On the coronavirus aid package. Senators are likely to talk about that upon the floor. Now to live coverage of the senate 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, our rock of safety, hear our prayers. Help us to live that the generations to come will know of your mighty acts. Today, give our lawmakers the hearts to seek, find, and follow your will. Lord, guide them in the path you have created, inspiring them with the potency of your powerful presence. May they trust you in adversity and prosperity knowing that they will reap a productive harvest if they persevere. Lord, we trust you to lead us with your loving providence. We pray in your merciful name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation u
Its been wild and woolly couple of days, lot of history packed into a short period of time. I want to begin today, as i did yesterday with a quote, and in the introduction to the quote, has anyone not seen saving private ryan . Anyone not seen it . Thats what i figured. For those of us that have served and particularly those of us that have faced combat that opening scene is something that youll never forget, ever. I hope you never forget it, but the scene most important to me actually came later in the movie. Tom hanks laying on the rubble called over private ryan and he asked him to kneel down, and he said to him two words, earn this. Any victory Worth Winning must be deserved, and as the victories are increased in scale, so must be our exertions. Deserve victory, Winston Churchill said. We shall not win through the evils in our enemy, we shall win through the merit in ourselves. Deserve victory, and let that be the touchstone of every thought, word and deed. Frankly, i think about t
Did yesterday with a quote, but in the introduction to the quote, has anyone not seen private ryan . Anyone not seen it . Thats what i figured. For those of us that have served and particularly those of us that have faced combat that opening scene is something that youll never forget, ever, i hope you never forget it, but the scene most important to me actually came later in the movie. Tom hanks laying on the rubble called over private ryan and he asked him to kneel down, and he said to him two words, earn this. Any victory Worth Winning must be deserved, anda t as the victories are in scale so must be our exertions, deserve victory, Winston Churchill said. We shall not win through the evils in our enemy, we shall win through the merit in ourselves. Deserve victory, and let that be the touchstone of every thought, word and deed. Frankly, i think about that pretty much every day. Am i living up to my own expectations, let alone the expectations of others . Today were going to hear from
And while the transfer of power was ultimately peaceful. Adams did forego his successors inauguration. I think thats also happened another time or two, but i wont bring that up. And those two men actually remained at odds for many many years. It was only later during their retirement. Did they actually rekindle their friendship . Discussing many different topics in their correspondence including the topic of death adams actually wrote to jefferson in 1822 these words quote. I answer your question. Is death an evil . It is not an evil. Is a blessing. To the individual and to the world yet we ought not to wish for it. To life becomes in supportable end quote he was 86 years old when he wrote this note. Perhaps adams had become comfortable with the idea of leaving the world. But it was four years later. That both men adams and jefferson passed away on the same exact day july 4th 1826 and while he was not present when his father died John Quincy Adams later recorded his fathers last words
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