Commitment for live Senate Coverage starting in a moment howevewe will recd the presidt elect and have it later on the cspan networks. Live to the senate where they e planning to wk on a nomition for u. S. District court for the Southern District of mississippi. The president pro tempor the senate will come to order. Thchaplain, dr. Barry black, will open the senate with the chaplain let us pray. Eterl redeemer, provide our laakers with your grace, mercy, and peace by your grace, may they forget the challenges behind them. By your mercy, may they reach for the opportunities that beckon. By yr peace, may they possess anquanimity of temperament during lifes fluctuating intricacies. Lord, give them a passion for truth and a reluctance to major minors. Use their exemplary lives to inspire people to live wh faith, purse, and power. Remind us all that though we may planned, you deterne what will finally happen. Amenray in your great name. The president pro tempore please joi me in the pledge
Do we have remote people . E td okay. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. The hearing will come to order. I believe we have some of our colleagues who are going to be remote. Opening eally have anit. Statement. Well hear from judge wilson here in a bit and well let our two colleagues from mississippi introduction. But ill defer to senator feinstein if she wants to say anything first. Hear fro i will, mr. Chairman. O a thank you very much. Today, as youve stated, were going to hearr from cory wilson nominated to a mississippi seat on the fifth Circuit Court of j appeals. Stated during the nomination hearing for the view District Court in january, i am interested in judge wilsons views on a a number of issues including health care, Voting Rights, womens reproductive afo rights, gun safety, and the rights of lgbt americans. His record of opposition to the Affordable Care act is troubling, particularly because wereorte concernedd ju with co. I hope he will straighten us out on that. A it has been reported that
People . Have remote 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. The hearing will come to order. I believe we have some of our colleagues who will be remote. I dont really have an opening statement. We will hear from judge wilson and a bit. We will let our colleagues from mississippi to the introduction. I will defer to senator feinstein if she was to seining first. Senator feinstein thank you very much. Today we will hear from cory wilson, nominated to a mississippi seat on the fifth Circuit Court of appeals. As i stated during the nomination hearing for the District Court in january, i am interested in judge wilsons views on a number of issues including health care, Voting Rights, womens reproductive rights, gun safety and the rights of lgbt americans. His record of opposition to the Affordable Care act is troubling, particularly because we are concerned with covid19. I hope people straighten us out on that. It has been reported judge wilson has a commitment to undermining the Affordable Care act. He has called
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Award winning journalist and former tv news executive. She spent 23 years at nbc where she produced Network Political coverage and served as the longtime executive of meet the press with tim russert. She also was the managing editor of nbc news political program. Currently, she is executive director of the women in Politics Institute at American University and a faculty member in their School Public affairs. She also has provided on air analysis to several television networks, including cbs news, msnbc, nbc news and cnn. And shes been included in washingtons best and most influential journalist sites. And gq is powerful people in washington. Thank you all. Its so nice to be in jackson, mississippi. Not too far from my hometown in new orleans, i see an lsu shirt here. Go, tigers, go tigers. And i feel since were the Supreme Court, i feel like these guys are under oath now. So be ready for a really interesting discussion with our. I have no recollection of that. We were here to talk insi