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What is clear, is that the Senate Republican proposal on not rise to the moment. The democratic bill has been on in federal law cases where the republican built only requires data a no knock warrants. Democratic bill has a publicly available nationwide database on this conduct. So that Abusive Police officers who were fired cannot simply go to another department some rest in the country and get hired. The republican been moved bill we keep it almost entirely shielded from public view. The democr...

Bill with a final vote scheduled for this morning. Theyll also work on the nomination of Justin Walker to serve on the u. S. Court of appeals. Live Senate Coverage here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Lord, god of heaven and earth, today teach our lawmakers to do things your way, embracing your precepts and walking in your path. Lord, make them powerful instruments for goodness ...

Pivotal point in the president s work to ensure there are more smart, conservative jurists in the federal judiciary. Under the leadership of President Trump and leader mcconnell, the senate has prioritized confirming bright, wellqualified men and women who will serve our country for years to come. Im proud to support judge cory wilson and urge my colleagues to approve his nomination. Thank you, and i yield the floor. A senator mr. President. The presiding officer the madam president. The presidi...

Woke hypocrisy . That and much more on making money. Charles all right, folks here is what i think are three main reasons for todays steep sell i dont have. Stocks got too expensive, short term, bottom line. Last week we saw the stock market put it in the best 50day rally in it history. Guess what . It only got stronger. It got parabolic. That is chance that weve seen best 60 days ever and pullback was way overdue. Second, the Federal Reserve refused to lay out concrete ideas how they provide ex...

I stand in strong support and solidarity of my good friend from south carolina. Five years ago and that bible study and then to pull out a gun and shoot nine people. Mr. President , you and i not long after attended one of the funerals in charleston south carolina. C any other city in america were not have dealt with it the way charleston did. They did that with love. And because of his time in the black leaders in that town and then to overcome that tragedy. Five years ago tim scott and then we...

Senate must do its job and passes the equality act without delay. I yield the floor. Across the country there has been a National Outcry for justice. For real changes and laws to address, Police Brutality and reflect the undeniable truth that black lives matter. This week should be our opportunity in the United States senate to come together, republicans and democrats to begin to fix our broken policing system. That is what so many people in big cities and small towns in oregon and every state a...

We want to get your thoughts on it this morning. Republicans, 202 7488001. Democrats, 202 7488000. Ndependents, 202 7488002 if you are a Daca Recipients, 202 7488003. Us at thatcan text number, 202 7488003, or go to cspanwj and facebook. Com cspan to post your comments there. Ning us on the phone excuse me, joining us he is him is Robert Barnes with the Washington Post, here to talk about this decision. Robert barnes, what did the chief justice right about the rationale for not allowing the Trum...

What do you think should happen . Guest first and foremost, dont to one million on a fewficers based different incidents. I think that is what is happening recently. Especially with the floyd incident. Anger and what happened at the floyd incident has generated talk and rhetoric that i think is harmful to the country and to the police arena. What happened to mr. Floyd was a murder. It happened to happen, just so happened that the guy that murdered him was a cop. Anyone think i talked to i did no...

Republicans putso forth a propol by the senators of t south carolina. Weve only had the bill for a few hours, but what is clear is the Senate Republican proposal on policing doesnt rise to the moment. The democratic bill has a ban on federal drug cases while the republican bill requires data. The democratic bill has a publicly available nationwide database on misconduct the republican bill would keep such information almost shielded from the public view. If dans choke holds and tacti tactics. Th...

Mr. Espaillat i rise in support of this bill, one month ago george floyd was murdered. As i said in the days following, his daughter said daddy changed the world. And there is a manifest to, the harlem advocates for a ban on chokeholds and ends qualified immunity. The harlem manifesto includes a provision that Police Officers can be held accountable for excessive force. The standard should not be willful intent but reckness intent. We must pass this bill. The best anticrime policies are antipove...