These spiritual attributes that your name will be glorified throughout our nation and world. As our senators dedicate their lives to obey your precepts, direct them to your desired destination. Lord, give them a faith that will not shrink when at times they cannot see clearly the road ahead. Help them to place their total trust in you. We pray in your holy name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. 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. Mr. Grassley madam president. The presiding officer the senator from iowa. Mr. Grassley i ask for one minute in morning business. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Grassley imagine the people of the United States have been able to follow the demonstrations in bella rouse in opposition to the president declaring victory, since alexer chankov has con sol dated con
Advantage, we hope the republican majority on the Homeland Security committee has not become a sympathetic audience and a potential Entrance Point to foreign influenced campaigns wittingly or unwittingly. What a disastrous and disgraceful fate of affairs. The senate should pass this resolution today. I yield the floor to my colleague from oregon. Wyden wyden mr. President. Mr. Wyden mr. President. The presiding officer the senator for oregon. Mr. Wyden mr. President , i rise in support for this resolution, the democratic leader. We are calling for an end to a horribl horribly flawed investigation, attempts to poison it with disinformation and to sew distrust are an established matter of fact. And it is especially troubling because for periods over the last year, two Senate Committees have conducted an investigation involving the ukraine, former Vice President biden and his son hunter. Homeland security and Government Affairs committee, led by our colleague from wisconsin, chairman john
Behalf of the more than 19 Million People in our nation and half a Million People in michigan who show us every day what service and sacrifice and love of country is really all about. These patriots landed on beaches in normandy and their pacific theater, crept through jungles in korea, shed blood in vietnam, survived attacks in iraq, and fought terrorists in afghanistan. These people are heroes. They love our nation so much, theyre willing to put their lives on the line for our democracy, our people, and our way of life. Thats why it is so incredibly shocking and infuriating to hear the president of the United States, the commander in chief of our armed forces, disparage our veterans. President trump called them losers and suckers. Losers and suckers. He said he couldnt understand why anyone would join the military, because whats in it for them . He said veterans who have lost limbs shouldnt be in parades. Why . Because he couldnt handle seeing them, didnt think people would want to s