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Senator jeff flake had this to say. Sen. Flake instead of addressing hurt, goes to look for someone to blame, there is perhaps nothing more devastating to a pluralistic society. David what does this mean for the future of tax reform . Joining us now is our chief washington correspondent, kevin cirilli. The senator has been very thoughtful about conservatism and the future of the Republican Party. What did you make of what he had to say . Kevin there has been a lot of controversy surrounding senator jeff flake as well as senator bob corker. They have both been incredibly critical of President T...

Confirmation vote of joan larson to the 6th Circuit Court and debate on a 10th court nomination. Live coverage here on cspan2. 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. Eternal and ever blessed god, thank you for waking us to see the light of this new day. Lord, on this all saints day, we remember the unseen cloud of witnesses that surround us. We are grateful for all the saints who from their labors rest, but whose works follow. Them. We thank you for the many lawmakers in our history whose...

Mr. President. I ask unanimous consent the quorum call be vitiated. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Barrasso thank you, mr. President. This week, the senate is moving through a series of votes to fill vacancies in the federal appeals court. President trump has nominated highly qualified, mainstream judges and legal scholars to do these jobs. Now, democrats have responded once again with delay and with obstruction. It is clear to me that we need to change the rules in the senate that govern how we debate nominations in this body. All year, democrats have been putting up roadblocks ...

We are joined by aaron, a tax reporter for politico. This has been a priority of speaker ryan an ways and means chair, kevin brady. How did the bill come about . What is the process like . Its been a busy year on the committee and leadership. Officials from the white house, President Trump is involved in trying to drive this to a finish line. Its been a busy year on the tax front. To be honest, its been many years in the making. When President Trump was elected, i think the republican members of congress saw this as an opportunity to try to really drive things this year, 2017. We have a link t...

Leadership. They have coordinated with their Senate Counterparts around officials from the white house. President donald trump is involved in trying to drive this toward a finish line. Like i said its been a busy year on the tax front. To be honest its been many years in the making. When President Trump was elected, i think the republican members of congress saw this as an opportunity to try to really rive things this year, 2017. Host we have linked to the bill in our congressional highlights. It would reduce the number of tax brackets, redeuces the top Corporate Tax rate from 35 to 20 . Limit...