Champagne down pennsylvania avenue. There are only two places where americas popping champagne; the white house and the corporate boardrooms including trump tower. The gop tax scam is about bleeding the middle class dry to pad the pockets of Corporate America and the wealthiest 1 . Paul joining the panel, wall street journal columnist and Deputy Editor dan henninger, columnist kim strassel and Mary Anastasia ogrady and editorial page writer kate odell. Why did they succeed on taxes when they failed on health care . Right. That is one question, because you would expect a failure to make it harder to succeed. But i think here the Health Care Failure really focused the minds for the gop that, for them, it was do or die for their majority in 2018 to get a tax bill passed. And it wasnt always clear they would choose do. [laughter] but also i think there was a rougher consensus on what a tax bill should look like where on health care a lot of variety, you know, some wanted to keep entitlemen
Today on the nomination of the middle district of tennessee court, about to limit debate set forth by 30 00 easter. Live Senate Coverage now on cspan2. Senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, abide with us when other helpers fail and comfort flees strengthen our senators with your might. Provide them with a perseverance that completes the task, a courage to face every fear, and a fidelity that brings glory to your name. Help them to live such exemplary lives that they will infect others with the contagion of love of you, lord, give them the gentleness and symmetry to bring healing to our nation and world. Whatever they do, may they do it for you, the author and finisher of our destinies. We pray in your strong name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justic
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Hill this week to testify on the pentagons National Defense strategy and a recent review of u. S. Nuclear capabilities and security. The services hearing took place a full a few days before Congress Approved a twoyear budget deal that raises defense spending by 165 million. It is 90 minutes. May you come to order. The Committee Meets today to her testimony on the administrations National Defense strategy and Nuclear Posture review, both of which were recently released. We welcome back secretary of defense and vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff to discuss these important documents. I cannot count the number of times i have heard members of this Committee Talk about the importance of having a Defense Strategy to help guide decisions that we and the executive branch have to make. Now, we have one. It is a component of the Broader National Security strategy released in december, and it has within it, the Nuclear Posture review, the first of its kind since 2010. A lot has changed si
Delving into how defense secretary mattis has changed his position on Nuclear Weapon developments since becoming defense secretary. Among the highlights in the article, secretary mattis used to question the u. S. s nuclear ar san nal andcalled for certain elements to be removed or reduced . But since joining the trump administration, secretary mattis has seemingly reverse the his position and now supports building more. His u turn suggests it has become important as the u. S. Conference china and russia. You can read the article at business insider. Com. This hearing should get under way in just a moment. The meeting will come to order. The Committee Meets today to hear testimony on the Administrations National Defense Strategy and Nuclear Posture review, both of which were recently released. We welcome back the secretary of defense and the advice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff to discuss these important documents. I cannot count the number of times i have heard members of this