The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will open the senate with prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, give our lawmakers the wisdom to remember and be grateful for all the things you have already done. Lord, you have sustained our nation during seasons of war and peace. You have helped us to find creative ways to strive for a more perfect union. You have provided us with solutions to difficult problems, just when we needed you most. Let this day be a time when senators find time to thank you for your bountiful blessings and faithfulness. As our lawmakers strive to live one day at a time, may they keep their focus on your power and love. We pray in your merciful name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in the pledge of allegiance. 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
I am grateful throughout this whole campaign to have the opportunity to come to places like iowa to go to communicates across the country and just be reminded in every stop that we have about how great our country is. Why . Because i know who makes our country great. It is we, the people. And to see the diversity, to see the heart, to see the care that we as americans have for each other is what gives me hope for our future. Because right now we are facing incredibly challenging times. We are facing great divisiveness. And unfortunately we face selfserving politicians and people in positions of power who are seeking to tear us apart and to divide us for their own selfish gain. Whether it be for political gain, providence its, clicks on line or media ratings or whatever it is, they are putting their own selfish interests ahead of the interests of the people. Driving wedges between us based on the color of our skin, where worship, om, how we if we worship, all the things that makes up th
Maria welcome back. Good friday morning, everybody. Im Maria Bartiromo thanks for being here. It is friday, august 18. 7 00 a. M. On the east coast. Time for the hot topic of the hour. House judiciary chairman jim jordan subpoenaed the Justice Department and fbi for documents showing conversations between the agencys private companies and other third party groups, allege showing big tech collusion. In a letter to ag merrick garland, jordan writes this, numerous documents that have been made publicly available reflect the weaponization of the federal governments power to censor speech online, directly and by proxy. It is necessary for congress to gauge the extent to which doj officials have coerced, pressured, worked with or relied upon social media and other Tech Companies to censor speech. Jordan demanding the agencies turn over response documents next month. Daniel, we know what happened here because of the release of the twitter files. We were told 1,000 people in government were wo
Cspan now, our free mobile video app or online at cspan. Org. Well, now on American History tv, were going to talk about Historic Preservation. I want to introduce you to jordan tannenbaum, the vice chair of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. Mr. Tannenbaum, what is that organization . The Advisory Council of Historic Preservation is an independent federal agency, part of the executive branch. It was it is was created by the preservation act of 1956 and celebrated an anniversary. It is a Regulatory Agency and as we will see, have responsibilities not only in that area, but also to advise the president and congress on matters concerning preservation policy. The regulatory section is called section 106 and that is a requirement that all federal agencies have to request the to take into account the impact of their projects, of their undertakings and thats broadly construed, licensed in connection, nexus in any way, that they have to take that into account if theyre going to ha
Supply our needs and to lead us toward abundant living. Continue to sustain our senators with your eternal presence remind them that your hand is on the helm of Human Affairs and that you still guide your world. Renew their strength, as you provide them with the courage to carry on. May they refuse to do anything which could bring them regret, remorse and shame. We pray in your strong name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the 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. Mr. Mcconnell mr. President . The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell tonight well welcome the president of the United States for the state of the Union Address. Its his final address, and it gives us cause for reflection. Many of us recall a moment in boston when a state senator became a national star. His rhetorica