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All americans living here and following are not, not that their lives will be protected. [cheers and applause] thank you. We are going to be topped and we are going to be smart and were going to do it right. America will be a tolerant and open society. America will also be a safe society. We will protect our borders at home. We will defeat isis overs these. We have no choice. We will ensure every parent can rates their children in peace and safety. We will make america rich again. We will make a...

Bipartisan inhofemikulski amendment to the National Defense authorization act. What does our amendment do . It stops the privatization of commissaries which are an earned, earned benefit for our military and their families. Every year when the Senate Debates this bill, we talk about how we love our troops and how we always want to support our military families, but if we really love our troops, we need to make sure that our troops have the support that they need. One of the earned benefits that ...

Mr. Portman madam president . The presiding officer the senator from ohio. Mr. Portman madam president , im on the floor today to talk about the epidemic officerster were in a quorum call the presiding officer we are in a quorum call. Mr. Portman i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Portman with snarks madam president , i am here on the floor to talk about an epidemic that has gripped my state of ohio and affected every sing...

That. Gr is also a great case that showst the personal stories behind these cases. There is a battle going onis a o between john adams, Thomas Jefferson and John Marshall behind the scenes the road is the story of this case. It has legal import that the ima shows are personal that are engaging and a cigar illuminating on the time period. 9 p. M. And monday nightng tuning in cspans landmark cases. Mark farkas executive producer, appreciate it. Thank you very much. The cspan cities to were working...

That means there are more american families, moms, dads, children, whose lives have been changed forever. That means theres another community stunned with grief, and communities across the country forced to relieve their own anguish, and parents across the country who are scared because they know it might have been their families or their children. I have been to roseburg, oregon. They are really good people there. I want to thank all the First Responders whose bravery likely saved some lives to...

Families do not have their checks expire, forcing them to redo many of those screenings, when individual parts of the test expire while theyre waiting for other parts to be completed. And third, keeping families updated about their status. Frequently a large familys resettlement will be delayed because a Single Family member is waiting to be approved. Those are common sense straightforward methods of reforming the screening process so that it takes weeks, not years to reach conclusion. And i thi...

For us this is like birthday, hanukkah, and flying a blue angel flight all at once. The polls close at 10 p. M. Eastern time, and the Current Senate minority leader and possibly majority leader and possibly majority leader to be Mitch Mcconnell voted in kentucky today projecting bright moves to the press. This is going to be another good day here and hopefully around the country. I am hoping we will have a new majority. Despite the anatomical possibility of what i am about to suggest, you have h...

What we are talking about is an emergency. Thats what the house said overwhelmingly yesterday. On june 11, six or so weeks ago, by a vote of 933, the senate supported the sandersmccain bill, and it was funded through emergency funded as a cost of war. This bill as senator coburn indicated, is about onethird of the cost of what we voted on in the original sandersmccain bill. Mr. President , let us defeat this point of order, let us stand with the veterans of this country. Let us reform the v. A. ...

A senator mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from oklahoma. Mr. Coburn i ask unanimous consent the quorum call be dispensed with. The presiding officer is there objection . Without objection. Mr. Coburn and i ask unanimous consent to speak for at least five minutes. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Coburn first of all, id like to spend a few minutes just talking about my colleague and chairman of the Homeland Security and the Government Affairs committee. The last two ...

Vote vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to change their votes . If not, the ayes are 89, the nays are 11, and the motion is agreed to. Under the previous order, h. Con. Res. 121 and h. Con. Res. 123 are considered and agreed to en bloc and the motions to reconsider are considered made and laid upon the table en bloc. The republican leader. Mr. Mcconnell could we have attention the attention of the senate. The presiding officer the senate will be in order. Mr...