Here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will lead us in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, your truth endures forever. Make us conscious of our shortcomings, limitations, and liabilities. Lord, guide our lawmakers. Give them the humility to deped on your leading and to receive the gift of your grace for daiy living. Create in them joy in living, courage in danger, and an enthusiasm in glorifying you in our nation and world. Inspire them to be people who will stand for right though the heavens fall. We pray in your sovereign name. Amen. The president pro tempore will you please join me in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of americ, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Grassley mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from iowa. Mr. Grassley id like to address the senate for one minute in
[inaudible] [applause] president of the society and im delighted to welcome you to the Barbara Olson memorial lecture. This memorial lecture started as many of you know shortly after 9 11. This lecture started as many of you know shortly after 9 11, can you hear better mark ted olsons inaugural lecture remind you of what it means to be an american and how ourlegal tradition is a criticalpart of our identity as americans. That reminder is perhaps even more crucial today. Both ted was here today and barbara understood this connection. We want the lecture series to remind lawyers of it so they foster legal principles advanced individual liberty, personal responsibility and the rule of law and other lecturers have included justice scalia, Vice President cheney, ray randolph, edith jones, doug ginsberg, dennis jenkins, jeff sutton and justice neil gorsuch. Don mcgann, peter seals, john allison senators tom cotten and ben sasse. That brings us to todays lecture. It is my privilege to introdu
I hope we get to that agreement soon where whoever it is on your side that is going to be the point person that is authorized to get a deal can sit down with the senate and stay until they get that deal. I know there are other things going on over here. The impeachment infatuation and what it has taken away from i hope it has not taken away from the ability to get this agreement. This week the house and senate have to pass a temporary spending bill that would fund the government through december 20. The measure would need to be approved by the house and senate , then be signed by the president to avoid a possible shutdown. Current funding expires at midnight on thursday. Congress is back in session monday. Watch the house live on cspan and the senate live on cspan2. House Intelligence Committee chairman adam schiff released procedures for the committees first public impeachment inquiry hearing. Chairmanship outlined threequel chairmanship outlined 3 hiff outlined three questions. Did P
President and ceo of Hudson Institute, hudson mission is to promote u. S. International leadership and Global Engagement for ersecure, free, and prosperous future. We are absolutely delighted and welcome back senior senator from the state of indiana senator todd young with us here at hudson. Today he is a guest in our bipartisan Speaker Series dialogues and American Foreign policy and World Affairs with Hudson Institute Ravenel B Curry the third chair Walter Russell mead the discussion series is designed not to solely focus on urgent news but also on the Important News the broader questions and dilemmas affecting u. S. Foreign policy senator young needs no introduction here at Hudson Institute. He spoken many times is an important voice on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the role of congress in the u. S. Foreign policy in u. S. Foreign policy decisionmaking hes very much of a conservative internationalist on critical Foreign Policy issues, graduate of the Naval Academy and m
[applause] president of the society and delighted to welcome the memorial election. This memorial elector started shortly after 9 11. Just like it started, after 9 1 . [applause] the inaugural lecture reminded us of what it means to be an american and have the legal tradition is a critical part of our identity of americans. That reminder is more crucial today and they understood this connection. We want the series to remind lawyers of it so they foster legal principles that advance individual liberty and personal responsibility and the rule of law. Other lectures have included justice scalia, chief justice roberts, Vice President cheney, judges can star, robert, ray randolph, edith jones, doug ginsberg, jeff sodded in judge neil gorsuchs. Also former attorney general and white house counsel, and senators tom and ben. That brings us to todays lecture. It is my privilege to introduce for this years the honorable william barr attorney general of the United States. People serve in governme