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Cspan. Org. Right now to the senate floor as they gavel in. On the agenda judicial nomination. Live coverage now on cspan 2. 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. Loving god, sovereign of our nation, keep our frailty before us that we might set our hearts on you. Today, let your peace go with our lawmakers, guiding them in their work and protecting them from lifes storms. Lord, remind them that those who trust you will not lack any good thing. Though our senators face many challenges, re...

Vote vote vote the presiding officer is there anyone wishing to change their vote . Is there anyone remaining to vote . On this motion the yeas are 87. The nays are 9. The motion is agreed to. The clerk will report. The clerk nomination, department of transportation, derek kan of california to be under secretary fo secretary of transportation for policy. A senator madam president . The presiding officer the senator from south dakota. Mr. Thune madam president , i rise to voice my strong support for the nomination of derek kan. The Commerce Committee held a hearing on his nomination on june 8 i...

Table would agree with that. I think your comment earlier, about statings needing to Work Together is exactly correct. To my friend from wyoming, my local utility, the Los Angeles Department of water and power just concluded a very large agreement with a wyoming wind company to import windgenerated electricity from wyoming to help replace some of the coalfired energy that they have been relying on. They are actually takeing responsibility for being the largest demander in our state even though the electricity that we were using was coming from utah, as it happens. And there will be costs assoc...

Is doing pretty well. And the question is a cleaner environment and a stronger economy. I think youve answered that. We think the answer is yes, you can. But its a false choice. I think most of you at this table would agree with that. I think your comment earlier, about statings needing to Work Together is exactly correct. To my friend from wyoming, my local utility, the Los Angeles Department of water and power just concluded a very large agreement with a wyoming wind company to import windgenerated electricity from wyoming to help replace some of the coalfired energy that they have been rely...

Country by country. But you can see how the society as a whole is improved when conditions for women improve. And i think that everybodys winners. And one of the things that if when data like this exists it convinces more people that they should, in fact increase standards. And more men get involved the better. So were all for that. And i do think that we are stymied in some areas because we have made political controversy or made partisan really things that are no brainers that such as health care or trying to reduce Maternal Mortality. There are so many things we can agree on, ending violenc...