Presented by the Richard Nixon foundation carried mr. Johnson president s ands administration is regarded as one of the most proindian of the 20th century. It ushered in a new era of selfgovernment. Native americans found a champion in president nixon. A stance that resulted from his personal history and his consultation with indian leaders who helped shape his view of Indian Affairs. This policy breakthrough took place in an atmosphere of indian activism and even militancy. And in a famous incident, a group of activists took over Alcatraz Island in 1969 reclaiming it as indian land during their occupation. Assertion of cultural identity and land claims, president and advanced a successful proposal to repeal termination and congress acted on his reform. In his special message to congress on july 8, 1970, president and said both as a matter of justice and as a matter of enlightened social policy, we must begin to act on the basis of what the indians themselves have long been telling us.
Vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not, the yeas are 53, the nays are 38. The nomination is confirmed. Under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered madeland upon the table and the president will be immediately notified of the senates action. Mr. Paul mr. President . The presiding officer the senator for kentucky. Mr. Paul i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to legislative session for a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. The presiding officer is there objection . Without objection. Mr. Paul mr. President , i rise to ask expedited passage of h. R. 35, the emmett till antilynching act, as amended. I seek to amend this legislation not because ive i take it or i take lynching lightly but because i take it seriously. And this legislation does not. Lynching is a tool of terror that claimed the lives of nearly 5,000 americans betwe
Youve already faced any number of challenges in recent years, low commodity prices, tariff wars, only to face the greatest health and Economic Disaster any of us have experienced in our lifetimes. And then, when you thought nothing else could go wrong, Something Else does go wrong. You have to face a severe drought. 1200 farms in the basin in california dont have to imagine this situation, madam president , because theyre living through it as we speak. The clements basin is sometimes referred to as the western everglades, an area rich with Agricultural Resources and exceptional populations of wildlife. This basin attraction 50 of the fowl, a population of bald eagles, anywhere in the 48 states, and home to some of the most productive salmon River Systems in the country. It is also home to 1200 family owned farms of different sizes encompassing some 200,000 acres of farmland and that farmland is irrigated with water from both the tributaries of the river and the lake. Those who are fami
Nomination of scott rash for the district of arizona. Live on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal master the father of us all we thank you that through your spirit you have provided our legislative body with the talents and capabilities to fulfill your purposes. May our senators remember that this body has many parts, each making its distinctive contribution to the success of the whole. As our lawmakers acknowledge and honor the value added by each member of this body, unite them with faith, civility, courage, and gratitude. And lord, we pray for the First Responders and Health Care Workers who stand on the front lines during this Global Health crisis. We pray in your unifying 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
Every federal agency in washington feared the notoriety of being o called out doctor coburns and no report of government access known as waste book he led the fight that ended congressional earmarked better known as project spread will others created credit for getting new inprograms he took on the thankless job of trying to unravel the maze of duplicates of an overlapping programs and redundant and inefficient bureaucracy. The loan he offered requiring the gao to identify duplication within federal programs has saved our taxpayers more than 260 billion to date. I think the head of gao said it best, this law is quote the gift that keeps on giving and it will for a long time,. This effort is not just saving money it is making government more efficient and other important ways. An egregious example found as a result of duplication law is there are ten different agencies with 23 different overlapping and fragmented definitions for Sexual Violence. If we cannot even define the problem, how