The presiding officer the senate will come to order. Under the previous order, all postcloture time is expired. On the wiegand nomination. The question now occurs on the nomination. Is there a sufficient second . There appears to be. The clerk will call the roll. Vote vote vote vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not, the yeas are 82, the nays are 14. 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. The clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. The clerk cloture motion we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of thomas t. Cullen of virginia to be United States district judge for the Western District of virginia. Signed by 17 senators. The
Ladies and gentlemen, the ceremony will begin momentarily. Please take your seats. Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats. Ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the United States department of defense, we welcome you to the annual september 11th observance to honor and remember the 184 lives lost on American Airlines flight 77 and at the pentagon at 9 37 a. M. On september 11th, 2001. Ladies and gentlemen, please stand for the arrival of the official party and remain standing for the National Anthem performed by Staff Sergeant adam strube and the invocation delivered by deputy chief of chaplins chaplin Brigadier General william green. O say, can you see by the dawns early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilights last gleaming . Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight oer the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming . And the rockets red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there oh, say, does that
, onadies and gentlemen behalf of the United States department of defense, we welcome you to the annual september 11 observance to remember the 184 lives lost on flight 77 and at the pentagon at 9 37 a. M. On september 11, 2001. Ladies and gentlemen, please party. Or the the invocation delivered by deputy chief of chaplains, chaplain Brigadier General william green. Oh say can you see by the dawns early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilights last gleaming whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight oer the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming and the rockets red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there o say does that starspangled banner yet wave land of the free and the home of the brave please bow with me on this important day in our nations history. Almighty god, we gather in the sacred place to remember and y unlike any da other. Help us with this endeavor of remembering as we honor the men a
35 years later during the impeachment trials of president trump, adam schiff asked, where is howard baker . Where the people willing to go beyond their party to look to their duty . Senator baker spoke to delegates. Ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much. Does anyone here think Ronald Reagan ought to be reelected as president of the United States . [applause] i have come to the right place. The democrats have come to a different conclusion. Voting for Walter Mondale. Booing] tremblingmerica is and despairing. While, i thought they were talking about themselves. [laughter] [applause] that is why america will reelect Ronald Reagan and a lot more wills why americans 1984 ct Ronald Reagan in [applause] americas choice this year is not just between Ronald Reagan and Walter Mondale. Between a team that has proven it can succeed. And a team that has proven it can. The Walter Mondale team gave us inflation. A punching bag for a Foreign Policy. The misery. Friends, misery has become a very i
Sure to join the conversation with your calls, texts, and tweets. Announcer as the Republican National Convention Gets Underway tonight, we will hear from prominent speakers from past conventions. Senator howard baker from 1984. Then pat buchanan in 1992. , retired general colin powell in 1996. And former secretary of state Condoleezza Rice in 2012. Howard baker had already been Senate Majority leader for three years when he addressed the 1984 Republican Convention. He became 18 years, known as the great negotiator, including passage of the Clean Air Act and the clean water act. Senator baker was vice chair of the committee that investigated whitewater, president nixon, and members of his administration. 35 years later during the impeachment trials of president trump, intelligence chair adam schiff asked, where is howard baker . Where the people willing to go beyond their party to look to their duty . Senator baker spoke to delegates in dallas. Sen. Baker thank you very much. Late is a