The protesters here in lebanon they have not been as focused on trying to lessen the iranian influence as say it is the case in any talks i mean thats something you hear from a lot of the protesters in Tahrir Square in baghdad and other parts of it off where i was several weeks ago here in lebanon on the protesters mainly have been talking about trying to come together as a country and really get a government that works for the lebanese people a government made of technocrats they want to in corruption and this is something where now you have this complication thats really going to impact the formation of a government because it has but let is a huge political player in lebanon because they are going to have to agree to whomever the Prime Minister designate assumes will be his cabinet so this just really is just really causes more complications at a time when the lebanese are tired they want to get a functioning government and they want the country to be in much better shape economical
Soleimani, the commander of the revolutionary guard for the i codes force. In the days since, i have become increasingly alarmed at theen strike. A strike that was carried out with insufficient transparency without consultation of congress and without a clear plan that comes next. President trump had promised to keep the United States out of endless wars in the middle east. The president s actions have seemingly increase the risk that we could be dragged into the exactly such a war. It is indicative of President Trumps Foreign Policy record, which is riddled by chaotic, uninformed, erratic and impulsive decisionmaking. Without adequate consideration for the consequences. And just about every Foreign Policy area President Trump touches, we are worse off off them a were before he started with that. With china, north korea, syria, russia, the president has careened from one impulsive action to the next with no coherent strategy. North korea today, despite what President Trump said, we don
Restrict military action against iran. Live coverage of the house now on cspan. The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Loving god, lord of us all, we give you thanks for giving us another day. You, o lord, are the source of life and love. You hear the prayer of congress for the good of this nation and for the good of humanity around the world. Help this congress and the president to discern your will in our day. May short term gains, selfinterest or partisan advantage never prove to be an obstacle to true vision. Rather, lord, grant each member depth of perception, clear analysis, and creative response to the needs of our time. Today, we especially remember our fellow citizens in puerto rico. As they recover from yet another natural disaster. Bless them and especially those who labor sometimes dangerously, to help in the long return to normalcy on that beleaguered island. In these days,
May it please the court. The House Judiciary Committee seeks to assert an implied cause of action to enforce the subpoena to compel mr. Mcgahn to testify regarding his duties as white House Counsel over the objection of the president of the United States. This interbridge dispute over institutional prerogatives bears no resemblance to be controversies under article 3 and moreover, while congress has purported to authorize senate commutes to enforce certain subpoenas against nonfederal officials, congress itself has expressly carved out the authority of the senate to enforce subpoenas against federal executive officials asserting executive prerogative objections and what gives the senate statute. How does that help us think about the constitutional issue and stability issue. I think it does in two ways, your honor, first, we have a straightup subject matter jurisdiction argument because of the senate statute. But the second point, if you rule that theres no authority, this court can avo
Better, a lot better than mr. Schumer mr. President. The presiding officer the democratic leader. Mr. Schumer now its been four days since the United States carried out a military operation that killed Major General qasam soleimani, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds force. In the days since ive become increasingly alarmed about the strike, a strike that was carried out with insufficient transparency, without consultation of congress, and without a clear plan for what comes next. President trump had promised to keep the United States out of endless wars in the middle east. The president s actions, however, have seemingly increased the risk that we could be dragged into exactly such a war. Its indicative of President Trumps Foreign Policy record which is riddled by chaotic, uninformed, erratic and impulsive Decision Making without adequate consideration for the consequences. In just about every Foreign Policy area President Trump touches, were worse off than we