Source on cspan. Unfiltered, unbiased, word for word, from the Nations Capital to wherever you are, because the opinion that matters the most is your own. This is what democracy looks like. Cspan, powered by cable. Work on judicial and executive nominations continues in the senate today. Three vote series are planned on President Bidens nominees, including confirmation of the assistant secretary of state for european and Eurasian Affairs and senators are expected to recess for party launches. Were live on the senate floor on cspan2. The chaplain dr. Barry black will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, rule and reign in our lives. Lord, we are gratefully aware that you are the give of every good and perfect gift. We are further aware of our own unworthiness as our senators labor today, make them extensions of your power in our world. May they arrange their priorities according to your will and view their challenges from an ethical and moral perspective. Hel
Certain. Joining the panel this week, wall street journal columnist dan headinger, kim strassel. So you saw it pass the house. I was the thing that surprised me is how relatively little drama there was in the sense that they didnt have to break peoples arms. They got only 13 republican defections. Thats right. And they had votes to spare. Were see an entirely different story than we did on healthcare reform. Why do you think that is . Because healthcare reform failed, so republicans understand their very political lives depend on tax reform. So i think were picking up the pace here and the senate really wants to get this done before the alabama special election, when they might lose another republican seat and have a thinner majority. But the defections, 13 detectors, 12 were from hightax states california, new jersey, new york, in particular. And thats because of the state and local Tax Deduction, right . Right. So basically the house did a carveout for property taxes up to a certain
Certain. Joining the panel this week, wall street journal columnist dan headinger, kim strassel. So you saw it pass the house. I was the thing that surprised me is how relatively little drama there was in the sense that they didnt have to break peoples arms. They got only 13 republican defections. Thats right. And they had votes to spare. Were see an entirely different story than we did on healthcare reform. Why do you think that is . Because healthcare reform failed, so republicans understand their very political lives depend on tax reform. So i think were picking up the pace here and the senate really wants to get this done before the alabama special election, when they might lose another republican seat and have a thinner majority. But the defections, 13 detectors, 12 were from hightax states california, new jersey, new york, in particular. And thats because of the state and local Tax Deduction, right . Right. So basically the house did a carveout for property taxes up to a certain
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We believe this now and go live now for discussion on National Security if one of the speakers at the moment security advisor to president george w. Bush, frances townsend, the American Bar Association Standing Committee on law and National Security is the host of this conversation. Its just getting underway. Broadcasting this live as it is time ever that recently as question we ask that you please identify yourself both so that our speakers know who you are as well as will our audience. Another of the missions of the aba is a nonpartisan as well as bipartisan fashion to talk about highlight and advance the interests of National Security law. And do so in two ways. One, to stand up for the principle of physical security, but do so consistent with our National Security values. Thats the essence of what the aba Standing Committee of National Security is all about. Thats also why im so pleased today that our speakers, our discussions in fact, our two people who spend their entire careers