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Connecticut, new york and vermont. 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 father, the source of light and life, we praise your holy name. Because of you we live, and move, and have our being. Remind us that we are not adequate for our daily tasks without your strength and abiding presence. Lord, empower our senators this day to think clearly, speak wisely, and live faithfully. May they st...

Yesterday on the floor of the Senate Democratic senators chris murphy, patty murray and Richard Blumenthal called on Senate Lawmakers to agree to half past gun background check legislations. Republican senator Cindy Hyde Smith objected. Heres a look. I think senator murphy and blumenthal for their tremendous leadership we are on the floor to speak about. I come today not just as a member of the senate representing my home state of washington, but as a former educator as a mother and a grandmothe...

Come to this floor curtails how much they care about the border how much they believe in Border Security. And yet, at get when they have an opportunity to do something about it they dont balk that ty run for the hills. At the pass legislation that secures the border. It is not secure itself by itself. Our statutes are outdated per our Border Patrol does not have enough resources. You have to change the law, you have to put more recesses on the border thats of the bipartisan security bill did. I ...

Attempt to advance legislation which would require the support of at least 60 senators. Nearly everyday republicans come to this floor to tell us how much they care about the border, how much they believe in Border Security. And yet, and yet when you have an opportunity ton do something about it, they dont just walk, they runun for the hills. If you care about securing the border than you actually have to pass legislation that secures the border. It doesnt secure itself by itself. Our statutes a...

Youll join us in holding these antisemitic organizations accountable. Lets sanction the iccs employees and associates and prevent them from coming to the United States. Lets work with our allies to ensure that they refuse to honor the iccs indictments against either israel or the United States. Lets truly demonstrate our ironclad support and stand with our ally israel in its hour of need. Thank you, madam president. Mr. Budd madam president. The presiding officer the senator from north carolina....

People whose only crime was to want a place to be together. And one night in late june of 1969, the bars patrons fought back. The rioting continued intermittently for five nights, and it wasnt pretty. It reflected the demands of a group for equality, for the same chances that other americans have to be themselves. A few months after that, lgbt activists began planning for the first pride march. It was set for the following june to commemorate the stonewall uprising. The idea was to use that anni...

That the black approximated suv was at that gas station before the shoot something in other words, they were filling up their tank for their get away or the suspicion that perhaps the black s. U. V. Was there afterwards . Reporter its not based on this employees story. Who he told us he witnessed first happened. I didnt say he saw the black s. U. V. There before or after. He said the police went there for the footage you can and said they were collecting footage to see if perhaps this gas statio...