Once again, i am going to give everyone the reminder. When you have a question for the speaker, come up to the question mic. Say your name, your university, and your nice, concise question. We are very fortunate today to have Michael Steele with us. He is a former chairman of the Republican National committee, and former lieutenant republican Lieutenant Governor of maryland. Mades elected in 2003 and history as the first africanamerican elected to statewide office in maryland. As chairman of the rnc, he was charged with revitalizing the Republican Party. A selfdescribed lincoln republican, under steeles leadership, the rnc broke fundraising records over 198 million. Republicans won 63 house seats. The biggest pickups 1938. Since biggest pickup 1938. His commitment to Party Building and grassroots organizations at the state and local level produced results. As the Lieutenant Governor of maryland, mr. Steeles priorities included improving the quality of the Public Education system, expan
The presiding officer the senator from rhode island. Mr. Whitehouse mr. President , i ask unanimous consent that any pending quorum call be vitiated. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Whitehouse thank you, mr. President. Its nice to see the distinguished senator in the chair presiding. Im not sure in my 183 time to wake up speeches ive had yet had the pleasure of speaking while the presiding officer was presiding. I am here to wake up to the corporate capture of congress and this administration, the capture of governance by the fossil fuel industry that keeps us from honestly addressing Climate Change. There is a saying that personnel is policy personnel is policies. Well, well, the trump personnel for positions at the Environmental Protection agency reflect a policy to undo the Public Welfare mission of the agency and align it with the special interests of the fossil fuel industry. There is a word for that. It is called corruption, at least as the Founding Fathers knew the
Miles per hour with this category 4 hurricane worried you can see some of the vegetation starting to get whipped up by the gusts as the people here hunker down trying to weather the storm. Matthew heading straight for florida. The brutal win and pounding rain growing as the hurricane charges towards the coast. The National Weather service saying devastating, potentially unlike any hurricane in the modern era. Floridas governor, calling it a monster. Unfortunately this is going to kill people. Lauren already, it has matthew taking the lives of more than 100 people as it swept through haiti. The death toll there skyrocketing as the floodwaters recede. In the bahamas, the shore battered by damaging waves. The rain and wind ripping and with the hurricane then heading for florida residents thursday filling up those final Sandbags Stores are boarded up their shelves, bare, and a fight to get fuel i saw two guys fighting at the gas station yesterday actually throwing punches. Lauren Million P
Miles per hour with this category 4 hurricane worried you can see some of the vegetation starting to get whipped up by the gusts as the people here hunker down trying to weather the storm. Matthew heading straight for florida. The brutal win and pounding rain growing as the hurricane charges towards the coast. The National Weather service saying devastating, potentially unlike any hurricane in the modern era. Floridas governor, calling it a monster. Unfortunately this is going to kill people. Lauren already, it has matthew taking the lives of more than 100 people as it swept through haiti. The death toll there skyrocketing as the floodwaters recede. In the bahamas, the shore battered by damaging waves. The rain and wind ripping and with the hurricane then heading for florida residents thursday filling up those final Sandbags Stores are boarded up their shelves, bare, and a fight to get fuel i saw two guys fighting at the gas station yesterday actually throwing punches. Lauren Million P
Hurricane matthew taking aim at florida. New numbers from haiti. A look at what the storm has done to the area. First a look at our weather completely different here for the Holiday Weekend. We are really looking out here. Kevin as the storm track stays to the south with matthew, it leaves us with an area of High Pressure and one cold front with big changes beyond us. We start off again with patchy fog in areas that had been seeing it play out over the last couple of days. Otherwise as the fog bus sunshine. If anything, temperatures today are going to be a couple of degrees warmer than what we had yesterday. High temperatures statewide will be up into the 70s. Were still looking at 60s out there tomorrow. A front approaches later in the day tomorrow brings in cooler air for sunday and for columbus day on monday. Much more on that coming up in a bit. Lets look at your friday morning ride. Join live by deb davidson. Good morning, deb. Deb good morning. All of the overnight wrapped up. Tr