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Needs to pass. The good news is everyone agrees to sign onto to the principles of the changes made. We do expect the vote next week in the house of representatives, although Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell says they will not take it up until next year. David in the meantime there is a thing called impeachment going on. You would think everything would grind to a halt, but it seems like progress is going on with its business. Is that what is happening . Anna it is an important point for nancy pelosi to say they are not just investigating the president. They are not as impeachment obsesse...

Vote the presiding officer on this vote, the yeas are 71, the nays are 21. Threefifths of the senators duly chosen having voted in the affirmative, the motion is agreed to. Mr. Leahy mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from vermont. Mr. Leahy mr. President , i think were waiting for somebody on the other side. Ill yield, but i want to thank everybody for joining senator shelby and i on this vote. Its going to help us move forward, where i noted, as i said earlier in my remarks, republicans and democrats came together and worked extraordinarily hard on these appropriations bills. ...

Two articles of impeachment were voted against the president. This is really a sad day. Big show. Everybody got dressed up, really no place to go. We voted on a provision, an allegation of abuse of power. There was an abuse of power at the department of justice. There was an abuse of power at the fbi. There was an abuse of power at the fisa court. There was an abuse of power in our intel community. There was abuse of power even d. O. D. Was paying money to help set up the president. There were all kinds of abuses of power. Perhaps none so than in the house of representatives by the majority. T...

Judiciary committee. Were going to get to your calls as we monitor this situation. We do expect to hear from additional members, potentially democrats. Well go to that as that happens. Our phone lines are open. 2027488920 for democrats. The president , earlier today tweeting on the expected action by the House Judiciary Committee. He wrote the following on his twitter handle. How do you get impeached when you have done nothing wrong to a perfect call that created the best economy in the history of our country. Rebuild our military, fix the d. A. , choice. Protecting your Second Amendment and c...

There will be additional sessions tomorrow and sunday. As you heard from the end of todays very brief session, it is chairman jerry nadler announcing at the end articles of impeachment resolution that days toittee has two file the report. By holding these pro forma sessions today, tomorrow, on sunday it gives them the opportunity to file in the house. The committee will meet on the resolution that will take place at 11 00 a. M. On tuesday ahead of the floor debate expected on wednesday. Some procedural things happening in the house in order to follow the rules by the house of representatives. ...