Rise up to meet you, as the day rises to meet the sun. Humble our lawmakers in your presence that they may delight in the power you provide. Help them to remember that before honor comes humility. Give them also the wisdom to know that their sufficiency comes from you. Teach them your wisdom, as you infuse them with the spirit of reverence for you. May they make the commitment to faithfully serve you and country with their whole hearts. We pray in your great name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The presiding officer under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. Morning business is closed. Under the previous order, the senate will proceed to executive session to resume consideration of the branstad nomination which the clerk will report.
Cspan. Org. On cspan2 the ascendant returning from their memorial day break. Gaveling in momentarily to take up a resolution commemorating the 50th anniversary of the reunification of jerusalem. With the vote on the resolution scheduled for 5 30 p. M. Eastern. Live coverage of the u. S. Senate here on cspan2. The presiding officer the senate will come to order. The chaplain dr. Barry black will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Mighty god, the source of all life and the light of all seeing, lift our thoughts from the smallness of our labors to the greatness of your majesty. We pray for the victims of the terrorism in the united kingdom. Teach our lawmakers to love in the presence of hate, to forgive in the presence of injustice, and to illuminate in the presence of darkness. Make them light bearers in the midst of the darkness, as they strive to live lives that reflect your glory. Lord, may the promise of your love be experienced in all of their relationships. Be for
Cramer, faber is off president is in wisconsin, surp positive, yields tick up on decent core ppi. Tech stocks taking a tumble. Treasury is out with its plan to loosen Bank Regulations and is the worst over for under armour . The stock having a nice bounce after the warriors take the title. First up, tech stocks looking to rebound from their worst twoday streak of the year jim looking at some of the percentage declines for fang, somewhere in the 4 to 5 range. What happened is you didnt get followthrough other than the negative apple you got a downgrade of adobe that lasted for about 30 seconds. There were no substantive calls and by the way no preannouncements that these great tech selloffs that weve had there usually is a linkedin tableau data, upgraded today by goldman. Theres something to hangon to which says tech has slowed down but we didnt get that, which made it so it was more of an air pocket than it was the beginning of some gigantic rollover. Just didnt get it i was looking fo
Kentucky, mr. Mcconnell, for mr. Crapo, proposes an amendment numbered 232. On page 33, line 7, strike subsection mr. Mcconnell i ask the reading be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Mcconnell i ask for the yeas and nays on the amendment. The presiding officer is there a sufficient second . There appears to be. The yeas and nays are ordered. Mr. Mcconnell i have a cloture motion at the desk. The presiding officer the clerk will report the cloture motion. The clerk cloture motion. We, the asinine undersigned, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on Senate Amendment 232 to calendar number 110, s. 722, a bill to impose sanctions with respect to iran in relation to irans Ballistic Missile program, support for acts of International Terrorism and violations of human rights, and for other purposes, signed by 17 senators as follows. Mr. Mcconnell i ask the reading of the names be d
Work they will do. May they seek in all their labors to please and glorify you as you fill them with your grace. May they not become weary in doing what is right, knowing that in due season they will reap if they faint not. Lord, let your peace flood their hearts and help them to realize that it is by your permission that they will breathe their next breath. May they permit lifes problems to make them more dependent on your guidance and strength. We pray in your holy name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Mcconnell mr. President. The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell weve been debating obamacares fail use and failures and what to do about them for so many years now. Weve heard so many distress stories from constituents who have