Takes a look at the intelligence communitys role in predicting covid19. We will have that at 10 00 a. M. Eastern. Today, the Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to move forward with the nomination of judge barrett to be a judge in the Supreme Court. Wasstponement motion proposed but it was sent down. Thank you all. We have business before the hearing. The legislation will be held over. Johnson, taylor mcneil, catherine mosel, thompson diaz, United States court of federal claims. Policycontent modernization act. All those will be held over. Mr. Chairman . Under the rules of this committee can i proceed with the business of the Committee Even with a quorum present, there unless there are two members of the minority present as well. I and the only member of the minority that is here. We cannot conduct business until the second member of the minority arrives. Yes, sir. Thank you for the way you have conducted yourself yesterday. It is clear from reading in the paper what is going t
The presiding officer pursuant to rule 4, paragraph 2, the senate having been in continuous session, the senate will suspend for a prayer from the senate chaplain. The chaplain let us pray. Holy god, as our lawmakers strive on this decisive day in history to accomplish your purposes, show them how to discern your will. May they renew their minds through the in yourishment of your an hourishment of your holly word. Lord, prepare them to be sober minded and filled with your spirit, accomplishing the tasks that receive your approval. Lord, keep them from conforming to worldly impulses, as they strive to ensure that their conduct will rightly represent you. May they conduct themselves with holiness, godliness, and civility, waiting for the day when you will return to establish your kingdom on earth. Lord, prepare us all to stand before you in peace without spot or blemish. We pray in your powerful name. Amen. Mr. Lee mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from utah. Mr. Lee mr. P
October 26, 2020 will go down as one of the darkest days in the history of the United States senate. Like the record show that decided toe majority thwart the will of the people and confirm a lifetime appointment to the court in the middle of a president ial election after more than 60 million americans have voted. Tonightrecord show that the republican majority will break 231 years and become the first majority to confirm a Supreme Court justice this close to election day. Tonightrecord show that the republican majority will make a mockery of its own rentable that the American People deserve a voice in the selection of Supreme Court justices, completing the partisan theft of two seats on the Supreme Court using completely contradictory rationales. Let the record show that the American People, their lives and freedoms, will suffer the consequences of this nomination for a generation. Be summede debate can up in three lies propagated by that publican majority and one great terrible trut
Hazel. Welcome. You are watching the Atlanta Press club loudermilkyoung debate series. This is the general Election Debate for candidates running for u. S. Senate to fill the seat currently held by senator david perdue. In order to ensure you once safety candidates and panelists participating from their home. The Atlanta Press club gives a special thank you to georgia public broadcasting for helping to organize the online debate. Lets meet the candidates. They are in alphabetical order libertarian shane hazel is a marine corps veteran and cohost and producer of the rebellion podcast which analyzes politics from a local to global level. Democrat jon ossoff has served as ceo of insight tw i come in Media Production company that investigates corruption and organized crime and war crimes for International News organizations. Republican david perdue has served as u. S. Senate since 2015. Before being elected to the senate he sat on the board of five major corporations and cofounded perdue p
[cameras shuttering] [indistinct chatter] [gavel banging] good morning, everyone. Welcome back. Judge, thank you. A good day yesterday. Your family did great. You look good. Today is to door our first round of 30 minute questioning. Each senator will have 30 minutes to interact with judge merrick and then we will follow up with a second round of 20 minutes. Today, not get it done but we should get through the first 30 minutes and then come back wednesday and finish up and then we will go about our business. I will make sure i stay within 30 minutes and if i can shorten it, i will. Let us get to it. You can start the clock. You can relax a bit, judge, and take your mask off. Yesterday, we had a lot of discussion about Affordable Health care. What i am going to try to do briefly this morning is demonstrate the difference between politics and judging. All of my colleagues on the other side had very emotional obamacare, charts of people with preexisting conditions. I went to give you my si