Senate on cspan2. Today the Senate Waiting for action from the house of representatives on shortterm Government Spending legislation. Current government funding expires friday night many the government will shut down without action by congress. Live coverage of the u. S. Senate. The presiding officer the senate will come to order. The chaplain will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Answer us, eternal one, as we lift our hearts to you. Have mercy upon our lawmakers and hear their prayers. Remind them that you have set apart the godly for yourself, surrounding them with the shield of your favor. May they never forget that you alone can keep a nation safe. Lord, lead them on the path that will bring them to abundant life, telling them what to do and showing them which way to turn. As hanukkah ended last evening and christmas approaches, may your blessings and peace rest on our nation and world. We pray in your holy name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in rec
House comes in. Ets get to your call. 2027488000 for democrats, 0274 8001 for republicans ms. Huckabee sanders good afternoon. The president is constantly monitoring Hurricane Irma and the federal government is working closely with our state and local partners to ensure the safety of the coastal communities. In his weekly address to the nation this morning, the president noted this is a storm of historic destructive potential. Hes asking that everyone in the storms path remain vigilant and heed all recommendations for government from government officials and Law Enforcement. Our message to the American People is this, with gratitude for our First Responders and prayers for those in the storms path, we are behind you 100 . With that, id like to bring up the president s Homeland Security advisor, tom, to discuss specifics on the federal governments ongoing preparedness and response after. Doctor response effort. After, ill be up to take questions. Thanks. Tom thanks, sarah, thanks to eac
Good evening, everyone. Sorry were late. Y fault. I want to thank them for their tireless efforts to protect consumers and fight for the middle class. Over the course of the 2016 campaign, we heard from candidate trump time and time again that hed be tough on wall street. He held rallies, lambasting elites, criticizing bankers and Hedge Fund Managers , he said, quote, im not going to let wall street get away with murder. Wall street has caused tremendous problems for us. That is candidate trump. So what does President Trump do when he takes office . Ets go to the tape. The Hedge Fund Manager the wall street investor, its the powerful protecting only the owerful. Im fighting for you. Hes already started attacking the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau which holds powerful people accountable. Thats a broken promise. A wall street boardroom, filled with special interests and imagine the look on their faces when you tell them, youre feared. He lied. The chief Financial Advisor comes from
The former home of this United States senator. I hope you dont consider me rude for saying it was dank and depressing. T was the prison also known as hanoi hilton, and it is not a nice hotel like this. The son of an admiral, our guest was offered Early Release from the p. O. W. Camp but turned it down. He endured torture and hardship for nearly six years. He continued his navy career and retired as a captain in 1981. He has represented arizona in the u. S. Senate since 1987. Best known as the 2008 republican nominee for president of the United States, he boldly embraces the American Legion pillar of a Strong National defense, a graduate of the u. S. Of l academy and member america legions post two and is armedairman of the Senate Forces committee. Here is the honorable senator, john s. Mccain. [applause] senator mccain i say thanks for mentioning that i lost for running for president of the United States. I appreciate that. [laughter] senator mccain after i lost, i slept like a baby, s
The former home of this United States senator. I hope you dont consider me rude for saying it was dank and depressing. T was the prison also known as hanoi hilton, and it is not a nice hotel like this. The son of an admiral, our guest was offered Early Release from the p. O. W. Camp but turned it down. He endured torture and hardship for nearly six years. He continued his navy career and retired as a captain in 1981. He has represented arizona in the u. S. Senate since 1987. Best known as the 2008 republican nominee for president of the United States, he boldly embraces the American Legion pillar of a Strong National defense, a graduate of the u. S. Of l academy and member america legions post two and is armedairman of the Senate Forces committee. Here is the honorable senator, john s. Mccain. [applause] senator mccain i say thanks for mentioning that i lost for running for president of the United States. I appreciate that. [laughter] senator mccain after i lost, i slept like a baby, s