right now we are in company with china, vietnam and north korea. the u.s., china, vietnam north korea basically permits an abortion up until the time a child is born naturally. this bill is also important because it would significantly curtail the horrifying practices detect the in the videos we have seen of planned parenthood's operations over the summer. i'm surprised to see in the press that only about 49% of the american people have actually seen these videos because they are so horrific that they also i think are shocking and perhaps it is people would rather turn their gaze and look away rather than see the barbaric practices depicted in these videos. indeed these videos show planned parenthood executives callously discussing the value of an unborn child's organs and it is truly, truly morally reprehensible. i think unfortunately it reveals the dark side of humanity one that prizes the important organs of a life rather than the potential potential that chad could have and i asked myself how to begin here? how did we become so desensitized to t

right now we are in company with china vietnam and north korea. the u.s. china vietnam north korea basically permits an abortion up until the time a child is born naturally. this

rate now we're in company with -- right now we're in company with china, vietnam, and north korea. the u.s., china, vietnam, north korea basically permit an abortion up until the time a child is born naturally. this bill is also important because it would significantly curtail the horrifying practices depicted in the videos that we've seen of planned parenthood's operations over this summer. i'm surprised to see in the press that only about 49% of the american people have actually seen these videos, because they are so horrific, but they also, i think, are shocking. and perhaps it is that people would rather just turn their gaze and look away ratherren thirather --rather than see thec practices depicted in these videos. these videos show planned parenthood executives discussing the value of an unborn child's organs, and it is truly, truly morally reprehensible. i think, unfortunately, it reveals a dark side of humanity, one that prizes the organs of an unborn child over the potential life that child could have. and i've asked myself, how did we get here? how do we become so desensit

china, north korea, vietnam, and the united states. really? and so, while i may stand here today, mr. president, with a gnawing in my stomach, i also stand with hope, hope that we can take a massive step forward in protecting life. 18,000 lives a year, by passing this important legislation. america is truly a great nation. and so let's improve our reputation and not lower our expectations. because as john winthrop said nearly 400 years ago, we shall be as a city upon a hill, the eyes of all people are upon us. thank you, mr. president. mr. scott: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from south carolina. mr. scott: i ask consent that all time spent in a quorum call before the 11:00 vote be equally charged to each side. the presiding officer: without

only seven out of 200 nations, who's among the seven nations, china, north korea, vietnam and the united states, really? and so while i may stand here today, mr. president, with a nine in my stomach, i also stand with hope. hope that we can take a massive step forward in protecting life. 18,000 lives a year by passing this important legislation. america is truly a great nation and so let's improve our reputation and not lower our expectations because as john wythm said nearly 400 years ago, we should be as a city upon a hill the eyes of all people upon us. thank you, mr. president. >> mr. president, senator from soutseh carolina. i ask consent that quorum call be equally charged to each side. with that objection i note the -- >> we are live now in capitol hill for a senator committee hearing examining the labor and education to clarify issues and existing regulations. witnesses today include officials from the tbot -- government accountability departments and oklahoma senator is the chair of the committee. i'm sorry, north dakota senator. it appears we are waiting for the democrats to ar

china has claimed about 4/5 of the sea which has angered vietnam and the philippines and north asian neighbors of japan and south koreand the u.s. military has been watching. in addition to that, climate change may be an issue. the u.s. and beijing -- and china are the number one and number two biggest co2 emitters. we will be watching and waiting. back to you. angie: thank you for that. live from seattle following the chinese president. lloyd willines -- undergo chemotherapy for a highly curable form of lymphoma. he will lead the firm as normal. he has not given details on which form of lymphoma he has, but he says the biopsy on monday confirmed the cancer. has survived an attempt to remove him as chairman. he remains chairman and ceo after winning about 63% of the vote during a special meeting. advisers argued more independent oversight was needed as bank of america stocks lag. deserves the votes after resolving legal cases. winterkornceo martin will get his chance to make his case on the panel that will vote on his future. pressure is building over the scandal that saw diesel cars designed to cheat u.s. air polluti

we are right there alongside the greater defenders of human rights, like china and north korea and vietnam. and while many states like my state have imposed limitations at the state level, i think it's appropriate for us to recognize that medical technology has now allowed us to save preterm babies that we could not in the past. in fact, the distinguished presiding officer, i believe, has shown me a picture on his iphone of a child that was born that i believe weighed somewhere around a pound at 20 weeks or so. so we ought to be having this debate because i think what it reflects is who we are as a nation and whether we want to continue the sort of -- to subsidize the sort of horrific practices that we've seen depicted in some of these vide videos, and most of them involve late-term abortions, because that's where the money is; that's where planned parenthood harvests tissue from these late-term babies and then sells it. the only question is whether they do it with the appropriate legal informed consent and whether they do it for profit, as some of these videos would suggest, both of which

and we should be proud of the fact that we are right there alongside of china, north korea, and vietnam. virtually, almost all other civilized countries in the world, even if they allowed a lack of access to abortion from they have drawn an important line at viability, at five months. america can and must do better than this. every life is a precious gift of god, and we must protect those who cannot protect themselves. >> and we had to live now to the floor o of the u.s. senate about the gavel and starting today with a debate on the abortion pill this bill. no vote expected today. senators are expected to take procedural vote one hour after convening tomorrow. and on thursday the senate joins house for joint meeting of congress to hear an address by hope france is the you can watch that live on c-span at 10 a.m. the chaplain: let us pray. sovereign god, teach us to live in and for your peace as our senators permit your peace to guard their hearts, may make decisions that honor you. remind them that true

china, north korea, vietnam, and the united states. really? and so, while i may stand here today, mr. president, with a gnawing in my stomach, i also stand with hope, hope that we can take a massive step forward in protecting life. 18,000 lives a year, by passing this important legislation. america is truly a great nation. and so let's improve our reputation and not lower our expectations. because as john winthrop said nearly 400 years ago, we shall be as a city upon a hill, the eyes of all people are upon us. thank you, mr. president. mr. scott: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from south carolina. mr. scott: i ask consent that all time spent in a quorum call before the 11:00 vote be equally charged to each side. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. scott: i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the presiding officer: the senator from vermont. mr. leahy: mr. president, i ask the call of the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr

north korea ans and how we are addressing it. >> i welcome the witnesses. secretary shear, it's nice to see you again. thank you for your continued outstanding service including as our ambassador to vietnamnd admiral harris, i know that you are relatively new in your job and we thank you for the great job you're doing. and we look forward to your testimony. begin with you, mr. secretary. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. thank you, ranking member reid, and all the members of the committee for inviting me to join your today i'm particularly pleased to be here to discuss the defense department maritime strats ji and to be alongside a very capable u.s. specific commander admiral hari harris. last month the department of defense released a deport detailing asia-pacific maritime security strategy which reflects the endurie ining interests the united states has and the premium we place on maritime peace and security in this critical part of the world. this strategy is one element of the u.s. government's larger comprehensive strategy to uphold maritime security in the asia pacific ree jond and protect america's principle interests in international law, navigation, unimpeded lawful commerce

and we shouldn't be proud of the fact that we are right there alongside of china, north korea and vietnam. virtually almost all other civilized countries in the world, even if they allow elective access to abortion, they draw an important line at viability at five months. america can and must do better than this. every life is a precious gift of god and we must protect those who cannot protect themselves. madam president, at the same time, the senate will be considering this legislation, the pain-capable unborn child protection act, which, by the way, the house has already passed, the house will be voting on two additional pieces of legislation i believe perhaps as early as tomorrow. one that would provide that children born alive during the process of abortion be protected. this is the born-alive abortion survivors' protection act. and i believe that will pass the house of representatives and be available for the senate to take it up later. and it would -- and a defund planned parenthood bill, introduced by representative black, which would put a one-year moratorium on funding to planned