Vote vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to change his vote . Are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote . If not, the yeas are 52, the nays are 44, and the nomination is confirmed. Under the evious order, the motion to reconsider is consideredade and laid upon e table and the president will be immediately notified of the senas actions. A senator madam president. I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum call wit respect to the shelt nomination be waived. The presiding officer is there objection . Without objection. The clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. The clerk clotu motion, we, the undersigned setors, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22, hereby bring to a close debate on the nomation of judy slton, of califora, to be a member of t board of governors of the Federal Reserve system, signed by 17 senators. The presiding officer by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. The question is,
Here are some others you might enjoy. Christopher hitchens discussing his life and work. Former speechwriter ray price talking about his time with the nixon administration. And his role in preparing nixon for a series of interviews with journalists damon frost. David frost. You can find those online. On the next washington journal a at the Highway Trust Fund with bud wright. Also, Mike Rosenbloom of the Migration Policy Institute on u. S. Immigration policy and the recent debate on sanctuary cities. Emily badger discusses efforts by the Housing Department to provide assistance to low income families. We will look for your comments on facebook and twitter. Live every day at 7 00 a. M. Eastern on cspan. Monday on the communicators, fcc commissioner Michael Orielly on key issues like that neutrality, regulating the internet, and the publics influence on policymaking. That document should be made available publicly. I think that would provide an opportunity for everyone to know exactly wha
The Bush Administration pursued a policy of detainee mistreatment that since has been acknowledged to include torture of detainees. And the process that got the United States of america into a place where it was torturing detainees was a Legal Process that was full of mistakes and failures by the office of Legal Counsel at the department of justice by mr. Bybee, by mr. Mr. Hugh and by following them mr. Bradbury. Lets start with just a word on the office of Legal Counsel. Within the department of justice, the office of Legal Counsel is seen as being the best of the best. The department of justice prides itself on attracting and training and perfecting the skills of the best lawyers in america. And as a United States attorney, i had the privilege of serving with a lot of absolutely spectacularly skilled lawyers and trial advocates just in the small rhode island u. S. Attorneys office and of working with others from the department of justice. And i have just a very, very high opinion of
Good evening, everyone. I am a trustee of the u. S. Capital Historical Society. Welcome to our celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Senate Committee on appropriations. This committee traces its origins to 1816, making it one of the first Standing Committees established by the senate. It is also one of the most powerful committees, and one of the largest. We are so grateful to the generous donors who helped make this evening possible. Bank of america, independent Community Bankers of america, airlines for america, leonardo drs, and mr. Terry lehrman. Thank you all so much for making tonight possible. We will begin the evening with the presentation of the colors by the Capitol Police ceremonial unit and the pledge of allegiance. Please rise. Present. 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. Please be seated. Several distinguished guests have joined
House, because the way this is spreading and the way this is moving, that will be everywhere in the United States of america. And once it is it migrates and once it moves, whats going to stop it . And whos going to stand on the floor of the United States senate and take responsibility for the lack of action . For the lack of responding to this Public Health crisis . Thats why were coming here today. This isnt about politics. This isnt about a Public Health emergency. We need resources, we need answers, we need tests, and we dont need to rob from other potential pandemics like ebola to get this done. There isnt a citizen in the country who wouldnt say this is an obligation of the government to protect their people. We anticipate, we anticipate in puerto rico, a territory of this country, a lot of people travel to and from puerto rico. One in five people in puerto rico will be infected by the zika virus. Do they know it . Probably not. Frequently, no symptoms come with the infection. So