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Where there is renewed talk o triggers the socalled Nuclear Option. Harry reid now moving to change filibuster rules. Democrats want their revised to get several of president obamas judicial contaminations moving forward. Dell, republicans block these nominations, and democrats are furious. They say they are noncontroversial amroi noncontroversial appointments. Take a listen to senator reid. During this congress, the 113th congress, the United States has wasted an unprecedented amount of time on procedural hurdles and partisan obstruction. As a result, the work of this country goes undone. Con...

Duty as a congress, and certainly our duty as a part of this committee to make sure hat that check we figuratively wrote to those veterans never comes back marked insufficient funds. And to make sure that that check, the benefits of that check dont come back redeemed in a delayed fashion. So we have done what is necessary to make sure that they get their benefits, that he they get them in a timely manner, that the claims backlog is eliminated, and that we facilitate whatever it takes to make sure that they are rewarded for their service to our country because the price of freedom, it is not fr...

Injustice, corruption, violence and immorality in our nation and world. Use our lawmakers to do what is best rewarding their faithfulness with a bountiful harvest. Lord, do for them. Immeasurably, abundantly, above all that they can ask or imagine, according to your power working in and through them. May the whisper of your wisdom fill our senators with peace, power and praise. Lord, infuse them with confidence in the ultimate triumph of your purposes. We pray in your righteous name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. I pledge alleg...

Host it was in 2010 the federal Communications Commission issued and approved the open Internet Order prohibiting broadband providers from discriminating against internet content. Here is former chairman of the fcc Julius Genachowski talking about that. Today we are adopting a set of highlevel rules of the road that strikes the right balance between these imperatives. We are adopting a framework that will increase certainty for businesses investors and entrepreneurs. The inky respects the interests of edge innovators, the entrepreneurs creating Internet Services and applications they they are ...

He served as chancellor of our twoyear college system. He can bring some insight to educational reform. He succeeds one of our closest friends, all of us on both sides, jo bonner. And although we miss jo, we welcome bradley. And that makes up for some of the loss of jo. And i think youre going to, youre going to get to where you know and appreciate this gentleman that has joined us today. Thank you. Prison [applause] at in this time i yield the flo. As a lawyer, former Alabama State senator and as a former chancellor of alabamas twoyear college system, bradley has a proven record as a principl...