Undersecretary for strategy, policy and plans. And now live coverage of the u. S. Senate here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Gracious god, our rock of ages and lifes shifting sands, give our lawmakers this day the abiding assurance of your presence. May they strive to be your instruments, accompliing your will and being concluded by your glory. Enable them to experience your contentment and peace, facing lifes chaos with quiet hearts and vibrant faith. Lord, refresh their spirit, quicken their thinking, reinforce their judgment, and empower them to fulfill your purposes on earth. We pray in your mighty name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in the pledge of allegiance. 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
Through the glass doors you can almost see the Supreme Court building across the street. The Supreme Court is many times the last stop when it comes to c human rights, civil rights, after all the work thats been done by the congress but by ther president many times is the Supreme Court that has the last word. In the case of plessy versus ferguson when the supreme fecou held segregation was constitutional the last word was a disappointment. In abversus United States and the Supreme Court upheld the tournament of japanese americans during world war ii it was another disappointment. But other times the court has risen to the challenge the famous case of brown versus board of education which finally struck down the concept of separate but equal where the Supreme Court recognized the right to marriage equality. Today the Supreme Court faced another humans right issue involving another group. Now its become standard and defines a group of americans. People living in america. In their case th
States, keeping the soviet union out. This is just under an hour. This is a political protest. Theelcome to the stage, president of prochoice america. [applause] good morning washington. [applause] we are joined by cities saynd the country today to one message of, we object. We object. [applause] to trumps agenda. We object to the people he is putting in place to do nothing but a search his agenda. We certainly object to a lifetime of appointments of put into place by a president under investigation cruising with russia. We object. We object. We object. [applause] story. Tell you about a i was sitting in the hearing of neil gorsuch a couple weeks ago when my phone started going off. It was my staff telling me that jim comey had just confirmed , who issident trump currently under investigation with russia, and i could not believe that to the same senate who said, our president obama as not legitimate to nominate Supreme Court justice, was moving forward with hearings for someone who was
Friendly arab regimes that were at least keeping the soviet union out. Sunday night at 8 00 p. M. Eastern on cue and day. Today, a rally was held on the National Mall in washington dc to protest the Supreme Court nomination of judge neil gorsuch. The event was part of a National Campaign called the peoples defense. Senator a mazie hirono is among the speakers. Senate is expected to vote by the end of next week. This rally is 50 minutes. Please welcome the had a prochoice america. Good morning washington. We are joined by cities all over the country today getting together to say one loud message of the object. We object to trumps agenda. People he isthe putting in place to do nothing but assert his agenda, and we certainly object to a lifetime appointment of a justice put in place by a president under investigation for collusion with russia. We object. [applause] let me tell you a story. I was sitting in the hearing a couple weeks ago when my phone started going off and it was my staff
The speakers. This is 50 minutes. Everyone please welcome to the stage ilyse hogue, president of naral prochoice america. [cheers and applause] good morning, washington. [cheers and applause] we are joined by cities all over the country today who are getting together to say one loud message of we object. We object. We object to trumps agenda. We object to the people he is putting in place to do nothing but a certain his agenda, and we certainly object to a lifetime appointment of a justice put in place by a president under investigation. [cheers and applause] for collusion with russia. We object. We object. We object. [cheers and applause] let me tell you a little story. I was sitting in the hearing of neil gorsuch a couple weeks ago when my phone started going off, and it was my staff telling me that jim comey had just confirmed that President Trump was currently under investigation with russia. I could not believe in that moment that the same senate who had said our president obama w