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We are ready to go now. Take it all for joining the first remote hearing of the subcommittee on select revenue measures. We find ourselves in challenging times as evidenced by this new method of conducting Community Business in accord with the Public Health and safety recommendations. But the challenges we encounter here in congress are small compared to what i hear and see and what i am sure all of you here and see in our communities. Im glad we can move forward into the work that our constitue...

U. S. Senate when they return here on cspan2. Next a house ways and means subCommittee Hearing on efforts to provide tax relief to low income workers, minorities, women and families affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Witnesses include representatives from the National Womens law center, Georgetown University poverty and inequality center, the American Enterprise institute and Childrens Health watch at Boston Medical Center. We are ready to go now. Take it all for joining the first remote hear...

Unemployment assistance since the crisis began. Very soon our country will reach another grim milestone. We are fast approaching the day when more than 100,000 american lives who have been lost to covid19, the size of a small city erased from the map p senator pelosi and i sent a letter to President Trump this morning requesting that the American Flag be flown at halfmast on the day that the toll reaches is see,000. As families all across this great country mourn the loss of friends, colleagues,...

Director of intelligence and and votes throughout the day. Live coverage of the u. S. Senate now 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. Lord of our lives, make these moments of prayer more than mere words, but may this reverent pause fill our hearts with gratitude and love for you. May our lawmakers appreciate the fact that through prayer, they have the privilege of talking to you...

Render impartial justice with the chief justice of the Supreme Court presided as the chief judge. I will administer the oath in the chamber in conform airs with the constitution and the Senate Impeachment rules. To be sure no vote would be parted, you take a vote three times to render impartial justice. Ne as group, then as individual, and the third, you go into the well and you sign the book for all of history where i hereby, barbara mikulski, u. S. Senator from maryland do pledge to render imp...

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That would be fit for public release. That is nowhere in the rules. I was to prepare a confidential report that was comprehensive and thorough of what is in the rules, mr. Hur what is in the rules is you dont gratuitously do things to you dont add language you know would be useful in a political campaign. You werent born yesterday. You understood exactly what you were doing. Thats democratic congressman adam schiff pressing former Special Counsel robert hur on his choice of words in his report o...

I rise to discuss the fate of the war in ukraine. A bio importance of our support for the ukrainian people. But we can all breathe a sigh of relief that the house gop didnt shut the government downhu last week we need to move quickly to restore the military and humanitarian assistance that the house stripped out of the 47 day stopgap funding bill. At a minimum we need to provide the full amount of ukraine assistance requested by the administration. Its not just that we have a moral obligation to...

Raised objections, and from the floor, this is about 20 minutes. Mr. President , tonight i rise to discuss the state of the war in ukraine. And the vital importance of our support for the ukrainian people. While we can all breathe a sigh of relief that the house g. O. P. Didnt shut the government down last week, we need to move quickly to restore the military and humanitarian assistance that the house stripped out of the 47day stop gap funding bill. And at a minimum. We need to provide the full ...

California, california, independentt line. Caller hi. My name is judy and am actually a republican but i but i t through on that line. Host let me stop you there only because we ask our folks to call in on the right like to make sure that everybody gets a chance to do so. Our next call, some of your plea comes from your district in georgia. Democrats line, go ahead. Caller mr. Carter, you supported mccarthy. Mccarthy had no respect for nobody because he didnt keep his word the use and has been i...