Bill despite talks on capitol hill last week. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell says lawmakers will be given 24 24 hours notice to return to capitol hill to vote if a deal is reached. The presiding officer the senate will come to order. The chaplain will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. O god our refuge and strength, give us reverence for your greatness. Guide our senators around the pitfalls of their work, enabling them to have hearts sustained by your peace. May they surrender their will to you, as they trust you to guide their lives. Lord, give them the wisdom to receive your reproof with the understanding that you chastise those whom you love for their good. Make their lives productive for the glory of your name. Mighty god, protect the oppressed and helpless, preserving them from evil. We pray in your great name, amen. The presiding officer join me in reciting the pledge. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic
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Affiliation. This is the first opportunity on the senate floor to offer a word about kamala harris, one of our colleagues in a historic move was asked by another former Senate Colleague of the Vice President joe biden in his preferred nominee to be Vice President of the United States. Ive come to know senator harrison or four years in the senate through her service on then Judiciary Committee and the intelligence committee, her publicservice track record is a significant one worthy of praise from her work as a District Attorney in the line prosecuteds no untrained and in San Francisco where she focused on trying to keep her Community Safe to services, California Attorney general running the portfolio toe include Environmental Justice and Consumer Protection and her work tin the senate since 2016. What i find so compelling about senator harris to her track record of Public Service during her long career as her personal story raises the child into immigrants and jamaican father and india
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Soonnelists with us, three to be members of the u. S. Congress who are going to take. He progressive banner and into conflict with the establishment politicians and corporate elites who represent the working families of this country. These are great people who have had great campaigns. Let me introduce them. In acted last night landslide victory, they told us it would be a tough race, rashida. 6633 . S it, 69. Tlaib thank you. I appreciate everything. Is you did about you not become the democratic nominee, but you did not give up on the movement and you continue to support so many of us who are putting people before profits. I cannot thank you enough for not giving up on the movement and continuing to support people like us. Sen. Sanders how can i give up when we have people like you guys . You inspire the American People. An incrediblewon victory. He took on the entire political establishment. A 16 term incumbent and won by not quite as much as rashida. Much,wman not quite as but 15 p