Chief of staff. Now, live coverage of the u. S. Senate. Vice president under the previous order, the senate will consider the following nomination. The clerk nomination, general charles q. Brown, jr. , to be chief of staff and general of the United States air force. The Vice President under the previous order, the question occurs on the nomination. Is there a sufficient second . It appears there is a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. Vote vote vote the Vice President are there any senators wishing to vote or to change their vote . If not, on this vote, the yeas are 98, the nays are zero. And the historic nomination of general charles q. Brown, jr. As the United States air force chief of staff is confirmed. Under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table and the president will be immediately notified of the senates action. Mr. Alexander madam president . The presiding officer the senator from tennessee. Mr. Alexander thank you
My name is andre and i am a big plan, leader really inspiring. Yes. There is the view on the floor, people hosting comments. Thank you. Please give angel a very large applause. She has been working on this and i am delighted to see each of you. I will take a moment because im so happy to see the chairman of the Democratic Caucus. In the midst of government today, the workers of government, defenders of government, people who seek not for ourselves but for all of you. Please come, we are in the midst of an Energy Resolution as you well know. We have messages of strength and empowerment and looking at green energy and energy from around the nation from the continent of africa but looking to find ways to Work Together for the benefit of the world and the world climate. Chairman pete aguilar of california, the best Democratic Caucus in the nation. Thank you for the opportunity. I wanted to say i look forward to this panel. The leadership is unquestioned. She works for the community, she wo
What must be done. Cutting spending alone, i. E. Sequestration, is not the solution. Raising taxes is not the solution. It will take a combination of spending reduction, entitlement reform, and tax reform to stimulate more revenue. Hard and tough votes will have to be taken, but that is why we get elected to the United States senate. The world is waiting for america to lead on this issue. If we do, the u. S. Economy will respond in a very robust way. The gang of six laid the foundation for this problem to be solved and it is my hope that we do not leave the solution to the next generation. With what i have enjoyed most about congress and that is the opportunity i have had to spend with the men and women in uniform and those in the intelligence world, all of whom are willing to put their life in harms way for the sake of our freedom. Whether it was Robins Air Force , or dubail, jalalabad , i always get emotional telling the men and women how proud i am of them and how blessed we are to
With fewer federal dollars available. Under map 21 texas has submitted six letters of interest and we continue to have open and forthright discussions with u. S. D. O. T. About her projects. They have been good partners to work with and we certainly appreciate their willingness to meet with us and work through the new tifia process. U. S. D. O. T. Was a lot of discretion to evaluate and choose eligible projects under specific criteria. U. S. D. O. T. Is have the authority to weigh and compare the relative merits of projects under the selection criteria and to choose those that scored highest under that weighted scoring system. Over time u. S. D. O. T. Continued at criteria such as livability to the list of their selection criteria and too much discretion seem to be permeating the process and made the the program more about me being subjective as opposed to funding the best projects and older order to meet mobility. Map21 eliminate discretionary criteria as it established a limited set
Texas continues its dominance in attracting major corporate locations and expansions, winning Site Selection magazine’s “Governor’s Cup” for an impressive eleventh consecutive year. The Cup is awarded to the state with the most projects involving a capital investment of at least $1 million, 20 or more new jobs, or 20,000 square feet of new construction.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays