The republican senate. We are living through one of the greatest failures of president ial leadership in our countries history. Did you hear that donald trump . You have created one of the greatest failures of president ial leadership. We are going to this last portion of the conversation because the senate is about to gamble back in after their weekly caucus meetings. Senators continue work on the 2021 Defense Authorization bill with votes scheduled later this afternoon for five Senate Coverage on cspan2 a senator madam president. The presiding officer the senator from wyoming. Mr. Enzi madam president , i rise today to discuss our federal finances and the need to address our unsustainable fiscal debt and deficit. The federal budget has already been on an unsustainable path before covid19 reached our shores and before the pandemic and our governments response to it, which has accelerated what i believed is a coming day of reckoning. I recognize the unprecedented crisis presented by th
The nomination of the white house budget director. A vote on that is exacted at 5 30 p. M. Eastern today. This week Senate Lawmakers are expected to continue work on the Defense Authorization for 2021. This is live coverage of the senate here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will open the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. O lord, as our lips are open in prayer, so may our hearts be open to receive your holy spirit. Help us to bow to your will and live lives devoted to your providential leading. Lord, we thank you for your providence that brought us the gift of representative john lewis. Were grateful he was a drum major for justice, truth, and righteousness. May his exemplary life and legacy remind us of the Transformative Impact one dedicated person can make on our nation and world. Today, please our senators in their work. Let faith, hope, and love abound in their lives. May they seek to heal the hurt in our world
On the front line and getting any praise. But i welcome you watching r. T. International this thursday afternoon 1 oclock here in the russian capital the United States is slashing its military presence in germany withdrawing all redeploying nearly 12000 personnel is part of a long running dispute donald trump has been lain claiming its not paying enough into the nato military alliance although a slip of the tongue by the u. S. Defense secretary did raise a few eyebrows. Ive said very privately to my counterparts as well about the importance of nato any alliance sharing the burden so we can all deter russia and avoid peace in the course of hes paid all of us that morning pay us a clip is probably going to come but still a bit of a worry though for germany isnt it but weve all had them kevin havent we where weve said something just slightly wrong and let the words get away from us but me and you have never been the defense secretary of a Nuclear State 12000 american troops will be leavin
Last winter in moscow. Thousands of people lined up in the middle of the night to be a part of an old ritual. In the russian soul where the single. Which we are facing god makes a strong thats in the air out here on yetta. Something resembling a baptism for adults is taking place next to a church. The faithful take a quick dip and ice cold water. To dinner at home during the soviet era this Russian Orthodox ritual to mark a pit and all that disappeared now its being revived. This is not just about faith its a way to show the world but russia is capable of. This world of. Russian television is here to show president Vladimir Putin taking the plunge. 400 kilometers from moscow the man who serves as a role model for his country enters the chilly water. This ritual good nights russians in different parts of the country. And the faithful are impressed that their president is leading by example. With both the broad bottom of it a good russian or a religious russian if you spray people to his
Hello there is 10 pm here in moscow are you watching r. T. International i would start with the rising tensions between russian backed Syrian Forces and turkish troops in series italy province it follows reports that 33 turkish soldiers were killed in a syrian attack on terrorists positions the presence of russia and turkey have had a phone call in which they discussed holding a high level meeting about the escalation earlier foreign minister spoke out in support of the syrian armys right to respond to ceasefire violations and called for cooperation between all sides within the agreed framework. But. We reaffirm our commitment to agreements reached by the president s of russia and turkey a suggestion is that everyone should already start fulfilling their was a the syrian army have every right to respond to regular violations of cease fire from inside their youve observed on to neutralize terrorists cannot restrict the syrian army from fulfilling requirements written in the u. N. Resolu