Our news broadcast, watching the solemn event, the important day of the inauguration of the president of the russian federation. Thank you, friends, for your attention, see you on the air, now we have on air the dolls of the heir tutti, watch. Apparently, an exemplary family man and christian believer, speaker of the lower house of Congress Mike johnson is actually not so pure. The secret fraternity he belongs to, capa sigma, the largest collegiate fraternity in the United States, has some strange initiation rites, to say the least. In order to become one of your own, you need to beat a goose to death. Golf club. Flayers . Yes, crazy, definitely. But it turned out that this was just the tip of the iceberg. What else is mike johnson famous for unexpectedly approving the allocation of billions . Dollars for the ukrainian adventure of the americans. Lets tell you right now. Maria butina is with you, this is the heir doll of tootie, we are starting. And our kus is safe in russia. I think r
Mr. Coons mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from delaware. Mr. Coons i ask unanimous consent that the proceedings under the quorum call be vitiated and upon the conclusion of my remarks, the senator from rhode island be recognized prpb withouthe presiding officer . The quorum call is lifted. Mr. Coons i rise today to express my deep concern with the tax reform bill that the Senate Finance committee is likely to approve later this week. The latest version of this massive tax bill which will impact every single american was only released to the public late tuesday night, less than 48 hours later, the finance committee is ramming through this bill on a Party Line Vote without any hearings and without a thorough review of the bill. I strongly disagree with this process, with this closeddoor process of developing the substance of the bill which skews the benefits to the wealthy at the expense of middleclass families and with this bills irresponsible cost of 1. 7 trillion ove
The presiding officer duly noted. Mr. Lankford mr. President , i want to be able to address this body to talk about an issue that we dont talk about enough, the deficit. Its an issue for whatever reason weve stopped talking about in washington, d. C. Were talking about tax policy, as we should. Were talking about Disaster Relief areas, which we should. Talking about health policies, which we should. A lot of other things. We have stopped talking about debt and deficit. I think thats a mistake for us. See, as the trend has moved, since 2011, at a high point when the deficit spending that year was 1. 3 trillion in overspending in a single year. Since that point, deficits have gone down a little bit each year until 2015. In 2016, our deficit number, thats a single year overspending started going back up. It went up in 2016. It went up again in 2017. Turning the wrong direction. As you will recall and as many people in this body would recall, deficits were a major topic for us starting in
Finding help during lifes challenging seasons. It is at your throne that we obtain mercy to sustain us through lifes hardships. Lord, we build these moments of silent anticipations into our day, aware of our need of you. Be for our lawmakers their shelter in the time of storm. Prepare them to meet whatever difficulties that may lurk in lifes shadows, as they seek to cultivate an experiential relationship with you. Give them the wisdom to persevere through tough times and never give up. We pray in your great name. Amen. The presiding officer 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. The presiding officer the clerk will read a communication to the senate. The clerk washington d. C. , november 29, 2017. To the senate under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the sena
Live coverage here as long as it lasts on cspan3. [ banging gavel ] rules committee will come to order. And good afternoon. And welcome to another fun day at the rules committee. Today we have an exciting panel with two very experienced members who take time to visit the rules committee often. We welcome the young chairman of the Financial Services committee, the gentleman from dallas, texas, mr. Hensarling, as well as the gentlewoman, my dear friend, ms. Waters, from los angeles. And were delighted that youre here. The rules committee today will be considering hr3971. The Community Institution mortgage relief act of 2017. And hr477, the Small Business mergers acquisition sales and brokerage simplification act. Of 2017. And house joint resolution 123, which will be the second part of the hearing today, the continued appropriations act of 2018. M a brokers provide Necessary Services for small, private companies that are looking to merge. And or to be acquired. But m a brokers can face s