There is a good deal of complicated scheduling going on in the senate, which is particularly busy right now. So we may or may not be joined by Ranking Member, kennedy, i see as other obligations. But ive been cleared by his team to proceed with the hearing, if you can make it here i will give him the chance to make an Opening Statement at a convenient juncture. But, in the meantime, the witnesses are ready and im cleared to proceed. So we will go forward. Two weeks ago, in a speech to the american law institute, chief justice, roberts, said he wanted to assure people he was committed to making certain that the Supreme Court would adhere to the highest standards of conduct, more important, the chief justice acknowledged the court has more to do, that justices are continuing to look at things they can do to give practical effect to that ethics commitment, and that he is confident that there are ways to do that. Ways to do more. The chief justice is right. There are plenty of ways. The co
Stand again in support of our great ally israel. The terror and devastation unleashed on israel by iranbacked Hamas Terrorists has rightly horrified the world. What im about to describe is difficult to say and uncomfortable to hear, but it has to be said on the senate floor. We cannot make this stuff up. The world must know the atrocities that occurred in israel. On the morning of saturday, october 7, 2023, as families rose to start a new day, make breakfast or slowly wake up in their beds, terror approached. Innocent families were murdered in their homes. Babies were killed, innocent little babies were murdered and some were ruthlessly beheaded. Children were burned alive. Teenage girls were raped and then burned alive. And a wheelchair bound woman later identified as a holocaust survivor was brutally dragged through the streets of gaza. Children who witnessed the murders of their parents being kidnapped are now being held hostage by hamas. More than 250 young people were savagely mur
Quorum call the presiding officer the senator from rhode island. Mr. Whitehouse thank you mr. President. Are we in a quorum call . The presiding officer we are. Mr. Whitehouse may i ask unanimous consent that the pending quorum call be lifted. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Whitehouse i further ask unanimous consent that greg pollack, whos serving as a legislative fellow for National Security to senator reid of nevada be granted floor privileges for the duration of 2015. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Whitehouse thank you very much. Mr. President , may i ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 15 minutes as if in morning business. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Whitehouse mr. President as americans celebrate the 35th earth day this week, i rise for the 96th time i seem to be coinciding with the presiding officers schedule so hes been treated to his share of these speeches to urge this body to wake up to the threat of Climate Change. Its real,
The book is about the four Koch Brothers. A lot of people associate the Koch Brothers. Frederick koch is the oldest and this is really the tale of a historic industrial dynasty. They have a fascinating business story. They have a really riveting family story as well. What got you interested in it . I thought in the 2010, 2011 time frame you see charles koch a caricature of who these guys were. And once i started to peel back the layers of that a little bit look into their family background i said, wow, this is a really politics may be thats the least interesting thing about this family. In my mind i see them in the mold of the rockefellers and the carnegies in the sense that their legacy will extend in so many ways beyond our lifetime. Or they all alive . Yes. I want to show the cover of the book and ask you a little bit about each one of the four. As we look at the book cover we see fred who is 80yearold born august 6, 1933. What you can say . He was the eldest and not interested in t
Frederick coke is the oldest and this is really the tale of a historic industrial dynasty. I thought in the 2010, 2011 time frame you see charles coke a caricature of who these guys were. And once i started to peel back the layers of that a little bit look into their family background i said, wow, this is a really politics may be thats the least interesting thing about this family. In my mind i see them in the mold of the rocker fellers and the carnegies in the sense that their legacy will extend in so many ways beyond our lifetime. Are they alive . Yes. I want to show the cover of the book and ask you a little bit about each one of the four. An as we look at the book cover we see fred who is 80yearold born august 6, 1933. What you can say . He was the eldest and not interested in the family business. He has been a patron of the arts and he spent a lot of his life rehabilitating a series Historic Homes around the world including this former wall worth mention and he was kind enough to