Three days while congress is on a holiday recess. The second session of the 100 16th session begins friday. Provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable debra fischer, a senator from the state of nebraska, to perform the duties of the chair. Signed chuck grassley, president pro tempore. The presiding officer under the previous order, the Senate Previous order, the Senate Congress returns to work the first week of january. Here is what is ahead. The house is yet to decide on impeachment managers and send the two articles of impeachment over to the senate. Eventually, the senate will sit as a jury to hear the case against President Trump. We also expect the senate to take up the usmexico canada treed agreement know with you to smc eight was also before leaving for the holidays. Congress will hear President Trump deliver the state of the Union Address on february 4. Watch the house live on cspan in the senate live on cspan2. Next,
[inaudible]. [inaudible]. [inaudible]. [inaudible] Committee Welcomes order. Good morning to everyone and without objection the chair is authorized to declare recess on a committee at any time. Withthat i will now recognize myself from my Opening Statements. I am honored to be convening todays hearing. My very first as chairwoman of the committee on oversight and reform as we continue to mourn the loss of our dear friend and colleague chairman Elijah Cummings and as i sit here today and as chair i am mindful of his Lifelong Mission to seek not only Common Ground but higher ground. With that in mind i am very pleased to hold todays hearing on an issue we have been fighting for for many years. The need for comprehensive paid family andmedical leave. It is important for people to understand the Current Situation in our country. Right now we are one of only two nations in the world that do not provide our workers with any form of paid family or medical leave. The United States and pound gi
In jail. Instead, hes headed to the white house at the invitation of the president. Heres Mark Strassmann. I made it to impress my teachers. Reporter on monday Ahmed Mohamed brought to school this homemade digital clock, a Circuit Board wedged inside a pencil case. He showed it to his engineering teacher but told us it was his english teacher who got alarmed when the block beeped inside his backpack during class. I brought the clock to my teacher and i showed it to her after class and i plucked it in and showed it to her that it was a working clock and she told me itlied a bomb. Reporter he was arrested for building a hoax bomb. I felt like i was a criminal. I was profiled as a terrorist. Reporter he was fingerprintd and taken to juvenile detention. School district spokesperson lesley weaver. We were doing everything with an abundance of caution to protect all of our students in irving. Reporter police later concluded the device was harmless, just a clock as mohamed said all along, and
White house at the invitation of the president. Heres Mark Strassmann. I made it to impress my teachers. Reporter on monday Ahmed Mohamed brought to school this homemade digital clock, a Circuit Board wedged inside a pencil case. He showed it to his engineering teacher but told us it was his english teacher who got alarmed when the block beeped inside his backpack during class. I brought the clock to my teacher and i showed it to her after class and i plucked it in and showed it to her that it was a working clock and she told me itlied a bomb. Reporter he was arrested for building a hoax bomb. I felt like i was a criminal. I was profiled as a terrorist. Reporter he was fingerprintd and taken to juvenile detention. School district spokesperson lesley weaver. We were doing everything with an abundance of caution to protect all of our students in irving. Reporter police later concluded the device was mohamed said all along, and denied to place charges. We live in an age where you cant tak
Boy who built it almost wound up in jail. Instead, hes headed to the white house at the invitation of the president. Heres Mark Strassmann. I made it to impress my teachers. Reporter on monday Ahmed Mohamed brought to school this homemade digital clock, a Circuit Board wedged inside a pencil case. He showed it to his engineering teacher but told us it was his english teacher who got alarmed when the block beeped inside his backpack during class. I brought the clock to my teacher and i showed it to her after class and i plucked it in and showed it to her that it was a working clock and she told me itlied a bomb. Reporter he was arrested for building a hoax bomb. I felt like i was a criminal. I was profiled as a terrorist. Reporter he was fingerprintd and taken to juvenile detention. School district spokesperson lesley weaver. We were doing everything with an abundance of caution to protect all of our students in irving. Reporter police later concluded the device was harmless, just a clo