Vote vote the presiding officer are there any other senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not, the yeas are 51, the nays are 42. The nomination is confirmed. The majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell i ask unanimous consent that with respect to the walker nomination, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table and the president be immediately notified of the senates action. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Mcconnell i move to proceed to legislative session. The presiding officer the question is on the motion. All in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it. The motion is agreed to. Mr. Mcconnell i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 717. The presiding officer the question is on the motion. All in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it. The motion is agreed to. The clerk will report the nomination. The clerk nomination,
We want your comments on the president s relationship with the military. Our phone lines are open, 202 7488000 if you are active or retired military. For those in the eastern or central time zones, 202 7488001. Matt lauer pacific, mountain or pacific, 202 7488002. Us a text atgive comment on003, or facebook and twitter. A shooting took place outside of a wendys in atlanta, a white Police Officer to a black man. Some of the photos are posted on the atlanta journals website, and this is the front page of the Atlanta Journalconstitution as the situation continues to unfold, and a statement from the mayor of atlanta. Erika shields has been a solid member of the Police Department for two decades and have the deep and abiding love for the people of atlanta. Toef shields has offered immediately step aside as police chief so that the city may move inward with urgency rebuilding the trust so desperately needed throughout our community. That from the mayor of atlanta, as the demonstrations conti
Elsewhere in the world. This is one hour and 15 minutes. Brutal killing of george floyd. I would like to start by using this form to express, on behalf of the council, my deepest condolences to the family and friends of george floyd. Let me say loud and clear that we stand in solidarity with victims of Racial Discrimination around the world. Lack lives matter discrimination has no place in our society. Raised, first and foremost, the issue of Police Treatment of africanAmerican People and their place in society. Each countrys history and social and political context, this situation cannot be just europe. Inequality, Human Dignity, respect for human rights, together, gender equality and of dissemination our founding values of the European Union. Among the tools we have to fight racism. The new charter of fundamental rights that protects citizens against any discrimination on the grounds of race, color, ethnic, religion or belief. The racial equality directive, as the first new generatio
Before the legislative mean, i have a press conference where our report on the issues coming up in the legislative meeting the next day. Tomorrow, tuesday, june 9, the council will have its regular meeting for the month of june. On the agenda is, is not very large in terms of number of measures. So im going to speak to this, take any questions, then i will turn it over to the mayor with her usual press conference, and i will be staying for a while encase there are more questions regarding the councils business. The main items for tomorrows legislative meeting, we are doing we are proving the final reading on the temporary coronavirus legislation thats a comprehensive bill that we adopted at our last meeting. This was a consolidation of, im going to say four or five different bills that have been passed periodically since march 17. Measures in the district trying to help with the economy as well asindividuals as well appointment for residents and so forth. Im not going to go through wha
225,000extraordinary, 000ufacturing jobs, 465, construction jobs and 1. 2 million leisure and hospitality jobs were added in may. The number of workers who reported being on temperate layoffs decreased by 2. 7 million in may. On temporary layoffs. This was pointed out to me jobs were created for black americans in particular in may, a 1. 7 increase, so very encouraging numbers. Meza jump an average weakling hours was an encouraging the jump in weekly hours in may was an encouraging sign. For private sector employees, average weekly hours increased by. 5 to dirty 4. 7 hours, hours. To 34. 7 ome Small Businesses are open, to be for the reference. Business visits are up 42 from pandemic lows. The stock market is absolutely soaring and we saw with the s p that it had its greatest 50 day rally in history and the doubt likewise is booming. The markets clearly have confidence and President Trump, the jobs president. Also commentators and economists have noted this jobs report and how great it