Lord, were grateful that though wrong seems strong, you continue to rule. Fill our lawmakers with reverence and trust in your prevailing providence. May that reverential awe keep them on the path of courage, integrity, and wisdom. Lord, remind them that you have invited them to seek and discover your might. You declared in psalm 50 15 call me in the day of trouble, and i will deliver you. We praise your holy 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 republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Grassley madam president. The presiding officer the senator from iowa. Mr. Grassley one minute for morning business. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Grassley the house of representatives has passed a bill thats kind of like a onesizefitsall for elections. That everything ought to be run out o
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warning congress that failing to pass more ukraine aid would be, quote, the greatest christmas gift for vladimir putin. but house speaker mike johnson saying no new money for ukraine unless democrats agree to tackle tougher border policies. is there any path forward? our team in washington and moscow tonight. also this evening, new divisions between the u.s. and israel. president biden warning israel is losing international support because of the, quote, indiscriminate bombings of gaza. and the new reporting on israel flooding hamas tunnels. after the backlash to her testimony about antisemitism, why harvard s board says it s supporting the school s embattled president. the nightmare flight. a delta plane diverted to remote canada. 270 passengers on board for more than 20 hours. how did it happen? as u.s. and china tensions rise, our rare look inside, and how america is fighting the growing space arms race. our nbc news on hidden junk fees at car dealerships. the
Quorum call a senator mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from hawaii. Ms. Hirono are we in a quorum call . The presiding officer we are in a quorum call. Ms. Hirono i i ask unanimous consent to vitiate the quorum call. The presiding officer without objection. Ms. Hirono mr. President , when donald trump was a private citizen during the last Government Shutdown, he said, and i quote, problems start from the to be, and they have to get solved from the top. And the president is the leader and hes got to get everybody in a room and hes got to lead. Thats what donald trump said when he was citizen trump. He is now the president. Now that hes the president , he has those shoes to wear, he refuses to step into them and step up. The only person to have actually said maybe we need a good shut downis President Trump. Although i have to say recently, the office of management and budget director Mick Mulvaney also said it was cool to shut down the government. Unbelievable, definitel
Later today has been modified from what was originally sent over to the house, which was a fourweek continuing resolution. This, i believe, will be a threeweek continuing resolution, modified at the request of some democrats here in the senate. But i hope that we can get the government up and functioning again, mr. President. It is important in my view, that we do that. But theres been a lot of discussion throughout the course of the afternoon on the floor and in the previous days leading up to this about, you know, who is to blame and all of that sort of thing. I dont think the American People frankly care much, they just want to see their elected officials Work Together to get results. The one thing i will point out because a number of my colleagues on the democrat side have spoken earlier today and consistently said that this is President Trumps fault somehow. I guess i would simply point out, mr. President , that the president of the United States doesnt appropriate a single dime.