Midnight. Members also expected to vote on the confirmation of the deputy secretary of state nomination. And now, to live coverage of the u. S. Senate 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. Eternal god, the giver of every good and perfect gift, help our senators to listen clearly to your sacred word and find wisdom in your guidance. May they remember your teachings and courageously follow them. As you guide them along the right path, keep them from stumbling. May they live such exemplary lives that they will be like sunlight at dawn, growing brighter with the passing hours. Lord, give our lawmakers the wisdom to carefully guard their thoughts, to strive to speak truthfully, and to refuse to deviate from integrity. We pray in your great 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
In whatever they do for you and humanity. Lord, give them the wisdom to refuse to deviate from integrity, coveting heavens approval in their labors for your kingdom. May they also remember that they are representing your divine purposes for our nation and world. Lord, thank you that your mercy is from everlasting to everlasting upon those who come to you with reverence. May your glory endure forever. We pray in your merciful name. Amen. The president pro tempore please follow 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 officer under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. Morning business is closed. Under the previous order, the senate will resume consideration of the conference report to accompany s. 1790 which the clerk will report. The clerk conference report to accompany s. 1790, an act to autho
We want to hear from you about social issues and how youll vote in november. Whether it be abortion, gay marriage, marijuana, issues that influence the candidate of your choice on election day. And if theyre important to you call us, and let us know. Here is how you can reach out to us. If you want to tell us your social issue, if they may be important to you, its at cspan wj at twitter, facebook. Com cspan is our facebook page. You can email us at journal cspan. Org. The Pew Research Center did a poll of potential voters, asking them to rank their importance of issues when it comes to election day. If you look at the top three, its the economy, its health care, and issues of terrorism is how they ranked those type of issues. If you go to the bottom three, however, then it kind of deals with the social issues that were asking you to comment on this morning and how they are of importance to those who participate in the poll. Abortion was 47 of those responding, Birth Control issues, iss
People, locals say that the plane exploded in the air. So it was kind of it fell down in is pieces. They said so bits of the plane, bits of the bodies, bits of peoples possessions. Its going to be a nearly impossible to establish with any certainty what happened here. There is a few sort of engine rotors, big pieces that are still intact. But for the most part, everything is burnt up and charred and scattered over a few kilometers. I mean, its hard to say with certainty, but maybe five kilometers. Its a pretty wide radius. And the debris starts kind of up the road there is a tail fin. And you come a little further down and you see the place where the Emergency Services crews have set up a base of sorts. Some firefighters, some rescue teams. And theyre kind of in the center of where most of it landed. There is a white tent out in the field where theyre collecting bodies. So it is early on, and there is a lot we dont know. But here is what we do know about the tragedy right now. The Unit