Approaching, certainly one of the most sacred days in our nation throughout the year. And this weeks alaskan of the week, sharon long, its a day that is a particularly profound day. Sharon long is a gold star mother, lives in anchorage, and she remembers her son grant frazer every day of the year. But for her and her family and for so many people who knew grant, who served with grant, memorial day is a day when his memory is particularly honored. Mr. President , before i get into sharon longs story as well as the remarkable story of her son grant, let me talk a little bit about whats going on in alaska right now, as we and our country continue to face the challenges of this pandemic. Were doing pretty we will in our state medically, certainly. Things could of course change quickly. But the number of people infected by the virus is very slow. Businesses are starting to reopen. Life by no means is back to normal. And theres much that were going to need to do to recover from this virus an
People we are privileged to represent. Mr. President , i yield the floor and i would note the absence of quorum. Mr. President , its thursday, one of my favorite times in the week it has its time i get to come down on the senate floor and recognize an extraordinary alaskan and we refer to as the alaskan of the week. Now, memorial day is fast approaching, certainly one of the most sacred days in our nation throughout the year. And this weeks alaskan of the week, sharon along, its a day that is a particularly profound day. Sharon long is a gold star mother who lives in anchorage, and she remembers her son grant fraser every day of the year. But for her and her family, and for so many people who knew grant who served with grant, memorial day is a day when his memory is p particularly honore. Mr. President , before i hit into her story as well as the remarkable story of her son, grant, let me talk livid about whats going on in alaska right now, as we and our country continue to face the ch
Vote vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not, the yeas are 65, the nays are 28. The motion is agreed to. Mr. Mcconnell mr. President . The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell i move to proceed to legislative session. The presiding officer question is on the motion. All those in favor, say aye. Those opposed, say no. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it. The motion is agreed to. Mr. Mcconnell i move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 655. The presiding officer question is on the motion. All those in favor, say aye. Those opposed, say no. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it. The motion is agreed to. The clerk will report the nomination. The clerk nomination, department of defense, victor g. Mercado of california to be an assistant secretary. Mr. Mcconnell i send a cloture motion to the desk. The presiding officer the clerk will report the cloture motion.
Well the United States did announce back in july that they would be sending 500. 00 troops to saudi arabia and irans position has always been the same that is that the presence of the United States military in the region is a destabilizing factor iran has always said that theyre willing to talk to the neighbors and the countries in the region are able to provide security and stability so iran has said that the United States presence isnt helpful to anybody but already the states has the Naval Coalition which is strange the United Kingdom but her reign and i have you. Are a part of a new United States as that is to protect freedom navigation through the strait of hormuz so the buildup of the military is concerning for iran but also for other countries around the world because it increases the possibility of a miscalculation and a possible conflict and whats been the reaction to these new u. S. Sanctions on Iran Central Bank and to other major Financial Institutions how much is this goin
Court has sided President Trump allowing administration to fully enforce its policies cracking down on asylum claims and attorneys for former National Security advisor Michael Flynn say now that the Justice Department knew that there were at the very least about problems with the fbi investigation of flynn and that the case should be thrown out. Fox chief intelligence cor or spoangt katherine with the latest. Well thank you lew and good evening according to these records unsealed today by the federal court Michael Flynn legal team believe theres a letter from the British Academy warning about the author credibility and they allege it was withheld by special counsel prosecutors the defense team motion states in part, quote, a letter delivered by the British Academy to the incoming National Security team after Donald Trumps election and to outgoing National Security advisor susan rice it continues to say that letter apparently disavows former British Secret agent calls this is credibilit