The appalling targeting of the police is going on in this country right now i hope that is not the message you want to send two brave men and women that wear the uniform to protect us. Police officers and Law Enforcement officials cant count on federal Law Enforcement officials to back them up who can they rely on . Seeing no other witnesses think you attorney general for your questions in her time today. Without objection all members have five additional days to submit additional records for the hearing. With that this hearing is adjourned. Next u. S. Senators talk about the terrorist attacks in paris. Several u. S. Senators went to to the center for disheartening to talk about the recent terrorist attacks in paris and their related security concerns at home. A year ago the gulf for the goal was to destroy iso. No one should take this as a criticism of the men and women and uniform as well as their civilian counterparts in the field doing the best they can under the strategic and oper
The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Enzi mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from wyoming. Mr. Order in the chamber, please. Mr. Enzi i urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment. Senators casey and baldwin have proposed an amendment to further shift the tax burden on to other taxpayers. It would pay for the new text credits with the buffett tax through taxing foreign inversion corporations as well as domestic and by expanding limitations on executive compensation deductibility. This legislation is not the place to add onesided cuts that have not been included in regularorder negotiations going on between congress and the administration and in the finance committee. Further, passing this reconciliation legislation will repeal a dozen new taxes used to offset the cost of obamacare. Comprehensive tax reform is needed to examine our system of credits and deductions to create a progrowth tax policy across income spectrums but not in this bill. Washington already tak
Opportunity to serve and i want to thank the United States the United States of america who enables people like me to follow her dream and i hope in getting this award i continue to make my pledge to be of service. Mr. President , i thank you. Mr. Prez youre watching cspan 2 and we will show you attorney general beretta lynches testimony before the house committee. Later, congressional hearing looking at how terror organizations are financed. On the next washington journal, we look at how congress is reacting to the syrian refugee crisis with congressman earl bloom and how her and then on the paris attacks in us strategies against isis. Then, a discussion about treatment for ptsd, with psychologist deborah by dont. Washington journals live with your phone call, tweets and Facebook Comments at 7 00 a. M. Eastern on cspan. Stephen k signatures beecher of cspan 2 book tv is coverage of book fairs and festivals. With Nonfiction Author talks, interviews and view are calling segments are com
The presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not, on this vote, the yeas are 54, the nays are 45. Under the previous order requiring 60 votes for the adoption of this amendment, the amendment is not agreed to. Mr. Enzi mr. President . The presiding officer the senator wyoming. Mr. Enzi mr. President , i call up amendment number 2916. The presiding officer the clerk will report. The clerk the senator from wyoming, mr. Enzi, for mr. Mcconnell, proposes amendment numbered 2916 to amendment number 2874. Mr. Enzi i ask that further reading be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. The senator from washington. Mrs. Murray over the last several years our country has taken some important steps forward when it comes to health care. More than 16 Million People have gained the peace of mind and security that comes with having health care coverage. Tens of millions of people with preexisting conditions no longer have to wor
The presiding officer does any senator present wish to vote or change their vote . Seeing none, on this vote, the yeas are 53, the nays, 46. Threefifths of the senators duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, the motion is not agreed to. The point of order is sustained. The amendment fails. A senator mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from west virginia. Mr. Manch in manchin i call upt 2908. The presiding officer the clerk will report. The clerk the senator from west virginia, tore himself and others, present amendment number 2908. Mr. Manchin i ask to dispent with the dispense with the reading of the amendment. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Manchin i rise to submit this amendment with my good friend, senator toomey. The presiding officer the senator will suspend. The senate will be in order, please. Please take your conversations off the floor. Mr. Manchin mr. President , as a lawabiding gun owner, i can assure you that basically i have