And his wife, until the day he died, he died in his sleep, almost at the age of 80, two days before my wife and i were supposed to have dinner with him and his wife here in washington with his other friends to celebrate his impending 80th birthday. But he had the courage to keep out of step when everybody was marching to the wrong tune. He how do i say this . He would face wad dilemma, like maybe voting with his caucus or voting with the president , and something that he just thought was wrong, he was amazingly he would, like, say, what is the right thing to do . Ive heard him say this moreen this a few times. As governor, chairman of the National Governors association, here, he would say, what is the right thing to do . He wouldnt say, what is the easy thing to do, what is the expedient thing to do, but what is the right thing to do . He was a person of deep faith. We have a Bible Study Group that meets here every thursday, just upstairs not far from this floor, about seven or eight o
Guide our lawmakers across their toiling hours, illuminating their moments with the light of your wisdom. Lord, empower them to live with integrity and wisdom amid the corruption that seeks to keep them from glorifying you. May they be unafraid to contend steadfastly for truth, as you give them the ability to see it use their labors to hasten the day when justice and understanding will encompass our world. We pray in your great name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. 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. The presiding officer the clerk will read a communication to the senate. The clerk washington d. C. , january 30, 2014. To the senate under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable christopher murphy, a senator from the state of
Your morning with us. Much more ahead on cnn saturday morning, which starts right now. Good morning, everyone. Im randi kaye. Its 8 00 am on the east coast, 5 00 am in the west. Powerful National Rifle association, heres tom foreman. Hey, randi, nra officials were quiet in the days following the newtown, connecticut, shooting, giving people time to mourn. Now they are speaking up and they have a lot to say. Despite protesters, the president and Public Opinion increasingly pushing against the gun lobby, the National Rifle association sent a sharp message to its leader, Wayne Lapierre, no retreat. The only thing that stops a bad guy with an a gun is a good guy with a gun. I call on Congress Today to act immediately to appropriate whatever is necessary to put Armed Police Officers in every Single School in this nation. Reporter in a wideranging statement, lapierre condemned the violence in connecticut, colorado and other places, but steered the conversation away from guns and gun law. Ind
And he laid out a number of things hed like to see and so were hoping that congress will continue working with us and put a strong piece of legislation forward. Im going to take one last question. The president guys, hold on, the president s headed over to speak at the opioid summit here momentarily. Ill take one last question. Thank you. So according to the white house readout, there is a bumble this morning between south korea president moon jaein and President Trump. Moon jaein talked about interkorean talks and they plan to send a special envoy to north korea soon. Does he welcome this dialogue or is he concerned or does he feel president moon is being too soft on north korea . The president wants to continue working with south korea as a strong ally. We have no daylight between the two of us. Were going to continue those conversations. Again the ultimate goal is to denuclearize the peninsula and that is what were focused on and excited about steps moving forward. Ill move out and
Fifth kmcommunications direcr in 15 months. It comes one day after hicks testified before the white house committee. The timing of hicks testimony this week has nothing to do with her resignation. With the exception of the trump family, the president s inner circle is now gone. The reason morale is terrible is because the rule by fear doesnt work in a civilian environment. Take the guns first, go through due process second. Doesnt make sense that i have to wait until im 21 to get a handgun but i can get this weapon at 18. Whatd you do in your bill . We didnt address it, mr. President. Youre afraid of the nra, right . Lets think of how ridiculous that is. Im the guy that wrote the bill the nra opposed. Youll never get this passed if you add concealed carry. Several ideas that democrats like and that put him at odds with fellow republicans and the nra. Were sitting here with our mouths on the floor. Skepticism still from democrats. If he is a good deal maker, go out and find 10 or 15 rep