[inaudible conversations] and know everybody is having a good time in networking and moving the enterprise forward but we really should get started. We have two votes starting at noon so we are going to be on a bit of a short string here. It shouldnt, in any way denigrate the importance of this hearing of the Small Business committee. What we are going to do today is look for ways for womenowned businesses to reach their full potential and grow the American Economy and i certainly want to thank my colleague for working together on this. This is a matter of great importance to all of us and to allamerica even though all of america sometimes doesnt know it. Is that a fair statement . As you know, october is National Womens Small Business month which serves as a great reminder that the female entrepreneurs own more than 11 million businesses in our country and employ more than 9 million workers. They contribute 1. 6 trillion in sales for National Economy and are capable of even more as th
Make it easier for the department of Veterans Affairs to fire, demote or suspend employees. Final passage scheduled for 6 1. Later in the week the senator heitkamp legislation to expand sanctions on iran, targeting people who work on irans illicit missile program. The presiding officer the senate will come to order. Under the previous order, the question occurs on the elwood nomination. Mr. Alexander i ask for the yeas and nays. The presiding officer is there a sufficient second . There appears to be. The clerk will call the roll. Vote vote vote the presiding officer any senator in the chamber wishing to change their vote . If not, the yeas are 67. And the nays are 33. The nomination is confirmed. Under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table, and the president will be immediately notified of the senates action. Under the previous order, the senate will resume consideration legislative now and proceed to the consideration of s. 10994, whi
First congress on each occasion the founders coated for a single individual rather than a plurality of the presidency of the structure best calculated to ensure a strong and vigorous and accountable executive the president alone shall take care of the law shall be faithfully executed that obligation according to James Madison in the Supreme Court just seven years ago with Free Enterprise and powers of president to keep them accountable to hold the power to remove them from office. Didnt that change with humphreys executor . That case that i just quoted was Free Enterprise that was many years later than humphreys executor but the Free Enterprise fund made it clear that there have been exceptions that the court has determined not to revisit with the Free Enterprise fund but there has been exceptions under narrow circumstances but that experiment by congress to take power away from the president are limited to those exceptions. And those that are uniquely diminished. Tavis is any worse th
May it please the court. The issue before the court today was considered and decided by our founders on three separate occasions in 1787, 1788, 1789. By a vote of seven still at states against three at the Constitutional Convention is a key part of the ratification the very next year and with the very First Congress on each occasion the founders coated for a single individual rather than a plurality of the presidency of the structure best calculated to ensure a strong and vigorous and accountable executive. The president alone shall take care of the law shall be executed. That obligation according to James Madison in the supreme and the Supreme Court just seven years ago with Free Enterprise fund empowers the president to keep them accountable to hold the power to remove them from office. Didnt that change with humphreys executor . That case that i just quoted is Free Enterprise fund. That was many years later than humphreys executor but the Free Enterprise fund made it clear that ther
And nice. You have yourc hersheys ki. Now what do you want, another one. Yes. You go back. You reopen it. This is a nice product where i had my one hershey kiss. Right, thats all we should have. And now you hear the lock and now you cant get anymore. Sreenivasan those are some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your life and become youre own chief life officer. Supported by the john d. Andc catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions and. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbc station from viewers like you. Thank you. Sreenivasan the president s policy shift on cuba was celebrated, and criticized, today, from havana, to miami to washington. Cubans a