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Commitment to bringing you live gavel to gavel coverage of the u. S. Senate. You can continue watching this hearing online at cspan. Org. And now live to the floor of the u. S. Senate here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, we continue to depend on you to fulfill your purposes for our lives. You have told us that your purpose for us is that we live for your glory. As our lawmakers strive to do your will, bringing honor to your name, have your way in all they say and ...

Sixweek hiatus weve accomplished quite a bit in a bipartisan basis. Weve confirmed National Security nominees. Weve held hearings. States are getting back to work and stool and the impact of the pandemic on broadband. In short the senate has been working on a bipartisan basis to understand the challenges that this virus has created so we can rovide targeted reforms. It seems to be a different approach than the one taken by the house. Earlier this week the house released a socalled Coronavirus Relief bill, you could say they mailed it in because they havent been here for two weeks, but it has a...

Okay, the rules committee will come to order. Before i give my opening statement, i just want to read a guidance from the attending physician. And we asked him specifically about the use of face coverings during proceedings like these. And while he is not mandated their use, he did share that, and i quote, my preference is that members retain their face covers when speaking as speaking is an activity which can release virus particles, especially if the speaking is of high spirited nature. And ive never had a meeting in the rules committee that hasnt been of a high spirited nature. So were goin...

Here in the u. S. May not have a serious impact on the countrys food supply after all but what about distributors were going to discuss all right its time to boost your news i. Today marks a 105 years since the start of the Armenian Genocide horrors in which 1500000 armenians were massacred by Ottoman Turks however turkey a successor of the Ottoman Empire denies the deaths constitute genocide claiming the toll has been inflated and that those who were killed were simply victims of a civil war but a new page in history has turned highlighting what historians have said all along that these atroc...

There is a lot of equality in the senate. Most of what we do is on unanimous consent. Anyone of the hundred of us could object and throw the place into a stupor. Every senator has some real clout. The majority leader has more clout in the ability to set the agenda and be recognized first, which gives you tactical advantages. But the house always says we are like a pyramid. At the top you have the speaker. The senate is more like a level playing field, with the majority leader has a little more advantage than anyone else. A strongwilled senator can frequently get his way, simply by objecting. Y...