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Mark dayton announced he chose tina smith to fill senator al franken seat until the november election to complete the final two years of senator frankens term. We will likely hear remarks about senate designate tina smith on the floor of the senate today. Live coverage of the u. S. Senate here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Our father in heaven, thank you that our lifes pilgrimage is a process and discovery. Open our eyes today that we may see wonderful things in your p...

On january 19th, 2010, massachusetts elected a new senator to represent them here in washington. The result was just as shocking to democrats as last nights result was to republicans. It also came when we were in the middle of another historically important policy debate here in washington, health care. A lot of people thought that democrats should ram through the final version of their bill in congress before brown could be seated. Now, i could stand here and review quote after quote after quote from republicans who now control the t senate, talking about how unfair that would be. How core re...

Allies of every single american for an entire generation. Now, last night the people of alabama elected a new senator who represents washington. Republicans control the senate face a choice. Will they allow senatorelect doug jones to take a seat among his colleagues before a a final vote on their taxct plan . We actually know something about that kind of choice in my home state of massachusetts. On january 19, 2010, massachusetts elected a new senator to represent them here in washington. The result was just as shocking to democrats as last night result was to republicans. It also came when we...

Year and caucuses that than democratic turnout has, perhaps, some significance for the general election. And others in the 538. Com website, for example, have poohpoohed that and said in 1976 it didnt. I dont think thats relevant. I think, i think it may still have something, but i dont feel i have any confidence how it is going to work out there. In my initial presentation, i mentioned the rules for both parties. If you look at if the democrats had rules like the republicans, which include winner take all primaries, Hillary Clinton would be ahead in delegates 21. The Bernie Sanders campaign w...

The normal way to start off a panel is to let each of the panelists have an opportunity to comment on what they have heard each other say. Before we go to general questions, does anybody want to comment on anybody elses talk before we turn to the questions from the audience . Well, its, i think, pretty clear from johns talk that john and i have a little bit of a different take on a couple of things. But here is one of the things that i will argue. Sure. I dont think that the soldiers becoming republicans or how they voted is hol wholly to down. I think its more of a bottom up experience. Sheer...