Mrs. Ernst mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from iowa. Mrs. Ernst mr. President , i rise today to urge Senate Democratic leadership to end their reckless Government Shutdown. Its no secret that over the years ive made clear that i dont like funding our government from one shortsided bandaid bill to another. We must establish a path forward to responsibly fund our government for the long term. Its responsible and right thing to do for our military, for future generations, for our veterans, and for the American People. But rather than finding a longterm funding solution to ensure stability in our military, the Senate Democratic leadership has decided to shut down the government. So what does that mean for our military . Well, for starters, critical defense projects have come to a halt. We can also see delays in maintenance of our critical aircraft, ships, our weapon systems at a time when our adversaries are becoming more aggressive and more advanced. And our Service Memb
Vote on moving forward with his nomination today. Final confirmation vote is also possible today. When the senate comes in in just a moment, live coverage on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Almighty god, the fountain of wisdom, thank you for hearing and answering our prayers. Lord, you have given us so much, blessing us in immeasurable ways, you have exceeded our own expectations. For that, god, we are grateful. We thank you for this great country, for our leadership, and for the women and men who serve in this body. Help them to remember, god, that this is your country and they are your stewards, but for a moment in time. We pray that you will help us move forward with faith in tomorrow, knowing you will transform our thoughts, words, and actions according to your divine will. We pray in your heavenly name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of all
Too hard on the banks. In his confirmation hear, he said that he would, quote, continue to consider appropriate ways to ease regulatory burdens. When i asked him if there was a single financial rule he thought should be stronger, just a single provision in one of the feds dozens of rules where there might be an unintended loophole or where an inknow stative product has innovative product has introduced a new risk into the system, he couldnt name a single one, not one. And my questions for the record, i also asked governor powell about a report that the Treasury Department put out last june. Now, this report was really just a cut and paste job of the banking lobbyists wish lists for rule rollbacks. Governor powell do not identify any recommendations in that report that he disagreed with. Again, not a single one. And thats not all. At governor powells confirmation hearing when my republican colleague senator kennedy asked him about whether there are any institutions today that are too bi
Human Services Secretary on cspan. Org. And you can see the vote for mr. Azar at 2 15 eastern. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Our father, the center of our joy, we thank you that you are in the midst of lifes battles with us, bringing good even from the abnormalities of our pilgrimage. Lord, we are grateful that throh the struggles and tear you stand thin the shadows, keeping watch over your people. Lord, even though our lawmakers may not know how all the pieces fit together, we are grateful that they can still strive with grateful hearts to do your will. May they remember your command in 1 thessalonians 5 18; in everything give thanks for this is gods will for your life. We pray in your great 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 rep
Services, Alex Michael Azar ii services, Alex Michael Azar ii mr. President we have 14 days by our own established deadline to do something about the dreamers issue about daca. We find ourselves at this place because september 5 of last year President Trump as well as attorney general sessions announce the end of the daca Protection Program as of march 5 this year 780,000 hundred 80000 people who are undocumented came here as children were given a chance by president obama to stay legally, work legally and not fear deportation. 780,000. For the most part students and workers that have done good things in their lives and promised to do more but the decision was made by President Trump to put an end to the h programal. He also challenged congress. If we end the executive order, do something and pass a law. Here we are at the fifth month out of a six month period to get to work and nothing has happened. Some of us have been working on a bipartisan basis with the hopes the Republican Contr