In a side arbucarticle that the Washington Post report on the fiscal cliff this morning. Heres an article from Washington Times now this is from politico. A situation that was in the paper couple weeks ago. Looks li finally, before we go to phone calls, this article from the daily caller again, that is reported in the daily caller. We begin with a call from diane in julian, california, on our democratic line. Caller good morning, peter. My prediction came true, reelecting a president. Women against violence acts, being held up by the house. John boehner and the Republican House majority leader eric cantor. I tweeted last night quiet late saying the republicans are going to gang up on john boehner. There is an article in the New York Times showing they feel he is dragging his feet and waiting until january 3. I also understand that the chairman of the government oversight and Reform Committee darrell issa, which is from our district here, is holding up the vote on the women against viol
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Mr. Cardin mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from maryland. Mr. Cardin i ask that the quorum call be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Morning business morning business is closed. Under the previous order, the senate will proceed to continuing resolution to consider the following nomination. The clerk nomination, the judiciary, robert leon wilkins of the District Of Columbia to be United States circuit judge for the District Of Columbia circuit. The presiding officer under the previous order, the time until 5 30 p. M. Will be equally divided and controlled in the usual form. The senator from maryland. Mr. Cardin mr. President , i rise today in strong support of the nomination of judge robert l. Wilkins to be a circuit judge for the United States court of appeals for the District Of Columbia. I was pleased to introduce judge wilkins to the Judiciary Committee in september and the committee favorably reported his nomination in october. Judge wil
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On behalf of all the people of israel, i want to thank you. My friend and israels friend, president barack obama for setting aside commitment to security. [ applause ] i want to thank each and every one of you of the American Congress for your unwavering, bipartisan and generous support to my people. [ applause ] thank you for helping us weather so many storms. And for giving us confidence to face the future. Friends, ladies and gentlemen. The challenge with which we face together we must fight terrorism. Advance peace. Prevent the arm from acquire in peace. And like president obama we believe that iran should be judged by actions, not by wors. S in the middle east built in the previous empire are now falling apart. At the same time, the rules governing the world are being security and prosperity are no longer, national issues. National economy is dependent on global economy. National security is increasingly independent of fighting global terrorism. In the middle east, it is easy to s