But first, governor gavin newsom has appointed Laphonza Butler to fill the senate seat vacated by the death of diane feinstein. Hello. Thanks for joining us. Im christine zee. Youre watching getting answers on abc7 Laphonza Butler is set to become the only black woman currently serving in the us senate and first openly lgbt person to represent california in that chamber. This afternoon Governor Newsom was in San Francisco and heres some of what he said about butler. This is a special person and what is a special opportunity was for me to ask her an importantly get a positive response to everything that shes been advocating for in the last few years. Meet this moment. It as it relates to rights regressions, issues of civil rights and issues of lgbtq rights, women and girls, issues related to voting rights. Shes been on the front end of all of these things in some ways cant even make all of this up. If i had to literally design from the mind of imagination, put pen to paper, someone who
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Hurricanes, terror attacks and mass shootingses, help us to rely on your strength to envision and build a stronger, more secure america. Give us more visionaries like father Edward Flanagan who founded boys town on december 12, 100 years ago. Father flanagan was an irish immigrant who lived the American Dream and taught us all that even the most troubled child could grow up to be a useful citizen if given half the chance. He saw the best in the kids that others rejected as useless. Help us, but especially each of our senators, to see the best in those who have different political or social views so we can, together, build an america that enables and calls forth the best in its citizens. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the 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. The presiding officer the clerk will
Chamber i have the optimism of the young student and battle scars of the man ind the arena. From the perspective of nazi circumstancese we were raised differently and in comin intendo serve in the greatest vituperative body weeks. Body. Different notions of america. There is however one reality that transcends our individual experiences. In this chamber the senate has been a form that has been shaped by legislators from every state in. The union. All the strength of an institution as i rise in that spirit i would like to shed some light that there is great significance to the current political clout. As a part of the chambers it began at a public Gathering Place and has been over the decades by politicians and protesters alike. Soldiers even used fireplaces for cooking them for over 60 years it was steeped in the likes of the american citizens and the free press became a very tangible example of the nations experiment in Representative Government. As an escape from the senators and the