Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome kellyanne conway. [cheers and applause] wow. Hello. It is fantastic to be back in the incredible commonwealth of pennsylvania. What a group of passionate patriots. You dont look deplorable or irredeemable or chumps to me. You look positive, optimistic, and ready to win. [applause] four years ago when i was Campaign Manager for trumppence we called pennsylvania we call pennsylvania our reach state. No republican has one pennsylvania in 20 years, kellyanne. Its the girl that got away. Its republican fools gold, said one reporter on the set of a show with that error ignorance and arrogance that permeates so much of those who lecture us little people. I politely walks through how we could beat the odds and change the art of republican president ial fortunes in pennsylvania. Key to winning pennsylvania then and now were visits by donald trump. These were not the promises of a typical politician. These were commitments to the forgotten man and forgotten w
As we now face a battle over the vacancy in the u. S. Supreme court, we want to focus on what senator joe biden said back in 1992 on the senate floor. Senator biden it is my view that particularly if the reality of a divided government during the time of great change at the Court Continues in the next administration, future confirmations must be conducted differently than the preceding ones. Mr. President , the president s intentions on the existing process which exploded during the thomas nomination fight make restoration of what came before judge thomas nomination even if it was desirable, a practical impossibility. Having said that, mr. President , we face one immediate question, can our Supreme Court confirmation process sow discord and bitterness in an Election Year . Mr. President , history teaches us this is extremely unlikely. Some of our nations most bitter and heated confirmation fights have come in president ial Election Years. A bruising confirmation fight over roger taunys
The presiding officer the senate will come to order. Under the previous order, all postcloture time is expired. On the wiegand nomination. The question now occurs on the nomination. Is there a sufficient second . There appears to be. The clerk will call the roll. Vote vote vote vote the presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote . If not, the yeas are 82, the nays are 14. The nomination is confirmed. Under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table, and the president will be immediately notified of the senates action. The clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. The clerk cloture motion we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of thomas t. Cullen of virginia to be United States district judge for the Western District of virginia. Signed by 17 senators. The
John mccain at the top of the list. He and i have been friends for a very long time. Ever since the gang of eight, which we put together. And i have not seen a senator who speaks truth to power as strongly, as well, and as frequently as john mccain. The very same courage he showed as a naval aviator in vietnam. Tissue in vietnam, he showed last night and has shown time and time again. Hes just a wonderful man. I treasure his friendship and just the fact of knowing him. Aye known a few great men in the senate, id put ted kennedy in that category and danny inouye, and i. D. Put john mccain in that category too. Certainly not to be forgotten of equal praise are Susan Collins and lisa murkowski. They are amazing. Women are in so many instances stronger than men. They brag less about it, but they are. And last night sort of proved that. As somebody who is in a family of strong women, i very much appreciate their strength, their courage, and their dedication to principle. Despite the entreat
Redemption for the cubs most infamous fan. And a class trip to celebrate a teachers big day. August 1st, 2017. From nbc news, this is today, with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on this Tuesday Morning. Hoda is in for savannah, while savannah enjoys some vacation time. Good morning, everybody. The president s new chief of staff, john kelly, is showing its not going to be business as usual as the white house. He immediately dismissed newly minted communications director, anthony scaramucci. Five Senior Administration officials have been given the boot since President Trump was sworn in five months ago. Were going to talk to Lindsey Graham to get his take on all this. Nobody likes Morning Hours more than senator graham. Its good to have him here. We have a lot of other news to cover, as well. Let us start at the white house. Nbc national correspondent, peter alexander, has the latest goings on. Report