And this land we love. In these days of stress and strain, continue to be the shepherd who will guide them to your desired destination. Lord, thank you for forgiving our sins, healing our sickness, filling our lives with good things, and surrounding us with your love. Continue to be a celestial parent to our nation and world, sustaining us all with your tender compassion and mighty power. God of mercy and grace, transform our dark yesterdays into bright tomorrows. We pray in your marvelous name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge 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, october 18, 2017. To the senate under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable rand paul, a
Consent that my intern be granted privileges of the floor for the balance of the day. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Merkley thank you, mr. President. Our nation was founded on a principle encapsulated in the first three and most important words of our constitution we the people. Our founders wanted to have a nation that didnt work for the benefit of the powerful and the privileged, but for decisions by the people, for the people, as president lincoln so eloquently described our nation. Not a nation by and for the powerful, not a nation by and for the privileged, but by and for the people. Tomorrow, a bill is coming to the floor that couldnt be more of a buy and for the powerful bill than we have seen on the floor of the senate before. A bill completely contrary, the fundamental values embedded in our constitution. Now, this bill is a budget bill, and at its heart it says were going to do 5 trillion of tax cuts almost completely for the richest americans, and were going t
Weapon. That would provide enough time to detect and act on transgressions. It is irans job to convince the world the Nuclear Program is peaceful. That is why we are seeking a time frame to establish such a track record. Only then would iran be treated like any other nonNuclear Weapons state party to the nonproliferation treaty. With all the rights and obligations including inspections and a binding commitment to not build a Nuclear Weapon. The bush proposed this concept. Dozens of countries adhere to the npt. Some constraints would be removed after a significant time. Others would remain in time indefinitely. Including a monitoring regime. Iran would have to implement the same hard to agreement and additional protocol. Even after some core constraints are completed, far more Intrusive Inspections will be required that before this agreement. Some have argued iran would be free to develop a Nuclear Weapon at the conclusion. That is simply not true. Iran would be prohibited from developi
As you would expect me to say so, we dont intervene between corporate entities. Both they are commercial entities that entertain commercial relationship. See certainly hope for the stability of that part of the world and for the stability of supply, that the situation can be addressed promptly and satisfactorily between the commercial entities and the negotiation. Strong hope thank you. This is the last question. Josh, Associated Press. Madam director, in the downward revision for growth in 2014, it looks like weather played a big role. What does that take oh tell tell us about the stability of the economy given that impact . I think it says two things. One is, we believe that this q1 result was a temporary occurrence. With temporary outcomes that will be mitigated by stronger growth Going Forward in q2q3 and hopefully ongoing. However you would have noted, we have revise down our forecast for Growth Trends in the United States to two percent. We are facing this aging population issue.
Stick around. Later well take you out to the fox 5 tailgate, yes, were having a Tailgate Party, featuring the first ladies of football and food from famous daves. Also next hour, were checking out the hottest burgundy and gold fan gear, and at 9 00, hoggette mikey t will help us get geared up for the game. You have to stick around. Our Tucker Barnes joins us with a look at the weather. Give us a nice one. Well be outside half of the day. Defense cold out there it was cold out there. Have a jacket. Otherwise, lots of sunshine. Quiet weather pattern. Sunny afternoon. Bit of a breeze, temperatures in the low 40s. Reagan national featuring a temperature of, of, 33 degrees. Yeah, 33 now at reagan national. Overnight we bounced down to the upper 20s at reagan national. Its cold areawide. Dulles 26 and bwi marshall 30 degrees. Looking at the satellite radar, one on the two clouds. Bit of a cloud deck off to the north and west. Saw that in the live shot. Like yesterday and the day before, plen