taken to -- by the senate to engage in war there. i disagree. congress has given the president legal authority and funding to fight against terrorists in syria. however, even if one for purposes of argument believe that no authorization had been given, that's really irrelevant to the decision as to the withdrawal once we have alied with the people, the kurds, committed to defend them, and together defeated isis. once you jump in the ocean to stave a -- save a drowning soul, you don't turn around with the excuse that you didn't have to jump it in the first place. it is a as a matter of fact of commitment. others argue that we should just get out of a messy situation like this. the middle east they say has had wars going on forever. just let them have at it. there is

united states? even if requested by the president of the united states? mr. sullivan: i would only implement the president's foreign policy in the national security interests of the united states. senator markey: you would never compromise america if political interests of the president ran contrary -- mr. sullivan: my oath would be as my current oath is in my present position to the united states and our constitution. senator markey: i have received information before john bolton resigned president trump may have made a decision to exit the open skies treaty which permits signatories to conduct unarmed reconnaissance flights er the entire territories of -- to collect data on military forces and nuclear weapons activities. we then share this information with our o allies and all signatories to the treaty. do you believe withdrawing from the open skies treaty is in the interest of the united states? mr. sullivan: to my knowledge the united states has not withdrawn from the open skies treaty. in fact, the united states this month is chairing the open skies consultative commission. the 1500th open skies treaty flight. senator markey: do you believe withdrawing from the open skies treaty i

and we have strong representation from the united states senate and a bipartisan way astray and today also led by holland bring so monday things to us today. compact [applause]. bishop thomas, how brilliant if it wasn't of elisha his parents to name him elijah. is a senate and secretary said, god is my lord is we know from the old testament, there is a traditionally missing at the the table for elijah. he might show up. he always mayday seat at the table for others. [applause] he mayday seat at the table for children for an education, for members of congress so that he could mentor them. for all who wanted to be part of the american dream, elijah himself personally lived the american dream and he wanted everyone else to have that opportunity. hence monday seats at the table. how fortunate for our country that his parents also taught him to live up to his name. how blessed are we all to know him and to benefit from his friendship and his leadership. elijah was a proud man. proud of his heritage and product baltimore [laughter] [applause] and proud of america. he always appealed to our

i asked both of it is a position of the demonstration that the united states senate a body of 100 people representing both political parties is the type be entirely absent of the decisions and the magnitude is syria. some argue that we should not have been in syria a in the firt place because there was not a vault taken by the senate to engage in work there. i disagree. congress is given the president authority and funding to fight against terrorists in syria. however even if one for purposes of argument believe that no authorization had been given, that is really irrelevant to this decision is to the withdrawal and once we have allied with the people, the kurds, committed to the defendant and together defeated isis. once you have jumped in the ocean to save a drowning salt, you don't turn around with the excuse that you didn't havee to jump in in the first place. is a matter of commitment. others argued that we should just get out of a messy situation like this in the middle east they see has had wars going onet forever. just let them have it at it. there is a course of certain logic to

be impeached by the house of representatives and convicted and removed from office by the united states senate. in june in the aftermath of robert mueller's investigation, the gallup poll found 45% of americans said donald trump should be impeached and removed from office. the impeachment numbers are moving in only one direction, and reports indicate that the evidence being gathered in the house impeachment investigation is also moving in only one direction. and that is in support of the accusation that donald trump conspired with rudy giuliani and others to solicit help from ukraine in his re-election campaign by asking ukraine to investigate joe biden. michael mckinley told the investigating committees today that he resigned from the state department last week in protest. michael mckinley was serving as a senior adviser to secretary of state mike pompeo. in his opening statement in his deposition under oath today behind closed doors, he said, "the timing of my resignation was the result of two overriding concerns, the failure, in my view, of the state department to offer support to foreign s

the constitution vests the authority to remove a president exclusively in the united states senate.at, it does not spell out any specific guarantees of due process or some amorphous notion of fairness, although we do hope that it is a fair process and procedure. it's a political process by nature. that argument does not work. and it will not work. no. the country really deserves a full airing of all of the charges that may be brought, whatever they might be, wherever they might lead. and we have reposed in our representatives the solemn responsibility to rise above politics to the extent possible and to do what they must do, what they've taken an oath to, do uphold the constitution. you had an earlier clip in which you played that segment from the water date hearings when barbara jordan spoke. and her words give me chills every time i hear them. my faith in the constitution is complete. my faith in the constitution is complete too, but it is only as good and it will only rise to the level that we hope and expect to the extent that our representatives are able to do their job and to

i'm senator graham from south carolina here with the bipartisan group of united states senators to make a clear statement in uncertain times. what turkey did in syria is unacceptable. turkey's incursion into syria hurts america's national security and puts at risk the kurdish allies there for us when nobody else was on the ground and the syrian forces were the ground forces to destroy the caliphate and about 2700 americans and god bless them all, but the infantry on the assault of iraq for destroying the caliphate in syria were the syrian democratic forces and we belief that erdogan's decision to go into syria puts our allies at risk. we believe that the rise of isis is imminent if this continues. we appreciate what the president did with sanctions in turkey, and we are here to add to it, and to supplement what the president did and let turkey know that there are three branches of government and i doubt if the court can do much, but congress is going to speak with a very firm singular voice that we will impose sanctions, and the strongest measure possible against the turkish outrage tha

the pressure on this administration on this president but more portly on the congress and united states senate to force them to have to vote. [applause] folks, we are in a situation where i don't think it's an exaggeration to say that donald trump not only is a president that has belittled women and degraded than his whole lif life, now he has gone beyond that to strike at the heart of our democracy. his entire life is built on abuse of power. so i bring this up because i think the american people are finally on to him. and the more that congress focuses on his corrupt behavior the more erratic he will become. he has another year in office. maybe. may be. [applause] this is the single most corrupt administration in all of american history. it is rotten to the core. scores of advisors and members of the administration they have gone to jail convicted of felonies and others will be going to jail. [applause] and he gets more vicious and erratic and self-serving as the accountability closes in on him. it has gone so far to cross the line. i don't want to sound like a frustrated historian betty geo

the floor of the united states senate will have the chance to stand up for public health and for the environment. the congressional review act resolution that i found would reverse with president trump has done in canceling the clean power plan that was promulgated in 2015 it is signed by president george herbert walker bush and there was strong support for clean air and the supreme court held that they have got responsibilities to regulate carbon and that is exactly what we saw in 2015 under the previous administration. the plan was the real plan to reduce the emissions into the air and it would make significant reductions based upon the science, but if it is left up to the states to determine how to do that with a mix of power plants but they had come it made sense, it was supported and being implemented. this would reverse that. instead, we would have the dirty power plants will. it would very much added to the problems in our community. it takes away from the state government's ability to use the mix in order to reach their goals including using natural gas and renewable sources.