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Comports. Its a place where visitors come virtually as well as in person to experience democracy, handson learning about the u. S. Senate and use that knowledge as a touch stone to understand the branches of our government. Its also a place where we encourage participatory democracy. We just started a nonpartisan effort called just to vote. Go to the new website called just about. Org but most important, i encourage you on november 3, just vote. Its the most important thing we do as citizens. Th...

Judy woodruff on behalf of the commission on president ial debates, i am pleased to welcome you to this Vice President ial debate. Im Judy Woodruff of pbs macneillehrer news hour and frontline. My colleagues on the panel are John Margolis of the chicago tribune, tom brokaw of nbc news, and brit hume of abc news. The importance of tonights debate is underscored by two facts. Both george bush and Michael Dukakis said their selections of a running mate would reveal a lot about themselves. And based...

Everything one has been extended and extended air alert is an effective from the bay area for scorching temperatures. Lets go straight to meteorologist john peck. Devon i want to go back to those concerning pictures we are still saying of the flames in napa valley. The exact example of what the red flag warning was sinus with the conditions were set up for. Take a look at the map behind me. Kind of a unique map. Lets get ourselves oriented on here. It is black and white. Firstly you can pick up ...

Plus jason shav chief et wit. Like boycotts the senate vote, government shutco down. Impeachment. And more. Leading to this simple question, instead of tearing up the system because you are not getting your way, is this really about important of winning elections with policy that voters want. Attorney general william barr with a big announcement, thousands of federal arrests in 9 states as the Trump Administration moves to help cities and states stop violence now slamming u. S. Cities. This is o...

No deal has been reached on the next cove in 19 relief bill despite talks on capitol hill last week. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell says lawmakers will get 24 hours notice to return to vote if a deal is reached. You are watching coverage of the senate on cspan2. Dr. Barry bla, will open the senate with prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, who rules the raging of the sea, we seek your face in these turbulent times. Lord, help us to so live that the generations to come will know ...

I thank amanda for that. I thank amanda for the work shesing to and trying to do sthees doing and trying to do, but in too many instances, members of congress are not aware of the reality out there. The stories go on and on and on. Now that the 600 a week in Unemployment Benefits has expired. Now that the moratorium on evictions has also expired, this crisis is only to get worse and worse and worse. In my view, we need to extend the extra 600 a week in Unemployment Benefits for the 30 million me...

Are the Health Care Workers themselves, the medical workers themselves, the doctors, the nurses, the support staff who weve relied on from the very first moments that we began to realize that this virus was bigger than any health issue weve dealt with in a long time. Were still depending on it today. At some point you run out of some of the capacity and steam that you had to do the job that needs to be done. But we see these heroes continue to step up. Some giving their lives. In bill in birming...

Vote vote the presiding officer are there any other senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not, the yeas are 51, the nays are 42. The nomination is confirmed. The majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell i ask unanimous consent that with respect to the walker nomination, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table and the president be immediately notified of the senates action. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Mcconnell i move to proceed to le...

Many situations people find themselves. The recession has laid bare the economic struggles of millions of American Families with almost no warning to the shutdown that claimed tens of millions of jobs and American Workers and families felt the ground fall from under them. The. The country was on the verge and so many have lost their livelihoods and exhausted their financial reserves. They are facing financial catastrophe. That growth hasnt been broadly shared starting in 2009 with 128 months of ...

Last week working on a public lands package that would permanently fund the land and Water Conservation fund with a vote to move forward on that this afternoon at 5 30 p. M. Eastern, live coverage here of the u. S. Senate on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. Dr. Black, the chaplain of the senate, will open the senate with prayer. The chaplain let us pray. O god, our righteousness. As each new day seems to bring the unexpected, we thank you for your power that keeps...