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Mr. Carper mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from delaware. Mr. Carper mr. President , i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be vitiated. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Carper thank you mr. President. Well mr. President Congress Says here we do a lot of oversight, oversight thats focused on what is going right and also what is going wrong in our government. Theres a lot of each actually. That oversight is critically important work. Sometimes overlooked but critically important. I think its also important to stop and recognize where things are going right fr...

Exhibitions of being a professional in her line of business and if shes not confirmed it would be a shame to the congress and it would be a shame to america. This is a very sharp, intelligent woman who is very professional who answered all their questions. And came across as an excellent, excellent candidate for attorney general. And if she is not confirmed, everybody in the senate ought to just resign their positions is what should happen. On to alexander in pennsylvania on our republican line. This is barry of the just make sure folks, you turn down your television or radio when you call in....

Very important issues that need to be highlighted. I would note the constituent is a friend, i have long thought highly of your commitment to public engagement, your volunteer efforts to make a difference in our political discourse, and i wanted to ask you as a citizen who engaged in the political process, how did it make you feel to be targeted by the government for persecution . It takes your breath away when you dont know quite where true north is, and it begs the bigger question, what is this country and where am i raising my children, where is their safe harbor . This panel and questions ...

Ask consent that the call of the quorum be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Leahy mr. President , the senate will vote later on the confirmation of dr. Ashton carter to fill a critically important cabinet position, that of secretary of defense. I think we all know that dr. Carter is a dedicate, a distinguished public servant. Hes actually been confirmed twice unanimously to two senior positions in the pentagon. Hes a fourtime recipient of the department of Defense Distinguished Service medal. Hes been awarded the Defense Intelligence medal. I have no doubt that the ...

Rules, a vote of 32, expected here, but we had contentions going into the vote. Basically, what they are arguing here is over the future of the internet, whether internet broadband providers will be allow to charge fees to specific websites for faster lanes and faster access to their own customers. Those websites lobbied against it, and broadband providers lobbied for it. In the end, the loss goes to the broadband Provider Companies like comcast, a parent of this network, and Time Warner Cable and others that provide those services. The debate in the room, though guys that framed the debate ov...