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Monitor. Perez,st today is tom chairman of the Democratic National committee. This is his third appearance. So welcome, chairman perez and congratulations on last night. A bit of background. Chairman perez grew up in buffalo, new york. Son of immigrants from the minnick and republic. He earned his bachelors degree from Brown University and a law degree from harvard. After graduating he served a number of government positions. Clerk for a federal judge, with a federal prosecutor, advised senator ted kennedy, directed the office of civil rights and hhs under present clinton. He became the first ...

Thanks for being with us on this sunday. Let me begin with the results from louisiana, your reaction. Well, it is just sort of another what has been a pretty terrible week here for the president. You know, he has had a longtime confidant convicted of all seven counts of lying on friday. He has had a series of people coming forward to the impeachment inquiry, testifying about what they consider an improper Pressure Campaign to get ukraine to investigate the bidens, and now you have some political defeat here in a state that trump won by 20 points. The democrats are pulling an upset here, doing ...

The speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Eternal god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. Send your spirit of peace and calm that all might have confidence in your faithfulness to us. That no matter what lies ahead your grace is abundantly available. Now we approach a week during which all americans will gather to remember who we are. A nation generously blessed not only by you, our god, but by courageous ancestors faithful allies, and the best good wishes of people everywhere who long for freedom,...

Vote vote the presiding officer is anyone wishing to vote or change a vote . If not, the yeas are 73, the nays are 20. The motion to table is agreed upon. Mr. Mcconnell madam president. The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell the senates not in order. The presiding officer senate come to order. The majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell i ask that the first vote following the first vote be ten minutes in length. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Mcconnell i move to concur in the house amendment the presiding officer can we get order. I cant hear the speaker. Thank you. Mr. ...

Quorum call ms. Cortez masto mr. President , i rise today in opposition to it the nomination of lawrence van dyke to serve on the United States court of appeals for the ninth circuit. Mr. Van dyke fits neatly into this administrations pattern of picking federal judges for our Circuit Courts of appeal without meaningful input from home state senators. The president continues to select ideologically extreme nominees like mr. Van dyke, and the white house is putting forward people without enough experience for the momentous roles they have been chosen to serve. Mr. Van dyke has been nominated to ...